Movies by Simon Callow
As part of the cast:
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Late Bloomers (2011)
Cast: William Hurt, Isabella Rossellini, Doreen Mantle …
Directed by: Julie Gavras
After 30 years together, a married couple confronts the unpalatable realities of getting older and concludes that emotional absence is the easiest way to cope. But at what point does distance…
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Love's Kitchen (2010)
Cast: Claire Forlani, Dougray Scott, Michelle Ryan …
Directed by: James Hacking
After the tragic loss of his wife, a down-on-his-luck London chef starts afresh by pouring his energies into a fixer-upper eatery and attracting the attention of an American food critic with…
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Crowley (2008)
Cast: Simon Callow, John Shrapnel, Kal Weber …
Directed by: Julian Doyle
A botched experiment in virtual reality transmits the soul of infamous British occultist Aleister Crowley into the body of shy professor Haddo (Simon Callow), whose life quickly descends into…
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Surveillance 24/7 (2007)
Cast: Simon Callow, Tom Harper, Sean Brosnan …
Directed by: Paul Oremland
When Adam (Tom Harper) has a fling with Jake (Sean Brosnan) on a night out in London, he doesn't give it much thought. But now he's being watched everywhere he goes, by people he…
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Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
Cast: Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin, Stellan Skarsgård …
Directed by: Peter Flinth
Based on Jan Guillou's Crusades trilogy about Swedish Knight Templar Arn Magnusson (Joakim Nätterqvist), this adventure saga follows the son of nobility from his monastic education to…
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Flushed Away (2006)
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen …
Directed by: Henry Anderson, David Bowers
London high-society mouse Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Syd, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets rodent-hating Toad…
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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006)
Cast: Niko Nicotera, Steven Waddington, Leonor Varela …
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Convinced that an emerald tablet once owned by King Tut has the power to control the world, archaeologist Danny Freemont (Casper Van Dien) and Egyptologist Dr. Barakat (Leonor Varela) set out…
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Bob the Butler (2005)
Cast: Tom Green, Brooke Shields, Genevieve Buechner …
Directed by: Gary Sinyor
Tom Green stars as Bob, an American convinced he's found his calling as a butler. And where else can he master the art of service but in England, where the crème de la crème of butlers reside?
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The Civilization of Maxwell Bright (2005)
Cast: Patrick Warburton, Marie Matiko, Simon Callow …
Directed by: David Beaird
In the wake of a particularly bad break-up, serial chauvinist Max Bright (Patrick Warburton) kicks off a search for the "perfect" mail-order bride. But the Asian wife he imports (Marie…
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Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso (2004)
Cast: Simon Callow, Steven Devine, Eligio Quinteiro …
Directed by: Peter Wilson
The classic Italian Renaissance play "Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso," which fuses music with an often comedic yet romantic story line, is brought to the stage by British vocal company I…
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The Phantom of the Opera: Special Edition (2004)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
This big-screen version of the legendary musical stars Gerard Butler as the disfigured, reclusive Phantom who roams beneath the Paris Opera and takes budding star Christine under his wing.…
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Bright Young Things (2003)
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, James McAvoy …
Directed by: Stephen Fry
In this period comedy directed by Stephen Fry, Adam (Stephen Campbell Moore) must acquire enough cash to marry beautiful Nina (Emily Mortimer). Against this predicament, he must also deal…
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Around the World in 80 Days (2003)
Cast: Simon Callow, John Sessions
This high-flying animated adventure (based on Jules Verne's classic novel) will take your children around the world, accompanying English nobleman Phineas Fogg (voiced by Simon Callow)…
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Merci Docteur Rey (2002)
Cast: Dianne Wiest, Jane Birkin, Stanislas Merhar …
Directed by: Andrew Litvack
Elisabeth (Dianne Wiest) is an American opera singer whose latest gig in Paris will give her some time with her son Thomas (Stanislas Merhar), whose gay lifestyle is a secret. Thomas avoids…
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Thunderpants (2002)
Cast: Bruce Cook, Rupert Grint, Simon Callow …
Directed by: Peter Hewitt
Life is a gas -- literally, not figuratively -- for poor Patrick Smash (Bruce Cook), whose gastrointestinal condition leaves an invisible cloud of odor constantly hovering around him. The…
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The Mystery of Charles Dickens (2002)
Cast: Simon Callow
Acclaimed actor Simon Callow delivers a tour-de-force performance in this one-man play written by Peter Ackroyd that explores the life of Charles Dickens. Callow portrays the author and…
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Galileo's Battle for the Heavens (2002)
Cast: Simon Callow, Liev Schreiber
In this illuminating documentary that details Galileo's amazing accomplishments and personal conflicts, narrator Liev Schreiber, historical texts and dramatic reenactments work in…
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No Man's Land (2001)
Cast: Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic …
Directed by: Danis Tanovic
During the Bosnian Civil War, two soldiers -- a Serb and a Bosnian -- find themselves trapped together in a trench between enemy lines, while the Bosnian's wounded comrade lies nearby…
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Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (2001)
Cast: Kieran Bew, James Fox, Simon Callow …
