Jim Broadbent
Actor
- Shout, The (1978)
- Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski
Feat. Alan Bates, John Hurt, Susannah York…
- An intelligent, enigmatic chiller about an asylum inmate with mystical powers who upsets the lives of an avant garde music composer and his wife in…
- Alan Bennett at the BBC (1978-1992)
- Dir. Stuart Burge, John Schlesinger, Richard Eyre
Feat. James Fox, Alan Bates, Prunella Scales…
- An exceptional anthology of previously unreleased BBC productions from revered playwright Alan Bennett.
Collection includes:
– A Day Out…
- Walter / Walter & June (Loving Walter) (1982-1983)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Ian McKellen, Barbara Jefford, Keith Allen…
- A pair of grim television movies based on the novels by David Cook, starring Ian McKellen as a man with a learning disability who is condemned by…
- Silas Marner (The Weaver of Raveloe) (1985)
- Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Jim Broadbent…
- Excellent adaptation of the George Elliot classic, with Kingsley superb as the weaver who wrongfully accused of theft who withdraws from society only…
- Insurance Man, The (1986)
- Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert Hines, Geoffrey Palmer…
- A fascinating BBC production of Alan Bennett's screenplay about the one–and–only Franz Kafka, who is trapped in his own infernal…
- Life Is Sweet (1990)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Alison Steadman, Timothy Spall, Jane Horrocks…
- Life is always bittersweet in a Mike Leigh film, but never so funny. Naturalism and caricature harmonise is this domestic black comedy thanks to his…
- Princess Caraboo (1994)
- Dir. Michael Austin
Feat. Phoebe Cates, Kevin Kline, Jim Broadbent…
- All star cast gather for this whimsical tale of an 'abducted' Indonesian princess who may or may not be conniving her way into 19th Century British…
- Secret Agent, The (1996)
- Dir. Christopher Hampton
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Gerard Depardieu, Patricia Arquette…
- Faithful period adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel concerning political intrigues in Edwardian London. Russian spy Bob Hoskins is ordered out…
- Borrowers, The (1998)
- Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. John Goodman, Jim Broadbent
- Inhabiting the wall and floor–spaces of our houses, colonies of tiny people eek out an existence 'borrowing' food–scraps and those items…
- Topsy-Turvy (1999)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Allan Corduner…
- Rewarding biopic of Gilbert & Sullivan's ('HMS Pinafore', 'Pirates of Penzance') creative partnership that yields not so much drama as fascinating,…
- Moulin Rouge (2001)
- Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Richard Roxburgh…
- Arch–romantic whizz–kid Baz Luhrmann celebrates truth, beauty, freedom, and Love, set in the infamous, decadent Paris nightclub, circa…
- Iris (2001)
- Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Kate Winslet, Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent
- Moving biopic of British novelist Iris Murdoch and her journey from literary genius to the mental wilderness of Alzheimers, that unquestionably rests…
- Gangs of New York (2002)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz…
- Dir. Martin Scorsese’s messy yet resonant epic based on a 19th century chapter that witnessed mass civil unrest in NYC is painted with the…
- 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.
- Gathering Storm, The (2002)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent…
- Critically acclaimed telemovie depicts the life of Winston Churchill during his 'wilderness years', the turbulent 1930s, centred by a mighty…
- Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
- Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Stella Gonet, Christopher Plummer, Tom Courtenay…
- Able–handed version of Dicken's classic of Victorian–age injustice, that respects both the comic and tragic sides to the tale.
After…
- Bright Young Things (2003)
- Dir. Stephen Fry
Feat. Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, Dan Aykroyd…
- Set among the aspirant youth of 1930s Britain, this fresh satirical comedy marks a promising debut for dir. Fry, even if the drama is sliced a little…
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent…
- Zooming–in on an intriguing corner of 20th century history, this tells the unlikely (but true) story of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa's…
- Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
- Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent…
- Colourfully energetic version of Jules Verne's classic adventure, in which a casual bet sets three unusual companions on a race around the…
- Vanity Fair (2004)
- Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rhys Ifans…
- Sumptuous and intelligent adaptation of William Thackeray's novel, about the rise of an unscrupulous orphan lass to the aristocracy in Britain during…
- Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (2005)
- Dir. Andrew Adamson
Feat. Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent…
- A splendid and meticulous vision of C.S. Lewis' classic children's fantasy novel in which a group of four young siblings – ensconced in an…
- Art School Confidential (2006)
- Dir. Terry Zwigoff
Feat. Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich…
- CRUMB dir. Terry Zwigoff and comic book icon Daniel Clowes (GHOST WORLD) re–team for this darkly set, though often hilarious stakeout of the…
- 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…
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen…
- The belated return of Indiana Jones for another thrilling adventure quest, this time to find the crystal skull in Peru before the Soviets get their…
- Tales of the Riverbank (2008)
- Dir. John Henderson
Feat. Stephen Fry, Jim Broadbent, Steve Coogan…
- Based on the classic UK tv series, this tells the story of Hammy Hamster, Roderick Rat and GP the Guinea Pig, who, in the wake of a big storm, embark…
- Lost and Found (2008)
- Dir. Phillip Hunt
Feat. Jim Broadbent
- Exquisite adaptation of Oliver Jeffers's beloved children's book, about a lonely boy who one day finds a penguin on his doorstep, and resolves to…
- Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- Dir. David Yates
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent…
- The epic sixth movie in the Harry Potter franchise sees Harry prepare for the final battle against his nemesis Voldemort while struggling with his…
- Young Victoria, The (2009)
- Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
Feat. Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany…
- Emily Blunt radiates in this elegant if corseted biopic of Queen Victoria's early years as she deals with royal power struggles while being wooed by…
- Damned United, The (2009)
- Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Colm Meaney…
- Michael Sheen gets under the skin of another (infamous) British personality in this charismatic portrait of superstar football manager Brian Clough,…
- 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…
- London Spy (TV Mini-series) (2015)
- Dir. Jakob Verbruggen
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, Edward Holcroft…
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- 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…
- 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…