Peterloo

Nov 1, 2018

2h 34m

★ 6.8

Overview

An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

Film4 Productions

Lipsync Productions

Thin Man Films

Peterloo Trailers

Cast

Henry Hunt

Rory Kinnear

Nellie

Maxine Peake

Joshua

Pearce Quigley

Joseph

David Moorst

Mary

Rachel Finnegan

Robert

Tom Meredith

Esther

Simona Bitmate

Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

Robert Wilfort

Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

Karl Johnson

Mr Hobhouse

Sam Troughton

Mr Grout

Roger Sloman

Mr Golightly

Kenneth Hadley

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6.7

Exodus

Dec 15, 1960

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.

6.3

Madame Bovary

Mar 3, 1991

Bored with the limited and tedious nature of provincial life in 19th-century France, the fierce and sensual Emma Bovary finds herself in calamitous debt and pursues scandalous sexual liaisons with absolute abandon. However, when her volatile lifestyle catches up to her, the lives of everyone around her are endangered.

7.0

Born on the Fourth of July

Dec 20, 1989

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

6.7

The Bounty

May 4, 1984

The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.

6.7

Esther

Mar 29, 1999

Esther, the beautiful queen of Persia, intervenes to save the Jewish people from a bloody massacre.

6.3

Left for Dead: The Ashley Reeves Story

Jun 12, 2021

17-year-old Ashley Reeves is left for dead in the woods following a brutal attack. After spending 30 horrific hours in the cold, gravely wounded, lying in the dirt, and paralyzed, the police find her alive.

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0.0

Color Your Hurt

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A young gay man grows up in the Bible Belt.

5.5

El Noa Noa

Feb 19, 1981

Juan Gabriel became one of the most popular Mexican singer-songwriters, beginning his career in this Ciudad Juárez cabaret. This is his story.

5.9

Hail, Caesar!

Feb 5, 2016

When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.

7.2

Bloody Sunday

Jan 25, 2002

The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.

6.6

Breach

Feb 12, 2007

Eric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent, with his unexpected promotion and assignment to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a renowned senior agent with 25 years in the FBI. However, he soon learns the reason for his promotion is to gain Hanssen's trust and find proof that he is a traitor to the country. Determined to draw the suspected double-agent out of deep cover, O'Neill finds himself in a lethal game of spy vs. spy, where nothing is as it seems.

6.0

Under Capricorn

Sep 8, 1949

A British ex-convict in colonial Australia and his fragile wife, haunted by the past crime that binds them, struggle to rebuild their lives when a young newcomer stirs long-buried passions and secrets.

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0.0

Do zbrane, kuruci

Oct 4, 1974

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6.6

May December

Nov 16, 2023

Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.

0.0

Nigel 4: The Candidate

Jun 11, 2021

Nicholas Gelberry and his partner Rufus face up against their biggest challenge since the American revolution -- the election of 1800.

3.3

Crimes of Diogo Alves

May 15, 1909

Diogo Alves is a Spanish fugitive that comes to the Portuguese capital terrorizing the inhabitants by his cut-throat methods against rich and poor people alike. He attacks the women launderers on the Lisbon Aqueduct and throws the bodies over the high wall, and assaults homes with his large band of criminals. Eventually arrested, he, his female companion and his henchmen are condemned to death by the court.

7.2

Wuthering Heights

Apr 7, 1939

The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. Earnshaw's son, Hindley, resents the child, but Heathcliff becomes companion and soulmate to Hindley's sister, Catherine. After her parents die, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up wild and free on the moors and despite the continued enmity between Hindley and Heathcliff they're happy -- until Cathy meets Edgar Linton, the son of a wealthy neighbor.