Jack Purvis films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 10 films on Boxlist

Known for Brazil, Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back.

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Starring Jack Purvis

Brazil
1985 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an...
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Star Wars
1977 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to...
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The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDB
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess...
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Mona Lisa
1986 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her...
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Time Bandits
1981 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal...
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The Dark Crystal
1982 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.
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Labyrinth
1986 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
When teen Sarah is forced to babysit Toby, her baby stepbrother, she summons Jareth the Goblin King to take him away. When he is actually kidnapped, Sarah is given just thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue him.
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Return of the Jedi
1983 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
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Willow
1988 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with delivering her from evil.
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