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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
8.6/10
Director: John Irving
Starring: Alec Guinness, Ian Richardson, Bernard Hepton, Joss Ackland
In this award-winning adaptation of John le Carre's novel, Sir Alec Guinness stars as spymaster George Smiley, a retired agent for the British Secret... Read more
The Gravy Train (1990)
8.1/10
Director: David Tucker
Starring: Ian Richardson, Alexei Sayle, Christoph Waltz, Judy Parfitt
Wet-behind-the-ears, idealistic Hans Dorfmann (Christoph Waltz) arrives in Brussels, fired with enthusiasm for a united Europe, to serve an ambitious... Read more
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2003)
8.1/10
Director: Paul Seed
Starring: Charles Dance, Robin Laing, Ian Richardson, Dolly Wells, Alec Newman
Inspired by the real-life relationship between Arthur Conan Doyle (Robin Laing) and his mentor, pioneering forensic pathologist, Dr Joseph Bell (Ian R... Read more
Private Schulz (1981)
7.8/10
Director: Robert Chetwyn
Starring: Billie Whitelaw, Michael Elphick, Ian Richardson
Set during World War II, 'Private Schulz' tells the tale of a conman involved in a plot to destabilise the British economy by flooding the country wit... Read more
The Gravy Train Goes East (1991)
7.8/10
Director: James Cellan Jones
Starring: Francesca Annis, Judy Parfitt, Ian Richardson, Christoph Waltz
Following on from 'The Gravy Train', the bumbling Hans Dorfmann (Christoph Waltz) returns, this time to help newly-liberated Balkan state 'Slaka' join... Read more
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
7.8/10
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Joely Richardson, Robin Wright, Stellan Skars...
Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Stellan Skarsgard and Christopher Plummer star in David Fincher's American remake of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" - th... Read more
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
7.8/10
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Joely Richardson, Robin Wright, Stellan Skars...
Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Stellan Skarsgard and Christopher Plummer star in David Fincher's American remake of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" - th... Read more
Porterhouse Blue (1987)
7.7/10
Director: Robert Knights
Starring: David Jason, Ian Richardson, John Sessions, Charles Gray, Barbara Jefford
Based on the best-seller by great British satirist Tom Sharpe, this TV classic stars David Jason and Ian Richardson as two men battling over the futur... Read more
Dark City (Director's Cut) (1997)
7.7/10
Director: Alex Proyas
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Richard O'Brie...
A Kafkaesque slice of sci-fi noir from director/co-writer Alex Proyas ("The Crow"), this haunting thriller stars Rufus Sewell as a man who awakens to... Read more
Dark City ( Blu-ray ) (1997)
7.7/10
Director: Alex Proyas
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Richard O'Brie...
A Kafkaesque slice of sci-fi noir from director/co-writer Alex Proyas ("The Crow"), this haunting thriller stars Rufus Sewell as a man who awakens to... Read more
Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four (Richardson) (1983)
7.6/10
Director: Desmond Davis
Starring: Ian Richardson, Cherie Lunghi
Following the disappearance of her father, the beautiful Miss Morstan has received each year a mysterious present. She consults Sherlock Holmes (Ian R... Read more
Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Richardson) (1983)
7.6/10
Director: Douglas Hickox
Starring: Ian Richardson, Martin Shaw, Glynis Barber, Denholm Elliott, Connie Booth
"It was a brave man who would cross the wild Devon moorlands in darkness - for the ancient legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles had persisted in fa... Read more
Hogfather (2006)
7.6/10
Director: Vadim Jean
Starring: David Jason, Marc Warren, David Warner, Michelle Dockery, Joss Ackland, Tony Rob...
For the first time, a live-action adaptation of one of Terry Pratchett's phenomenally successful Discworld novels makes it to the small screen. It's... Read more
The Devil's Disciple (1987)
7.4/10
Director: David Jones
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Ian Richardson, Elizabeth Spriggs, Mike Gwilym, Susan Woolridge
Patrick Stewart and Ian Richardson star in this George Bernard Shaw adaptation from the BBC. Set in New Hampshire in 1777, Dick Dudgeon's father has... Read more
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
7.4/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Johnny Depp, Christopher Lee, Christina Ricc...
