Ben Kingsley
Actor
- Gandhi (1982)
- Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox…
- Epic retelling of the life of the inspirational Indian leader with Ben Kingsley as 'The Mahatma'. Won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture.
- Merry Wives of Windsor, The (1982)
- Feat. Alan Bennett, Richard Griffiths, Judy Davis…
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
- BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 5 (Richard III, King Lear, Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part 2, Henry VI Part 3, The Merry Wives of Windsor) (1982-1983)
- Feat. Alan Bennett, Ben Kingsley, Judy Davis…
- The fifth in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes:
Richard III,…
- Betrayal (1983)
- Dir. David Jones
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Patricia Hodge, Jeremy Irons
- Amorality tale of a publisher, his wife and her lover, adapted from Harold Pinter's powerhouse play, effectively told in reverse chronology. Ben…
- Camille (1984)
- Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Colin Firth, John Gielgud…
- Greta Scacchi and a young Colin Firth play courtesan and lover respectively in this British revival of Alexander Dumas' novel.
- Turtle Diary (1985)
- Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Glenda Jackson
- Ben Kingsley and Glenda Jackson seek to liberate giant turtles from London Zoo. Screenplay by Harold Pinter.
- 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…
- Maurice (1987)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Hugh Grant, James Wilby, Rupert Graves…
- In the face of Edwardian attitudes and noble breeding, two young Englishmen comes to terms with their homosexuality. From E.M. Forster's novel.
- Pascali's Island (1988)
- Dir. James Dearden
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance
- Polished thriller in which frustrated Turkish spy Ben Kingsley discovers little honour among thieves after he steals a Greek treasure with mysterious…
- Without A Clue (1988)
- Dir. Thom Eberhardt
Feat. Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones…
- A nicely contrived send–up of the Sherlock Holmes stories, with Kingsley playing Doctor Watson, who in fact has invented the character of…
- Testimony (1989)
- Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Ben Kingsley
- The life, artistry and anguish of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich receives a vivid, stylistic treatment here, with Ben Kingsley in the central…
- Sneakers (1992)
- Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Robert Redford, Ben Kingsley, Sidney Poitier…
- This reworks the spy–caper genre to dazzling effect as an endearing team of security crackpots attempt to outwit bad egg Ben Kingsley whose…
- Schindler's List (1993)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes
- Spielberg deservedly swept the '94 Oscars with this compassionate, consummately–crafted tale of a prominent Nazi's precarious mission to save…
- Searching for Bobby Fischer (Innocent Moves) (1993)
- Dir. Steven Zaillian
Feat. Joe Mantegna, Ben Kingsley
- Sensitive film about a nine–year–old boy with a special gift for chess. Some poignant moments about parental expectations and the price…
- Death and the Maiden (1994)
- Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley
- Polanski exacts consummate control in rendering an electrifying stageplay for the screen. The dialogue blisters, the acting transfixes, the tension…
- Species (1995)
- Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker…
- Ben Kingsley rounds up 'experts' (Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina, Marg Helgenberger), a kind of A–Team of strange phenomena to…
- Twelfth Night (1996)
- Dir. Trevor Nunn
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Hawthorne…
- William Shakespeare is rediscovered yet again, in one of his wittier flights of fancy, served up with such 90s icons as Helena Bonham Carter, Richard…
- Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
- Dir. Stephen Surjik
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers…
- Media moguls Gabriel Byrne and Ben Kingsley vie for ownership of a pro football team, in an escalating war of one–upmanship, eventually raking…
- Sweeney Todd (1997)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Joanna Lumley
- Based on the true story of the demon barbers of Fleet Street, Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley attend this gruesome tale of the esteemed barbershop in…
- Apparition (Photographing Fairies) (1997)
- Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Toby Stephens, Ben Kingsley, Emily Woof
- A sceptical, widowed portrait photographer investigates reports of everglade fairies and becomes transformed by otherworldly encounters. Inspired by…
- Assignment, The (1998)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley
- International espionage flick that revels in the skillful, old–fashioned flourishes of an elaborate terrorist caper. Tourist Aidan Quinn gets…
- Parting Shots (1998)
- Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Chris Rea, Bob Hoskins, Ben Kingsley…
- Once–fashionable photographer Chris Rea finds out he only has months to live, and decides to get his own back at those that have made his life…
- Confession, The (1998)
- Dir. David Jones
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving
- Fairly standard–issue moral dilemmas in the courtroom for attorney Baldwin, involved in a complex case of guilt, redemption and retribution in…
- Alice in Wonderland (1999)
- Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Whoopi Goldberg, Ben Kingsley…
- The creators of the MERLIN TV–series pull–off another updating, this time Lewis Carroll's childrens' classic. Seamless special effects…
- Rules of Engagement (2000)
- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Guy Pearce…
- Colonel Samuel L. Jackson interprets the 'rules' when the US Embassy in Yemen is attacked by terrorists.
