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Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone
Raymond Andrew Winstone - born 19 Feb 1957, in Hackney, London - was a bit of a lad in drama school (ie he got kicked out), but cheekiness earned him an audition for controversial, borstal (TV) movie Scum in 1977, and that performance won him the raft of brutal, tough-guy roles that followed.

Messing around in Lincoln green with Robin Of Sherwood expanded the perceived Winstone range from 1983, but tough-guy telly largely remained his staple throughout the 80s and early 90s.

Nil By Mouth in 1997 showcased Ray's brutal intensity on the big screen, and though hard-men film roles would follow, his dramatic ability also shone through, and he was able to play against type, often with a comic edge, in movies like Martha Meet... and Fanny & Elvis.

Since Sexy Beast in 2000, the Winstone profile has been properly climbing: returning to TV as the king-kiddy in the acclaimed Henry VIII, saddling up with King Arthur, superb turns in The Proposition and The Departed, and beaver-banter in Narnia.

He'll be in Indy IV, and continues with the voice-work in digitally animated epic Beowulf and - hey! - our latest LOVEFiLM telly ad...


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Ray Winstone - photos

  • Ray Winstone at the Beowulf Premiere Ray Winstone at the Beowulf Premiere
  • Ray Winstone in The Proposition Ray Winstone in The Proposition

Ray Winstone - news / articles


  • Winstone to fight knife crime - 4 September 2009
    -Actor Ray Winstone has teamed up with the family of murdered Harry Potter star Robert Knox to help fight knife crime. - -Knox, 19, was stabbed to death in Kent last year (08), and Winstone, who worked with the teen on 2004 movie King Arthur, was deeply affected by th


  • Winstone and Knightley to play lovers - 14 April 2009
    -Ray Winstone and Keira Knightley are set to play unlikely lovers in a new gangster movie.- -The pair has signed to star alongside Colin Farrell and Anna Friel in London Boulevard, The Departed screenwriter William Monahan's directorial debut.- - Winstone will play a


  • Winstone hits out at government - 21 July 2005
    British actor Ray Winstone has hit out at the government for damaging the prospects of the UK film industry.-The actor claims that the industry has suffered due to a decision last year to close tax loopholes on British-made films.-Winstone said: "Our TV is the be

Ray Winstone - what members say


  • Quadrophenia
  • Quadrophenia review by from Devon
    Rated - 4 stars Who's Who ! 9 November 2004
    ...great acting performance, See a young Leslie Ash before the trout pout episode. Ray Winstone slim and dressed in leather. Its a lot of fun, a lot of good music, a lot of ba...  
  • Sexy Beast
  • Sexy Beast review by from Herts
    Rated - 4 stars Retirement plan gone wrong 21 February 2004
    ...Ray Winstone and Ben Kingsley are just great in this film. Ray is contentedly retired in a beautifull Spanish Villa with his adoring wife, happily away from the London...  
  • There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
  • There's Only One Jimmy Grimble review by A customer from Law, Scotland
    Rated - 5 stars Superb Family Entertainment!!!!!!!!! 18 November 2004
    ...ball there's something in this film for you. Nice understated performances form Ray Winstone and Robert Carlyle. Also proves that you can make a good British film without r...  

