Judi Dench
Director, Actor
- 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…
- A Study in Terror (1965)
- Dir. James Hill
Feat. John Neville, Robert Morley, Donald Houston…
- Carefully crafted, though at times crude and bloody, Sherlock Holmes mystery (not by Conan Doyle), with the sleuth pursuing the murderous Jack the…
- Judi Dench Collection, The (Absolute Hell, Cherry Orchard, Going Gently, Ghosts, Make and Break, Talking to a Stranger) (1966-1987)
- Feat. Judi Dench
- Dame Judi compendium, consisting of six sterling performances.
- Talking to a Stranger (TV series) (1966)
- Dir. Christopher Morahan
Feat. Judi Dench
- Seminal, BAFTA–winning, Emmy–nominated 1960s made–for–TV British drama written by John Hopkins, about a family trauma, told…
- Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1968)
- Dir. Sir Peter Hall
Feat. Helen Mirren, David Warner, Diana Rigg…
- The Royal Shakespeare Company's film production of one of Shakespeare's most hilarious and witty plays, featuring a strong ensemble cast.
- American Film Theatre - Luther (1973)
- Dir. Guy Green
Feat. Stacy Keach, Patrick Magee, Hugh Griffith…
- Although receiving a somewhat muted reaction when originally released, this American Film Theatre production is a worthy adaptation of John Osborne's…
- Langrishe, Go Down (1978)
- Dir. David Jones
Feat. Judi Dench, Jeremy Irons, Harold Pinter
- Teledrama about a steamy affair in 1930s Dublin between a lonely spinster (Dench) and a parasitic intellectual (Irons), on her family's…
- Macbeth (1979)
- Dir. Philip Casson
Feat. Ian McKellen, Judi Dench
- Excellent version of the 'Scottish play' that translates Trevor Nunn's RSC stage version to television complete with minimalistic staging and some…
- Fine Romance, A (TV Series) (1981-1984)
- Feat. Judi Dench, Michael Williams
- Dame Judi Dench stars opposite her real–life husband, Michael Williams, in this touching Britcom about middle–aged romance between two…
- Going Gently (1981)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Norman Wisdom, Fulton MacKay
- Quality BBC television drama about a group of terminally ill patients on a cancer ward.
- Cherry Orchard, The (1981)
- Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Timothy Spall…
- BBC television drama based on the classic 1904 play by Anton Chekhov about the decline of the Russian aristocracy in general and one high–born…
- Saigon - Year of the Cat (1983)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Frederic Forrest, E.G. Marshall…
- Potent romantic drama set during the South Vietnam collapse with Dench as a depressed loan officer who falls into the arms of CIA interrogator…
- Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985)
- Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Ian Holm, Judi Dench
- Based on Noel Coward's play about an English couple who lived on the South Pacific island of Cowrie, this telemovie is graced with top cast and…
- Me and the Girls / Bon Voyage / Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 6) (1985)
- Dir. Jack Gold, Gavin Millar
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Robert Glenister, Nigel Havers…
- – Me and the Girls (85') Touching drama centred on a terminally ill gay man reminiscing on his past life performing and managing a dance…
- Wetherby (1985)
- Dir. David Hare
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench…
- Haunting psychodrama with Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench as guests at a dinner party that is overshadowed by a repressed tragedy which threatens to…
- Make and Break (1987)
- Dir. Michael Frayn
Feat. Judi Dench, Robert Hardy
- BBC television drama, directed by Michael Frayn and based on his play of the same name, stars Hardy as a building industry boss, unaware of his…
- Ghosts (1987)
- Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Kenneth Branagh…
- BBC television adaptation of Ibsen's great, once–controversial play about secrets and lies, sex and hypocrisy, starring Judy Dench as Mrs…
- Behaving Badly (TV mini-series) (1989)
- Dir. David Tucker
Feat. Judi Dench, Frances Barber, Maurice Denham…
- A bleak though blackly–comic mini–series with Judi Dench as a dowdy housewife who belatedly comes out of her shell after her husband of…
- Look Back in Anger (1989)
- Dir. Judi Dench
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Siobhan Redmond
- TV production of John Osborne's influential play from the 50's, directed by Judi Dench.
