Brian Cox
Actor
Films to Rent
- Helen Mirren at the BBC (1974-1982)
- Dir. Anthony Page, Claude Whatham, Stuart Burge
Feat. Helen Mirren, Sir Stanley Baker, Brian Cox…
- Boxed set featuring nine BBC films starring one of the Grand Dames of the British stage and screen, Helen Mirren.
Disc 1: 'The Changeling' (1974)…
- American Film Theatre - In Celebration (1975)
- Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Alan Bates, Brian Cox, Gabrielle Daye…
- A tightly framed screen adaptation of David Storey's autobiographical play set around the reunion of a Nottinghamshire mining family, in which cast…
- Hammer House of Horror (TV Series) (1980)
- Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors…
- The last gasp of the Hammer Horror franchise was this low–budget TV series. Combining some inventive plotting, gore and a little nudity with…
- Manhunter (1986)
- Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Brian Cox, William Petersen
- Brooding 'psycho'–drama based on Thomas Harris' novel 'Red Dragon', featuring an appearance of the pre–iconic Hannibal Lechter character…
- Hidden Agenda (1990)
- Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Brian Cox, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif…
- Perhaps dir. Loach’s most genre–based film, this political thriller about sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland in the early 1980s involves…
- Sharpe (TV Series) (1993-1998)
- Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. Sean Bean, Brian Cox
- Various teledramas adapting Bernard Cornwall's famous novels about the adventures of an officer in the 19th century British Army. In perhaps his best…
- Prince of Jutland (Prince of Denmark) (1994)
- Dir. Gabriel Axel
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, Christian Bale…
- Retelling of the historical episode on which Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' was based, where a Danish prince feigns madness to avoid being murdered by his…
- Complicity (1998)
- Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Jonny Lee Miller, Brian Cox, Paul Higgins…
- A story of serial–killing from the pen of Iain Banks, pits left–wing journalist Jonny Lee Miller (TRAINSPOTTING) alongside a maniac with…
- Minus Man, The (1999)
- Dir. Hampton Fancher
Feat. Owen Wilson, Mercedes Ruehl, Janeane Garofalo…
- Comic actor Owen Wilson is sort–of cast against type as an impassive, child–like drifter with a penchant for random poisonings, settling…
- Longitude (1999)
- Dir. Charles Sturridge
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon, Stephen Fry…
- Adapted from the book by Dava Sobel, this tells the intriguing story surrounding the 18th century search for an accurate way to calculate longitude,…
- Shot at Glory, A (The Cup) (2000)
- Dir. Michael Corrente
Feat. Robert Duvall, Michael Keaton, Brian Cox…
- Robert Duvall is successfully cast as the manager of a minor Scottish soccor team, which has been bought and remodeled by an American…
- Nuremberg (2000)
- Feat. Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy, Brian Cox…
- This two part miniseries follows the Chief Prosecutor through the Nuremberg Trials of 1945–46.
- Strictly Sinatra (Cocozza's Way) (2001)
- Dir. Peter Capaldi
Feat. Ian Hart, Brian Cox, Kelly MacDonald
- Smalltime Scottish crooner Ian Hart has a thing about Frank Sinatra and like his idol flirts a little too closely with the criminal element. This…
- Bourne Identity, The (2002)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Matt Damon, Franke Potente, Chris Cooper…
- A stylish transcription of the Robert Ludlum thriller, with amnesiac CIA super–agent Matt Damon scrambling to survive as he’s hunted…
- Ring, The (2002)
- Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox
- Fitfully creepy American remake of the influential Japanese horror film that surprisingly manages to replicate the foreboding (and uniquely Japanese)…
- X-Men 2 (2002)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Patrick Stewart…
- A new war between humans and mutants looks to boil over in this sure–footed sci–fi sequel, again steered by dir. Singer.
