Neil Jordan

Neil Jordan

Country: Ireland

Total Credits at Criticker: 1 (Actor), 21 (Director), 15 (Writer)

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    The Crying Game
    An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by Jude, another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. Fergus adopts the name "Jimmy" and gets a job as a day laborer. He also starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' IRA background. But there are some things about Dil that Fergus doesn't know, either... (imdb)
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    The End of the Affair
    On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix (Ralph Fiennes) has a chance meeting with Henry Miles (Stephen Rea), husband of his ex-mistress Sarah (Julianne Moore), who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed. (imdb)
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    The Good Thief
    Inspired by the Jean-Pierre Melville classic "Bob Le Flambeur," Neil Jordan's clever, sexy caper features a complex plot full of copies and originals. (Fox Searchlight)
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    Breakfast on Pluto
    Director Neil Jordan weaves a wonderfully surreal and magical tale to bring us this funny, moving and poignant rites of passage account of a young man enduring the trials and tribulations he faces with a smile and unwavering faith in the inherent goodness in us all. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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    Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
    A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger. (imdb)
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    The Company of Wolves
    A teenage girl in a country manor falls asleep while reading a magazine and she has a disturbing dream involving wolves which appears to take place in the woods visible from her bedroom window.
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    Mona Lisa
    George, after getting out of prison, begins looking for a job, but his time in prison has reduced his stature in the criminal underworld... (imdb)
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    In Dreams
    Claire Cooper dreams strange things from time to time. One night, she dreams about a little girl being taken away by a stranger... (imdb)
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    We\
    A couple of escaped convicts on the run find refuge with the Church when they are mistaken for two priests... (imdb)
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    The Butcher Boy
    Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. Unfortunately, one tragedy after another, Francie's world sinks deeper and deeper into paranoia and fantasy.
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    Michael Collins
    Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
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    High Spirits
    When Peter Plunkett's Irish castle turned hotel is about to be repossesed, he decides to spice up the attraction a bit for the 'Yanks' by having his staff pretend to haunt the castle... (imdb)
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    Angel
    Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questioned by the police, he remembers only the orthopedic shoes of the killers' leader. So begins his quest to avenge her. He seeks an answer to the simple question 'Why?' but finds only more, and deeper, questions which resonate with the wider context of 'the Troubles', the inter-communal strife gripping the modern-day Northern Ireland which is the film's setting. (imdb)
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    The Brave One
    New York radio host Erica Bain has a life that she loves and a fiancé she adores. But all of it is taken from her when a brutal attack leaves Erica badly wounded and her fiancé dead. Unable to move past the tragedy, Erica begins prowling the city streets at night to track down the men she holds responsible. Her dark pursuit of justice catches the public's attention, and the city is riveted by her anonymous exploits... (imdb)
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    Not I
    Not I (2000) - Short Film
    Stream of consciousness monologue
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    Ondine
    The story of an Irish fisherman who discovers a woman in his fishing net who he believes to be a mermaid.
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    Byzantium
    A pair of female vampires (Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton) wreaks havoc on an unsuspecting English seaside community in this deliciously depraved supernatural drama from Academy Award® winner Neil Jordan. (tiff.net)
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    The Miracle
    The two teenagers Jimmy and Rose spend their vacation at the small Irish sea-resort Bray. Out of boredom they observe other people and imagine wild stories about them. One day they observe the blonde Renee, and Jimmy is immediately fascinated by her and even follows her home. She, too, seems to like him, but for a mysterious reason keeps him at a distance. (imdb)
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    The Borgias
    The Borgias (2011) - TV Series
    The saga of a crime family in 1492 Italy. (imdb)
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    Greta
    A young woman befriends a lonely widow. (imdb)
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    Marlowe
    In late 1930's Bay City, a brooding, down on his luck detective is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress. (imdb)
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