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Anthony Hopkins

Actor

Filmography (All Films)

 
HamletHamlet (1969)
Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Nicol Williamson, Gordon Jackson, Anthony Hopkins
The predominant use of close–ups enhances Nicol Williamson's bold performance as an impulsive, roguish young Hamlet.
Walk in the Spring Rain, AWalk in the Spring Rain, A (1970)
Dir. Guy Green
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Hopkins
Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Hopkins conduct an illicit affair in their middle age. Romantic slush best enjoyed as unintentional comedy.
When Eight Bells TollWhen Eight Bells Toll (1971)
Dir. Etienne Périer
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Jack Hawkins, Robert Morley
Expert hokum from the pen of Alistair Maclean has Anthony Hopkins as a secret agent on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that…
Young WinstonYoung Winston (1972)
Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft, Simon Ward
The early life of Britain's greatest political leader, through his time in India, Sudan and the Boer War to his ascendancy at the House of Commons.
War and Peace (TV Mini-series)War and Peace (TV Mini-series) (1972)
Dir. John Davies
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Alan Dobie, Rupert Davies
Hugely ambitious television production of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel, told through twenty 45–minute episodes. Boasting beautiful design and…
Edwardians, TheEdwardians, The (1972) Recommended
Dir. John Howard Davies, James Cellan Jones, Alan Clarke
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Timothy West, Robert Powell
Superb examination of eight famous Edwardians who helped shape the early 20th century. Impeccably presented and directed by some of the BBC's finest…
A Doll's HouseA Doll's House (1973)
Dir. Patrick Garland
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Claire Bloom, Ralph Richardson
A stagey, though strongly acted version of Henrik Ibsen's renowned proto–feminist stageplay set in a 19th century household beset by personal…
JuggernautJuggernaut (1974)
Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings
Richard Harris leads a bomb disposal squad in a race against time to save an ocean liner and its 1200 passengers from disaster. Fine nail–biter…
QB VII (TV Mini-Series)QB VII (TV Mini-Series) (1974)
Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Ben Gazzara, Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Caron
A multiple Emmy–winning adaptation of the novel by Leon Uris (best known for "Exodus") detailing the gripping court battle between a…
Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, TheLindbergh Kidnapping Case, The (1976)
Dir. Buzz Kulik
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Martin Balsam, Cliff DeYoung
A TV film dramatising the events of the Lindbergh kidnapping, in which the son of aviators Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh was abducted…
Victory at EntebbeVictory at Entebbe (1976)
Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky
Feat. Helmut Berger, Linda Blair, Burt Lancaster
A made–for–television film first broadcast on ABC, depicting the raid on Entebbe Airport in Uganda and the freeing of Israeli hostages…
Audrey RoseAudrey Rose (1977)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Marsha Mason, Anthony Hopkins, John Beck
Soberly told thriller which has a seemingly happy couple disturbed by a stranger's (Hopkins) claim that their child is his daughter, in reincarnated…
MagicMagic (1978)
Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith
Anthony Hopkins is tormented by his evil ventriloquist dummy in an off–kilter thriller, that misses a little screen magic. Scripted by William…
International VelvetInternational Velvet (1978)
Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Tatum O'Neal, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer
Belated and earnest sequel to classic NATIONAL VELVET has an adult Velvet Brown take in an orphaned niece from America, who, with the help of an…
Elephant Man, TheElephant Man, The (1980) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt
The heart–wrenching true story of a grossly deformed pauper, dramatised to perfection by director David Lynch. A compassionate doctor rescues…
A Change of SeasonsA Change of Seasons (1980)
Dir. Richard Lang
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek
Comedy of tangled relationships and mid–life crises, following a forty–something woman who begins a relationship with a young,…
OthelloOthello (1981)
Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins
Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Peter and PaulPeter and Paul (1981)
Dir. Robert Day
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Robert Foxworth, Eddie Albert
Epic account of the early spread of Christianity follows disciples Peter and Paul as they struggle against violent opposition and their own personal…
Bunker, TheBunker, The (1981)
Dir. George Schaefer
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Richard Jordan, Cliff Gorman
Absorbing account of Hitler's last days spent hiding under Berlin with Hopkins giving one of his finest performances. Somber adaptation of James P.…
Little EyolfLittle Eyolf (1982)
Feat. Diana Rigg, Anthony Hopkins
Solid BBC teleplay of Henrik Ibsen's stage–piece about a writer trapped in a loveless, unfulfilled marriage to a wealthy woman.