Ray Winstone - filmography


  • Edge of Darkness (2010)
    Starring: Danny Huston,  Mel Gibson,  Ray Winstone
    Director: Martin Campbell
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 4 members
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  • Compulsion on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Parminder K. Nagra
    Director: Sarah Harding
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Anjika Indrani (Parminder Nagra) is a young Cambridge graduate, happy and settled with her loving boyfriend. However, Anjika's contented freedom is shattered when her strict father tries to force her into an arranged marriage of convenience. Feeling trapped and desperate she makes the life-altering ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 854 members
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  • Beowulf - HD DVD Version (2007)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Anthony Hopkins,  John Malkovich
    Director: Robert Zemeckis
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Using the same CGI technique as his film THE POLAR EXPRESS, Robert Zemeckis directs this adaptation of Beowulf and Grendel's legendary story. Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, and Ray Winstone voice the epic heroes and villains with a script from Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 702 members
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  • Proposition, The - BLU-RAY Version (2006)
    Starring: Guy Pearce,  Ray Winstone,  Danny Huston
    Director: John Hillcoat
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Australian director John Hillcoat first teamed up with singer Nick Cave on 1988's disturbing GHOSTS...OF THE CIVIL DEAD, for which Cave co-authored the screenplay and took a memorably brief acting role. The two reconvene for 2006's THE PROPOSITION, with Cave penning the screenplay and providing a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 479 members
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  • The Proposition on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Guy Pearce,  Tom Budge,  Emily Watson
    Director: John Hillcoat
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In the hostile and unforgiving Australian Outback of the 1880's, men live and die by the gun and justice comes at the end of a hangman's rope. Struggling to bring the order to the territory, a ruthless English police captain (Ray Winstone) hunts down the Burns gang - the brothers wanted for a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 9,654 members
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  • She's Gone on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Gary Lucy,  Lindsey Coulson
    Director: Adrian Shergold
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ray WInstone stars as Harry Sands in this drama originally seen on ITV1. After learning that his daughter has gone missing in Istanbul, Harry flies out to find her. Harry soon discovers that his daughter and her best friend are not working as charity workers as he previously believed, but as ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 318 members
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  • King Arthur on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Clive Owen,  Ioan Gruffudd,  Keira Knightley
    Director: Antoine Fuqua
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Combining the historical appeal and epic sequences of films like GLADIATOR and BRAVEHEART, director Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) and producer Jerry Bruckheimer provide a sleek twist on the King Arthur legend. Arthur (Clive Owen), a brave Roman/British Christian warrior who leads his band of pagan ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 50,853 members
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  • Cold Mountain on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jude Law,  Nicole Kidman,  Renee Zellweger
    Director: Anthony Minghella
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Directed by Anthony Minghella (THE ENGLISH PATIENT), this Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Far more than a simple love story, Minghella's film captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 44,053 members
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  • Last Orders on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Michael Caine,  Bob Hoskins,  Tom Courtenay
    Director: Fred Schepisi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Fred Schepisi's adaptation of Graham Swift's prize-winning novel is a quietly graceful portrait of four working-class Brits, bound by years of friendship, that unites some of England's finest actors in a powerful and deeply moving ensemble production. Michael Caine stars as Jack Dodd, the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 3,002 members
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  • Sexy Beast on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Ben Kingsley,  Ian McShane
    Director: Jonathan Glazer
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Jonathan Glazer, the award-winning director of advertisements and music videos, presents his feature film debut with this lushly photographed, expertly written, and brilliantly performed convention-defying gangster film. SEXY BEAST jettisons the slickness of the LOCK, STOCK & TWO SMOKING BARRELS ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 11,803 members
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  • Sexy Beast - HD DVD Version (2000)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Ben Kingsley,  Ian McShane
    Director: Jonathan Glazer
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Jonathan Glazer, the award-winning director of advertisements and music videos, presents his feature film debut with this lushly photographed, expertly written, and brilliantly performed convention-defying gangster film. SEXY BEAST jettisons the slickness of the LOCK, STOCK & TWO SMOKING BARRELS ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 202 members
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  • The War Zone on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Tilda Swinton,  Kate Ashfield
    Director: Tim Roth
