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FACE

Face is a crime drama starring Robert Carlyle and Ray Winstone in a story about a group of five friends who pull off a dangerous heist in London's East End. It was directed by Antonia Bird in 1997.

FACE OFF

Face Off is a thriller starring John Travolta, Nicolas Cage and Joan Allen in a story about the hunt for a bomb hidden in Los Angeles and the man who planted it. Face Off was directed by John Woo in 1997.

FACES

Faces is a drama starring John Marley about the breakdown of a California middle-class marriage. It was directed by John Cassavetes.

FALSE PRETENSE

False Pretense is a police thriller starring Eric Roberts, Jacob Tierney, Eliza Roberts, Frank Schorpion and Lynne Adams in a story about a policeman battling to clear the name of his estranged and wayward son who is suspected of murdering his mother, the policeman's former wife. False Pretense was directed by Doug Jackson in 1997.

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

Far From The Madding Crowd is an adaptation of the novel by Thomas Hardy. It is a drama centered around a country girl and the thre men in her life. It stars Julie Christie and Terence Stamp. Far From The Madding Crowd was directed by John Schlesinger in 1967.

FAREWELL TO THE KING

Farewell To The King is a Second World War adventure starring Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers and James Fox in a story about a British officer and an American deserter leading a tribe into battle in the jungles of Borneo.

FARGO

Fargo is a crime drama starring Frances McDormand, William H Macy and Steve Buscemi in a story about a car salesman who arranges his own wife's kidnapping. Fargo was directed by Joel Coen in 1996.

FARINELLI IL CASTRATO

Farinelli il Castrato is an historical drama starring Stefano Dionisi and Enrico Lo Verso in the story of a singer, castrated before puberty, whose singing takes him to various European courts. It was directed by Gerard Corbiau in 1994.

FASHIONS OF 1934

Fashions of 1934 is a musical comedy starring Bette Davis and William Powell in a story about an American fashion designer taking extreme measures to discover the latest Paris creations. It was directed by William Dieterle in 1934.

FATHER DEAR FATHER

Father Dear Father is a comedy starring Patrick Cargill, Natasha Pyne, Ann Holoway, Noel Dryson and Beryl Reid in a story about a thriller writer whose two teenage daughters cause him so much trouble that he decides to re-marry. Father Dear Father was directed by William G Stewart in 1972.

FATHERLAND

Fatherland is a political drama set in Germany before reunification. It stars Gerulf Pannach and Fabienne Babe. It was directed by Ken Loach.

FAVOURITE SON

Favourite Son is a thriller starring Robert Loggia, Harry Hamlin and Linda Kozlowski. It is the story of a veteran FBI agent investigating the assassination of a Nicaraguan Contra leader at a Washington press conference. Directed by Jeff Bleckner in 1988.

FEAR OF FLYING

Fear Of Flying is a thriller starring Craig Sheffer, Tom Berenger and Jennifer Beals in a story about a group of passengers who take a flight to try and cure their phobia of flying, only to be hijacked by terrorists with a nerve gas bomb. Fear Of Flying was directed by David Mackay in 1999.

FEARLESS

Fearless is a drama starring Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini and Rosie Perez in a story about a man who survives a plane crash only to become detatched from the real world. Fearless was directed by Peter Weir in 1993.

FIGHTING FATHER DUNNE

Fighting Father Dunne is a drama starring Pat O'Brien in a story about a catholic priest trying to start a home for newspaper delivery boys in America. Fighting Father Dunne was directed by Ted Tetzlaff.

FINAL ANALYSIS

Final Analysis is a thriller starring Richard Gere, Kim Basinger and Uma Thurman in a story about a psychiatrist finding himself caught in a web of duplicity. Final Analysis was directed by Phil Joanou in 1992.

FINDING KELLY

Finding Kelly is a family adventure starring Brighton Hertford, Jameson Baltes and Derk Cheetwood in a story about two young sleuths searching for a missing school girl. It was directed by Lynn Hamrick in 1998.

FIRE! TRAPPED ON THE 37TH FLOOR

Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor is a disaster movie based upon a true story, starring Lee Majors and Lisa Hartman in a story about a rescue attempt to save two workers trapped on the 37th floor of a Los Angeles sky scraper engulfed by flames. It was directed by Robert Day in 1991.

FIRES WERE STARTED

Fires Were Started is a wartime tribute to the personel of the Auxiliary Fire Service starring CO George Gravett, Philip Dickson, Fred Griffiths and Loris Rey in a story about a day in the life of one unit during the Blitz. Fires Were Started was directed by Humphrey Jennings in 1943.

FIRST MAN INTO SPACE

First Man Into Space is a sci-fi thriller starring Marla Landi in the story of an astronaut who returns to earth with an alien impregnated in his body. It was directed by Robert Day in 1958.

