Movies by Richard Loncraine
As a director:
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The Special Relationship (2010)
Cast: Michael Sheen, Dennis Quaid, Hope Davis …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Deal, The Queen) delivers a third film centered on the career of British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) with this political drama chronicling…
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My One and Only (2009)
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Mark Rendall …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
After catching her husband (Kevin Bacon) in a compromising position, Anne Devereaux (Renée Zellweger) rounds up her teenage sons and hits the road, hoping to find a wealthy new man to…
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Firewall (2006)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Virginia Madsen, Paul Bettany …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
State-of-the-art security system creator Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal (Paul Bettany) finds a way…
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Wimbledon (2004)
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Tennis pro Peter Cort's career is on the wane until a lucky wild-card entry into the most prestigious tournament of all, Wimbledon, may afford him his last hurrah. Then love finds him…
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My House in Umbria (2003)
Cast: Maggie Smith, Chris Cooper, Timothy Spall …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
After enduring a horrific terrorist attack on a Milan train, English writer Mrs. Delahunty (Maggie Smith) opens the doors of her Italian villa to her fellow survivors of the incident: a young…
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The Gathering Storm (2002)
Cast: Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Winston Churchill is widely recognized as the man who led England in the fight to save Europe from the Nazi threat. What's less widely known is that the prominent politician and…
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Richard III (1995)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Ian McKellen stars in the title role in this visually inventive adaptation of Shakespeare's classic drama, which is set in 1930s England after a civil war has torn the country apart and…
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The Wedding Gift (1994)
Cast: Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Thora Hird …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Originally airing as part of the BBC's "Screen One" series, this film is based on the true story of Deric (Jim Broadbent) and Diana Longden (Julie Walters), who were faced with the…
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Bellman and True (1987)
Cast: Bernard Hill, Derek Newark, Richard Hope …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
After accepting a bribe from a gang of criminals planning a bank heist, a computer expert goes on the run with his young son when the information he delivers turns out to be encrypted. But…
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The Missionary (1982)
Cast: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Richard Loncraine directs this offbeat British comedy about a missionary (Michael Palin), the Rev. Charles Fortescue, who makes it his personal calling to save the souls of "ladies of the…
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Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
Cast: Sting, Denholm Elliott, Joan Plowright …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Sting stars in this 1982 thriller (a Grand Prize winner at the Montreal Film Festival) about a grifter who insinuates his way into a family and promptly wreaks havoc. Based on a play by Denis…
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Blade on the Feather (1980)
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Tom Conti, Denholm Elliott …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Student Daniel Young (Tom Conti) appears unannounced at the country estate of retired university don Jason Cavendish (Donald Pleasence) claiming to be writing a thesis on one of…
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The Haunting of Julia (1977)
Cast: Mia Farrow, Keir Dullea, Tom Conti …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
This creepy chiller stars Mia Farrow stars as Julia Lofting, a young mother trying to start over after her daughter's accidental death. Leaving her husband behind, Julia moves into a…
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Slade in Flame (1975)
Cast: Slade, Noddy Holder, Jim Lea …
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Brit glam rock band Slade dares to give viewers a look behind the glitter in this fictional tale about the hard road that musicians hoe on their way to the top. Starring Slade members Noddy…