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Colin Firth
With films on his CV such as The Accidental Husband (2008), St Trinian's (2007), Bridget Jone's Diary (2001) and What a Girl Wants (2003), one could be forgiven for dismissing Colin Firth and ticking the box marked stuffed shirt Englishman. It is only when you delve deeper into his body of work that you realise the 50 year old actor is so much more than a stereotype.
Born into an academic family in Greyshott, Hampshire in 1960, Colin has risen through the ranks of British film and Hollywood successes. From the beautifully written and acted Another Country (1984), the psychologically twisted Trauma (2004) and Apartment Zero (1998), to the chilling TV drama Conspiracy (2001), Colin continues to delight his fans and fellow cinema goers with his often subtle and emotive acting portrayal of complex and often damaged characters.
In 2010's A Single Man Colin took on one of his toughest roles to date, that of a grieving homosexual college professor, living out his final day on Earth with all the intensity that the knowledge of finiteness can bestow. This was to be a performance that bagged Firth a BAFTA for best actor and a nod for the Academy award.
With the approaching release of films Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Gambit, longtime Firthies and new devotees will be pleased to see Colin Firth gracing the big screen once more. We're sure this won't be the last we see of him either. While he did not claim his statuette in 2010 Firth did get to collect his Oscar a year later for what can be arguably called his finest role to date - as King George VI in this years runaway success - The King's Speech.
Already a national treasure we can't wait to see what the future holds for this gem of a man.
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Firth appeals for bad guy role -
24 May 2011
-Colin Firth is urging movie bosses to cast him in a villainous role as he is bored of playing nice guys onscreen.-The actor has enjoyed a number of high-profile roles in recent years, with parts in Bridget Jones's Diary, Mamma Mia! and his Oscar-winning turn in The
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Firth to return to the stage with Scott Thomas -
28 March 2011
-Oscar winner Colin Firth is planning to leave screen glory behind to re-team with his The English Patient co-star Kristin Scott Thomas in London's West End.-
-The star picked up the coveted Best Actor prize at February's (11) Academy Awards for his role as stutterin
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Firth lands Stoker role in first film since Oscar glory -
10 March 2011
-Colin Firth is set to sink his teeth into a vampire role in his first film since winning an Oscar last month (Feb11).-
-The star has signed on to play a bloodsucker in the movie Stoker, alongside Nicole Kidman and Alice in Wonderland actress Mia Wasikowska, accordin
Colin Firth - what members say
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The English Patient 13 August 2006
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Austen would be proud, does justice to her masterpiece 21 February 2004
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16 March 2004
Colin Firth - filmography
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The King's Speech
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham-Carter
Director: Tom Hooper
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After the death of his father, King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of the United Kingdom. With his country on the ..read more »
 
85%
from 46,527 members
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The King's Speech - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham-Carter
Director: Tom Hooper
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After the death of his father, King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of the United Kingdom. With his country on the ..read more »
84%
from 14,093 members
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A Single Man - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode
Director: Tom Ford
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Set in Los Angeles in 1962, A Single Man is the story of George Falconer, a British college professor (Colin Firth) who is struggling to find meaning in his life after the death of his long-time partner, Jim (Matthew Goode). We follow George through a single day, where a series of encounters, ..read more »
67%
from 5,660 members
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A Single Man
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode
Director: Tom Ford
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Set in Los Angeles in 1962, A Single Man is the story of George Falconer, a British college professor (Colin Firth) who is struggling to find meaning in his life after the death of his long-time partner, Jim (Matthew Goode). We follow George through a single day, where a series of encounters, ..read more »
69%
from 31,457 members
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Dorian Gray
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Caroline Goodall
Director: Oliver Parker
Certificate: 
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Forever Young. Forever Cursed.
Dorian Gray is Beautiful. Charming. Powerful. CURSED
Young Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, devilish Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth) who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of London life. ..read more »
57%
from 32,998 members
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Dorian Gray - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Caroline Goodall
Director: Oliver Parker
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Forever Young. Forever Cursed.
Dorian Gray is Beautiful. Charming. Powerful. CURSED
Young Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, devilish Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth) who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of London life. ..read more »
56%
from 7,385 members
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The Accidental Husband
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Director: Griffin Dunne
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Dr. Emma Lloyd (Thurman) is a popular New York radio DJ, whose practical love advice is listened to and loved by women everywhere! Off-air, her own love life is running smoothly with Emma planning her wedding to her dependable fiance Richard (Firth). That is until she makes the shocking discovery ..read more »
59%
from 40,477 members
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Mamma Mia!
