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  • The Reaping - 16 April 2007
    Science debate (with faith winning hands down) is evocative of The Exorcist movies, especially with the African flashbacks and Stephen Rea cropping up (on his lonesome) as a priest who keeps witnessing dodgy miracles. - -That's also a theme that crops up (in a m

Stephen Rea - what members say


  • On The Edge
  • On The Edge review by A customer from leeds
    Rated - 5 stars A gem of a film 17 July 2007
    ... Toby (Jackson). There is also a brilliant part of the pshycologist played by Stephen Rea. I would thoroughly recommend ...  
  • The Crying Game
  • The Crying Game review by from LONDON
    Rated - 3 stars 5 May 2004
    ...It starts with a brilliant 20 minutes one on one between Stephen Rea and Forrest Whittaker which is well acted and extremely well written. The action moves to London wher...  
  • Breakfast On Pluto
  • Breakfast On Pluto review by A customer from London, England
    Rated - 5 stars Wonderful, complex entertainment 12 January 2006
    ...ly directed The Crying Game (and we are again treated to another performance by Stephen Rea), but in Breakfast on Pluto it’s the exhilarating ride that counts. ...  

Stephen Rea - filmography


  • Stuck - BLU-RAY Version (2009)
    Starring: Mena Suvari,  Stephen Rea,  Russell Hornsby
    Director: Stuart Gordon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Stuart Gordon creates a provocative, over-the-top experience in "Stuck," a tabloid-tinged thriller inspired by true events. Brandi is a compassionate young retirement-home caregiver in-line for a promotion. Tom is a victim of the downsized economy, out of work and newly homeless. Their worlds ..read more »
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  • Stuck on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Mena Suvari,  Stephen Rea,  Russell Hornsby
    Director: Stuart Gordon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Stuart Gordon creates a provocative, over-the-top experience in "Stuck," a tabloid-tinged thriller inspired by true events. Brandi is a compassionate young retirement-home caregiver in-line for a promotion. Tom is a victim of the downsized economy, out of work and newly homeless. Their worlds ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 2,944 members
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  • The Heavy (2009)
    Starring: Sadie Frost,  Stephen Rea,  Peter Cushing
    Director: Marcus Warren
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a prime candidate for Prime Minister, the other a henchman for a successful, yet shady businessman. Presented with an opportunity to take revenge against his brother, our anti-hero must come to terms with the truth in a world where you ..read more »
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  • Heavy, The - BLU-RAY Version (2009)
    Starring: Sadie Frost,  Stephen Rea,  Christopher Lee
    Director: Marcus Warren
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a prime candidate for Prime Minister, the other a henchman for a successful, yet shady businessman. Presented with an opportunity to take revenge against his brother, our anti-hero must come to terms with the truth in a world where you ..read more »
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  • Sisters on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Chloe Sevigny,  Stephen Rea,  Lou Doillon
    Director: Douglas Buck
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In 1973 director Brian De Palma produced SISTERS, a shocking film starring Margot Kidder as a twin whose sister is suspected of murder. This remake stars Chloe Sevigny (BIG LOVE) as a reporter who tries to get to the bottom of the same perplexing mystery.
    Rate this: 1.5 stars out of 5 33% from 45 members
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  • Bloom on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Stephen Rea,  Angeline Ball,  Hugh O'Conor
    Director: Sean Walsh
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    James Joyce's 'Ulysses' has been widely declared as both one of the most brilliant, and most difficult, books in the history of literature. This brave attempt at visualizing the book comes courtesy of director Sean Walsh, and stars Stephen Rea (THE CRYING GAME) as Leopold Bloom, Angeline Ball (THE ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 55% from 97 members
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  • Evelyn on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Pierce Brosnan,  Julianna Margulies,  Aidan Quinn
    Director: Bruce Beresford
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Set in Dublin in 1953, Desmond Doyle is struggling to find steady work and is faced with raising his three children alone after his wife walks out on him. The Irish Church steps in and places the children in separate Catholic orphanages. Desmond works hard to pay off his debts in order for his ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 4,512 members
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  • On The Edge on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Cillian Murphy,  Tricia Vessey,  Stephen Rea
    Director: John Carney
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When 19-year-old rebel Jonathan Breech (Cillian Murphy)--suffering from depression after the death of his father--attempts suicide by driving a stolen car off a cliff, he is given the choice of going to prison or being committed to a psychiatric institution. Jonathan chooses the hospital, where he ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 410 members
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  • The Musketeer on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Catherine Deneuve,  Mena Suvari,  Tim Roth
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In 17th century Paris, a dashing swordsman named D'Artagnan finds himself at odds with the powerful forces taking over France. As he sets out to avenge the murder of his parents, he finds his country cleaved by chaos and civil unrest. D'Artagnan's heart softens only for Francesca, a fiery peasant ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 582 members
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  • In Dreams on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Annette Bening,  Aidan Quinn,  Stephen Rea
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    This darkly imaginative film from director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME, INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE) follows Claire, a psychic New England housewife (Annette Bening) who loses her grip on reality when her dreams connect with those of a psychotic child murderer (Robert Downey Jr.). Centered around a ..read more »
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  • The End Of The Affair on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Ralph Fiennes,  Julianne Moore,  Stephen Rea
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    On a rainy night in London in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with the husband of an ex-lover. The obsession is rekindled and soon we discover why the affair ended two years earlier and the pact Sarah had made with God...
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 4,821 members
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  • Still Crazy on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Stephen Rea,  Billy Connolly,  Jimmy Nail
    Director: Brian Gibson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A satire of 70's era rock-and-roll about the reunion of Strange Fruit, a band that probably shouldn't have formed in the first place. Connolly (MRS. BROWN), Mike Leigh regular Spall, British chart-topper Nail, and the always-reliable Rea round out a talented ensemble cast in this distinctly ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 1,667 member
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  • Double Tap on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Stephen Rea,  Heather Locklear,  Peter Greene
    Director: Greg Yaitanes
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A government agent (Heather Locklear) is assigned to track down a mysterious assassin (Stephen Rea) who has been killing drug dealers. Using herself as bait she manages to find the killer, but she realises that his situation is more complex than she might have thought. An energetic action thriller ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 90 members
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  • Michael Collins on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Aidan Quinn,  Stephen Rea,  Alan Rickman
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Starting with Ireland's bloody Easter Rebellion of 1916 and ending with his untimely death, this brilliantly photographed epic from director Neil Jordan tells the charged story of Michael "Mickey" Collins. An IRA founder whose innovative guerrilla tactics succeeded in bringing freedom from British ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 2,880 members
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  • Trojan Eddie on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Stephen Rea,  Richard Harris,  Sean McGinley
    Director: Gillies Mackinnon,  Gillies MacKinnon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Eddie, a low-level flunky in a "family" of Irish swindlers, gets a case of torn loyalties after one of the junior members absconds with the willing, too-young bride of the family's boss--and with the dowry money, as well. While trying to clean up the mess, Eddie also contends with his own sloppy ..read more »
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  • Pret A Porter on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Julia Roberts,  Tim Robbins,  Kim Basinger
    Director: Robert Altman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Robert Altman delivers another sprawling satire with READY TO WEAR, this time focusing his lens on the tightly knit, pretentious fashion industry. After a popular fashion leader dies during the most important industry gathering of the year in Paris, the question that it might have been murder ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 42% from 1,329 member
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  • Interview With The Vampire on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Tom Cruise,  Brad Pitt,  Kirsten Dunst
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Horror author Anne Rice penned the screenplay for this full-blooded adaptation of her novel, which chronicles the life of 18th-century nobleman Louis (Brad Pitt) after he is bitten by powerful, charismatic vampire Lestat (Tom Cruise). Though enthralled with the undead lifestyle at first, Louis is ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 15,467 members
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  • The Crying Game on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Miranda Richardson,  Stephen Rea,  Forest Whitaker
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    This highly original film put screenwriter/director Neil Jordan on the international map. The story begins at a carnival in Ireland with British soldier Jody (Forest Whitaker) kidnapped by IRA terrorists Jude (Miranda Richardson) and Fergus (Stephen Rea). Fergus is assigned to guard Jody, and they ..read more »
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  • Life Is Sweet on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Alison Steadman,  Jim Broadbent,  Timothy Spall
    Director: Mike Leigh
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director Mike Leigh escapes the confines of direct-to-television films with this incredibly bittersweet slice-of-life comedy about a blue-collar family living in modern-day England. Wendy (Alison Steadman) and Andy (Jim Broadbent) are a good-natured couple with two daughters, Nicola (Jane Horrocks) ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 6,601 members
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  • Angel on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Stephen Rea,  Alan Devlin,  Peter Caffrey
    Director: Neil Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Neil Jordan wrote and directed this tough, violent thriller set in Northern Ireland. It tells the story of a dance band saxophonist who witnesses a brutal murder, then embarks on a nightmare journey of vengeance that leads him to a startling revelation about both himself, and humanity in general.
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Stephen Rea - watch online


