The 40+ Best Hugh Bonneville Movies
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1Embeth Davidtz, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro NivolaFanny (Frances O'Connor), born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas (Harold Pinter), his wife (Lindsay Duncan) and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society. She is treated unfavorably by her relatives, except for her cousin Edmund (Jonny Lee Miller), whom she grows fond of. However, Fanny's life is thrown into disarray with the arrival of worldly Mary Crawford (Embeth Davidtz) and her brother Henry (Alessandro Nivola).More Mansfield Park
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2Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh BonnevilleIn the charming romantic comedy, Notting Hill, William Thacker (Hugh Grant), a humble bookstore owner in London's picturesque Notting Hill district, encounters Anna Scott (Julia Roberts), an American actress and global superstar. Their lives intertwine unexpectedly following a chance meeting in his shop, sparking a whirlwind of events that blend the mundane with the glamorous. As their worlds collide, they navigate the challenges of fame, privacy, and love. Directed by Roger Michell, this film is a delightful exploration of two contrasting lives merging in the most unexpected place.More Notting Hill- #575 of 769 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
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3Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel GriffithsAn emotion-packed comedy of professional rivalry and extravagant hairdos. When the National Hairdressing Championships descend upon a small and unsuspecting Yorkshire town, no one is prepared for the glamour and the heartache, the scheming and the cheating which disrupt their lives.
4Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle YeohMedia mogul Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) wants his news empire to reach every country on the globe, but the Chinese government will not allow him to broadcast there. Carver doesn't take no for an answer and plans to use his media empire to fuel flames of war between the Western world and China. Thankfully, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is on to the insane news tycoon and travels to China to stop him with the help of Chinese secret agent Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh).More Tomorrow Never Dies- #748 of 769 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
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5Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom HulceAs Viktor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh) is dying he shares a tale of gruesome terror with a sea captain. Viktor, using previous experiments by a brilliant scientist, was able to bring a creature (Robert De Niro) assembled from body parts back to life. Once he realized how destructive his experiments had become, he abandoned the creature and tried to live a normal life with his fiance (Helena Bonham Carter). The lonely creature seeks out Viktor and demands one of two things: a bride or revenge.- #36 of 64 onThe Best Horror Movie Remakes Of All Time
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6Nick Cannon, Shawn Ashmore, Roselyn SanchezThanks to his boyish appearance, young cop Tre Stokes (Nick Cannon) scores an undercover assignment at a California high school in order to break up a stolen-car ring. Although Tre is on the good side of his superior, Capt. Delgado (Cheech Marin), he still has his work cut out for him, since the criminal ties at the school go deeper than he expected. While Tre's new friend, Rob (Shawn Ashmore), is involved in the thefts, he must figure out the identity of the person behind the whole operation.
7Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert EverettHumble Maria (Claire Danes), who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston (Billy Crudup), takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II (Rupert Everett) lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.More Stage Beauty- #15 of 17 on17 Movies That Totally Shattered Celebrity Marriages
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8Natasha Richardson, Ian McKellen, Marton CsokasAn administrator's bored wife (Natasha Richardson) begins a torrid affair with an institutionalized artist (Marton Csokas) who beat his wife to death.
9John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-FatIn the months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, an American intelligence official (John Cusack) investigates a friend's death in 1941 China.
10Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnernyHistory records that when the great Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at Waterloo he lost his power, his country and his freedom. Exiled to the island of St. Helena, he purportedly died a broken man. Yet history has been known to be wrong. Now comes a decidedly different version of events, an original tale about Napoleon's last great adventure -- and the adventures of the lowly imposter who assumed his identity in a grand conspiracy to outwit the world.
11Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate WinsletTwo of the most acclaimed actresses of our time, Judi Dench and Kate Winslet, bring to the screen one of the most extraordinary women of her generation, celebrated author, Iris Murdoch. From her days as a brilliant scholar at Oxford, where she thrilled the world around her with her libertine spirit, through her career as a philosopher and novelist, Iris was truly ahead of her time.
