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  • Time Trumpet
  • Time Trumpet review by LawrenceHill from
    Rated - 5.0 stars Surreal. Hilarious. 14 November 2011
    ...Hilarious. Slightly more surreal than the usual from Armando Iannucci and all the better for it. Love it like Jam....   Read customer review
  • In the Loop
  • In the Loop review by Northernsky from Halifax
    Rated - 5.0 stars It's like Bugsy Malone, but with real guns. 11 October 2009
    ...e extras ( interviews, deleted scenes -unusually well worth watching ) director Armando Iannucci points out that writer Ian Martin( credited with additional material ) writes ...   Read customer review

Armando Iannucci - filmography


  • The Thick Of It - Series 3 (2 discs) on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Peter Capaldi,  Rebecca Front,  James Smith
    Director: Armando Iannucci
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The Prime Minister decides to reshuffle his cabinet in an attempt to look like he’s doing something. But no-one with any sense wants to join the Prime Minister on the bridge as the ship appears to be going down. So his chief enforcer Malcolm Tucker is having a hard job finding ministers prepared to ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 88% from 1,447 member
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  • In the Loop on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Peter Capaldi,  Tom Hollander,  Gina McKee
    Director: Armando Iannucci
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    IN THE LOOP is a foul-mouthed comedy that draws on non-specific events to create a world that is terrifyingly familiar: The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war, but not everyone agrees that war is a ‘good thing’. US General Miller (James Gandolfini – The Sopranos, The Taking Of Pelham ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 28,418 members
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  • In the Loop - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Peter Capaldi,  Tom Hollander,  Gina McKee
    Director: Armando Iannucci
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    IN THE LOOP is a foul-mouthed comedy that draws on non-specific events to create a world that is terrifyingly familiar: The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war, but not everyone agrees that war is a ‘good thing’. US General Miller (James Gandolfini – The Sopranos, The Taking Of Pelham ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 5,981 members
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  • Time Trumpet on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Armando Ianucci,  Richard Ayoade,  Stewart Lee
    Director: Armando Iannucci
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Armando Ianucci presents a satirical look at the present onwards... from the future. Witness an increasingly bizzare Tom Cruise, Tesco invading Denmark, George Lucas' CGI enhanced funeral and many more hilarious memories yet to happen.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,757 member
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  • The Thick of It - S02 E03 (2007)
    Starring: Chris Addison,  Peter Capaldi,  James Smith
    Director: Armando Iannucci
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In the midst of a chaotic office move, Hugh accidentally sends an expletive-littered email to an eight-year-old girl leading to a front page story in the national papers. His day quickly goes from bad to worse when he also 'accidentally' lies in front of the Education Select Committee, leaving ..read more »
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  • The Thick of It - S02 E02 (2007)
    Starring: Chris Addison,  Peter Capaldi,  James Smith
    Director: Armando Iannucci
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Malcolm makes things difficult when an outside adviser arrives to inspect all the departments, and enlists his colleagues' help in getting rid of him. Meanwhile, Hugh is upset to discover that everybody is aware the Prime Minister's wife does not like him - a blow to his plans for a policy ..read more »
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  • The Thick Of It (2 discs) on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Chris Langham,  Peter Capaldi
    Director: Armando Iannucci
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    From the creator of THE DAY TODAY and I'M ALAN PARTRIDGE, THE THICK OF IT is a biting comedy satire set in the world of Westminster politics. The show follows the trials and tribulations of Hugo Abbot, a lowly MP who finds himself continually harassed by the PM's policy enforcer. THE THICK OF IT ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 83% from 5,138 members
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  • The Thick of It - S01 E02 (2005)
    Starring: Chris Addison,  Peter Capaldi,  James Smith
    Director: Armando Iannucci
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Hugh Abbot, Minister for Social Affairs, complains about how tired and overworked he is as Terri Coverley the Press Officer dumps another hefty pile of Departmental press releases on his desk. His inability to keep the pace has been reflected in a profile piece that antagonistic journalist Simon ..read more »
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  • The Thick Of It - S01 E03 (2005)
    Starring: Chris Addison,  Peter Capaldi,  James Smith
    Director: Armando Iannucci
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Tomorrow is the final day of the report stage of Hugh Abbot’s Housing Bill in the Commons, and everything is going splendidly. But envy is brewing in the Department over the media attention that charming Junior Minister Dan Miller is receiving for his input on the Bill, leaving Abbot starved of the ..read more »
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  • The Thick Of It - S01 E01 (2005)
    Starring: Chris Addison,  Peter Capaldi,  James Smith
    Director: Armando Iannucci
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Cliff Lawton, the Minister for Social Affairs, is having a meeting with Number Ten’s Chief Political Advisor, Malcolm Tucker. There have been press rumours that the Minister is to be sacked. Lawton is told that none of these stories have come from Number Ten.
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  • Alan Partridge - I'm Alan Partridge - Se... on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Steve Coogan
    Director: Armando Iannucci
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Alan makes his comeback after suffering a breakdown. He now hosts the third best slot on Radio Norwich and he lives in a caravan whilst his new house is being built. Episodes include: 'The Talented Mr Alan', 'The Colour Of Alan', 'Bravealan', 'Never Say Alan Again', 'I Know What Alan Did Last ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 74% from 11,211 members
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Armando Iannucci facts

5 most recent films

The Thick Of It - Series 3 - 4.5 stars
In the Loop - 3.5 stars
In the Loop - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Time Trumpet - 3.0 stars
The Thick of It - S02 E01 - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Thick Of It - Series 3 - 4.5 stars
The Thick Of It - 4.0 stars
The Thick Of It - The Specials - 4.0 stars
The Armando Ianucci Shows - 4.0 stars
Alan Partridge - I'm Alan Partridge - Series 2 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Time Trumpet - 3.0 stars
In the Loop - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
In the Loop - 3.5 stars
Alan Partridge - I'm Alan Partridge - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
The Armando Ianucci Shows - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Peter Capaldi - 25 times - show films
Chris Addison - 22 times - show films
James Smith - 16 times - show films
Joanna Scanlan - 16 times - show films
Steve Coogan - 6 times - show films