Search results for "Roger Allam"
Stranded

Stranded

Stranded
IMDb: 6.5
176

A retelling of the classic Swiss Family Robinson story.

The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World

The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World

The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World
IMDb: 8
59

Set against the post war period of debt, austerity and rationing, the 1951 Festival of Britain showed how to carve out a bright new future through design and ingenuity, while…

Genre: Documentary
Say Your Prayers

Say Your Prayers

Say Your Prayers
IMDb: 5.3
84

Two orphaned brothers turned radical Christian hitmen venture to rural Ilkley under the instruction of Father Enoch. Their mission: assassinate the famed atheist writer Professor John Huxley.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus
IMDb: 6.3
86

Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend’s country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.

Genre: Comedy
A Royal Night Out

A Royal Night Out

A Royal Night Out
IMDb: 6.5
97

The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace for the night to join in the celebrations, and encounter…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tamara Drewe

Tamara Drewe

Tamara Drewe
IMDb: 6.2
111

A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta
IMDb: 8.2
132

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues…

The Queen

The Queen

The Queen
IMDb: 7.3
103

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to…

Genre: Drama, History
Wilt

Wilt

Wilt
IMDb: 6.1
92

Henry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attentive wife Eva. At a party who gets stuck in an inflatable doll and makes…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
The Tempest – Live at Shakespeare’s Globe

The Tempest – Live at Shakespeare’s Globe

The Tempest – Live at Shakespeare’s Globe
IMDb: 8.3
162

Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own brother, holds sway over an enchanted island. He is comforted by his daughter Miranda and served by his spirit Ariel…

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
IMDb: 7.5
127

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O’Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend’s farm, British Black and…

Genre: Drama, War
The Book Thief

The Book Thief

The Book Thief
IMDb: 7.5
131

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is…

Genre: Drama
The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black
IMDb: 6.4
95

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in…

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van
IMDb: 6.7
104

The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes
IMDb: 6.8
104

The story is set in 1947, following a long-retired Holmes living in a Sussex village with his housekeeper and rising detective son. But then he finds himself haunted by an…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya
IMDb: 7.4
155

An adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic play about human frailty, in which secret loves and long-held resentments threaten to tear a family apart. The film is a recorded performance of…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Henry IV, Part 1 – Live at Shakespeare’s Globe

Henry IV, Part 1 – Live at Shakespeare’s Globe

Henry IV, Part 1 – Live at Shakespeare’s Globe
IMDb: 8.3
167

Prince Hal, son of King Henry IV, seems to be squandering his life away with the fat knight Sir John Falstaff and the whores, boozers and petty rogues of Eastcheap….

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, War