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Emma Thompson

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Fortunes of War (TV Mini-series)Fortunes of War (TV Mini-series) (1987)
Dir. James Cellan Jones
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Alan Bennett
An under–appreciated historical epic focused on the personal experience of war, starring then–English glamour couple Kenneth Branagh and…
Tutti Frutti (TV Series)Tutti Frutti (TV Series) (1987) Recommended
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thompson, Richard Wilson
This beautifully sardonic Scottish miniseries launched the careers of it's lead actors, offering a brilliant satire of the music industry and a deft…
Tall Guy, TheTall Guy, The (1989)
Dir. Mel Smith
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson
Jeff Goldblum plays an American actor in England who faces successive crises with obnoxious employer Rowan Atkinson and love interest Emma Thompson.
Look Back in AngerLook 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…
ImpromptuImpromptu (1990) Aro Favourite
Dir. James Lapine
Feat. Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin
Splendid frolic with Chopin, Liszt, Delacroix, George Sand and friends gathered at a French country villa. Hilarious and moving, Judy Davis leads a…
Dead AgainDead Again (1991)
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson
Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson go Stateside for this askewed whodunnit about a P.I. who is hired to help an amnesia victim, seemingly haunted by…
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…
Peter's FriendsPeter's Friends (1992)
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie
British stiff–upper–lip spin on the BIG CHILL with Kenneth Brannagh and friends. They come across as something of a lacklustre lot,…
In the Name of the FatherIn the Name of the Father (1993) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson
Daniel Day–Lewis gives a devastating performance in this powerhouse re–creation of the tragedy that beset Jerry Conlon, his family and…
Much Ado About NothingMuch Ado About Nothing (1993) Recommended
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves
Kenneth Branagh plunders the Bard again and pulls off a rare breed of romantic escapism. Here he somehow modifies the traditional text for an…
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,…
JuniorJunior (1994)
Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny De Vito, Emma Thompson
High–gloss whimsy in which Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito contrast screen personas once again, this time as science mavericks…
CarringtonCarrington (1995)
Dir. Christopher Hampton
Feat. Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Steven Waddington
Titular tomboy Emma Thompson finds inexplicable desire for fellow 'Bloomsbury groupie' and effette intellectual Lytton Strachey in this academic…
Sense and SensibilitySense and Sensibility (1995) Recommended
Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman
It all started here – The Jane Austen Revival, in a witty and engaging take on this classic tale of two sisters, one practical (Emma Thompson),…
Winter Guest, TheWinter Guest, The (1997)
Dir. Alan Rickman
Feat. Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law, Gary Hollywood
Emma Thompson ventures to farther–flung fields in a contemporary family melodrama played out within the bleak confines of a wintery British…
Primary ColorsPrimary Colors (1998) Recommended
Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton
In charting the rise of a controversial Southern Governor through the US Democratic primary campaign, John Travolta rises admirably to his most…
Judas KissJudas Kiss (1998)
Dir. Sebastian Guitierrez
Feat. Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Carla Gugino
Kidnapping–gone–wrong thriller that trades off the curious casting of Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman as the American cops in pursuit.…
Treasure PlanetTreasure Planet (2002) Recommended
Dir. John Musker, Ron Clements
Feat. Emma Thompson, Martin Short, David Hyde Pierce
A spaced–up animated version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s TREASURE ISLAND, with young Jim shipping aboard a galactic galleon with…
WitWit (2003) Recommended
Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins, Christopher Lloyd
The dramatic and comedic talents of Emma Thompson flourish in a brave, heartfelt performance as a terminally ill literary professor with a…
Love ActuallyLove Actually (2003)
Dir. Richard Curtis
Feat. Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson
Golden–boy comedy writer Richard Curtis assumes directing duties for the first time but mislays the Midas touch he gained from penning “Four…
Imagining ArgentinaImagining Argentina (2003)
Dir. Christopher Hampton
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Ruben Blades
A controversial adaptation of Lawrence Thornton's award–winning novel, set in the Argentine dictatorship of the mid–1970s. Thompson is…
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Recommended
Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Thompson, Robbie Coltrane
Young Harry's troublesome education continues at Hogswarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry, in this increasingly confident series, here given a…
Angels in America (TV Mini Series)Angels in America (TV Mini Series) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson
An ambitious, multi–leveled portrait of the fractures, politics and metaphysical crises of 1980s America based on the stageplay by Tony…
Nanny McPheeNanny McPhee (2005) Recommended
Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly MacDonald
A well–bred British entertainment for children which fuses the traditional likes of MARY POPPINS with the current wave of gothic fantasy (Harry…
Stranger Than FictionStranger Than Fiction (2006)
Dir. Marc Forster
Feat. Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal
A self–consciously 'clever' comedy with a cunning conceit – tax inspector Will Ferrell discovers that his drab life is being narrated and…
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) Recommended
Dir. David Yates
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Robbie Coltrane, Helena Bonham Carter
The fifth movie of the Harry Potter franchise finds the Wiz–kid struggling with adolescent hormones, a blind bureaucracy and most memorably,…
