John Hodge

Garland's novel centers on a young nicotine-addicted traveler named Richard, an avid pop-culture buff with a particular love for video games and Vietnam War movies. While at a hotel in Bangkok, he finds a map left by his strange, whacked-out neighbor, who just committed suicide. The map supposedly leads to a legendary island paradise where some other wayward souls have settled. (imdb)

Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in L.A. who takes his boss's daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Two "angels" who are in charge of human relationships on earth, offer some unsolicited help to bring this unlikely couple together. The "angels" are so successful that the daughter soon turns on her father in order to save her captor. (imdb)

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.

Three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash.

The Dark is Rising tells the story of Will Stanton, who learns on the eve of his 11th birthday that he is actually the last of the "Old Ones," a group of immortal warriors and guardians dedicated to fighting the forces of the Dark. The Dark is amidst its last great Rising to defeat the Light and take free will from the human race forever. Will, having been born with a great gift of power, is called upon a monumental heroic quest. (Walden Media)

A hardened detective in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan police attempts to dispense justice to armed robbers while dealing with professional and personal struggles. Based on the '70s UK TV show.

An art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting. (imdb)

Collaborators is a 2011 play by British playwright John Hodge on the relationship between the Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov and dictator Joseph Stalin. (en.wikipedia.org)

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong. (imdb)

Serge Buren is a legendary cop, surrounded by a band of young cops with unconventional methods. Whether they use baseball bats or "forget" the rules during spectacular arrests, the results are there! Then a group of murderous robbers enters the scene, robbing banks and jewelry stores in the capital with disconcerting ease, using weapons of war and unstoppable scenarios. Faced with so much ingenuity and brutality, Buren and his unit are faced with a delicate situation: will their expedient methods be enough to stop these more Machiavellian criminals?

A continuation of the Trainspotting saga reuniting the original characters.

As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must use his links to find a missing British nuclear scientist. (imdb) Inspired by Len Deighton's 1962 spy novel "The IPCRESS File".