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  • Rhys Ifans camped out while shooting Notting Hill - 23 May 2012
    -Welsh movie star Rhys Ifans camped out in a tent near Shepperton Studios in England while filming Notting Hill - so he could avoid a long, complicated commute to work.-The actor couldn't be bothered getting up early and trekking to the set - to play Hugh Grant's sl


  • Ifans demands filming breaks to see Friel - 2 January 2012
    -Actor Rhys Ifans has negotiated a condition in his movie contracts to ensure he gets to see his girlfriend Anna Friel every three weeks during filming.-The Notting Hill star has been dating the Pushing Daisies actress since the beginning of 2011, following her spli


  • Rowe praises 'father figure' Ifans for Neverland advice - 5 December 2011
    -Child actor Charlie Rowe has heaped praise on his Neverland co-star Rhys Ifans after he dished out handy tips and advice on set.-The 15 year old plays Peter Pan in the new TV miniseries, opposite Bob Hoskins as Smee, Ifans as James Hook, and the Notting Hill star's

Rhys Ifans - what members say


  • Notting Hill
  • Notting Hill review by HD from WEST BROMWICH
    Rated - 4.0 stars 12 July 2004
    ...oller-coaster relationship. Roberts and Grant are both great to watch and so is Rhys Ifans, who colorfully portrays Grant's awkward roommate. All round good entertainment...   Read customer review
  • Not Only But Always
  • Not Only But Always review by from Southend on Sea
    Rated - 5.0 stars A must see, for Peter Cook fans. 1 February 2005
    ...is biopic I was a bit dubious, but when it aired on channel 4 I was blown away. Rhys Ifans IS Peter Cook, down to his mannerisms, his voice, even the way he smokes his ci...   Read customer review
  • Danny Deckchair
  • Danny Deckchair review by from Bromsgrove UK
    Rated - 4.0 stars A good laugh if you don't take it seriously 30 March 2005
    ... the far-off town where he crash lands... until his old life catches up to him. Rhys Ifans & Miranda Otto both gell very well in this romantic comedy. The special effect...   Read customer review

