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James McAvoy
James Andrew McAvoy - born 21 April 1979, in Scotstoun, Glasgow, into a working-class environment - is probably about the most exciting Caledonian talent to emerge since that bloke with the motorbike.
The emerging began when actor David Hayman copped some heckling during a talk at McAvoy's school. The then 16 year old took it upon himself to apologise, and offered to come and make tea on Hayman's next film set. Hayman called four months later and had McAvoy audition for a part in The Near Room, which he got.
That led to increasingly decent roles on film and TV, including Band Of Brothers and excellent thriller State Of Play. And the upward curve just keeps on going, mostly because McAvoy is so good whatever he's in - yes, even that support role in Wimbledon.
He's the goat-chappie in Narnia, he's superb opposite Forest Whitaker in The Last King Of Scotland, he's funny in Starter For 10. And then there's the mature, layered double-whammy of Becoming Jane and Atonement. Next up, comic-book assassin wham-bammery Wanted, co-starring Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie - the latter of whom he "shares one epic snog" with. Nice work if you can get it...
Wise words: "I still think that, given the choice of running after me down the street and running after Keira, they would run after Keira. And that's fine with me, by the way. I'm more than happy with that."
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James McAvoy - news / articles
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McAvoy: 'Fatherhood's made me more practical' -
11 November 2011
-Scottish actor James McAvoy has opened up about becoming a first-time father, insisting parenthood has made him "more practical".-The Atonement star and his actress wife Anne-Marie Duff welcomed baby Brendan last year (10), but remained tight-lipped about their new a
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McAvoy broke wind in front of Jolie -
29 October 2011
-Scottish actor James McAvoy was forced to apologise to his Wanted co-star Angelina Jolie after he suffered a bad bout of flatulence on-set.-The Atonement star bulked up for his role in the 2008 action film by eating a lot of meat and drinking protein shakes, but the
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McAvoy dismisses 3D films as a 'waste of money' -
17 June 2011
-Scottish actor James McAvoy has branded 3D movies a "waste of money", accusing film bosses of using the technique to wring more cash out of cinema-goers.-The number of movies using three dimensional technology to enhance the cinema experience has rocketed following t
James McAvoy - what members say
review by chrismorrell from Basingstoke Hampshire
dark stuff 29 June 2007
review by from Stoke on trent
A Brilliantly heart warming comedy! 21 July 2005
review by A customer from London, England
Unmissable 26 December 2006
James McAvoy - filmography
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Trance
(2013)
Starring: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel
Director: Danny Boyle
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A thriller centered around a botched art heist that pits two men against one another, though they both develop unusual relationships with the same woman.
 
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X-Men - First Class
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: James McAvoy, January Jones, Rose Byrne
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Certificate: 
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch enemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest ..read more »
77%
from 12,620 members
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Arthur Christmas
(2011)
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Matt Lucas
Director: Barry Cook, Sarah Smith
Certificate: 
"Arthur Christmas" at last reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: 'So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?' The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the heart of the film is a story with ..read more »
72%
from 221 members
Currently unavailable
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Gnomeo and Juliet - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Emily Blunt, James McAvoy, Maggie Smith
Director: Kelly Asbury
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Watch now: Unavailable
The greatest love story ever told, starring... garden gnomes? In "Gnomeo & Juliet," Shakespeare's revered tale gets a comical, off-the-wall makeover. Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But, with plastic ..read more »
68%
from 5,646 members
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X-Men - First Class - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: James McAvoy, January Jones, Rose Byrne
Director: Matthew Vaughn
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Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch enemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest ..read more »
80%
from 198 members
Not available for rental
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Gnomeo and Juliet - 3D Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Emily Blunt, James McAvoy, Maggie Smith
Director: Kelly Asbury
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The greatest love story ever told, starring... garden gnomes? In "Gnomeo & Juliet," Shakespeare's revered tale gets a comical, off-the-wall makeover. Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But, with plastic ..read more »
70%
from 612 members
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Arthur Christmas - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy
Director: Sarah Smith
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Take a trip to the North Pole and discover exactly how Santa Claus makes Christmas magic happen every year in this imaginative comedy for the entire family. Produced by Aardman Features in association with Sony Pictures Animation, this fun-filled festive film introduces viewers to Santa's ..read more »
79%
from 26 members
Currently unavailable
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Gnomeo and Juliet
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Emily Blunt, James McAvoy, Maggie Smith
Director: Kelly Asbury
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
The greatest love story ever told, starring... garden gnomes? In "Gnomeo & Juliet," Shakespeare's revered tale gets a comical, off-the-wall makeover. Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But, with plastic ..read more »
69%
from 16,951 members
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The Conspirator - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Johnny Simmons, Jonathan Groff, James McAvoy
Director: Robert Redford
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Robert Redford focuses on the chaotic moment in history directly following President Lincoln's assassination to tell the story of the proud mother charged with committing the monumental crime, and the ambitious young lawyer who reluctantly becomes her defense attorney. The Civil War has ended, and ..read more »
67%
from 16 members
Not available for rental
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The Conspirator
(2010)
Starring: Johnny Simmons, Jonathan Groff, James McAvoy
Director: Robert Redford
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Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
69%
from 70 members
Not available for rental
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Wanted - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
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Loosely based on the comic book miniseries of the same by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones, WANTED, directed by Timur Bekmambetov, follows anxiety-prone office drone Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) as he is inducted into the Fraternity, a clan of powerful killers that counted his father as a member. Pursued ..read more »
68%
from 12,407 members
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Atonement
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai
Director: Joe Wright
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Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's (Keira Knightley) lover (James McAvoy) of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.
