Divorcing Jack

Oct 1, 1998

1h 50m

★ 5.9

Overview

He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper column. On the eve of the country's first election as an independent state, Dan Starkey's life is about to change after he finds the young woman he has just made love to dead and his only ally is a nun

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Scala Productions

Arts Council of England

Ima Films

Winchester Films

Divorcing Jack Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Dan Starkey

David Thewlis

Lee Cooper

Rachel Griffiths

Cow Pat Keegan

Jason Isaacs

Margaret

Laura Fraser

Charles Parker

Richard Gant

Patricia Starkey

Laine Megaw

Taxi Driver

Bronagh Gallagher

Agnes Brinn

Kitty Aldridge

Michael Brinn

Robert Lindsay

Young Starkey

Adam Blackwood

Starkey's Brother

Simon Magill

Pizza Shop Boy

Gerard Jordan

Marie, the charming daughter of Italian immigrants, has a dream : to become rich. In Roubaix, where she lives, she meets and marries small-time crooner Marcel Potier. Together they leave for the South of France where they live happily but poorly. Now, Marie hasn't forgotten her hopes of wealth and with this aim still in mind she pushes Marcel into becoming the swimming instructor of Achille Zopoulos, an oil tycoon.

0.0

Death Pays Flora a Visit

Jan 1, 2024

In this dark and uplifting comedic short film, Death pays an unsuspecting Flora a visit telling her it's her time. However, Flora doesn't want to go.

No Image Available

0.0

The Reunion

Jan 1, 1998

A few minutes before a man wakes up, his dead lover returns to him for one final reunion.

7.0

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Oct 19, 2007

Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip to find her.

5.9

When in Rome

Jan 29, 2010

Disillusioned with romance, Beth, an ambitious New Yorker, travels to Rome for her sister's wedding, where she plucks magic coins from a special fountain of love. The coins attract unwanted attention from an assortment of odd yet ardent suitors: a sausage merchant, a street magician, an artist, and a male model. But when the best man from the wedding, persistent reporter Nick, throws his hat in the ring, Beth wonders if his love is the real thing.

7.3

House

Aug 26, 1977

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

6.2

Gemma Bovery

Sep 10, 2014

Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.

8.0

The Shortest Distance Is Round: Rain and Soda

Oct 23, 2020

Overcoming many obstacles, Haruto and Aoyama have finally become an item. They affirm their love for each other and agree to leave for faraway lands, but the following morning Aoyama disappears. Where could he have gone!? Before long, Shibahara, a man who claims to know all about Aoyama's situation, appears before Haruto. What secrets has Aoyama been hiding? Haruto returns to the male escort club and meets fellow castrated escort Ruka. In an industry full of temptations, will Haruto be caught up in the danger zone yet again? With the appearance of new characters, what impact do they hold for Haruto and Aoyama’s relationship?

7.2

Crows Zero II

Apr 11, 2009

Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers of hatred are about to flare up again, burning away any last remnants of the truce they had so rigorously observed until now.

6.6

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Mar 6, 1921

Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two daughters and their families resettle to France and Germany, respectively. In time the Great War breaks out, putting members of the family on opposing sides.

6.0

License & Registration

May 26, 2019

Elliott Nelson, a cop impersonator with good intentions, makes his first traffic stop.

4.5

95

Dec 25, 2017

Set in the final weekend of the year 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships, 95 tells through overlapping stories why Finland became a ice hockey world champion and how it affected the whole nation.

0.0

Upside Down Pineapple

Aug 31, 2024

The true story of her best friend's mysterious murder would make the perfect prime time miniseries, but can former queen bee Penelope Pierce convince her reluctant clique to sign over their life rights?

7.4

All of Us Strangers

Dec 22, 2023

One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.

6.8

The Bells of St. Mary's

Dec 27, 1945

Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.

0.0

Vanitas

Oct 27, 2023

A woman hires a photographer to document her estranged family's last day with their dying matriarch, but her sister is running late.

5.5

Killer Tongue

Nov 15, 1996

A bank robber seeks refuge in a desert gas station run by nuns, awaiting her boyfriend's release. An alien meteorite transforms her into a flesh-craving monster with a monstrous tongue, while her poodles become drag queens.