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Gillian Anderson
Actress 58 years old

Gillian Anderson

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gillian Leigh Anderson OBE (born August 9, 1968) is an American actress, writer, and activist. She is best known for her roles as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the sci-fi series The X-Files (1993–2002; 2016–2018), Lily Bart in the drama film The House of Mirth (2000),... Read full bio →

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Tron: Ares

Tron: Ares

Joachim Rønning 2025 1h 59m 5.3

A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings.

White Bird

White Bird

Marc Forster 2023 2h 1m

After being expelled from Beecher Prep for his treatment of a classmate with a facial deformity, Julian has struggled to fit in at his new school. To transform his life, Julian's grandmother finally reveals her own story of courage of her youth in Nazi-occupied France, where a classmate shelters her from mortal danger.

The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye

Scott Cooper 2022 2h 8m 6.0

A world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case - a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.

UFO

UFO

Ryan Eslinger 2018 1h 28m 6.0

A college student, who sees a UFO, uses his exceptional math skills to investigate the sighting with his friends while the FBI follows closely behind.

The Spy Who Dumped Me

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Susanna Fogel 2018 1h 57m 5.2

Audrey and Morgan, two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.

Viceroy's House

Viceroy's House

Gurinder Chadha 2017 1h 46m

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.

The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism

The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism

Phil Grabsky 2017 1h 27m

Taking its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet, the American impressionist movement followed its own path which over a forty-year period reveals as much about America as a nation as it does about its art as a creative power-house.

Crooked House

Crooked House

Gilles Paquet-Brenner 2017 1h 55m 5.3

A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.

The Crown

The Crown

2016 54m

Follows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.

Sanzoku no musume Rônya

Sanzoku no musume Rônya

2014 25m

Ronja is the only daughter of Mattis, a bandit leader who lives in a castle in the middle of a large forest. When Ronja grows old enough, she ventures into the forest to interact the strange and magical creatures that live there. She learns to live in the forest through her own strength, with the occasional rescue from her parents.

Robot Overlords

Robot Overlords

Jon Wright 2014 1h 30m 3.0

Earth has been conquered by robots from another galaxy and the human survivors must stay in their homes, or risk incineration.

National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire

National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire

Nick Wickham, Benedict Andrews 2014 2h 54m

Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, A Streetcar Named Desire staring Gillian Anderson, Ben Foster and Vanessa Kirby, comes to select cinemas nationwide directly from London’s Young Vic Theatre in an extraordinary one night event

Mr. Morgan's Last Love

Mr. Morgan's Last Love

Sandra Nettelbeck 2013 1h 51m 6.0

The film centres on a retired, widowed professor living in Paris who develops a special relationship with a younger French woman.

Hannibal

Hannibal

2013 45m 7.9

Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

Shadow Dancer

Shadow Dancer

James Marsh 2012 1h 41m 6.3

Set in 1990's Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.

Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom

Max Lang, Jan Lachauer 2012 25m 6.0

Animated film based on the wonderful children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The story of a kind witch who invites a surprising collection of animals to join her on her broom, much to the frustration of her cat.

L'enfant d'en haut

L'enfant d'en haut

Ursula Meier 2012 1h 40m 5.7

A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.

Johnny English Reborn

Johnny English Reborn

Oliver Parker 2011 1h 41m 5.4

Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down Chinese Premier Xiang Ping.

Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

Duncan Ward 2009 1h 34m

In London's contemporary art world, everyone has a hustle. Art Spindle runs a high-end gallery: he hopes to flip a Mondrian for millions. One of his assistants, Beth, is sleeping with Art's most acquisitive client, Bob Macclestone. Beth wants Bob to set her up in her own gallery, so she helps him go behind Art's back for the Mondrian.

The X Files: I Want to Believe

The X Files: I Want to Believe

Chris Carter 2008 1h 44m 6.1

Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Robert B. Weide 2008 1h 50m 6.9

A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York. Based on Toby Young's memoir "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People".

Straightheads

Straightheads

Dan Reed 2007 1h 28m 5.0

After surviving a gang rape and mugging, a businesswoman and her younger boyfriend plot to murder their attackers, but find themselves conflicted about carrying out their plans.

The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

Kevin Macdonald 2006 2h 3m 7.7

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

Bleak House

Bleak House

2005 55m 6.0

The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which will make one of them rich beyond imagination if it can ever be brought to a conclusion.

A Cock and Bull Story

A Cock and Bull Story

Michael Winterbottom 2005 1h 34m 7.3

Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

Terence Davies 2000 2h 15m 7.0

A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.

The X Files

The X Files

Rob Bowman 1998 2h 1m 7.1

Dr. Kurtzweil, a man full of secrets, gives FBI agent Mulder clues about a conspirator group that has a secret pact with aliens to invade the world. Mulder together with his partner agent Scully go on the case. This is the film adapted from the popular cult TV series.

The Mighty

The Mighty

Peter Chelsom 1998 1h 40m 7.0

Kevin suffers from a Morquio's syndrome, which weakens his heart and stunts his growth. Maxwell has dyslexia and towers above his classmates. The two couldn't be more different, but, when Kevin is asked to help Maxwell, they soon bond.

Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart

Willard Carroll 1998 2h 1m 6.8

Playing by Heart is an episodic film by Willard Carroll from 1988.

Mononoke-hime

Mononoke-hime

Hayao Miyazaki 1997 2h 14m 8.5

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Ainu tribe, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

John Tintori, Mary Cybulski 1997 1h 36m

A day in the life of a Chicago cab driver is examined as he picks up fares from the good and bad parts of the city and emotionally connects to many of his passengers.

The X Files

The X Files

1993 46m 9.0

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena.

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