Brideshead RevisitedBrideshead Revisited (2008)
Dir. Julian Jarrold
Feat. Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell
Sound adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s classic novel of illicit love in the realms of High Society, set against the backdrop of pre–WWII Britain.…
Last Chance HarveyLast Chance Harvey (2008)
Dir. Joel Hopkins
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins
Simple romance stars Dustin Hoffman as a down–and–out divorcee whose life seems to be going nowhere until he meets the equally…
An EducationAn Education (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina
An assured and alluring coming–of–age drama set in swinging sixties London (1961 in fact), with teenage ingenue Carey Mulligan falling in…
Nanny McPhee and the Big BangNanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
Dir. Susanna White
Feat. Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Ewan McGregor
Emma Thompson again pens and stars in the second installment about the otherworldly nanny, accompanied again by a staggering array of British…
Men in Black 3Men in Black 3 (2012) Recommended
Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin
Will Smith and co. return to inspired form for this third installment of the popular sci–fi comedy about a black–suited government agency…
BraveBrave (2012)
Dir. Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
Feat. Kelly MacDonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson
Pixar's latest winning animation centres on an impetuous Scottish princess torn between her royal duty to the kingdom and her true desire to become…
Beautiful CreaturesBeautiful Creatures (2013)
Dir. Richard LaGravenese
Feat. Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons
A young man is drawn to a mysterious new arrival whose family possess secret supernatural powers in this vivid adaptation of Kami Garcia and Margaret…
Saving Mr. BanksSaving Mr. Banks (2013)
Dir. John Lee Hancock
Feat. Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell
Emma Thompson plays P.L. Travers in this showbiz biopic of the Mary Poppins creator's legendary collaboration with Walt Disney. Thompson and Tom…
Love PunchLove Punch (2013)
Dir. Joel Hopkins
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Timothy Spall
A divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them.
Men, Women and ChildrenMen, Women and Children (2014)
Dir. Jason Reitman
Feat. Adam Sandler, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jennifer Garner
Topical drama concerning a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their…
Effie GrayEffie Gray (2014) Recommended
Dir. Richard Laxton
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Greg Wise, Tom Sturridge
Written by Emma Thompson, this highly respectable period drama looks at the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin, his…
Walk in the Woods, AWalk in the Woods, A (2015)
Dir. Ken Kwapis
Feat. Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson
Robert Redford and Nick Nolte walk the Appalachian trail together in this lightly comic adaptation of Bill Bryson's memoir, with much of the pleasure…
BurntBurnt (2015)
Dir. John Wells
Feat. Sienna Miller, Daniel Bruhl, Omar Sy
Culinary drama with Bradley Cooper as a temperamental chef pushing his staff to the limits as he strives for a third Michelin star.
Legend of Barney Thomson, TheLegend of Barney Thomson, The (2015)
Dir. Robert Carlyle
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone
A uniquely Glaswegian black comedy directed by and starring Robert Carlyle as an awkward middle–aged barber whose life of desperate mediocrity…
Bridget Jones's BabyBridget Jones's Baby (2016) Recommended
Dir. Sharon Maguire
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey
A belated and rather witty third screen outing for Helen Fielding's comic heroine, with Renee Zellweger returning as the beleaguered Bridget, now 43,…
Alone in BerlinAlone in Berlin (2017)
Dir. Vincent Perez
Feat. Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Bruhl
Earnest resistance drama set in 1940, with Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson as a working class couple who, after learning of their only son's death…
Children Act, TheChildren Act, The (2017)
Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead
The formidable Emma Thompson plays Fiona Maye, a London High Court judge of family law who pays a heavy personal price for her dedication to the…
Johnny English Strikes AgainJohnny English Strikes Again (2018)
Dir. David Kerr
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko
Rowan Atkinson spoofs Bond again in this third installment of the Johnny English franchise, which sees the accidental secret agent going up against a…
Years And Years (TV Series)Years And Years (TV Series) (2019)
Dir. Simon Cellan Jones, Lisa Mulcahy
Feat. Emma Thompson, Rory Kinnear, Russell Tovey
Six–part series created by Russell T. Davies, following the busy Lyons family from Manchester across 15 years, and starring Emma Thompson as a…
Late NightLate Night (2019)
Dir. Nisha Ganatra
Feat. Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Max Casella
Emma Thompson plays a once successful late–night talk show host who fears her popularity is slipping and hires a woman (Mindy Kaling) to…
Last ChristmasLast Christmas (2019)
Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh
Comfortably predictable British rom–com filled with Christmas warmth, from beloved director Paul Feig (BRIDESMAIDS). A…
DolittleDolittle (The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle) (2020)
Dir. Stephen Gaghan
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen
Nutty remake of the 1967 musical with Robert Downey Jr. as the Welsh veterinarian who can talk to animals. Based loosely on the book The Voyages of…
CruellaCruella (2021)
Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry
Crime comedy starring Emma Stone as the villainous character Cruella de Vil from Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Director…
What's Love Got to Do With it?What's Love Got to Do With it? (2022)
Dir. Shekhar Kapur
Feat. Lily James, Shazad Latif, Emma Thompson
How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary filmmaker Zoe (Lily James), swiping right to find Mr. Right has only delivered bad…

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