Rhys Ifans - filmography


  • The Five Year Engagement - Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: David Paymer,  Chris Pratt,  Mindy Kaling
    Director: Nicholas Stoller
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Emily Blunt and Jason Segel star as a couple who ride out an unusually long engagement in this romantic comedy from producer Judd Apatow. Nicholas Stoller directs from his own script co-written by Segel, with a supporting cast that includes Alison Brie, Chris Pratt, and Rhys Ifans.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 2 members
    Not available for rental
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
    Director: Marc Webb
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Spider-Man is rebooted in this return to the early days of Peter Parker.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 80 members
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  • Anonymous on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Xavier Samuel,  Rhys Ifans,  Jamie Campbell Bower
    Director: Roland Emmerich
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A political thriller about who actually wrote the plays of William Shakespeare-- Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford-- set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her.
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 1,960 member
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  • Neverland - The Complete Series - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Rhys Ifans,  Anna Friel,  Charles Dance
    Director: Nick Willing
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Neverland reveals the never-before-told story of how Peter Pan became the Boy Who Never Grew Up. It's an enthralling fantasy adventure for all of the family, starring Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel, Charles Dance, Bob Hoskins, with Charlie Rowe as Peter and Keira Knightley as the voice of Tinker Bell.
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 6 members
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  • Neverland - The Complete Series (2011)
    Starring: Rhys Ifans,  Anna Friel,  Charles Dance
    Director: Nick Willing
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Neverland reveals the never-before-told story of how Peter Pan became the Boy Who Never Grew Up. It's an enthralling fantasy adventure for all of the family, starring Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel, Charles Dance, Bob Hoskins, with Charlie Rowe as Peter and Keira Knightley as the voice of Tinker Bell.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 14 members
    Due for release on 25th June 2012
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  • Anonymous - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Xavier Samuel,  Rhys Ifans,  Jamie Campbell Bower
    Director: Roland Emmerich
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Director Roland Emmerich explores the mystery surrounding William Shakespeare in this period drama set in Elizabethan England, when tightly-guarded political secrets were often exposed on the stages of London's most prominent theatres. For centuries, historians have searched for clues as to who ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 777 members
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  • Greenberg - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Ben Stiller,  Juno Temple,  Rhys Ifans
    Director: Noah Baumbach
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A fortysomething New Yorker in the throes of a midlife crisis falls for his brother's assistant while house-sitting for his sibling in Los Angeles. Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is single and jobless. He's at a crucial crossroads in life when his successful family-man brother summons him to Los ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 45 members
    Not available for rental
  • Exit Through the Gift Shop on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Banksy,  Shepard Fairey,  Rhys Ifans
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results. Billed as 'the world's first street art disaster movie' the film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 7,735 members
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  • Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
    Starring: Emma Thompson,  Ralph Fiennes,  Maggie Gyllenhaal
    Director: Susanna White,  Mike Eley
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Nanny McPhee (Thompson) arrives to help a harried young mother (Gyllenhaal) who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 726 members
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  • Exit Through the Gift Shop - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Banksy,  Shepard Fairey,  Rhys Ifans
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results. Billed as 'the world's first street art disaster movie' the film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 2,774 members
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  • Mr. Nice - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Chloe Sevigny,  Rhys Ifans,  David Thewlis
    Director: Bernard Rose
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    During the mid 1980s Howard Marks (Rhys Ifans) had forty-three aliases, eighty-nine phone lines and owned twenty-five companies throughout the world. Whether bars, recording studios or offshore banks, all were money laundering vehicles serving the core activity: dope dealing. At the height of his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 3,858 members
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  • Greenberg (2010)
    Starring: Ben Stiller,  Juno Temple,  Rhys Ifans
    Director: Noah Baumbach
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A fortysomething New Yorker in the throes of a midlife crisis falls for his brother's assistant while house-sitting for his sibling in Los Angeles. Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is single and jobless. He's at a crucial crossroads in life when his successful family-man brother summons him to Los ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 244 members
    Not available for rental
  • Mr. Nobody on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Jared Leto,  Diane Kruger,  Rhys Ifans
    Director: Jaco Van Dormael
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the year 2092, a time when Mars is a vacation spot, Nemo Nobody is a 117-year-old man who is the last mortal among humans who have become immortal due to scientific advances involving the perpetual rejuvenation of telomeres. When Nemo is on his deathbed, he reviews the three possible existences ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 1,738 member
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  • Mr. Nice on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Chloe Sevigny,  Rhys Ifans,  David Thewlis
    Director: Bernard Rose
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    During the mid 1980s Howard Marks (Rhys Ifans) had forty-three aliases, eighty-nine phone lines and owned twenty-five companies throughout the world. Whether bars, recording studios or offshore banks, all were money laundering vehicles serving the core activity: dope dealing. At the height of his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 65% from 13,753 members
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  • Mr. Nobody - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Jared Leto,  Diane Kruger,  Rhys Ifans
    Director: Jaco Van Dormael
