Movies by Colin Firth
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Main Street (2011)
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Colin Firth, Patricia Clarkson …
Directed by: John Doyle
When an outsider arrives and proposes storing hazardous waste in their small North Carolina town, the residents must weigh the risks against the financial rewards in this ensemble drama that…
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King George VI: The Man Behind the King's Speech (2011)
Cast: Colin Firth, Tom Hooper, Mark Logue …
This well-researched documentary provides historical background for the fascinating story behind the Oscar-winning drama The King's Speech. Archival footage of King George VI is combined…
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)
Cast: Gary Oldman, Kathy Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch …
Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
John Le Carré's classic thriller of Cold War espionage follows an English spy as he returns to MI-6 under a cloud of suspicion. In the years since he was sacked by the agency, some…
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The King's Speech (2010)
Cast: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter …
Directed by: Tom Hooper
Britain's King George VI (Colin Firth) struggles with an embarrassing stutter for years until he seeks help from unorthodox Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) in…
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A Christmas Carol (2009)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth …
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Jim Carrey morphs his voice into that of miserable miser Ebenezer Scrooge in this computer-animated adaption of Charles Dickens's iconic holiday tale about the Ghosts of Christmas Past,…
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A Single Man (2009)
Cast: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode …
Directed by: Tom Ford
This stream-of-consciousness, 1960s-era drama centers on a day in the life of George Falconer (Colin Firth, in an Oscar-nominated role), an English-born, Los Angeles college professor reeling…
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Dorian Gray (2009)
Cast: Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Ben Chaplin …
Directed by: Oliver Parker
When London artist Basil Hallward (Ben Chaplin) paints a portrait of the young and beautiful Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes), the subject is so taken with his own image that he declares he'd do…
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St. Trinian's: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)
Cast: Colin Firth, Gemma Arterton, David Tennant …
Directed by: Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson
When the troublemaking girls of St. Trinian's discover that their headmistress Miss Fritton (Rupert Everett) is related to an infamous pirate, they square off against the evil Pomfrey…
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The Accidental Husband (2008)
Cast: Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Jeffrey Dean Morgan …
Directed by: Griffin Dunne
Radio talk show host and relationship expert Emma Lloyd has always led a sensible life, with the right career and the right fiancé -- until she learns the shocking news that she's…
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Mamma Mia! (2008)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth …
Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
On the idyllic Greek isle of Kalokairi, single mom Donna Sheridan (Meryl Streep) goes into a tizzy when her bride-to-be daughter (Amanda Seyfried), in a bid to learn her father's…
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Easy Virtue (2008)
Cast: Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas …
Directed by: Stephan Elliott
American widow Larita (Jessica Biel) meets John (Ben Barnes), a wealthy young Englishman, in France and impulsively marries him. But when they visit his family at their country estate, Larita…
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A Summer in Genoa (2008)
Cast: Colin Firth, Perla Haney-Jardine, Willa Holland …
Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
After his wife's tragic death, Joe (Colin Firth) moves his two daughters to Genoa for a fresh start. The romantic Italian town has its effects on the girls, as teenager Kelly (Willa…
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The Last Legion (2007)
Cast: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai …
Directed by: Doug Lefler
With his empire crumbling and his parents dead, 12-year-old Roman Emperor Romulus is exiled to Capri with his mystical tutor. While there, he discovers a magical sword once owned by Caesar…
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When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Matthew Beard …
Directed by: Anand Tucker
When his father (Jim Broadbent) becomes terminally ill, Blake Morrison (Colin Firth) struggles to come to terms with the charming but duplicitous man he really was, reliving the memories that…
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Then She Found Me (2007)
Cast: Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth …
Directed by: Helen Hunt
Already reeling from the death of her adoptive mother and a messy divorce, a put-upon schoolteacher finds her life becoming even more tumultuous when she begins dating the father of one of…
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St. Trinian's (2007)
Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Lena Headey …
Directed by: Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson
When a fanatical education minister threatens to close St. Trinian's school because of its bad reputation and dire financial straits, the student body -- which consists of a gaggle of…
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Where the Truth Lies (2005)
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman …
Directed by: Atom Egoyan
A young journalist investigates the mysterious demise of beloved comedy duo Lanny Morris and Vince Collins two decades after their split. When a beautiful girl was found dead in their hotel…
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Nanny McPhee (2005)
Cast: Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald …
Directed by: Kirk Jones
The recently widowed Mr. Brown (Colin Firth) and his domineering aunt (Angela Lansbury) can't seem to control the numerous and naughty Brown children until Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson)…
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Trauma (2004)
Cast: Colin Firth, Mena Suvari, Naomie Harris …
Directed by: Marc Evans
Visually inspired by David Lynch, director Marc Evans's dark tale begins with Ben (Colin Firth) awakening from a coma to find that a car accident has turned his life inside out: His wife…
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent …
Directed by: Beeban Kidron
This sequel to the hit movie Bridget Jones's Diary begins four weeks after the final events of the first film, with the formerly single Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) discovering that…
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Hope Springs (2003)
Cast: Colin Firth, Heather Graham, Minnie Driver …
Directed by: Mark Herman
Sometimes, the pursuit of happiness leads you to places you least expect. That's the premise behind this romantic comedy starring Colin Firth as a British artist who heads for America…
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What a Girl Wants (2003)
Cast: Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston …
