Ian Pirie

The Dark Knight (2008)

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Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Nolan
CAST:  Christian Bale  •  Heath Ledger  •  Aaron Eckhart  •  Michael Caine

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Nolan
CAST:  Christian Bale  •  Heath Ledger  •  Aaron Eckhart  •  Michael Caine

Gangs of New York (2002)

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In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Daniel Day-Lewis  •  Cameron Diaz  •  Liam Neeson

In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Daniel Day-Lewis  •  Cameron Diaz  •  Liam Neeson

Die Another Day (2002)

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James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Tamahori
CAST:  Pierce Brosnan  •  Halle Berry  •  Rosamund Pike  •  Rick Yune

James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Tamahori
CAST:  Pierce Brosnan  •  Halle Berry  •  Rosamund Pike  •  Rick Yune

Hummingbird (2013)

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Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Knight
CAST:  Jason Statham  •  Agata Buzek  •  Vicky McClure  •  Benedict Wong

Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Knight
CAST:  Jason Statham  •  Agata Buzek  •  Vicky McClure  •  Benedict Wong

Les Misérables (2012)

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An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Hooper
CAST:  Hugh Jackman  •  Russell Crowe  •  Anne Hathaway  •  Amanda Seyfried

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Hooper
CAST:  Hugh Jackman  •  Russell Crowe  •  Anne Hathaway  •  Amanda Seyfried

Dread (2009)

Three college students set out to document what other people dread the most. However, one of the three turns out to secretly be a sadistic psychopath who uses this knowledge to gruesomely torture the subjects.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony DiBlasi
CAST:  Jackson Rathbone  •  Shaun Evans  •  Hanne Steen  •  Laura Donnelly

Three college students set out to document what other people dread the most. However, one of the three turns out to secretly be a sadistic psychopath who uses this knowledge to gruesomely torture the subjects.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony DiBlasi
CAST:  Jackson Rathbone  •  Shaun Evans  •  Hanne Steen  •  Laura Donnelly

Tommy's Honour (2017)

In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of Tommy's Honor - an intimate, powerfully moving tale of the real-life founders of the modern game of golf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Connery
CAST:  Peter Mullan  •  Jack Lowden  •  Ophelia Lovibond  •  Sam Neill

In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of Tommy's Honor - an intimate, powerfully moving tale of the real-life founders of the modern game of golf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Connery
CAST:  Peter Mullan  •  Jack Lowden  •  Ophelia Lovibond  •  Sam Neill

Sunset Song (2015)

The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Davies
CAST:  Peter Mullan  •  Agyness Deyn  •  Kevin Guthrie  •  Ken Blackburn

The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terence Davies
CAST:  Peter Mullan  •  Agyness Deyn  •  Kevin Guthrie  •  Ken Blackburn

Pressure (2015)

Four divers are stuck deep underwater in a vessel after a freak storm destroys their ship. Will they survive?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Scalpello
CAST:  Danny Huston  •  Joe Cole  •  Alan McKenna  •  Matthew Goode

Four divers are stuck deep underwater in a vessel after a freak storm destroys their ship. Will they survive?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Scalpello
CAST:  Danny Huston  •  Joe Cole  •  Alan McKenna  •  Matthew Goode

I Am Soldier (2014)

Mickey Tomlinson, a military chef, attempts the most dangerous military selection known to man: The Special Air Service (S.A.S.) selection. The S.A.S. Is the United Kingdom's most renowned Special Forces Regiment, tasked with life threatening missions in some of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronnie Thompson
CAST:  Noel Clarke  •  Philip Desmeules  •  Duncan Casey  •  Lee Charles

Mickey Tomlinson, a military chef, attempts the most dangerous military selection known to man: The Special Air Service (S.A.S.) selection. The S.A.S. Is the United Kingdom's most renowned Special Forces Regiment, tasked with life threatening missions in some of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronnie Thompson
CAST:  Noel Clarke  •  Philip Desmeules  •  Duncan Casey  •  Lee Charles

Who Needs Enemies (2013)