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In the year 2092, a time when Mars is a vacation spot, Nemo Nobody is a 117-year-old man who is the last mortal among humans who have become immortal due to scientific advances involving the perpetual rejuvenation of telomeres. When Nemo is on his deathbed, he reviews the three possible existences ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 601 members
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  • The Informers on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Billy Bob Thornton,  Kim Basinger,  Winona Ryder
    Director: Gregor Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Focusing on the Los Angeles of the early 1980s, "The Informers" balances a vast array of characters that represent both the top of the heap (a Hollywood dream merchant, a dissolute rock star, an aging newscaster) and the bottom (a voyeuristic doorman, an amoral ex-con). Connecting all these ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 41% from 3,266 members
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  • The Boat That Rocked on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Rhys Ifans,  Philip Seymour Hoffman,  Nick Frost
    Director: Richard Curtis
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Writer-turned-director Richard Curtis (LOVE ACTUALLY, NOTTING HILL) directs a cast comprising the cream of British acting talent - which includes Bill Nighy (NOTES ON A SCANDAL, LOVE ACTUALLY), Rhys Ifans (NOTTING HILL, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDLANDS), Nick Frost (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, HOT FUZZ) and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 55,490 members
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  • The Last Word Monologues on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Sheila Hancock,  Rhys Ifans,  Bob Hoskins
    Director: Hugo Blick
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Three contemplative monologues about killing: 1, A dying woman waits for the pills that will end her life; 2, A farmer tries to find a way to escape his domineering mother; 3, An assassin awaits in a public toilet for his next target.
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 31 members
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  • The Informers - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Chris Isaak,  Mickey Rourke,  Lou Taylor Pucci
    Director: Gregor Jordan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The first film based on a book by postmodern transgressor Bret Easton Ellis to also count the author's name among its screenwriting credits, THE INFORMERS is lit with a cold, cologne-commercial sheen not unlike the one that charged AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000) with a sensation of sharp disconnect. But ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 39% from 528 members
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  • Hannibal Rising - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Gaspard Ulliel,  Rhys Ifans,  Helena Lia Tachovska
    Director: Peter Webber
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Long before a certain cannibal sipped his first Chianti or dined on his first human liver, a young boy named Hannibal Lecter received a stark lesson in mortality as war raged around him. But of all the horrors he witnessed growing up in Lithuania, none could have prepared him for the brutal murder ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 1,310 member
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  • Hannibal Rising on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Gaspard Ulliel,  Rhys Ifans,  Helena Lia Tachovska
    Director: Peter Webber
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Based on Thomas Harris' upcoming new book of the same name, this prequel shows a young Hannibal Lecter in three different phases of his life from childhood in Lithuania to his ten years in England up to his time in Russia before his capture by FBI agent Will Graham in Red Dragon.
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 28,110 members
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  • Four Last Songs on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Stanley Tucci,  Rhys Ifans,  Hugh Bonneville
    Director: Francesca Joseph
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Larry (Stanley Tucci) is a chronically unsatisfied ex-pat residing on a remote island village in the Mediterranean. The village is tiny but famous for having been the home of one of Europe's most celebrated composers. Although Larry hoped to absorb some of the great man's glory, his modest talents ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 133 members
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  • Not Only But Always on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Rhys Ifans,  Aidan McArdle
    Director: Terry Johnson
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: FREE
    As individuals they were starkly different, yet their coming together marked the formation of a comedy duo to be reckoned with. This feature tells the story of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 865 members
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  • Once Upon A Time In The Midlands on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Robert Carlyle,  Rhys Ifans,  Kathy Burke
    Director: Shane Meadows
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    After his girlfriend turns down a marriage proposal by her decent-but-dull boyfriend, a small-time crook drifts back into town to win back his old flame and pull off one final crime. Will she follow her head or her heart - and can her new beau handle the stiff competition? This smooth operator has ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 7,864 members
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  • The 51st State on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Samuel L. Jackson,  Robert Carlyle,  Rhys Ifans
    Director: Ronny Yu
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Kilt-wearing master chemist Elmo McElroy (Samuel L. Jackson) has developed a new drug that is more potent then cocaine or Ecstasy. Best of all, none of the ingredients are illegal, meaning that this substance could easily be sold worldwide. Unfortunately for McElroy, he is caught in the snare of ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 9,064 members
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  • The Shipping News on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Kevin Spacey,  Cate Blanchett,  Julianne Moore
    Director: Lasse Hallstrom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Lasse Hallstrom (CHOCOLAT, MY LIFE AS A DOG) presents this strong, quiet, chillingly deep adaptation of the popular novel by E. Annie Proulx. In a fishing port set in the Canadian province of Newfoundland, newspaper journalist Quoyle (Kevin Spacey), his young daughter Bunny (Alyssa Gainer), and his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 11,250 members
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  • Human Nature on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Tim Robbins,  Patricia Arquette,  Rhys Ifans
    Director: Michel Gondry
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When Lila Jute (Patricia Arquette), a nature writer with excessive body hair, meets Nathan Bronfman (Tim Robbins), an obsessive/compulsive scientist attempting to teach mice table manners, the two begin an unlikely romance. On a hiking trip, the new couple encounters a feral young man (Rhys Ifans) ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 4,406 members
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  • Kevin And Perry Go Large on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Harry Enfield,  Kathy Burke,  Rhys Ifans
