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  • Postlethwaite to hand back honour if power plant goes ahead - 16 March 2009
    -Veteran actor Pete Postlethwaite has threatened to hand back the OBE he was awarded by Queen Elizabeth II if the government give the green light to build a new coal power station.- -The Oscar-nominated star is opposed to the government's plans to allow energy giant E.ON to

Pete Postlethwaite - what members say


  • Brassed Off
  • Brassed Off review by from Lancs
    Rated - 5 stars The best 'Brit' film of all 4 November 2003
    ...on the community including the local brass band. An excellent performance by Pete Postlethwaite and loads of well known faces (the ones you can never remember the name of but,...  
  • Dragonheart
  • Dragonheart review by from Nottinghamshire
    Rated - 4 stars Medieval dragon romp 9 April 2004
    ...l do you good. The acting is great, though with Sean Connery, Dennis Quaid and Pete Postlethwaite you don't expect anything less. This is cinematic adventuring at its best....  
  • In The Name Of The Father
  • In The Name Of The Father review by A customer from Birmingham
    Rated - 5 stars DDL does it again - wonderful 20 September 2003
    ...ic. Lewis is low key and quite effective as the petty Irish thief Gerry Conlon. Pete Postlethwaite is spectacular as Gerry's father Guiseppe (certainly better than oscar winner t...  

Pete Postlethwaite - filmography


  • Strange Bedfellows on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Paul Hogan,  Michael Caton,  Pete Postlethwaite
    Director: Dean Murphy
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Veteran Aussie actors Michael Caton and Paul Hogan star in the good natured Australian comedy STRANGE BEDFELLOWS. After reading about the passing of new tax law that would benefit same-sex couples, working class guy Vince (Hogan) convinces his lifelong friend Ralph (Caton) to file their taxes ..read more »
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  • Triggermen on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Pete Postlethwaite,  Neil Morrissey,  Donnie Wahlberg
    Director: John Bradshaw
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Set in Chicago, this comedy crime caper sees two British conmen (Neil Morrissey and Adrian Dunbar) mistaken for hired hitmen. Consummate opportunists they pretend they really are those hitmen in the hope of making a killing but get in too deep. Rival mob bosses are devilishly played by Pete ..read more »
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  • Rat on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Pete Postlethwaite,  Imelda Staunton,  Frank Kelly
    Director: Steve Barron
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This quaint Irish tale focuses on Hubert Flynn (Pete Postlethwaite), a man who returns home one night after having a few pints at the local pub and mysteriously transforms into a rat. His metamorphosis is shocking to his family, and as they try to come to terms with his new identity, Hubert embarks ..read more »
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  • Animal Farm on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Pete Postlethwaite,  Julia Ormond,  Peter Ustinov
    Director: John Stephenson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    British production of George Orwell's revolutionary novel, where animals (workers) take over their farm (means of production) and form a society. An esteemed cast of actors voice the convincing animatronic animals, which, BABE-style, were created by the Jim Henson Creature Shop. Director Stephenson ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 421 members
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  • Lost For Words (1998)
    Starring: Thora Hird,  Pete Postlethwaite
    Director: Alan Bell
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Masterpiece Theatre presents this heart-warming but bittersweet story about the relationship between a unique mother and her son. Based on Deric Longden's autobiographical account of his mother's battle with the onset of old age. Pete Postlethwaite stars as Deric alongside Dame Thora Hird as his ..read more »
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  • Brute (1997)
    Starring: Anthony Higgins,  John Hurt,  Pete Postlethwaite
    Director: Meciej Dejczer
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    In the early 90s, the British Government decided to send prisoners serving short term sentences over on humanitarian service. Some went to Romania to help with the schools, hospitals and orphanages. One of these prisoners discovers the misery of a group of orphans under the merciless rule of their ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 3 members
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  • Sharpe The Legend on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Elizabeth Hurley
