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Polly Walker has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s.
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A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Dir. Bruno Heller, John Milius, William J. MacDonald · With Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Ciarán Hinds

Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightley.
Dir. Douglas McGrath · With Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Toni Collette

The murder of Sonia Baker, a young political researcher, leads journalist Cal McCaffrey to uncover complex links between government and big business.
Dir. Paul Abbott · With Bill Nighy, David Morrissey, Kelly Macdonald

Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behavior.
Dir. Tim Hunter · With Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe, Michelle Rodriguez

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
Dir. Phillip Noyce · With Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Thora Birch

Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival on the island, until he meets Friday, a tribesman whom he saves from being sacrificed. Initially, Crusoe is thrilled to finally have a friend, but he has to defend himself against the tribe who uses the island to sacrifice tribesman to their gods. During time their relationship changes from master-slave to a mutual respected friendship despite their difference in culture and religion.
Dir. Rod Hardy, George T. Miller · With Pierce Brosnan, Polly Walker, Ian Hart

An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. Merivel is ordered to marry his King's mistress in order to divert the queens suspicions. He is given one order by the king and that is not to fall in love. The situation worsens when Merivel finds himself in love with his new wife. Eventually, the King finds out and relieves Merivel of his position and wealth. His fall from grace leaves Merivel where he first started. And through his travels and reunions with an old friend, he rediscovers his love for true medicine and what it really means to be a physician.
Dir. Michael Hoffman · With Robert Downey Jr., Meg Ryan, Sam Neill

Set 58 years before Battlestar Galactica, Caprica follows two rival families - the Graystones and the Adamas - as they grow, compete, and thrive in the vibrant world of the peaceful 12 Colonies, living in a society close to our own. Entangled in the burgeoning technology of artificial intelligence and robotics that will eventually lead to the creation of the Cylons, the two houses go toe-to-toe, blending action with corporate conspiracy and sexual politics.
Dir. Remi Aubuchon, Ronald D. Moore · With Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson
A disgraced FBI agent with a drinking problem joins nine other troubled law enforcement officers at an isolated detox clinic in the wilds of Wyoming. But the therapeutic sanctuary becomes a nightmarish hellhole when a major snowstorm cuts off the clinic from the outside world and enables a killer on the inside to get busy.
Dir. Jim Gillespie · With Sylvester Stallone, Polly Walker, Charles S. Dutton

Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.
Dir. Louis Leterrier · With Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen
A woman moves into a Manhattan apartment, where she learns that the previous tenant's life ended under mysterious circumstances.
Dir. Phillip Noyce · With Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Tom Berenger
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