The Canterville Ghost (2023)
Animation | Comedy
An American family moves into Canterville Chase, a stately countryside mansion that has been haunted by the ghost of Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.
Starring: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Freddie Highmore, Emily Carey, Imelda Staunton, Meera Syal, David Harewood, Miranda Hart, Toby Jones
Director: Kim Burdon, Robert Chandler
Doors Open (2012)
Crime | Drama
A self-made millionaire, an art professor and a banker swap priceless art with forgeries and make off with the goods.
Starring: Douglas Henshall, Stephen Fry, Kenneth Collard, Brian McCardie, Elliot Cowan, Philip Whitchurch
Director: Marc Evans
Bright Young Things (2003)
Comedy | Drama | War
An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies", is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s.
Starring: Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Broadbent, Stockard Channing, Guy Henry, James McAvoy, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Fenella Woolgar, Peter O'Toole
Director: Stephen Fry
Greed (2019)
Comedy | Drama
GREED takes on the super-rich in this satire centered around a billionaire fashion mogul's 60th birthday on the Greek island Mykonos.
Starring: Steve Coogan, Isla Fisher, Asa Butterfield, Sophie Cookson, Shirley Henderson, Stephen Fry
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Dancing with the Birds (2019)
Documentary
From ruffling their majestic feathers to nailing im-peck-able courtship routines, birds in paradise flaunt their best moves in hopes of landing a mate.
Starring: Stephen Fry
Missing Link (2019)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Mr. Link recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost to help find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, this trio of explorers travel the world to help their new friend.
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Zach Galifianakis, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry
Director: Chris Butler
Duck Duck Goose (2018)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family
A bachelor goose must form a bond with two lost ducklings as they journey south.
Starring: Jim Gaffigan, Zendaya, Lance Lim, Greg Proops, Stephen Fry, Craig Ferguson, Carl Reiner
Director: Christopher Jenkins
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
Biography | Drama
Written and directed by Matthew Brown, The Man Who Knew Infinity is the true story of friendship that forever changed mathematics. In 1913, Ramanujan (Dev Patel), a self-taught Indian mathematics genius traveled to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he forged a bond with his mentor, the eccentric professor GH Hardy (Jeremy Irons), and fought against prejudice to reveal his mathematic genius to the world.
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Dev Patel, Toby Jones, Stephen Fry, Jeremy Northam, Kevin McNally
Director: Matt Brown
Wilde (1997)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
Literary genius, legendary wit, bon vivant, and gay martyr, Oscar Wilde was a man whose legend has grown to iconic proportions since his death at the beginning of the 20th century. Establishing Wilde (Stephen Fry) as a loving family man, complete with a wife (Jennifer Ehle) and two adorable sons, the film takes pains to portray him as a dignified genius who was as pained by what he considered his own sin — his homosexuality — as he was delighted by the sins of others. From his initial encounters with Robbie Ross (Michael Sheen), his first male lover, through his tragic affair with the beautiful and bratty Alfred Lord Douglas (a perfectly cast Jude Law), Wilde is seen as a conflicted fellow, warring with his own urges even as he dazzles everyone around him.
Starring: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Tom Wilkinson, Jennifer Ehle, Gemma Jones, Judy Parfitt
Director: Brian Gilbert
The British Academy Film Awards (TV 2016)
Awards
The 69th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, was held on 14 February 2016 at the Royal Opera House in London, to honour the best British and international contributions to film in 2015. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), accolades are handed out for the best in feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality, that were screened at British cinemas during 2015. The nominees were announced on 8 January 2016 by Stephen Fry and actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw, with Bridge of Spies and Carol both having the most nominations at 9 each. The ceremony was broadcast on BBC One with a two-hour delay. The ceremony was watched by 4.5 million people, down from 4.9 million viewers in 2015 and the lowest television audience since 2010. Despite leading the field in nominations with nine each, Carol failed to gain any awards and Bridge of Spies won only one; Mark Rylance for Best Supporting Actor. The American film The Revenant won the most awards at the event, winning five including Best Film. Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu won the award for Best Director, Emmanuel Lubezki for Best Cinematography and Leonardo di Caprio won the award for Best Actor. Other winners in the acting categories included Brie Larson, who won Best Actress for her role in Room, and Kate Winslet, who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Steve Jobs. Mad Max: Fury Road won four BAFTAs in the editing, production design, costume design and makeup and hair categories. Sidney Poitier was awarded the Academy Fellowship for his contribution to cinema.