Kenneth Branagh plays the educated but disaffected "angry…
- Absolute Hell (1991)
- Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Judi Dench, Francesca Annis
- Classic BBC television production based on Rodney Ackland's book of the same name: a black, bleak comedy about about a sex–addicted , boozy…
- As Time Goes By (TV Series) (1992)
- Dir. Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer
- A justifiably celebrated British sitcom, in which youthful 1950s lovers Dench and Palmer accidentally reconnect in middle age and tentatively…
- Goldeneye (1996)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Isabella Scorupco…
- Brosnan cuts the mustard as the new 007, aided by shrewd modifications that thoroughly re–invigorate the franchise – playful,…
- Jack and Sarah (1996)
- Dir. Tim Sullivan
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Ian McKellen…
- The 'four weddings' formula is tweaked for another Grant – Richard E. (Withnail), who becomes an unwitting solo father after his wife dies.…
- Mrs. Brown (Her Majesty Mrs. Brown) (1997)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Judi Dench, Billy Connolly
- Finely accomplished drama about the passionate, if platonic, friendship between Queen Victoria and her loyal servant – a relationship that…
- Shakespeare in Love (1998)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench…
- Shakespeare's art imitates life according to this gloriously fanciful, Oscar–winning tragicomedy, as the Bard himself (Joseph Fiennes), stuck…
- Tea with Mussolini (1999)
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith…
- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli's childhood memoirs form the basis of this well–mannered period fancy that draws weight from the grand Dames of British…
- World Is Not Enough, The (1999)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle, Sophie Marceau…
- Pierce Brosnan is back for a third time in the most cartoonish entry in many a season, with in–jokes, sexual allusions and fire–power…
- Chocolat (2000)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin…
- Light and fluffy ‘food–comedy’ of international mien in which, after a shaky start, Juliette Binoche gets into the heart of an crusty…
- Last of the Blonde Bombshells, The (2000)
- Dir. Gillies MacKinnon
Feat. Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron…
- Charming light drama about a recently–widowed Judi Dench who decides to revive her saxophone playing, eventually getting the idea to reunite…
- 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…
- Shipping News, The (2002)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett…
- Hallmark slice of Miramax tragiwhimsy that follows the odyssey of lost–in–life Kevin Spacey, led by his aunt up to his family’s…
- 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…
- Die Another Day (2002)
- Dir. Lee Tamahori
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Judi Dench…
- High on octane, low on sustenance, Pierce Brosnan beefs up the machismo (and arrogance?) for his fourth outing as Bond – indignant after a long…
- Chronicles of Riddick, The (2004)
- Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Thandiwe Newton…
- Vin Diesel goes on the run as 'Riddick', the anti–hero of PITCH BLACK, in a far more elaborate space opera based around the evil ambitions of a…
- Ladies in Lavender (2005)
- Dir. Charles Dance
Feat. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Natascha McElhone…
- During the pre–WW2 period, a handsome Polish stranger (Bruhl) is washed up on a beach in Cornwall and taken into care by two aging spinster…
- 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…
- Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest…
- Set in the grey drabness of 1930s England, this charming wee feel–gooder tells the true story of an eccentric, somewhat difficult dowager…
- Casino Royale (2006)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Eva Green…
- The James Bond franchise finds a new face, goes back to the very beginning, and rediscovers its mojo, with new Bond Daniel Craig and Kiwi dir. Martin…
- Notes on a Scandal (2006)
- Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy
- Authorities Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench go head–to–head in this psychological gambit between a pottery teacher engaged in an illicit…
- Cranford (TV Mini-series) (2007)
- Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Philip Glenister…
- Outstanding, atypical British costumer with Dame Judy and other bonneted Victorian women chewing the fat in 1840s Cheshire, England. Based on…
- Quantum Of Solace (2008)
- Dir. Marc Forster
Feat. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Olga Kurylenko…
- Number 22 in the enduring Bond series is an action–heavy adventure with Daniel Craig returning as the man with the gun on a revenge mission to…
- Nine (2009)
- Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz…
- A stonkingly glamorous screen musical based on FELLINI'S 8 1/2, with famous film auteur Guido Contini struggling to realize his cinematic masterpiece…
- Rage (2009)
- Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Lily Cole, Steve Buscemi, Jude Law…