12The Gathering Storm
Lena Headey, Tom Hiddleston, Vanessa RedgraveThe Gathering Storm is a BBC–HBO co-produced television biographical film about Winston Churchill in the years just prior to World War II. The title of the film is that of the first volume of Churchill's largely autobiographical six-volume history of the war, which covered the period from 1919 to 3 September 1939, the day he became First Lord of the Admiralty The film stars Albert Finney as Churchill and Vanessa Redgrave as his wife Clementine Churchill; Finney gained many accolades for his performance, winning both a BAFTA Award for Best Actor and an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor. The film also features a supporting cast of British actors such as Derek Jacobi, Ronnie Barker, Jim Broadbent, Tom Wilkinson, Celia Imrie, Linus Roache and Hugh Bonneville, and is notable for an early appearance by a young Tom Hiddleston. Simon Williams and Edward Hardwicke both make brief appearances amongst the supporting cast. The film was directed by Richard Loncraine and written by Hugh Whitemore. Larry Ramin and Whitemore won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing. Among the film's executive producers were Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.
13Romola Garai, Bill Nighy, Julie ChristieA mystery surrounds a British family on the eve of World War II.
14Éric Cantona, Hugh Bonneville, Anne-Marie DuffEnglish writer Jed (Hugh Bonneville) thinks he understands love better than Thierry Grimandi (Éric Cantona), the French director he interviews. But when Jed's relationship with Cheryl (Victoria Hamilton) falls apart, he reconsiders the notion of love with the help of Thierry, as well as his relationship counselor and his friend, Marcus (Douglas Henshall). Jed soon ends up falling for Marcus' girl, Sophie (Anne-Marie Duff), and realizes there is something to the French people's idea of love.
15Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin R. McNallyWhen two friends overhear plans of a bank robbery happening in their London neighborhood, they devise a plan to blackmail the thieves. But when one simple phone call pitches them into a world of very unsavory characters, they realize they have taken on far more than they bargained for...
16Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy, Derek JacobiHippie Hippie Shake is an unreleased British drama film produced by Working Title Films. The film is based on a memoir by Richard Neville, editor of the Australian satirical magazine Oz, and chronicles his relationship with girlfriend Louise Ferrier, the launch of the London edition of Oz amidst the 1960s counterculture, and the staff's trial for distributing an obscene issue. Hippie Hippie Shake stars Cillian Murphy as Richard Neville, with Sienna Miller as Louise. British film production company Working Title began development of Hippie Hippie Shake in 1998, but the film was repeatedly delayed, changing directors and screenwriters. In September 2007, the film finally began principal photography. In 2011 Working Title said that the film will not be released in cinemas.
17Tim Roth, Toni Collette, Chiwetel EjioforTsunami: The Aftermath is a television mini-series that was broadcast in two parts in 2006. It dramatizes the events following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the resulting tsunami in Indonesia and its neighbouring countries, including Thailand. Tsunami: The Aftermath is a joint production of HBO and the BBC and stars Tim Roth, Toni Collette, Sophie Okonedo, Samrit Machielsen, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. It was filmed in Phuket and Khao Lak, Thailand from April to June 2006. Phuket and Khao Lak were two of the worst hit areas in the country in the December 26, 2004 disaster.
18Madame Bovary
Hugh Dancy, Frances O'Connor, Hugh BonnevilleA bored wife seeks romance and passion in 19th-century France.
19Tom Hiddleston, Imogen Poots, Olivia WilliamsMiss Austen Regrets is a 2007 BBC drama film directed by Jeremy Lovering and written by Gwyneth Hughes. It stars Olivia Williams as Jane Austen, with Imogen Poots, Greta Scacchi, Hugh Bonneville, Adrian Edmondson and Jack Huston. It was first aired on 21 August 2007 in the U.K. and on 3 February 2008 in the U.S. by PBS Masterpiece drama anthology television series as part of "The Complete Jane Austen", the United States version of The Jane Austen Season.
