|
|
Mark Strong
News |
What members say |
Filmography
Mark Strong - news / articles
-
-
Strong sets his sights on Bond villain role -
5 May 2010
-Actor Mark Strong is eyeing his next villainous role - he's eager to play a Bond baddie opposite his pal Daniel Craig.-
-The Sherlock Holmes star is famed for portraying sinister characters, and kick-started his career on TV drama Our Friends In The North opposite C
-
-
Strong found fighting Downey, Jr. 'quite scary' -
21 December 2009
-Actor Mark Strong was hesitant to fight Robert Downey, Jr. for their new movie Sherlock Holmes, because the Iron Man star is so good at martial arts, the idea of getting beaten up was "quite scary."-
-Strong portrays villain Lord Blackwood in Guy Ritchie's action ad
Mark Strong - what members say
review by from Aberdeen
The blueprint for British drama. 22 October 2004
review by davidjes601 from London
The likeable gangster 30 December 2007
review by filmsaremypassion from Bexhill
Enjoyable Adaptation. 18 January 2010
Mark Strong - filmography
-
-
John Carter
(2012)
Starring: Ciaran Hinds, Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins
Director: Andrew Stanton
Certificate: 
Civil War vet John Carter is transplanted to Mars, where he discovers a lush, wildly diverse planet whose main inhabitants are 12-foot tall green barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, who is in desperate need of a ..read more »
 
69%
from 176 members
Due for release on 2nd July 2012
-
-
John Carter - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Ciaran Hinds, Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins
Director: Andrew Stanton
Certificate:
Civil War vet John Carter is transplanted to Mars, where he discovers a lush, wildly diverse planet whose main inhabitants are 12-foot tall green barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, who is in desperate need of a ..read more »
73%
from 23 members
Due for release on 2nd July 2012
-
-
Green Lantern
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: Martin Campbell
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers.
But ..read more »
63%
from 20,064 members
-
-
Green Lantern - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: Martin Campbell
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
A test pilot embraces his destiny as a cosmic superhero in CASINO ROYALE director Martin Campbell's adaptation of the popular DC Comics series. Ever since he saw his fearless father perish in a tragic aviation mishap, all Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) could think about was flying -- it was the only ..read more »
64%
from 7,841 members
-
-
Endgame
(2010)
Starring: Jonny Lee Miller, Mark Strong, William Hurt
Director: Pete Travis
Certificate: 
The African National Congress (ANC) wages an armed struggle against apartheid; President P.W. Botha clings to the last threads of power; the country is on the brink of bloody insurrection. In a gripping thriller based on real-life events, Endgame drops us into this brutal conflict's control centers:..read more »
69%
from 29 members
Currently unavailable
-
-
Robin Hood
(2010)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew MacFadyen
Director: Ridley Scott
Certificate: 
"Robin Hood" chronicles the origins of the honourable thief of stories, and begins long before he takes up arms against the crown. Robin Longstride (Russel Crowe), previously interested only in self-preservation, is in service to King Richard's army against the French. Upon Richard's death, Robin ..read more »
65%
from 1,724 member
Not available for rental
-
-
Kick-Ass - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
When Dave Lizewski, an ordinary teenager, sets about trying to become the no-power vigilante Kick-Ass, he soon discovers he's not alone. But he's out of his depth - a fearless and highly trained father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit Girl, have declared war on New-York mafioso, Frank ..read more »
80%
from 715 members
Not available for rental
-
-
Kick-Ass
(2010)
Starring: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
When Dave Lizewski, an ordinary teenager, sets about trying to become the no-power vigilante Kick-Ass, he soon discovers he's not alone. But he's out of his depth - a fearless and highly trained father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit Girl, have declared war on New-York mafioso, Frank ..read more »
79%
from 3,270 members
Not available for rental
-
-
Robin Hood - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew MacFadyen
Director: Ridley Scott
Certificate:
Director Ridley Scott and actor Russell Crowe reunite for their fifth big-screen outing, a retelling of the Robin Hood legend featuring the GLADIATOR star in the titular role. A bowman in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion, virtuous rogue Robin Hood rises from an unlikely background to become a ..read more »
60%
from 288 members
Not available for rental
-
-
Good
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker
Director: Vicente Amorim
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
John Halder is a 'good' and decent individual. A German literature professor in the 1930s, Halder explores his personal circumstances in a novel advocating compassionate euthanasia. When the book is unexpectedly enlisted by powerful political figures in support of government propaganda, Halder ..read more »
60%
from 3,314 members
-
-
The Young Victoria
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany
Director: Jean-Marc Vallee
Certificate: 
From Academy Award winners Graham King and Martin Scorsese comes the story of Queen Victoria's early rise to power. From an object of a royal power-struggle in to her romantic courtship and legendary marriage to Prince Albert, Emily Blunt gives a stunning performance as the young Victoria.
