7 Movies Starring Rupert Friend

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-05-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (2428 Reviews)

Director:

Dan Ireland

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Martin Donovan (additional dialogue)

Dan Ireland (additional dialogue)

Ruth Sacks

Elizabeth Taylor (novel)

Fullplot:

Mrs. Palfrey, recently widowed after a long happy marriage, moves into a London residential hotel more lively and elegant on line than in fact. She determines to make the best of it among an odd assortment of people, and she particularly hopes her grandson, a London resident, will visit. When she slips on a walk and is aided by a penniless young writer, she invites him to dine at the Claremont and plays along when her dining mates assume he's her grandson. A friendship develops giving her a companion with whom she can talk about memories and poetry and giving him ideas and support for his writing. But what of her actual family? How it plays out is the movie's story.

Jolene

Jolene

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-06-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (2648 Reviews)

Director:

Dan Ireland

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Dennis Yares (screenplay)

E.L. Doctorow (story)

Michael Gilio (additional writing)

Fullplot:

A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling cross-country experiencing life, love and heartbreak. Based on E.L. Doctorow's story, "Jolene: A Life."

The Young Victoria

The Young Victoria

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-01-08

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (40030 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Dominated by her possessive mother and her bullying consort, Conroy, since childhood, teen-aged Victoria refuses to allow them the power of acting as her regent in the last days of her uncle, William IV's rule. Her German cousin Albert is encouraged to court her for solely political motives but, following her accession at age eighteen, finds he is falling for her and is dismayed at her reliance on trusty Prime Minister Melbourne. Victoria is impressed by Albert's philanthropy which is akin to her own desire to help her subjects. However her loyalty to Melbourne, perceived as a self-seeker, almost causes a constitutional crisis and it is Albert who helps restore her self-confidence. She proposes and they marry, Albert proving himself not only a devoted spouse, prepared to take an assassin's bullet for her, but an agent of much-needed reform, finally endorsed by an admiring Melbourne.

Chèri

Chèri

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-07-17

Languages:

English, French, Latin, Italian

Countries:

UK, France, Germany

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (8404 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Frears

Cast:

Writer:

Christopher Hampton

Colette (novels)

Fullplot:

During France's belle èpoque before World War I, elegant cars, mansions, and servants defined the lives of les grandes horizontals, the courtesans of kings and millionaires. One of the most successful, Lea de Lonval, is approaching a certain age when an older associate, Charlotte Peloux, asks Lea to take on her 19 year old son, whom Lea has called Chèri since he was a child. They become lovers and, to their surprise, the relationship lasts six years. When it ends abruptly with a marriage his mother arranges to the daughter of another courtesan, Lea finds herself miserable. Has she fallen in love? If so, do she -- and Chèri - have any choices?

To Write Love on Her Arms

To Write Love on Her Arms

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-03-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1554 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Kate King Lynch (screenplay)

Nathan Frankowski (story)

Bob Massey (story)

Josh Lujan Loveless (story)

Jamie Tworkowski (story)

Fullplot:

The story follows 19-year-old Renee (Kat Dennings) who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee's life is that of a darker tale: she's a young woman battling addiction, depression and self-injury. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy balanced with harsh reality, the movie follows Renee on her courageous journey towards recovery.

To Write Love on Her Arms

To Write Love on Her Arms

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-03-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1558 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Kate King Lynch (screenplay)

Nathan Frankowski (story)

Bob Massey (story)

Josh Lujan Loveless (story)

Jamie Tworkowski (story)

Fullplot:

The story follows 19-year-old Renee (Kat Dennings) who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee's life is that of a darker tale: she's a young woman battling addiction, depression and self-injury. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy balanced with harsh reality, the movie follows Renee on her courageous journey towards recovery.

The Zero Theorem

The Zero Theorem

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-08-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Romania, France, USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (28696 Reviews)

Director:

Terry Gilliam

Cast:

Writer:

Pat Rushin (screenplay)

Terry Gilliam (additional dialogue)

Fullplot:

A hugely talented but socially isolated computer operator is tasked by Management to prove the Zero Theorem: that the universe ends as nothing, rendering life meaningless. But meaning is what he already craves.

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