Movies by Robert Carlyle
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California Solo (2012)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Alexia Rasmussen, Kathleen Wilhoite …
Directed by: Marshall Lewy
After a drunken driving arrest in Los Angeles, a has-been rock star must prove his absence would cause hardship to a relative or face deportation to Scotland. As he contacts his ex-wife and…
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Ironclad (2011)
Cast: James Purefoy, Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng …
Directed by: Jonathan English
Backed by his "Magnificent Seven," a principled Knight Templar defends Rochester Castle from the ruthless King John and his advancing armies, who seek to rule England's free men by force…
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The Tournament (2009)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Kelly Hu, Ving Rhames …
Directed by: Scott Mann
Every seven years, the world's deadliest hired guns converge on a random town to compete in the Tournament. The rules are simple: The last contestant standing receives $10 million and…
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The Unloved (2009)
Cast: Molly Windsor, Robert Carlyle, Susan Lynch …
Directed by: Samantha Morton
Abused by her father, Lucy is removed by social services and placed in a group children's home. While intended to help Lucy, the move inflicts a new brand of torture on the young girl:…
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Stargate Universe (2009)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith …
Sent from Earth to intercept a starship launched centuries earlier by a civilization of Ancients, a team of astronauts led by Dr. Nicholas Rush (Robert Carlyle) and Col. Everett Young (Justin…
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Stone of Destiny (2008)
Cast: Charlie Cox, Kate Mara, Stephen McCole …
Directed by: Charles Martin Smith
Based on true events of 1950, this comic adventure follows Scottish nationalist Ian Hamilton (Charlie Cox) and three other young men as they make a daring raid on Westminster Abbey in an…
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Summer (2008)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Rachael Blake, Steve Evets …
Directed by: Kenny Glenaan
As Shaun, an intelligent man with a troubled past, cares for his dying best friend, he reflects on an intense summer 12 years earlier when fate and tragic mistakes changed the course of their lives.
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28 Weeks Later (2007)
Cast: Rose Byrne, Robert Carlyle, Amanda Walker …
Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
In this chilling sequel to 28 Days Later, the inhabitants of the British Isles appear to have lost their battle against the onslaught of disease, as the deadly rage virus has killed every…
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Flood (2007)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Jessalyn Gilsig, Tom Courtenay …
Directed by: Tony Mitchell
Robert Carlyle (28 Weeks Later, The Full Monty) stars in this pulse-raising thriller as Rob Morrison, a top-flight marine engineer who finds himself in the eye of the storm when London is…
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Eragon (2006)
Cast: Edward Speleers, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Irons …
Directed by: Stefen Fangmeier
When 15-year-old Eragon (Edward Speleers) stumbles upon a dragon's egg -- and the egg hatches, quite dramatically -- he sets in motion a series of events that leads him to assume the…
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Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, Mary Steenburgen …
Directed by: Randall Miller
Writer-director Randall Miller's heart-achingly sweet drama centers on the unsatisfying personal life of protagonist Frank Keane (Robert Carlyle), a sensitive baker who remains deeply…
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Human Trafficking (2005)
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland, Robert Carlyle …
Directed by: Christian Duguay
Driven by her own demons, government agent Kate Morozov (Mira Sorvino) leads the charge to bust a sex-trade ring headed up by a Russian gangster (Robert Carlyle). What she uncovers is a…
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Dead Fish (2005)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Gary Oldman, Billy Zane …
Directed by: Charley Stadler
Abe Klein, an unassuming American living in London, finds himself in a life less ordinary when he accidentally switches cell phones with a high-strung hit man and is forced to take all the…
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The Mighty Celt (2005)
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Robert Carlyle, Alison Finnegan …
Directed by: Pearse Elliott
To help his single mother, Kate (Gillian Anderson), 14-year-old Donal (Tyrone McKenna) goes to work for crooked greyhound racer Good Joe (Ken Stott), training his dog, the Mighty Celt. The…
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Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Stockard Channing, Jena Malone …
Directed by: Christian Duguay
This sweeping TV biopic of Hitler (Robert Carlyle) recounts the dictator's early years, including his Austrian boyhood and his time as a struggling artist in Vienna, and ends with his…
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Formula 51 (2002)
