John Sessions

John Sessions

January 11, 1953 · 73 years old

Actor, comedian and impressionist who was better known for his improvisation comedy.

Known For

25 titles
1
Legend

Legend

2015 · 2h 12m · Movie

Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s.

6.8
2
Loving Vincent

Loving Vincent

2017 · 1h 34m · Movie

In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.

8.0
3
Filth

Filth

2013 · 1h 37m · Movie

A corrupt, drug-addicted policeman with bipolar disorder attempts to manipulate his way through a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also fighting his own inner demons.

7.0
4
Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016 · 1h 51m · Movie

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

6.6
5
The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

2006 · 2h 47m · Movie

The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.

6.7
6
Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

2015 · 1h 44m · Movie

An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.

6.8
7
Denial

Denial

2016 · 1h 49m · Movie

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.

6.8
8
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004 · 2h 11m · Movie

In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.

7.0
9
The Bounty

The Bounty

1984 · 2h 12m · Movie

Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.

7.1
10
Victoria

Victoria

2017 · 1h 0m · TV Show

The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.

8.2
11
The Last Station

The Last Station

2009 · 1h 52m · Movie

A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer's) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.

6.9
12
Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

2010 · 1h 53m · Movie

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

7.1
13
Nativity!

Nativity!

2009 · 1h 45m · Movie

An uptight but secretly heartbroken primary school teacher's little white lie about Hollywood coming to see his class' nativity play grows like wildfire in his rag-tag school low on self-esteem.

6.5
14
Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet

2017 · 1h 51m · Movie

On the eve of retirement a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.

6.7
15
The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996 · 1h 36m · Movie

One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet named Pinocchio has one major desire, to become a real boy someday, but he has to learn to act responsibly.

5.3
16
Hawking

Hawking

2004 · 1h 30m · Movie

Theoretical physicist/cosmologist Stephen Hawking's life and search for the beginning of time (1963-6).

7.4
17
Five Children and It

Five Children and It

2004 · 1h 29m · Movie

Five children staying in their eccentric uncle's labyrinthine mansion for protection during World War I befriend a sand fairy who has the power to grant wishes.

5.5
18
Castaway

Castaway

1986 · 1h 57m · Movie

Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island.

5.8
19
Cousin Bette

Cousin Bette

1998 · 1h 48m · Movie

When her sister dies in 1846, Bette moves from the château to Paris to work as a theater seamstress. She helps a handsome, starving artist. When her niece lures him away from her, she plans a devious revenge.

6.2
20
Whisky Galore

Whisky Galore

2016 · 1h 38m · Movie

Scottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship during WWII.

5.9
21
The Pope Must Diet

The Pope Must Diet

1991 · 1h 37m · Movie

A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and the reappearance of his old lover.

5.1
22
The Rack Pack

The Rack Pack

2016 · 1h 27m · Movie

The story of the 1980s snooker rivalry between the flamboyant Alex Higgins and the methodical Steve Davis.

7.0
23
Intrigo: Dear Agnes

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

2019 · 1h 40m · Movie

What is a human life worth? How is it possible that a woman like Agnes could agree to kill another human being? Is it the money? Or are there other forces at play? A funeral. A young widow and two adult children. Agnes is burying ...

5.2
24
The Silent Storm

The Silent Storm

2014 · 1h 42m · Movie

An enigmatic outsider living on a remote Scottish island finds herself caught between her minister husband and the delinquent who is sent to live with them.

5.2
25
Rag Tale

Rag Tale

2005 · 2h 3m · Movie

A romance that plays out in the splashy, sensational world of British tabloids. Over the course of one week, the journalists of tabloid newspaper 'The Rag' uncover and manufacture as much scandal as they can get their hands on.

3.9