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  • WIN! Theatre Tickets to watch Matthew Fox & Olivia Williams - 14 February 2011
    - - - -Matthew Fox (Lost, party of five) and Olivia Williams(The Ghost, An Education) star in the world premiere of Neil LaBute’s new dark comedy of sibling rivalry, In a Forest Dark and Deep. - -We’re giving away a pair of top price theatre tickets t

Olivia Williams - what members say


  • Rushmore
  • Rushmore review by from Liverpool, UK
    Rated - 4.0 stars Believe the hype 14 September 2004
    ...e is Talia Shire's son, therefore Sofia Coppola and Nic Cage's cousin ?) Brits Olivia Williams and Brian Cox balance the movie out with the best and most believable kids seen...   Read customer review
  • Krakatoa The Last Days
  • Krakatoa The Last Days review by Buglet from Worcester
    Rated - 4.5 stars Krakatoa The Last Days 12 November 2010
    ...Rupert Penry Jones and Olivia Williams play the main characters in this story which logs the events leading up to, during and after the fateful eruption of Krakatoa in the lat...   Read customer review
  • Miss Austen Regrets
  • Miss Austen Regrets review by Lorenzo57 from Birmingham
    Rated - 5.0 stars Miss Austen Regrets 10 July 2008
    ...a Law | Hugh Bonneville | Greta Scacchi | Adrian Edmondson Great performance Olivia Williams in a passionate and emotional story of Jane Austen’s romantic life, inspired by...   Read customer review

