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  • Orphans
  • Orphans review by from Glasgow, Scotland
    Rated - 4 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...  
  • Billy Elliot
  • Billy Elliot review by from LONDON
    Rated - 4 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...  
  • True North
  • True North review by crockery from Belfast
    Rated - 4 stars Cruel and Heartbreaking 6 April 2008
    ...Cruel and Heartbreaking The skipper (Gary Lewis) of the Scottish trawler PD-100 has worked for more than thirty-two years to buy his fishing vessel but is bankrupt and...  

Gary Lewis - filmography


  • Valhalla Rising (2009)
    Starring: Mads Mikkelsen,  Gary Lewis,  Jamie Sives
    Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    1000 AD, for years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness. On their flight, One Eye and Are board a ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 43% from 3 members
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  • Blessed (2008)
    Starring: James Nesbitt,  Natascha McElhone,  Gary Lewis
    Director: Mark Aldridge
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    "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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
    Due for release on 18th January 2010
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  • Eragon - BLU-RAY Version (2006)
    Starring: Edward Speleers,  Djimon Hounsou,  Jeremy Irons
    Director: Stefen Fangmeier
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Based on the first novel in Christopher Paolini's popular INHERITANCE trilogy, ERAGON is a fantastical adventure in a vein similar to that of the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy and THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA. A classic story of a quest driven by destiny and set in a land where elves, magicians, and humans ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,112 members
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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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 767 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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 334 members
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  • One Life Stand on DVD (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 »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 41% from 217 members
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  • Postmortem on DVD (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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 44% from 130 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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 10,685 members
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  • My Name Is Joe on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Peter Mullan,  Louise Goodall,  David McKay
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 3,514 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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 728 members
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  • The Rocket Post on DVD
    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.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,194 member
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Gary Lewis facts

5 most recent films

Valhalla Rising - 2.0 stars
Blessed - 3 stars
Three and Out - 3.0 stars
Eragon - 3.0 stars
True North - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Prime Suspect 7 - The Final Act - 4.0 stars
City Of Vice - Series 1 - 3.5 stars
Supervolcano - 3.5 stars
Billy Elliot - 3.5 stars
Joyeux Noel - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Blessed - 3 stars
Valhalla Rising - 2.0 stars
True North - 3.0 stars
One Life Stand - 2.0 stars
Postmortem - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Edward Speleers - 2 times - show films
Andy Serkis - 2 times - show films
John Malkovich - 2 times - show films
Tamsin Egerton - 2 times - show films
Djimon Hounsou - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Stefen Fangmeier - 2 times - show films
Christian Carion - 1 times - show films
May Miles Thomas - 1 times - show films
Mark Aldridge - 1 times - show films
Justin Hardy - 1 times - show films