James Fox

James Fox

May 19, 1939 · 87 years old

William Fox (born 19 May 1939), known professionally as James Fox, is an English actor. He appeared in several notable films of the 1960s and early 1970s, including King Rat, The Servant, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Performance, before quitting the screen for several years to be an evangelical Chri…

Known For

30 titles
1
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

2009 · 2h 8m · Movie

Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.

7.5
2
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005 · 1h 55m · Movie

Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other kids win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.

6.7
3
Patriot Games

Patriot Games

1992 · 1h 57m · Movie

When CIA analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.

6.8
4
The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

1993 · 2h 14m · Movie

A butler sacrifices love for duty in 1930s England.

7.8
5
Sexy Beast

Sexy Beast

2001 · 1h 29m · Movie

Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.

7.3
6
The Double

The Double

2014 · 1h 33m · Movie

The unenviable life of a government-agency clerk takes a horrific turn with the arrival of a new co-worker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite otherwise--he's a confident, charismatic ladies' man.

6.4
7
The Prince and Me

The Prince and Me

2004 · 1h 51m · Movie

At college Paige meets Eddie, a student from Denmark, whom she first dislikes but later accepts, likes, and loves; he proves to be Crown Prince Edvard. Paige follows him to Copenhagen, and he follows her back to school with a plan.

5.9
8
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984 · 2h 44m · Movie

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

7.3
9
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984 · 2h 23m · Movie

A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.

6.4
10
Cleanskin

Cleanskin

2012 · 1h 48m · Movie

A British secret service agent is faced with the task of pursuing and eliminating a British-born suicide bomber and his terrorist cell.

6.2
11
The Servant

The Servant

1963 · 1h 56m · Movie

Upper-class Tony hires servant Hugo Barrett, who turns out to have a hidden agenda.

7.7
12
The Chase

The Chase

1966 · 2h 14m · Movie

The citizens of a small Texas town become worried and panicked when a local bad boy escapes prison and heads for his hometown.

7.1
13
W.E.

W.E.

2011 · 1h 59m · Movie

The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.

6.2
14
Performance

Performance

1970 · 1h 45m · Movie

A violent East London gangster undergoes a transformation of identity while hiding from his former colleagues in the home of a jaded Bohemian rock star and his two girlfriends.

6.7
15
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965 · 2h 18m · Movie

Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and c...

7.0
16
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009 · 1h 33m · Movie

The Home Office bring in senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.

7.1
17
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
18
Mister Lonely

Mister Lonely

2008 · 1h 52m · Movie

In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson look-alike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invites him to her commune in Scotland, where she lives with Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple.

6.4
19
Thoroughly Modern Millie

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967 · 2h 18m · Movie

In New York City during the Roaring Twenties, would-be flapper Millie Dillmount's self-appointed mission to marry her boss is complicated by white slavers and true love.

6.9
20
The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn

1989 · 1h 38m · Movie

When police officer Xavier Quinn's childhood friend, Maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, The Mighty Quinn must clear his name. Or try to catch him, which could be even trickier.

6.0
21
Effie Gray

Effie Gray

2014 · 1h 44m · Movie

A look at the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise), his teenage bride Euphemia "Effie" Gray (Dakota Fanning), and Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge).

6.0
22
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1997 · 1h 48m · Movie

Anna (Marceau) is a wife and mother who has an affair with the handsome Count Vronsky (Bean). Based on the novel by Tolstoy.

6.3
23
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
24
Bunny and the Bull

Bunny and the Bull

2009 · 1h 41m · Movie

A young shut-in takes an imaginary road trip inside his apartment, based on mementos and memories of a European trek from years before.

6.6
25
The Golden Bowl

The Golden Bowl

2000 · 2h 10m · Movie

A man marries an heiress for her money even though he is actually in love with her friend.

5.9
26
Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

1986 · 1h 48m · Movie

In London in 1958, a young photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of a beautiful, aspiring fashion designer.

5.6
27
Jinnah

Jinnah

1998 · 1h 50m · Movie

The story of the Indian politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah who successfully campaigned for an independent Pakistan and became its first Governor-General.

7.8
28
Farewell to the King

Farewell to the King

1989 · 1h 57m · Movie

Borneo, 1942: An American soldier escapes WWII and becomes the king of the headhunters in the jungle. Two British soldiers are parachuted into the area to find local support for the battle against the Japanese.

6.2
29
Isadora

Isadora

1968 · 2h 11m · Movie

A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.

6.8
30
The Whistle Blower

The Whistle Blower

1986 · 1h 40m · Movie

A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems to be impenetrable.

6.2