    Director: Ed Bye
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This wild and ridiculous comedy follows horny teenagers Kevin (Harry Enfield) and Perry (Kathy Burke) as they journey to Ibiza with hopes of losing their virginity and becoming DJ superstars. Will the dim duo get to hang with their idol, Eyeball Paul (Rhys Ifans), and bed some babes
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 5,872 members
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  • Hotel on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Rhys Ifans,  David Schwimmer,  Salma Hayek
    Director: Mike Figgis
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    An experimental and challenging film from director Mike Figgis, HOTEL follows a movie crew in Venice filming a version of THE DUCHESS OF MALFI, which is in turn filmed by a documentary filmmaker. One of the movies ends in a bloodbath of torture, carnage, and cannibalism. But which one
    2 stars out of 5 37% from 665 members
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  • Rancid Aluminium on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Rhys Ifans,  Joseph Fiennes,  Tara Fitzgerald
    Director: Edward Thomas
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In RANCID ALUMINIUM, Pete Thompson (Rhys Ifans) is not doing well--his business is failing, his relationship with his girlfriend, Sarah (Sadie Frost), is going poorly, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Once he gets involved with the Russian Mafia, things really get bad. The film also features ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 40% from 454 members
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  • The Replacements on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Keanu Reeves,  Gene Hackman,  Orlando Jones
    Director: Howard Deutch
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Inspired by the too-ludicrous-to-be-believed National Football League strike of 1987, Howard Deutch's THE REPLACEMENTS follows a team of scab players as they fill in for the real pros. Jimmy McGinty (Gene Hackman), a compassionate and dedicated coach, is rehired by the owner of the Washington ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 2,872 members
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  • Little Nicky on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Adam Sandler,  Patricia Arquette,  Harvey Keitel
    Director: Steven Brill
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Continuing in the tradition of his hits THE WATERBOY and HAPPY GILMORE, Adam Sandler stars in LITTLE NICKY, a supernatural comedy about Satan's geekiest son. Nicky (Sandler) is relieved when his father (Harvey Keitel) decides to continue as ruler of the underworld for another 10,000 years instead ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 12,294 members
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  • Notting Hill on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Julia Roberts,  Hugh Grant,  Hugh Bonneville
    Director: Roger Michell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    William Thacker (Hugh Grant), is the owner of a bookshop in the heart of Notting Hill in London. One day, by a one-in-a-million chance, the worlds most famous actress, Anna Scott (Julia Roberts), comes into his shop. He watches in amazement as she leaves and he thinks he'll never see her again. But ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 46,974 members
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  • Notting Hill - Blu-ray (1999)
    Starring: Julia Roberts,  Hugh Grant,  Hugh Bonneville
    Director: Roger Michell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant forge memorable chemistry in this charmer about William, an unassuming bookstore owner in London's Notting Hill section and Anna, a Hollywood actress who, against the odds, are able to fall in love. After Anna wanders into William's shop while filming on location in ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 253 members
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  • Janice Beard 45 wpm on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Eileen Walsh,  Rhys Ifans,  Patsy Kensit
    Director: Clare Kilner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A disgruntled secretary for a London automobile company, Janice Beard (Eileen Walsh) is the office clown, working her fingers to the bone and incessantly finding herself trudging through office politics. A raucous comedy with original wit, JANICE BEARD 45 WPM is directed by Clare Kilner.
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 157 members
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  • You're Dead on DVD (1998)
    Starring: John Hurt,  Rhys Ifans,  Claire Skinner
    Director: Andy Hurst
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Eddie and his pal Ian dream pulling off the perfect bank job. Veteran safecracker Maitland may be just the brain they need behind the operation. But does the old pro have more complicated motives for his involvement
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 181 members
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  • Dancing At Lughnasa on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Michael Gambon,  Catherine McCormack,  Kathy Burke
    Director: Pat O'Connor
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A young boy tells the story of growing up in a fatherless home with his unmarried mother and four spinster aunts in 1930's Ireland. Their lives are interrupted by the arrival of two men - the boy's long-lost father, who is off to Spain to fight the war against Franco, and an elderly uncle who has "..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,455 member
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  • Twin Town on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Rhys Ifans,  Llyr Ifans,  Dougray Scott
    Director: Kevin Allen
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    When their attempts at extorting funds from a sleazeball land developer fails, two mischievous, mean-spirited Welsh brothers initiate an ever-escalating feud in which no blow is too low--not even torture, arson, and dog murder. Fun and disturbing fare executive-produced by Danny Boyle and Andrew ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 3,961 members
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Rhys Ifans facts

5 most recent films

The Five Year Engagement - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Five-Year Engagement - 1.5 stars
The Amazing Spider-Man - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Amazing Spider-Man - 3.5 stars
Anonymous - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Lynda La Plante - Trial And Retribution Volumes 1-4 - 4.0 stars
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 - 4.0 stars
Danny Deckchair - 4.0 stars
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Exit Through the Gift Shop - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Five-Year Engagement - 1.5 stars
Greenberg - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Neverland - The Complete Series - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Last Word Monologues - 3.0 stars
The Restraint of Beasts - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Bill Nighy - 8 times - show films
Ralph Fiennes - 8 times - show films
Cate Blanchett - 5 times - show films
David Thewlis - 5 times - show films
John Hurt - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Michael Whyte - 5 times - show films
Aisling Walsh - 5 times - show films
Jo Johnson - 5 times - show films
David Yates - 4 times - show films
Shekhar Kapur - 3 times - show films