Directed by: Dennie Gordon
An American girl, Daphne (Amanda Bynes), heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother (Kelly Preston), she…
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Love Actually (2003)
Cast: Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth …
Directed by: Richard Curtis
Writer-director Richard Curtis's charming treatise on romance and relationships is an all-star ensemble comedy that tells 10 separate (but intertwining) London love stories, leading up…
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Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson …
Directed by: Peter Webber
In this cinematic adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's best-selling historical fiction novel, Scarlett Johansson stars as Griet, the young housemaid with a hidden appreciation for art who…
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The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor …
Directed by: Oliver Parker
In this adaptation of Oscar Wilde's witty play about mistaken identities, Rupert Everett and Colin Firth star as two proper gentlemen in 1890s London who use the same pseudonym with…
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Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant …
Directed by: Sharon Maguire
It's Monday morning. Bridget (Renée Zellweger) has woken up with a headache, a hangover and her boss. Wickedly clever, this tale of Miss Jones's yearlong odyssey from Mr.…
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Conspiracy (2001)
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Frank Pierson
On January 20, 1942, at the height of the World War II, 15 government officials and SS Commanders attended a conference on the outskirts of Berlin. It was a simple meeting, which -- by the…
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We Know Where You Live. Live! (2001)
Cast: Eddie Izzard, Harry Enfield, Harry Hill …
Eddie Izzard hosts this entertainment bonanza that showcases some of the best comedians and musicians from the United Kingdom. It features interviews with and heart-pounding performances from…
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Fourplay (2001)
Cast: Christopher Lawford, Stephen Fry, Stephen Marcus …
Directed by: Mike Binder
When Ben Green (Mike Binder) moves to London to write for a popular TV sitcom, the show's star, Carly (Mariel Hemingway), decides to play matchmaker to the lonely American and fixes him…
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Relative Values (2000)
Cast: Julie Andrews, Edward Atterton, William Baldwin …
Directed by: Eric Styles
English aristocrat Nigel Marshwood (Edward Atterton) causes an uproar when he gets engaged to Hollywood diva Miranda Frayle (Jeanne Tripplehorn) in this witty adaptation of a Noël Coward…
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My Life So Far (1999)
Cast: Colin Firth, Rosemary Harris, Irène Jacob …
Directed by: Hugh Hudson
Growing up on a post-World War I Scottish estate, 10-year-old Fraser Pettigrew (Robert Norman) narrates the story of his sometimes-eccentric family, which includes a strong-disciplinarian…
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The Turn of the Screw (1999)
Cast: Jodhi May, Pam Ferris, Colin Firth …
Directed by: Ben Bolt
Based on the Henry James novella, this ghost story follows a young governess (Jodhi May) hired as a caretaker for two lovely children living at the remote country estate of a quirky bachelor…
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Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Judi Dench …
Directed by: John Madden
Young Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman (Gwyneth…
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A Thousand Acres (1997)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh …
Directed by: Jocelyn Moorhouse
William Shakespeare's King Lear gets an update when Larry Cook (Jason Robards) -- a cranky, aging farmer who owns 1,000 acres of land -- decides to divide his property among his three…
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Fever Pitch (1997)
Cast: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Luke Aikman …
Directed by: David Evans
"Life gets complicated when you love one woman and worship 11 men." That's the dilemma of Paul (Colin Firth), an English literature teacher at a British high school and a loyal Arsenal…
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The English Patient (1996)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe …
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
Set against the backdrop of World War II, this Oscar-winning drama stars Ralph Fiennes as a badly burned pilot who recounts a tale of doomed romance to the nurse tending him. As his story…
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Circle of Friends (1995)
Cast: Chris O'Donnell, Minnie Driver, Geraldine O'Rawe …
Directed by: Pat O'Connor
Based on the popular novel by Maeve Binchy, Circle of Friends follows three girlhood friends -- modest Benny (Minnie Driver, in a breakthrough performance), loyal Eve (Geraldine O'Rawe)…
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The Advocate (1993)
Cast: Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence …
Directed by: Leslie Megahey
How far jurisprudence has come! This medieval court drama is set in the days when humans and animals were believed to harbor the devil. Courtois, an educated lawyer (Colin Firth), leaves the…
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Valmont (1989)
Cast: Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly …
Directed by: Milos Forman
Oscar-winning director Milos Forman (Amadeus) helms this witty, playful adaptation of the famous novel &NFi;Les Liaisons Dangereuses&NFi_;, about the sexual machinations of two jaded 18th…
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Apartment Zero (1988)
Cast: Hart Bochner, Colin Firth, Liz Smith …
Directed by: Martin Donovan
Adrian LeDuc (Colin Firth) is a cash-strapped loner eking out a living running a revival cinema in modern-day Buenos Aires. With interest in classic films waning, he's forced to rent out…
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The Rainbow / The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1988)
Cast: Imogen Stubbs, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Martin Wenner …
Directed by: Stuart Burge, Arvin Brown, John Desmond …
Author D.H. Lawrence's understanding of the 19th-century woman is revealed in two BBC adaptations of his work. Imogen Stubbs stars in The Rainbow as young Ursula Brangwen, whose search…
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The Secret Garden (1987)
Cast: Gennie James, Barret Oliver, Jadrien Steele …
Directed by: Alan Grint
Based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale, this Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation follows young Mary Lennox's (Gennie James) life after her parents die of cholera in India and…
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Dutch Girls (1985)
Cast: Bill Paterson, Colin Firth, Timothy Spall …
Directed by: Giles Foster
In this comedy beset by a case of raging hormones, a British field hockey team made up of sex-obsessed teenage boys heads for Holland, where they find something far more interesting than…
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Another Country (1984)
Cast: Rupert Everett, Cary Elwes, Colin Firth …
Directed by: Marek Kanievska
In this beautifully photographed film based on a play by Julian Mitchell, Rupert Everett stars as Guy Bennett, a young gay man attending boarding school in 1930s England who yearns to make…