Centred…
- Super Troopers (2002)
- Dir. Jay Chandrasekhar
Feat. Jay Chandrasekhar, Brian Cox, Daniel von Bargen
- A group of five randy state troopers in Vermont find their future of patrolling the highways is threatened and try to outdo the local police in…
- Rookie, The (2002)
- Dir. John Lee Hancock
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez…
- Disney sports drama based on the true story of Jim Morris, who had a brief but famous Major League Baseball career in 1999–2000.
- Reckoning, The (2003)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Paul Bettany, Vincent Cassel…
- A sober minded recreation of plague–blasted England of the Middle Ages, with Bettany cowling–up as a monk on the run who falls in with a…
- Troy (2004)
- Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom…
- Homer's epic is cranked up to full fury in this Hollywood CGI–ed adaptation, depicting the seige of Troy by the vengeful Greek army and the…
- Bourne Supremacy, The (2004)
- Dir. Paul Greengrass
Feat. Matt Damon, Franke Potente, Brian Cox…
- Creditable sequel to the sleeper hit THE BOURNE IDENTITY, which tracked the anxieties of an amnesiac former CIA–assassin on the run across…
- Red Eye (2005)
- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox
- Dir. Wes Craven whittles a lean, claustrophobic thriller around the plight of a woman (McAdams), menaced onboard of short–haul plane flight by…
- Match Point (2005)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Scarlett Johansson…
- Widely touted as Woody Allen's finest film since the mid–80's, this is also his least characteristic – set in London and entirely…
- Ringer, The (2005)
- Dir. Barry W. Blaustein
Feat. Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox
- A taboo–fumbling–dodging comedy in which, due to a large outstanding debt, Johnny Knoxville (JACKASS) poses as mentally handicapped and…
- History Of The British Police Force, The (2006)
- Feat. Brian Cox
- Fairly detailed and illuminating history of the British bobby, from the days of Sir Robert Peel's first 'peeler' through to the large–scale…
- Running with Scissors (2006)
- Dir. Ryan Murphy
Feat. Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes…
- Star–studded adaptation of Augusten Burroughs’ humourous yet hard–hitting memoir of a childhood locked between distanced and abusive…
- Flying Scotsman, The (2006)
- Dir. Douglas Mackinnon
Feat. Jonny Lee Miller, Brian Cox, William Boyd
- Dramatisation of triumphant Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree, who overcame personal demons and sports admin flak to break the world one–hour…
- Zodiac (2007)
- Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards…
- Intense, painstaking thriller from the dir. of SEVEN magnifies San Francisco's unsolved ‘Zodiac’ killings with obsessive compulsion and…
- Water Horse, The: Legend of the Deep (2007)
- Dir. Jay Russell
Feat. Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin, Emily Watson…
- NZ–filmed magical adventure inspired by the legend of Loch Ness in which a small boy secretly adopts a baby mythical creature that grows to…
- Shoot on Sight (2007)
- Dir. Jag Mundhra
Feat. Naseeruddin Shah, Greta Scacchi, Om Puri…
- Not so much hot potato as lukewarm, this political thriller bases its story on the real–life shooting of an innocent Brazilian man gunned down…
- Battle for Terra (2007)
- Dir. Aristomenis Tsirbas
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Brian Cox, James Garner
- A peaceful alien race comes under siege from a human race starved of natural resources in this animated sci–fi adventure. Owen Wilson and Evan…
- Red (2008)
- Dir. Trygve Allister Diesen, Lucky McKee
Feat. Brian Cox, Noel Fisher, Tom Sizemore…
- A surprisingly restrained revenge thriller, with Brian Cox as the owner of a murdered dog seeking retribution. Muddled, but has its moments.
