Known for Art
Filmography
21 films


The King's Speech
2010 · 1h 58m
country: United Kingdom
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.


Eastern Promises
2007 · 1h 40m
country: Canada
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.


The Queen
2006 · 1h 43m
country: France
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.


Basic Instinct 2
2006 · 1h 56m
country: Germany
Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game.


Proof
2005 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Catherine is a woman in her late twenties who is strongly devoted to her father, Robert, a brilliant and well-known mathematician whose grip on reality is beginning to slip away. As Robert descends into madness, Catherine begins to wonder if she may have inherited her father's mental illness along with his mathematical genius.


The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005 · 1h 49m
country: United Kingdom
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."


Bridget Jones's Diary
2001 · 1h 37m
country: Ireland
Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against expectations. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. Her charming boss takes an interest in her, and she cannot stop running into a rather disagreeable acquaintance whom Bridget cannot help finding quietly attractive.


Gladiator
2000 · 2h 35m
country: United Kingdom
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.


Sliding Doors
1998 · 1h 39m
country: United Kingdom
Helen, a London ad executive, is fired from her job and rushes out to catch a train, but, as she runs down, her life suddenly splits off. In one version she catches the train; in the second, she misses it. Her whole life changes in that one second, and the rest of the film depicts what happens in each scenario.


Feast of July
1995 · 1h 56m
country: United Kingdom
After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three handsome sons, tragic consequences result.


Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 · 2h 3m
country: United States
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.


Shadowlands
1993 · 2h 11m
country: United Kingdom
C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.


Blame It on the Bellboy
1992 · 1h 18m
country: United Kingdom
Mike Lawton, Maurice Horton, and Melvin Orton are three men who come to Venice. One of them is a hit man sent to take out a mobster. Another is a lech looking for a little action with a woman he never met, whom he was set up with. And one of them was sent by his employer to inspect a property his boss wants to buy. All three men stay at the same hotel. But when the bellboy gets their names mixed up and gives info meant for someone else. So one of them meets a Realtor who will whatever she has to, to close the sale. And another follows a woman looking for romance. And another goes to the home of the mobster who thinks he's sent there to kill him.


King Ralph
1991 · 1h 37m
country: United States
As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.


Goldeneye
1989 · 1h 45m
country: United Kingdom
British writer Ian Fleming's life and loves suggest that of his spy-novel hero, secret agent James Bond.


How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989 · 1h 35m
country: United Kingdom
Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.


A Fish Called Wanda
1988 · 1h 49m
country: United Kingdom
While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.


The Bride
1985 · 1h 54m
country: United Kingdom
Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed with Eva, and tries to make her a perfect Victorian woman.


The Hunger
1983 · 1h 37m
country: United Kingdom
Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.


Richard's Things
1980 · 1h 44m
country: United Kingdom
Following her husband's death, a wife discovers and confronts her husband's lover. Their mutual pain, love, envy and jealousy bring them together in an unexpected emotional and physical relationship.