Movies by James McAvoy
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Gnomeo and Juliet (2011)
Cast: James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Ashley Jensen …
Directed by: Kelly Asbury
This animated family comedy transports Shakespeare's classic tale of forbidden romance between two star-crossed lovers from warring families to the unlikely and irreverent world of garden gnomes.
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X-Men: First Class (2011)
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence …
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
In this exciting prequel to the X-Men series, Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr -- the future Professor X and Magneto -- are best friends dedicated to harnessing their powers and promoting…
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Arthur Christmas (2011)
Cast: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy …
Directed by: Sarah Smith
This all-ages animated holiday feature draws back the curtain on the super-secret toy-making facility Santa Claus keeps hidden beneath the North Pole. It also reveals the ultra-important…
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The Conspirator (2010)
Cast: James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Evan Rachel Wood …
Directed by: Robert Redford
Robert Redford directs this gripping historical drama that follows the efforts of young lawyer Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy) as he defends Mary Surratt (Robin Wright Penn), a Confederate…
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Perrier's Bounty (2009)
Cast: Anne-Marie Duff, James McAvoy, Cillian Murphy …
Directed by: Ian Fitzgibbon
When a gangster orders his henchmen to collect a debt from small-time crook Michael McCrea, his unstable gal pal accidentally shoots one of the goons during the shakedown and the couple must…
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The Last Station (2009)
Cast: Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti …
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Set during the last year of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy's life, this biopic explores the fractious relationship between Tolstoy (Oscar nominee Christopher Plummer) and his wife (Oscar…
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Wanted (2008)
Cast: James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman …
Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov
Doormat Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) discovers that his recently murdered father -- who Wesley never knew -- belonged to a secret guild of assassins. After a leather-clad sexpot (Angelina…
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Atonement (2007)
Cast: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan …
Directed by: Joe Wright
When 13-year-old Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) discovers a lustful letter and witnesses a sexual encounter between her older sister (Keira Knightley) and a servant's son (James McAvoy),…
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Becoming Jane (2007)
Cast: Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters …
Directed by: Julian Jarrold
A passionate romance with roguish barrister Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy) serves as the inspiration for the works of budding novelist Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) in director Julian Jarrold's…
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The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, James McAvoy …
Directed by: Kevin MacDonald
During an African medical mission in the 1970s, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) impresses brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker, in an Oscar- and Golden…
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Starter for 10 (2006)
Cast: James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall …
Directed by: Tom Vaughan
As student Brian Jackson navigates through his freshman year at England's prestigious Bristol University, he develops a crush on a winsome coed and tries to win her heart by scoring a…
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Penelope (2006)
Cast: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara …
Directed by: Mark Palansky
Penelope is a modern-day offbeat fable co-produced by Oscar Winner Reese Witherspoon about a young woman (Christina Ricci) who, having spent her life trapped by a family curse, sets out to find love.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (2005)
Cast: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley …
Directed by: Andrew Adamson
When four London children are sent away to a country home for safety during World War II, they discover a magical wardrobe that leads them to Narnia, a snowy and fantastical land under the…
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Wimbledon (2004)
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Tennis pro Peter Cort's career is on the wane until a lucky wild-card entry into the most prestigious tournament of all, Wimbledon, may afford him his last hurrah. Then love finds him…
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Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004)
Cast: James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Steven Robertson …
Directed by: Damien O'Donnell
When Rory O'Shea moves into a home for the disabled with a diagnosis of muscular dystrophy and befriends a deeply bored young man with cerebral palsy, he infuses his pal's life with…
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Strings (2004)
Cast: Julian Glover, Ian Hart, Derek Jacobi …
Directed by: Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Marionette puppets play the starring roles in this old-school allegory with modern-day applications, a story that parallels the 21st-century War on Terror and draws on classic and enduring…
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Bright Young Things (2003)
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, James McAvoy …
Directed by: Stephen Fry
In this period comedy directed by Stephen Fry, Adam (Stephen Campbell Moore) must acquire enough cash to marry beautiful Nina (Emily Mortimer). Against this predicament, he must also deal…
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Bollywood Queen (2002)
Cast: Preeya Kalidas, James McAvoy, Ciaran McMenamin …
Directed by: Jeremy Wooding
Nineteen-year-old Geena (Preeya Kalidas) lives in London's working-class East End. Her parents have arranged for her to marry an Indian man, but she'd rather rock out with a vocal…
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The Pool (2001)
Cast: Kristen Miller, Jason Liggett, Isla Fisher …
Directed by: Boris von Sychowski
A group of recent high school grads plans to host a blowout bash in a swimming pool at a local mansion before they go their separate ways, but when a mysterious murderer shows up uninvited,…