List of the best Michael Caton-Jones movies: This Boy's Life(1993), Rob Roy(1995), Scandal(1989), Asher(2018), Urban Hymn(2015), Our Ladies(2020), Shooting Dogs(2005) ... ...
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1993
115 Minutes
Director
Robert De Niro Ellen Barkin Leonardo DiCaprio Jonah Blechman Eliza Dushku Chris Cooper Carla Gugino Zachary Ansley
young boy stepfather mother friend recruiter emotional disturbing touching tense seattle wilderness school diner household domestic violence family dysfunction troubled youth unhappy marriage peer pressure alcoholism
The story about the relationship between a rebellious 1950s teenager and his abusive stepfather, based on the memoirs of writer and literature Professor Tobias Wolff.
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
1995
139 Minutes
Director
Liam Neeson Jessica Lange John Hurt Tim Roth Eric Stoltz Andrew Keir Brian Cox Brian McCardie Gilbert Martin Vicki Masson
leader wife marquis outlaw thief dark moving scotland village rebellion debt murder gambling courage revenge rise rivalry 1700s
In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite.
Drama
UK
1989
106 Minutes
Director
John Hurt Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Bridget Fonda Ian McKellen Leslie Phillips Britt Ekland Roland Gift Jeroen Krabbé
stripper spy politician doctor detective fiery passionate dark london house party affair political intrigue sex scandal class conflict forbidden love fall 1960s
Based on the Profumo Scandal of 1963, an affair between an exotic dancer and the Minister of War shakes up the British government.
Action
USA
2018
104 Minutes
Director
Ron Perlman Famke Janssen Peter Facinelli Richard Dreyfuss Jacqueline Bisset Guy Burnet Marta Milans Ned Eisenberg
agent hit man love interest crime boss victim villain brash brutal uneasy tense thrilling brooklyn house restaurant bathroom apartment home assassination crime syndicate love
An aging hitman's last job goes sideways, forcing him to redeem himself.
Drama, Music
2015
114 Minutes
Director
Shirley Henderson Steven Mackintosh Ian Hart Shaun Parkes Letitia Wright Caroline O'Neill Matthew Steer Jack McMullen
troubled youth teen girl singer social worker best friend amusing emotional moving uplifting inspiring london england united kingdom troubled youth troubled childhood singing escape loyalty friendship coming of age
Comedy, Drama
2020
105 Minutes
Director
Ross Anderson Eve Austin Kate Dickie Chris Fulton Jack Greenlees Tallulah Greive Tony Atherton Myra McFadyen
Catholic school girls board the bus to Edinburgh, Scotland, to compete in a choir competition, but they're more interested in drinking and partying than singing.
History, War, Drama
2005
115 Minutes
Director
John Hurt Hugh Dancy Dominique Horwitz Louis Mahoney Nicola Walker Steve Toussaint David Gyasi Susan Nalwoga Victor Power Jack Pierce Musa Kasonka Jr.
priest teacher student refugee militant soldier emotional brutal rwanda school rwandan genocide discrimination friendship protection quest rescue sacrifice 1990s
In 1994 Rwanda, a priest (John Hurt) and a teacher (Hugh Dancy) at a secondary school get caught up in the genocidal conflict between the Hutu and the Tutsi.