70%
from 100,762 members
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Atonement - HD
(2007)
Starring: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai
Director: Joe Wright
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Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's (Keira Knightley) lover (James McAvoy) of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.
69%
from 868 members
Not currently released
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Atonement - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai
Director: Joe Wright
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On a sultry summer day in 1935, an upper-class British family prepares for a dinner party at their country estate. The participants include Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan), a precocious preteen writer, her older sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley), Cambridge graduate and femme fatale, Robbie Turner (..read more »
72%
from 156 members
Not available for rental
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Wanted
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
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A young man (McAvoy) finds out his long lost father is an assassin. And when his father is murdered, the son is recruited into his father's old organization and trained by a man named Sloan (Freeman) to follow in his dad's footsteps.
67%
from 90,627 members
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Penelope
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara
Director: Mark Palansky
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Like Tim Burton's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and the TV show PUSHING DAISIES, PENELOPE is a modern fairy tale, complete with candy colours and whimsical cinematography. PENELOPE begins with a generations-old curse by a jilted lover: the next girl in the aristocratic Wilhern family will be born with a pig'..read more »
69%
from 24,799 members
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Inside I'm Dancing
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: James McAvoy, Steven Robertson, Romola Garai
Director: Damien O'Donnell
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On meeting Michael, Rory decides that they must change their lives and so concocts a plan to beat the system. Escaping Carrigmore Home for the Disabled, the duo hire Siobhan to take care of their every need. Her arrival, however, brings with it emotions that Rory and Michael have never experienced...
70%
from 21,838 members
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Strings
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: James McAvoy, Catherine McCormack, Julian Glover
Director: Anders Ronnow-Klarlund
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Strings is a mythological story about the son of a king, Hal Tara, who sets out on a journey to revenge the death of his father. To his surprise he discovers the truth of his own people - and where he least expects it - he finds true love.
53%
from 2,417 members
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Bollywood Queen
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Preeya Kalidas, James McAvoy, Ciaran McMenamin
Director: Jeremy Wooding
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West Side Story goes East in this heart-warming homage to Bollywood musicals about two star-crossed lovers crossing cultures, families and the law. Nineteen year old Geena has everything going for her: a Business Studies course, a weekend job and a good-looking boyfriend. But, she longs for life to ..read more »
39%
from 683 members
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Bright Young Things
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Stephen Campbell Moore, Peter O'Toole, Jim Broadbent
Director: Stephen, Fry
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Adapted from Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies" - BRIGHT YOUNG THING is the directorial debut for Stephen Fry and follows the lives of a novelist, Adam (Stephen Campbell Moore) and his would-be lover, Nina (Emily Mortimer) as they mix with the 'bright young things' who inhabit the upper echelons of ..read more »
59%
from 7,015 members
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Children Of Dune
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Ian McNeice, Steven Berkoff, Susan Sarandon
Director: Greg Yaitanes
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A battle raged for twelve years whilst desert dweller Paul Maud'dib Atreides's, Freman Jiha travelled the universe destroying the remaining old Imperial armies. Maud'dib's rule saw planets colonized one by one, though amid the anarchy, the House of Atreides emerged as a superpower of Dune's planet ..read more »
70%
from 196 members
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State of Play - Series 1
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: David Morrissey, John Simm, Bill Nighy
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Stephen Collins is an ambitious politician. Cal McAffrey is a well-respected investigative journalist and Stephen's ex-campaign manager. En route to work one morning, Stephen's research assistant mysteriously falls to her death on the London Underground. It's not long before revelations of their ..read more »
86%
from 4,564 members
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White Teeth
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Om Puri, Naomie Harris, Philip Davis
Director: Julian Jarrold
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Based on the best-selling and multi-award-winning novel by Zadie Smith, White Teeth is superbly adapted to the screen in this outstanding drama which features a compulsively watchable cast including Robert Bathurst, Phil Davis, Geraldine James, James McAvoy, Om Puri and more.
Set in the far from ..read more »
59%
from 40 members
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Shameless - Series 1, Episode 4
Starring: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, James McAvoy
Director: Mark Mylod
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When a child goes missing from a children's party on the Chatsworth estate the police start a frantic hunt for little Jody. However, Fiona and Steve find that Debbie has the girl in her bedroom, having lured her away with chocolate because she just wanted a little sister.
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Shameless - Series 02, Episode 02
Starring: Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall, James McAvoy
Director: Peter Lydon
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It's the end of a big party round at Kev and Veronica's and everyone is lying around stoned in the early hours when the hosts discover that social services are due round in the morning to discuss their application to foster. It's panic stations as Veronica and Kev start cleaning furiously.
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Shameless - Series 1, Episode 1
Starring: David Threlfall, Anne-Marie Duff, Joseph Furnace
Director: Mark Mylod
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On a night out with neighbor Veronica, Fiona's bag is stolen and handsome stranger Steve chases after the thief. While he isn't successful in capturing the thief he does succeed in capturing the eye of Fiona, she invites him home to meet the rest of the Gallagher family.
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John Simm, Bill Nighy, David Morrissey, Kelly MacDonald, James McAvoy....written
by Paul 'Shameless' Abbott...the story is one of 'political intrig...