But after the smoke has cleared 83…
- What Planet Are You From? (2000)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear…
- Polarizing sci–fi sex comedy starring Garry Shandling as a human–looking alien from an emotionless all–male society is sent to…
- Sexy Beast (2001)
- Dir. Jonathan Glazer
Feat. Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane…
- Retirement in sunbaked Spain is going nicely for mellowed–out ex–crim Ray Winstone, that is, until a poison–tongued Ben Kingsley…
- Anne Frank (2001)
- Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Brenda Blethyn, Lili Taylor
- Comprehensive and authentic retelling of the Anne Frank diaries, this paints a grittier, less–than–sentimental picture of the family’s…
- Tuck Everlasting (2002)
- Dir. Jay Russell
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Sissy Spacek, William Hurt…
- Family costumer set in 19th century Maryland, where a rebellious teenage girl discovers a mysterious world in the woods owned by her father. Therein…
- House of Sand and Fog (2003)
- Dir. Vadim Perelman
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Frances Fisher…
- Essentially a showdown over the ownership of a house between an abandoned wife and a stoic Iranian immigrant, this throws up a compelling, if foggy,…
- Thunderbirds (2004)
- Dir. Jonathan Frakes
Feat. Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley, Barry Corbet…
- A live–action replay of the classic 60s sci–fi series which bears more relation to generic teen adventure than the spirit of the…
- Suspect Zero (2004)
- Dir. E. Elias Merhige
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Aaron Eckhart, Carrie-Anne Moss
- A foreboding blood hunt in the stylish tradition of SEVEN, with serial–killer Kingsley and FBI–man Eckhart circling each other in a fog…
- Oliver Twist (2005)
- Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley
- The latest adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic sees prominent Polish dir. Polanski helm an artful, if not straightforward interpretation of the…
- Bloodrayne (2005)
- Dir. Uwe Boll
Feat. Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen, Ben Kingsley…
- Brain dead blood and breast fest from the consistently awful Boll with "plot" revolving around a half–human/half–vampire pursuing the man…
- Wrong Man, The (Lucky Number Slevin) (2006)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu…
- A crazily convoluted thriller with a powerhouse cast, this is heavy on slick violence and self–aware pop–gun dialogue, with levels of…
- Last Legion, The (2007)
- Dir. Doug Lefler
Feat. Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai
- CGI fantasy dramatising the plight of Rome's last emperor, the child Romulus Augustus, and his protectors – Firth, Kingsley, and Bollywood star…
- You Kill Me (2007)
- Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni, Luke Wilson…
- Quirky black comedy about a hit–man from Buffalo (Kingsley) who screws up a crucial assignment because of his drinking problem and gets sent to…
- Love Guru, The (2008)
- Dir. Marco Schnabel
Feat. Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake…
- Mike Myers scrapes the bottom of the barrel for laughs as an American raised by Indian gurus who returns to his homeland hoping to earn big bucks on…
- Wackness, The (2008)
- Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby…
- Smitten with nostalgia for a bygone early–90's New York, this coming–of–age drama follows a listless, pot–dealing teenager as…
- Transsiberian (2008)
- Dir. Brad Anderson
Feat. Emily Mortimer, Woody Harrelson, Ben Kingsley…
- Writer–director Brad Anderson (THE MACHINIST) again turns a captivating premise into a stylish, dark–edged thriller of distinction, this…
- Elegy (2008)
- Dir. Isabel Coixet
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper…
- Following THE HUMAN STAIN comes another effort to translate revered American writer Phillip Roth to the screen. This time it's his novel "The Dying…
- Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
- Dir. Kari Skogland
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Kevin Zegers…
- Sharp docu–drama with Jim Sturgess as Irishman Martin McGartland, charged with infiltrating the IRA during the 1980s. Tense action sequences…
- War, Inc. (War Inc.) (2008)
- Dir. Joshua Seftel
Feat. John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei…
- Hit–and–miss satire with Cusack as a weary hitman sent to assassinate an oil minister in a Middle Eastern country occupied by an American…
- Shutter Island (2010)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley…
- Martin Scorsese’s latest is an intensely atmospheric, if overly confounding psychological thriller, set on a remote island which is home to shadowy…
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley…
- Jake Gyllenhaal flexes his pecs in this extravagant adaptation of the popular 'Arabian adventure' video game.
