Movies by Tilda Swinton
As part of the cast:
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Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray …
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson's quirky drama follows the frantic search that ensues in a small New England town when two 12-year-olds fall in love and run away together. As the townsfolk hunt for the…
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We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
Cast: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller …
Directed by: Lynne Ramsay
Eva's relationship with her son, Kevin, has been difficult from the beginning. When the 15-year-old boy's cruel streak erupts into violence, Eva wonders how much blame she deserves…
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Cinema Is Everywhere (2011)
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Fruit Chan, Mark Cousins …
Directed by: Teal Greyhavens
This engrossing documentary explores the power of cinema through four stories: an Indian actress seeking work in Bollywood; two friends in Scotland with a traveling film festival; a…
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
Cast: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes …
Directed by: Michael Apted
With their dour, bookish cousin Eustace (Will Poulter) in tow, the youngest Pevensie offspring -- Lucy (Georgie Henley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes) -- take an unexpected trip back to Narnia…
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Climate of Change (2010)
Cast: Tilda Swinton
Directed by: Brian Hill
In this inspiring documentary, director Brian Hill profiles grassroots activists around the world who are acting locally to save Earth's environment, including a spirited group of teens…
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The Limits of Control (2009)
Cast: Isaach De Bankolé, Bill Murray, Paz de la Huerta …
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
An enigmatic stranger (Isaach de Bankolé), with no friends to speak of and no one to trust, journeys to Madrid on a shadowy criminal mission. His moves are always marked with the knowledge…
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I Am Love (2009)
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti, Edoardo Gabbriellini …
Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
Family dissension, unbidden desire and other tensions bubble to the surface during a patriarch's birthday party. When the seemingly picture-perfect Recchi clan gathers to celebrate the…
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The Invisible Frame (2009)
Cast: Tilda Swinton
Directed by: Cynthia Beatt
In 1988, Cynthia Beatt and the young Tilda Swinton embarked on a filmic journey along the Berlin Wall into little-known territory. Now, 21 years later, they retrace the line of the wall that…
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Derek (2008)
Cast: Derek Jarman, Tilda Swinton
Directed by: Isaac Julien
Aiming to inform and inspire a new generation, British filmmaker Isaac Julien documents the life and work of accomplished artist Derek Jarman, whose legacy as a film director, stage designer,…
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley …
Directed by: Andrew Adamson
One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been…
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Burn After Reading (2008)
Cast: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt …
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
In this darkly comic farce from Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, an ousted CIA official (John Malkovich) loses his penned memoir to a pair of moronic gym employees (Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand,…
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton …
Directed by: David Fincher
David Fincher directs this Oscar-nominated tale of Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) -- a man who was born old and wrinkled but grows younger as the years go by -- with a screenplay adapted from a…
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Julia (2008)
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo …
Directed by: Erick Zonca
At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Julia Harris (Tilda Swinton) agrees to help her friend Elena (Kate del Castillo) kidnap her son (Aidan Gould) from his industrialist grandfather. But when…
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Michael Clayton (2007)
Cast: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton …
Directed by: Tony Gilroy
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
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Galápagos: The Islands That Changed the World (2007)
Cast: Tilda Swinton
Explore the fascinating world that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution with this visually stunning documentary from the BBC, narrated by Tilda Swinton. Created by volcanoes and located…
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The Man from London (2007)
Cast: Miroslav Krobot, Tilda Swinton, Volker Spengler …
Directed by: Béla Tarr
&NFb;&NFb_;After railway worker Maloin (Miroslav Krobot) witnesses a murder, he retrieves the victim's briefcase full of money from the harbor. A London police inspector (István…
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Stephanie Daley (2006)
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Amber Tamblyn, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Hilary Brougher
Hilary Brougher's drama follows pregnant forensic psychologist Lydie Crane (Tilda Swinton) as she investigates a case in which 16-year-old Stephanie Daley (Amber Tamblyn) is accused of…
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Strange Culture (2006)
Cast: Thomas Jay Ryan, Tilda Swinton, Peter Coyote …
Directed by: Lynn Hershman Leeson
On the eve of his new exhibit, artist and professor Steve Kurtz was shocked by the news that his wife had died of heart failure. The medics on the scene became suspicious of Kurtz's…
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Deep Water (2006)
Cast: Donald Crowhurst, Jean Badin, Simon Russell Beale …
Directed by: Louise Osmond, Jerry Rothwell
In 1969, Donald Crowhurst, a former engineer whose bravado outweighed his sailing expertise, entered a London Times-sponsored yacht race around the world. This thrilling documentary…
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Constantine (2005)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf …
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) is a private investigator who believes in things that go bump in the night -- an unconventional quirk that makes him somewhat of an eccentric personality in a…
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (2005)
Cast: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley …
Directed by: Andrew Adamson
When four London children are sent away to a country home for safety during World War II, they discover a magical wardrobe that leads them to Narnia, a snowy and fantastical land under the…
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Thumbsucker (2005)
