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  • Hello! Leslie Phillips and Peter O'Toole head to Venus - 29 November 2005
    Two of Britain's acting greats Peter O'Toole and Leslie Phillips are set to star together in a new film Venus. - -The film, directed by Roger Michell (Enduring Love, Notting Hill), has just started filming in London and tells the tale of two ageing actors. - -Despite b

Peter O'Toole - what members say


  • Gulliver's Travels
  • Gulliver's Travels review by majortom2001 from Worthing, UK
    Rated - 4 stars Yahoo !!!! 26 October 2008
    ...a cast of 1000's - well known actors, many don't do too much ,e.g. Gueilgud but Peter O'Tooles cameo was good. I have never read the book so I don;t know how true this serie...  
  • Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
  • Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell review by ohnonotagain from Glasgow
    Rated - 5 stars O'Toole in rude health 7 September 2008
    ...Brilliant acting as ever by Peter O'Toole although with the life he's led, it's almost method acting for him. The play is terrific, filled with wit, sarcasm, melancholy, per...  
  • Lawrence Of Arabia
  • Lawrence Of Arabia review by from Colchester, England
    Rated - 5 stars Truely a masterpiece ... 23 November 2004
    ...r of Lawrence and further showcase the director's vision. We get to see more of Peter O'Toole in his greatest ever performance. And on DVD, you can see a crystal clear image...  