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Tim Roth's directorial debut, based on the novel by Alexander Stuart (who adapted the screenplay), is not for the faint of heart. When a seemingly normal family moves from London to rural Devon, 15-year-old Tom (Freddie Cunliffe) stumbles into a shocking secret concerning his father (Ray Winstone) ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 1,806 member
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  • Fanny And Elvis on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Kerry Fox,  Ben Daniels
    Director: Kay Mellor
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The day that Kate (Kerry Fox) finishes her first novel, her doctor tells her that her childbearing years are almost over. Distraught, she goes to see her husband Rob, but on the way crashes her VW into a Jaguar owned by Dave (Ray Winstone). At the scene of the accident, the two have a massive row, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 598 members
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  • Final Cut (1999)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Sadie Frost,  Jude Law
    Director: Dominic Anciano,  Ray Burdis
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Eleven friends gather at the wake of a successful writer Jude (Jude Law). His wife, Sadie (Sadie Frost), explains that Jude was making a film detailing all of their lives. She forces them to watch the film, which makes some startling revelations that eventually pit husbands against wives and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 1,508 member
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  • Five Seconds To Spare on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Max Beesley,  Valentina Cervi
    Director: Tom Connolly
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    William (Max Beesley) is a young musician who dreams of making it big with his rock band The Alaska Factory. But his bandmates want him to write more commercial music, and their frightening record producer Vincent (Ray Winstone) seems to be sliding further into drug-addicted instability. William's ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 43% from 221 members
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  • Births, Marriages And Deaths on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Mark Strong,  Maggie O'Neill
    Director: Adrian Shergold
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,060 member
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  • The Sea Change on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Sean Chapman,  Maryam d'Abo,  Ray Winstone
    Director: Michael Bray
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    THE SEA CHANGE is a contemporary romantic feel-good comedy which sees Rupert, a city hot-shot, forced to change dramatically or lose the woman he loves. The course of true love never runs smoothly however as in a desperate effort to return from Spain for his girlfriend Alison's birthday he ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 129 members
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  • Darkness Falls (1998)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Sherilyn Fenn,  Tim Dutton
    Director: Gerry Lively
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    John Barrett's (Ray Winstone, SEXY BEAST) wife Jane (Robin McCaffrey) is having an affair with Mark Driscoll (Tim Dutton), a married man. When Jane and Mark get in a car accident that proves fatal for Jane, John wants revenge, which leads him to travel to the Isle of Man manor house of Mark and his ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 441 members
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  • Ladybird, Ladybird on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Crissy Rock,  Vladimir Vega,  Ray Winstone
    Director: Ken Loach
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Ken Loach directs this harrowing story about Maggie, a woman whose four children are taken into care following a violent relationship. When Maggie finds herself in a new and stable relationship with Jorge, a sweet natured Latin American refugee, she learns that she must fight to get her children ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,587 member
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  • Quadrophenia on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Phil Daniels,  Mark Wingett,  Leslie Ash
    Director: Franc Roddam
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    It's the Mods versus the Rockers in this striking adaptation of the Who's classic rock opera about alienated youth in the 1960s. The film follows Jimmy (Phil Daniels) an angry young man who feels that he can only achieve a sense of identity and meaning in life through his gang and rock & roll music...read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 5,203 members
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  • Scum on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Mick Ford,  Phil Daniels
    Director: Alan Clarke
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Featuring both the previously unseen BBC version and the Theatrical version. Controversial story of the cruelty and violence inside a Government Borstal. The film powerfully and sensationally portrays one man's struggle against all odds to be top dog in a system that is intent on breaking his spirit.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 4,003 members
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  • Number One on DVD
    Starring: Bob Geldof,  Alfred Molina,  Ray Winstone
    Director: Les Blair
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Bob Geldof stars as a man trying to survive in the world of snooker halls, small-time crooks, hookers and corrupt cops. Mel Smith appears as a crooked bookie who helps him to the top in the big-time snooker circuit.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 115 members
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  • Tony Cottee's Career Goals
    Starring: Tony Cottee,  Russell Brand,  Jeff Stelling
    Director: Martin Godleman
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Hosted by Russell Brand, this is a celebration of the career of one of the most prolific goalscorers in the top tier of English football. Spanning almost 20 years, Cottee played extended spells at Everton, Leicester City and West Ham United, scoring a phenominal 306 goals, and finishing as top ..read more »
    Rate this: 0.5 stars out of 5 10% from 1 member
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Ray Winstone - watch online


