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  • Orphans
  • Orphans review by from Glasgow, Scotland
    Rated - 4.0 stars Just brilliant - a mix of farce and reality 21 November 2005
    ...r and rely on the squirmingly embarrassing comic performance from the brilliant Gary Lewis.) Peter Mullen proves his directorial talent in spades and if there is any crit...   Read customer review
  • Billy Elliot
  • Billy Elliot review by from LONDON
    Rated - 4.0 stars 10 March 2004
    ...Jamie Bell is great as Billy; as is Gary Lewis who is Billy?s coal-mining, union-loving, striking dad. There is something appealing about the film, it's impossible to res...   Read customer review

Gary Lewis - filmography


  • Mo on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Julie Walters,  David Haig,  Gary Lewis
    Director: Philip Martin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Oscar-nominated actress Julie Walters (Mamma Mia, Harry Potter) takes on the lead role in a revealing portrait of Mo Mowlam; the powerfully charismatic woman whose no-nonsense approach to politics helped achieve one of the most monumental landmarks in British history, the Good Friday Agreement. ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 673 members
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  • First Light on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Sam Heughan,  Paul Kinman,  Paul Linto
    Director: Matthew Whiteman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Thrown into the crucible of the most violent air war ever seen, a boy, barely out of school, is determined to fight for survival... Seventy years later, that same boy is still yearning to be free. At the age of nineteen, Geoffrey 'Boy' Wellum was the youngest Spitfire pilot in the Battle of ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 265 members
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  • Valhalla Rising on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Mads Mikkelsen,  Gary Lewis,  Jamie Sives
    Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    A man with a remarkable talent for violence must fight to survive when he sets out on a remarkable journey in this fantasy from director Nicolas Winding Refn. One-Eye (Mads Mikkelsen) is the nickname given to a nameless, mute warrior who has become a slave to Barde (Alexander Morton), a wealthy ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 40% from 4,702 members
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  • Valhalla Rising - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Mads Mikkelsen,  Gary Lewis,  Jamie Sives
    Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Unavailable
    A man with a remarkable talent for violence must fight to survive when he sets out on a remarkable journey in this fantasy from director Nicolas Winding Refn. One-Eye (Mads Mikkelsen) is the nickname given to a nameless, mute warrior who has become a slave to Barde (Alexander Morton), a wealthy ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 39% from 1,984 member
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  • Blessed on DVD (2008)
    Starring: James Nesbitt,  Natascha McElhone,  Gary Lewis
    Director: Mark Aldridge
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    "Blessed" is a magical story which challenges us to question what our priorities should be in today's mad world. A successful city trader, Peter's life screeches to a stand-still when he suddenly loses everything he truly cares about. Seeking comfort in isolation on a remote island, Peter's life is ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 747 members
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  • Three and Out on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Mackenzie Crook,  Colm Meaney,  Gemma Arterton
    Director: Jonathan Gershfield
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    You're a London tube driver and you've had two 'one-unders' in as many weeks. You're traumatized but completely blameless. Then you're told about the '3 and Out' rule; three fatal accidents within a month and you're out of a job but with a huge pay off! What do you do? Take trauma counselling and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 9,617 members
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  • Eragon on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Edward Speleers,  Djimon Hounsou,  Jeremy Irons
    Director: Stefen Fangmeier
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg - a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 37,546 members
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  • Joyeux Noel on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Diane Kruger,  Benno Furmann,  Guillaume Canet
    Director: Christian Carion
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    When war breaks out in the lull of summer 1914, it surprises and pulls millions of men in its wake. And Christmas arrives, with its snow and multitude of family and army bundles. But the surprise won't come from the inside the generous parcels which lie in the French, Scottish and German trenches. ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 4,240 members
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  • The Rocket Post on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Tim Barlow,  Roderic Culver,  Deirdre Davis
    Director: Stephen Whittaker
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Based on a true story, this pre-World War II film sees a pair of German rocket scientists working on the Scottish Isle of Scarp as war looms on the horizon. As they work on linking the isle with the mainland via a rocket-based mail delivery system the locals look on, with more amusement than awe.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 1,353 member
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  • The Escapist (2002)
    Starring: Jonny Lee Miller,  Gary Lewis,  Andy Serkis
    Director: Gillies Mackinnon
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Dennis returns home to find that his pregnant wife has been murdered... The culprit is caught and sent to prison. Dennis hatches an elaborate plan to get revenge by turning in a criminal. He is punished for his crimes by being placed in prison. He attempts to break out on a number of occasions ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 796 members
