Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

February 25, 1937 · 89 years old

An English actor who came to prominence in the early 1960s with a succession of films including The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Billy Liar (1963), and Dr. Zhivago (1965). Since the mid-1960s he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre. Courtenay received a knighthood i…

Known For

28 titles
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The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

2007 · 1h 53m · Movie

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

6.1
2
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

2018 · 2h 4m · Movie

In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. Then she learns the secret they are afraid to reveal.

7.1
3
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965 · 3h 17m · Movie

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

7.9
4
45 Years

45 Years

2015 · 1h 35m · Movie

A married couple preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receives shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their lives.

7.4
5
The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts

2019 · 1h 40m · Movie

A balloon pilot and a scientist find themselves in a fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon in the 1860s.

6.5
6
Summerland

Summerland

2020 · 1h 39m · Movie

During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.

7.7
7
King of Thieves

King of Thieves

2018 · 1h 48m · Movie

A true crime movie about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah, quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed.

5.4
8
Gambit

Gambit

2012 · 1h 29m · Movie

An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.

5.7
9
Quartet

Quartet

2012 · 1h 38m · Movie

At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean (Dame Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.

6.8
10
Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

2013 · 1h 51m · Movie

Swiss Professor Raimund Gregorius abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.

6.8
11
Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

2002 · 2h 12m · Movie

A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-heartedly grasping uncle.

7.1
12
Dad's Army

Dad's Army

2016 · 1h 40m · Movie

The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.

5.2
13
Barney Thomson

Barney Thomson

2015 · 1h 36m · Movie

Barney Thomson (Robert Carlyle), awkward, diffident, Glasgow, Scotland barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically a...

6.2
14
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962 · 1h 44m · Movie

A young thief takes up long-distance running when he is sent to a borstal.

7.5
15
The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

1967 · 2h 28m · Movie

In 1942, a Polish prostitute and German Agent is murdered in Warsaw. Suspicion falls on three Generals, and Major Grau of German Intelligence seeks justice which ends up taking decades.

7.2
16
Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6

1987 · 1h 25m · Movie

Secret Agent Leonard Parker is called out of retirement to save the world from evil genius Medusa Johnson.

2.2
17
Flood

Flood

2007 · 1h 50m · Movie

When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary. It is not a question of if, but when London floods.

4.8
18
Last Orders

Last Orders

2001 · 1h 49m · Movie

A group of old friends reminisce about their lives over the years after the death of one of their crew.

6.9
19
The Dresser

The Dresser

1983 · 1h 58m · Movie

Personal assistant Norman struggles to get deteriorating veteran actor Sir through a difficult performance of King Lear.

7.5
20
King Rat

King Rat

1965 · 2h 14m · Movie

Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.

7.5
21
King & Country

King & Country

1964 · 1h 26m · Movie

During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.

7.5
22
The Railway Children Return

The Railway Children Return

2022 · 1h 39m · Movie

Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.

5.6
23
A Dandy in Aspic

A Dandy in Aspic

1968 · 1h 47m · Movie

The British and Soviet Intelligence services attempt to out-fox one another using the homesick double-agent Krasnevin a.k.a. Alexander Eberlin as a pawn in a complex spy-game which takes place in Berlin.

6.2
24
Happy New Year

Happy New Year

1987 · 1h 25m · Movie

Nick and Charlie (Peter Falk and Charles Durning) are two crooks that rob Harry Winston's jewelry store. Nick portrays a rich elderly brother and sister by using prosthetics and make-up to con the manager.

5.8
25
Otley

Otley

1969 · 1h 32m · Movie

Gerald Otley, wannabe antiques dealer, is kicked out of his flat for failing to pay rent, sleeps at a friend's house for the night, wakes up two days later in an airport field, and finds himself entangled in international espionage.

6.1
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Catch Me a Spy

Catch Me a Spy

1971 · 1h 34m · Movie

Andrej (Kirk Douglas), a smuggler of microfilmed Russian manuscripts, uses the luggage of unsuspecting travellers to transport the contraband out of the country.

5.2
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I Heard the Owl Call My Name

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

1973 · 1h 30m · Movie

Young Priest Mark Brian is sent as a vicar to a native American village in British Columbia. There, he learns of faith and humanity, as he watches their culture being torn to shreds.

7.2
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Cinderella: After Ever After

Cinderella: After Ever After

2019 · 53m · Movie

Cinderella weds her Prince Charming, only to find married life isn't all it's cracked up to be.

4.2