7 Movies Starring Simon Callow

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-04-15

Languages:

English, British Sign Language

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (100171 Reviews)

Director:

Mike Newell

Fullplot:

The film follows the fortunes of Charles and his friends as they wonder if they will ever find true love and marry. Charles thinks he's found "Miss Right" in Carrie, an American. This British subtle comedy revolves around Charlie, his friends and the four weddings and one funeral which they attend.

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-11-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (146934 Reviews)

Director:

Steve Oedekerk

Cast:

Writer:

Jack Bernstein (characters)

Steve Oedekerk

Fullplot:

Ace Ventura, emerging from self-imposed exile in a remote Himalayan hideaway, travels to Africa with explorer Fulton Greenwall to find a sacred bat which is told will avert a war between with Wachootoo and Wachati tribes. Of course, when Ace gets involved, all hell breaks loose...

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-04-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

79 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (45884 Reviews)

Director:

Henry Selick

Cast:

Writer:

Roald Dahl (based on the book by)

Karey Kirkpatrick (screenplay)

Jonathan Roberts (screenplay)

Steve Bloom (screenplay)

Fullplot:

James' happy life at the English seaside is rudely ended when his parents are killed by a rhinoceros and he goes to live with his two horrid aunts. Daringly saving the life of a spider he comes into possession of magic boiled crocodile tongues, after which an enormous peach starts to grow in the garden. Venturing inside he meets not only the spider but a number of new friends including a ladybug and a centipede who help him with his plan to try and get to New York.

Bedrooms and Hallways

Bedrooms and Hallways

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-04-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (2741 Reviews)

Director:

Rose Troche

Fullplot:

Keith runs a male bonding group, which was meant to be macho fun, but acts as therapist as dreaded-unmanly emotional and even relational problems prove unavoidable. Openly gay Leo is delighted to find hunky, straight Brendan is a closet-bi and becomes his lover. Things risk ending ugly as it turns out Brendan's girlfriend is Leo's school ex and still able to seduce him.

Bedrooms and Hallways

Bedrooms and Hallways

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-04-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (2754 Reviews)

Director:

Rose Troche

Fullplot:

Keith runs a male bonding group, which was meant to be macho fun, but acts as therapist as dreaded-unmanly emotional and even relational problems prove unavoidable. Openly gay Leo is delighted to find hunky, straight Brendan is a closet-bi and becomes his lover. Things risk ending ugly as it turns out Brendan's girlfriend is Leo's school ex and still able to seduce him.

Christmas Carol: The Movie

Christmas Carol: The Movie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-12-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Germany

Runtime:

77 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (1277 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Piet Kroon (screenplay)

Robert Llewellyn (screenplay)

Charles Dickens (book)

Fullplot:

The film begins with a live-action sequence set in Boston in 1857, the site of a live reading by renowned novelist Dickens. As he begins his 'story of ghosts' a woman in the audience screams because she has seen a mouse and Dickens points out that this is appropriate since his story begins with a mouse. At this point the story turns into the animated version and Dickens explains that the mouse, named Gabriel, carries a glimmer of hope amidst the glaring co-existence of rich and poor in the streets of London. Throughout the subsequent unfolding of the well-known story Gabriel acts as a miniature Greek chorus, providing younger members of the audience with a point of entry into the story and, in the case of the potentially frightening elements (the Ghosts of Past, Present and Future), a place of refuge.

Thunderpants

Thunderpants

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Germany

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

3.6 (4418 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Hewitt

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Hewitt (story)

Phil Hughes

Fullplot:

Patrick Smash (11) was born with two stomachs, and hence the uncontrollable 'talent' to produce ungodly farts. This soon drives his own dad away and makes his social life hell. His only friend is classmate Alan A. Allen, a prodigy genius, who has no sense of smell. Even Alan's invention Thunderpants, which renders Patrick's farts harmless, can't make his space travel dream realistic. However after the invention of an adaptation which turns it into flying fuel, Alan is recruited by the US space center. Patrick becomes word class tenor Sir John Osgood's secret high C farter. Their reunion is even more incredible.

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