Jim Broadbent
Actor
Films to Rent
Perrier's Bounty (2009)
- Dir. Ian Fitzgibbon
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Gabriel Byrne…
- Jovial Irish caper in the vein of Sexy Beast, with Murphy as a petty crim in hock to a local gangster. A talented cast clearly enjoying themselves…
Another Year (2010)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville…
- A happily married middle–aged couple attempt to fix up their cheery, if secretly depressed friend in this honest domestic drama, another winner…
Animals United (2010)
- Dir. Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe
Feat. James Corden, Stephen Fry, Andy Serkis…
- Comedy and environmentalism combine in this safari story about the survival of a group of animals whose food and water supply has been affected by…
Any Human Heart (TV Mini-series) (2010)
- Feat. Jim Broadbent, Matthew MacFadyen, Sam Claflin…
- Exquisite four–part British miniseries about a novelist's life that ricochets from 1920s Paris to '50s New York and '80s London. Along the way…
Iron Lady, The (2011)
- Dir. Phyllida Lloyd
Feat. Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Iain Glen…
- Meryl Streep's Oscar–winning incarnation dominates this stylized biography of Margaret Thatcher, the conservative British Prime Minister who…
Arthur Christmas (2011)
- Dir. Sarah Smith, Barry Cook
Feat. James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy…
- Aardman takes on Christmas in this fun–filled holiday claymation about Santa's high–tech operation beneath the North Pole.
Exile (TV Mini-Series) (2011)
- Dir. John Alexander
Feat. John Simm, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman
- John Simm comes to terms with his father's Alzheimer's disease while unknowingly uncovering dark secrets from the past in this sometimes shaky, but…
Cloud Atlas (2012)
- Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
Feat. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent…
- An awe–inspiring cinematic epic that adapts David Mitchell's ambitious and 'unfilmable' novel as an 'auteur blockbuster' and genuine…
Filth (2013)
- Dir. Jon S. Baird
Feat. Jamie Bell, Imogen Poots, James McAvoy…
- James McAvoy plays a self–destructing copper whose corruption and bigotry manifest in a spiral of sex, drugs and violence. From an Irving Welsh…
Closed Circuit (2013)
- Dir. John Crowley
Feat. Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent…
- A dangerous conflict of interest arises when two ex–lovers end up on opposite sides of a high profile terrorism trial in this probing courtroom…
Le Weekend (2013)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum
- Director Roger Michell and writer Hanif Kureishi (VENUS, THE MOTHER) reteam for this poignant story of a long–married couple who revisit Paris…
Great Train Robbery, The (TV Mini-Series) (2013)
- Dir. Julian Jarrold, James Strong
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Luke Evans, Robert Glenister…
- Excellent, authentic recreation of 1963's "Great Train Robbery", told from both sides of the law.
Postman Pat: The Movie (2014)
- Dir. Mike Disa
Feat. Stephen Mangan, Jim Broadbent, Rupert Grint
- Everyone's favourite postie is drawn away from his usual delivery route to compete in a Britain's Got Talent–style contest in this upbeat…
Paddington (2014)
- Dir. Paul King
Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters…
- Britain's beloved bear gets the big screen treatment as he travels to London in search of a home, and where he catches the eye of a museum…
Big Game (2014)
- Dir. Jalmari Helander
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Felicity Huffman…
- Bonkers actioner with Sam Jackson as the U.S. President relying on a teenager for aid after Air Force One crash lands in Finnish forest.
Get Santa (2014)
- Dir. Christopher Smith
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Kit Connor…
- Rollicking seasonal comedy about a father and son who team up to save Christmas once they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage after…
Brooklyn (2015)
- Dir. John Crowley
Feat. Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson…
- Powerful saga of an Irish immigrant in 1950s New York who falls for a tough Italian plumber, but faces temptation from another man when she returns…
Lady in the Van, The (2015)
- Dir. Nicholas Hytner
Feat. Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent…
- Maggie Smith is adorable as usual in this cosy adaptation of Alan Bennett's play, based on his experience of developing an unlikely friendship with a…
War and Peace (TV Series) (2016)
- Dir. Tom Harper
Feat. Paul Dano, Lily James, James Norton…
- Stellar BBC take on the Tolstoy's classic tale of aristocratic families caught in the tumult of Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
- Dir. Dexter Fletcher
Feat. Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken…
- Feelgood biopic about the infamous British ski–jumper Eddie Edwards whose lack of athletic prowess and unlikely character charmed the world at…
Legend of Tarzan, The (2016)
- Dir. David Yates
Feat. Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson…
- Alexander Skarsgard swings into the role of Tarzan who having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to…
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
- Dir. Sharon Maguire
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey…
- A belated and rather witty third screen outing for Helen Fielding's comic heroine, with Renee Zellweger returning as the beleaguered Bridget, now 43,…
Ethel & Ernest (Ethel and Ernest) (2016)
- Dir. Roger Mainwood
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Luke Treadaway
- Beautiful hand–drawn animation based on the Raymond Briggs book of the same name, telling the true story of the author's own parents, Londoners…
Sense of an Ending, The (2017)
- Dir. Ritesh Batra
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter…
- Finely crafted mystery drama with Jim Broadbent playing a recluse whose life is interrupted when a former girlfriend's mother leaves him a will,…
Paddington 2 (2017)
- Dir. Paul King
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville…
- The beloved bear Paddington returns in this more than worthy sequel to the 2015 movie. Full of pure, big hearted happiness, this delightful and witty…
King of Thieves (2018)
- Dir. James Marsh
Feat. Michael Caine, Charlie Cox, Michael Gambon…
- British heist movie in the classic mould, bringing together an impressive cast to tell the true story of the Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary of…
Duke, The (2020)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead…
- Crowd–pleasing British comedy–drama based on a true incident in which a 60–year old taxi driver (Jim Broadbent) stole Goya’s…
Six Minutes to Midnight (2020)
- Dir. Andy Goddard
Feat. Eddie Izzard, Carla Juri, James D'Arcy…
- A tense British period thriller loosely based on the true story of the disappearance of a school teacher at an elite girls' boarding school shortly…
Boy Called Christmas, A (2021)
- Dir. Gil Kenan
Feat. Sally Hawkins, Michiel Huisman, Maggie Smith…
- A very nice festive–season family movie likely to appeal to all ages. Mostly consisting of a story–within–a–story, starting…
Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The (2023)
- Dir. Hettie MacDonald
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Penelope Wilton, Earl Cave…
- Jim Broadbent stars as Harold, an ordinary man who has passed through life living on the side lines, until he goes to post a letter one day... and…