Directed by: Philip Saville
After the death of his father, young Dane Hans Christian Andersen (Kieran Bew) journeys to Copenhagen, where affluent businessman Jonas Collin (James Fox) and his crippled daughter, Jette…
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Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
Cast: Simon Callow, Rhys Ifans, Kate Winslet …
Directed by: Jimmy T. Murakami
Nicolas Cage, Kate Winslet and Simon Callow provide voices for this animated version of the classic Charles Dickens tale about the miserable Ebenezer Scrooge, who learns the true meaning of…
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Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush …
Directed by: John Madden
Young Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman (Gwyneth…
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Bedrooms and Hallways (1998)
Cast: Kevin McKidd, Julie Graham, Simon Callow …
Directed by: Rose Troche
At the suggestion of a friend, gay Leo (Kevin McKidd) enters therapy after many failed relationships make him fear for his social life. In a group session (led by Simon Callow), Leo comes…
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The Scarlet Tunic (1998)
Cast: Jean-Marc Barr, Emma Fielding, Simon Callow …
Directed by: Stuart St. Paul
Passions erupt between a German hussar (Jean-Marc Barr) serving with King George III's personal cavalry and the only daughter of an English solicitor (Emma Fielding) in this period…
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The Woman in White (1997)
Cast: Tara Fitzgerald, Justine Waddell, Andrew Lincoln …
Directed by: Tim Fywell
Staying at the family's country estate with her pretty half-sister Laura (Justine Waddell), plain-Jane Marian (Tara Fitzgerald) is introduced to a society of artists and aristocrats,…
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James and the Giant Peach (1996)
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Paul Terry, Richard Dreyfuss …
Directed by: Henry Selick
When young orphan James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of the world's biggest peach -- a massive fruit that rolls, floats and flies him away to…
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Victory (1996)
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Irène Jacob …
Directed by: Mark Peploe
Axel Heyst (Willem Dafoe) lives in the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya, in a hotel owned by a racist German. An all-woman orchestra plays in the hotel each night, and the orchestra owner…
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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow …
Directed by: Steve Oedekerk
The famed pet detective returns in this wild sequel to the 1994 hit when a rare white bat -- hallowed symbol of the Wachati tribe -- disappears, and Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey) is coaxed out of…
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England, My England (1995)
Cast: Simon Callow, Michael Ball, Rebecca Front …
Directed by: Tony Palmer
Henry Purcell was one of the greatest composers to emerge from 17th-century England, but little is known of his life. This unique film compensates for gaps in the biographical record by…
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Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Cast: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, James Fleet …
Directed by: Mike Newell
At various social gatherings, Charles (Hugh Grant), a commitment-phobic Brit, tries to reconnect with Carrie (Andie MacDowell), a beautiful, alluring American who's about to make a…
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Street Fighter (1994)
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-Na Wen …
Directed by: Steven De Souza
Leading an international army isn't easy, but Col. William Guile is ready for a challenge -- which is exactly what he gets when a malevolent warlord kidnaps a busload of Guile's…
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Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
Cast: Paul Newman, Saundra McClain, Joanne Woodward …
Directed by: James Ivory
The American middle class is the target of this masterful Merchant-Ivory film based on a pair of novels by Evan S. Connell starring real-life husband and wife Paul Newman and Oscar nominee…
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Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Carrie Fisher's scathing confessional novel -- adapted from her best-seller about a woman who becomes addicted to drugs while pursuing a Hollywood acting career -- makes a bitingly funny…
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Maurice (1987)
Cast: James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves …
Directed by: James Ivory
Set in pre-war I England, this Merchant-Ivory drama (based on the controversial E.M. Forster novel written in 1914 but not published until 1971) is about the coming of age of two young…
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The Good Father (1987)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter …
Directed by: Mike Newell
Anthony Hopkins stars as Bill Hooper, a man embittered by his divorce and loss of custody of his son. Feeling betrayed personally and politically, Bill finds an outlet for his anger in his…
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A Room with a View (1986)
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Daniel Day-Lewis …
Directed by: James Ivory
In this adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, Lucy travels to Florence with her chaperone in tow. There, she falls for a fellow countryman's moody son. But like any proper…
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Amadeus (1984)
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge …
Directed by: Milos Forman
F. Murray Abraham earned a Best Actor Oscar for his imperious performance as Antonio Salieri, a mediocre composer whose churlish young rival, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce), wins…
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The Ballad of the Sad Café (1991)
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Carradine, Cork Hubbert …
Directed by: Simon Callow
Based on Carson McCullers's book, this Southern Gothic tale centers on Miss Amelia (Vanessa Redgrave), the eccentric owner of a small-town café. The domineering matron essentially…