Keira Knightley
Actor
- Innocent Lies (Halcyon Days) (1997)
- Dir. Patrick DeWolfe
Feat. Joanna Lumley, Stephen Dorff, Gabrielle Anwar…
- An English detective arrives in pre–WWII France to unravel a murder–mystery in a household fraught with Freudian overtones: matriarch…
- Hole, The (2000)
- Dir. Nick Hamm
Feat. Thora Birch, Daniel Brocklebank, Desmond Harrington…
- Thora Birch (AMERICAN BEAUTY) delivers a convincing English accent for this Brit variation of Teenage Gothic, emerging as the only survivor of a…
- Princess of Thieves (2001)
- Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. Keira Knightley, Malcolm McDowell, Stuart Wilson
- A pre–blockbuster Kiera Knightley plays the daughter of Robin Hood in this Disney re–imagining of the Sherwood legend: sporting the…
- Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
- Dir. Gurinder Chadha
Feat. Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers…
- Adding exotic, gender–twisting charm and two vivacious performances to the underdog–feelgood formula, this…
- Pure (2002)
- Dir. Gillies MacKinnon
Feat. David Wenham, Molly Parker, Keira Knightley
- A close–focus, earnest depiction of a mother and her ten year old son's relationship on a bleak English housing estate tainted by drug…
- Doctor Zhivago (TV Series) (2003)
- Dir. Giacomo Campiotti
Feat. Sam Neill, Keira Knightley, Kris Marshall…
- A 'Masterpiece Theatre' adaptation of Pasternak's novel of Tsarist Russia. Generally more complete and faithful than the Lean version, but less…
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush…
- A terrific, tongue–in–cheek action romp set in the pirate days of the Caribbean, with Johnny Depp leading the charge as a madcap, slyly…
- 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…
- King Arthur (2004)
- Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Keira Knightley, Clive Owen, Joel Edgerton…
- An interesting, serious–minded revision of the Camelot legend, recasting Arthur (Owen) as a half–Roman mercenary who, with his comrades,…
- Pride and Prejudice (2005)
- Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn…
- Well–groomed incarnation of Jane Austen's early 19th century novel in which five sisters, whose family is down on their means, must navigate…
- Jacket, The (2005)
- Dir. John Maybury
Feat. Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson…
- Adding to a growing canon of mind–bending thrillers of distinction (see our 'Close Relatives' below), this certainly feels part of a distinct…
- Domino (2005)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Delroy Lindo…
- Brash, hyperkinetic action rendition of the life and times of Domino Harvey (played by Knightley), the daughter of movie–star Laurence Harvey,…
- Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley…
- Smash sequel–equal, which replicates the swashbuckling wit, quirkiness and visual excitement of its predecessor, again following the…
- Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End (2007)
- Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom…
- Blockbuster third installment in the ever–popular swashbuckling franchise finds Johnny Depp and crew having to sail off the edge of the map and…
- Atonement (2007)
- Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai…
- Keira Knightley and James McAvoy play out a twisted, unrequited wartime love in this Bafta–adorned tragic–romance from the dir. of PRIDE…
- Silk (2007)
- Dir. Francois Girard
Feat. Michael Pitt, Keira Knightley, Koji Yakusho…
- Sensuous period drama based on the popular Alessandro Baricco novel about a married silkworm smuggler who becomes infatuated with a local woman…
- Duchess, The (2008)
- Dir. Saul Dibb
Feat. Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling…
- Costume connoisseurs will rejoice in the splendour of Keira Knightley’s dazzling dresses and eye–catching cranial plumage in this depiction…
- Edge of Love, The (2008)
- Dir. John Maybury
Feat. Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy…
- Atmospheric wartime romance based on the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (Rhys) and his love for two free–spirited women who become firm…
- Never Let Me Go (2010)
- Dir. Mark Romanek
Feat. Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield…
- Faithful adaptation of the Kazuo Ishiguro's 'unfilmable' novel that follows the relationship of three childhood friends who are raised as 'donors' in…
- Last Night (2010)
- Dir. Massy Tadjedin
Feat. Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes…
- Glossy examination of fidelity with a married couple apart for the night finding themselves straying into temptation. Hamstrung by overt metaphor…
- London Boulevard (2010)
- Dir. William Monahan