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
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Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world.
Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic ..read more »
68%
from 57,457 members
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Mamma Mia! - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Christine Baranski
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
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MAMMA MIA became a West End smash when it hit London back in late nineties. With a story framed around the music of the Swedish pop band Abba, crowds loved its raucous, dance party vibe. Now it comes to the silver screen, with some truly delightful performances from the likes of Meryl Streep and ..read more »
67%
from 4,617 members
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Easy Virtue
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas
Director: Stephan Elliott
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Set in the twilight of the roaring twenties and at the cusp of the next decade, EASY VIRTUE is the story of John Whittaker, a young Englishman who, after falling head-over-heels in love with glitzy American Larita, finds himself getting married rather promptly. Returning to the family home, Larita'..read more »
61%
from 11,242 members
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Genova
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Colin Firth, Catherine Keener, Hope Davis
Director: Michael Winterbottom
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A man (Colin Firth) moves his two daughters to Italy after their mother dies in a car accident, in order to revitalize their lives. Genova changes all three of them as the youngest daughter starts to see the ghost of her mother, while the older one discovers her sexuality.
51%
from 5,128 members
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Then She Found Me
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth
Director: Helen Hunt
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Following the separation from her husband and the death of her adopted mother, schoolteacher April Epner is contacted by her apparent birth mother, who turns out to be a local talk show host Bernice Graves. As Bernice tries to become the mother to April that she was never able to be, April seems to ..read more »
54%
from 6,737 members
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The Last Legion
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai
Director: Doug Lefler
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The Empire is being held to ransom by the Barbarians. On the eve of the coronation of the 12-year-old Romulus Augustus, his mentor, the shaman Ambrosinus (Ben Kingsley), predicts disaster. His worst fears are realised as the Goths sack the once-great city of Rome and capture the last Emperor and ..read more »
59%
from 17,328 members
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Nanny McPhee - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly MacDonald
Director: Kirk Jones
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In this dark and witty fable, Nanny McPhee (a person of an unsettling appearance and magical powers) enters the household of the recently widowed Mr. Brown and attempts to tame his seven exceedingly ill-behaved children. The children, led by the oldest boy Simon, have managed to drive away 17 ..read more »
68%
from 163 members
Not available for rental
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Where The Truth Lies
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman
Director: Atom Egoyan
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A young female journalist tries to uncover the truth behind the breakup, years earlier, of a celebrated comedy team after the duo found a girl dead in their hotel room. Although both had airtight alibis and neither was accused, the incident put an end to their act.
55%
from 12,813 members
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Nanny McPhee
(2005)
Starring: Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly MacDonald
Director: Kirk Jones
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In this dark and witty fable, Nanny McPhee (a person of an unsettling appearance and magical powers) enters the household of the recently widowed Mr. Brown and attempts to tame his seven exceedingly ill-behaved children. The children, led by the oldest boy Simon, have managed to drive away 17 ..read more »
69%
from 50,706 members
Not currently released
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Trauma
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Colin Firth, Mena Suvari, Naomie Harris
Director: Marc Evans
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Awakening from a coma to discover his wife has been killed in a car accident, Ben’s (Colin Firth) world may as well have come to an end. A few weeks later, Ben is out of hospital and, attempting to rebuild his life, he moves home and is befriended by Charlotte (Mena Suvari), his beautiful young ..read more »
40%
from 12,024 members
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Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
Director: Beeban Kidron
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It would be difficult to top the phenomenal success of BRIDGET JONES' DIARY, but the sequel certainly pulls it off. The incomparable Renee Zellweger (JERRY MACGUIRE, COLD MOUNTAIN) once again breathes hilarious life into the flawed heroine who sent her career soaring. This instalment of Bridget's ..read more »
61%
from 68,031 members
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Hope Springs
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Colin Firth, Minnie Driver, Heather Graham
Director: Mark Herman
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Based on the novel 'New Cardiff' by Charles Webb, this is the story of British artist, Colin Ware who is heartbroken after receiving a invitation to the wedding of Vera, the love of his life. Colin moves to a little town in New England called Hope in order to deal with his grief and soon he falls ..read more »
51%
from 8,595 members
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Love Actually - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth
Director: Richard Curtis
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Written and directed by Richard Curtis and produced by Duncan Kenworthy (the team behind NOTTING HILL and FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) this zingy Brit-com weaves a vivid crazy quilt of interlocking or unrelated vignettes all dealing with the subject of love over the Christmas holidays in London. ..read more »
72%
from 738 members
Not available for rental
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Girl With A Pearl Earring
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson
Director: Peter Webber
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Set in 17th-century Holland, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING follows the life of Griet (Scarlett Johansson), a young woman who must work as a maid to help her family make ends meet. Seeking employment at the home of renowned painter Johannes Vermeer (Colin Firth), Griet finds most of the household, ..read more »
58%
from 44,423 members
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Love Actually
(2003)
Starring: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth
Director: Richard Curtis
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Written and directed by Richard Curtis and produced by Duncan Kenworthy (the team behind NOTTING HILL and FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) this zingy Brit-com weaves a vivid crazy quilt of interlocking or unrelated vignettes all dealing with the subject of love over the Christmas holidays in London. ..read more »
68%
from 82,389 members
Not currently released
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What a Girl Wants
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston
Director: Dennie Gordon
Certificate:
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A Coming-of-Age Comedy...