FIST

Fist is a drama starring Sylvester Stallone and Rod Steiger. It is the story of an American trucker in 1930s America and the corruption within the union. It was directed by Norman Jewison in 1978.

FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER

Flight of the Intruder is a Vietnam war drama starring Brad Johnson, Danny Glover and Willem Dafoe in a tale about a hot-shot navy pilot. It was directed by John Milius in 1991.

FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR

Flight of the Navigator is a Science-Fiction adventure starring Joey Cramer as a twelve-year old boy who takes a fall and wakes up in an altered world. It was directed by Randal Kleiser in 1986.

FLYING LEATHERNECKS

Flying Leathernecks is a Second World War action drama starring John Wayne as a tough commander of a squadron of US Marine Corps fighter pilots in the Japanese campaign. It was directed in 1951 by Nicholas Ray.

FOOTLIGHT PARADE

Footlight Parade is a musical starring James Cagney and Joan Blondell in a story about talking pictures putting a musical producer out of work and his efforts to recapture his fame. It was directed by Lloyd Bacon and Busby Berkeley in 1933.

FOR HIRE

For Hire is a crime thriller starring Rob Lowe, Joe Mantegna and Charles Powell in a tsory about a terminally ill taxi driver who, hoping to provide for his pregnant wife, accepts a contract to murder a drug baron. For Hire was directed by Jean Pellerin in 1997.

FOR LOVE OR MONEY

For Love Or Money is a comedy starring Michael J Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Anthony Higgins, Michael Tucker and Bob Balaban in a story about a man who dreams of owning a hotel and needs to raise a large amount of money for a deposit. For Love Or Money was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld in 1993.

FORBIDDEN PLANET

Forbidden Planet is a sci-fi adventure starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen and Warren Stevens in a modern retelling of William Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest' in which the crew of a spaceship visit a colony on a distant planet. Forbidden Planet was directed by Fred McLeod Wilcox in 1956.

FOREVER YOUNG

Forever Young is a romantic fantasy starring Mel Gibson and Jamie lee Curtis in the story of an intrepid pilot who is frozen in 1939 following his girlfriend going into a comma and accidentally revived fifty years later. It was directed by Steve Miner in 1992.

FORTY GUNS TO APACHE PASS

Forty Guns To Apache Pass is a western starring Audie Murphy and Michael Burns. It was directed by William Witney.

FRANKENSTEIN

Frankenstein is a horror film starring Colin Clive, Boris Karloff and Mae Clarke in a story about a mad scientist who creates a living being from the parts of dead human beings. Frankenstein was directed by James Whale in 1931.

FREAKY FRIDAY

Freaky Friday is a children's comedy starring Shelley Long in a story about a mother and daughter who swop bodies one day. It was directed by Melanie Mayron in 1995.

FREEJACK

Freejack is a science fiction adventure starring Emilio Estevez as a racing driver transported into the future by an accident where he becomes the subject of a psycho-surgery experiment and the target for bounty hunters. Freejack was directed by Geoff Murphy.

FRENCH CONNECTION II

French Connection II is a crime thriller starring Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson and Jean-Pierre Castaldi in the story of a tough New York cop assigned to assist the French police smash a heroin gang in Marseilles. It was directed by John Frankenheimer in 1975.

FRESH

Fresh is a drama starring Sean Nelson, Samuel L Jackson and Giancario Esposito in a story about a twelve year old heroin dealer with an addict sister who witness a shooting. It was directed by Boaz Yakin in 1994.

FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON

From The Earth To the Moon is a sci-fi drama starring Joseph Cotten, George Sanders, Debra Paget, Don Dubbins, Patric Knowles and Carl Esmond in a story about a scientist who invents a fuel of infinite energy which enables him to blast off for the moon. From The Earth To the Moon was directed by Byron Haskin in 1958.

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD

From This Day Forward is a drama starring Joan Fontaine and Mark Stevens. It is the story of a war hero returning home and remembering his life. From This Day Forward was directed by John Berry.

FRONT PAGE WOMAN

Front Page Woman is a comedy starring Bette Davis and George Brent in a story about a lady newspaper columnist trying to prove her journalistic abilities. It was directed by Michael Curtiz in 1935.

FUNNY BONES

Funny Bones is a comedy starring Oliver Platt, Jerry Lewis and Lee Evans in a story about a wannabe comedian who goes to Blackpool in an attempt to make a success. Funny Bones was directed by Peter Chelsom in 1994.

FUNNY GIRL

Funny Girl is a biographical musical starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Key Medford, Anne Francis and Walther Pidgeon in the story of Fanny Brice who became the toast of the Ziegfield Follies. Funny Girl was directed by William Wyler in 1968.