    Director: Paul Whilmshurst,  Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. This may be due to the title being deleted or on a limited release. We will continue to rent this title as soon as stock becomes available. Several years after the Battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,569 member
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  • Dragonheart on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Dennis Quaid,  Sean Connery,  Pete Postlethwaite
    Director: Rob Cohen
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Bowen, a young knight dedicated to the Old Code of Honor of King Arthur, serves his queen by tutoring her son Einon in ethics, morality and swordsmanship. The king is slain during a massacre of rebellious villagers, and a peasant girl causes Einon to fall on a wooden stake which impales his heart. ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 7,269 members
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  • Brassed Off on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Pete Postlethwaite,  Ewan McGregor,  Tara Fitzgerald
    Director: Mark Herman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When government cutbacks threaten a century-old Yorkshire mine, the brass band consisting of the miners and their families struggles to keep it together in the face of economic repression and emotional turmoil. The charming comedic drama stars Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite, and Tara Fitzgerald.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 8,520 members
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  • Dragonheart - HD DVD Version (1996)
    Starring: Dennis Quaid,  Sean Connery,  Pete Postlethwaite
    Director: Rob Cohen
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Sean Connery provides the voice of the last dragon on earth in this medieval tale of a freelance knight (Dennis Quaid) who's forced to turn against the tyrant king (David Thewlis) he tutored as a boy. In order to bring the king to justice the noble warrior must kill him, but in doing so he would ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 157 members
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  • When Saturday Comes on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Emily Lloyd,  Pete Postlethwaite
    Director: Maria Giese
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In this sports drama, an aspiring British football player (Sean Bean) struggles against intense pressure from his mates at the pub and his adoring wife while being forced to decide if his passions lie on the pitch or in his personal life. In addition to Bean, the film also features Pete ..read more »
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  • Suite 16 on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Pete Postlethwaite,  Antonie Kamerling,  Géraldine Pailhas
    Director: Dominique Deruddere
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A wealthy, wheelchair-bound businessman and a handsome young hustler conspire to lure attractive women into an ultimately deadly game of quid-pro-quo voyeurism. Pete Postlethwaite stars in this unusual thriller funded in part by by the Eurimages Fund of the Council of Europe European Script Fund.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 89 members
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  • Anchoress on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Natalie Morse,  Gene Bervoets,  Toyah Wilcox
    Director: Chris Newby
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Enter the medieval world of Christine Carpenter, a visionary girl who is to become an Anchoress (walled-in recluse) so that she can "live in the Virgin's house forever." Based on actual letters that were written about such an Anchoress in 1325, the film follows Christine as she awakens to her own ..read more »
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  • A Private Function on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Michael Palin,  Maggie Smith,  Denholm Elliott
    Director: Malcolm Mowbray
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This satiric British comedy follows the efforts of a small community to fatten a pig during the time following the Second World War when ham was contraband due to short supplies. Michael Palin and Maggie Smith star.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 1,054 member
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  • Sharpe's Revenge on DVD
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Abigail Cruttenden
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Sean Bean is swashbuckling British officer Richard Sharpe in the visually stunning film, Sharpe's Revenge. After the last battle has been fought, the Peninsula war is finally over for Britain and its allies, but the action does not end here for Sharpe. He is set up once again by his long-time ..read more »
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Pete Postlethwaite - watch online


