Artemis Fowl is a 2020 American science fantasy action adventure film based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Irish author Eoin Colfer. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, from a screenplay co-written by Conor McPherson and Hamish McColl, the film stars Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, Colin Farrell, and Judi Dench. I...
Starring: Adeel Akhtar•Keith Richards•Anne Bancroft•Colin Firth•Sophia Loren•Maggie Smith•Carole Cook
Cats is a 2019 musical fantasy film based on the 1981 stage musical of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which in turn was based on the poetry collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) by T. S. Eliot. The film was directed by Tom Hooper, in his second feature musical following Les Misérables (2012), from a screenplay by Lee Hall and...
Starring: Terence Stamp•Donald Sutherland•Adeel Akhtar•Ian McShane•Randy Quaid•Lance LeGault•Albert Finney•Richard Gere•Charles Haid•Christopher Guest
Tulip Fever is a 2017 historical romantic drama film directed by Justin Chadwick and written by Deborah Moggach and Tom Stoppard, adapted from Moggach's 1999 novel of the same name. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O'Connell, Holliday Grainger, Tom Hollander, Matthew Morrison, Kevin McKidd, Douglas Hodge, Joann...
Starring: Adeel Akhtar•Michelle Pfeiffer•David Strathairn•Ray Winstone•Jason Derulo•Alfred Molina•Keith David•Ian McKellen•Rupert Everett•Daniel Day-Lewis
Victoria & Abdul is a 2017 British biographical historical drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Lee Hall. The film is based on the book of the same name by Shrabani Basu, about the real-life relationship between Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her Indian Muslim servant Abdul Karim. It stars Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Michael Ga...
Starring: Adeel Akhtar•Johnny Depp•Joanna Scanlan•Jennifer Tilly•Steve Buscemi
Murder on the Orient Express is a 2017 mystery film directed, co-produced by, and starring Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot, written by Michael Green, and co-produced by Ridley Scott. Based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie, the film also stars an ensemble supporting cast consisting of Tom Bateman, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, ...
Starring: Judi Dench•Douglas Hodge•Kevin Spacey•Adeel Akhtar•Matthew Macfadyen•Nicole Kidman•Simon Abkarian•Colin Firth•Samuel L. Jackson•Julianne Moore
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a 2016 fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by Jane Goldman, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Ransom Riggs. The film stars Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Chris O'Dowd, Allison Janney, Rupert Everett, Terence Stamp, Ella Purnell, Judi Dench, and Samuel L. Jackson.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio•Kenneth Branagh•Adeel Akhtar•Richard Griffiths•Gwyneth Paltrow•Taylor Swift•Brenda Blethyn•Ben Affleck•Ralph Fiennes
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a 2015 comedy-drama film directed by John Madden and written by Ol Parker. It is the sequel to the 2011 sleeper hit film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and features an ensemble cast consisting of stars Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Ronald Pickup, David Stratha...
Starring: Thandie Newton•Eddie Izzard•Steve Coogan•Naomi Watts•Adeel Akhtar•Michelle Williams•Ella Purnell•Javier Bardem•Stephen Graham•Colin Farrell
Philomena is a 2013 film directed by Stephen Frears, based on the 2009 book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by journalist Martin Sixsmith. The film stars Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. It is based on the true story of Philomena Lee's 50-year search for her son and Sixsmith's efforts to help her find him.
Starring: Adeel Akhtar•Colm Feore
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a 2011 British comedy-drama film directed by John Madden. The screenplay, written by Ol Parker, is based on the 2004 novel These Foolish Things by novelist Deborah Moggach, and features an ensemble cast consisting of Dev Patel, Judi Dench, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Pene...
Starring: Eddie Izzard•Adeel Akhtar•Michelle Williams•Penélope Cruz•Ella Purnell•Javier Bardem•Stephen Graham•Colin Farrell
Skyfall is a 2012 spy film and the twenty-third in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond and features Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the villain, with Judi Dench returning as M. Directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan, the...
Starring: Nick Chinlund•Adeel Akhtar•Zach Galifianakis•Josh Lucas•Dev Patel•Jamie Bell•Daniel Craig•Marion Cotillard
Jane Eyre is a 2011 romantic drama film directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender. The screenplay is written by Moira Buffini based on Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name.
Starring: Adeel Akhtar•Penelope Wilton•Bronson Webb•Yorick van Wageningen•Alexa Davalos•Kevin McKidd•Mads Mikkelsen
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 American fantasy swashbuckler film, the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and a standalone sequel to At World's End (2007). It is the first film in the series not to be directed by Gore Verbinski, who was replaced by Rob Marshall. Jerry Bruckheimer again served as pr...
Starring: Simon McBurney•Deobia Oparei•Douglas Hodge•Adeel Akhtar•Celia Imrie•Simon Abkarian•Peter Wight•Naomie Harris•Toby Jones•David Harbour
J. Edgar is a 2011 American biographical drama film based on the career of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, directed, produced and scored by Clint Eastwood. Written by Dustin Lance Black, the film focuses on Hoover's life from the 1919 Palmer Raids onward. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas, and J...
Starring: Adeel Akhtar•Neil Jackson•Jesper Christensen•Eva Green•Ivana Miličević•Idris Elba
My Week with Marilyn is a 2011 biographical drama film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Adrian Hodges. It stars Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Dominic Cooper, Julia Ormond, Emma Watson, and Judi Dench. Based on two books by Colin Clark, it depicts the making of the 1957 film The Prince and the Showgirl, which starred Mar...