  • Stuck to Watch Now (2009)
    Starring: Mena Suvari,  Stephen Rea,  Russell Hornsby
    Director: Stuart Gordon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 86 minutes
    Brandi is a hard-partying, overworked, nursing assistant desperate for a promotion at the retirement home where she works. After a night of drug-binging and partying, she accidentally hits a certain Thomas Bardo a deadbeat and recently evicted man who gets stuck in the windshield of her car. Not ..read more »
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Stephen Rea facts

5 most recent films

Stuck - BLU-RAY Version - 2.5 stars
Stuck - 3.0 stars
The Heavy - 0.5 stars
Heavy, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3 stars
10 Days To War - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Interview with the Vampire - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Citizen X - 3.5 stars
Mike Leigh At The BBC - 3.5 stars
Michael Collins - 3.5 stars
Interview With The Vampire - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Heavy, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3 stars
The Heavy - 0.5 stars
Sisters - 1.5 stars
Guinevere - 2.5 stars
10 Days To War - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Timothy Spall - 5 times - show films
Brid Brennan - 5 times - show films
Felicity Dean - 4 times - show films
Catherine Hall - 4 times - show films
Lesley Manville - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Neil Jordan - 10 times - show films
Mike Leigh - 5 times - show films
Stephen Hopkins - 3 times - show films
Stuart Gordon - 3 times - show films
Simon Fellows - 2 times - show films