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Robert Carlyle

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Riff RaffRiff Raff (Riff-Raff) (1990) Recommended
Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Richard Belgrave
A warts–and–all exploration of the barely–working class focusing on a group of nomadic Northerners who find work on a London…
Cracker (TV Series)Cracker (TV Series) (1993-1994) Recommended
Dir. Michael Winterbottom, Andy Wilson, Julian Jarrold
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Christopher Eccleston, Adrian Dunbar
Justifiably acclaimed, often grim television drama centred round the forensic exploits of troubled, gambling–addict psychologist Robbie…
Being HumanBeing Human (1994)
Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Robin Williams, Robert Carlyle, John Turturro
An episodic comic–drama in which Robin Williams plays five men named Hector, who each search for their place in their own historical period…
Hamish MacBeth (TV series)Hamish MacBeth (TV series) (1995-1997)
Feat. Robert Carlyle
The town of Lochdubh in the Scottish Highlands forms a droll and scenic setting for this smalltown policier set around the put–upon local…
TrainspottingTrainspotting (1996) Recommended
Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller
The creators of SHALLOW GRAVE reinvigorate the British film industry by transforming an obscure cult novel about heroine addicts into a…
Go NowGo Now (1996)
Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Juliet Aubrey, James Nesbitt
Scotsman Robert Carlyle faces terminal illness with the support of family, his lover and a rich line in crude male banter from his mates. Not often…
Carla's SongCarla's Song (1997)
Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn
Another not–so–average tale from Dir. Ken Loach, concerning a Glaswegian bus–driver getting involved with Nicaraguan politics.…
Full Monty, TheFull Monty, The (1997) Recommended
Dir. Peter Cattaneo
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape
British success story of the decade is small but perfected–formed tale of triumphant underdogs. That it convinces that five pretty unsexy…
FaceFace (1997)
Dir. Antonia Bird
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone, Phillip Davis
The wily Robert Carlyle plays lead 'face' of an armed–robbery gang, in a tense, grabby thriller that more than holds its own in…
Advocates, TheAdvocates, The (1997)
Feat. Ewan Stewart, Isla Blair, Rachel Weisz
Obscure Scottish legal drama contrasting high powered lawyers with the sleazy underbelly of Edinburgh's streets, and the inevitable merging of the…
RavenousRavenous (1998) Recommended
Dir. Antonia Bird
Feat. Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones
Good taste is dispatched with relish in this period cannibal piece that promises gruesome chills from its 19th century Rocky Mountains setting, but…
Plunkett and MacleanePlunkett and Macleane (1999)
Dir. Jake Scott
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Liv Tyler, Jonny Lee Miller
A pair of highwaymen (of indeterminate vintage) lighten the purses of the undefended of Merry Old Blighty. Robert Carlyle and Liv Tyler barely stay…
World Is Not Enough, TheWorld Is Not Enough, The (1999)
Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle, Sophie Marceau
Pierce Brosnan is back for a third time in the most cartoonish entry in many a season, with in–jokes, sexual allusions and fire–power…
There's Only One Jimmy GrimbleThere's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000) Recommended
Dir. John Hay
Feat. Lewis McKenzie, Robert Carlyle, Gina McKee
Feelgood hit about one boy's quest for football fame in the estates of Manchester, where he emerges from the school–of–hard–knocks…
Formula 51Formula 51 (The 51st State) (2001)
Dir. Ronnie Yu
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer
Super drug–chemist Jackson embarks to the UK on the deal of a lifetime, but is quickly embroiled in murky underworld plots in…
To End All WarsTo End All Wars (2001)
Dir. David L Cunningham
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Ciaran McMenamin
Underrated drama based around the infamous building of the bridge over the River Kwai by allied POWs during WW2, 'encouraged' by their Japanese…
Black and WhiteBlack and White (2002)
Dir. Craig Lahiff
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Kerry Fox, Charles Dance
Stirring courtroom drama based on the dubious conviction for murder of an Aboriginal man in 1950s Adelaide, which dragged the government and press…
Once Upon a Time in the MidlandsOnce Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Kathy Burke, Ricky Tomlinson
