Celebrity collections

James McAvoy

James McAvoy's star is well and truly rising. Key telly roles in Band of Brothers, Children of Dune and Shameless made him one to watch. Then came a welter of fine movie work: Narnia, Last King of Scotland, Starter For 10, Becoming Jane, Atonement.

He's currently shooting-it-up with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman in Wanted, he may well become The Hobbit, and here are his favourite films...

Keira Knightley

Child actress Keira Knightley racked up a string of credits before Bend It Like Beckham and a small role in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace set her on the road to stardom.

Then came a certain pirate film, and the rest is modern movie history. Here are her top movies...

Noel Clarke

Noel Clarke is a British telly fixture perhaps most recognised for his recurring roles in the revival series of Auf Wiedersehen Pet and Doctor Who.

In 2006, he wrote and starred in Kidulthood - a day in the life of troubled teens in west London - and has added directing to his duties for the sequel, Adulthood. Here are his favourite films...

David Baldacci

David Baldacci is a best-selling American novelist. His breakthrough novel was Absolute Power in 1996, which was adapted into the film of the same name starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman.

Baldacci has since published another 16 novels and his latest, thriller Stone Cold, is available from July 4th. Here are his favourite movies...

Audrey Tatou

Pint-sized and irresistibly cute French actress Audrey Tatou is perhaps best known to international audiences for the delightful Amelie.

And for running around Europe with Tom Hanks in The Da Vinci Code. Here are the movies that have inspired her...

Casey Affleck

Supporting, but very capable, roles in Good Will Hunting and the Ocean's movies meant that Ben's younger brother Casey has remained the less famous Affleck.

Until his blistering performance opposite Brad Pitt in Jesse James, that is. And his latest release, Gone Baby Gone (directed by his elder sibling), is cementing that rising status. Here are Casey Affleck's favourite films...

Russell Brand

He's a stand-up comedian. He's written a book(y wook). He's all over the telly (welly?) as presenter and performer. And he likes the company of ladies. A lot.

And he's branching out into filmy wilms (stop that now), with roles in St Trinians and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Here are his favey waves...

Mike Leigh

A Great British institution, Mike Leigh is a writer/director who's equally at home on stage or screen. His improvisational style of kitchen-sink drama was forged on TV during the 70s and 80s, and moved into cinemas during the 90s.

Here are the influences which inspired him in the first place...

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis was a prolific British telly and stage actor until Peter Jackson asked him to perform in triplicate the role of Gollum for his earth-shattering Lord Of The Rings masterpiece. More complicated motion-capture stuff followed when Jackson asked him to go ape for his big-budget Kong remake, and Serkis god love 'im has been busy ever since, most recently in Brit-made comedy horror The Cottage. Here's his top three...

Simian Mobile Disco

As producer-DJ-musicians, Simian Mobile Disco have - in their own words - a foot in both indie and dance camps, combining the dynamics of rock with the propulsive groove and acid fury of techno.

They're on a UK tour til mid-Feb, then straight off to Paris and key cities in the US. And here are their favourite films...

Jason Reitman

Refusing several offers to direct while learning his trade, Jason - son of Ivan - Reitman finally made a striking debut with Thank You For Smoking in 2005.

His second feature, Juno, is a comedy-drama enjoying popular and critical acclaim, and netted him a Best Director Oscar-nomination. And here are his Top 3 films...

Diablo Cody

Diablo Cody's colourful career so far includes stripping, peep shows and saucy, premium-rate lines, as well as a spot of journalism and writing popular blogs.

The latter led to her first screenplay, Juno, for which she is Oscar-nominated. These are her favourite films...

Diane Kruger

A German-born model and actress, Diane Kruger had minor turns in several French movies before making playing Helen in the big-budget Troy, and going tomb raiding with Nic Cage in National Treasure.

She's also starred in the Oscar-nominated Joyeux Noel, Nelson Mandela biopic Goodbye Bafana, and National Treasure 2. And this is her Top Three...

Ellen Page

She's barely been alive two decades, but already genre-busting Ellen Page has a cinematic range many actresses would die for.

And with a TV apprenticeship now bolstered by X-Men 3, the startling Hard Candy, and her Oscar-nominated role in comedy-drama Juno, the world is starting to take notice. Here are Ellen's favourite films...

Terence Stamp

Owner of one of the finest voices ever to grace the world's earholes, Terence Stamp is a British cinema icon, with a career that stretches back to the early 60s.

So when he talks about film, we listen. In our finest User Collection to date, Terence has some fascinating insights on the films that changed his life. Read on...>

Ray Winstone

A rough & ready staple of British telly for some 20 years, the man once called Little Sugs (during his boxing years) is now enjoying a decade of increasingly starry movie work.

But he's still a proper geezer, he's the voice of LOVEFiLM in our latest telly ad, and here are his favourite films...

Melinda Messenger

A former Page 3 favourite and sometime TV presenter, Melinda is now the face of Uncle Ben's Chilli Tuesdays. Which is all about that perfect combo of food, friends & family, and film.

It's a campaign that's raising money for children's charity Barnardo's, and we're involved too: for every person signing up to a LOVEFiLM free month's trial via Chilli Tuesdays, we're donating £10 to Barnado's. Melinda's a huge fan of moving, family-related films and fun comedies, so here's her list of faves...