11 Movies Starring Billy Connolly

Muppet Treasure Island

Muppet Treasure Island

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-02-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (14627 Reviews)

Director:

Brian Henson

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)

Jerry Juhl (screenplay)

Kirk R. Thatcher (screenplay)

James V. Hart (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The Muppets are back into action in another movie based on a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Kermit the Frog and his colleagues go on a warfare against ruthless pirates. They also share their problem-solving journey on sea to rescue a treasure.

Mrs Brown

Mrs Brown

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-07-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Ireland, USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (10496 Reviews)

Director:

John Madden

Fullplot:

Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her servant Brown, who adores her, through caress and admiration brings her back to life, but that relationship creates scandalous situation and is likely to lead to monarchy crisis.

Paws

Paws

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-09-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia, UK

Runtime:

83 min

IMDB Ratings:

4.8 (597 Reviews)

Director:

Karl Zwicky

Cast:

Writer:

Harry Cripps (story)

Karl Zwicky (story)

Stephen Dando-Collins (original idea)

Harry Cripps (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Alex knows the whereabouts of a stashed-away fortune of $1 million. The mysterious Anja kidnaps him, but he's transferred clues of location of the cash onto computer disk that he gives to his dog called PC, who has to find a friend of Alex, Susan.

Still Crazy

Still Crazy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-01-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (6212 Reviews)

Director:

Brian Gibson

Cast:

Writer:

Dick Clement

Ian La Frenais

Fullplot:

"Strange Fruit" had everything that makes a legendary rockband: Money, Fame, Success, Groupies, a Singer who died of drugs and even a divine ending, when lightning struck the stage during an open-air. Twenty years later, all band members are minding their own businesses, the idea of a band reunion is brought up by, well, public request. Tony, the former keyboard player, sets out only to find his former friends working as a roofer, a gardener and a hotel clerk. They all became rather everyday people, married or still single, they definitely are not wild and crazy anymore. But with the help of former manager Karen, who is still dreaming of Brian, the apparently deceased lead guitarist, they all, old, fat and wrinkled as they are, try to catch that spirit again.

The Man Who Sued God

The Man Who Sued God

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-10-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (4163 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Joffe

Cast:

Writer:

John Clarke (original screenplay)

Patrick McCarville (story)

Don Watson

Fullplot:

Billy Connolly plays Steve Myers, a lawyer who became a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was 'an act of God'. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and the church under the guise of God, defending himself. The accident leads him to a friendship and eventual relationship with a journalist, Anna Redmond (Davis).

Garfield 2

Garfield 2

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-06-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

78 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(24457 Reviews)

Director:

Tim Hill

Cast:

Writer:

Joel Cohen

Alec Sokolow

Jim Davis (comic strip "Garfield")

Fullplot:

Garfield is back and this time Garfield and his canine sidekick Odie follows their owner, Jon Arbuckle, to England, the U.K. may never recover, as Garfield is mistaken for a look-alike, regal cat who has inherited a castle. Garfield savors the royal treatment afforded by his loyal four-legged subjects, but his reign is in jeopardy! The evil nefarious stubborn Lord Dargis is determined to do away with Garfield, so he can turn the castle into a resort. Garfield's bigger, better, more perfect world is soon turned upside down in this tale of two kitties.

Open Season 2

Open Season 2

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

76 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (14583 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Brave

Brave

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-06-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (239337 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Brenda Chapman (story)

Mark Andrews (screenplay)

Steve Purcell (screenplay)

Brenda Chapman (screenplay)

Irene Mecchi (screenplay)

Michael Arndt (additional screenplay material)

Fullplot:

Set in Scotland in a rugged and mythical time, "Brave" features Merida, an aspiring archer and impetuous daughter of royalty. Merida makes a reckless choice that unleashes unintended peril and forces her to spring into action to set things right.

Quartet

Quartet

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-03-01

Languages:

English, Italian, Polish

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (14191 Reviews)

Director:

Dustin Hoffman

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Ronald Harwood (play)

Ronald Harwood (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Cecily, Reggie, and Wilfred are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, on October 10, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on... and it does.

The Ballad of Nessie

The Ballad of Nessie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-07-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

5 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (335 Reviews)

Director:

Stevie Wermers

Cast:

Writer:

Regina Conroy

Stevie Wermers

Kevin Deters

Fullplot:

A story set in the bonny blue highlands of Scotland, and centered on Nessie, the friendly Loch Ness monster, her best friend MacQuack the rubber duck, and how the duo came to live in the moor they call home. Problems arrive in the form of a land developer named MacFroogle, who wants to build a mini-golf empire on top of Nessie's home.

What We Did on Our Holiday

What We Did on Our Holiday

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-07-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (7023 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Oscarè nominee Rosamund Pike (Best Actress, Gone Girl, 2014), David Tennant and Billy Connolly star in this hilarious and up-lifting comedy for the whole family. Doug and Abi take their kids on a family vacation. Surrounded by relatives, the kids innocently reveal the ins and outs of their family life and many intimate details about their parents. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a big secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability...

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