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Mel Smith
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Mel Smith - what members say
review by from Sheffield, England
A classic! 3 June 2004
review by A customer from Powys, Wales
Brilliant film 26 March 2010
review by A customer from Wales
Real comedy 15 July 2005
Mel Smith - filmography
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The Riddle
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Vinnie Jones, Derek Jacobi, Julie Cox
Director: Brendan Foley
Certificate: 
A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames-side-pub. Gradually he becomes obsessed with unraveling a century-old murder in the pages of the manuscript. Only when he has done so, with the help of ..read more »
 
44%
from 540 members
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Blackball
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Bernard Cribbins, Vince Vaughn, Imelda Staunton
Director: Mel Smith
Certificate:
Mel Smith directs a very English cast in this light-comedy based loosely on the story of Bowler Cliff Starkey (Paul Kaye). Starkey dreams of playing for England however, he just can't keep out of trouble and has always preferred following his own rules - much to the disapproval of the stuck-up ..read more »
61%
from 6,719 members
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High Heels And Low Lifes
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Darren Boyd, Mary McCormack, Minnie Driver
Director: Mel Smith
Certificate:
Best friends Frances (Mary McCormack) and Shannon (Minnie Driver) find themselves in hot water when they accidentally come across evidence of a bank robbery and decide to take on the villains at their own game. The two friends try to set up a blackmail, but things go wrong almost immediately and an ..read more »
61%
from 1,504 member
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Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Sandra Oh, Pamela Reed, John Mills
Director: Mel Smith
Certificate: 
Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson) has obtained a job as an attendant at the National Gallery in London. He enjoys the protection of the chairman, but the gallery's governors are keen to be rid of him. When the Grierson Gallery in Los Angeles asks for an expert to give a speech on the recently-purchased ..read more »
61%
from 6,143 members
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Twelfth Night
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Ben Kingsley, Imelda Staunton
Director: Trevor Nunn
Certificate: 
The classic Shakespearean comedy about mistaken identity and gender confusion is brought to the screen once again in this British production, courtesy of screenwriter-director Trevor Nunn. Nunn has transferred the time period to the Victorian Era of the late 19th century. Two twins, Viola (Imogen ..read more »
67%
from 1,767 member
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Stephanie Beacham, Mel Smith, Emily Hudson
Director: Stuart Orme
Certificate:
Mock-gothic children's drama set in Victorian England, based on the novel by Joan Aiken. Bonnie (Emily Hudson) and her cousin Sylvia (Aleks Darowska) are left at home in Willoughby Hall while their parents travel abroad, with only the servants and the prowling wolves for company. Things get even ..read more »
65%
from 181 members
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Wilt
(1988)
Starring: Mel Smith, Jeremy Clyde, Griff Rhys Jones
Director: Michael Tuchner
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
A black comedy based on a Tom Sharpe novel. Henry Wilt regularly fantasises about killing his wife, and after dumping an unwanted inflatable doll in a ditch and when his wife then goes missing the finger of accusation is pointed straight at him. Stars Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Alison Steadman ..read more »
63%
from 745 members
Not available for rental
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The Tall Guy
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Emma Thompson, Geraldine James, Rowan Atkinson
Director: Mel Smith
Certificate:
Actor Dexter (Jeff Goldblum) is a straight man in Ron Anderson's (Rowan Atkinson) stage revue. Dexter gets fired but falls in love with a nurse (Emma Thompson) and gets a job as the star of a musical version of `The Elephant Man', only to lose his girl by sleeping with an actress from the 'Elephant'..read more »
60%
from 2,220 members
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The Princess Bride
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Billy Crystal
Director: Rob Reiner
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Comical fantasy tale of beautiful princesses, foul villains and dashing heroes from director Rob Reiner. The Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright Penn) is saddened by the disappearance of her true-love Westley (Cary Elwes), and finds that she now has no choice but to become engaged to the evil Prince ..read more »
74%
from 32,429 members
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The Princess Bride - Blu-ray
(1987)
Starring: Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Billy Crystal
Director: Rob Reiner
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Comical fantasy tale of beautiful princesses, foul villains and dashing heroes from director Rob Reiner. The Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright Penn) is saddened by the disappearance of her true-love Westley (Cary Elwes), and finds that she now has no choice but to become engaged to the evil Prince ..read more »
81%
from 761 members
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Restless Natives
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Iain McColl, Vincent Friell, Ned Beatty
Director: Michael Hoffman
Certificate:
Two bored Edinburgh youths decide to add a little excitement into their lives by donning masks and calling themselves 'The Clown and the Wolfman'. They use their disguises to retain their anonymity as they hijack coaches, but don't prove particularly threatening, and in fact become the biggest ..read more »
72%
from 1,648 member
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Morons From Outer Space
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, James B. Sikking
Director: Mike Hodges
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
British sci-fi comedy spoof written by and starring comic duo Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. When an extraterrestrial space captain is refuelling his spaceship at an intergalactic station, his woefully dim companions play with the controls, starting the ship and causing it to crash into the ..read more »
53%
from 341 members
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Slayground
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Mel Smith, Billie Whitelaw, Peter Coyote
Director: Terry Bedford
Certificate: 
Set in both New York State and England, this crime thriller stars Peter Coyote as Stone, a thief on the run after his attempted robbery of an armoured vehicle went horribly wrong - resulting in the death of a little girl. The girl's father hires a contract killer to track Stone down and avenge his ..read more »
41%
from 33 members
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Bullshot
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Mel Smith, Billy Connolly, Diz White
Director: Dick Clement
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Alan Shearman, Mel Smith, Billy Connolly and Ron Pember star in this spoof of British pulp hero Bulldog Drummond. Dashing Captain Hugh 'Bullshot' Crummond (Shearman) is a WWI ace fighter pilot, Olympic athlete, racing driver, part-time sleuth and all round spiffing chap who must put his incredible ..read more »
64%
from 205 members
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Babylon
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Beverley Michaels, Brian Bovell, Archie Pool
Director: Franco Rosso
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Babylon is a gritty, neorealist account of the lives of a group of West Indian youths living in London. Blue (Brinsley Forde) is the Rastafarian leader of a Sound System (a mobile disc-jockey team who spin reggae records at clubs, parties, and other gatherings) who is trying to prepare for an ..read more »
67%
from 889 members
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Babylon - Blu-ray
(1980)
Starring: Beverley Michaels, Brian Bovell, Archie Pool
Director: Franco Rosso
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Powerful portrayal of life for West Indian youths in London in the early 1980s. DJ for Brixton reggae sound system 'Ital Lion Sound', Blue (Brinsley Forde) is getting ready for the local sound system showdown with rival crew, Jah Shaka. But as the day of the competition approaches, Blue suddenly ..read more »
67%
from 71 members
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Bloody Kids
(1979)
Starring: Derrick O'Connor, Mel Smith, Peter Clark
Director: Stephen Frears
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Gritty drama about teenagers cast adrift from society, written by Stephen Poliakoff and directed by Stephen Frears. Leo (Richard Thomas) and Mike (Derrick O'Connor) are two socially alienated boys in their early teens who go on a reckless Saturday night spree in their home town of Southend, Essex. ..read more »
55%
from 108 members
Not available for rental
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Mel Smith facts
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...court jester'. There are superb cameo appearances by Billy Crystal, Peter cook, Mel Smith etc but you have to look hard thru all the make up. There is a great story of t...