Peter O'Toole - filmography


  • Dean Spanley on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Jeremy Northam,  Sam Neill,  Bryan Brown
    Director: Toa Fraser
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a strange journey that eventually allows the old man to find his heart.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 2,727 members
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  • Ratatouille on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Patton Oswalt,  Brad Garrett,  Ian Holm
    Director: Brad Bird
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 66,464 members
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  • Stardust - HD DVD Version (2007)
    Starring: Claire Danes,  Charlie Cox,  Michelle Pfeiffer
    Director: Matthew Vaughn
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Director Matthew Vaughn (LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS) takes his experience with credible crime capers and applies it to the fantasy genre in this charming but not too precious adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel. The many threads of the story intertwine seamlessly, unfolding at an unforced ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 77% from 1,312 member
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  • Lassie on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Samantha Morton,  Gregor Fisher
    Director: Charles Sturridge
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Lassie is the timeless story of the remarkable bond between a young boy and his dog set in a Yorkshire mining town. After falling on hard times, the Carraclough family is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog, to the Duke of Rudling. When Lassie finds herself transported five hundred miles away ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 8,355 members
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  • Troy on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Brad Pitt,  Orlando Bloom,  Sean Bean
    Director: Wolfgang Petersen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    With soaring photography that circles from above then swoops in for the action, TROY is Wolfgang Petersen's majestic presentation of the classic Greek legend. It tells the story of an epic battle over Helen (Diane Kruger), the queen of Sparta, who is kidnapped by her lover Paris (Orlando Bloom), ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 75,375 members
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  • Bright Young Things on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Stephen Campbell Moore,  Peter O'Toole,  Jim Broadbent
    Director: Stephen,  Fry
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Adapted from Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies" - BRIGHT YOUNG THING is the directorial debut for Stephen Fry and follows the lives of a novelist, Adam (Stephen Campbell Moore) and his would-be lover, Nina (Emily Mortimer) as they mix with the 'bright young things' who inhabit the upper echelons of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 5,975 members
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  • Augustus on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Charlotte Rampling
    Director: Roger Young
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    AUGUSTUS - THE FIRST EMPEROR. The classic tale sees Augustus travelling to Spain in order to help Julius Caesar in his struggle against the troops of Pompey. After victory and assignment to Greece, Augustus hears of Caesar's assassination. What ensues is the story of a power struggle between ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 351 members
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  • Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (1999)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole
    Director: Tom Kinninmont
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A play by Keith Waterhouse which is based on the life and writings of the late Jeffrey Bernard who, amongst other things, was a womaniser, heavy drinker and Soho hellraiser...
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 356 members
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  • The Manor on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Greta Scacchi,  Gabrielle Anwar,  Peter O'Toole
    Director: Kenneth Burns
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A wickedly funny and intelligent comedy of manners, where lies and deception rule. An investigator (Martin Dejdar) searches for the truth of two dead men in an old manor run by an overbearing woman (Greta Scachhi) and finds out quickly that he's caught in a web of lies and deceit. Everyone is a ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 44% from 35 members
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  • Joan Of Arc (1999)
    Starring: Leelee Sobieski,  Jacqueline Bisset,  Powers Boothe
    Director: Christian Duguay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A star-studded epic drama based on the tragic true story of Joan Of Arc - the fifteenth-century French peasant girl who's life was changed dramatically when she started hearing the voices of Saints Catherine, Michael and Margaret. Inspired by these voices Joan led her troops to unite against their ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 326 members
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  • Phantoms on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Rose McGowan,  Joanna Going,  Liev Schreiber
    Director: Joe Chappelle
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Unspeakable horrors have mysteriously befallen the whole town of Snowfield, Colorado, leaving behind only a few mangled body parts and unanswered questions. Enter two vacationing sisters and a sheriff and deputy from a nearby town, who try to piece things together with the help of a scientist-..read more »
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  • Gulliver's Travels (1996)
    Starring: Ted Danson,  Mary Steenburgen,  James Fox
    Director: Charles Sturridge
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This acclaimed made-for-television version of Swift's fantasy employs an all-star cast (led by Ted Danson) and superior special effects to portray all four books in the cycle. From Lilliput and Brobdingnag to Laputa and the lands of the Struldbruggs and Houyhnhnms, Gulliver's nine-year odyssey and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 587 members
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  • King Ralph on DVD (1990)
    Starring: John Goodman,  Peter O'Toole,  John Hurt
    Director: David S. Ward
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When a freak accident wipes out the entire royal family, an exhaustive search of the bloodline reveals a distant heir: Ralph Jones. A good-natured, down-to-earth Las Vegas lounge singer, Ralph is quickly given a crash course in royal manners. But his unconventional behavior provides fuel for a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 592 members
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  • High Spirits on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Daryl Hannah,  Peter O'Toole,  Steve Guttenburg
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Peter O'Toole stars as the drunken owner of the Castle Hotel which he desperately needs to sell to pay off his endless bills. To attract buyers, he advertises the property as the most ghost-ridden hotel in the Emerald Isle... Unfortunately, when prospective buyers arrive, he press-gangs his loyal ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 1,346 member
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  • Creator on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Vincent Spano,  Mariel Hemingway
    Director: Ivan Passer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An eccentric, brilliant scientist sets out to "recreate" his pet wife who died 25-years before. To complicate matters, just when he's about to succeed he falls head-over- heels for a beautiful coed. Based on the novel by Jeremy Leven.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 130 members
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  • Creator on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Mariel Hemingway,  Vincent Spano
    Director: Ivan Passer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An eccentric, brilliant scientist sets out to 'recreate' his wife who died 25-years before. To complicate matters, just when he's about to succeed he falls head-over- heels for a beautiful coed. Based on the novel by Jeremy Leven.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 41% from 8 members
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  • Supergirl on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Faye Dunaway,  Helen Slater,  Peter O'Toole
    Director: Jeannot Szwarc