Olivia Williams - filmography


  • Hanna (2011)
    Starring: Saoirse Ronan,  Cate Blanchett,  Eric Bana
    Director: Joe Wright
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Hanna (Ronan) is a teenage girl. Uniquely, she has the strength, the stamina, and the smarts of a soldier; these come from being raised by her father (Bana), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Finland. Living a life unlike any other teenager, her upbringing and training have been one and the same, all ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 953 members
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  • Hanna - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Saoirse Ronan,  Cate Blanchett,  Eric Bana
    Director: Joe Wright
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Hanna (Ronan) is a teenage girl. Uniquely, she has the strength, the stamina, and the smarts of a soldier; these come from being raised by her father (Bana), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Finland. Living a life unlike any other teenager, her upbringing and training have been one and the same, all ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 213 members
    Not available for rental
  • An Education on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Peter Sarsgaard,  Carey Mulligan,  Alfred Molina
    Director: Lone Scherfig
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A suburban London teen finds her traditional education replaced by something slightly more sinister when an older, more worldly suitor sweeps her off of her feet while placing her future in jeopardy. London, 1961: 16-year-old Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is smart, attractive, and eager to start her adult ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 44,129 members
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  • An Education - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Emma Thompson,  Rosamund Pike,  Dominic Cooper
    Director: Lone Scherfig
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    It's 1961 and attractive, bright 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jenny is poised on the brink of womanhood. Stifled by the tedium of adolescent routine, Jenny can't wait for adult life to begin. One rainy day, her suburban life is upended by the arrival of an unsuitable suitor, 30- ish David. Urbane and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 7,755 members
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  • Flashbacks of a Fool on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Jodhi May,  Sid Mitchell,  Eve
    Director: Baillie Walsh
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Joe Scot (Daniel Craig) is a washed-up Hollywood star whose hedonistic lifestyle of sex, drugs and celebrity has taken its toll. Flashback to his childhood and small-town English seaside life set to the beat of Roxy music and Bowie. Joe¿s rites of passage as a young man lay the foundations for the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 6,980 members
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  • Miss Austen Regrets on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Jack Huston,  Pip Torrens,  Olivia Williams
    Director: Jeremy Lovering
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A passionate and emotional story of Jane Austen’s romantic life, inspired by the great writer’s own novels, letters and diaries. As Jane Austen approaches her forties, her success as a writer is assured and her witty and sharply observed romantic novels are widely admired. To her niece, Fanny ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 2,062 members
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  • Broken Lines on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Paul Bettany,  Olivia Williams,  Dan Fredenburgh
    Director: Sallie Aprahamian
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Paul Bettany (The Young Victoria, Master & Commander) and Olivia Williams (Hanna, The Ghost Writer) front a stellar British cast in a powerful and emotional journey of love, obligation, and conflict, set against the backdrop of London’s multi-cultural suburbia. After the sudden death of his father, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 77 members
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  • Krakatoa The Last Days on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Olivia Williams,  Rupert Penry-Jones,  Kevin McMonagle
    Director: Sam Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    BBC drama documentary portraying the events leading up to, and including, the devastating volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island, and its immediate aftermath. The story is told from various viewpoints - a colonial officer, a scientist, a lighthouse keeper and a ship's captain. The volcanic ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 231 members
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  • Peter Pan on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jason Isaacs,  Jeremy Sumpter,  Rachel Hurd Wood
    Director: P.J. Hogan
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Re-discover the timeless story of Peter Pan as you've never seen it before and be swept off your feet to a Neverland you'd never dreamt possible. Join the boy who wouldn't grow up and Wendy, the girl who is told she has to, in their adventure against Captain Hook and his pirate crew. Follow Tinker ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 10,934 members
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  • To Kill A King on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Dougray Scott,  Tim Roth,  Rupert Everett
    Director: Mike Barker
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Set at the end of the Civil War in 1645, TO KILL A KING is a stirring period piece that follows the relationship between Lord General Fairfax (Dougray Scott) and his ambitious deputy Oliver Cromwell (Tim Roth) as they struggle to rebuild a shattered England. Part of Cromwell's solution is to ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 2,617 members
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  • Peter Pan - Blu-ray (2003)
    Starring: Rachel Hurd Wood,  Jason Isaacs,  Jeremy Sumpter
    Director: P.J. Hogan
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Everyone knows Peter Pan as the boy who will never grow up. Writer/director P.J. Hogan's (MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING) live-action interpretation of the classic J.M. Barrie tale is surprisingly sentimental, imbuing Peter--played by the charming Jeremy Sumpter--with a sense of longing and a desire to ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 24 members
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  • Below on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Bruce Greenwood,  Matthew Davis,  Olivia Williams
    Director: David N. Twohy
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    In 1943, the crew of the U.S.S. Tiger Shark, an American submarine in the Atlantic, rescues three survivors of a British hospital ship that came under German attack. One of the survivors, a nurse (Olivia Williams), raises tensions among the all-male crew from the moment she steps aboard. Commanding ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 3,479 members
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  • The Body on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Antonio Banderas,  John Shrapnel,  Derek Jacobi
    Director: Jonas McCord
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In this message film about the struggle between politics and religion, a priest is sent to Jerusalem to investigate the remains of what could be the body of Jesus Christ. An Israeli archaeologist named Sharon (Olivia Williams) analyzes an ancient tomb discovered by a Palestinian shopkeeper who was ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 603 members
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  • Lucky Break on DVD (2001)
    Starring: James Nesbitt,  Timothy Spall,  Olivia Williams
    Director: Peter Cattaneo
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Small time villains Jimmy and Rudy are caught doing a bank raid and are put in HM Prison Long Rudford. Whilst there they hatch an escape plan which involves them staging the prison governor's musical 'Nelson'. But events take a turn for the worst when Jimmy falls in love with his co-star, support ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 724 members
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  • Born Romantic on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Ian Hart,  Craig Ferguson,  Jane Horrocks
    Director: David Kane
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Scottish writer-director David Kane (THIS YEAR'S LOVE) directs his sophomore effort, BORN ROMANTIC, a bittersweet comedic ensemble piece about London lonely hearts struggling with the quest for love. Jimmy (Adrian Lester) is a Brixton cab driver, who, along with a pair of nameless co-workers (John ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 544 members
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  • 4 Dogs Playing Poker on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Stacy Edwards,  Paul Balthazar Getty,  Daniel London
    Director: Paul Rachman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Four friends get in over their heads when they try to make a bigtime heist. They pull off the job, stealing a small, but priceless sculpture. Immediately, the sculpture is missing and the novice group of thieves find themselves burdened with a debt to a crime lord that they cannot pay. Their ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 44% from 64 members
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  • The Sixth Sense on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Haley Joel Osment,  Toni Collette
    Director: M. Night Shyamalan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In this chilling psychological thriller, eight-year-old Cole Sear is haunted by a dark secret: He is visited by ghosts. A helpless and reluctant channel, Cole is terrified by threatening visitations from those with unresolved problems who appear from the shadows. Confused by his paranormal powers, ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 63,932 members
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  • The Sixth Sense - Blu-ray (1999)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Haley Joel Osment,  Toni Collette
    Director: M. Night Shyamalan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Willis) is a successful child psychologist who is shaken by the sudden reappearance and suicide of a former patient. Months later Crowe encounters Cole Sear (Osment), a troubled young boy who bears a similarity to his earlier patient. Dr. Crowe must try to save Cole, not only for ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 2,116 members
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  • Rushmore on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Jason Schwartzman,  Olivia Williams,  Bill Murray
    Director: Wes Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director Wes Anderson's follow-up to the acclaimed BOTTLE ROCKET is a funny, warmhearted, and extremely sharp American response to the English Angry Young Man films of the 1960s, right down to its British Invasion soundtrack. Newcomer Jason Schwartzman creates a classic protagonist in Max Fischer, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 20,841 members
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  • The Postman on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Olivia Williams,  James Russo,  Tom Petty
    Director: Kevin Costner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In a post-apocalyptic, totally anarchic America, circa 2013, a defector from the ranks of murderous despot General Bethlehem masquerades as a representative of the good old U.S. Postal Service. But his ruse so delights the weary, oppressed people he meets that it indeed becomes real--and he finds ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 4,671 members
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  • Jane Austin's Emma on DVD (1996)
    Starring: James Hazeldine,  Kate Beckinsale,  Mark Strong
    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    A faithful, enchanting adaptation of Austen's nineteenth-century tale of Emma Woodhouse, a clever young woman whose mischievous matchmaking schemes nearly cost her her own shot at romance. From the producers of A?'s acclaimed PRIDE & PREJUDICE.
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 3,131 members
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Olivia Williams facts

5 most recent films

Now Is Good - 5.0 stars
Case Sensitive - Point Of Rescue - 3.0 stars
Hanna - 3.5 stars
Hanna - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Ghost - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Sixth Sense - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Sixth Sense - 4.0 stars
An Education - 3.5 stars
An Education - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Hanna - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Case Sensitive - Point Of Rescue - 3.0 stars
Peter Pan - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Now Is Good - 5.0 stars
4 Dogs Playing Poker - 2.0 stars
Broken Lines - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Haley Joel Osment - 5 times - show films
Mischa Barton - 5 times - show films
Glenn Fitzgerald - 5 times - show films
Mark Strong - 5 times - show films
Bruce Willis - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

M. Night Shyamalan - 5 times - show films
Mat Whitecross - 4 times - show films
Roman Polanski - 4 times - show films
Brett Ratner - 4 times - show films
Diarmuid Lawrence - 3 times - show films