75%
from 36,549 members
-
-
Sherlock Holmes
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams
Director: Guy Ritchie
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
On a quest to solve a string of mysterious and brutal murders, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his trusted ally Watson (Jude Law) plunge into a world of dark arts and startling new technologies, where logic, and a good right hook, are the best crime fighting weapons. Explosive action, ..read more »
72%
from 72,522 members
-
-
Flashbacks of a Fool
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Jodhi May, Sid Mitchell, Eve
Director: Baillie Walsh
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
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 »
61%
from 6,980 members
-
-
Babylon A.D. - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Michelle Khan, Charlotte Rampling, Mark Strong
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Certificate:
In sci-fi thriller BABYLON A.D., Vin Diesel's Toorop is an antihero who quotes the best of cinema's bad boys from films such as THE GODFATHER and SCARFACE. But all the tattooed muscleman really wants to do is leave poverty- and violence-ridden Russia and return to his family's home in upstate New ..read more »
54%
from 4,707 members
-
-
Body of Lies
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong
Director: Ridley Scott
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
"Body of Lies" is based on "Washington Post" columnist David Ignatius' 2007 novel about a CIA operative, Roger Ferris, who uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. When Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate his network, he must first win the backing of ..read more »
69%
from 49,427 members
-
-
Body of Lies - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong
Director: Ridley Scott
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Though this thriller is the fourth collaboration between Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe - following on from GLADIATOR, A GOOD YEAR and AMERICAN GANGSTER - it marks the veteran director's first pairing with Leonardo DiCaprio. In this adaptation of a novel by David Ignatius, DiCaprio plays a CIA ..read more »
70%
from 12,430 members
-
-
RocknRolla
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton
Director: Guy Ritchie
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
London's criminal underworld takes notice of a Russian mobster's shady land deal, a scam that puts millions of dollars up for grabs.
68%
from 51,575 members
-
-
Babylon A.D.
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Certificate:
Veteran-turned-mercenary Thoorop (Diesel) takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America in a post-apocalyptic world. But it isn't long before they are pursued by warring factions who are both determined to take the girl, and it is up to Thoorop to stop them.
53%
from 14,341 members
-
-
Rocknrolla - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton
Director: Guy Ritchie
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Guy Ritchie returns to form with this cockney crime caper starring Gerard Butler and Tom Wilkinson. Lenny Cole (Wilkinson) is a bungling London crime boss who calls the shots in London's underworld. We learn all about Lenny from Archie (Mark Strong)--his second in command--who serves as the film's ..read more »
68%
from 10,913 members
-
-
Stardust - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Sienna Miller, Jason Flemyng, Ricky Gervais
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Certificate:
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 »
77%
from 2,973 members
-
-
Stardust - HD
(2007)
Starring: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Michelle Pfeiffer
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Certificate:
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 »
76%
from 1,608 member
Not currently released
-
-
Stardust
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Michelle Pfeiffer
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Certificate:
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 »
76%
from 97,239 members
-
-
Scenes Of A Sexual Nature
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Eileen Atkins, Hugh Bonneville, Ewan McGregor
Director: Ed Blum
Certificate:
Sex and love. Some seek it, some need it, some spurn it and some pay for it, but we're all involved in it. Set on one afternoon on Hampstead Heath, London, the film investigates the minutiae of seven couples. The film is a comedic and erotically charged look at what makes us tick, and it seems that ..read more »
52%
from 11,475 members
-
-
Oliver Twist
(2005)
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Jamie Foreman, Barney Clark
Director: Roman Polanski
Certificate:
Acclaimed director Roman Polanski turns a dark eye toward the classic Charles Dickens novel OLIVER TWIST, about a charming orphan boy (Barney Clark) whose life seems to depend solely on the whims of fate. Abandoned early in life, Oliver first seems doomed to life in a workhouse, where he is farmed ..read more »
59%
from 18,734 members
Not currently released
-
-
The Long Firm
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Mark Strong, Derek Jacobi, Judy Parfitt
Director: Bille Eltringham
Certificate:
