Tilda Swinton
Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- Last of England, The (1988)
- Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Tilda Swinton
- Jarman's personal commentary on the decline of Britain under Thatcher is a shocking, poetically rich montage, mixing images of war and urban decay…
- Garden, The (1990)
- Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Johnny Mills
- Derek Jarman's sincere personal affront with AIDS and the Christian church is represented through a non–narrative dreamscape with himself as…
- Edward II (1991)
- Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry
- Self–conscious updating of the Elizabethan play by Phillip Marlowe, imbued with a stagey panache by dir. Jarmen (a la WITTGENSTEIN),…
- Orlando (1992)
- Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Tilda Swinton
- Majestic interpretation of Virginia Woolf's 'unfilmable' novel salutes the work of Greenaway and gives Tilda Swinton the role of a lifetime, not to…
- Blue (1993)
- Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Derek Jarman, John Quentin, Nigel Terry…
- Against a simple, unchanging blue screen, Derek Jarman weaves intricate collages of sound, music and poetry. A moving self–portrait, as the…
- Female Perversions (1997)
- Dir. Susan Streitfeld
Feat. Tilda Swinton
- Based on the Freudian texts of noted psychoanalyst Louise Kaplan, this serious–minded, erotically charged and stylish film probes several…
- Love is the Devil (1998)
- Dir. John Maybury
Feat. Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton
- Audacious biopic of great British painter Francis Bacon (he of the 'screaming pope' paintings), travels the raw–nerve edge of artistic…
- War Zone, The (1998)
- Dir. Tim Roth
Feat. Ray Winstone, Tilda Swinton, Lara Belmont…
- An uncompromising directorial debut for actor Tim Roth, exploring the type of fractured family made familiar by mentors Alan Clarke and Ken Loach,…
- Beach, The (1999)
- Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton
- Tapping the moods of young travellers of today and their restless wanderlust, this adaptation of Alex Garland's Gen–X novel is both…
- Possible Worlds (2000)
- Dir. Robert Lepage
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Tom McCamus, Sean McCann
- A bittersweet sci–fi reflection on the possibility of a love when an individual exists in simultaneous parallel worlds.
Constructed around…
- Deep End, The (2001)
- Dir. Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Feat. Tilda Swinton
- Immaculate remake of Max Ophuls’ ‘The Reckless Moment’ follows the original closely but scores bonus points from Tilda Swinton’s taut…
- Vanilla Sky (2001)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jason Lee, Cameron Diaz…
- A straight Hollywood remake of the Spanish sci–fi thriller OPEN YOUR EYES by the director of ALMOST FAMOUS – the result of which plays like…
- Adaptation (2002)
- Dir. Spike Jonze
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper…
- Another virtuoso post–modern comedy from the team behind BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, with a miraculously adapted Nicolas Cage – in identical twin…
- Teknolust (2002)
- Dir. Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Davies, Karen Black
- Human and artificial frontiers overlap to intriguing effect in this independent feature propelled by Tilda Swinton in four incarnations – a…
- Statement, The (2003)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Northam…
- Michael Caine plays an ex–Nazi collaborator who has remained beyond the law for fifty years in post–WW2 France thanks to the Roman…
- Young Adam (2003)
- Dir. David Mackenzie
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan
- Evocatively set amid the grimy canal barges of post–WW2 Scotland, this follows the shady fortunes of a failed writer (McGregor), whose…
- Derek Jarman: Life as Art (2004)
- Dir. Andy Kimpton-Nye
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry
- Maddeningly conventional portrait of the iconoclastic director is lacking Jarman's own formal audaciousness, and is too often a clunky mix of talking…
- Constantine (2005)
- Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Tilda Swinton…
- A stylish, but rather misfiring adaptation of the DC comicbook 'Hellblazer', with Keanu Reeves playing a wry, hard–boiled detective with…
- Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (2005)
- Dir. Andrew Adamson
Feat. Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent…
- A splendid and meticulous vision of C.S. Lewis' classic children's fantasy novel in which a group of four young siblings – ensconced in an…
- Broken Flowers (2005)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Bill Murray, Julie Delpy, Frances Conroy…
- A beguiling middle–age lament starring Bill Murray, unfurled in typical low gear by the world's 'coolest' director, Jim Jarmusch.
Playing an…
- Thumbsucker (2005)
- Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Keanu Reeves…
- An accomplished, resolutely unconventional drama in which a 17 year–old boy (Pucci) is encouraged, cajoled and medicated into breaking the…
- Stephanie Daley (2006)
- Dir. Hilary Brougher
Feat. Amber Tamblyn, Tilda Swinton, Halley Feiffer…
- A closely–observed, cogent indie drama about a teenager’s concealed pregnancy and the suspicious death of her baby.