- Hugo (2011)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley…
- A state–of–the–art fantasy and homage to the origins of film and one of its earlier innovators, George Méliès (Kingsley), whose…
- Dictator, The (2012)
- Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Jason Mantzoukas…
- Sacha Baron Cohen returns with this sweet 'n' vulgar satire as a ruthless Middle Eastern tyrant who's diplomatic visit to New York doesn't go…
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Dir. Shane Black, Jeff Habberstad
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle…
- Robert Downey Jr. returns for a third outing as the power–suited superhero in this latest installment to the Marvel canon.
- Ender's Game (2013)
- Dir. Gavin Hood
Feat. Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld…
- In the not–too–distant future, a young prodigy is charged with leading Earth's battle defense against a marauding fleet of alien…
- A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)
- Dir. Rob Meyer
Feat. Kodi Smit-McPhee, James Le Gros, Katie Chang…
- A lovely, heartfelt teen movie about a nerdy 15–year–old birding fanatic (Smit–McPhee) who retreats with his friends on a bird…
- Physician, The (Der Medicus) (2013)
- Dir. Philipp Stölzl
Feat. Tom Payne, Ben Kingsley, Stellan Skarsgard…
- A historical epic centred on an orphan from an 11th–century English town whose mother died of a mysterious illness, travels to Persia where he…
- War Story (2014)
- Dir. Mark Jackson
Feat. Catherine Keener, Hafsia Herzi, Ben Kingsley…
- A war photographer who recently endured a brutal detainment in Libya holes up in Sicily to come to terms with her ordeal.
- Boxtrolls, The (2014)
- Dir. Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Jared Harris, Nick Frost…
- More wonderful, ghoulish animation from the studio behind CORALINE and PARANORMAN, this tells the story of a young orphan raised by underground…
- Stonehearst Asylum (Eliza Graves) (2014)
- Dir. Brad Anderson
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, David Thewlis…
- A recent medical school grad who takes a position at a mental institution soon finds himself taken with one of his colleagues –– though…
- Night at the Museum 3:Secret of the Tomb (2014)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson…
- Concluding chapter in the trilogy has museum guard Stiller trying to decipher why the exhibits are behaving so erratically.
- Exodus - Gods and Kings (2014)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro…
- Ridley Scott directs this biblical epic in which a defiant Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses and sets 600,000 slaves on a monumental…
- Learning to Drive (2014)
- Dir. Isabel Coixet
Feat. Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Grace Gummer…
- Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley headline this undemanding comedy about the unlikely friendship between a literary agent and a Sikh driving…
- Robot Overlords (2014)
- Dir. Jon Wright
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson, Callan McAuliffe…
- Cheap and cheerful sci–fi set in a world overrun by robots from another galaxy Earth's future is in the hand of a small band of rebellious…
- Self/less (Selfless) (2015)
- Dir. Tarsem Singh
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley, Matthew Goode…
- High–concept, though convoluted thriller from Tarsem Singh (THE FALL) about a dying real estate mogul who transfers his consciousness into a…
- Walk, The (2015)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon…
- The daredevil exploits of French high–wire artist Philippe Petit featured in MAN ON WIRE are re–told by Robert Zemeckis, who duly amps up…
- Life (2015)
- Dir. Anton Corbijn
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Ben Kingsley…
- Moody, elegant drama of the unlikely bond forged between Magnum photographer Dennis Stock and a pre–fame James Dean while shooting pictures of…
- Knight of Cups (2015)
- Dir. Terrence Malick
Feat. Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman…
- Terrence Malick's enigmatic ode to existential despair features Christian Bale as a screenwriter living in LA trying to make sense of the strange…
- Tut (TV Mini-Series) (2015)
- Dir. David Von Ancken
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Avan Jogia, Nonso Anozie
- Melodramatic mini–series covering the rise to power of the extraordinary Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Ben Kinglsey hams it up as Tut's…
- Jungle Book, The (2016)
- Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley…
- An eye–popping, effects–driven take on the tale of Mowgli a young boy raised by wolves who's existence is threatened by the tiger Shere…
- Collide (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…
- Ottoman Lieutenant, The (2017)
- Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Hera Hilmar, Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley…
- Undemanding, old–fashioned wartime romance following the fates of an army Lieutenant and a strong–willed American combat nurse who fall…
- Locked Down (2021)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Stephen Merchant…
- Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor play a newly separated couple confined to their swanky London apartment during a mandatory lockdown, with…