The bittersweet dramatics of dir. Meadows (ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS) get a fresh telling in this Nottingham drama, with the added spin of some ironic…
Hitler - The Rise of EvilHitler - The Rise of Evil (2003)
Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Stockard Channing, Peter O'Toole
Somewhat controversial account of Adolf Hitler's rise to power, attempting to fathom his potential for evil–doing. An only…
Gunpowder Treason and Plot (TV Mini-series)Gunpowder Treason and Plot (TV Mini-series) (2004)
Dir. Gillies MacKinnon
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Richard Coyle, Kevin McKidd
A smokingly violent historical drama, penned by Jimmy McGovern, set around the infamous plot of Guy Fawkes to blow up the English Parliament and the…
Dead FishDead Fish (2004)
Dir. Charley Stadler
Feat. Gary Oldman, Robert Carlyle, Jimi Mistry
The stock British gangster flick gets yet another working over: Gary Oldman plays a hitman who crosses paths with various motley individuals,…
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm SchoolMarilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005)
Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman
Old–fashioned melodrama, shading into elegaic whimsy, in which a widowed baker (Carlyle) helps and learns the story of a car crash victim…
Human TraffickingHuman Trafficking (2005)
Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland, Remy Girard
Tough, at times miserly two–part telemovie detailing the efforts of an Immigration Enforcement agency fighting to curb the Eastern European…
EragonEragon (2006) Recommended
Dir. Stefan Fangmeier
Feat. Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich
A child–friendly fire–breathing fantasy set in a land where dragons are almost extinct, and a farm boy named Eragon must meet his destiny…
Born EqualBorn Equal (2006)
Dir. Dominic Savage
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Colin Firth, Peter OConnor
A film intertwining the stories of several characters living in one neighbourhood in London, which offers insights into themes of poverty, race,…
28 Weeks Later28 Weeks Later (2007)
Dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Harold Perrineau, Jr.
Post–Apocalyptic sequel to 28 DAYS LATER takes place weeks after the Rage Virus outbreak, with a small community attempting to…
24 - Redemption24 - Redemption (2008)
Dir. Jon Cassar
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Carlyle, Gil Bellows
Solid feature–length primer for 24's seventh season finds the ever–durable Jack Bauer on the lam from American authorities, hiding out in…
I Know You KnowI Know You Know (2008)
Dir. Justin Kerrigan
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Arron Fuller, David Bradley
Grim British drama focused on the volatile Charlie (Carlyle), an undercover spy working for a shadowy agency, and the fiercely protective…
Stone of DestinyStone of Destiny (2008)
Dir. Charles Martin Smith
Feat. Charlie Cox, Kate Mara, Robert Carlyle
Crowd–pleasing heist movie following a group of young Glaswegian students as they attempt to steal the Stone of Scone, a beloved symbol of…
Last Enemy, The (TV Mini-series)Last Enemy, The (TV Mini-series) (2008)
Dir. Iain B. MacDonald
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Anamaria Marinca, Max Beesley
Five–part BBC TV drama set in a near–future version of London, where the population is controlled via a centralised database that tracks…
Stargate Universe (SGU) (TV Series)Stargate Universe (SGU) (TV Series) (2009)
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith
Fourth series in the STARGATE franchise sees a team of scientists, soldiers and civilians stranded on a runaway ship, millions of light years from…
Once Upon a Time (TV Series)Once Upon a Time (TV Series) (2011)
Feat. Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Joshua Dallas
A mature, densely layered serial based on popular folklore, set in a fictional seaside town where characters from various fairy tales have been…
Legend of Barney Thomson, TheLegend of Barney Thomson, The (2015)
Dir. Robert Carlyle
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone
A uniquely Glaswegian black comedy directed by and starring Robert Carlyle as an awkward middle–aged barber whose life of desperate mediocrity…
T2 TrainspottingT2 Trainspotting (2017) Recommended
Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller
The characters of Irvine Welsh's TRAINSPOTTING are alive, if not entirely well, twenty years later in this sequel that serves up some good laughs and…
War of the Worlds (TV Mini-Series) (2019)
Dir. Craig Viveiros
Feat. Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, Rupert Graves
3 Part

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