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  • L.A. Confidential
  • L.A. Confidential review by A customer from UK
    Rated - 5.0 stars A film not be missed 18 January 2005
    ...oy novel, LA Confidential also boasts an outstanding supporting cast including, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Danny Devito and the Oscar winning Kim Basinger. The best fi...   Read customer review
  • I, Robot
  • I, Robot review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor in flintshire
    Rated - 5.0 stars superb 20 April 2007
    ...led upon to investigate the mysterious suicide of scientist Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), Spooner deduces that Lanning didn't kill himself but was, in fact, murdered. ...   Read customer review
  • The Queen
  • The Queen review by PaulaWestwood from Mossley, Lancs.
    Rated - 4.0 stars One would definately recommend this to watch 24 January 2007
    ...uperb performances that Helen Mirren IS the Queen, Michael Sheen IS Tony Blair, James Cromwell IS Prince Phillip and Helen McCrory IS without a doubt Cherie Blair - all withi...   Read customer review

James Cromwell - filmography


  • Memorial Day (2012)
    Starring: Jonathan Bennett,  James Cromwell,  John Cromwell
    Director: Sam Fischer
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    When SSgt. Kyle Vogel leaves a handwritten letter on the seat of his car, grabs a pistol and steps into a Minnesota forest, we wonder who he is and what he's about to do. Flash back a few months as Vogel lies wounded in a hospital near Anbar Province, Iraq. The night before he's due to return to ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 1 member
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  • The Artist - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: John Goodman,  James Cromwell,  Penelope Ann Miller
    Director: Michel Hazanavicius
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Michel Hazanavicius' stylistically daring, dialogue free comedy THE ARTIST stars Jean Dujardin as George Valentin, a matinee idol in Hollywood before the dawn of the talkies. His marriage is far from perfect, and one day he meets ambitious chorus girl Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo) and is smitten. ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 112 members
    Due for release on 28th May 2012
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  • Secretariat - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Diane Lane,  John Malkovich,  Dylan Walsh
    Director: Randall Wallace
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    A house wife with little knowledge of horse-racing fosters one of the greatest race horses of all time as the story of the 1973 Triple Crown winner comes to the screen in this inspirational underdog drama based on the novel SECRETARIAT: THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION by William Nack and starring Diane ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 817 members
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  • Secretariat on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Otto Thorwarth,  Diane Lane,  Nelsan Ellis
    Director: Randall Wallace
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Watch now: Unavailable
    A house wife with little knowledge of horse-racing fosters one of the greatest race horses of all time as the story of the 1973 Triple Crown winner comes to the screen in this inspirational underdog drama based on the novel SECRETARIAT: THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION by William Nack and starring Diane ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 2,218 members
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  • The Last Days of Lehman Brothers (2009)
    Starring: Corey Johnson,  James Cromwell,  David Annen
    Director: Michael Samuels
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The heads of Wall Street's biggest investment banks were summoned to an evening meeting by the US Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, to discuss the plight of another - Lehman Brothers. After six months' turmoil in the world's financial markets, Lehman Brothers was on life support and the government ..read more »
    5 stars out of 5 100% from 1 member
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  • W. on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Josh Brolin,  James Cromwell,  Ellen Burstyn
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd president to the big screen as only he can. W takes viewers ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 17,306 members
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  • W. - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Josh Brolin,  James Cromwell,  Ellen Burstyn
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd president to the big screen as only he can. W takes viewers ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 3,247 members
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  • Impact on DVD (2008)
    Starring: David James Elliott,  Natasha Henstridge,  James Cromwell
    Director: Michael Rohl
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A rogue asteroid smashes into the moon in a tremendous explosion of rock and debris. Within days, disastrous abnormalities start happening on Earth. What started as the most beautiful and the largest meteor shower in 10,000 years unexpectedly becomes the catalyst for a potential collison between ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 1,385 member
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  • Spider-Man 3 - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Tobey Maguire,  Kirsten Dunst,  Thomas Haden Church
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The Marvel comics hero returns for more high-flying fun in this third instalment in the series. Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is up to his usual Spidey tricks, attending university classes as an awkward geek, then quickly slipping into his red-and-blue suit to save New York City from various ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 6,159 members
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  • The Queen on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Roger Allam,  Helen Mirren,  Michael Sheen
    Director: Stephen Frears
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A taut, intimate and revealing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family in turmoil during the days immediately following the death of Princess Diana. When news of the death of Princess Diana, undoubtedly the most famous woman in the world, breaks upon a shocked and disbelieving British ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 68,936 members
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  • Wal-mart - The High Cost of Low Price on DVD (2005)
    Starring: James Cromwell,  Frances Fisher,  Julie R. Lee
    Director: Robert Greenwald
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    Robert Greenwald, the man behind Outfoxed and Uncovered: The War on Iraq, launches an attack on the unscrupulous business practices of the world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart. Featuring interviews with current and former employees as well as owners of small businesses deeply affected by the expansion ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 6,395 members
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  • The Longest Yard on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Adam Sandler,  Chris Rock,  Burt Reynolds
    Director: Peter Segal
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, rap music superstar Nelly and screen legend Burt Reynolds star in this riotous comdey about a group of convicts putting together a football team to play against their greatest enemy - the menacing guards that keep them behind bars...
