Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. Since 1999, Fiennes has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK. A Shakespeare interpreter, he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre. He made his film debut playing Heathcliff in Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards.
A noted Shakespeare interpreter, he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre. Fiennes' portrayal of Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Schindler's List (1993) earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His performance as Count Almásy in The English Patient (1996) garnered him a second Academy Award nomination, for Best Actor, as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.
Since then, Fiennes has been in a number of notable films, including Quiz Show (1994), Strange Days (1995), The End of the Affair (1999), Red Dragon (2002), The Constant Gardener (2005), In Bruges (2008), The Reader (2008), Clash of the Titans (2010), Great Expectations (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He voiced Rameses in The Prince of Egypt (1998).
Fiennes is most known for his role in the major film franchise series of Harry Potter films (2005–2011), in which he played the main villain, Lord Voldemort. In the James Bond series he played Gareth Mallory / M, starting with the 2012 film Skyfall.
In 2011, Fiennes made his directorial debut with his film adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus, in which he also played the title character. Fiennes won a Tony Award for playing Prince Hamlet on Broadway.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.269 |
| Birthday | 1962-12-22 |
| Place of Birth | Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK |
| Also Known As | レイフ・ファインズ, רייף פיינס, 雷夫·范恩斯, Рейф Файнс, ریف فاینز, 랄프 파인즈, رالف فاینز, |
1995
Strange Days
7/1374
Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience...
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Strange Days
1996
The English Patient
7.2/2218
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along w...
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The English Patient
1993
Schindler's List
8.567/16218
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during...
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Schindler's List
2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
7.1/2837
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal, Gromit, investigate a mystery in Nick Park's animated adventure, in which the lovable inve...
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7.8/21036
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Tri...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.674/19752
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Le...
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2005
The Constant Gardener
6.995/1532
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Te...
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The Constant Gardener
1999
The End of the Affair
6.6/251
On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended...
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The End of the Affair
1999
Onegin
6.2/102
A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.
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Onegin
1993
The Baby of Mâcon
7/100
Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gi...
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The Baby of Mâcon
2000
The Miracle Maker
6/44
A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to spr...
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The Miracle Maker
2002
Maid in Manhattan
6.113/1918
Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day,...
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Maid in Manhattan
1994
Quiz Show
7.3/915
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-...
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Quiz Show
2008
The Reader
7.466/3163
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only t...
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The Reader
2008
In Bruges
7.491/5258
Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previ...
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In Bruges
1992
Wuthering Heights
6.6/275
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his...
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Wuthering Heights
2008
The Hurt Locker
7.255/5698
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his wo...
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The Hurt Locker
2008
The Duchess
7/1697
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
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The Duchess
2002
Red Dragon
7.028/4330
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it...
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Red Dragon
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.743/19352
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.088/20872
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wiza...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
1998
The Avengers
4.403/719
British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from "Mother", investigates a diabolical plot by arch-villain Sir August de Wynter to rule the worl...
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The Avengers
2002
Spider
6.7/869
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a k...
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Spider
2006
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
4/2
The Constant Gardener featurette.
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Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
1998
The Prince of Egypt
7.281/4014
The strong bond between two brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.
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The Prince of Egypt
2021
Beat the Devil
6/2
Drama by David Hare in which Ralph Fiennes stars as the playwright, recounting his experience of contracting Covid-19 on the day lockdown was announce...
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Beat the Devil
2010
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
6.296/1849
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arriv...
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
7.303/3387
An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through...
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2005
The Chumscrubber
6.472/195
The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all begins when Dean Stiffle finds the body of his fr...
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The Chumscrubber
2021
Being James Bond
7.7/88
Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming...
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Being James Bond
2010
Cemetery Junction
6.5/288
In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class...
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Cemetery Junction
2012
Skyfall
7.246/15345
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to he...
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Skyfall
2006
Bernard and Doris
6.016/91
Tobacco heiress Doris Duke develops an unlikely friendship with her butler, Bernard Lafferty.
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Bernard and Doris
2006
Chromophobia
5.3/45
Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend, with disastrous results.