Bounty, TheBounty, The (1984)
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier
Robert Bolt’s (A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS) version of the ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ tale of Fletcher Christian’s (Mel Gibson) mutiny…
Mussolini and IMussolini and I (1985)
Dir. Alberto Negrin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Sarandon
The last days of Il Duce as embodied by Bob Hoskins in this strong Italian miniseries.
84 Charing Cross Road84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
Dir. David Jones
Feat. Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins
Book–loving New Yorker Anne Bancroft corresponds with London bookseller Anthony Hopkins in the decades following WWII, leading to some platonic…
Tenth Man, TheTenth Man, The (1988)
Dir. Jack Gold, Richard T. Heffron
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Brenda Bruce, Derek Jacobi
A measured TV–movie adaptation of the novel by Graham Greene about a French lawyer who saves himself from being executed during the Nazi…
Chorus of DisapprovalChorus of Disapproval (1989)
Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Anthony Hopkins, Prunella Scales
A light and slight drama set around widower Jeremy Iron’s move to a seaside town and involvement with a local theatre group. Superb cast livens the…
SpotswoodSpotswood (1991) Recommended
Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Bruno Lawrence
Anthony Hopkins plays an efficiency expert hired to overhaul a cottage moccasin factory, and finds himself endeared to the staff, in this affable…
Desperate HoursDesperate Hours (1991)
Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers
Remake of a Bogart thriller in which escaped convict/psycho Mickey Rourke awaits his connection to freedom at an innocent family's home.
Silence of the Lambs, TheSilence of the Lambs, The (1991) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn
Celebrated adaptation of Thomas Harris' novel follows the hunt of a gruesome serial killer by a rookie cop (Jodie Foster), 'aided' by an incarcerated…
ChaplinChaplin (1992) Recommended
Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Hopkins
A reverent yet captivating biopic of comic genius Charlie Chaplin, boasting an uncanny central performance from Robert Downey Jnr. Commendably…
Howards EndHowards End (1992) Recommended
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter
Merchant/Ivory's E.M. Forster adaptation is so exquisite it pales their previous efforts. Forster's usual themes of class injustice and emotional…
Trial, TheTrial, The (1992)
Dir. David Jones
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Anthony Hopkins, Jason Robards Jr.
Update of Kafka's disturbing, influential novel posits Kyle MacLachlan as the man mysteriously arrested and subjected to a totalitarian judiciary.…
Bram Stoker's DraculaBram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves
Francis Ford Coppola's opulent and erotic update of the gothic legend. Gary Oldman's incarnation of the fanged one is most impressive here, as are…
FreejackFreejack (1992)
Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Anthony Hopkins
Champion race driver Emilio Estevez is rescued from death and beamed into 2009 where he soon sets about kicking the totalitarian asses of both Mick…
Remains of the DayRemains of the Day (1993) Recommended
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Christopher Reeve
Note–perfect adaptation of the Booker–winning novel plays out its key themes of duty and betrayal, love and loss with effortless class,…
ShadowlandsShadowlands (1993) Recommended
Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger
Anthony Hopkins is terrific as academic and children's author C.S. Lewis, who discovers a well of unfathomable emotion when his American divorcee…
Road to WellvilleRoad to Wellville (1994)
Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Broderick, Bridget Fonda
Much eccentricity transpires at the health farm of J. Harvey Kellogg (Anthony Hopkins), inventor of the corn flake. Matthew Broderick, Bridget Fonda,…
Innocent, TheInnocent, The (1994)
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Campbell Scott, Isabella Rossellini
Anthony Hopkins toplines WW2 espionage thriller about a British engineer (Campbell Scott) who becomes caught in the crossfire of suspicion during his…
NixonNixon (1995)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Ed Harris
With almost Shakespearian gravitas, Anthony Hopkins portrays a flawed but fully–rounded Richard Nixon. Instead of the anticipated whitewash,…
AugustAugust (1995)
Dir. Anthony Hopkins
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Phillips, Leslie Burton
Anthony Hopkins directs and takes the lead role in this variation on Chekhov's oft–filmed drama Uncle Vanya, setting it in his native Wales…
Surviving PicassoSurviving Picasso (1997)
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone, Julianne Moore
