Billy Connolly
#1
Brave
Synopsis:
Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figu…
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
Julie Walters,
Kelly Macdonald
Plot:
princess,
mother daughter relationship,
archery,
female warrior,
scotland,
coming of age,
female protagonist,
bear,
witch,
queen
...
#2
The Last Samurai
Synopsis:
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
Starring:
Timothy Spall,
Hiroyuki Sanada,
Ken Watanabe
Plot:
historically inaccurate,
alcoholic,
prostitute,
white savior,
drunkenness,
bowing,
emperor,
war hero,
ninja,
katana sword
...
#3
The Boondock Saints
Synopsis:
Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on …
Starring:
Willem Dafoe,
Billy Connolly,
Sean Patrick Flanery
Plot:
homosexual,
fbi agent,
police,
revenge,
cauterizing a wound,
drinking,
groping,
cult film,
independent film,
surprise ending
...
#4
Pocahontas
Synopsis:
Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.
Starring:
Frank Welker,
Mel Gibson,
Christian Bale
#5
Indecent Proposal
Synopsis:
John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.
Starring:
Woody Harrelson,
Oliver Platt,
Billy Bob Thornton