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 41,686 members
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  • Salem's Lot on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Rob Lowe,  Donald Sutherland,  Rutger Hauer
    Director: Mikael Salomon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Made for television series which finds Ben Mears, a writer returning to his hometown of Jerusalem's Lot to research his new book and come to terms with a childhood incident. Two newcomers; an antiques dealer and his companion become the focus of his attention when they prevent him from renting the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 4,333 members
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  • I, Robot - Blu-ray (2004)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Bridget Moynahan,  Bruce Greenwood
    Director: Alex Proyas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Loosely based on the novel from Isaac Asimov, I, ROBOT is an action-packed, CGI-laden thrill ride from director Alex Proyas (THE CROW). Set in 2035, Will Smith stars as Chicago law enforcer Detective Del Spooner. Called upon to investigate the mysterious suicide of scientist Dr. Alfred Lanning (..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 4,409 members
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  • I, Robot on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Bridget Moynahan,  Bruce Greenwood
    Director: Alex Proyas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A future time, 2035, when robots have become man's best friend. Employed by everyone to do the manual tasks that everyone hates to do, a servile underclass... Detective Del Spooner (played by Will Smith) is investigating the death of a scientist. He hates robots and thinks that the suspicious death ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 94,488 members
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  • The Snow Walker (2003)
    Starring: Barry Pepper,  Annabella Piugattuk,  James Cromwell
    Director: Charles Martin Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A pilot who delivers supplies to tribes in the backwoods of the Canadian north is implored to escort a sick young Inuit woman to a hospital. On the flight back, the plane's engine fail and they crash in the wastelands. Rescuers are unable to locate them and the two are left to struggle for their ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 12 members
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  • The Sum Of All Fears on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Ciaran Hinds,  Ben Affleck,  Morgan Freeman
    Director: Phil Alden Robinson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In this high-intensity drama, based on the novel by Tom Clancy, Ben Affleck stars as Jack Ryan, the CIA agent from Clancy's THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, PATRIOT GAMES, and CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER. Here, Ryan is dealing with a terrifying new problem: a nuclear weapon has fallen into the hands of ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 13,647 members
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  • Space Cowboys - HD (2000)
    Starring: Clint Eastwood,  James Garner,  Marcia Gay Harden
    Director: Clint Eastwood
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Watch now: £2.49
    Clint Eastwood teams up with some old friends to make SPACE COWBOYS, a rollicking motion picture that wraps action, comedy, and science fiction into one neat package. Eastwood plays Frank Corvin, a former air force pilot who was shunned from flying into space in 1958 after NASA was created. Forty ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 199 members
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  • Space Cowboys on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Clint Eastwood,  James Garner,  Marcia Gay Harden
    Director: Clint Eastwood
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Watch now: £2.49
    Clint Eastwood teams up with some old friends to make SPACE COWBOYS, a rollicking motion picture that wraps action, comedy, and science fiction into one neat package. Eastwood plays Frank Corvin, a former air force pilot who was shunned from flying into space in 1958 after NASA was created. Forty ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 5,931 members
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  • Fail Safe on DVD (2000)
    Starring: George Clooney,  Richard Dreyfuss,  Noah Wyle
    Director: Stephen Frears
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This groundbreaking live broadcast television drama, directed by Stephen Frears, features an all-star cast including George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Richard Dreyfuss, Don Cheadle, and Harvey Keitel. When a American bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a bomb on Moscow, the crisis must be averted ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,344 member
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  • Space Cowboys - Blu-ray (2000)
    Starring: Clint Eastwood,  James Garner,  Marcia Gay Harden
    Director: Clint Eastwood
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Watch now: £2.49
    Clint Eastwood teams up with some old friends to make SPACE COWBOYS, a rollicking motion picture that wraps action, comedy, and science fiction into one neat package. Eastwood plays Frank Corvin, a former air force pilot who was shunned from flying into space in 1958 after NASA was created. Forty ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,661 member
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  • The General's Daughter on DVD (1999)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Madeline Stowe,  James Cromwell
    Director: Simon West
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    When the daughter of a well-known and well-respected base commander is raped and murdered, the undercover military investigator (Travolta) assigned to the case discovers a shocking labyrinth of murderous sexual obsession and deceit. Based on the novel by Nelson DeMille.
