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  • I Know You Know on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Robert Carlyle,  David Bradley,  Aaron Fuller
    Director: Justin Kerrigan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Charlie is highly charged and on the edge — an undercover agent, always on an important mission, always on the move. Jamie, his son, is fascinated by his father’s espionage work, until the world of spies becomes all too real. Charlie is unpredictable, explosive, yet kind hearted and fiercely ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 1,517 member
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  • The Edge of Love - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Keira Knightley,  Matthew Rhys,  Cillian Murphy
    Director: John Maybury
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Set against a backdrop of London during World War II, THE EDGE OF LOVE tells the story of a love triangle that forms between renowned poet Dylan Thomas (Matthew Rhys), his young, sultry wife, Cat ( Sienna Miller) and old flame Keira Knightley.
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 1,235 member
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  • The Edge of Love on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Keira Knightley,  Matthew Rhys,  Cillian Murphy
    Director: John Maybury
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Set against a backdrop of London during World War II, THE EDGE OF LOVE tells the story of a love triangle that forms between renowned poet Dylan Thomas (Matthew Rhys), his young, sultry wife, Cat ( Sienna Miller) and old flame Keira Knightley.
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 23,845 members
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  • Four Last Songs on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Stanley Tucci,  Rhys Ifans,  Hugh Bonneville
    Director: Francesca Joseph
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Larry (Stanley Tucci) is a chronically unsatisfied ex-pat residing on a remote island village in the Mediterranean. The village is tiny but famous for having been the home of one of Europe's most celebrated composers. Although Larry hoped to absorb some of the great man's glory, his modest talents ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 123 members
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  • Love Is The Devil on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Derek Jacobi,  Daniel Craig,  Tilda Swinton
    Director: John Maybury
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    This British biographical drama probes the life of painter Francis Bacon (1909-1992), critically acclaimed as the outstanding British painter of the latter half of the 20th Century. This unsympathetic portrait of Bacon (Derek Jacobi) begins when George Dyer (Daniel Craig), a small-time criminal ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 1,545 member
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  • Wittgenstein on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Tilda Swinton,  Karl Johnson,  Clancy Chassay
    Director: Derek Jarman
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Derek Jarman directed this witty, stylish biography of the life of the eccentric 20th-century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (Karl Johnson). Wittgenstein is shown as a boy living a repressive youth, demonstrated by his family appearing in Roman togas. When Wittgenstein leaves to study under ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 492 members
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  • Close My Eyes on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Alan Rickman,  Clive Owen,  Saskia Reeves
    Director: Stephen Poliakoff
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A woman, Natalie (Saskia Reeves), becomes re-aquainted with her younger brother, Richard (Clive Owen), from whom she was separated as a child. They meet intermittently for the next few years, until the sister gets married to Sinclair (Alan Rickman), a wealthy businessman. Once married, the siblings ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 2,238 members
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  • The Tempest on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Toyah Willcox,  Heathcote Williams,  Karl Johnson
    Director: Derek Jarman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Despite being radically unconventional, late auteur Derek Jarman's 1979 film has been hailed as one of the most successful adaptations of the Bard's works by several Shakespeare scholars. Jarman removes much of the dialogue, instead carrying the story with his trademark haunting images, lit mostly ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 672 members
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Karl Johnson facts

5 most recent films

I Know You Know - 2.5 stars
The Edge of Love - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
The Edge of Love - 3.0 stars
Four Last Songs - 3.0 stars
Rome - Complete Second Series - 4.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Rome - Complete Second Series - 4.5 stars
Rome - Series 1-2 - Complete - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Wittgenstein - 3.0 stars
Four Last Songs - 3.0 stars
Love Is The Devil - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

I Know You Know - 2.5 stars
The Edge of Love - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
The Tempest - 3.0 stars
The Edge of Love - 3.0 stars
Close My Eyes - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ray Stevenson - 17 times - show films
Tobias Menzies - 17 times - show films
James Purefoy - 17 times - show films
Kevin McKidd - 17 times - show films
David Bamber - 17 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Allen Coulter - 17 times - show films
Michael Apted - 17 times - show films
Julian Farino - 11 times - show films
Timothy Van Patten - 6 times - show films
John Maybury - 5 times - show films