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Strength, flight, invincibility, heat vision, an unswerving sense of justice: they're all family traits, Kara, SUPERMAN's cousin also survived the cataclysm that destroyed their homeworld of Krypton. On Earth she becomes SUPERGIRL! Helen Slater plays the title role, posing as Midvale prep-schooler ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 1,419 member
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  • Caligula on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Malcolm McDowell,  Helen Mirren,  Peter O'Toole
    Director: Tinto Brass
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A reputedly faithful cinematic depiction of the historical events of Caligula's Rome, including the decadence and debauchery that marked his reign. This notorious release has faced rather hysterical hostility from would-be censors. Financed by Penthouse Magazine magnate Bob Guccione, who was ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 37% from 2,122 members
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  • Zulu Dawn on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Burt Lancaster,  Peter O'Toole,  Simon Ward
    Director: Douglas Hickox
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    ZULU DAWN depicts the bloody Battle of Isandhlwana, in which 30,000 Zulu warriors wiped out nearly 1,500 British troops stationed in Natal. The film focuses most sharply on the preparations for battle and the political situation in the region at that time. Taking Zulu chief Cetshwayo's defiant ..read more »
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  • Rosebud on DVD (1975)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Richard Attenborough,  Kim Cattrall
    Director: Otto Preminger
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Legendary filmmaker Otto Preminger (BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM) directs this dramatic tale concerning a group of terrorists who kidnap five beautiful women from a yacht in Greece and hold them for ransom.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 45 members
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  • Man of La Mancha on DVD (1972)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Sophia Loren,  James Coco
    Director: Arthur Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Cervante's immortal story of Don Quixote and his spiritual quest for 'The Impossible Dream' of honour, chivalry and adventure. Broadway's greatest fantasy musical comes to the small screen with Peter O'Toole in the title role with Sophia Loren as his fair lady, Dulcinea.
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  • The Ruling Class on DVD (1972)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Alastair Sim,  Arthur Lowe
    Director: Peter Medak
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A sprawling, bursting-at-the-seams send-up of the in-grown eccentricities of the British upper class with Peter O'Toole as one of the least crazy of the English blue-bloods -- he thinks he's Jesus Christ. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actor--Peter O'Toole.
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  • Murphy's War on DVD (1971)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Sian Phillips,  Horst Janson
    Director: Peter Yates
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Peter O'Toole stars as Murphy, a stranded Irish merchant seaman who is the sole survivor of a WWII German U-boat attack in foreign waters. Rescued by Louis (Philippe Noiret), a French oil engineer, he is taken to a small village hospital and treated by Doctor Haiden (Sian Phillips), a strong-willed ..read more »
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  • Bible, The - In The Beginning on DVD (1966)
    Starring: Stephen Boyd,  Ava Gardner,  Richard Harris
    Director: John Huston
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Focusing and dramatizing the first 22 chapters in The Book of Genesis, "The Bible in the Beginning...," exquisitely and diligently explores the origins of mankind. The stories of Adam and Eve, the story of Cain and Abel, Noah and the Ark, the Tower of Babel, Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham and Sarah, ..read more »
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  • Lord Jim on DVD (1965)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  James Mason,  Eli Wallach
    Director: Richard Brooks
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This faithful adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1900 novel tells the story of a romantic young Englishman, Jim (Peter O'Toole), who takes to the sea on a merchant vessel in his quest for adventure. Imagining himself to be a great man with a bright future, Jim instead deserts at the first true test of ..read more »
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  • Becket on DVD (1964)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Richard Burton,  Donald Wolfit
    Director: Peter Glenville
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A historical costume drama of the grandest order, "Becket" is the true story of the friendship between King Henry II and Thomas à Becket, a royal courtier and confidant whom Henry appoints as Archbishop of Canterbury. Once proposed for the office, Becket immediately perceives what the King does not:..read more »
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  • Lawrence Of Arabia on DVD (1962)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Omar Sharif,  Anthony Quinn
    Director: David Lean
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    David Lean's masterpiece--perhaps the greatest of screen epics--stars Peter O'Toole in one of the most electrifying debuts in film history. The film is less an ordinary adventure than an experience that leaves an overwhelming sense of the struggle between two powerful forces: the Arabian deserts, ..read more »
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  • The Making Of Lawrence Of Arabia on DVD
    Starring: Peter O'Toole
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    A documentary about the making of the film 'Lawrence Of Arabia' which is the story of a British Officer, T.E. Lawrence, who helped the Arabs revolt against the Turks during World War I. Also includes rare footage of the production of this epic.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 36% from 41 members
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  • Sherlock Holmes - Valley Of Fear on DVD
    Starring: Peter O'Toole
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A man who discovered gold in America is found dead. Holmes is called in to investigate the murder. What he discovers is that the victim was terrified of retribution...
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  • Sherlock Holmes - The Baskerville Curse on DVD
    Starring: Peter O'Toole
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The Baskerville family suffer a curse which means that anyone on the moors may be attacked by a hell hound. Holmes is called in to investigate the curse and keep Henry Baskerville safe.
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  • Sherlock Holmes - A Study In Scarlet on DVD
    Starring: Peter O'Toole
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    When the body of a man is found in a house in London, Holmes is called in to investigate some interesting clues; a woman's wedding ring and a timetable for the Atlantic Steamship Company.
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  • Troy - HD DVD Version
    Starring: Brad Pitt,  Orlando Bloom,  Sean Bean
    Director: Wolfgang Petersen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In 1193B.C. the dandy Trojan prince Paris (Bloom) irresponsibly spirits away the unhappy wife of Menelaus (Gleeson), the Spartan king. Demanding the return of Helen, the Greeks launch a thousand ships and lay siege to Troy. Under the command of Agamemnon (Cox), revered warrior Achilles (Pitt) leads ..read more »
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  • Strumpet City (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Bryan Murray
    Director: Tony Barry
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Set in Dublin during the Lockout of 1913, Hugh Leonard's faithful adapttion portrrays the lives of the Irish workers, the strike, the riots and the hardships of early 20th Century Ireland. It's a story bursting with unforgetable characters caught up in the bitter struggles of the age, driven by ..read more »
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  • Man Friday
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Richard Roundtree,  Peter Cellier
    Director: Jack Gold
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. Adrian Mitchell's screenplay is a take-off on the Defoe classic, 'Robinson Crusoe'. This version finds Friday revolting against white supremacy and Crusoe losing the man-to-man ..read more »
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Peter O'Toole - watch online


  • Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage to Watch Now (2008)
    Starring: Jared Padalecki,  Marcia Gay Harden,  Peter O'Toole
    Director: Michael Campus
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
    Watch now: £3.49
    Run time: 100 minutes
    This touching and inspirational film tells the early true-life story of renowned "Painter of Light," Thomas Kinkade. Returning home from college one Christmas, young artist Thomas Kinkade is dismayed to learn that attempts to promote local tourism have failed and his mother is dangerously close to ..read more »
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  • Joan of Arc - Part 1 to Watch Now (1999)
    Starring: Leelee Sobieski,  Jacqueline Bisset,  Powers Boothe
    Director: Christian Duguay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 92 minutes
    Once there lived a legend whose coming had been foretold by the great prophet Merlin. It was said that after nearly a century of war, a maiden would unite her divided people. It did not say how... This star-studded epic mini-series tells the triumphant yet tragic true story of one of history's ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 82% from 4 members
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  • Joan of Arc - Part 2 to Watch Now (1999)
    Starring: Leelee Sobieski,  Jacqueline Bisset,  Powers Boothe
    Director: Christian Duguay
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 92 minutes
    Once there lived a legend whose coming had been foretold by the great prophet Merlin. It was said that after nearly a century of war, a maiden would unite her divided people. It did not say how... This star-studded epic mini-series tells the triumphant yet tragic true story of one of history's ..read more »
    Rate this: 4.5 stars out of 5 93% from 3 members
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  • Rosebud to Watch Now (1975)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Richard Attenborough,  Kim Cattrall
    Director: Otto Preminger
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 13 minutes
    Kay, in her late twenties, has just moved into a new flat. Her new neighbours are a stylish lesbian couple who are very much in love. Kay is fascinated by their easy physical intimacy, and images of women and female sensuality begin to take over her erotic fantasies.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 2 members
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  • Man Friday to Watch Now (1975)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Richard Roundtree,  Peter Cellier
    Director: Jack Gold
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 109 minutes
    Adrian Mitchell's screenplay is a take-off on the Defoe classic, 'Robinson Crusoe'. This version finds Friday revolting against white supremacy and Crusoe losing the man-to-man conflict for human dignity.
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Peter O'Toole facts

5 most recent films

Iron Road - 3.5 stars
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage - 3.0 stars
Dean Spanley - 3.0 stars
Ratatouille - 4.0 stars
Ratatouille - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Ratatouille - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Stardust - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars
Stardust - 4.0 stars
Ratatouille - 4.0 stars
Lawrence Of Arabia - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Making Of Lawrence Of Arabia - 2.0 stars
Creator - 2.0 stars
The Manor - 2.0 stars
Rosebud - 2.5 stars
Man Friday - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Eric Bana - 5 times - show films
Brendan Gleeson - 5 times - show films
Brian Cox - 5 times - show films
Brad Pitt - 5 times - show films
Sean Bean - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Wolfgang Petersen - 5 times - show films
Christian Duguay - 4 times - show films
Ivan Passer - 2 times - show films
Brad Bird - 2 times - show films
Matthew Vaughn - 2 times - show films