  • Vincent - Series 2, Episode 2 to Watch Now (2006)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Suranne Jones,  Joe Absolom
    Director: Jeremy Lovering
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 90 minutes
    Following an investigation on a call-girl who drugs her clients to steal their belongings, the private eye helps protect a community centre run by a Catholic priest. After it is assailed by a gang of teenage hooligans and when the priest gets severely burnt when the building is subject to an arson ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 3 members
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  • Vincent - Series 2, Episode 3 to Watch Now (2006)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Suranne Jones,  Joe Absolom
    Director: Terry McDonough
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 90 minutes
    The PI hooks up with an former lover as he looks into a murder resembling the work of a serial killer. His instincts prompt him to delve deeper into the circumstances of the case when the suspect admits to all of the slayings but one : the latest murder.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 4 members
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  • Vincent - Series 2, Episode 4 to Watch Now (2006)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Suranne Jones,  Joe Absolom
    Director: Jeremy Lovering
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 90 minutes
    A single parent is terrorised by an unknown assailant and asks for Vincent's help. The PI tells Beth to pose as the family's nanny and must uncover a link to the past if he is to discover who the perpetrator is.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 4 members
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  • Vincent - Series 1, Episode 2 to Watch Now (2005)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Suranne Jones,  Joe Absolom
    Director: Peter Lydon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 90 minutes
    A wealthy man calls on Vincent and the team to look into the death of his son, murdered in a nightclub. The prime suspect is the victim's friend, but the police are unable to arrest him due to lack of evidence. To make matters worse, the investigating officer on the case is the private eye's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 6 members
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  • Vincent - Series 1, Episode 3 to Watch Now (2005)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Suranne Jones,  Joe Absolom
    Director: Roger Gartland
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 70 minutes
    The private investigator hooks up with an old flame as he looks into a murder resembling the work of a notorious serial killer. However, his instincts prompt him to delve deeper into the circumstances of the case when the suspect admits to all of the slayings except this latest homicide.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 5 members
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  • Vincent - Series 1, Episode 4 to Watch Now (2005)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Suranne Jones,  Joe Absolom
    Director: Roger Gartland
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 90 minutes
    The team are contacted by a woman who has found thousands of pounds stashed in her husband's wardrobe. They also take on an assignment for a man who's concerned his teenage son is falling in with the wrong crowd, and it soon becomes apparent the two cases are closely linked. Vincent sets a trap to ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 5 members
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  • Last Orders to Watch Now (2001)
    Starring: Michael Caine,  Bob Hoskins,  Helen Mirren
    Director: Fred Schepisi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 100 minutes
    Four old friends drift towards their favourite watering hole - The Coach and Horses, but this time they seem a little reluctant. Ray , Vic and Lenny have gathered to fulfil the last order of their lifelong friend Jack. The mood is quieter than usual as they raise a glass to Jack for the last time ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 14 members
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  • Five Seconds to Spare to Watch Now (1999)
    Starring: Ray Winstone,  Max Beesley,  Valentina Cervi
    Director: Tom Connolly
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 99 minutes
    William (Max Beesley) is a young musician who dreams of making it big with his rock band The Alaska Factory. But his bandmates want him to write more commercial music, and their frightening record producer Vincent (Ray Winstone) seems to be sliding further into drug-addicted instability. William's ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 3 members
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  • The Sea Change to Watch Now (1998)
    Starring: Sean Chapman,  Maryam d'Abo,  Ray Winstone
    Director: Michael Bray
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 88 minutes
    THE SEA CHANGE is a contemporary romantic feel-good comedy which sees Rupert, a city hot-shot, forced to change dramatically or lose the woman he loves. The course of true love never runs smoothly however as in a desperate effort to return from Spain for his girlfriend Alison's birthday he ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 6 members
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  • Yellow to Watch Now (1996)
    Starring: Ray Winstone
    Director: Simon Beaufoy,  Bille Eltringham Staring
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC (TBC)
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    Run time: 13 minutes
    An intriguing tale about power and desire, Yellow (d. Simon Beaufoy/Billie Eltringham, 1996) explores the deep unease adults feel when confronted with pre-pubescent sexuality, and the strange combination of naivety and power that children can possess. Since the increasing exposure of child abuse ..read more »
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Ray Winstone facts

5 most recent films

44 Inch Chest - 2.5 stars
Edge of Darkness - 3.0 stars
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - 3 stars
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Fool's Gold - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Departed, The - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Vincent - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
The Departed - 4.0 stars
Vincent - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Sexy Beast - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - 3 stars
Tony Cottee's Career Goals - 0.5 stars
44 Inch Chest - 2.5 stars
Edge of Darkness - 3.0 stars
Big Stories, Small Flashes - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Angel Coulby - 10 times - show films
Suranne Jones - 10 times - show films
Joe Absolom - 10 times - show films
Ian Puleston-Davies - 9 times - show films
Philip Glenister - 9 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Anthony Minghella - 5 times - show films
Roger Gartland - 4 times - show films
Jim Goddard - 4 times - show films
Andrew Adamson - 4 times - show films
Jim Goddard - 4 times - show films