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    Eye of the Needle 1981 POSTER

    Eye of the Needle

    1981

    English

    7.1

    18

    85%

    75%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    d-day

    husband wife relationship

    Romance

    submarine

    Thriller

    u-boat

    War

    world war ii

    Richard Marquand Richard Marquand Director Philip Martin Brown Philip Martin Brown as Billy Parkin Ian Bannen Ian Bannen as Godliman Sam Kydd Sam Kydd as Lock Keeper Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Squadron Leader Blenkinsop
    Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.
    Valkyrie 2008 POSTER

    Valkyrie

    2008

    English

    7.1

    151

    62%

    65%

    Action

    assassination

    berlin, germany

    Drama

    friendship

    History

    husband wife relationship

    plan

    suicide

    Thriller

    War

    Bryan Singer Bryan Singer Director Tom Cruise Tom Cruise as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg Tom Hollander Tom Hollander as Colonel Heinz Brandt Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as General Friedrich Olbricht Efka Kvaraciejus Efka Kvaraciejus as SS Soldier - Berghof
    Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.
    The Bookshop 2017 POSTER

    The Bookshop

    2017

    English

    6.5

    21

    57%

    52%

    1950s

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    bookshop

    Drama

    shopkeeper

    small town

    suffolk, england

    Isabel Coixet Isabel Coixet Director Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Edmund Brundish Emily Mortimer Emily Mortimer as Florence Green James Lance James Lance as Milo North Patricia Clarkson Patricia Clarkson as Violet Gamart
    Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.
    Their Finest 2016 POSTER

    Their Finest

    2016

    English

    60

    90%

    72%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    filmmaking

    london blitz

    Romance

    War

    war propaganda

    woman director

    world war ii

    Lone Scherfig Lone Scherfig Director Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Ambrose Hilliard Jake Lacy Jake Lacy as Carl Lundbeck Gemma Arterton Gemma Arterton as Catrin Cole Sam Claflin Sam Claflin as Tom Buckley
    During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
    Arthur Christmas 2011 POSTER

    Arthur Christmas

    2011

    English

    7.1

    61

    93%

    77%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    assistant

    Comedy

    Drama

    elves

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    santa claus

    sleigh

    wish

    Sarah Smith Sarah Smith Director James McAvoy James McAvoy as Arthur Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Grandsanta Joan Cusack Joan Cusack as Lead Elf Jane Horrocks Jane Horrocks as Lead Elf
    For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.
    Little Lord Fauntleroy 1980 POSTER

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    1980

    English

    7.5

    8

    80%

    80%

    Drama

    Family

    lord

    remake

    Romance

    Jack Gold Jack Gold Director Ricky Schroder Ricky Schroder as Lord Fauntleroy Connie Booth Connie Booth as Mrs. Errol Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Officer Patrick Stewart Patrick Stewart as Wilkins
    Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American. But after the death of the Earl's remaining son, he decides to accept Cedric as his heir.
    Gideon's Daughter 2005 POSTER

    Gideon's Daughter

    2005

    English

    6.9

    7

    77%

    77%

    celebrity

    Drama

    love

    summer

    Stephen Poliakoff Stephen Poliakoff Director Tom Hardy Tom Hardy as Andrew Ronni Ancona Ronni Ancona as Barbara Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Gideon Emily Blunt Emily Blunt as Natasha
    Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson star in a story of grief and celebrity, set in the intense spring and summer of New Labour's election victory and Diana's death. Nighy is a PR guru who has to stop and re-evaluate his world when his daughter threatens to leave his life, perhaps as revenge for his serial infidelities. Richardson plays a mother trying to bury her grief in an unconventional way after the loss of her young son.
    Pride 2014 POSTER

    Pride

    2014

    English

    7.8

    29

    93%

    89%

    1980s

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    Comedy

    Drama

    History

    lgbt

    london, england

    Romance

    wales

    Matthew Warchus Matthew Warchus Director Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Cliff Imelda Staunton Imelda Staunton as Hefina Dominic West Dominic West as Jonathan Liz White Liz White as Margaret
    In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. There is only one problem: the Union seems embarrassed to receive their support.
    Total Recall 2012 POSTER

    Total Recall

    2012

    English

    6.2

    196

    30%

    47%

    Action

    Adventure

    dystopia

    false memory

    machine gun

    Mystery

    remake

    resistance fighter

    Sci-Fi

    secret agent

    Thriller

    Len Wiseman Len Wiseman Director Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke as Carl Hauser Colin Farrell Colin Farrell as Douglas Quaid / Carl Hauser Kate Beckinsale Kate Beckinsale as Lori Quaid Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Matthias
    Factory worker Doug Quaid takes a virtual mind-trip vacation with the Rekall company, opting for implanted memories of being a spy. When the procedure goes wrong, Quaid becomes a wanted man by the police and joins forces with a rebel fighter to stop the evil Chancellor Cohaagen.
    The Little Drummer Girl 1984 POSTER

    The Little Drummer Girl

    1984

    English

    6.1

    3

    55%

    59%

    american

    Drama

    George Roy Hill George Roy Hill Director Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Al Diane Keaton Diane Keaton as Charlie Dana Wheeler-Nicholson Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Katrin Sami Frey Sami Frey as Khalil
    An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intelligence agency to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.
    Role Play 2024 POSTER

