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  • Stevenson & Jones slam acting ageism - 31 May 2010
    -Veteran actresses Juliet Stevenson and Gemma Jones have blasted the film industry's obsession with youth, accusing male executives of casting only "nubile and beautiful" young women.- -Emma star Stevenson, 53, is convinced the acting community is biased towards women und

Juliet Stevenson - what members say


  • Emma
  • Emma review by A customer from Somerset, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars 23 April 2006
    ...und the actions and implications of people at parties! Oh, and look out for Juliet Stevenson! She's fabulous, but i must say her character is somewhat 'vulgar, base, concei...   Read customer review
  • Truly, Madly, Deeply
  • Truly, Madly, Deeply review by janetyjanet from Hampshire, UK
    Rated - 5.0 stars A true classic 25 August 2004
    ... moving, the film revolves around the themes of grief and loss. Alan Rickman & Juliet Stevenson are excellent as the central characters & I defy you not to have 'got something...   Read customer review
  • The Politician's Wife
  • The Politician's Wife review by from Hants
    Rated - 3.0 stars Politicians never change - but do their wives? 20 April 2005
    ... the rest of his entourage seem unsurprised at his waywardness ! - leaving only Juliet Stevenson to make something out of the mess. A good watch - especially at election time -...   Read customer review

Juliet Stevenson - filmography


  • White Heat on DVD (2012)
    Starring: Sam Claflin,  Claire Foy,  MyAnna Buring
    Director: John Alexander
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    White Heat is a new drama series about the interwoven lives, loves and betrayals of seven characters whose relationships are forged in the white heat of the Sixties through to the present day.
    3 stars out of 5 65% from 48 members
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  • Desert Flower (2009)
    Starring: Liya Kebede,  Sally Hawkins,  Craig Parkinson
    Director: Sherry Horman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The autobiography of a Somalian nomad circumcised at 3, sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against circumcision.
    4 stars out of 5 83% from 12 members
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  • The Secret of Moonacre on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Ioan Gruffudd,  Dakota Blue Richards,  Tim Curry
    Director: Gabor Csupo
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Set in the 1840's, the story follows Maria Merryweather, a 13 year old orphan on her journey to the mysterious Moonacre Manor in the beautiful West Country. But unbenownst to Maria she is the heir to an ancient line and only she can save the Moonacre estate from destruction.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 6,945 members
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  • Dustbin Baby on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Dakota Blue Richards,  Juliet Stevenson,  David Haig
    Director: Juliet May
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Based on the best selling book by Jacqueline Wilson. Dustbin Baby is the story of young a teen, April, who was found as a baby in a dustbin behind a pizza parlour. On her fourteenth birthday, following an argument with her foster mother, April sets out to find out where she comes from. The journey ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 924 members
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  • A Previous Engagement (2008)
    Starring: Juliet Stevenson,  TchĂ©ky Karyo,  Daniel Stern
    Director: Joan Carr-Wiggin
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    When Seattle-based librarian Julia Reynolds convinces her unadventurous, jigsaw obsessed husband Jack into a once-in-a-lifetime vacation on the Mediterranean island of Malta she has a secret agenda: a date made 25 years earlier with her first love Alex. But, she's stunned when the sexy Frenchman ..read more »
    0.5 stars out of 5 10% from 1 member
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  • Place Of Execution (3 discs) on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Juliet Stevenson,  Lee Ingleby,  Greg Wise
    Director: Daniel Percival
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Juliet Stevenson stars in this tense psychological thriller, based on the acclaimed novel by Val McDermid. The story flits between the unsolved case of a missing 13 year old girl in 1963, and the modern day repercussions for all involved.
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 63 members
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  • 10 Days To War on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Kenneth Branagh,  Juliet Stevenson,  Art Malik
    Director: Bruce Goodison,  David Belton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A leading cast including Kenneth Branagh, Juliet Stevenson, Stephen Rea, Art Malik and Toby Jones feature in an innovative series of eight dramas to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Each drama focuses on a real event that happened exactly five years ago to the day.
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 50 members
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  • Cheat, Steal And Lie on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Allan Corduner,  Alan Rickman,  Juliet Stevenson
    Director: Mike Binder
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A multi-hyphenate in the truest sense of the term, Mike Binder wrote, directed and stars in The Search for John Gissing. An American businessman (Binder) and his wife (Garofalo) arrive in London under the assumption that he was brought in to consult on an impending business merger. The fact is ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 24 members
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  • In Search Of Mozart (2005)
    Starring: Juliet Stevenson,  Sam West
    Director: Phil Grabsky
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, Seventh Art Productions presents "In Search Of Mozart." Produced in association with the world's leading orchestras and musicians... told through a 25,000 mile journey along every route Mozart followed... this is a detective story that travels ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 298 members
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  • Mona Lisa Smile on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Julia Roberts,  Kirsten Dunst,  Julia Stiles
    Director: Mike Newell
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Mike Newell's MONA LISA SMILE is a pretty period film that combines a quaint pedagogical tale with a feminist dissection of traditional female roles in 1950s society. Julia Roberts leads an impressive cast of top young actresses including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, and Julia Stiles. Roberts ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 30,647 members
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  • Mona Lisa Smile - Blu-ray (2003)
    Starring: Julia Roberts,  Kirsten Dunst,  Julia Stiles
    Director: Mike Newell
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Mike Newell's MONA LISA SMILE is a pretty period film that combines a quaint pedagogical tale with a feminist dissection of traditional female roles in 1950s society. Julia Roberts leads an impressive cast of top young actresses including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, and Julia Stiles. Roberts ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 348 members