Cast: Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio …
Directed by: Mike Mills
Teenager Justin Cobb (Lou Taylor Pucci) has an embarrassing secret: He still sucks his thumb. Berated by his father (Vincent D'Onofrio) for the childish habit and unable to confide in…
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Broken Flowers (2005)
Cast: Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone …
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
After being dumped by yet another girlfriend, serial bachelor Don vows he'll be alone forever. But when an anonymous letter informs him he has a 19-year-old son, Don sets out on a…
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Young Adam (2004)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan …
Directed by: David Mackenzie
A young drifter named Joe (Ewan McGregor) finds work on a barge that travels between Glasgow and Edinburgh. But when the corpse of a young woman is found floating in the river, is Joe really…
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The Statement (2003)
Cast: Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Northam …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
During World War II, Frenchman Pierre Brossard's Nazi sympathizing led to the deaths of 14 Jews. Years later, it's his turn to be the prey when a Nazi hunter, the police and hired…
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Teknolust (2002)
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Davies, James Urbaniak …
Directed by: Lynn Hershman-Leeson
When Rosetta Stone (Tilda Swinton), a scientist conducting biological research, has a major breakthrough and writes a paper about it, her colleagues suspect that she's already tested her…
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Adaptation. (2002)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper …
Directed by: Spike Jonze
In this offbeat indie tale, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman battles immense feelings of insecurity and impotence as he struggles to adapt The Orchid Thief -- a book about a mercurial…
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The Deep End (2001)
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic, Jonathan Tucker …
Directed by: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
In this intense drama, Margaret (Tilda Swinton), a mother of three living in Lake Tahoe, becomes concerned about her oldest son, 17-year-old Beau (Jonathan Tucker), who's been keeping…
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Vanilla Sky (2001)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz …
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
David Aames (Tom Cruise) has it all: wealth, good looks and a gorgeous woman (Cameron Diaz) on his arm. But just when he's found true love with warmhearted Sofia (Penélope Cruz),…
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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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The War Zone (1999)
Cast: Ray Winstone, Tilda Swinton, Lara Belmont …
Directed by: Tim Roth
After moving with his family from London to Devon, 15-year-old Tom (Freddie Cunliffe) discovers that his father (Ray Winstone) and 18-year-old sister, Jessie (Lara Belmont), have been silent…
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Love Is the Devil (1998)
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton …
Directed by: John Maybury
Director John Maybury explores the life of British painter Francis Bacon in a film that's as disturbing as the artist's own work. The film focuses on Bacon's turbulent affair…
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Conceiving Ada (1997)
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Timothy Leary, Karen Black …
Directed by: Lynn Hershman-Leeson
When computer buff Emmy Coer (Francesca Faridany) taps into the subconscious mind of 19th century mathematician Ada Augusta Byron King (Tilda Swinton) -- the poet Lord Byron's long-dead…
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Female Perversions (1996)
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Amy Madigan, Karen Sillas …
Directed by: Susan Streitfeld
This movie tests Louise J. Kaplan's novel, through the character of Eve, a young, successful attorney. Caught between her career aspirations and her desire to help her kleptomaniac…
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Blue (1993)
Cast: John Quentin, Tilda Swinton, Nigel Terry …
Directed by: Derek Jarman
Filmmaker Derek Jarman narrates his final film, a profound tale of his life and his losing battle with AIDS. With the disease robbing his sight, Jarman shows his point of view, using no…
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Wittgenstein (1993)
Cast: Clancy Chassay, Jill Balcon, Sally Dexter …
Directed by: Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman's offbeat biopic explores the life, ideas and sexuality of Viennese philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (Karl Johnson) -- from his childhood days and Cambridge years to his…
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Orlando (1992)
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, John Bott …
Directed by: Sally Potter
Director Sally Potter adapts Virginia Woolf's 1928 allegorical novel about a woman who lives for 400 years -- the first half as a man -- in this surrealist study of sex and gender roles…
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Edward II (1992)
Cast: Steven Waddington, Kevin Collins, Andrew Tiernan …
Directed by: Derek Jarman
The new king of England, Edward II (Steven Waddington), finds his throne compromised when he brings his lover, Gaveston (Andrew Tiernan), into the picture. Enraged, the queen (Tilda Swinton)…
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War Requiem (1989)
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Nathaniel Parker, Benjamin Britten …
Directed by: Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman's 1989 film serves as a visual accompaniment to composer Benjamin Britten's orchestral composition, which blends the Latin Requiem Mass with the hard-hitting poetry of…
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The Last of England (1988)
Cast: Nigel Terry, Tilda Swinton
Directed by: Derek Jarman
Filmmaker Derek Jarman's experimental feature paints an apocalyptic picture of England's decline under the rule of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Jarman's surreal, evocative…
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Aria (1987)
Cast: Theresa Russell, Beverly D'Angelo, Bridget Fonda …
Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford …
Ten groundbreaking directors were given a free hand in this omnibus film. Their only requirement: Each short film had to be based on an operatic aria. By turns dreamlike, funny, moving and…
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Caravaggio (1986)
Cast: Nigel Terry, Noam Almaz, Dexter Fletcher …
Directed by: Derek Jarman
Avant-garde filmmaker Derek Jarman imagines the life of Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio in this award-winning drama. As Caravaggio's health fades, he reflects on his life, art, loves…