The Sleeping Dictionary

2003

English

6.5

♡ 25

67%

Guy Jenkin Director

Brenda Blethyn as Aggie

Emily Mortimer as Cecil

Hugh Dancy as John Truscott

Jessica Alba as Selima

A young Englishman is dispatched to Sarawak to become part of the British colonial government. He encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and finds himself faced with tough decisions of the heart involving the beautiful Selima, the unwitting object of his affections.

Tempo

2003

English

4.6

♡ 5

16%

Eric Styles Director

Art Malik as George Maldonado

Hugh Dancy as Jack Ganzer

Melanie Griffith as Sarah James

Malcolm McDowell as Walter Shrenger

Jenny, a young American woman, moves to Paris and gets involved with Jack, who is seemingly the man of her dreams. However, he has a lot to hide and Jenny quickly gets entangled his dangerous lifestyle.

The Wildest Dream

2010

English

7.2

♡ 5

himalaya mountain range

mountain climbing

mountaineering

nepal

Anthony Geffen Director

Hugh Dancy as Andrew Irvine

Ralph Fiennes as George Mallory

Liam Neeson as Narrator

Alan Rickman as Noel Odell

Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.

Blood and Chocolate

2007

English

5.3

♡ 25

10%

52%

Action

animal horror

based on novel or book

Katja von Garnier Director

Hugh Dancy as Aiden

Florin Busuioc as Jail Guard

Chris Geere as Ulf

Lia Bugnar as Young Vivian's Mother

A young teenage werewolf is torn between honoring her family's secret and her love for a man.

The Jane Austen Book Club

2007

English

6.7

♡ 11

66%

older woman seduces younger guy

parent child relationship

Romance

Robin Swicord Director

Maggie Grace as Allegra

Hugh Dancy as Grigg

Maria Bello as Jocelyn

Emily Blunt as Prudie

Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.

Savage Grace

2007

English

5.7

♡ 9

38%

Tom Kalin Director

Eddie Redmayne as Antony Baekeland

Julianne Moore as Barbara / Brooks' ex-wife

Elena Anaya as Blanca

Hugh Dancy as Sam Green

This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.

Ella Enchanted

2004

English

6.3

♡ 58

51%

57%

Action

based on novel or book

Tommy O'Haver Director

Hugh Dancy as Char

Anne Hathaway as Ella

Ron Yuan as Red Guard

Andrea Irvine as Tour Guide

Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey to find her fairy godmother who she hopes will lift the curse. The path, however, isn't easy -- Ella must outwit a slew of unpleasant obstacles including ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves and Prince Charmont's evil uncle, who wants to take over the crown and rule the kingdom.

Late Night

2019

English

6.5

♡ 65

80%

Nisha Ganatra Director

Max Casella as Burditt

Hugh Dancy as Charlie Fain

Emma Thompson as Katherine Newbury

John Lithgow as Walter Lovell

A legendary late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over diversity concerns, her decision has unexpectedly hilarious consequences as the two women separated by culture and generation are united by their love of a biting punchline.

Shooting Dogs

2005

English

7.6

♡ 2

85%

Action

civil war

destruction of a civilization

Michael Caton-Jones Director

Dominique Horwitz as Capitaine Charles Delon

John Hurt as Christopher

Hugh Dancy as Joe Connor

Nicola Walker as Rachel

Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.

Hysteria

2011

English

6.7

♡ 20

59%

Tanya Wexler Director

Nicholas Woodeson as Dr. Richardson

Jonathan Pryce as Dr. Robert Dalrymple

Felicity Jones as Emily Dalrymple

Hugh Dancy as Mortimer Granville

Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.

King Arthur

2004

English

6.3

♡ 122

30%

Antoine Fuqua Director

Clive Owen as Arthur

Hugh Dancy as Galahad

Keira Knightley as Guinevere

Mads Mikkelsen as Tristan

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.