John Wood

John Wood

July 5, 1930 · 96 years old

John Wood (5 July 1930 – 6 August 2011) was an English stage and screen actor known for his distinguished career in both classical and contemporary theater. He was born on July 5, 1930, in Derbyshire, England. Wood gained prominence as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he performed in…

Known For

23 titles
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Chocolat

Chocolat

2000 · 2h 1m · Movie

Single mother Vianne Rocher and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town in the winter of 1959, and open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.

7.2
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WarGames

WarGames

1983 · 1h 54m · Movie

A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.

7.1
3
The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985 · 1h 22m · Movie

During the Depression in 1935 New Jersey, a lonely waitress with an abusive husband who takes comfort from the movies is stunned when a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world, offering her the hope of a happi...

7.6
4
Ladyhawke

Ladyhawke

1985 · 2h 1m · Movie

The thief Gaston escapes the dungeon of medieval Aquila through the latrine. Soldiers are about to kill him when Navarre saves him. Navarre, traveling with his spirited hawk, plans to kill the bishop of Aquila with help from Gaston.

6.9
5
Sabrina

Sabrina

1995 · 2h 7m · Movie

An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it.

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The Avengers

The Avengers

1998 · 1h 29m · Movie

Two British Agents team up to stop Sir August de Wynter from destroying the world with a weather-changing machine.

3.8
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Citizen X

Citizen X

1995 · 1h 45m · Movie

During the 1980s, Soviet authorities hunt for a serial killer who picks his victims in railway stations and commuter trains and lures them into the woods.

7.4
8
Shadowlands

Shadowlands

1993 · 2h 11m · Movie

C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned Christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham from the U.S.

7.3
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Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jumpin' Jack Flash

1986 · 1h 45m · Movie

An American computer whiz who works at a New York bank is suddenly thrust into the world of international espionage after she inadvertently receives a coded message from a British spy.

5.9
10
Orlando

Orlando

1992 · 1h 34m · Movie

After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.

7.1
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The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George

1994 · 1h 50m · Movie

When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.

7.2
12
An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

1999 · 1h 37m · Movie

London 1895: Cabinet minister, Sir Chiltern, and bachelor, Lord Goring, are victims of scheming women.

6.8
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Richard III

Richard III

1995 · 1h 44m · Movie

The classic Shakespearean play about the murderously scheming 15th-century king is reimagined in an alternative setting of 1930s England as clouds of fascism gather.

7.3
14
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1996 · 1h 52m · Movie

Jane Eyre, an orphan, is raised in a harsh charity school. She becomes a teacher and is hired as a governess at Thornfield Hall by housekeeper Mrs. Fairfax. The plot revolves around her experiences there.

6.8
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The Body

The Body

2001 · 1h 49m · Movie

A crucified body dated back to the first century A.D is uncovered at an ancient cave in Jerusalem. Trouble ensues as word spreads.

5.3
16
Lady Jane

Lady Jane

1986 · 2h 16m · Movie

The story of Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for only nine days.

7.1
17
Rasputin

Rasputin

1996 · 2h 15m · Movie

HBO biopic about the infamous "mad monk" Rasputin from the court of Czar Nicholas II in Russia.

6.9
18
Metroland

Metroland

1997 · 1h 41m · Movie

The sudden reappearance of his best friend Toni, after a ten year absence, causes Chris to remember his past, to question some of his lifestyle decisions and to re-evaluate his life and marriage to Marion.

6.3
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Uncovered

Uncovered

1995 · 1h 43m · Movie

A woman finds a hidden message in a restored painting questioning a knight's death. When her friend is murdered investigating it, a chess game's moves in the painting link to killings from the past that she must solve.

5.7
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

2002 · 1h 39m · Movie

In the later years of the nineteenth century Latin master Mr. Chipping is the mainstay of Brookfields boys boarding school, a good teacher and a kindly person but he is considered to be married to the job so that it is a surprise ...

7.5
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One More Time

One More Time

1970 · 1h 32m · Movie

Two night club owners find themselves in trouble with the law. One of them goes to his English Lord brother for help, and the Lord is later murdered. He swaps places with his dead brother to solve the murder.

5.0
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Idol on Parade

Idol on Parade

1959 · 1h 28m · Movie

A rock'n'roll idol is drafted into the wrong regiment.

5.6
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Just Like a Woman

Just Like a Woman

1967 · 1h 29m · Movie

A stressed television producer and his unhappy lounge singer wife are growing tired of each other.

5.2