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 4,348 members
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  • RKO 281 on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Liev Schreiber,  James Cromwell,  Melanie Griffith
    Director: Benjamin Ross
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Orson Welles arrives in Hollywood hailed as the boy genius but is stuck for the subject of his first movie. After a dinner party at Hearst Castle he has an argument with Hearst and decides to make a film about him. Some time later he gets the green light and starts to make his movie but Hearst gets ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 218 members
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  • The Bachelor on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Chris O'Donnell,  Renee Zellweger,  Stacy Edwards
    Director: Gary Sinyor
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Jimmie Shannon values his freedom more than life itself. As his male peers, even his best buddy, Marco, begin to hook up in marriage, Jimmie continues happily plugging away with his dating lifestyle, in no rush to find "the one." When he least expects it, Jimmie crosses paths with the adorable Anne ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 1,644 member
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  • The Green Mile on DVD (1999)
    Starring: James Cromwell,  David Morse,  Bonnie Hunt
    Director: Frank Darabont
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A DVD collection of three dramatic American films: THE GREEN MILE (1999, 18), PAY IT FORWARD (2000, 13), and PROOF OF LIFE (2000, 15).THE GREEN MILE: Director Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison tale (the first being 1994's nearly flawless THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) is a ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 72,161 members
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  • Snow Falling On Cedars on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Ethan Hawke,  Youki Kudoh,  Rick Yune
    Director: Scott Hicks
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Australian director Scott Hicks's Snow Falling on Cedars is far removed from the character-driven, pure storytelling of his previous movie, Shine, and a comparative plunge into moody atmospherics. Action insinuates itself through the director's determined eye for watercolour composition and free-..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,464 member
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  • Babe - Pig In The City - Blu-ray (1998)
    Starring: Micheline Presle,  James Cromwell,  Mickey Rooney
    Director: George Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In this sequel to the Academy Award -winning hit, everyone's favorite hero, Babe, sets off on a journey that takes him to a far away storybook city where he encounters an incredible assortment of animal friends and learns how a kind and steady heart can heal a sorry world.
    2 stars out of 5 41% from 21 members
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  • Species 2 on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Marg Helgenberger,  Michael Madsen,  Natasha Henstridge
    Director: Peter Medak
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Sil, the sex-crazed alien life form from the predecessor "Species" is now a clone named Eve (Henstridge). Eve is the acting subject of governmental experiments until a trio of astronauts returns from a trip to Mars and one starts behaving rather strangely. Astronaut Patrick Ross (Lazard) begins to ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 5,394 members
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  • Babe - Pig In The City on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Micheline Presle,  James Cromwell,  Mickey Rooney
    Director: George Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In this sequel to the Academy Award -winning hit, everyone's favorite hero, Babe, sets off on a journey that takes him to a far away storybook city where he encounters an incredible assortment of animal friends and learns how a kind and steady heart can heal a sorry world.
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 2,357 members
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  • L.A. Confidential on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Kevin Spacey,  Russell Crowe,  Kim Basinger
    Director: Curtis Hanson
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Director Curtis Hanson captures the duality of 1950s Los Angeles in this striking film noir adaptation of James Ellroy's novel. The City of Angels might be sunny, inviting, and glamorous to the rest of the world, but it's also filled with corrupt cops, elegant hookers, murder cover-ups, and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 58,058 members
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  • Eraser on DVD (1996)
    Starring: James Caan,  Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Vanessa Williams
    Director: Charles Russell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A lone-wolf marshal for the elite Federal Witness Protection Program, an "eraser," struggles to protect a beautiful, whistle-blowing former employee of a large, corrupt defense contractor. Along the way, the agent's own loyalty to his country is called into question in this action-filled thriller. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 10,523 members
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  • Babe on DVD (1995)
    Starring: James Cromwell,  Magda Szubanski
    Director: Chris Noonan
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A young pig fights convention to become a sheep dog-or, rather, sheep pig-in this charming Australian family film, which became an unexpected international success due to superior special effects and an intelligent script. The title refers to the name bestowed on a piglet soon after his separation ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 6,306 members
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  • Babe - Blu-ray (1995)
    Starring: James Cromwell,  Magda Szubanski
    Director: Chris Noonan
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A little pig with big dreams teaches himself to be a sheepdog in this marvelous fantasy based on Dick King-Smith's children's novel THE SHEEP-PIG. When an old farmer wins a piglet at a carnival by guessing its weight, be brings the little oinker home. At first, Babe feels confused and lonely. But a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 28 members
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  • A Christmas Without Snow on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Michael Lerner,  John Houseman,  Ramon Bieri
    Director: John Korty
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    A newly divorced and jobless woman in a strange city far from home joins a church choir and under the direction of a stern but gifted choir master, she becomes part of a group striving toward a common goal: to shape a ragtag assembly of amateurs into a chorus capable of performing Handel's "Messiah"..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 43% from 106 members
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James Cromwell facts

5 most recent films

Memorial Day - 2.5 stars
The Artist - 3.5 stars
The Artist - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Secretariat - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Secretariat - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Green Mile - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
L.A. Confidential - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Green Mile - 4.0 stars
The Artist - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Secretariat - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Babe - Pig In The City - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
Memorial Day - 2.5 stars
The Snow Walker - 3.0 stars
Babe - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
RKO 281: The Battle Over Citizen Kane - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Donald Sutherland - 5 times - show films
John Malkovich - 5 times - show films
Marcia Gay Harden - 4 times - show films
Loren Dean - 4 times - show films
James Garner - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jonathan Frakes - 5 times - show films
Clint Eastwood - 4 times - show films
Oliver Stone - 3 times - show films
Darnell Martin - 3 times - show films
Mark Rydell - 3 times - show films