Colin Firth
Actor
Films to Rent
- Terence Rattigan Collection, The (1962-1994)
- Feat. Kenneth More, Ralph Richardson, Geraldine McEwan…
- A boxed compendium of Terence Rattigan's finest work, a British playwright reknowned for his profound understanding of the human heart and his…
- Another Country (1984)
- Dir. Marek Kanievska
Feat. Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes
- An oppressive private schooling has an adverse affect on a couple of young, gay Englishmen in the 1930s, who eventually become spies for the…
- Camille (1984)
- Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Colin Firth, John Gielgud…
- Greta Scacchi and a young Colin Firth play courtesan and lover respectively in this British revival of Alexander Dumas' novel.
- Falklands Collection, The (The Falklands Play, Tumbledown) (1986)
- Dir. Michael Samuels
Feat. Patricia Hodge, Colin Firth
- A collection of two BBC dramas focused around the controversial Falklands Campaign of 1982 during Margaret Thatcher's reign.
The Falklands Play:…
- Month in the Country, A (1987)
- Dir. Pat O'Connor
Feat. Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh, Natasha Richardson
- Colin Firth plays a shellshocked WW1 vet keen to recoup a medieval painting in a remote Yorkshire town. Kenneth Branagh and Natasha Richardson prove…
- Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Mini-series) (1987-2000)
- Feat. Colin Firth, Robert Urquhart, Leslie Phillips…
- Well–loved British mystery series consisting of adapted stories from celebrated crime writer Ruth Rendell, brought to life by an impressive…
- Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, The / The Rainbow (1988-1992)
- Dir. Katie Mitchell, Stuart Burge
Feat. Zoe Wanamaker, Stephen Dillane, Colin Firth…
- A 1992 BBC "Performance" theatre production of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, D.H. Lawrence's portrayal of a woman married to a loutish miner whom she…
- Apartment Zero (1989)
- Dir. Martin Donovan
Feat. Colin Firth, Hart Bochner
- Weird tale in which a loner (Colin Firth) rents half of his apartment to a man of dubious motives and background (Hart Bochner). Pays homage to many…
- Valmont (1989)
- Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly…
- Baroque Milos Forman variation on the classic tale of ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, with Annette Bening and Colin Firth tangling tonsils, and more, as…
- Advocate, The (Hour Of the Pig) (1993)
- Dir. Leslie Megahey
Feat. Colin Firth, Donald Pleasence, Nicol Williamson…
- Polished, wry and most unusual medieval fact–based tale. Colin Firth plays a lawyer summonsed to act for the defence a pig (yes, an animal) for…
- Pride and Prejudice (TV Series) (1995)
- Dir. Simon Langton
Feat. Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle
- Jane Austen connoisseurs shan't be disappointed with this terrifically popular BBC version of her consummate novel about romantic intrigues between…
- Fever Pitch (1996)
- Dir. David Evans
Feat. Colin Firth
- That most evergreen of English obsessions, footy, is here given a long, loving and belated tribute from a lifetime fan, adapting Nick Hornby's…
- My Life So Far (1998)
- Dir. Hugh Hudson
Feat. Colin Firth, Irene Jacob, Malcolm McDowell
- Set on a Scottish estate in the 1920s, this slice of nostalgia is based on the childhood memoirs of Denis Forman, a director of the Royal Opera…
- Turn Of The Screw, The (Henry James' The Turn Of The Screw) (1999)
- Dir. Ben Bolt
Feat. Jodhi May, Colin Firth, Caroline Pegg
- TV movie adaptation of the classic Henry James horror novella about a governess who is haunted by the ghost of her predecessor.
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
- Dir. Sharon Maguire
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
- The anti–heroine of Helen Fielding’s novel makes the transition to the screen with her shrinking romantic options, stalled career and talent…
- Conspiracy (2001)
- Dir. Frank Pierson
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Stanley Tucci, Colin Firth
- Presenting the planning of the Nazi’s ‘Final Solution’ of the jews as the matter of a simple business luncheon in 1942 of fifteen men, presided…
- Importance of Being Earnest, The (2002)
- Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Frances O’Connor…
- Second bite of the Oscar Wilde cherry by the director of AN IDEAL HUSBAND transcribes Wilde’s most delectable drawing–room farce with perfect…
- Hope Springs (2002)
- Dir. Mark Herman
Feat. Colin Firth, Minnie Driver, Heather Graham…
- Smoothly enjoyable though indistinguishable romance that sees a British illustrator (Firth) 'start again' in a small New England town after being…
- 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…
- Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
- Dir. Peter Webber
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson…
- A superior dramatic conceit that speculates on the background to Johannes Vermeer's enigmatic 17th century portrait of the title.
Johannson plays…
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
- Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
- Again playing the English everygirl betrayed by her genius for the 'faux pas', Rene Zellweger runs a gamut of embarassing situations as she…
- Nanny McPhee (2005)
- Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly MacDonald…
- A well–bred British entertainment for children which fuses the traditional likes of MARY POPPINS with the current wave of gothic fantasy (Harry…
- Where the Truth Lies (2005)
- Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman
- Challenging and kinky mystery drama from dir. Atom Egoyan (EXOTICA), in which a reporter in the 1970s (Lohman) investigates the death by overdose of…
- Born 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,…
- Last Legion, The (2007)
- Dir. Doug Lefler
Feat. Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai
- CGI fantasy dramatising the plight of Rome's last emperor, the child Romulus Augustus, and his protectors – Firth, Kingsley, and Bollywood star…
- Then She Found Me (2007)
- Dir. Helen Hunt
Feat. Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth…
- Rom–com focused on a woman (portrayed and directed by a wrinkles–and–all Helen Hunt) dealing with a perplexing mid–life…
- St Trinian's (2007)
- Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Lena Headey…
- Worthy, updated version of the cheeky Brit comedy set in a school of badly behaved misfits bent on saving their risqué educational institution from…
- And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
- Dir. Anand Tucker
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Gina McKee…
- Based on the bestselling Blake Morrison memoir, this teary terminal drama confronts the strained relationship between a father and son when the…
- Mamma Mia! (2008)
- Dir. Phyllida Lloyd
Feat. Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth…
- A knowingly cheesy yet still irresistible movie version of the smash–hit stage musical about a girl trying to find her father before her…
- Easy Virtue (2008)
- Dir. Stephan Elliott
Feat. Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas…
- This breezy, gorgeously detailed period piece features Biel as the world's first female Grand Prix driver, a glamorous city–bred American…