Bruce Robinson

Bruce Robinson

May 2, 1946 · 80 years old

Bruce Robinson (born 2 May 1946) is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He is arguably most famous for writing and directing the cult classic Withnail and I, a film with comic and tragic elements, set in London during the 1960s which drew on his experiences as ' a chronic alcoholi…

Known For

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The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary

2011 · 1h 59m · Movie

American journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there.

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The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

1984 · 2h 21m · Movie

A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during Pol Pot's bloody Year Zero cleansing campaign.

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Withnail and I

Withnail and I

1987 · 1h 47m · Movie

Two sloppy actors spend a weekend holiday at an uncle's country cottage.

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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1968 · 2h 18m · Movie

When two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues.

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Jennifer 8

Jennifer 8

1992 · 2h 4m · Movie

A policeman fears a blind woman is a killer's next target.

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Return to Paradise

Return to Paradise

1998 · 1h 51m · Movie

Two friends must choose whether to help a third friend who was arrested in Malaysia for drug possession.

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In Dreams

In Dreams

1999 · 1h 40m · Movie

A suburban housewife learns that she has a dreamworld connection to a serial murderer, and must stop him from killing again.

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Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy

1989 · 2h 7m · Movie

This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret WWII project, and the first atomic bombs designed, built, and tested in Los Alamos.

6.5
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Still Crazy

Still Crazy

1998 · 1h 35m · Movie

Fame, fortune and fornication drove the British rock band in the '70s until a divine end. 20 years later, Strange Fruit reunites and goes on a tour with ups and downs on the continent.

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The Story of Adele H

The Story of Adele H

1975 · 1h 36m · Movie

The story of Adèle Hugo's unrequited love for a lieutenant.

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How to Get Ahead in Advertising

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

1989 · 1h 30m · Movie

A cynical advertising exec has a block at work leading to a meltdown. He's hilariously out of control. Getting a big, talking boil on his shoulder doesn't help.

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The Music Lovers

The Music Lovers

1971 · 2h 3m · Movie

Piano teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his latent homosexuality by getting married. Unfortunately he chooses nymphomaniac Antonina Milyukova, a depressed former student whom he cannot satisfy.

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Baby Love

Baby Love

1969 · 1h 33m · Movie

Libidinous 15 year old English schoolgirl Lucy finds her single mother dead. They never had a good relationship, but this still unbalances her. She moves in with the family of her mother's old friend. She hates him and seduces his...

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An Accidental Studio

An Accidental Studio

2019 · 1h 37m · Movie

Charts the early years of HandMade Films, seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who started it all: former Beatle George Harrison.

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