Gumshoe (1971)
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery
Nightclub comedian Eddie Ginley fulfills his Dashiell Hammett love by putting an ad in the paper as a private eye.
Starring: Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay, Janice Rule, Carolyn Seymour, Fulton Mackay
Director: Stephen Frears
Quills (2000)
Biography | Drama
The infamous writer, The Marquis de Sade of 18th Century France, is imprisoned for unmentionable activities at Charanton Insane Asylum. He manages to befriend the young Abbe de Coulmier, who runs the asylum, along with a beautiful laundress named Madeline. Things go terribly wrong when the Abbe finds out that the Marquis' books are being secretly published. Emperor Napoleon contemplates sending Dr. Royer-Collard to oversee the asylum, a man famed for his torturous punishments. It could mean the end of Charanton and possibly the Marquis himself.
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine, Billie Whitelaw
Director: Philip Kaufman
The Krays (1990)
Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
The life of a pair of twins (Ronald and Reginald Kray) who were born in London in 1934 and when they grew up became gangsters selling protection.
Starring: Billie Whitelaw, Tom Bell, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Susan Fleetwood
Director: Peter Medak
Camille (1984)
Drama | Romance
Camille, a popular Parisian courtesan, is wooed by innocent young Armand. She is willing to give up her libertine lifestyle for Armand, but is gently convinced by the boy's father that such a union would be impossible.
Starring: Greta Scacchi, Colin Firth, John Gielgud, Billie Whitelaw, Denholm Elliott, Ben Kingsley, Patrick Ryecart
Director: Desmond Davis
Frenzy (1972)
Crime | Thriller
In modern-day London, a sex criminal known as the Necktie Murderer has the police on alert, and in typical Hitchcock fashion, the trail is leading to an innocent man, who must now elude the law and prove his innocence by finding the real murderer,
Starring: Alec McCowen, Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Billie Whitelaw, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Action | Comedy
Nicholas Angel is the finest cop London has to offer, with an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer on the force. He's so good, he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, Angel's superiors send him to a place where his talents won't be quite so embarrassing — the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. Once there, he is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman. The son of amiable Police Chief Frank Butterman, Danny is a huge action movie fan and believes his new big-city partner might just be a real-life "bad boy," and his chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases he so longs for. Angel is quick to dismiss this as childish fantasy and Danny's puppy-like enthusiasm only adds to Angel's growing frustration. However, as a series of grisly accidents rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems and, as the intrigue deepens, it's time for these small-town cops to break out some big-city justice.
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Timothy Dalton, Billie Whitelaw
Director: Edgar Wright
The Omen (1976)
Horror | Mystery
An American ambassador learns to his horror that his son is actually the literal Antichrist.
Starring: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Stephens, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw
Director: Richard Donner