- Escapist, The (2008)
- Dir. Rupert Wyatt
Feat. Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes
- This straight–up escape movie delivers all the thrills and spills of the durable prison genre, with old–timer Brian Cox hatching a master…
- Trick 'r Treat (Trick or Treat) (2008)
- Dir. Michael Dougherty
Feat. Dylan Baker, Brian Cox, Anna Paquin…
- Well–crafted horror that interweaves five spooky stories on the same Halloween night, subverting familiar urban legends into unexpected new…
- Take, The (TV Mini-series) (2009)
- Dir. David Drury
Feat. Tom Hardy, Brian Cox, Shaun Evans…
- Stylish, tough–as–nails gangland mini–series follows the fortunes of a recently released convict set on taking the London…
- Day of the Triffids (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
- Dir. Nick Copus
Feat. Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Eddie Izzard…
- This second–stab by the BBC excitingly updates John Wyndham's cautionary sci–fi novel with a big budget and spectacular special effects.…
- Tell Tale (2009)
- Dir. Michael Cuesta
Feat. Josh Lucas, Lena Headey, Brian Cox…
- A man's newly transplanted heart leads him on a dangerous journey to find out who murdered its donor in this nerve–jangling adaptation of the…
- RED (R.E.D.) (2010)
- Dir. Robert Schwentke
Feat. Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren…
- Entertaining cannon fodder, this is yet another comic book adaptation of assassins on the lam, but one distinguished by its dynamite cast and…
- Ironclad (2011)
- Dir. Jonathan English
Feat. Brian Cox, Jason Flemyng, James Purefoy…
- Thumping medieval actioner has a group of Knights Templar fighting to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John. Satisfyingly bloody…
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- Dir. Rupert Wyatt
Feat. James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow…
- A thought–provoking prequel to the PLANET OF THE APES legacy, set during the present day where a genetically–enhanced chimpanzee uses its…
- Sinking of the Laconia, The (TV Mini-Series) (2011)
- Dir. Uwe Janson
Feat. Andrew Buchan, Brian Cox, Franke Potente
- Gripping reenactment of the events surrounding the ill–fated Laconia, a British ocean liner crippled by a German U–boat, who in turn…
- Blood (2012)
- Dir. Nick Murphy
Feat. Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Brian Cox…
- Though fairly derivative, this overcast thriller about a family of policemen who struggle to cover up the death of a murder suspect they've also been…
- An Adventure In Space In Time (2013)
- Dir. Terry McDonough
Feat. David Bradley, Brian Cox, Jessica Raine
- Dramatic re–telling of the creation of the television series Doctor Who, created to celebrate the shows fiftieth anniversary, boasts an…
- Mindscape (Anna) (2013)
- Dir. Jorge Dorado
Feat. Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Brian Cox…
- Psychological thriller set in the near future, where a 'memory detective' is tasked with entering the mind of a troubled 16–year–old girl…
- Game, The (TV Mini-Series) (2014)
- Feat. Brian Cox, Tom Hughes, Jonathan Aris…
- Brian Cox leads the cast in this Cold War spy thriller set in the world of 1970's espionage. It tells the story of the invisible war fought by MI5…
- Pixels (2015)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan…
- Adam Sandler and pals must use their old–school gaming skills to save the world after aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games…
- 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.
- Carer, The (2016)
- Dir. János Edelényi
Feat. Brian Cox, Anna Chancellor, Emilia Fox…
- The redoubtable Brian Cox stars in this likeable, if familiar, drama about an ailing thespian and his relationship with a young immigrant actress who…
- Autopsy of Jane Doe, The (2016)
- Dir. André Øvredal
Feat. Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, Ophelia Lovibond…
- Intense and acclaimed supernatural horror from the director of TROLL HUNTER, about a coroner and his son who conduct a late–night autopsy on…
- Churchill (2017)
- Dir. Jonathan Teplitzky
Feat. Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery
- Brian Cox delivers an impressive performance as iconic Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the days before the D–Day landings in June 1944.
- Rory's Way (The Etruscan Smile) (2018)
- Dir. Mihal Brezis, Oded Binnun
Feat. Brian Cox, Thora Birch, JJ Feild…
- A rugged old Scotsman (a winning performance from Brian Cox) reluctantly leaves his isolated Hebridean island to seek medical treatment in San…
- Succession (TV series) (2018)
- Feat. Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin…
- Provocative and witty satirical drama created by Jesse Armstrong (IN THE LOOP) about a dysfunctional dynasty led by an aging patriarch (Brian Cox).