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Chromophobia
1997
Oscar and Lucinda
6.353/77
After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling...
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Oscar and Lucinda
2023
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
7.239/1052
A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
1999
Sunshine
6.5/135
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
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Sunshine
2010
Clash of the Titans
5.907/6317
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus vo...
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Clash of the Titans
2005
The White Countess
6.3/76
In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia—a fallen member of the Russian aristocracy—and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat,...
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The White Countess
2011
Page Eight
6.6/300
Johnny is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss dies suddenly, leaving behind an inexplicable file which threatens the stability of the organisation.
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Page Eight
2012
Wrath of the Titans
5.738/4250
Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while – dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion – the gods are losing control...
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Wrath of the Titans
2010
The Wildest Dream
7/35
Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the...
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The Wildest Dream
2011
Coriolanus
5.8/455
Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious...
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Coriolanus
2012
Great Expectations
6.383/347
Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's Uncle Pumblechook to find a boy...
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Great Expectations
2004
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
6.5/13
Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s complicated, often contradictory relationship with...
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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
8.042/15019
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becom...
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
1992
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
6.4/14
In 1919, the great English military man T. E. Lawrence tries to help Emir Feisal, ruler of Arabia, retain his political power during the Conference of...
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A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
2013
The Invisible Woman
5.9/201
In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Te...
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The Invisible Woman
1993
The Cormorant
4.8/4
For a young couple, the small cottage tucked away in a quiet village in the mountains of north Wales, a legacy from a distant, estranged uncle, is a d...
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The Cormorant
2022
National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy
8/1
Ralph Fiennes leads the cast in David Hare’s blazing account of the most powerful man in New York, a master manipulator whose legacy changed the city...
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National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy
2023
The Rat Catcher
6.595/400
In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.
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The Rat Catcher
2023
The Swan
6.785/398
Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
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The Swan
2023
Poison
6.882/437
When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.
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Poison
2024
The Return
6.6/245
After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has chan...
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The Return
2013
Muse of Fire
6.5/2
Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary follow...
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Muse of Fire
2014
Turks & Caicos
6.3/146
The second movie in David Hare's Johnny Worricker trilogy. Loose-limbed spy Johnny Worricker, last seen whistleblowing at MI5 in Page Eight, has a new...
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Turks & Caicos
2014
Salting the Battlefield
6.252/117
David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on power, secrets and the British establishment. John...
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Salting the Battlefield
2003
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
8/2
This documentary follows director Brett Ratner through nearly every stage of production for the film Red Dragon (2002).
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A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
2016
Hail, Caesar!
5.923/3803
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
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Hail, Caesar!
2002
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
5/2
A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making this Robert Altman film about a murder at an English country estate. Includes in...
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The Making of 'Gosford Park'
2002
The Good Thief
6.1/132
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.
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The Good Thief
2015
Spectre
6.555/10629
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret servic...
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Spectre
2006
Land of the Blind
5.8/53
A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.
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Land of the Blind
2022
Four Quartets
6/1
Four interwoven meditations on the nature of time, memory, experience and the quest for spiritual enlightenment.
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Four Quartets
2016
Kubo and the Two Strings
7.633/3603
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seek...
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Kubo and the Two Strings
2014
Two Women
6.8/13
A headstrong young woman is married to land baron. Her feelings for her son's tutor becomes a complex web of unrequited love.
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Two Women
2015
A Bigger Splash
6.2/771
An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experience trouble when Marianne invites a former lover and his teenage daugh...
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A Bigger Splash
2018
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
6.289/19
There’s nothing like the holidays in Apocalypseburg!
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Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
2021
Designing Bond
0/0
Production designer Mark Tildesley and costume designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb, along with cast and other filmmakers, discuss the inspiration, challeng...
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Designing Bond
The Beacon
0/0
Joshua Nyaga travels to the countryside from London to spend a summer’s weekend with his girlfriend Cass’ family for the first time. Transplanted as a...