...Daphne a spirited young American girl, travels to London in search of her long-lost father, an influential aristocratic politician. As Daphne attempts to prove that love can conquer all, her impulsive behaviour creates an uproar in high society.
64%
from 9,278 members
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Fourplay
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Colin Firth, Stephen Fry, Jack Dee
Director: Mike Binder
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This romantic comedy deals with the fleeting attractions between men and women. When American Ben arrives in London to become a writer on a well-known sitcom, he never dreamed that he would end up in a complex love quadrangle. Sitcom star Carly is married to show producer Allen. French make-up ..read more »
40%
from 3,282 members
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Bridget Jones's Diary
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
Director: Sharon Maguire
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In the screen adaptation of BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY, Helen Fielding's international best-selling phenomenon, documentary filmmaker (and real-life inspiration for the character Shazzer) Sharon Maguire has managed a rare feat - a film as captivating as the novel. Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is a ..read more »
69%
from 47,395 members
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Bridget Jones's Diary - Blu-ray
(2001)
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
Director: Sharon Maguire
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In the screen adaptation of BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY, Helen Fielding's international best-selling phenomenon, documentary filmmaker (and real-life inspiration for the character Shazzer) Sharon Maguire has managed a rare feat - a film as captivating as the novel. Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is a ..read more »
70%
from 822 members
Not currently released
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Relative Values
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Julie Andrews, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sophie Thompson
Director: Eric Styles
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Dame Andrews plays the aristocratic matriarch of an upper class British family whose eldest son (Atterton) causes an uproar when he announces his engagement to Miranda (Tripplehorn), a Hollywood starlet. The family is even more appalled when it is learned that she is the sister of the house maids. ..read more »
60%
from 1,078 member
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My Life So Far
(1999)
Starring: Colin Firth, Rosemary Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Director: Hugh Hudson
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Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian (Rosemary Harris), her daughter (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), her inventor husband (Colin Firth), their ten year old son (Robbie Norman), and his older sister (Kelly MacDonald). ..read more »
47%
from 29 members
Currently unavailable
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Shakespeare In Love
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush
Director: John Madden
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A witty, fast-moving romantic comedy set in London in 1593, follows the trials and tribulations of Will Shakespeare, a struggling young playwright suffering from a dreadful bout of writer's block. No matter how hard he tries, he just can't seem to make any headway with his latest work, "Romeo and ..read more »
66%
from 31,075 members
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The Secret Laughter of Women
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Colin Firth, Nia Long, Caroline Goodall
Director: Peter Schwabach
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A beautiful young single mother, Nimi, feels the pressure from the expatriate Nigerian community in which she lives to get married. Coincidentally, her precocious young son has just met his hero, a cynical English comic book writer, and decides that he is the perfect match for his beloved mother. ..read more »
55%
from 111 members
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Shakespeare In Love - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush
Director: John Madden
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In this well-conceived Elizabethan comedy, writers Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman ask the question: Who was William Shakespeare's muse? The answer: Viola de Lesseps, a young noblewoman who dreams of acting on a man's stage. The screenwriters deliver a cleverly crafted scenario which beautifully ..read more »
70%
from 138 members
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The English Patient
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe
Director: Anthony Minghella
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Set during the Second World War, this epic romance tells the story of a mysterious Englishman found badly burned in the Sahara. His nurse transports him across war-torn Europe taking him to a deserted Tuscan monastery where he can die in peace. There they become friends and she begins to read to ..read more »
69%
from 20,601 members
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Fever Pitch
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Mark Strong
Director: David Evans
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When Paul (Firth), a middle-aged British teacher who nurses an obsession for the North London football team Arsenal, meets Sarah, a seemingly uptight young woman who is a single-minded professional, he is forced to drastically re-evaluate his life. Sarah loathes the sport, while Paul's entire life ..read more »
61%
