Actress Rachel Hurd-Wood (1990)

Clique (2017–2018) is a British thriller television series created by Jess Brittain, starring Synnøve Karlsen and Rachel Hurd-Wood. It originally premiered on BBC Three’s online-only schedule before later airing on BBC One. Childhood friends Georgia and Holly have just started their university lives in Edinburgh when Georgia becomes involved with an elite group of alpha girls (Fay, Phoebe, Louise, and Rachel) led by lecturer Jude McDermid. Jude’s brand of feminism is captivating, much like the intelligent ...

Home Fires (2015–2016) is a British period television drama that follows the lives of Women’s Institute members on the Home Front during World War II. When Frances Barden reforms the WI, she promotes inclusivity and is eventually elected President. Meanwhile, Pat, a committee member, faces abuse from her husband Bob, who expects her to attend to his every need. As Pat gains recognition within the town and WI, Bob’s jealousy and anger towards her increases, blaming her for his perceived lack of success as a writer. The newly formed WI’s first project is gathering wild blackberries to make jam, reducing the need for imported goods. With the declaration ...

Agnès Merlet directs the fantasy thriller film, Hideaways (2011), written by Nick Murphy. Starring Rachel Hurd-Wood and Harry Treadaway, it is a co-production between France, Ireland, and Sweden. James Furlong comes from a long line of family members with strange abilities. His grandfather, Charlie, would go temporarily blind at the thought of sex while his father, Philip, could shut off electrical devices when frightened. Despite a tumultuous birth resulting in the death of ...

Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010) is an Australian action-adventure war drama film based on the 1993 novel of the same name. It is written and directed by Stuart Beattie. The film opens with a video log by Ellie Linton, a high school student from Wirrawee. As she ponders how to share their story, she decides to start at the beginning. Ellie sets out on a camping trip to ‘Hell’s Gate’, accompanied by her childhood friend Corrie McKenzie and her boyfriend Kevin Holmes, as well as Homer Yannos, Lee Takkam, Robyn Mathers, and Fiona ‘Fi’ Maxwell. On their second night camping, Ellie is ...

The British film Dorian Gray (2009), adapted from Oscar Wilde’s 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, was directed by Oliver Parker and written by Toby Finlay. A young and naive Dorian Gray arrives in Victorian London to inherit an estate from his abusive grandfather. There, he is introduced to the lavish lifestyle of the city by the charming Lord Henry “Harry” Wotton. Under Henry’s influence, Gray becomes enamored with the idea of eternal youth and makes a reckless vow to keep his beauty ...

Based on the character originally created by Robert E. Howard in 1928, the action-adventure film Solomon Kane (2009) follows the story of English privateer Solomon Kane. In 1600, Kane leads his crew into battle against Ottoman defenders in North Africa, eventually raiding a fortress where they encounter demons. Despite defeating the demons and reaching the throne room, Kane is stopped by a demon known as the ‘Devil’s Reaper’ who reveals that his soul belongs to Satan due to past sins. Refusing to accept this fate, Kane escapes by jumping out of a window. A year later, he seeks redemption by renouncing ...

The period thriller, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), follows the life of notorious murderer Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. Directed by Tom Tykwer and written in collaboration with Andrew Birkin and Bernd Eichinger, the film is based on Patrick Süskind’s novel of the same name. Grenouille’s story is told through flashbacks, beginning with his sentencing for his crimes. Abandoned at birth in a French fish market ...

The fantasy adventure film, Peter Pan (2003), was co-directed and written by P. J. Hogan and Michael Goldenberg. Set in Edwardian London, the story follows Wendy Darling as she tells her younger brothers, John and Michael, tales of Captain Hook and his pirates. One night, as Wendy shares her stories with her brothers, Peter Pan overhears from outside their nursery window. However, not everyone is impressed with Wendy’s imaginative tales. Concerned about her future prospects, Aunt Millicent urges the Darlings to focus on more practical matters. Meanwhile, at school, ...