15 Movies Starring Lena Headey

Waterland

Waterland

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-10-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1703 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaMystery

Cast:

Writer:

Graham Swift (novel)

Peter Prince (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Tom Crick, a high school history teacher, is having trouble connecting - with his class, with his wife. He ventures into telling his class stories about his young adulthood in the Fens district in England. The emotional wounds from his younger life wash over him in present day, affecting his work and his relationships with his students and his wife.

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-12-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(11888 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Cast:

Writer:

Rudyard Kipling (characters from novel "The Jungle Book")

Ron Yanover (story)

Mark Geldman (story)

Stephen Sommers (screenplay)

Ronald Yanover (screenplay)

Mark Geldman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

An adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of Mowgli the jungle boy who is raised by wolves after being lost when a tiger attacked an encampment and killed his father. Years later he finds himself re-united with his childhood love Kitty and back in the "civilization" of Colonial India which he finds far less civilized then his jungle haunts. The search for a lost treasure shows who the truly civilized members of society are.

Onegin

Onegin

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-11-19

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (5932 Reviews)

Director:

Martha Fiennes

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Ettedgui (screenplay)

Alexander Pushkin (poem)

Michael Ignatieff (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In the opulent St. Petersburg of the Empire period, Eugene Onegin is a jaded but dashing aristocrat - a man often lacking in empathy, who suffers from restlessness, melancholy and, finally, regret. Through his best friend Lensky, Onegin is introduced to the young Tatiana. A passionate and virtuous girl, she soon falls hopelessly under the spell of the aloof newcomer and professes her love for him.

Twice Upon a Yesterday

Twice Upon a Yesterday

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-06-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

Spain, France, UK, Germany, USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (1966 Reviews)

Director:

Maria Ripoll

Fullplot:

Victor, an out of work actor, tries to stop his ex-girlfriend, Sylvia, from marrying another man. When she refuses him, Victor is miraculously given a second chance to go back and correct the mistake which led to their break-up.

Twice Upon a Yesterday

Twice Upon a Yesterday

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-06-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

Spain, France, UK, Germany, USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (1970 Reviews)

Director:

Maria Ripoll

Fullplot:

Victor, an out of work actor, tries to stop his ex-girlfriend, Sylvia, from marrying another man. When she refuses him, Victor is miraculously given a second chance to go back and correct the mistake which led to their break-up.

Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-09-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Norway, Sweden

Runtime:

106 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (2468 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Hans Petter Moland (screenplay)

Kristin Amundsen (screenplay)

Hans Petter Moland (based on an idea by)

Lars Bill Lundholm (based on an idea by)

Fullplot:

Kaisa is a Scot, a successful London lawyer, who snorts coke and has one-night stands with strangers. Her mother calls from Aberdeen with some story begging her to fly to Norway and collect her alcoholic dad whom she hasn't seen in years. The impatient Kaisa reluctantly agrees. The story is a ruse: mom is dying and wants her ex and her daughter together again. The trip gets complicated (dad is too drunk to fly and the hot-tempered Kaisa gets them banned from the airline): they go by ferry then car, needing a great deal of help along the way from a sweet lorry driver named Clive. Will they reach Aberdeen before mom's death, and will Kaisa find any stability within herself or in others?

Gossip

Gossip

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-04-21

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (12020 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Gregory Poirier (story)

Gregory Poirier (screenplay)

Theresa Rebeck (screenplay)

Fullplot:

On a beautiful college campus, something ugly is about to be spread around. A bit of gossip that was told is starting to take a frightening turn. Who could it have offended and how far will the person on the other side of the gossip handle the embarrassing situation.

The Actors

The Actors

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-05-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Germany, Ireland

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (1406 Reviews)

Director:

Conor McPherson

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Neil Jordan (story)

Conor McPherson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Two failed actors decide to pull a con on a local gangster by pretending to be the people he owes money to.