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  • Postmortem (2000)
    Starring: Charlie Sheen,  Michael Halsey,  Ivana Milicevic
    Director: Albert Pyun
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In POSTMORTEM, James McGregor (Charlie Sheen), a former serial killer profiler flees to a small Scottish town to escape his violent past and become a writer. However, peace and tranquility are only temporary as the town is stalked by a cold-blooded murderer who creates obituaries of his victims ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 44% from 165 members
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  • Billy Elliot on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Jamie Bell,  Julie Walters,  Gary Lewis
    Director: Stephen Daldry
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Features the films BILLY ELLIOT and SIXTY SIX, which both chronicle an adolescent boy's difficulties with his family.In BILLY ELLIOT, the titular character (Jamie Bell) is an 11-year-old boy living in north-east England in the mid-1980s. While his gruff father and brother are taking part in a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 12,550 members
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  • Shiner on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Martin Landau,  Michael Caine,  Matthew Marsden
    Director: John Irvin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Michael Caine stars in this British crime drama as Billy "Shiner" Simpson, a former boxer who, after ruining his chances at becoming a champ is now a small-time boxing promoter representing his son Eddie (Matthew Marsden). Eddie has accomplished everything Billy couldn't, and is set to fight an ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 380 members
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  • Billy Elliot - Blu-ray (2000)
    Starring: Jamie Bell,  Julie Walters,  Gary Lewis
    Director: Stephen Daldry
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Features the films BILLY ELLIOT and SIXTY SIX, which both chronicle an adolescent boy's difficulties with his family.In BILLY ELLIOT, the titular character (Jamie Bell) is an 11-year-old boy living in north-east England in the mid-1980s. While his gruff father and brother are taking part in a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 76 members
    Not available for rental
  • One Life Stand (2000)
    Starring: Maureen Carr,  John Kielty,  Gary Lewis
    Director: May Miles Thomas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Internationally acclaimed for its powerful storytelling, ONE LIFE STAND is a compelling and heartfelt love story. Trise Clarke, a passionate but deluded single mother, unwittingly propels her 18-year-old son, John Paul, into a career as a male escort. Then she tries to seduce him back. Winner of ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 42% from 230 members
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  • My Name Is Joe on DVD (1998)
    Starring: David McKay,  Peter Mullan,  Louise Goodall
    Director: Ken Loach
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Peter Mullan (ORPHANS, MISS JULIE) won the Best Actor award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Joe Kavanagh, a recovering alcoholic in his late thirties. Like half the people in his impoverished Glasgow neighborhood, he's unemployed and struggles to get by between odd jobs and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 4,738 members
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  • Orphans on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Douglas Henshall,  Gary Lewis,  Stephen McCole
    Director: Peter Mullan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The star of Ken Loach's MY NAME IS JOE, Mullan proves that his talent isn't relegated to acting. As a writer/director, he has crafted a supremely entertaining motion picture. ORPHANS tells the grittily realistic, hysterical, and deeply moving tale of a group of siblings who reunite in Glasgow on ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 868 members
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  • Orphans - Blu-ray (1997)
    Starring: Douglas Henshall,  Gary Lewis,  Stephen McCole
    Director: Peter Mullan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The star of Ken Loach's MY NAME IS JOE, Mullan proves that his talent isn't relegated to acting. As a writer/director, he has crafted a supremely entertaining motion picture. ORPHANS tells the grittily realistic, hysterical, and deeply moving tale of a group of siblings who reunite in Glasgow on ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 46 members
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  • City Of Vice - Series 1 (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Ian McDiarmid,  Iain Glen,  Fraces Magee
    Director: Justin Hardy,  Dan Reed
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In 1793 the crime situation in the centre of London had reached breaking point. It was left to novelist and magistate Henry Fielding and his brother John who created 'The Bow Street Runners' to try and rid the streets of London of prostitution and crime.
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 267 members
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Gary Lewis facts

5 most recent films

Young James Herriot - 3.5 stars
Mo - 4.0 stars
First Light - 3.5 stars
Valhalla Rising - 2.0 stars
Valhalla Rising - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Prime Suspect 7 - The Final Act - 4.0 stars
Mo - 4.0 stars
Billy Elliot - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Supervolcano - 3.5 stars
Billy Elliot - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

True North - 3.0 stars
Orphans - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Young James Herriot - 3.5 stars
Valhalla Rising - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
Valhalla Rising - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Tom Bell - 5 times - show films
Eve Best - 5 times - show films
Helen Mirren - 5 times - show films
Stephen Tompkinson - 5 times - show films
Julie Walters - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Phillip Martin - 5 times - show films
Nicolas Winding Refn - 4 times - show films
Stephen Daldry - 4 times - show films
Stefen Fangmeier - 2 times - show films
Mark Aldridge - 2 times - show films