Like Minds is a 2006 Australian thriller film written and directed by Gregory J. Read. The film was produced by the South Australian Film Corporation. It debuted in Australia on 9 November 2006. The psychological thriller is the first Australian/UK co-production to be set in the UK in over a decade.[citation needed] Like Minds was retitled Murderous Intent for its 2007 U.S. DVD release.

Like Minds
Like Minds film poster
Directed byGregory J. Read
Written byGregory J. Read
Produced byPiers Tempest
Jonathan Shteinman
StarringToni Collette
Eddie Redmayne
Tom Sturridge
Richard Roxburgh
Kate Maberly
Edited byMark Warner
Distributed byArclight Films
Weinstein Co.
Becker Group
Release date
  • 9 November 2006 (2006-11-09)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

Alex Forbes attends a boarding school where his father is principal. A new student, Nigel Colbie, is placed in Alex's room. Nigel has a father who is in the same secret society as Alex's father. Nigel, however, is unusual, and in Alex's words "had this morbid fascination with all things dead." Nigel keeps animals preserved in jars, and dissects them. Alex complains to his father, and Nigel is moved. But Alex can't seem to stop thinking about him. He does, however, start to flirt with a girl named Susan, whom Nigel kills. Later on, Nigel explained that there are a series of things that must happen for them to gain "eternity."[1]

Cast edit

Production edit

The film was shot on location in Yorkshire, England.[1] and South Australia. Scenes in the hall were filmed in Bradford Grammar School, Bradford. The school chapel scenes were filmed outside and inside the chapel of Giggleswick School, near Settle, in North Yorkshire.

Box office edit

Like Minds grossed $34,840 at the box office in Australia.[2]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Kuipers, Richard (8 November 2006). "Like Minds". Variety. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Film Victoria. 2010. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010.

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