    Role Play

    2024

    English

    5.5

    34

    25%

    42%

    Action

    assassin

    berlin, germany

    Comedy

    hired killer

    husband wife relationship

    Romance

    secret life

    submissive

    Thomas Vincent Thomas Vincent Director Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Bob Kellerman Kaley Cuoco Kaley Cuoco as Emma Brackett Connie Nielsen Connie Nielsen as Gwen Carver Stephanie Levi-John Stephanie Levi-John as Molly
    Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey – she also has a secret life as an assassin for hire – a secret that her husband David discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.
    Rango 2011 POSTER

    Rango

    2011

    English

    7.3

    231

    88%

    70%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    armadillo

    chameleon

    Comedy

    Drama

    dystopia

    Family

    lizard

    pets

    western

    Western

    Gore Verbinski Gore Verbinski Director Isla Fisher Isla Fisher as Beans Charles Fleischer Charles Fleischer as Elbows Johnny Depp Johnny Depp as Rango / Lars Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Rattlesnake Jake
    When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt.
    Living 2022 POSTER

    Living

    2022

    English

    7.2

    46

    96%

    91%

    1950s

    Drama

    london, england

    period drama

    post world war ii

    remake

    terminal illness

    Oliver Hermanus Oliver Hermanus Director Adrian Rawlins Adrian Rawlins as Middleton Michael Cochrane Michael Cochrane as Sir James Tom Burke Tom Burke as Sutherland Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Williams
    London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a devastating medical diagnosis forces him to take stock, and to try and grasp some fulfilment before it passes permanently beyond reach.
    About Time 2013 POSTER

    About Time

    2013

    English

    7.8

    415

    71%

    82%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    family secrets

    Fantasy

    london, england

    parent child relationship

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    second chances

    soulmates

    time travel

    Richard Curtis Richard Curtis Director Margot Robbie Margot Robbie as Charlotte Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Dad Vanessa Kirby Vanessa Kirby as Joanna Rachel McAdams Rachel McAdams as Mary
    The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.
    The Constant Gardener 2005 POSTER

    The Constant Gardener

    2005

    English

    7.3

    61

    83%

    82%

    Action

    aids

    diplomat

    Drama

    morgue

    Mystery

    pharmaceutical industry

    politician

    Romance

    rwandan genocide

    Thriller

    Fernando Meirelles Fernando Meirelles Director Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes as Justin Quayle Claire Simpson Claire Simpson as Maude Donohue Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Sir Bernard Pellegrin Rachel Weisz Rachel Weisz as Tessa Quayle
    Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.
    Jack the Giant Slayer 2013 POSTER

    Jack the Giant Slayer

    2013

    English

    6.3

    180

    52%

    55%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    based on fairy tale

    Comedy

    exhilarated

    Family

    Fantasy

    giant

    nostalgic

    vibrant

    Bryan Singer Bryan Singer Director Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as General Fallon Eleanor Tomlinson Eleanor Tomlinson as Isabelle Nicholas Hoult Nicholas Hoult as Jack Ian McShane Ian McShane as King Brahmwell
    The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 POSTER

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    2006

    English

    7.4

    466

    53%

    72%

    Action

    Adventure

    bondage

    Crime

    daughter

    east india company

    exotic island

    Family

    Fantasy

    History

    ship

    witch

    Gore Verbinski Gore Verbinski Director Tom Hollander Tom Hollander as Cutler Beckett Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Davy Jones Keira Knightley Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann Johnny Depp Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow
    Captain Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.
    That Christmas 2024 POSTER

    That Christmas

    2024

    English

    6.8

    20

    67%

    73%

    adoring

    Adventure

    affectation

    Animation

    christmas

    Comedy

    Family

    Fantasy

    holiday

    hopeful

    santa claus

    Simon Otto Simon Otto Director Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Lighthouse Bill Lolly Adefope Lolly Adefope as Mrs. McNutt Fiona Shaw Fiona Shaw as MS Trapper Brian Cox Brian Cox as Santa
    It's an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone's plans — including Santa's.
    I Capture the Castle 2003 POSTER

    I Capture the Castle

    2003

    English

    6.8

    12

    78%

    76%

    1930s

    Action

    based on novel or book

    castle

    Drama

    father daughter relationship

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    teenage protagonist

    Tim Fywell Tim Fywell Director James Faulkner James Faulkner as Aubrey Fox-Cotton Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as James Mortmain Rose Byrne Rose Byrne as Rose Mortmain Henry Cavill Henry Cavill as Stephen Colley
    In 1930s England, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and her eccentric family struggle to survive in a decaying English castle.
    The Boat That Rocked 2009 POSTER

    The Boat That Rocked

    2009

    English

    7.3

    59

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    great britain

    Music

    musical

    north sea

    radio station

    rock 'n' roll

    ship

    Richard Curtis Richard Curtis Director Emma Thompson Emma Thompson as Charlotte Gemma Arterton Gemma Arterton as Desiree Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Quentin Kenneth Branagh Kenneth Branagh as Sir Alistair Dormandy
    When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans.
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