Anthony Hopkins acts his beret off in this portrait of the insatiable, cantankerous Spanish genius and the trail of emotional devastation he left…
Edge, TheEdge, The (1997) Recommended
Dir. Lee Tamahori
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle MacPherson
Cool–headed millionaire Anthony Hopkins, playboy hot–head Alec Baldwin, and their pilot get trapped in the Alaskan wilderness, where they…
AmistadAmistad (1998)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey
Laying bare his socio–historical conscience (a much better prospect post–SCHINDLER'S LIST), Steven Speilberg sets sail with an epic of…
Mask of Zorro, TheMask of Zorro, The (1998)
Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Scabarding much of the swordplay of the Tyrone Power original for mega–budget stuntwork and destruction, this ultimately swaps one brand of…
Meet Joe BlackMeet Joe Black (1998)
Dir. Martin Brest
Feat. Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins
Oddly original premise (actually, updated from 1934's Death Takes A Holiday), drawn out as a loopy ponder on matters of life and death. Rests on a…
InstinctInstinct (1999)
Dir. Jon Turtletaub
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Jr. Gooding
In another mad shrink role, Anthony Hopkins loses it while studying mountain gorillas in Africa and is brought back to the US for assessment by Cuba…
TitusTitus (1999)
Dir. Julie Taymor
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming
A ferocious, no–holds–barred reading by Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange and Alan Cumming of Shakespeare's early play, the baroque, and…
Mission: Impossible 2Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton
Submerging all traces of the original series, Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, whose mission it is to keep a deadly synthetic virus out of the hands…
HannibalHannibal (2001)
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Ray Liotta
Anthony Hopkins reprises his iconic role as Hannibal Lechter in this controversially gruesome sequel to the serial killer classic, SILENCE OF THE…
Hearts in AtlantisHearts in Atlantis (2001)
Dir. Scott Hicks
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis
Muted elegy for lost smalltown adolescence from the pen of Stephen King, that like STAND BY ME casts shadows of unease over its…
Bad CompanyBad Company (2002)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock
CIA–spook Anthony Hopkins recruits the street–smart twin (Chris Rock) of his recently–dead partner to help on a mission to track…
Red DragonRed Dragon (2002) Recommended
Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes
Betraying the odds after the lackluster “Hannibal”, this accomplished ‘prequel’ based on Thomas Harris’ novel of the same name more than…
Human Stain, TheHuman Stain, The (2003) Recommended
Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Gary Sinise
An astute adaptation of a modern American classic, with a distinguished Anthony Hopkins and a blazing Nicole Kidman striking a surprising…
AlexanderAlexander (2004)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer
A valiant, though flawed attempt by dir. Oliver Stone (PLATOON) to depict the life and times of Grecian military commander Alexander the Great,…
Shortcut to HappinessShortcut to Happiness (Devil and Daniel Webster, The) (2004)
Dir. Alec Baldwin
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Alec Baldwin's sole directorial outing is something of a misfire, with Baldwin as a struggling author who's Faustian bargaining is his…
World's Fastest Indian, TheWorld's Fastest Indian, The (2005) Aro Favourite
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd
Feelgood drama with a core of goodhearted Kiwi common sense and realism, this relates the true story of Invercargill legend Burt Munro (Hopkins), who…
ProofProof (2005)
Dir. John Madden
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal
An elegant adaptation of David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, with Gwyneth Paltrow reprising her London stage role as the grieving…
All The King's MenAll The King's Men (2006)
Dir. Steven Zaillian
Feat. Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins
A heavyweight, if not entirely functional adaptation Robert Penn Warren's political novel about a failed idealist turned corrupt, powermongering…
BobbyBobby (2006)
Dir. Emilio Estevez
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins
In the sprawling, overlapping traditional of Robert Altman, dir. Emilio Estevez time capsules the hours leading up to Robert F. Kennedy's…
FractureFracture (2007)
Dir. Gregory Hoblit
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn
A you–know–whodunnit legal psychodrama with Anthony Hopkins as a wealthy businessman who shoots his wife dead, then plays a cruel (if…
BeowulfBeowulf (2007)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins
Originally earmarked for 3D IMAX cinemas, this groundbreaking animation brings to screen the Old English epic of hero Beowulf (Winstone) and his…