During the swinging sixties in London, there was only one crime boss in Soho that mattered: the indomitable Harry Starks (Mark Strong). With a reputation for savagery and generosity in equal measure, Starks ruled central London with a coercive fist and his favourite implement of torture: the red-..read more »
70%
from 2,002 members
-
-
Prime Suspect 6 - The Last Witness
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Helen Mirren, Ben Miles, Mark Strong
Director: Tom Hooper
Certificate:
Detective Superintendent Tennison takes over a murder investigation by pulling rank on a junior officer. Her team identify a chief suspect but are unable to find enough evidence for an arrest. When another murder occurs the arrest is secured, but Tennison is convinced that there's more here than ..read more »
77%
from 1,874 member
-
-
Heartlands
(2003)
Starring: Michael Sheen, Celia Imrie, Mark Addy
Director: Damien O'Donnell
Certificate:
Nice guy Colin (played by Michael Sheen) is everybody's pal. By day, he runs a corner store. At night, he heads to the pub to play darts and that's pretty much his life. His wife, Sandra (played by Jane Robbins), has never been very faithful, but when she runs off with local policeman and fellow ..read more »
64%
from 1,651 member
Not currently released
-
-
To End All Wars
(2001)
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Carlyle, Ciaran McMenamin
Director: David L. Cunningham
Certificate:
Based on Ernest Gordon's autobiographical novel--originally titled "Through The Valley Of The Kwai"--TO END ALL WARS details Gordon's remarkable survival in a World War Two Prisoner Of War camp. As Allied soldiers, Major Gordon (Ciaran McMenamin) and his fellow prisoners are subject to unspeakable ..read more »
62%
from 2,509 members
Not currently released
-
-
Superstition
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Sienna Guillory, Mark Strong, Charlotte Rampling
Director: Kenneth Hope
Certificate:
When a baby of a wealthy Italian couple is killed during a mysterious fire, the attention is focused on their young nanny Julie, who is branded a witch by the press. Whilst her lawyer and a former psychiatrist try and clear her name it becomes clear that the fire is not the only supernatural ..read more »
49%
from 217 members
-
-
Births, Marriages And Deaths
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Ray Winstone, Mark Strong, Maggie O'Neill
Director: Adrian Shergold
Certificate:
Best mates since school and still inseparable, Alan and Graham decide to give Terry a stag night to remeber. But a late night visit to their former headmaster results in a tragic accident and they quickly discover that life will never be the same again.
62%
from 1,265 member
-
-
Sunshine
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Jennifer Ehle, Rachel Weisz
Director: István Szabó, IstváN Szabó
Certificate:
Director Istvan Szabo's SUNSHINE is an epic tale that follows the Hungarian Jewish family the Sonnenscheins through five generations spanning more than 100 years, from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s, exploring the history, politics, world wars, social diaspora, and economic shifts that influence ..read more »
64%
from 2,096 members
-
-
If Only
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Douglas Henshall, Lena Headey, Charlotte Coleman
Director: Maria Ripoll
Certificate:
Almost everyone wishes they could have a second chance at love. This charming British romantic comedy, IF ONLY, dares to revel in the fantasy. Douglas Henshall plays Victor Bukowski, an unemployed man distraught over the fact that his beloved ex is about to marry another man. Magically, he is ..read more »
52%
from 1,491 member
-
-
Our Friends In The North
(4 discs)
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Peter Vaughan, Gina McKee
Certificate: 
This nine-part miniseries follows the lives of four Newcastle friends--Nicky (Christopher Eccleston), Mary (Gina McKee), Geordie (Daniel Craig), and Tosker (Mark Strong)--from 1964 to 1995. The highly acclaimed production also features Malcolm McDowell, David Bradley, and many other familiar faces.
80%
from 3,554 members
-
-
Fever Pitch
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Mark Strong
Director: David Evans
Certificate:
When Paul (Firth), a middle-aged British teacher who nurses an obsession for the North London football team Arsenal, meets Sarah, a seemingly uptight young woman who is a single-minded professional, he is forced to drastically re-evaluate his life. Sarah loathes the sport, while Paul's entire life ..read more »
61%
from 5,189 members
-
-
Jane Austin's Emma
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: James Hazeldine, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Strong
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence
Certificate: 
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.
69%
from 3,131 members
-
-
Fever Pitch - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Mark Strong
Director: David Evans
Certificate:
When Paul (Firth), a middle-aged British teacher who nurses an obsession for the North London football team Arsenal, meets Sarah, a seemingly uptight young woman who is a single-minded professional, he is forced to drastically re-evaluate his life. Sarah loathes the sport, while Paul's entire life ..read more »
57%
from 21 members
Due for release on 28th May 2012
|
Mark Strong facts
|
...or years (and many are now getting the attention they deserve ie. Daniel Craig, Mark Strong) put in bona fide classic performances in some gritty, demanding roles. What is...