- Another arthouse conceit from dir. Sally Potter (ORLANDO, YES), comprised entirely of monologues from insiders at New York fashion house, who recall…
- Return to Cranford (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
- Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie…
- Winning follow–up to the acclaimed drama is set one year after the marriage of Dr. Harrison and Sophy Hutton. There's some exciting additions…
- Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (2011)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy…
- A gaggle of British senior citizens are charmed by the 'real' India when they check into a run–down Jaipur hotel they believed was a luxury…
- Jane Eyre (2011)
- Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga
Feat. Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell…
- A delicate and atmospheric adaptation of the much–filmed Charlotte Bronte melodrama tragedy about a young governess who seals her tragic fate…
- My Week With Marilyn (2011)
- Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Julia Ormond…
- Michelle Williams evokes Hollywood's most famous screen siren in this stylish and satisfying biopic centred on the production of THE PRINCE AND THE…
- J. Edgar (2011)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Judi Dench…
- Heavyweight biopic from dir. Clint Eastwood, with Leonardo DiCaprio stepping into the shoes of controversial FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, whose…
- Skyfall (2012)
- Dir. Sam Mendes
Feat. Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench…
- Bond’s 50th anniversary outing is his most spectacular and serious yet, with 007 drawn back to London, and eventually his Scottish homeland, in…
- Philomena (2013)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Mare Winningham
- Poignant drama stars Judi Dench as a elderly Irish woman searching for the child she was forced to give up while working at a convent as a teenager.
- Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
- Dir. Dearbhla Walsh
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Judi Dench, James Corden
- Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman star in this fine Roald Dahl adaptation about a retired bachelor who has a thing for his tortoise–obsessed…
- Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (2015)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy…
- Sequel to the unlikely hit comedy has the Marigold's proprietor considering expansion as a rooming predicament arises.
- Hollow Crown, The: Wars of the Roses (TV Series) (2015)
- Dir. Dominic Cooke
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench…
- A second series of star–studded, exceptionally presented Shakespeare adaptations, with Henry VI in two parts, along with Richard III. Together…
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson…
- Tim Burton's spectacular adaptation of the young adult fantasy novel about a teenager who discovers a portal to a different time in coastal Wales…
- Victoria and Abdul (Victoria & Abdul) (2017)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard…
- The legendary Judi Dench returns to the role of Queen Victoria in this sumptuous story of the unlikely bond between the the aging queen and a young…
- Tulip Fever (2017)
- Dir. Justin Chadwick
Feat. Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Zach Galifianakis…
- Elegant romantic drama where an artist falls for a young married woman (Alicia Vikander) while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the…
- Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe…
- Adaptation of the novel by Agatha Christie, in the capable hands of director Kenneth Branagh, who also stars as Hercule Poirot, the renowned…
- Tea With the Dames (Nothing Like a Dame) (2018)
- Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright…
- British acting legends Dames Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith discuss their remarkable lives at Plowright's country home in…
- All is True (2018)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen
- Kenneth Branagh plays William Shakespeare in his final days in this impressively cast biopic, set following a tragic fire which burns down the Globe…
- Red Joan (2018)
- Dir. Trevor Nunn
Feat. Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Tom Hughes…
- The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest–serving British spy. Arrested in retirement by the MI5, the extraordinary…
- Cats (2019)
- Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. James Corden, Judi Dench, Idris Elba…
- Vilified remake of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about a group of cats competing at an elaborate ceremony to decide who will be reincarnated. A…
- 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…
- Belfast (2021)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan…
- Richly evocative cine–memoir from director Kenneth Branagh, depicting a young boy's childhood in late 60's Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Set…
- Allelujah (2022)
- Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Russell Tovey, David Bradley…
- An adaptation of the play by Alan Bennett, set in a geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital that is threatened with closure. The hospital…