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Richard E. Grant

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Withnail and IWithnail and I (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bruce Robinson
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths
Anarchic cult sensation about a pair of young degenerate actors who decide to spend a soul–cleansing weekend at an Uncle's farmhouse in the…
WarlockWarlock (1988)
Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Julian Sands, Mary Woronov
Richard E. Grant plays a witch–hunter on the tail of an evil 17th Century Warlock (Julian Sands) in this hammy fantasy adventure that enjoyed a…
How to Get Ahead in AdvertisingHow to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) Recommended
Dir. Bruce Robinson
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward
Richard E. Grant encores for the director of WITHNAIL AND I to play a manic genius ad–man whose conscience rears its ugly head while he…
Hudson HawkHudson Hawk (1990)
Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Sandra Bernhard
Good–natured adventure with Bruce Willis as a reformed cat burglar who is blackmailed to steal from the Vatican. A major box–office…
Mountains of the MoonMountains of the Moon (1990)
Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant
Ambitious saga details the quest of Sir Richard Burton to discover the source of the Nile river. Compelling personal story remains focused amid the…
L.A. StoryL.A. Story (1991)
Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. Steve Martin, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker
On form Steve Martin vehicle from his own script, a witty and romantic satire of life in L.A. He unashamedly pokes fun at the city's obsession with…
Player, ThePlayer, The (1992) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Whoopi Goldberg
A glittering Tinseltown satire that manages to be an intricate, clever, surprising and entertaining thriller all at the same time, with a cast of…
Pret-a-PorterPret-a-Porter (1994)
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Sophia Loren
Director Altman's take on the Paris fashion industry hasn't the edgy sarcasm or the incisiveness of his THE PLAYER and SHORT CUTS, but is…
Jack and SarahJack and Sarah (1996)
Dir. Tim Sullivan
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Ian McKellen
The 'four weddings' formula is tweaked for another Grant – Richard E. (Withnail), who becomes an unwitting solo father after his wife dies.…
Twelfth NightTwelfth 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…
Spiceworld: The MovieSpiceworld: The Movie (1997)
Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton
Rocking–good time of a shallow band movie, with great costumes, sets, attitude, etc. The girls sure know how to have fun, Richard E. Grant is…
Merry War, AMerry War, A (Keep the Aspidistra Flying) (1997)
Dir. Robert Bierman
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Helena Bonham Carter
A literate, aware version of George Orwell's early comic novel set in a stagnating 1930s Britain. Richard E Grant plays Orwell's self–parody of…
Serpent's Kiss, TheSerpent's Kiss, The (1997)
Dir. Phillip Rousseklot
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Greta Scacchi, Richard E. Grant
Ambitious period drama follows a renowned Dutch landscape gardener (McGregor) to England where he finds himself coiled in the intrigues of various…
Scarlet Pimpernel, The (Mini Series)Scarlet Pimpernel, The (Mini Series) (1999)
Dir. Simon Langton
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Elizabeth McGovern
A lively television adaptation of the Baroness Orczy's famous novel set around the bloody chaos of post–revolutionary France and one English…
A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol (1999)
Dir. David Hugh Jones
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Joel Grey
Fine adaptation of the Dickens classic this time with Patrick Stewart as the miserly Scrooge.
Match, TheMatch, The (2000)
Dir. Mick Davis
Feat. Ian Holm, Richard E. Grant, Tom Sizemore
Able–footed Highland comedy based around one of those bizarre and ancient village feuds the Scottish excel at, here to be finally decided in a…
Miracle Maker, TheMiracle Maker, The (2000)
Dir. Stanislav Sokolov, Derek Hayes
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Julie Christie, William Hurt
Once you get used to the jerky, THUNDERBIRDS puppet–style, this version of the Bible–story is something quite unique, allowing the…
HildegardeHildegarde (2001)
Dir. Di Drew
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Tom Long, Tara Morice
Three children pursue those who have stolen their loved pet duck, who seek to imprison her in their travelling nature–show. Richard E Grant is…
Bright Young ThingsBright Young Things (2003)
Dir. Stephen Fry
Feat. Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, Dan Aykroyd
Set among the aspirant youth of 1930s Britain, this fresh satirical comedy marks a promising debut for dir. Fry, even if the drama is sliced a little…
QI (TV Series)QI (TV Series) (Quite Interesting) (2003-2005)
Feat. Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Rob Brydon
Stephen Fry hosts this high and low–brow quiz show where celebrity panellists earn points for knowledge and invention and are penalised for…
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (TV Series)Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka (TV Series) (2003)
Dir. Wilson Milam
Feat. Richard E. Grant
Animated DOCTOR WHO series continuing the narrative of the original 1963–89 programme and DOCTOR WHO: THE MOVIE (1996), written by Doctor Who…
Marple (TV Series) [Geraldine McEwan]Marple (TV Series) [Geraldine McEwan] (2004-2005)
Dir. Andy Wilson, John Strickland, Charles Palmer
Feat. Geraldine McEwan, Derek Jacobi, John Hannah
Four episodes from the most recent adaptation of Agatha Christie's novels set around her indefatiguable elderly heroine and amateur detective Miss…
Wah-WahWah-Wah (2005) Recommended
Dir. Richard E. Grant
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson
A caustic memoir of colonial growing pains from actor Richard E. Grant (WITHNAIL AND I), chronicling his own adolescence in Swaziland during the…
Above and Beyond (TV Mini-Series) Above and Beyond (TV Mini-Series) (2006)
Dir. Sturla Gunnarsson
Feat. Jason Priestley, Joss Ackland, Kenneth Welsh
Commendable mini–series based on the true story of the Atlantic Ferry Operation in WW2 – a last–ditch aerial attack from Canada's…
Love HurtsLove Hurts (2009)
Dir. Barra Grant
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jenna Elfman
Richard E. Grant plays a jilted single dad who must join forces with his teenage son in order to win back his awol wife (Carrie–Anne Moss).…
Jackboots on WhitehallJackboots on Whitehall (2010)
Dir. Edward McHenry, Rory McHenry
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant
Batty puppet caper set in a Britain under Nazi rule, and only a rag–tag bunch of yokels and a Frenchman stand in the way. An anarchic…
Nutcracker, TheNutcracker, The (2010)
Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, John Turturro
A clunky, though nonetheless eye–popping new rendering of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, with Elle Fanning as the young girl who discovers a world of…
First NightFirst Night (Cosi) (2010)
Dir. Christopher Menaul
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Sarah Brightman, Susannah Fielding
Richard E. Grant plays a wealthy industrialist who fancies himself an opera tenor, using his money to assembly an ad–hoc company for a…
FosterFoster (2011)
Dir. Jonathan Newman
Feat. Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffudd, Richard E. Grant
Grade–A weepie follows a childless couple's quest to adopt a baby, only for a precocious seven–year–old boy to turn up on their…
Horrid Henry: The MovieHorrid Henry: The Movie (2011)
Dir. Nick Moore
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Parminder Nagra, Theo Stevenson
Stink–bomb wielding Henry and his gang of pint–sized terrors fight to save their school from closure. Cartoonish kids pic has the…

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