Alex Holmes

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Alex Holmes

Alex Holmes is a multi-award winning director, writer, and producer. Most recently he has directed on The Rig for Amazon.

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The Last RiderThe Last Rider · 2023
The Last Rider
7.52023
MovieDocumentary
The incredible story of the greatest cycling race in history, the 1989 Tour de France, and how American Greg LeMond faced down betrayal, childhood sexual abuse and death completing one of the most inspiring comebacks in history.
Chasing UtopiaChasing Utopia · 2026
Chasing Utopia
2026
MovieDocumentary
Chasing Utopia is a feature documentary asking the question everyone should be asking: will AI be humanity's greatest achievement or its greatest downfall? Mo Gawdat spent two years travelling the world - from Shanghai to Riyadh, New York to London - to find out, engaging with the leading minds shaping our future including Yoshua Bengio, Fei-Fei Li, Geoffrey Hinton, Max Tegmark, Elon Musk and Sam Altman. The result is a film that might change the way you see everything
MaidenMaiden · 2019
Maiden
7.52019
MovieDocumentary
In a moving portrait of resilience, Alex Holmes chronicles the unprecedented journey of 24-year-old Tracy Edwards and the first all-female sailing crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race.
HillHill · 2025
Hill
7.42025
MovieDocumentary
In 1996, Damon Hill claimed the Formula 1 world championship—defying the odds and overcoming familial tragedy to step out of his father’s shadow and become a racing legend in his own right.
CoalitionCoalition · 2015
Coalition
7.02015
MovieTV MovieDrama
Political drama about the rise of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats during the 2010 election. After the election failed to produce an outright winner, Clegg was catapulted into an unaccustomed position of influence and was the recipient of political courtship from both Labour's Gordon Brown and David Cameron of the Conservative Party.
BillieBillie · 2020
Billie
6.92020
MovieDocumentaryMusic
‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.
Last ResortLast Resort · 2000
Last Resort
6.32000
MovieDramaRomance
Tanya leaves Moscow with her street-wise 10-year-old son Artiom to meet her English fiancée in London. But after he fails to turn up at the airport, Tanya, intent on staying in England, is forced to apply for political asylum and transferred to Stonehaven, a grimy former seaside resort where refugees are housed. Tanya gradually develops a relationship with an amusement arcade manager, who helps them escape. She must then decide whether to stay with him or return to Russia.
Copa 71Copa 71 · 2024
Copa 71
7.62024
MovieDocumentaryHistory
The extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history – until now, with dazzling archival footage and interviews with the former players.

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DominionDominion · 2014
Dominion
6.52014
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Based on characters from the hit theatrical film ‘Legion’ (2010), ‘Dominion’ is an epic supernatural drama set in the year 25 A.E. In this transformed post–apocalyptic future an army of lower angels, assembled by the archangel Gabriel, has waged a war of possession against mankind. The archangel Michael, turning against his own kind, has chosen to side with humanity against Gabriel. Rising out of the ashes of the 25-year-long battle are newly fortified cities which protect the human survivors. In Vega (formerly Las Vegas), the largest of these cities, two houses vie for control and the stage is set for political upheaval and a dangerous power shift. Meanwhile, a rebellious young soldier begins a perilous journey as the war between the human race and the fallen angels hellbent on their domination escalates.

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