Movies by Mike Newell
As a director:
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley …
Directed by: Mike Newell
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Prince Dastan, who pairs with spunky Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) to keep the Sands of Time -- a mystical dagger that gives its holder control over the flow of…
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Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
Cast: Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt …
Directed by: Mike Newell
A man obsessively in love with the childhood sweetheart who rejected him long ago and married another man remains on the sidelines of her life for the next 50 years, carving out a tortured…
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint …
Directed by: Mike Newell
Best-selling author J.K. Rowling's fourth book comes to life as young wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) starts a new school year at Hogwarts, competes in the treacherous Tri-Wizard…
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Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles …
Directed by: Mike Newell
At Wellesley College in 1953, the all-female student population constitutes the best and the brightest, yet they're still measured by how well they marry until the arrival of professor…
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Pushing Tin (1999)
Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett …
Directed by: Mike Newell
Welcome to the fast-paced, superhyped world of air traffic control! Nick Falzone (John Cusack) and Russell Bell (Billy Bob Thornton) are thrill-seeking adrenaline cases who live to compete…
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Donnie Brasco (1997)
Cast: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen …
Directed by: Mike Newell
When FBI agent Joe Pistone goes undercover and rechristens himself Donnie Brasco to infiltrate the mob, he increasingly identifies with the made men he's charged with taking down in this…
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An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
Cast: Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Georgina Cates …
Directed by: Mike Newell
Set in post-World War II England, this bittersweet coming-of-age tale follows 16-year-old Stella (Georgina Cates), a star-struck lass who joins a low-rent theatre troupe led by cruel monocled…
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Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Cast: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, James Fleet …
Directed by: Mike Newell
At various social gatherings, Charles (Hugh Grant), a commitment-phobic Brit, tries to reconnect with Carrie (Andie MacDowell), a beautiful, alluring American who's about to make a…
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Enchanted April (1992)
Cast: Josie Lawrence, Miranda Richardson, Alfred Molina …
Directed by: Mike Newell
Stifled British wives Lottie (Josie Lawrence) and Rose (Miranda Richardson) rent an Italian villa for a husbandless vacation. Sharing the retreat are acerbic widow Mrs. Fisher (Oscar nominee…
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Into the West (1992)
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Ciaran Fitzgerald …
Directed by: Mike Newell
Given the chance to escape their dreary lives, two impoverished Irish brothers flee Dublin on a magical white steed. But they must embark on a daring rescue mission after the stallion ends up…
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The Good Father (1987)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter …
Directed by: Mike Newell
Anthony Hopkins stars as Bill Hooper, a man embittered by his divorce and loss of custody of his son. Feeling betrayed personally and politically, Bill finds an outlet for his anger in his…
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Dance with a Stranger (1985)
Cast: Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm …
Directed by: Mike Newell
Mike Newell directs this gritty thriller, based on a true story, about the last woman to be executed in England -- brothel hostess and former prostitute Ruth Ellis (Miranda Richardson). When…
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Bad Blood (1981)
Cast: Jack Thompson, Carol Burns, Denis Lill …
Directed by: Mike Newell
Angry that authorities want to confiscate his gun collection, New Zealand farmer Stan Graham (Jack Thompson) goes on a rampage, killing seven men and triggering a nationwide manhunt in this…
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The Awakening (1980)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend …
Directed by: Mike Newell
Although it's been nearly two decades since he made the discovery of his career -- unearthing the tomb of an Egyptian queen -- famed archaeologist Matthew Corbeck (Charlton Heston) is…