300

300

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-03-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (558171 Reviews)

Director:

Zack Snyder

Cast:

Writer:

Zack Snyder (screenplay)

Kurt Johnstad (screenplay)

Michael Gordon (screenplay)

Frank Miller (graphic novel)

Lynn Varley (graphic novel)

Fullplot:

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, and several hundred Arcadians. Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw left with no options he moved. The battle lasted for about 3 days and after which all 300 Spartans were killed. The Spartan defeat was not the one expected, as a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes of a separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks.

Imagine Me & You

Imagine Me & You

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-05-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Germany

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (21077 Reviews)

Director:

Ol Parker

Fullplot:

Rachel and Heck, long time friends and lovers, finally tie the knot, and during the celebration, Rachel starts a friendship with their florist, Luce. And while Rachel originally intended to match her new friend, Luce, up with her husband's friend, Cooper, she soon finds out that Luce is a lesbian. During the course of their friendship, Rachel starts to question her own sexuality. And though she comes to realize she may have feelings for her new friend, Rachel must decide who she will ultimately find the most happiness with: Heck, her new husband who is also adored by her family, or Luce, who has turned her life and everything she thought she knew about love upside down.

The Brèken

The Brèken

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-11-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, France

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (8313 Reviews)

Director:

Sean Ellis

Fullplot:

In London, the radiologist Gina McVey organizes a surprise birthday party to her father John McVey with her boyfriend Stefan Chambers, her brother Daniel McVey and his girlfriend Kate Coleman. On the next day, she sees herself driving a car on the street and she follows the woman to her apartment, where she finds a picture of her father and her. While driving back, she has a car crash and loses parts of her memory; further, she believes Stefan is another man. Gina decides to investigate what is happening and unravels a dark reality.

Tell Tale

Tell Tale

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-12-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (4005 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Cuesta

Cast:

Writer:

Dave Callaham (screenplay)

Edgar Allan Poe (short story "The Tell-Tale Heart")

Fullplot:

In Providence, a husband and wife die in a botched robbery; we see flickers of his last memories. His heart goes to Terry Bernard, a single father raising a girl with a rare degenerative disease. After the operation, Terry has flashes of memory from the last moments of the dead donor's life. Then, he recognizes one of the donor's killers and follows him into an alley. Within days, Terry becomes an unwilling avenger, with a police detective on his trail. Meanwhile, he begins a romance with his daughter's doctor, his moods complicated by memory flashes, the donor's deepening presence in both Terry's mind and body, and the unexplained bond among the donor's killers. Can this end well?

Laid to Rest

Laid to Rest

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-03-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (5784 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Hall

Fullplot:

A terrifying story of a young girl who wakes up in a casket with a traumatic head injury and no memory of her identity. She quickly realizes she was abducted by a Deranged Serial Murderer and in an isolated rural town she must survive the night and outsmart the technologically inclined killer who is hellbent on finishing what he started.

300: Rise of an Empire

300: Rise of an Empire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-03-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (201130 Reviews)

Director:

Noam Murro

Cast:

Writer:

Zack Snyder (screenplay)

Kurt Johnstad (screenplay)

Frank Miller (graphic novel "Xerxes")

Fullplot:

After its victory over Leonidas' 300, the Persian Army under the command of Xerxes marches towards the major Greek city-states. The Democratic city of Athens, first on the path of Xerxes' army, bases its strength on its fleet, led by admiral Themistocles. Themistocles is forced to an unwilling alliance with the traditional rival of Athens, oligarchic Sparta whose might lies with its superior infantry troops. But Xerxes still reigns supreme in numbers over sea and land.

The Purge

The Purge

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-06-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, France

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (118028 Reviews)

Director:

James DeMonaco

Fullplot:

In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity-including murder-becomes legal. The police can't be called. Hospitals suspend help. It's one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking. When an intruder breaks into James Sandin's (Ethan Hawke) gated community during the yearly lockdown, he begins a sequence of events that threatens to tear a family apart. Now, it is up to James, his wife, Mary (Lena Headey), and their kids to make it through the night without turning into the monsters from whom they hide.

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