Starring: Adeel Akhtar•Matthew Macfadyen•Kelly Reilly•Mathieu Amalric•Will Young
Nine is a 2009 romantic musical drama film directed and produced by Rob Marshall and written by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella. The film is an adaptation of the 1982 musical of the same name, which in turn is based on Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical 1963 film 8½. In addition to songs from the stage musical, all written by Maury Yesto...
Starring: Thelma Barlow•Anna Brewster•Adeel Akhtar•Sarah Solemani•Ed Westwick•Caterina Murino•Simon Abkarian•Jennifer Hudson•Eddie Redmayne•Ben Whishaw
Quantum of Solace is a 2008 spy film and the twenty-second in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sequel to Casino Royale (2006). Directed by Marc Forster and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis, it stars Daniel Craig as Bond, alongside Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey Wright, an...
Starring: Asa Butterfield•Adeel Akhtar•Ali Fazal•Dev Patel•Imogen Poots•Joanna Scanlan•Nonso Anozie•Stana Katic•Josh Gad•Mia Wasikowska
Casino Royale is a 2006 spy film, the twenty-first in the Eon Productions James Bond series, and the third screen adaptation of Ian Fleming's 1953 novel of the same name. Directed by Martin Campbell from a screenplay by Neil Purvis, Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis, it stars Daniel Craig in his first appearance as Bond, alongside Eva Green, Mads Mikkel...
Starring: Asa Butterfield•Adeel Akhtar•Ali Fazal•Dev Patel•Jack O'Connell•Taylor Swift•Christoph Waltz•Fergie•Ricky Tognazzi
Notes on a Scandal is a 2006 British psychological thriller-drama film directed by Richard Eyre and produced by Robert Fox and Scott Rudin. Adapted from the 2003 novel of the same name by Zoë Heller, the screenplay was written by Patrick Marber. The film stars Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett and centres on a lonely veteran teacher who uncovers a fell...
Starring: Adeel Akhtar•Armie Hammer
Pride & Prejudice is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Joe Wright, in his feature directorial debut, and based on Jane Austen's 1813 novel of the same name. The film features five sisters from an English family of landed gentry as they deal with issues of marriage, morality and misconceptions. Keira Knightley stars in the lead role of Elizabet...
Starring: Dane DeHaan•Adeel Akhtar•Bérénice Marlohe•Lucy Boynton•Daisy Ridley•Ella Purnell•Jason Derulo•Francesca Hayward•Ferdia Shaw•Lara McDonnell
Mrs Henderson Presents is a 2005 biographical musical film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Martin Sherman. It stars Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Kelly Reilly, and Will Young. It tells the true story of Laura Henderson, an eccentric British socialite who opened the Windmill Theatre in London in 1931.
Starring: Tamara Smart•Anne Bancroft•Adeel Akhtar•Dennis Weaver•Carole Cook•Anthony Hopkins•Randy Quaid•Lance LeGault•Charles Haid•G.W. Bailey
Home on the Range is a 2004 American animated Western musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 45th Disney animated feature film, it was the last traditionally animated Disney film released until The Princess and the Frog (2009). The film was written and directed by Will Finn and John S...
Starring: Alfred Molina•Keith David•Bob Hoskins•Jennifer Tilly•Steve Buscemi•Edie McClurg•Kevin Spacey•Juliette Binoche•Adeel Akhtar•Lena Olin
The Chronicles of Riddick is a 2004 American science fiction action film written and directed by David Twohy. It is a sequel to Pitch Black (2000) and the second installment in the Riddick film series. Vin Diesel reprises his role as Richard B. Riddick and acts as producer, alongside Thandiwe Newton, Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos, Colm Feore, and Keith...
Starring: Colin Firth•Adeel Akhtar•Julianne Moore•Gwyneth Paltrow•Ben Affleck•Thandie Newton•Vin Diesel•Joseph Fiennes•Linus Roache•Colm Feore
The Shipping News is a 2001 Canadian-Swedish-American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on Annie Proulx's Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same title.
Starring: Adeel Akhtar•Nick Chinlund•Karl Urban•Armie Hammer
Chocolat is a 2000 film, based on the 1999 novel Chocolat by the English author, Joanne Harris, directed by Lasse Hallström. Adapted by screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs, Chocolat tells the story of Vianne Rocher, played by Juliette Binoche, who arrives in the fictional French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes at the beginning of Lent with her six-...
Starring: Yorick van Wageningen•Douglas Hodge•Adeel Akhtar•Alexa Davalos•Toby Jones
Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 period romantic comedy film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, and produced by Harvey Weinstein. It stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck and Judi Dench.
Starring: Adeel Akhtar•Kelly Reilly•Will Young•Thelma Barlow•Anna Brewster•Peter Wight
84 Charing Cross Road is a 1987 British-American drama film directed by David Jones, and starring Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench, Mercedes Ruehl, and Jean De Baer. It is produced by Bancroft's husband, Mel Brooks. The screenplay by Hugh Whitemore is based on a play by James Roose-Evans, which itself is an adaptation of the 1970 epistola...
Starring: Rosalind Halstead•Sarah Solemani•Adeel Akhtar