Rowan Atkinson
Director, Actor
Films to Rent
- Funny Business
- Feat. Rowan Atkinson
- Rowan Atkinson illuminates the method behind the madness of film comedy using many key examples from screen history.
- Secret Policeman's Ball, The (1979)
- Feat. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Peter Cook…
- The third in the series of Amnesty International charity gigs and first 'Ball' featuring a series of Britain's finest comedians and musicians. Apart…
- Secret Policeman's Other Ball, The (1981)
- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Barry Humphries…
- Most comical and musical shenanigans performed for the benefit of Amnesty International in the second 'Ball' of the series. The Monty Python team…
- Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV Series) (1982)
- Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys-Jones…
- The breakthrough series for comic superstars Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and, er, Pamela Stephenson. The political sketches are as…
- Blackadder 1 (TV Series) (The Black Adder) (1983)
- Dir. Martin Shardlow
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny…
- Quirky, frequently funny inaugural series of the 80's comedy smash, set in Medieval England. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tapes: 'The…
- Comic Relief (1986)
- Feat. Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan…
- The stars of THE YOUNG ONES (along with many other stellar Brit comedians) perform for charity, in this irreverant satirical stageshow.
- Blackadder 2 (TV Series) (1986)
- Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny…
- Definitive, bloody hilarious second series set in England, 1558–1603. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tape volumes: 'Bells', 'Head',…
- Blackadder 3 (TV Series) (1987)
- Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie, Tony Robinson
- Classic third series set in England 1760–1815. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tape volumes: 'Dish and Dishonesty', 'Ink and…
- Tall Guy, The (1989)
- Dir. Mel Smith
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson
- Jeff Goldblum plays an American actor in England who faces successive crises with obnoxious employer Rowan Atkinson and love interest Emma Thompson.
- Mr. Bean (TV Series) (1989-1995)
- Dir. John Howard Davies, John Birkin
Feat. Rowan Atkinson
- The classic misadventures of Rowan Atkinson's inept alter–ego, updating and widely popularizing the 'silent' comedy style of comedians like…
- Blackadder Goes Forth (TV Series) (1989)
- Dir. Richard Boden
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson
- Final official series, set on the Western Front 1917. Six episodes contained on a single DVD or two tape volumes: 'Captain Cook', 'Corporal…
- Witches, The (1990)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher…
- Anjelica Huston is a scream as the grotesque Queen of witches who plots to rid the nation's children by turning them into mice! Marvellously macabre…
- Rowan Atkinson Live (1992)
- Dir. Thomas Schlamme
Feat. Rowan Atkinson
- A rare live performance from Rowan Atkinson, playing a variety of weird and wonderful characters in front of a live aud.
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (1993)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, John Hannah…
- Hugh Grant plays a loveable bachelor who is forever celebrating the romantic union of his friends, but is dreadfully reluctant to take the plunge…
- Thin Blue Line, The (TV Series) (1995)
- Dir. John Birkin
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Serena Evans, Mina Anwar…
- Rowan Atkinson again unites with writer Ben Elton, for this comical parody of ‘The Bill’. Each season comprises of 7 episodes.
Season…
- Bean (1997)
- Dir. Mel Smith
Feat. Rowan Atkinson
- Rowan Atkinson's famous alter–ego gets to prank about in this fish–out–of–water Hollywood comedy but its Atkinson himself who…
- Blackadder - Back and Forth (1999)
- Dir. Paul Weiland
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry…
- The old gang return for a one–off episode, whereby a present–day Lord Blackadder steps into a time–machine for a jaunt back through…
- Maybe Baby (2000)
- Dir. Ben Elton
Feat. Hugh Laurie, Joely Richardson, Rowan Atkinson…
- Brit comic whizz–kid Ben Elton has a crack at the directing whip, adapting his semi–autobiographical novel about infertility;…
- Rat Race (2002)
- Dir. Jerry Zucker
Feat. John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Rowan Atkinson…
- A contemporary re–race of IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD, wealthy John Cleese devising a money–scramble for $2 million among…
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
- Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Sarah Michelle Geller, Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jnr.…
- The bumbling antics of pooch–detective ‘Scoob’ will continue to endear him to most youngsters in this big–screen version of the 1960s…
- Blackadder's A Christmas Carol (2002)
- Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Robbie Coltrane…
- Version of Charles Dickens' Christmas classic, completely Blackadder–ised for your viewing pleasure.
- Johnny English (2003)
- Dir. Peter Howitt
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Tim Pigott-Smith
- A British spy spoof that through the expertise of Rowan Atkinson holds its own against the more sophisticated AUSTIN POWERS.
When the entire…
- Love Actually (2003)
- Dir. Richard Curtis
Feat. Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson…
- Golden–boy comedy writer Richard Curtis assumes directing duties for the first time but mislays the Midas touch he gained from penning “Four…
- Keeping Mum (2005)
- Dir. Niall Johnson
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith…
- In the best English tradition of addled and yet deadly black comedy, this unravels the goings–on in a cute village, where the vicar (Atkinson)…
- Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
- Dir. Steve Bendelack
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Emma de Caunes, Willem Dafoe…
- Rubber–faced Rowan Atkinson returns to the big–screen with the bumbling Bean, his most accessible, successful comic hero.
This time…
- Johnny English Reborn (2011)
- Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West…
- The blundering Bond returns in this agreeably silly sequel. This time round a series of international assassins are hunting the Chinese premier, and…
- Maigret (TV Series) (2016)
- Dir. Ashley Pearce
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Lucy Cohu, Shaun Dingwall
- Rowan Atkinson plays it straight in this immaculate update of Georges Simenon's Inspector Jules Maigret, set in 1950s Paris.
Across two features…
- Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
- Dir. David Kerr
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko…
- Rowan Atkinson spoofs Bond again in this third installment of the Johnny English franchise, which sees the accidental secret agent going up against a…