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  • Stage Beauty
  • Stage Beauty review by Welshwaspy from London
    Rated - 3.0 stars Beautiful but no real substance 14 March 2005
    ... glory. There is nothing really worng with this fim as the acting is good and Richard Eyre handles the material with his usual competence but without astounding the audie...   Read customer review
  • Notes On A Scandal
  • Notes On A Scandal review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent
    Rated - 4.0 stars Notes on a Scandal 18 March 2007
    ...urn the situation to her advantage, to become closer to Sheba. Say the name Richard Eyre to even a movie buff and you're likely to be met with a blank expression. Unfai...   Read customer review

Richard Eyre - filmography


  • La Traviata: The Royal Opera House (2009)
    Director: Richard Eyre
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Antonio Pappano is the conductor for Richard Eyre's production of Verdi's opera staged at the Royal Opera House in 2009. American soprano Renee Fleming heads an all-star cast including Johan Botha, Joseph Calleja, Thomas Hampson and Eddie Wade.
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  • La Traviata: The Royal Opera House (2009)
    Director: Richard Eyre
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Antonio Pappano is the conductor for Richard Eyre's production of Verdi's opera staged at the Royal Opera House in 2009. American soprano Renee Fleming heads an all-star cast including Johan Botha, Joseph Calleja, Thomas Hampson and Eddie Wade.
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
    Not available for rental
  • King Lear on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Paul Rhys,  Victoria Hamilton,  Amanda Redman
    Director: Trevor Nunn,  Richard Eyre
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Trevor Nunn's acclaimed 2007 theatrical production of Shakespeare's tragedy starring Ian McKellen as the titular monarch. Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril (Frances Barber), Regan (Monica Dolan) and Cornelia (Romola Garai), Lear devises a test for his ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 196 members
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  • The Other Man on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Antonio Banderas,  Abigail Canton,  Amanda Drew
    Director: Richard Eyre
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    After many years of marriage a man's wife dies. Shortly afterwards, a letter arrives for her from another man. Obsessed with finding out the truth, the husband writes back, impersonating his dead wife. Soon he discovers a love which he cannot understand.
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 990 members
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  • Notes On A Scandal on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Judi Dench,  Tom Georgeson
    Director: Richard Eyre
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When Barbara Covett (Dame Judi Dench), a domineering and solitary teacher at a decaying state-run secondary school in London meets the school's new art teacher, Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchette) her world is turned upside down. Sheba appears to be the kindred spirit and loyal friend Barbara has always ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 62,573 members
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  • Stage Beauty on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Rupert Everett,  Tom Wilkinson,  Billy Crudup
    Director: Richard Eyre
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Lively period drama set in 17th century London, based on the play by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Richard Eyre. Billy Crudup stars as Ned Kynaston, the brightest star in Restoration theatre. Since women are forbidden to appear on stage, the beautiful, brazen Ned is able to shine in all the great ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 8,062 members
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  • Iris on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Kate Winslet,  Kate Winslet,  Hugh Bonneville
    Director: Richard Eyre
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Real-life story of the enduring love between author Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, which lasts throughout her struggles against Alzheimer's disease.
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 11,261 members
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  • Richard III (1995)
    Starring: Nigel Hawthorne,  Kristin Scott-Thomas,  Jim Broadbent
    Director: Richard Loncraine
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Sir Ian McKellen takes the title role in this updated version of Shakespeare's play, based on Richard Eyre's acclaimed theatrical production. After a blood-soaked civil war in 1930s London, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, lays claim to the English throne. The deformed monarch-apparent uses all his ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 2,227 members
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  • Tumbledown on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Colin Firth
    Director: Richard Broke,  Richard Eyre
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Colin Firth stars in this BBC drama based on the experiences of the Royal Scots Guard Lieutenant Robert Lawrence, including his military training, the action he saw in the Falklands conflict and the aftermath of the terrible injuries he sustained.
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 475 members
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  • Laughterhouse (1984)
    Starring: Bill Owen,  Ian Holme,  Penelope Wilton
    Director: Richard Eyre
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    1980s comedy starring Ian Holm as a farmer who takes matters into his own hands. With the Transport and General Workers Union on strike, Ben Singleton (Holm) decides to take his 500 geese to market on foot, facing a 100-mile journey to London. Ben soon finds himself considered a hero in the eyes of ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 19 members
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  • Loose Connections (1983)
    Starring: Lindsay Duncan,  Stephen Rea,  Carole Harrison
    Director: Richard Eyre
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Two strangers with almost no common ground are stuck travelling across Europe together in this British comedy. Sally (Lindsay Duncan) is an ardent feminist from London who, with the help of two of her closest friends, builds her own car. Sally and her comrades are to attend a conference on women's ..read more »
    1.5 stars out of 5 33% from 3 members
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  • Just A Boy's Game (1979)
    Starring: Hector Nichol,  Frankie Miller,  Ken Hutchison
    Director: John Mackenzie,  John MacKenzie
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Originally broadcast as part of the BBC's 'Play for Today' series in 1979, this gritty tale of life in depressed Greenock has since been hailed as a cult classic. Jake (Frankie Miller) lives in the shadow of his dying grandfather (Hector Nicol), who was once the town's toughest hard man. Despite ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 236 members
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  • King Lear
    Starring: Victoria Hamilton,  Amanda Redman,  Ian Holm
    Director: Richard Eyre
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ian Holm stars as the tormented monarch in the Royal National Theatre's production of Shakespeare's tragedy, directed by Richard Eyre. Deciding to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, Lear devises a test to determine their suitability for rule, but before long Lear is swept up in a cruel ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 207 members
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Richard Eyre facts

5 most recent films

The Hollow Crown - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
La Traviata: The Royal Opera House - 3 stars
La Traviata: The Royal Opera House - 3 stars
King Lear - 3.5 stars
The Other Man - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Hollow Crown - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Alan Bennett At The BBC - 4.0 stars
Just A Boy's Game - 4.0 stars
Notes On A Scandal - 3.5 stars
Iris - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

La Traviata: The Royal Opera House - 3 stars
La Traviata: The Royal Opera House - 3 stars
Loose Connections - 1.5 stars
Laughterhouse - 2.5 stars
The Other Man - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Timothy West - 5 times - show films
Amanda Redman - 3 times - show films
Barbara Flynn - 3 times - show films
Penelope Wilton - 3 times - show films
Barbara Flynn - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Stephen Frears - 5 times - show films
John Schlesinger - 5 times - show films
Rupert Goold - 1 times - show films
Richard Broke - 1 times - show films
Richard Loncraine - 1 times - show films