Movies starring Tom Hollander
Dancing along a line just shy of the edge of brilliance, In the Loop possesses an incisive, take-no-prisoners comedic style that offers plenty of solid laughs while making a point about the stupidity, selfishness, and lack of awareness that exists ...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-07-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Armando Iannucci
Cast: Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, ...
Dark, visceral, and brimming with suspense, Hanna is not the follow-up to Pride & Prejudice and Atonement one might expect from director Joe Wright. Nevertheless, here it is: an intriguing, original thriller that owes as much of a debt to the like...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-04-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER/ACTION
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, ...
Before Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was released, its arrival was greeted with skepticism. After all, this was a movie based on a theme park ride. The production went on to be one of the best reviewed motion pictures of ...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-07-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Jonathan Pryce, Naomie Harris, ...
The desire for familiarity in movies can lead to sequels and re-makes, but that doesn't always have to be the case. It can also mean the use of storyline everyone sitting in the theater knows. A Good Year is a respectable retelling of the "back to ...
U.S. Release Date: 2006-11-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard, ...
Author Charles Dickens was enough of a celebrity to excite the interest of the gossip press of his day. Recognizing this, Dickens was careful to keep the nature of his relationship with young actress Ellen Ternan as far from the spotlight as possib...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-01-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Ralph Fiennes
Cast: Felicity Jones, Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, ...
Historical epics are often met with mixed reactions from the masses. For every singular triumph like 300, there are many more disappointments. So it should be no surprise that producers, eager to fill cold seats with warm bodies, have returned to...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-10-12
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Situations, Brief Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Clive Owen, ...
Note: This review contains spoilers. Although these relate to historical facts (since the main character is a real person), I realize most viewers won’t know about them and therefore may be “spoiled” by some of what is revealed below. Pe...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-10-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Adult Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Andy Serkis
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Tom Hollander, ...
The most compelling thing about Queen has always been the music. The story behind the band, like the stories behind many bands, is a combination of the banal, the tragic, and the clichéd. For this “based on a true story” movie, the filmma...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-11-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Drama/Musical
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Joseph Mazzello, ...
When it comes to the final hour, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, delivers the goods. The last 60 minutes offer adventure as rousing as anything provided in either of the previous installments, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-05-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Lee Arenberg, Stellan Skarsgård, ...
One of the most difficult things for a filmmaker to accomplish is to craft a drama that provides emotional satisfaction without resorting to overt manipulation. Director Joe Wright has thus far achieved this twice, with a superlative adaptation of...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-04-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Mature Themes)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Jamie Foxx, ...