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James Purefoy - news / articles


  • Purefoy collects movie swords - 19 September 2009
    -James Purefoy loves signing up for swordfighting epics - because it's a cheap way of updating his impressive blade collection.- -The Resident Evil star always insists on keeping the swords his characters have wielded in projects like A Knight's Tale, Rome, Don Quixote

James Purefoy - what members say


  • The Wedding Tackle
  • The Wedding Tackle review by from London, England
    Rated - 3 stars Sliding Tackle! 16 December 2006
    ...OK' ish film, but tries way too hard to be something it isn't .. James Purefoy as Hal, who seems to be in just about every Brit Rom-Com around, is the most likeable chara...  
  • Lighthouse
  • Lighthouse review by A customer from UK
    Rated - 2 stars Customer Review 23 June 2008
    ...pid and therefore, it's hard to feel any empathy for the characters whatsoever. James Purefoy wrestles a fairly decent performance out of the tedium but it's not enough to l...  
  • Blessed
  • Blessed review by DJM666 from Walsall, England
    Rated - 2 stars Good film, if somewhat slow 18 August 2005
    ...e are good performances from Heather Graham(Austin Powers 2, Boogie Nights) and James Purefoy(Resident Evil), and also a good but limited performance from Andy Serkis(Lord o...  

James Purefoy - filmography


  • Diamonds on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Ben Ayres,  Robert Borges,  Jeremy Crutchley
    Director: Andy Wilson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A US Senator travels to the killing zone of an Eastern Congo diamond mine seeking answers to how her daughter was killed in a massacre. In the pursuit of truth, the Senator only finds a trail of greed, lies and blood... all in the name of diamonds. From the city lights of London and Cape Town to ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 39% from 13 members
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  • Lighthouse on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Paul Brooke,  Rachel Shelley,  Christopher Adamson
    Director: Simon Hunter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    After escaping from a prison ship, Leo Rook, the most notorious killer in all of Europe, absconds to the Gehenna Rocks off the coast of Northern England and overtakes the lighthouse. Viciously, he brings ashore a prison ship and hunts down its passengers. One by one the shipwrecked go missing, ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 44% from 539 members
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  • Maybe Baby on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Hugh Laurie,  Joely Richardson,  Tom Hollander
    Director: Ben Elton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Novelist-playwright-comedian-screenwriter-television writer Ben Elton (THE YOUNG ONES, BLACKADDER) tries his busy hand at directing with MAYBE BABY, a short, sweet romantic comedy about a couple very much in love but having difficulty conceiving a child. Hugh Laurie (Sam) and Joely Richardson (Lucy)..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 2,692 members
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  • Goose on the Loose!
    Starring: Chevy Chase,  Kari Matchett,  James Purefoy
    Director: Nicholas Kendall
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Randall the Goose is out on a summer date with his lifelong love Etta when he is suddenly snatched by Congreve Maddox, a gourmet cook and principal of Willow Springs Elementary, who wants to make Randall his trophy prize in a culinary contest. But Congreve meets his match in his next-door neighbors,..read more »
    Rate this: 0.5 stars out of 5 10% from 1 member
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James Purefoy - watch online


  • Lighthouse to Watch Now (2000)
    Starring: James Purefoy,  Rachel Shelley,  Christopher Adamson
    Director: Simon Hunter
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 91 minutes
    Run aground during a fierce storm, a group of passengers are forced to abandon ship. As the survivors (among them prisoners, a prison guard and a criminal psychologist) struggle ashore, they find themselves at an apparently deserted lighthouse. It's not long until they discover the headless ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 40% from 15 members
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  • Maybe Baby to Watch Now (2000)
    Starring: Hugh Laurie,  Joely Richardson,  Tom Hollander
    Director: Ben Elton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 101 minutes
    MAYBE BABY is the story of Sam and Lucy, an irresistible couple who seem to have everything - good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes and an enthusiastic love life. The only thing they lack is the one thing that they really want - a baby. Sam sets his sights on writing a successful ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 37 members
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James Purefoy facts

5 most recent films

Diamonds - 2.0 stars
Rome - Complete Second Series - 4.5 stars
Frankenstein - 2.5 stars
Rome - Complete First Series - 4.0 stars
Blackbeard - The Real Pirate Of The Caribbean - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Rome - Complete Second Series - 4.5 stars
Rome - Complete First Series - 4.0 stars
Knight's Tale, A - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
The Mayor Of Casterbridge - 3.5 stars
Resident Evil - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Goose on the Loose! - 0.5 stars
Diamonds - 2.0 stars
Rome - Series 1-2 - Complete - BLU-RAY Version - 4.5 stars
Blessed - 2.0 stars
Lighthouse - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Lindsay Duncan - 26 times - show films
Polly Walker - 25 times - show films
Indira Varma - 24 times - show films
Kenneth Cranham - 24 times - show films
Kerry Condon - 24 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Michael Apted - 24 times - show films
Allen Coulter - 24 times - show films
Julian Farino - 18 times - show films
none - 6 times - show films
Timothy Van Patten - 6 times - show films


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