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer …
Directed by: Ronny Yu
After synthesizing a potent psychoactive drug, chemist Elmo McElroy arrives in Liverpool to clinch a $20 million drug deal with a kingpin. But when their arrangement goes awry, McElroy must…
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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Rhys Ifans, Kathy Burke …
Directed by: Shane Meadows
When her boyfriend, Dek (Rhys Ifans), proposes to her on national television, Shirley (Shirley Henderson) declines. Shirley doesn't realize, however, that her ex-husband, Jimmy (Robert…
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Black and White (2002)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Charles Dance, Kerry Fox …
Directed by: Craig Lahiff
Based on real events, this award-winning legal drama set in 1950s Australia follows the efforts of small-town public defender David O'Sullivan (Robert Carlyle) and his partner (Kerry…
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To End All Wars (2001)
Cast: Ciaran McMenamin, Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland …
Directed by: David L. Cunningham
Inspired by real-life events, this drama explores the experiences of Capt. Ernest Gordon and other Japanese prisoners of war enlisted to build the Railroad of Death. As the men struggle to…
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The Beach (2000)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet …
Directed by: Danny Boyle
While visiting Bangkok, Richard learns of a secret beach that purportedly exemplifies paradise. He travels with two friends to the magnificent strand, where he discovers a bohemian community…
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Angela's Ashes (2000)
Cast: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen …
Directed by: Alan Parker
This adaptation of Frank McCourt's best-selling memoir tells the grim story of the author's impoverished childhood in 1940s Ireland, a time of devastating deprivation spent…
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Ravenous (1999)
Cast: David Arquette, John Spencer, Jeffrey Jones …
Directed by: Antonia Bird
In 19th-century California, a band of misfit soldiers at an army outpost led by Capt. John Boyd (Guy Pearce) receives the badly injured Colqhoun (Robert Carlyle), who tells them horrific…
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The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle …
Directed by: Michael Apted
Greed, revenge, world domination, high-tech terrorism: It's all in a day's work for cunning secret agent James Bond, who's on a mission -- and in a race against time -- to…
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Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Liv Tyler …
Directed by: Jake Scott
Plunkett and Macleane are a criminal duo in 18th-century England who make a living by stealing from the rich. Hotly pursued by Det. Chance, the crooks land in even more trouble when Macleane…
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The Full Monty (1997)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape …
Directed by: Peter Cattaneo
This raucous comedy follows a group of unemployed British steel-mill workers who, broke and bored, scheme to get off the dole by becoming male strippers. Soon they're a sensation with…
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Face (1997)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone, Steve Sweeney …
Directed by: Antonia Bird
Damon Albarn, lead singer of the British supergroup Blur, makes his acting debut in director Antonia Bird's edgy crime thriller set in the bowels of London's seedy underworld.…
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Carla's Song (1996)
Cast: Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn, Robert Carlyle …
Directed by: Ken Loach
Glasgow, Scotland, bus driver George Lennox (Robert Carlyle) develops a crush on one of his regular passengers, a Nicaraguan refugee named Carla (Oyanka Cabezas). When George gets fired for…
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Trainspotting (1996)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller …
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle's explosive 1996 film tracks the misadventures of young men (played by a cast that includes Ewan MacGregor, Robert Carlyle and Jon Lee Miller) trying to find their way out of…
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Priest (1994)
Cast: Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle …
Directed by: Antonia Bird
Director Antonia Bird's film centers on Father Greg Pilkington (Linus Roache), a devout Catholic priest who struggles with a love for his church and congregation -- and his secret life…
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Being Human (1994)
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Carlyle, John Turturro …
Directed by: Bill Forsyth
Robin Williams plays five different characters -- all of whom are named Hector -- in this fantastical collection of vignettes that spans from a caveman's bleak Bronze Age days to the…
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Riff-Raff (1991)
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Jim R. Coleman …
Directed by: Ken Loach
Fresh out of prison, homeless Scottish lad Stevie heads to London and takes up construction work, joining a crew of other down-on-their-luck laborers. While he and his mates chafe under an…