The truth surrounding…
- Michael Clayton (2007)
- Dir. Tony Gilroy
Feat. George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson…
- Razor–sharp legal thriller involving a sprawling class–action law suit and alleged cover–up, George Clooney plays a humble legal…
- Strange Culture (2007)
- Dir. Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Feat. Thomas Jay Ryan, Tilda Swinton, Peter Coyote
- Topical and important docu–drama focusing on the charges of bio–terrorism brought against acclaimed artist Steve Kurtz after his wife's…
- Galapagos - The Islands That Changed The World (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Tilda Swinton
- Grand nature series, narrated by actress Tilda Swinton, revealing the unique fauna, flora and history of the fragile eco–system of the…
- Man from London, The (2007)
- Dir. Bela Tarr
Feat. Miroslav Krobot, Tilda Swinton
- Bela Tarr's dense, mesmeric imagery is married to the traditions of film noir in this strikingly opaque detective story, set on the weathered…
- Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
- Dir. Andrew Adamson
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Ben Barnes, Sergio Castellitto…
- This epic–leaning return to the fantasy world of Narnia finds the Pevensie children heading back through the wardrobe to help Prince Caspian…
- Burn After Reading (2008)
- Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Feat. George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt…
- Appealing 'dunderhead' comedy from the Coen Brothers that plots an elaborate caper for its A–list ensemble cast, who relish the chance to…
- Derek (2008)
- Dir. Isaac Julien
Feat. Derek Jarman, Tilda Swinton
- Heartfelt tribute to British vanguard filmmaker and gay activist Derek Jarman, whose radical ourvre is surveyed in conjuction with one of his final…
- Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The (2008)
- Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton…
- The screenwriter of FORREST GUMP expands upon F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story to tell the curious case of a man born on Armistice day as decrepit…
- Julia (2008)
- Dir. Erick Zonca
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo
- Gutsy, dynamic melodrama propelled by a full–tilt performance from Tilda Swinton as a loose cannon alcoholic who becomes embroiled in…
- Limits of Control, The (2009)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Isaach de Bankole, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton…
- Indie King Jim Jarmusch directs this mysterious and moody crime thriller, in which a Lone Man wanders through Madrid and Seville on an undisclosed…
- I Am Love (Io sono l'amore) (2009)
- Dir. Luca Guadagnino
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Edoardo Gabbriellini
- Tilda Swinton stars as the Russian–born matriarch of a wealthy Milanese family in this fabulously opulent Italian drama, centred around her…
- Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Ben Barnes, Tilda Swinton, Liam Neeson…
- Rollicking third installment has the children returning to Narnia to join Prince Caspian for a voyage on the majestic royal vessel known as The Dawn…
- We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
- Dir. Lynne Ramsay
Feat. Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller
- Tilda Swinton struggles to cope with the grief and guilt of mothering a deeply troubled child in Lynne Ramsay's unflinching, stylistic adaptation of…
- Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis…
- Wes Anderson's latest exquisite comedy, about two 12–year–olds in 1960s New England who consummate their adolescent romance by running…
- Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Anton Yelchin…
- Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston are sublimely cast as sophisticated vampire lovers who reunite after centuries in this stylish and imaginative new…
- Snowpiercer (2013)
- Dir. Joon-ho Bong
Feat. Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, John Hurt…
- Korean maestro Bong Joon–ho's English language debut is a breakneck sci–fi thriller set on a perpetual motion train carrying the last…
- Zero Theorem, The (2013)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis…
- Terry Gilliam presents this complex but colourful existential meditation. A reclusive computer genius has been given the task of finally proving that…
- Grand Budapest Hotel, The (2014)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric…
- Dir. Wes Anderson at last marries his quirky, meticulous aesthetic to a marvellously exotic setting and characters to create arguably his finest film…
- Dreams Rewired (2015)
- Dir. Manu Luksch, Martin Reinhart
Feat. Tilda Swinton
- Enchanting and baffling, this experiment in retro–futurist re–appropriation matches a vast amount of fascinating silent–era film…
- Trainwreck (2015)
- Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson…
- Amy Schumer writes and stars in this ribald comedy about a commitment–phobic career woman who has to face her fears of monogamy when she…
- Bigger Splash, A (2015)
- Dir. Luca Guadagnino
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes…
- A sensuous, if overly–mannered comedy of manners from the director of I AM LOVE has the Sicilian vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker…
- Hail Caesar! (2016)
- Dir. Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Feat. Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich…
- Light yet dazzlingly bright comic outing from the Coen Bros follows real life Hollywood 'fixer' Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) as he frantically tries to…
- Doctor Strange (2016)
- Dir. Scott Derrickson
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams…
- The fourteenth film from the Marvel superhero franchise stars Cumberbatch as the title hero, a neurosurgeon disabled in a car crash who turns to a…
- Letters From Baghdad (2016)
- Feat. Tilda Swinton
- The complex history of the Middle East and British colonial power is explored in this documentary centered around the remarkable life of British…
- Suspiria (2018)
- Dir. Luca Guadagnino
Feat. Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth…
- A jaw–droppingly audacious remake of the classic Argento horror, which finds director Luca Guadagnino (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME) at his most bold…
- Dead Don't Die, The (2019)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton…
- Zom–com from indie favourite Jim Jarmusch, assembling a stunning ensemble cast and following the police force of a small town as they struggle…
- Personal History Of David Copperfield, The (2019)
- Dir. Armando Iannucci
Feat. Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton…
- A modern take on the Charles Dickens classic about the young orphan who triumphs over adversity in Victorian England. Puts a refreshing spin on…
- Souvenir, The (2019)
- Dir. Joanna Hogg
Feat. Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, Tilda Swinton
- Brilliantly observed and fiercely unconventional drama from writer–director Joanna Hogg (EXHIBITION) introspectively exploring the life of a…
- French Dispatch, The (2021)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton…
- A wildly inventive anthology film from meticulous auteur Wes Anderson (GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL) set in in a fictional 20th century French town, where a…
- Memoria (2021)
- Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Feat. Tilda Swinton
- Filmed in English and shot on location in Columbia by a Thai director, Apichatpong Weerasethakul makes cinema as seemingly impenetrable as his very…
- Asteroid City (2023)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks…
- A parade of caricatures converge on the tiny desert town of "Asteroid City": famous for it's rock in a hole. When things get ...…