Slipstream Slipstream (Slipstream Dream) (2007)
Dir. Anthony Hopkins
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Christian Slater, Camryn Manheim
Anthony Hopkins cartwheels into the director's chair and attempts to channel David Lynch for this befuddling ensemble fantasy in which a screenwriter…
City Of Your Final Destination, TheCity Of Your Final Destination, The (2009)
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Laura Linney, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Beautifully shot Merchant Ivory film about a doctoral student who travels to Uruguay in an attempt to win over the dysfunctional family of Latin…
Wolfman, TheWolfman, The (2010)
Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt
Disjointed remake of the Lon Chaney classic stars Benicio Del Toro as the broody beast, helplessly chowing down on Victorian London. Although the…
You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerYou Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin
Not so much a serious Woody Allen film as a funny one without any jokes. An ensemble of fine actors stumble through a series of scenes with only a…
Rite, TheRite, The (2011)
Dir. Mikael Håfström
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Alice Braga, Ciaran Hinds
Anthony Hopkins is enjoyably unhinged in this otherwise gloomy religious horror centered on a legendary Vatican exorcist who falls victim to Satan,…
ThorThor (2011) Recommended
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman
Engaging superhero escapism with The God of Thunder banished to earth where his skills with a hammer soon come in handy. Flitting between godly…
360360 (2011)
Dir. Fernando Meirelles
Feat. Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins
Fernando Meirelles (CITY OF GOD) directs this kaleidoscopic ensemble drama set in seven cities across the globe, concerning a disparate set of…
HitchcockHitchcock (2012) Recommended
Dir. Sacha Gervasi
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson
Anthony Hopkins plays the one and only Master of Suspense in this polished recreation of the making of the director's most famous film,…
RED 2RED 2 (2013)
Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker
It's more of the same from the retired assassins club, who are still fighting for their survival in this entertaining, if entirely disposable…
Thor: The Dark WorldThor: The Dark World (2013)
Dir. Alan Taylor
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
In this predictably bombastic sequel, the action relocates from Earth to the Nine Realms, where the Norse God must team up with nemesis Loki…
NoahNoah (2014)
Dir. Darren Aronofsky
Feat. Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone
This thought–provoking religious epic from dir. Darren Aronofsky tackles the biblical story of Noah's Ark with seriousness and gusto.
Kindnapping Mr. HeinekenKindnapping Mr. Heineken (2014)
Dir. Daniel Alfredson
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Sam Worthington, Jim Sturgess
Bizarre true crime flick based on the successful kidnapping of the heir to the Heineken beer empire in the 1980's.
CollideCollide (2016)
Dir. Eran Creevy
Feat. Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones, Ben Kingsley
A kinetic action mash–up with Ben Kingsley hamming it up mercilessly as a German drug kingpin who kidnaps the girlfriend of an American…
Westworld (TV Series)Westworld (TV Series) (2016) Recommended
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright
Phenomenally popular science–fiction western series from creator Jonathan Nolan, set in a fictional theme park populated by android "hosts",…
Transformers: The Last KnightTransformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Stanley Tucci
A cacophonous plot and state–of–the–art special effects mark this fifth installment of the franchise, a largely…
Thor: RagnarokThor: Ragnarok (2017) Recommended
Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett
New Zealand's most successful film–maker on home turf (and former Aro Valleyite) Taika Waititi makes his equally successful Hollywood debut…
Father, TheFather, The (2020) Aro Favourite
Dir. Florian Zeller
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss
Anthony Hopkins reaches another career peak in this brilliant conceived and executed drama about an aging man who is losing his sense of…
Son, TheSon, The (2023)
Dir. Florian Zeller
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby
A teenage son moves out on his single mother to live with his father. The part time dad tries to make the best of the situation. But juggling his new…
One LifeOne Life (2023)
Dir. James Hawes
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Flynn
the true story of a London broker Nicholas Winton; who secretly organised the rail transport of hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi occupied Europe…

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