When local heavy and ex-boxer Tom Sheridan (Ian Pirie) agrees to hire his strip club out to lifelong friend and colleague Ian Levine (Michael Mckell) he soon discovers the private party involves child prostitution and trafficking, catering for wealthy paedophiles. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Stylianou
CAST:  Michael McKell  •  Ian Pirie  •  Kris Johnson  •  Glen Fox

When local heavy and ex-boxer Tom Sheridan (Ian Pirie) agrees to hire his strip club out to lifelong friend and colleague Ian Levine (Michael Mckell) he soon discovers the private party involves child prostitution and trafficking, catering for wealthy paedophiles. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Stylianou
CAST:  Michael McKell  •  Ian Pirie  •  Kris Johnson  •  Glen Fox

Calibre (2018)

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Two lifelong friends head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip that descends into a never-ending nightmare as they attempt to cover up a horrific hunting accident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Palmer
CAST:  Jack Lowden  •  Martin McCann  •  Tony Curran  •  Ian Pirie

Two lifelong friends head up to an isolated Scottish Highlands village for a weekend hunting trip that descends into a never-ending nightmare as they attempt to cover up a horrific hunting accident.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Palmer
CAST:  Jack Lowden  •  Martin McCann  •  Tony Curran  •  Ian Pirie

The Last Duel (2021)

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Matt Damon  •  Ben Affleck  •  Jodie Comer  •  Adam Driver

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Matt Damon  •  Ben Affleck  •  Jodie Comer  •  Adam Driver

The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lana Wachowski
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Carrie-Anne Moss  •  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II  •  Neil Patrick Harris

Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lana Wachowski
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Carrie-Anne Moss  •  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II  •  Neil Patrick Harris

Erica (2019)

Become Erica, a brave young lady plagued with nightmares of your father's murder. With the traumatic events that have haunted you as a child dragged back into the light of the present day vis grisly new clues, it's up to you to unearth the shocking truth behind ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Attridge
CAST:  Holly Earl  •  Duncan Casey  •  Terence Maynard  •  Nakeba Buchanan

Become Erica, a brave young lady plagued with nightmares of your father's murder. With the traumatic events that have haunted you as a child dragged back into the light of the present day vis grisly new clues, it's up to you to unearth the shocking truth behind ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Attridge
CAST:  Holly Earl  •  Duncan Casey  •  Terence Maynard  •  Nakeba Buchanan

Yellowbird (2021)

Daisy and her father William live on an isolated sheep farm in rural Scotland. At twenty years old, she has never been outside the farmland, spending her time helping William with household tasks, upkeep of the farm - and keeping a dark secret. When a radio ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucy Chappell
CAST:  Lucy Chappell  •  Tom Rhys Harries  •  Ian Pirie  •  Lindsey Campbell

Daisy and her father William live on an isolated sheep farm in rural Scotland. At twenty years old, she has never been outside the farmland, spending her time helping William with household tasks, upkeep of the farm - and keeping a dark secret. When a radio ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucy Chappell
CAST:  Lucy Chappell  •  Tom Rhys Harries  •  Ian Pirie  •  Lindsey Campbell

The Road Dance (2022)

A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richie Adams
CAST:  Hermione Corfield  •  Will Fletcher  •  Mark Gatiss  •  David Brooks

A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richie Adams
CAST:  Hermione Corfield  •  Will Fletcher  •  Mark Gatiss  •  David Brooks

Consecration (2023)

After the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church's account, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about herself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Smith
CAST:  Jena Malone  •  Danny Huston  •  Ian Pirie  •  Janet Suzman

After the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church's account, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about herself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Smith
CAST:  Jena Malone  •  Danny Huston  •  Ian Pirie  •  Janet Suzman

The Leerie (2022)

In 1899, a Scottish lamplighter facing redundancy is haunted by nightmarish visions of an electric future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Daly
CAST:  Ian Pirie  •  Noof Ousellam  •  Isobel Wood

In 1899, a Scottish lamplighter facing redundancy is haunted by nightmarish visions of an electric future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Daly
CAST:  Ian Pirie  •  Noof Ousellam  •  Isobel Wood