Hosts: Stephen Fry
Tales of the Riverbank (2008)
Animation | Family
Tales of the Riverbank tells the story of three friends – Hammy Hamster, Roderick Rat and GP the Guinea Pig – who, having swept down the river in a violent storm, embark on an epic journey in search of their lost homes. Their journey, full of comic incident and dramatic danger, becomes even more precarious when they discover that the whole riverbank is threatened by a waffle, Marmalade and Doughnut (WMD) factory which, owned by the evil Fat Cats, is polluting the countryside with increasingly dangerous emissions…the Big Dirt!
Starring: Stephen Fry, Peter Serafinowicz, Miranda Hart, Morwenna Banks, Jim Broadbent, Steve Coogan, Ardal O'Hanlon
Director: John Henderson
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
Comedy | Romance
She discovered a new branch of her family tree…The one with all the nuts. From Academy Award winning director John Schlesinger comes a brilliantly witty film. Starring Kate Beckinsale (Pearl Harbor) as Flora Poste, a London society girl and Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) as Flora's friend and mentor, this heartwarming comedy is full of charm and clever satire. Recently orphaned, Flora ignores the sage advice of Mrs. Smiley (Lumley) and moves to the country to live on a decrepit farm with her eccentric relatives. Fancying herself a writer, Flora encounters perfect material for her novel in the humorously odd collection of rural characters. In her own inimitable way, Flora insists on creating order out of their chaos, and in the process she fills their lives with light and laughter. Also starring Rufus Sewell (A Knights Tale), Ian McKellen (Lord Of The Rings) and Eileen Atkins.
Starring: Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry, Freddie Jones, Joanna Lumley
Director: John Schlesinger
The 68th British Academy Film 2015 (TV 2015)
Awards
The 68th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, was held on 8 February 2015 at the Royal Opera House in London, to honour the best British and international contributions to film in 2014. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), accolades are handed out for the best in feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality, that were screened at British cinemas during 2014. The nominees were announced on 9 January by Stephen Fry and actor Sam Claflin. The American film Boyhood won three of its five nominations, including Best Film. The Theory of Everything was named Best British Film, while The Lego Movie won Best Animated Film and Citizenfour Best Documentary. Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore won the Best Actor and Best Actress in a Leading Role awards, respectively, while J. K. Simmons and Patricia Arquette won the Best Actor and Best Actress in a Supporting Role awards. The Grand Budapest Hotel won five of its eleven nominations, the most of any film. Jack O'Connell won the Rising Star award. The ceremony was broadcast on BBC One and BBC Three. It was hosted by Stephen Fry for the tenth time in the award's history. The ceremony opened with a performance from British rock band Kasabian.
Starring: Stephen Fry, Reese Witherspoon, Keira Knightley, Eddie Redmayne, Julianne Moore, J.K. Simmons, Patricia Arquette, Stephen Beresford, David Livingstone, Jack O'Connell, Richard Linklater
Hidden Kingdoms (TV Mini-Series 2014)
Documentary
Immerse yourself in the lives of extraordinary characters that stand a few inches tall. From chipmunks to mice, be entertained and spellbound by the creatures that call the Hidden Kingdoms home.
Narrator: Stephen Fry
Directors: Gavin Maxwell, Simon Bell
Peter's Friends (1992)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Six former college friends, with two new friends, gather for a New Years Eve weekend reunion at a large English countryside manor after ten years to reminisce about the good times now long gone.
Starring: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Kenneth Branagh, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Emma Thompson, Imelda Staunton
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Eichmann (2007)
Biography | Drama | History | War
Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel as he accounts to Captain Avner Less, a young Israeli Police Officer, of his past as the architect of Hitler's plan for the final solution. Captured by intelligence operatives in Argentina, 15 years after World War II, Eichmann, the World's most wanted man, must be broken down and the truth unveiled. As the world waits, two men must confront each other in a battle of wills- the result of which will change a nation forever.
Starring: Thomas Kretschmann, Troy Garity, Franka Potente, Stephen Fry
Director: Robert Young
V for Vendetta (2005)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante (Hugo Weaving) known only as "V." Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he detonates two London landmarks and takes over the government-controlled airwaves, urging his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself – and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plot to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption.
Starring: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt
Director: James McTeigue