Washington Irving's timeless tale of an 18th century New York village terrorized by a noggin-stealing spectre is given a suspenseful screen translatio... Read more
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (1986)
7.3/10
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Nicol Williamson, Janet Suzman, Ian Richardson, Nigel Davenport
August the 14th, 1947 marked the beginning of the end for the British Empire - India became independent and Pakistan was born. The seemingly impossibl... Read more
Oh! What A Lovely War (1969)
7.2/10
Director: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, John Gielgud, Kenneth More, Jack H...
Based on a 1963 stage show by Charles Chilton, lampooning World War I and war in general, and focused on the Smith family who have five sons to send o... Read more
Starship Troopers ( Blu-ray ) (1997)
7.2/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Michael Ironside, Jake Busey, Patr...
From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga, with its sweeping galactic views, to the desolate terrain of planet Klendathu, teeming with sh... Read more
Starship Troopers (1997)
7.2/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Michael Ironside, Jake Busey, Patr...
From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga, with its sweeping galactic views, to the desolate terrain of planet Klendathu, teeming with sh... Read more
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
7/10
Director: Freddie Francis
Starring: Ian Hendry, Joan Collins, Nigel Patrick, Patrick Magee, Peter Cushing, Ralph Ric...
When five unwary travellers with dark hearts stumble into a series of catacombs they find themselves in a cavern with no way out. But the horror's onl... Read more
Battle Of Britain (1969)
7/10
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, Trevor Howard...
Featuring a stellar cast, including Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Robert Shaw and Susannah Yo... Read more
Damage (1992)
6.9/10
Director: Louis Malle
Starring: Ian Bannen, Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Leslie Caron, Miranda Richardson, Ru...
Director Louis Malle ("Atlantic City") peels back the layers of one family's tragedy to reveal a middle-aged man and his son's fiancee entangled in an... Read more
Dance with a Stranger (1984)
6.8/10
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Miranda Richardson, Ian Holm, Rupert Everett
Critically acclaimed tale of passion and mystery, based on the obsessive life of the last woman to be executed in England - Ruth Ellis; a dance hall g... Read more
From Hell ( Blu-ray ) (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, The Hughes Brothers
Starring: Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Johnny Depp, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Richardson
London, 1888: the grimy streets of the city's poorest neighbourhood are the stalking grounds of a vicious killer unlike any before him, where a police... Read more
From Hell (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Starring: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Holm, Ian Richardson
London, 1888: the grimy streets of the city's poorest neighbourhood are the stalking grounds of a vicious killer unlike any before him, where a police... Read more
M Butterfly (1993)
6.8/10
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Barbara Sukowa, Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Ian Richardson
Inspired by the true story and based on the Tony Award-winning play by David Henry Hwang, about the bizarrely extended relationship between a French d... Read more
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
6.8/10
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Ian Holm, Jenny Agutter, Patrick McGoohan, Ralph Richardson, Richard Chamberlain
The man trapped by his brother, King Louis XIV of France, in a brutal iron mask is Philippe (Richard Chamberlain). He is the assumed dead twin to the... Read more
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
6.6/10
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Johnny Depp, Keith Richards, Kevin McNally, Penelope...
Rousing fourth installment in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" saga finds Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) crossing paths with Angelica (Penelope Cruz... Read more
The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
6.4/10
Director: John Hough
Starring: Bette Davis, Carroll Baker, David McCallum, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, I...
When an American teenager joins her family in an English country house, she experiences strange and supernatural occurrences. Mrs. Aylwood, the kindly... Read more
Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Hubert Woroniecki
Starring: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Naomi Campbell, Oprah Winfrey, Woody Allen, Iman
When he created the Elite modelling agency in the 1970's, John Casablancas invented the concept of the "supermodel." If names like Naomi, Cindy, Linda... Read more
The Secret of Moonacre (2008)
6.2/10
Director: Gabor Csupo
Starring: Dakota Blue Richards, Juliet Stevenson, Tim Curry, Natascha McElhone, Ioan Gruff...
