Movies by Roger Spottiswoode
As a director:
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The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Yun-Fat Chow …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
In this historical drama, British correspondent George Hogg attempts to save 60 war orphans during Japan's occupation of China in the 1930s. With help from a guerilla fighter and a…
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Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
Cast: Roy Dupuis, Owen Sejake, James Gallanders …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Assigned to lead the United Nations troops in Rwanda in 1993, Canadian Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire (Roy Dupuis) tries desperately -- and unsuccessfully -- to obtain international help as…
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Spinning Boris (2003)
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Anthony LaPaglia, Liev Schreiber …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
When advisors to Russian president Boris Yeltsin need help raising the leader's approval ratings, who else should they turn to but three consultants from the United States -- George…
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The 6th Day (2000)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Goldwyn, Robert Duvall …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
"Ah-nuld" is back and brawnier than ever in this futuristic thriller from director Roger Spottiswoode. This time, Schwarzenegger is a helicopter pilot who finds himself on the "To Do" list of…
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Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Pierce Brosnan stars as suave action hero James Bond in this continuation of the 007 series, this time teaming the secret agent and a sexy Chinese superspy against a megalomaniacal media…
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Murder Live! (1997)
Cast: Marg Helgenberger, David Morse, Christine Estabrook …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Consumed with grief and enraged by his daughter's suicide -- which was caused by an inflammatory television talk show segment -- a father (David Morse) takes the show's egomaniacal…
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Hiroshima (1995)
Cast: Kenneth Welsh, Timothy West, Saul Rubinek …
Directed by: Koreyoshi Kurahara, Roger Spottiswoode
This made-for-television drama recreates the events that led up to the Hiroshima bombing, which ultimately ended World War II. As President Harry Truman (Kenneth Welsh) takes office,…
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Mesmer (1994)
Cast: Alan Rickman, Peter Dvorsky, Anna Thalback …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Alan Rickman stars as Franz Mesmer -- a real-life historical figure who spawned the term "mesmerize" and made a dubious name for himself by using hypnotherapy to cure illnesses that were once…
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And the Band Played On (1993)
Cast: Alan Alda, Matthew Modine, Patrick Bauchau …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Based on journalist Randy Shilts's controversial tome detailing the emergence of AIDS in America, this gripping, made-for-cable film follows doctors at the Centers for Disease Control as…
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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, JoBeth Williams …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
After a tough breakup with girlfriend and fellow detective Gwen (JoBeth Williams), Detective Joe Bromowski (Sylvester Stallone) gets a new lady and partner in crime prevention -- his…
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Air America (1990)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Flyboys Gene Ryack (Mel Gibson) and Billy Covington (Robert Downey Jr.) transport cargo --everything from food to animals to contraband -- for a clandestine CIA operation set up to help…
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Turner and Hooch (1989)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
In director Roger Spottiswoode's farcical comedy, fastidious detective Scott Turner (Tom Hanks) is saddled with a slobbering new partner - a dog named Hooch. The pup's previous…
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Shoot to Kill (1988)
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
FBI agent Warren Stantin (Sidney Poitier) has just been paired with tracker Jonathan Knox (Tom Berenger) in order to find a killer who's led law enforcement officials into the…
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The Best of Times (1986)
Cast: Robin Williams, Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
In 1972, the Taft High School football team challenged its archrival in a game to end all games -- and might have won if Jack "Butterfingers" Dundee (Robin Williams) hadn't dropped the…
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Under Fire (1983)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Ed Harris, Gene Hackman …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
On assignment, top photojournalist Russell Price (Nick Nolte) covers the civil war in Nicaragua circa 1979. When the rebel forces have Price take a photo of their leader, Rafael, who is…
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Terror Train (1980)
Cast: Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart Bochner …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
A fraternity prank goes wrong and lands one student in a mental institution. Four years later, when his frat brothers host a costume party on a train to celebrate their graduation, the…