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Ben Whishaw

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Cheers and Tears (TV Series)Cheers and Tears (TV Series) (The Booze Cruise) (2003)
Dir. Paul Seed
Feat. Martin Clunes, Mark Benton, Neil Pearson
"Nothing goes according to plan" in this delightful series of British tele–movies in which an eccentric group of friends set sail on a series…
Perfume - The Story of a MurdererPerfume - The Story of a Murderer (2006) Recommended
Dir. Tom Tykwer
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Ben Whishaw
Lush, faithful adaptation of Patrick Suskind’s 1985 novel, with Ben Whishaw as Jean–Baptiste Grenouille, the gifted ‘nose’ turned…
I'm Not ThereI'm Not There (2007) Aro Favourite
Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger
Arthouse maestro Todd Haynes directs this deliciously cinematic, kaleidoscopic musing on the life of Bob Dylan, with six different actors portraying…
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.…
Criminal Justice (TV Series)Criminal Justice (TV Series) (2008-2009)
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Maxine Peake
Grim and unglamorous drama series focuses on an individual’s journey through the British criminal justice system, from prison to courtroom. It…
Bright StarBright Star (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider
A resounding return–to–form for dir. Jane Campion, who is in full flourish with this delicate and deeply romantic tale of the doomed love…
Tempest, TheTempest, The (2010)
Dir. Julie Taymor
Feat. Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Djimon Hounsou
Julie Taymor takes on The Bard once more with distinctly eye–popping results, and in a further deviation gives Helen Mirren the role of…
Hour, The - Series 1 (TV Series)Hour, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (2011) Aro Favourite
Feat. Dominic West, Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw
A team of journalists (lead by THE WIRE's Dominic West) front a groundbreaking news hour for the BBC, only to chance upon a high–level…
Hour, The - Series 2 (TV Series)Hour, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (2012) Aro Favourite
Feat. Dominic West, Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw
Further episodes from this fascinating news hour drama maintains the standard set by the first, where vice and corruption continue to intrigue a team…
SkyfallSkyfall (2012) Aro Favourite
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…
Cloud AtlasCloud Atlas (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
Feat. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent
An awe–inspiring cinematic epic that adapts David Mitchell's ambitious and 'unfilmable' novel as an 'auteur blockbuster' and genuine…
Hollow Crown, The (TV Series)Hollow Crown, The (TV Series) (2012) Recommended
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Ben Whishaw, Tom Hiddleston
A star–studded, BAFTA–nominated mini–series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV Parts One and Two,…
PaddingtonPaddington (2014) Aro Favourite
Dir. Paul King
Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters
Britain's beloved bear gets the big screen treatment as he travels to London in search of a home, and where he catches the eye of a museum…
LiltingLilting (2014) Recommended
Dir. Hong Khaou
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Pei Pei Cheng, Andrew Leung
In the wake of the sudden passing of a young Anglo–Chinese man, his gay lover (Ben Whishaw) is compelled to connect with his widowed mother, a…
SpectreSpectre (2015)
Dir. Sam Mendes
Feat. Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux
Daniel Craig's fourth Bond outing has 007 receiving a cryptic message from his past sending him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization.
Lobster, TheLobster, The (2015) Recommended
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux
The director of DOGTOOTH returns with another decidedly offbeat satire. Set in the dystopian near future, single people, are obliged to find a…
SuffragetteSuffragette (2015) Recommended
Dir. Sarah Gavron
Feat. Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter
Rousing account of the suffragette movement in Edwardian Britain seen through the eyes of a working mother who's galvanized into political action by…
In the Heart of the SeaIn the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson
Ron Howard directs this effects–heavy recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, the inspiration for the…
Danish Girl, TheDanish Girl, The (2015)
Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard
Prestige romantic drama loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegene, and traces the evolution of their relationship…
London Spy (TV Mini-series)London Spy (TV Mini-series) (2015)
Dir. Jakob Verbruggen
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, Edward Holcroft
CONTRABAND TITLE. Not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film & Literature…
Hologram for the King, AHologram for the King, A (2016)
Dir. Tom Tykwer
Feat. Tom Hanks, Sarita Choudhury, Ben Whishaw
An off–beat, low–key vehicle for Tom Hanks, who plays a failed American sales rep looks to recoup his losses by traveling to Saudi Arabia…
Paddington 2Paddington 2 (2017) Recommended
Dir. Paul King
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville
The beloved bear Paddington returns in this more than worthy sequel to the 2015 movie. Full of pure, big hearted happiness, this delightful and witty…
A Very English Scandal (TV Mini-series)A Very English Scandal (TV Mini-series) (2018) Recommended
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw
3–part BBC miniseries set in the 60's and 70's depicting the evolution of the "Jeremy Thorpe Scandal", in which the leader of the Liberal Party…
Mary Poppins ReturnsMary Poppins Returns (2018)
Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw
Emily Blunt couldn't be more perfectly cast as the delightful Mary Poppins in this sequel that proves it's worth. Set in 1930's London, 25 years…
No Time to DieNo Time to Die (2021) Recommended
Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga
Feat. Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux
Another bombastic Bond film marking Daniel Craig's fifth and last outing as the British Secret Service agent, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga (TRUE…

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