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1	The Commitments (1991) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dave Finnegan, Johnny Murphy "The Irish are the blacks of Europe, Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland, and the North Siders are the blacks of Dublin ... so say it loud -- I'm black and I'm proud!" Or so Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins) tells his slightly puzzled friends as he tries to assemble a rhythm & blues show band in a working class community in Dublin in Alan Parker's ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.06!
2	Evita (1996) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail Evita is based on the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Actually, the film is more of an opera, with only short moments devoted to dialogue. "Evita" is the friendly, family version of the proper name "Eva," and this film tells the story of Eva Peron (1921-52), a woman whose name evokes powerful feelings in her native Argentina. ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £4.61!
3	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David, Bob Hoskins, Kevin McKeon Inspired by Pink Floyd's album of the same name, Pink Floyd: The Wall is a dark, expressionistic musical, told from the point of view of Pink, a depressed rock musician. The film is structured around Pink's reflections on his life, all of which center on the building of "the wall." This wall is a metaphor for psychological isolation, a barrier ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £9.56!
4	Mississippi Burning (1988) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey Mississippi Burning is an all-names-changed dramatization of the Ku Klux Klan's murders of three civil rights workers in 1964. Investigating the mysterious disappearances of the three activists are FBI agents Gene Hackman (older, wiser) and Willem Dafoe (younger, idealistic). A Southerner himself, Hackman charms and cajoles his way through the ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.47!
5	Fame (1980) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Irene Cara, Paul McCrane, Barry Miller, Gene Anthony Ray, Lee Curreri Fame is set at New York's High School of Performing Arts, where talented teens train for show-business careers. The film concentrates on five of the most gifted students: singer Irene Cara, actors Paul McCrane and Barry Miller, dancer Gene Anthony Ray, and musician Lee Currieri. More so than the subsequent TV series Fame, the film emphasizes the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.32!
6	Angel Heart (1987) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fontelieu The time is the 1950s: seedy Brooklyn private eye Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is hired by shady Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) to locate a pop singer who reneged on a debt. Harry ventures into Harlem, the first step of a Heart of Darkness-inspired odyssey. Each time Harry makes contact with someone who might know the singer's whereabouts, he or she ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.06!
7	Bugsy Malone (1976) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Scott Baio, Jodie Foster, Florrie Dugger, John Cassisi, Martin Lev Here's the basic "shtick" of Bugsy Malone: it's a gangster picture enacted by children. Acted out before scaled-down sets, the film details the career of Bugsy Malone (Scott Baio), who rises to the top of the criminal ladder in 1920s New York. Whenever gunfire is called for, the kiddie crooks substitute whipped cream for bullets. Paul Williams ... see all copies from £17.34! new only from £17.34!
8	The Road to Wellville (1994) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, Dana Carvey This adaptation of the comic novel by T. Coraghessan Boyle is the story of real-life Corn Flakes inventor Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (Anthony Hopkins), an eccentric health nut in the early 20th century. Convinced of the benefits of holistic health practices (mostly involving irrigation of the bowels and colon), Kellogg opens a spa in Battle Creek, ... see all copies from £8.20! new only from £11.58!
9	Come See the Paradise (1990) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Sab Shimono, Shizuko Hoshi, Stan Egi One of the few American films to deal with the tragic story of the internment of Asian-Americans during World War II, Come See the Paradise opens in the late 1930s, as Jack McGurn (Dennis Quaid) is working as a union organizer in New York City. Jack finds himself on the wrong side of the law after he gets involved in an ill-advised bombing of a ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £7.45!
10	Midnight Express (1978) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Brad Davis, Randy Quaid, John Hurt, Bo Hopkins, Irene Miracle, Paul L. Smith Midnight Express is a harrowing tale of a naïve American caught in a nightmare of his own making thousands of miles from his home. Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) is an American tourist visiting Turkey with his girlfriend Susan (Irene Miracle) when he's caught by customs officials trying to smuggle a large amount of hashish out of the country. The crime ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £8.37!
11 view cover	The Life of David Gale (2003) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Gabriel Mann, Matt Craven The mystery of one man's guilt or innocence literally becomes a matter of life and death in this drama. David Gale (Kevin Spacey) was the head of the philosophy department at Austin University and the author of several well-regarded books; he was also an active and visible member of Deathwatch, an anti-capital punishment activist group. One of ... see all copies from £2.73! new only from £3.41!
12 view cover	Angela's Ashes (1999) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, Michael Legge Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir by Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes is an alternately funny and heartbreaking look at growing up in Ireland. Born in Brooklyn, NY, young Frank (Joe Breen) moves at an early age to Limerick, Ireland, with his parents Angela (Emily Watson) and Malachy (Robert Carlyle), who have been unable to support their ... see all copies from £2.78! new only from £5.43!
13 view cover	Birdy (1984) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron, Karen Young, Delores Sage, Bruno Kirby Director Alan Parker tackles this adapation of William Wharton's novel, which retains much of the source material's texture and complexity. Matthew Modine is Birdy, who comes back from Vietnam mentally shattered and deludes himself into thinking that he is a bird, an animal that has obsessed him since childhood. Birdy is confined to a military ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £7.50!
14 view cover	Shoot the Moon (1982) more movies like this directed by Alan Parker featuring Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen, Peter Weller, Dana Hill Director Alan Parker and writer Bo Goldman chronicle the emotional disintegration of an unhappy marriage. Albert Finney and Diane Keaton play George and Faith Dunlap, a seemingly happily married couple living with their four daughters in a converted farmhouse in Marin County, California. George is inwardly empty and decides to have an affair with ... see all copies from £10.39! new only from £10.39!

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