Feat. Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, David Thewlis…
- An ex–con turned celebrity bodyguard finds himself unwittingly drawn back into London's criminal underworld in this confident directorial debut…
- Neverland (TV Mini-series) (2011)
- Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel, Bob Hoskins…
- Clever prequel to "Peter Pan" from the producers of TIN MAN and ALICE that gives a fresh, alternative take on the origins of Peter Pan and Captain…
- A Dangerous Method (2011)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen…
- Psychodrama auteur David Cronenberg directs this stimulating, if not entirely satiating exploration of the intense relationship between Carl Jung and…
- Seeking a Friend For the End of the World (2012)
- Dir. Lorene Scafaria
Feat. Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Melanie Lynskey…
- Unlikely partners Steve Carell and Keira Knightley gravitate towards each another as the end of the world approaches in this most unusual…
- Anna Karenina (2012)
- Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Kelly MacDonald…
- Costume drama artisan Joe Wright boldly directs this Tom Stoppard scripted adaptation of Tolstoy’s classic tale of Russian aristocracy.
- Begin Again (2013)
- Dir. John Carney
Feat. Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, James Corden…
- Keira Knightley plays a struggling indie songstress who finds levity and love in a down–on–his–luck music executive (Ruffalo) in…
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner…
- Kenneth Branagh directs the latest big screen installment in the adventures of Tom Clancy's hero CIA agent, Jack Ryan, this time revolving around a…
- Laggies (2014)
- Dir. Lynn Shelton
Feat. Keira Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell…
- Indie comedy with Knightley as a woman in the throes of a quarter–life crisis brought on by her boyfriend's sudden proposal.
- Imitation Game, The (2014)
- Dir. Morten Tyldum
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode…
- Entertaining, though hardly accurate, biopic of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who here claims full credit for his work leading a team of…
- Everest (2015)
- Dir. Baltasar Kormakur
Feat. Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal…
- This lavishly mounted account of the ill–fated climbing expedition that claimed the life of New Zealand mountaineer Rob Hall is especially…
- Collateral Beauty (2016)
- Dir. David Frankel
Feat. Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley…
- A broken hearted New York advertising exec learns to cope with loss and reconnect with life in this star–studded and emotional drama.
- Nutcracker and the Four Realms, The (2018)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom, Joe Johnston
Feat. Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Eugenio Derbez…
- Lavish but hollow Disney retelling of E.T.A. Hoffmann's short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and Marius Petipa's "The Nutcracker" about a…
- Colette (2018)
- Dir. Wash Westmoreland
Feat. Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson
- A playful and spirited biopic about the extraordinary, uncompromising life of French novelist Colette (Keira Knightley). Set in Paris at the end of…
- Aftermath, The (2019)
- Dir. James Kent
Feat. Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke, Alexander Skarsgard
- Period melodrama of some distinction due to its strong cast, set in postwar Germany in 1945, where a British colonel and his wife move into a…
- Berlin, I Love You (2019)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom, Fernando Eimbcke, Claus Clausen
Feat. Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke…
- Anthology film continuing the "Cities of Love" franchise (PARIS, JE T'AIME, NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU) set in the German capital where ten sugary stories…
- Official Secrets (2019)
- Dir. Gavin Hood
Feat. Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode…
- Engrossing drama based on the life of whistleblower Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), the GCHQ emplyee who leaked a secret memo about an illegal NSA…
- Misbehaviour (2020)
- Dir. Philippa Lowthorpe
Feat. Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keeley Hawes…
- Crowd pleasing comedy based on real life events in which a group of women disrupted the live broadcast of the 1970 Miss World competition to protest…
- Silent Night (2021)
- Dir. Camille Griffin
Feat. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis…
- A grinch of a Christmas movie that on the surface looks like LOVE ACTUALLY but has a premise as black as coal.
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