Director Iain Softley (1956)

The Outcast (2015), a two-part television adaptation of Sadie Jones’ debut novel, premiered on BBC One in July 2015. Ten-year-old Lewis Aldridge witnesses his mother’s drowning during a picnic and is left traumatized. His father, who is emotionally distant, struggles to cope and eventually remarries Alice. Despite her efforts, Lewis’ new stepmother is unable to connect with him. As he enters adolescence, Lewis becomes the target of taunts related to his mother’s death and starts harming himself. After setting the local church ablaze, he serves time behind bars ...

Curve (2015) is an American horror-thriller film directed by   and written by Kimberly Lofstrom Johnson and Lee Patterson. Mallory, a young bride-to-be, is on her way to Denver for her wedding rehearsal. While traveling, she video chats with her sister Ella, who reveals that she hasn’t bought her plane tickets yet. Concerned about Mallory’s happiness, Ella wants to make sure that she truly loves her partner. In response, Mallory puts on a fake voice and ends the call. However, shortly after, her car breaks down and she has no service to call AAA. As she attempts to change clothes at the back of the car, she meets Christian and explains her ...

Trap for Cinderella (2013) is a British thriller drama film written and directed by Iain Softley. When Micky, a 20-year-old girl, wakes up in the hospital after enduring serious burns that required reconstructive surgery, she also realizes she has amnesia. Despite being shown photos of her loved ones, she cannot remember them. The medical team informs her that she lives in London and both her parents passed away in a car accident when she was just 9 years old. Her aunt Elinor had taken care of her since then, but unfortunately, also passed away before Micky’s accident. With her injuries healed but her memory still ...

Directed by Iain Softley, Inkheart (2008) is a fantasy adventure film that follows the Folchart family. Mo and Resa read a fairy tale to their daughter, Meggie, when a red velvet hood appears mysteriously. Twelve years later, while on a trip to Europe with her father, Meggie finds herself in an old book shop. Little does she know, Mo is secretly searching for a specific copy of Inkheart. As he finds the book, Meggie has an encounter with a horned marten that tries to attack her fingers. A familiar man comes to her rescue, claiming to be an old friend. Recognizing him as Dustfinger, Mo quickly seeks refuge with Meggie. ...

The Skeleton Key (2005) is an American Southern Gothic supernatural horror film directed by Iain Softley and written by Ehren Kruger. Caroline Ellis, a hospice aide, leaves her job at a nursing home and takes on the role of caretaker for an isolated plantation house in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Violet Devereaux, the elderly matriarch of the house, is in need of assistance caring for her husband Benjamin, who has been mostly paralyzed following a stroke. Upon the suggestion of the family’s estate lawyer, Luke Marshall, Caroline accepts the position. During a ...

K-PAX (2001), a science fiction mystery film based on Gene Brewer’s novel of the same name, follows prot (not capitalized and pronounced with a long O, rhyming with boat) as he is sent to the Psychiatric Institute of Manhattan after claiming to be an extraterrestrial from the planet ‘K-PAX’, located 1,000 light years away in the Lyra constellation. Dr. Mark Powell, his psychiatrist, attempts to cure him of his supposed delusions but prot remains steadfast in his ability to provide coherent explanations about himself, K-PAX, and its civilizations. During his medical examination, it becomes clear that ...

The Wings of the Dove (1997), directed by Iain Softley, is a romantic drama film set in 1910 London. Kate Croy finds herself under the watchful eye of her aunt, Maud, who has taken her in as a ward. Maud’s plan is to find Kate a wealthy husband and protect her from the same fate that befell her mother when she married Kate’s father, Lionel. Enter Lord Mark, an elegant aristocrat with a large estate who begins to court Kate with Maud’s approval. However, Kate’s heart belongs to a young journalist named Merton Densher, which her aunt strictly forbids due to his modest background.

The film Hackers (1995), directed by Iain Softley, follows the story of Dade ‘Zero Cool’ Murphy, a young hacker. At the age of 11, Dade caused a seven-point drop in the New York Stock Exchange and was fined $45,000. This resulted in a ban from using computers and touch-tone telephones until his 18th birthday. When that day arrives seven years later, Dade breaks into a local TV station and changes the broadcast. He is challenged by another hacker known as ‘Acid Burn’ and introduces himself as ‘Crash Override’. While at school, Dade becomes part of a group of hackers including Ramon ...

Backbeat (1994), an independent drama directed by Iain Softley, follows the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, West Germany. John Lennon and his fellow rock-and-roll band members – Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison and Stuart Sutcliffe – venture to Hamburg in pursuit of success. As they gain popularity, particularly among the girls, Stuart grapples with balancing his passion for painting and being the group’s bass guitarist. On top of that, he falls deeply in love with a German girl. The group must now confront some important choices.