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The Beacon
2011
When Harry Left Hogwarts
7/9
BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Morgan Matthews was given unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes of the final days of the final two Harry Potter...
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When Harry Left Hogwarts
2015
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
6.8/4
Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler’s List, Oedipus at the National Theatre) plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating r...
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National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
2024
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
7.5/91
Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swa...
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
The Choral
0/0
Set in Ramsden, Yorkshire in 1916, the plot centers on the chorus master and most of the men of the ambitious local Choral Society, who have volunteer...
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The Choral
2024
Macbeth
8/1
Blood will have blood. Unbridled ambition, supernatural forces, and murderous desires reign supreme in Shakespeare’s most poetic examination of evil....
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Macbeth
2025
28 Years Later
0/0
It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some...
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28 Years Later
2017
The Lego Batman Movie
7.223/5068
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted...
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The Lego Batman Movie
Bike Me Up
0/0
Six filmmakers take part in this anthology film which cross six European cities, celebrating the locations’ relationships with cycling.
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Bike Me Up
2016
Shakespeare Lives: The Works
6/2
A short film set in modern times with Shakespeare's language.
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Shakespeare Lives: The Works
2016
Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
8.2/6
The Almeida Theatre makes its live screening debut with an explosive new adaptation of Richard III, directed by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold...
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Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III
2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
7/3
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the National Theatre of Great Britain presents National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, bringing together the best Brit...
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National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2017
Sea Sorrow
5.3/6
A very personal and dynamic meditation on the current global refugee crisis through the eyes and voices of campaigners, specially children, where past...
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Sea Sorrow
2018
Holmes & Watson
4.3/860
Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case...
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Holmes & Watson
2017
Spielberg
7.6/288
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
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Spielberg
2018
The White Crow
6.6/239
The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as...
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The White Crow
2017
André: The Voice of Wine
6/1
André - The Voice of Wine takes us on a cinematic journey from Russia through Europe to America as we embrace the story of André Tchelistcheff, who de...
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André: The Voice of Wine
2021
No Time to Die
7.368/6424
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns...
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No Time to Die
2018
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
6/1
Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw, a giant of world literature, and - like Byrne -...
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My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
2019
Official Secrets
7.2/997
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint U...
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Official Secrets
Hallelujah!
0/0
In the riotous, vibrant cities of 18th Century London and Dublin, the drink-sodden and cantankerous composer, George Frideric Handel, is a forgotten m...
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Hallelujah!
2022
The Forgiven
5.8/215
Over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a random accident reverberates through the lives of both the local Muslims and Western visitors...
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The Forgiven
2016
Butterflies
4/3
Alexey is shooting a movie about himself. He is in search of a boyfriend. Everything would be alright, if Alexey's mother could accept his sexuality....
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Butterflies
2021
The Dig
6.9/1210
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the ec...
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The Dig
2018
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
7.4/10
Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire the E...
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National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
6.666/2241
It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking every...
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2021
The King's Man
6.8/4636
As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop...
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The King's Man
Farnsworth House
0/0
The story of the creative and emotional entanglement in 1947 between legendary architect Mies Van der Rohe and his client Dr. Edith Farnsworth which r...
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Farnsworth House
2020
Dolittle
6.596/3674
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself...
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Dolittle
2000
How Proust Can Change Your Life
6.5/2
A docu-drama portrait of the early-20th-century French author Marcel Proust, based on Alain de Botton's updated analysis of his work as a modern-day s...
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How Proust Can Change Your Life
2019
Coup 53
7.6/11
Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired with...
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Coup 53
1999
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
6.3/15
The making of The Prince of Egypt (1998).
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The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
2022
The Menu
7.177/5176
A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
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The Menu
2004
Ten Days to D-Day
6.5/2
Following the lives of ten characters through their letters and diaries in the ten days before D-Day. The mini-series contains documentary interviews...
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Ten Days to D-Day
2024
Conclave
7.166/1607
After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in...
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Conclave
conclave behind the scenes
0/0
behind the scenes of Edward Berger's 2024 Oscar nominated film 'Conclave'
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