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Christopher Smith

Christopher Smith, (born 16 August 1970 in Bristol, England, UK) is a British film director and screenwriter. His four most prominent pieces of work are Creep, Severance, Triangle and Black Death.
Smith’s unique voice in both the fields of writing and direction has found him a cult following worldwide. He has a distinctive style with the ability to create a world for the audience to submerge into.
He is now working on a miniseries based on the the novelist Kate Mosse’s bestselling adventure thriller, Labyrinth. This will have a top cast headed by John Hurt (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The First Avenger, Gossip Girl), Oscar®, BAFTA and Golden Globe® nominee Janet Suzman (Nicholas and Alexandra, Midsomer Murders), Jessica Brown-Findlay (Downton Abbey, Misfits), Vanessa Kirby (The Hour, Great Expectations [2011]), multi-award winner Claudia Gerini (The Passion of the Christ, Under the Tuscan Sun), Katie McGrath (Merlin, Red Mist) and Emun Elliott (Game of Thrones, Black Death). Labyrinth is being produced by TANDEM COMMUNICATIONS (The Pillars of the Earth, The Company), Ridley Scott and Tony Scott's SCOTT FREE FILMS (The Good Wife, The Andromeda Strain) and Film Afrika Worldwide (Dark Tide, Endgame) in association with Universal Production Partners (UPP). Labyrinth is a German / South African treaty co-production.



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Christopher Smith - what members say


  • Creep
  • Creep review by CatabolismEnd from Croydon, London
    Rated - 4.0 stars Your Journey Terminates Here 30 June 2005
    ...Low Budget British Horror! This is the directing debut of Christopher Smith and its a British horror revolving around the London Underground. Ill start off by saying that this ...   Read customer review
  • Triangle
  • Triangle review by PeaceBunny from Cardiff, Wales
    Rated - 2.0 stars Pointless 22 October 2009
    ...There are so many twists and turns in Christopher Smith’s latest horror that to give even the lightest shred of plot would be risking backlash from the spoiler police. Luckily, ...   Read customer review
  • Black Death
  • Black Death review by FakeShemp from Newcastle upon Tyne
    Rated - 3.0 stars Another hit for Christopher Smith 5 November 2010
    ...I wanted to see this when it came out because I had enjoyed Christopher Smiths previous movies, 'Triangle', 'Severance' and 'Creep', and this one does not brake the streak of go...   Read customer review

Christopher Smith - filmography


  • Black Death on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Eddie Redmayne,  Carice van Houten
    Director: Christopher Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    In a plague-ridden medieval England, Osmund (Eddie Redmayne), a young monk, is charged in leading the fearsome knight Ulric (Sean Bean) and his group of mercenaries to a remote village where the inhabitants are unaffected by the deadly pestilence. Their quest is to hunt down a necromancer - someone ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 18,378 members
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  • Black Death - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Sean Bean,  Eddie Redmayne,  Carice van Houten
    Director: Christopher Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    In a plague-ridden medieval England, Osmund (Eddie Redmayne), a young monk, is charged in leading the fearsome knight Ulric (Sean Bean) and his group of mercenaries to a remote village where the inhabitants are unaffected by the deadly pestilence. Their quest is to hunt down a necromancer - someone ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 5,853 members
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  • Triangle on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Melissa George,  Liam Hemsworth,  Rachael Carpani
    Director: Christopher Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    From the director of Creep and Severance, comes Triangle, a unique concept psychological thriller that turns the genre on its head. When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong. Her suspicions are realised when the yacht hits a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 15,349 members
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  • Severance on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Danny Dyer,  Laura Harris,  Tim McInnerny
    Director: Christopher Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Working nine to five is a real killer, but when you work for Palisade Defence, team-building holidays can be even worse. Seven colleagues find themselves faced with the chop when their corporate weekend is sabotaged by a deadly enemy. Forget office politics, only the smartest will survive this ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 36,726 members
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Christopher Smith facts

5 most recent films

Black Death - 3.0 stars
Black Death - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Triangle - 3.0 stars
Triangle - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Severance - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Severance - 3.0 stars
Triangle - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Triangle - 3.0 stars
Black Death - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Black Death - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Creep - 2.5 stars
Black Death - 3.0 stars
Black Death - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Triangle - 3.0 stars
Triangle - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Tim McInnerny - 4 times - show films
Eddie Redmayne - 3 times - show films
John Lynch - 3 times - show films
Johnny Harris - 3 times - show films
Sean Bean - 3 times - show films