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Richard Curtis
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Biography
Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE (born 8 November 1956) is New Zealand-born British screenwriter, music producer, actor and film director, known primarily for romantic comedy films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, Notting Hill, and Love Actually, as well as the hit sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Vicar of Dibley. He is also the founder of the British charity Comic Relief.
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Loyalty Beyond the Last Breath
From the Alaskan wilds to the trenches of war, a journey through films where the bond between soldier and dog faces the ultimate test.
8 films
The Rom-Com Lives in the Hesitation
A chain about romantic comedy as a precision instrument, where the timing is in the pause and the laugh is in the fumbled hand.
8 films
25 Years of Flailing: How Bridget Jones Perfected the Best Worst Fight Scene Ever
From Bridget Jones's iconic street brawl to a Greek restaurant showdown, trace the lineage of cinema's most gloriously awkward fights.
5 films
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Yesterday
2019
Yesterday
2019
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
2015
About Time
2013
War Horse
2011
The Boat That Rocked
2009
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
Love Actually
2003
Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
Notting Hill
1999
Bean
1997
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994
Bernard and the Genie
1991