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Stuart Orme

The Wolves of Willougby Chase (1989)

The Wolves of Willougby Chase (1989)
Rating: ★★★★
Jul 31, 2010Victorian Children's Fantasy
Victorian Children's Fantasywolves-of-willoughby-chase-19891989Criminally neglected Victorian children's fantasy. Superbly designed with a beautifully dark and much more adult emotional range than a regular children's film
Director: Stuart Orme
Actors: Stephanie Beacham, Mel Smith, Richard O'Brien, Geraldine James, …
Category: Fantasy
31 July 20104 June 2025 by Roog

The Puppet Masters (1994)

The Puppet Masters (1994)
Rating: ★★½
Dec 15, 2007Alien Body Snatchers
Alien Body Snatcherspuppet-masters-19941994This adaptation of the Robert Heinlein novel was not a success when it came out but is a modest addition to the alien body snatchers genre with some undeniably effective moments
Director: Stuart Orme
Actors: Eric Thal, Donald Sutherland, Julie Warner, Keith David, …
Category: Science Fiction
15 December 20079 April 2021 by Roog

The Last Train (1999)

The Last Train (1999)
Rating: ★★
Jun 4, 2025Train Crash Survivors Emerge into a Post-Apocalyptic World
Train Crash Survivors Emerge into a Post-Apocalyptic Worldlast-train-19991999A mini-series where a group of people aboard a train go into suspended animation and emerge to find a devastated world
Director: Alex Pillai, Stuart Orme
Actors: Nicola Walker, Christopher Fulford, James Hazeldine, Sacha Dhawan, …
Category: Science Fiction
4 June 202513 November 2025 by Roog

The Lost World (2001)

The Lost World (2001)
Rating: ★★★
Feb 4, 2021Lost Plateau of Dinosaurs
Lost Plateau of Dinosaurslost-world-20012001TV mini-series adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle lost world story produced by the BBC as a glorious period adventure with CGI dinosaurs
Director: Stuart Orme
Actors: Bob Hoskins, James Fox, Tom Ward, Elaine Cassidy, Peter Falk, …
Category: Science Fiction
4 February 20219 July 2024 by Roog

Fungus the Bogeyman (2004)

Fungus the Bogeyman (2004)
Rating: ★★½
Feb 26, 2007Secret World of Filth-Loving Bogeys
Secret World of Filth-Loving Bogeysfungus-the-bogeyman-tv-20042004BBC mini-series adaptation of Raymond Briggs' classic children's book about a secret underworld of bogeys who love all that is filthy and disgusting and their encounter with a human family
Director: Stuart Orme
Actors: Martin Clunes, Fay Ripley, Alice Connor, Tom Goodman-Hill, …
Category: Fantasy
26 February 20077 March 2026 by Roog

Cold Blood (2005-2006)

Cold Blood (2005-2006)
Rating: ★★★★
Sep 9, 2007Serial Killer Thriller
Serial Killer Thrillercold-blood-tv-2005-20062006One of the best copies of The Silence of the Lambs, a British tv mini-series in which police must seek the help of imprisoned serial killer Matthew Kelly, who delivers a great performance in the role
Director: Stuart Orme
Actors: Jemma Redgrave, Matthew Kelly, John Hannah, Ace Bhatti, …
Category: Horror
9 September 20075 January 2026 by Roog

Ghostboat (2006)

Ghostboat (2006)
Rating: ★★★
Nov 22, 2008Haunted Submarine
Haunted Submarineghostboat-tv-20062006Modestly effective tv mini-series about the crew of a British submarine in the 1980s being taken over by the ghosts from a World War II submarine
Director: Stuart Orme
Actors: David Jason, Tony Haygarth, Julian Wadham, James Laurenson, …
Category: Horror
22 November 200810 April 2020 by Roog

Cold Blood: The Last Hurrah (2007)

Rating: ★★½
May 4, 2008Serial Killer Thriller
Serial Killer Thrillercold-blood-5-the-last-hurrah-20072007The fifth and final of the Cold Blood films, brings Matthew Kelly's serial killer back but still lacks the gripping tension of the first two films
Director: Stuart Orme
Actors: Jemma Redgrave, Matthew Kelly, John Hannah, Alison Fiske, …
Category: Horror
4 May 200822 October 2020 by Roog

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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