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Actor · Voice actor · 1951

Geoffrey Rush

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26 min
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Shakespeare in Love

John Madden · 1998

Shakespeare in Love (1998) imagines a love affair between a blocked William Shakespeare and the noblewoman Viola de Lesseps, whose secret presence in his company inspires Romeo and Juliet. Directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, it blends period detail with theatrical wit, winning seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actress. Its strength lies in craft and chemistry; its limitation, in narrative convenience that softens moral and emotional stakes.

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Finding Nemo

Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich · 2003

Finding Nemo follows an overprotective clownfish, Marlin, across the ocean to rescue his son Nemo after a diver captures him, aided by Dory, a fish whose short-term memory resets constantly. Directed by Andrew Stanton for Pixar from a script written before serious animation began, the film grossed $969 million against a $94 million budget, became the best-selling DVD title ever, and won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.