from 5,119 members
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Circle Of Friends
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Colin Firth, Minnie Driver
Director: Pat O'Connor
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Set in 1957, this romantic coming-of-age story follows three childhood friends from a small town in Ireland as they head to Dublin to attend Trinity College. Nan (Saffron Burrows), a year older than her friends and already in her second year at Trinity, is ambitious, romantic, and just a bit ..read more »
62%
from 3,651 members
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Pride And Prejudice - Blu-ray
(2 discs)
(1995)
Starring: Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, David Bamber
Director: Simon Langton
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The bicentennial production of Jane Austen's novel is given the most lavish treatment yet, in this acclaimed television mini-series. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE stars Jennifer Ehle (POSSESSION) as Elizabeth Bennet, a witty and headstrong young woman in 19th century England. When she meets the standoffish ..read more »
84%
from 441 members
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Pride And Prejudice
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, David Bamber
Director: Simon Langton
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An adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about five unmarried sisters in 19th century England. When Mr Darcy arrives to live in the area the Bennett family are quick to spot ideal husband material. Elizabeth, one of the five Bennett sisters, does not take kindly to Mr Darcy until finally her opinion of ..read more »
77%
from 21,328 members
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Hour of the Pig
(1993)
Starring: Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Peasence
Director: Leslie Megahey
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In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is pushed to defend a pig, owned by the mysterious gypsy Samira. The pig has been arrested for the murder of a ..read more »
66%
from 59 members
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Wings of Fame
(1990)
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Colin Firth
Director: Otakar Votocek
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A famous movie actor (Peter O'Toole) claims that he has written a book. As result, a real author, not a very well known writer, vengenfully kills him but then dies as a result of an accident. Next, they both find themselves in after-life, where souls of all famous people are gathered.
75%
from 2 members
Currently unavailable
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Valmont
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly
Director: Milos Forman
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Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover look for an easy prey in a a beautiful young woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman,..read more »
61%
from 920 members
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Tumbledown
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Colin Firth
Director: Richard Broke, Richard Eyre
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Produced in 1989, a mere seven years after the Falklands War, TUMBLEDOWN was extremely controversial at the time of transmission but became a ratings winner nonetheless. Colin Firth stars as Lieutenant Robert Lawrence, a Falklands veteran that returns home and continues to rage a war... with himself.
64%
from 404 members
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Apartment Zero
(1988)
Starring: Hart Bochner, Colin Firth
Director: Martin Donovan
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The proprietor of a Buenos Aires revival-house cinema meets an American "free spirit;" and before long, he has agreed to let the stranger board in his flat, which is decorated with pictures of movie stars. Although the theater owner obsequiously vies for the American's affections, he becomes aware ..read more »
60%
from 24 members
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A Month In the Country
(1987)
Starring: Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh, Natasha Richardson
Director: Pat O'Connor
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Two war-weary young veterans, Birkin and Moon, have come to a peaceful Yorkshire town to escape the horrors of war that haunt their dreams. But their work at the village church takes an explosive turn as one ignites long-denied passion within the pastor's young wife which forces the other veteran ..read more »
60%
from 1,027 member
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Dutch Girls
(1987)
Starring: Bill Paterson, Colin Firth, Timothy Spall
Director: Giles Foster
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A British hockey team heads for Holland where they find something far more interesting than tulips and windmills--gorgeous, lusty women. They are so busy pursuing romance that they forget all about their upcoming match.
55%
from 15 members
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Another Country
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Anna Massey
Director: Marek Kanievska
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He rebelled against his family. He outraged his friends. Finally he betrayed his country. Rupert Everett turns in an electric performance as Guy Burgess, a key figure in the Cambridge spy ring of the 1940's, who eventually defected to Russia in 1951.
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Colin Firth facts
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...bvious faces - Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, I was also surprised to see Colin Firth and Lost's Sayid as Kip. Beautifully shot, goregeous scenery, definitely worth ...