20Kristin Scott Thomas, Joseph Fiennes, Iain GlenMan to Man is a 2005 historical drama film directed by Régis Wargnier and starring Joseph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas and Iain Glen. One man in a team of Victorian scientists conducting research in Africa begins to have doubts about the human cost of their mission. It was scripted by William Boyd.
21Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Joanna Lumley, Hugh Bonneville, Lindsay DuncanMarple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is a 2010 crime drama mystery TV movie directed by Tom Shankland.
22Tamsin Egerton, Joan Plowright, Hugh BonnevilleKnife Edge is a 2009 British thriller film directed by Anthony Hickox and starring Nathalie Press, Hugh Bonneville and Tamsin Egerton.
23Holly Aird, Eileen Atkins, Hugh BonnevilleOn the lush green lawns of London's Hampstead Heath Park, a variety of couples commune and sort through their assorted romantic dilemmas. Brian (Douglas Hodge) asks his partner, Billy (Ewan McGregor), to cease his constant carousing. Gerry (Hugh Bonneville) and Julia (Gina McKee) slog through what appears to be a very bad blind date. Meanwhile, Iris (Eileen Atkins) gets a blast from the past when she encounters a man she had a fling with 50 years earlier.
24Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Bonneville, JJ FeildThird Star is a 2010 British drama film directed by Hattie Dalton and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, JJ Feild, Tom Burke, Adam Robertson, and Hugh Bonneville. It premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival in June 2010, where it was shown as the closing film, and was released in the United Kingdom on 20 May 2011.
25Maggie Smith, Carice van Houten, Timothy SpallFrom Time to Time is a 2009 British adventure film directed by Julian Fellowes and starring Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Carice van Houten, Alex Etel, Eliza Bennett, Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh, Dominic West, Hugh Bonneville, Kwayedza Kureya, and Pauline Collins. It was adapted from Lucy M. Boston's children's novel The Chimneys of Green Knowe. The film was shot in Athelhampton Hall, Dorset.
26Four Last Songs
Stanley Tucci, Jena Malone, Rhys IfansFour Last Songs is a 2007 British comedy-drama film starring Stanley Tucci, Rhys Ifans and Hugh Bonneville, and written and directed by Francesca Joseph. The film's title is taken from Four Last Songs, 1948 composition of Richard Strauss, surrounding acceptance of death.
27Tamsin Egerton, Hugh Bonneville, Simon CallowHans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale is a 2001 semi-biographical television miniseries that fictionalizes the young life of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was directed by Philip Saville and starred Kieran Bew as the title character. Various Hans Christian Andersen fairytales are included as short interludes of the story, and intertwined into the events of the young author's life.
28Sam Rockwell, Allison Janney, Tom WilkinsonPiccadilly Jim is a 2006 romantic comedy film directed by John McKay.
29Conspiracy of Silence
Chris O'Dowd, Hugh Bonneville, Brenda FrickerConspiracy of Silence is a British drama film set in Ireland and inspired by real events. The film challenges celibacy and its implication for the Catholic Church in the 21st century. Written and directed by John Deery, the cast includes: Academy Award-winner Brenda Fricker, Hugh Bonneville, Chris O'Dowd, John Lynch, Jonathan Forbes, Jason Barry, Sean McGinley, Fintan McKeown, Jim Norton and Hugh Quarshie. The movie won many international awards including the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures' Freedom of Expression Award in 2004, which it shared with Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 and Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. Deery was also nominated for Best Film Director at the Irish Film Awards in 2003. The screenplay was developed at the Sundance Screenwriters' Lab in Utah and won the Hartley-Merrill International Screenwriting Award presented to Deery at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001.
30One of Those Days
Hugh BonnevilleOne of Those Days is a 2008 short film directed by Hattie Dalton.