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  • Nicholas Nickleby on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Charlie Hunnam,  Stella Gonet,  Romola Garai
    Director: Douglas McGrath
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    An adaptation of one of Charles Dicken's best-loved stories. Nicholas Nickleby becomes the head of his family after the untimely death of his father and discovers that due to his father's bad investments the family has been left with no money. Nicholas has to turn to his wealthy uncle for ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 2,704 members
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  • The Pact on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Megan Mullally,  Juliet Stevenson,  Henry Czerny
    Director: Peter Werner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    Two close families' lives are shattered when it appears that the daughter of one family is shot dead by the son of the other. The two families search for the answer and ask themselves if they really knew their children. As the trial begins the families grow closer apart but the accused is the only ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 475 members
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  • Food Of Love (2002)
    Starring: Juliet Stevenson,  Kevin Bishop,  Paul Rhys
    Director: Ventura Pons
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Paul, a handsome and talented music student is employed as the page-turner at one of the world famous pianist Kennington's concerts in San Francisco. Not only is Paul diligent but also extremely attractive, a fact noticed by Kennington and his agent Mansourian, two men at the top of their chosen ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 1,549 member
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  • Cider With Rosie on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Freda Dowie,  Margery Withers,  Juliet Stevenson
    Director: Charles Beeson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Laurie Lee's best-selling classic tale of his childhood in the beautiful Cotswolds comes to the screen in this heartfelt adaptation. Flower-filled meadows, mother's enthralling stories, and Granny Wallon's home-brews coloured Lee's childhood. Things weren't always idyllic, however. From leaving his ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 128 members
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  • Emma - Blu-ray (1996)
    Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow,  Toni Collette,  Alan Cumming
    Director: Douglas McGrath
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Douglas McGrath's film is an elegant and entertaining adaptation of Jane Austen's 1816 novel about Emma (Gwyneth Paltrow), a well-to-do young woman whose kindhearted attempts at matchmaking mask her own lack of romantic attachment. She takes it upon herself to find the perfect man for her friend ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 49 members
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  • Emma on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow,  Toni Collette,  Alan Cumming
    Director: Douglas McGrath
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Douglas McGrath's film is an elegant and entertaining adaptation of Jane Austen's 1816 novel about Emma (Gwyneth Paltrow), a well-to-do young woman whose kindhearted attempts at matchmaking mask her own lack of romantic attachment. She takes it upon herself to find the perfect man for her friend ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 7,177 members
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  • The Politician's Wife on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Juliet Stevenson,  Trevor Eve,  Ian Bannen
    Director: Graham Theakston
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Juliet Stevenson turns in a powerfully nuanced performance as a jilted housewife bent on revenge in this suspenseful British mini-series of political and sexual intrigue. Stevenson stars as Flora Matlock, the dutiful wife of smarmy, Machiavellian politician Duncan Matlock (Trevor Eve), a social-..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 442 members
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  • The Trial on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Kyle MacLachlan,  Anthony Hopkins,  Juliet Stevenson
    Director: David Jones
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Franz Kafka's posthumously published novel, adapted by Harold Pinter for the screen, is the story of a future authoritarian state where an innocent bank clerk is arrested for no other reason but to assert the state's authority.
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 316 members
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  • Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990)
    Starring: Alan Rickman,  Juliet Stevenson,  Bill Paterson
    Director: Anthony Minghella
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In Anthony Minghella's directorial debut, Nina (Juliet Stevenson) is trying to put her life back together following the untimely death of her boyfriend, Jamie (Alan Rickman). She still hears his voice in her head, telling her to lock the back door, or instructing her in the proper way to brush her ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 10,464 members
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  • Drowning by Numbers (1988)
    Starring: Bernard Hill,  Joan Plowright,  Joely Richardson
    Director: Peter Greenaway
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    When you don't like your husband very much, murder may seem a drastic solution. Unless of course you decide to drown him and you are a close personal friend of a compliant coroner... So far, so good. But, what happens when other members of your family decide to follow your example? 'Drowning By ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 175 members
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  • Catherine Cookson - Secrets And Lies (8 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Jack Davenport,  Juliet Aubrey,  Janet McTeer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Catherine Cookson was born Catherine McMullen in 1906. Her life began in poverty and she grew up believing her real mother was her sister. In a life that could have been taken from any of her own novels, Catherine aspired to achieve more than many of her time. From poverty to wealth she left the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 1,307 member
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Juliet Stevenson facts

5 most recent films

White Heat - 3.0 stars
Desert Flower - 4.0 stars
The Secret of Moonacre - 3.5 stars
Dustbin Baby - 3.5 stars
A Previous Engagement - 0.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Drowning by Numbers - 4.0 stars
Pierrepoint - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Avengers - Series 2 And Surviving Episodes From Series 1 - 3.5 stars
Pierrepoint -The Last Hangman - 3.5 stars
Place Of Execution - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

A Previous Engagement - 0.5 stars
Emma - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
White Heat - 3.0 stars
Cheat, Steal And Lie - 3.5 stars
10 Days To War - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Patrick Macnee - 9 times - show films
Honor Blackman - 9 times - show films
Julie Stevens - 9 times - show films
Ian Hendry - 9 times - show films
Timothy Spall - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Don Leaver - 9 times - show films
Peter Hammond - 9 times - show films
John Knight - 9 times - show films
Douglas McGrath - 6 times - show films
Gurinder Chadha - 3 times - show films