  • Triggermen to Watch Now (2007)
    Starring: Pete Postlethwaite,  Neil Morrissey,  Donnie Wahlberg
    Director: John Bradshaw
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 93 minutes
    Set in Chicago, this comedy crime caper sees two British conmen (Neil Morrissey and Adrian Dunbar) mistaken for hired hitmen. Consummate opportunists they pretend they really are those hitmen in the hope of making a killing but get in too deep. Rival mob bosses are devilishly played by Pete ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 5 members
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  • Sharpe's Justice to Watch Now (1997)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Napoleon has been exiled to Elba, the English have returned from the wars, and Major Richard Sharpe finds himself in a sort of exile to lead a company of Yorkshire Yeomen. His duties include protecting mill owners from restless workers who are on the verge of strike or outright revolt. Meanwhile, ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 19 members
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  • Sharpe's Waterloo to Watch Now (1997)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell, "Sharpe's Waterloo" brings maverick British officer Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe to his last fight against the French, in June of 1815. Sharpe is assigned to the Prince of Orange's staff, and is rejoined with Sgt. Harper (retired) and riflemen Hagman and Harris at ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 84% from 19 members
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  • Sharpe the Legend to Watch Now (1997)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    The Legend is a kind of summary of the entire Sharpe series. Essentially, it is clips from the series strung together to summarize the life of Sharpe, with a narrator who fought with Sharpe acting as the link. Sharpe's rise from the ranks to become an officer is chronicled. He is a competent ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 7 members
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  • Sharpe's Revenge to Watch Now (1997)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Sharpe is framed as the thief who stole Napolean's gold, and he must clear his name to avoid execution. Meanwhile, Jane - urged on by a friend - makes some questionable choices.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 84% from 17 members
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  • Sharpe's Mission to Watch Now (1996)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Sharpe is teamed with a Colonel he helped promote and they are tasked to destroy a powder magazine, but an alliance with the French may threaten their success. Meanwhile, Jane is wearying of the army life and Harper and Ramona are at odds.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 83% from 18 members
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  • Sharpe's Regiment to Watch Now (1996)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query turns politically explosive as they come nearer to exposing profiteering on the home front that could jeopardize the Wellington's war.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 83% from 20 members
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  • Sharpe's Siege to Watch Now (1996)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Sharpe, with his new commanding officer, is sent to capture a castle when news comes of locals who will rise against Bonaparte. However, he is somewhat distracted by thoughts of his wife whom he was forced to leave while stricken with fever.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 82% from 20 members
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  • Sharpe's Sword to Watch Now (1995)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Sharpe is tasked to protect the most important spy in Lord Wellington's network, but domestic issues, a traumatized young girl, and possible French spies all threaten his success.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 83% from 20 members
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  • Sharpe's Gold to Watch Now (1995)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Sharpe is sent on a mission to exchange rifles for deserters with a strange band of Spanish guerillas. He also has to chaperone two women looking for their missing husband.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 82% from 22 members
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  • Sharpe's Battle to Watch Now (1995)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    When Sharpe is ordered to whip the King of Spain's Irish Royal Brigade into shape, he faces dissent from the men who believe the British are slaughtering their relatives in Ireland and a spy from within.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 82% from 27 members
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  • Sharpe's Enemy to Watch Now (1994)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Portugal 1813. A band of deserters, including Sharpe's old enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, have captured two women, one the wife of a high-ranking English officer, and are holding them hostage for ransom. Sharpe is given the 60th Rifles and a Rocket troop, as well as his majority to rescue the women. But ..read more »
    Rate this: 4.5 stars out of 5 85% from 35 members
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  • Sharpe's Honour to Watch Now (1994)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    1813. Major Sharpe's old enemy, Major Ducos manipulates a beautiful young marquesa into falsely accusing Sharpe of rape. Her husband calls Sharpe out in a duel. But when the husband is found dead the next morning, Sharpe is arrested and brought before a court martial, and it seems not even Patrick ..read more »
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  • Sharpe's Company to Watch Now (1994)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Spain 1812. After Ciudad Rodrigo, Teresa tells Sharpe that they have a baby daughter. In Badajoz, the next siege target. Meanwhile, a new commander has taken over the South Essex, along with the murderous Sgt. Obadiah Hakeswill, an old enemy of Sharpe's from India days. But a new commander means a ..read more »
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  • Sharpe's Eagle to Watch Now (1993)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Sharpe is a Captain saddled with the South Essex, a battalion run by incompetents and filled with soldiers who have never been in battle. When the South Essex loses its colours (its regimental flag), Sharpe vows to save the honor of the regiment by capturing a French Imperial standard: an eagle.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 83% from 29 members
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  • Sharpe's Rifles to Watch Now (1993)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Daragh O'Malley,  Allie Byrne
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Portugal 1809, the Peninsular War in the age of Napoleon. A British sergeant in the 95th Rifles saves the life of Arthur Wellesley, and finds himself promoted to Lieutenant and in charge of a company of Rifles that do no respect him, to carry out a dangerous and vital mission.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 83% from 36 members
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  • Distant Voices Still Lives to Watch Now (1988)
    Starring: Pete Postlethwaite,  Lorraine Ashbourne,  Jean Boht
    Director: Terence Davies
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 85 minutes
    Winner of the International Critics' Prize, Cannes 1988 Terence Davies's stunning debut feature film Distant Voices, Still Lives was instantly recognized as a masterpiece on its release in 1988 and the director hailed as one of Britain's most gifted and remarkable filmmakers. Re-released in April ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 84% from 17 members
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Pete Postlethwaite facts

5 most recent films

The Age of Stupid - 4.0 stars
Criminal Justice - 4.0 stars
Closing The Ring - 3.0 stars
Dark Water - 2.5 stars
Aeon Flux - HD DVD Version - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Usual Suspects, The - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
The Usual Suspects - 4.0 stars
Criminal Justice - 4.0 stars
Sharpe's Revenge - 4.0 stars
Lost For Words - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Limit - 2.0 stars
Anchoress - 2.5 stars
Brute - 3.0 stars
Suite 16 - 2.5 stars
The Serpent's Kiss - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Sean Bean - 19 times - show films
Hugh Fraser - 18 times - show films
Daragh O'Malley - 18 times - show films
Elizabeth Hurley - 18 times - show films
Oliver Cotton - 17 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Tom Clegg - 17 times - show films
Bryan Singer - 4 times - show films
Karyn Kusama - 3 times - show films
Baz Luhrmann - 3 times - show films
John Bradshaw - 2 times - show films