Following the death of her father, 13-year-old Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards) is shipped off to the mysterious Moonacre estate, presided ov... Read more
Asylum (2005)
6.1/10
Director: David Mackenzie
Starring: Natasha Richardson, Hugh Bonneville, Gus Lewis, Ian McKellen, Joss Ackland, Mart...
Stella (Natasha Richardson) is the neglected wife of Max (Hugh Bonneville), the new Deputy Superintendent of a maximum security psych hospital on the... Read more
The Golden Compass (2007)
6.1/10
Director: Chris Weitz
Starring: Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker, Eva Green, Jim Ca...
Gifted with the last of the truth-telling Golden Compasses, young orphan Lyra Belacqua embarks on a daring journey to the Arctic Circle to find a miss... Read more
Twice Upon A Time (2006)
5.9/10
Director: Antoine de Caunes
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Jean Rochefort, Isabelle Nanty, Ian Richardson, Simon Kunz,...
A light comedy observing the long-delayed reunion between two former lovers, Alice (Charlotte Rampling) a British stage actress, and Louis (Jean Roche... Read more
Hostel (2005)
5.9/10
Director: Eli Roth
Starring: Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson, Jan Vlasak, Barbara Nedeljak...
Two American college graduates on a debauched back-packing trip through Europe meet up with an Icelander of similar mind in Amsterdam and all three he... Read more
Year Of The Comet (Blu-ray) (1992)
5.8/10
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Tim Daly, Louis Jourdan, Art Malik, Ian Richardson, Ian McN...
An auctioneer's daughter and a rich buyer's emissary fall for each other while trying to keep a rare wine out of the hands of evil doers. Read more
In Darkness (2018)
5.7/10
Director: Anthony Byrne
Starring: Joely Richardson, Neil Maskell, James Cosmo, Natalie Dormer, Ed Skrein, Jan Bijv...
Blind pianist Sofia overhears a struggle in the apartment on the floor above her, and it leads to the death of her neighbor Veronique. It is the start... Read more
In Darkness (Blu-Ray) (2018)
5.7/10
Director: Anthony Byrne
Starring: Joely Richardson, Neil Maskell, James Cosmo, Natalie Dormer, Ed Skrein, Jan Bijv...
Blind pianist Sofia overhears a struggle in the apartment on the floor above her, and it leads to the death of her neighbor Veronique. It is the start... Read more
Loch Ness (1996)
5.4/10
Director: John Henderson
Starring: Ian Holm, Joely Richardson, Ted Danson
When disgraced American anthropologist and self-appointed sceptic Dempsey (Golden Globe Award winner Ted Danson) arrives for a new assignment in Scotl... Read more
The Noel Coward Collection: Volume 2 (1968)
Director: Gavin Millar, Jack Gold, John Glenister, Sydney Lotterby, Mike Vardy, Paul Annett, Cedric Messina, Rick Gardner, Alan Strachan, Alan Dossor
Starring: Joan Collins, Julian Fellowes, Donald Sinden, Ian Richardson, Susannah York, Tom...
Noel Coward was among the most innovative and influential figures to emerge from the theatrical world during the 20th century. A playwright, director,... Read more
The House of Cards Trilogy: House of Cards / To Play the King / The Final Cut (1990)
Director: Paul Seed, Mike Vardy
Starring: Ian Richardson, Susannah Harker, David Lyon, Nicholas Selby, James Villiers, Mic...
The "House of Cards" Trilogy - "House of Cards" (1990), "To Play the King" (1993) and "The Final Cut" (1995). Francis Urquhart (Ian Richardson) is a p... Read more
Bernard Shaw Collection: Vol. 1 (1989)
Director: David Jones, Desmond Davis, Herbert Wise, James Cellan Jones
Starring: Coral Browne, Penelope Wilton, James Grout, Derek Godfrey, Robert Powell, Helena...
This collection of BBC adaptations brings to life the memorable characterizations, brilliant command of language, and dazzling wit of Bernard Shaw's c... Read more