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Jim Carter
Actor 78 years old

Jim Carter

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

James Edward Carter (born August 19, 1948) is an English actor. He is best known for his role in Downton Abbey (2010–2015) playing Mr Carson, a role that has earned him four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series... Read full bio →

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Simon Curtis 2025 2h 3m 7.0

When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.

Wonka

Wonka

Paul King 2023 1h 57m 6.7

Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast

Chris Williams 2022 1h 55m

When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to boot.

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Simon Curtis 2022 2h 4m 6.0

The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa.

The Good Liar

The Good Liar

Bill Condon 2019 1h 49m 5.0

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

Michael Engler 2019 2h 2m 5.0

The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance.

Swimming With Men

Swimming With Men

Oliver Parker 2018 1h 34m 6.0

A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.

Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

Michael Bay 2017 2h 34m 6.0

Autobots and Decepticons are at war, with humans on the sidelines. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth.

The Little Vampire 3D

The Little Vampire 3D

Richard Claus, Karsten Kiilerich 2017 1h 23m 4.0

Tony, a thirteen-year-old boy on vacation in rural Germany, is fascinated by the idea of vampires. Meanwhile Rudolph, a vampire of "similar" age (313!), encounters trouble when his clan is threatened by a dangerously obsessed hunter.

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn

Simon Curtis 2011 1h 39m 6.7

Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier's, documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during production of The Prince and the Showgirl.

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2010 1h 6m 8.0

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Tim Burton 2010 1h 48m 6.5

19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.

Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983

Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983

Anand Tucker 2009 1h 45m 6.4

The seemingly untouchable, corrupt West Yorkshire police, and the true evil mastermind behind the child abductions and murders of the last 14 years, can't resist doing it again. Against them, a fat useless lawyer, and one remorseful copper.

Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980

Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980

James Marsh 2009 1h 33m 7.0

Police corruption interferes with the search for a killer in Yorkshire, England. Based on David Peace's novel "Nineteen Eighty".

Creation

Creation

Jon Amiel 2009 1h 48m 7.0

English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with religious wife, whose faith contradicts his work.

The Oxford Murders

The Oxford Murders

Álex de la Iglesia 2008 1h 47m 5.1

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

Chris Weitz 2007 1h 53m 6.3

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

Cranford

Cranford

2007 1h

A rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in the 1840s. Adapted from the novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.

Cassandra's Dream

Cassandra's Dream

Woody Allen 2007 1h 48m 6.7

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.

The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

Richard Claus 2006 1h 38m 6.8

This tale follows six-year-old Bo and fifteen-year-old Prosper, two recently orphaned brothers who escape their impending separation by running off to Venice. There they have fantastical adventures with the mysterious masked figure known as the Thief Lord and his band of child followers, who show the boys all the magic the city has to offer.

House of 9

House of 9

Steven R. Monroe 2005 1h 26m 6.9

Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice on the PA introduces them to a grisly game they must play. The prize is $5 million and their life.

Out of Season

Out of Season

Jevon O'Neill 2004 1h 45m 4.0

When a young drifter is forced to stay the winter in a small seaside town, he inadvertently becomes the catalyst for deceit, double crossings and murder amongst the locals.

Modigliani

Modigliani

Mick Davis 2004 2h 8m 5.0

Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl.

Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted

Tommy O'Haver 2004 1h 36m 7.3

Ella of Frell is given the "gift of obedience" by a fairy, only to realize that it's more of a curse because it could separate her from her true love, Prince Charmont. Will Ella manage to conjure a "cure" that enables her to live happily ever after?

Casablanca Driver

Casablanca Driver

Maurice Barthélemy 2004 1h 30m 3.0

Casablanca Driver est le plus mauvais boxeur de son temps. Par un concours de circonstances, il se retrouve face au champion Jimmy La Renta. Le combat semble perdu d'avance mais pourtant...

Hornblower: Duty

Hornblower: Duty

Andrew Grieve 2003 1h 36m 7.0

Admiral Pellew interrupts Hornblower's wedding reception and tasks him to locate a British ship which has disappeared off the French coast, where Napoleon's troops are engaged in covert activities.

Heartlands

Heartlands

Damien O'Donnell 2003 1h 30m 7.0

Expelled from his local darts team, a mild mannered newsagent rushes across the country to the final on his own.

Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

Stephen Fry 2003 1h 46m

During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount.

16 Years of Alcohol

16 Years of Alcohol

Richard Jobson 2003 1h 42m 5.0

16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 novel. The film is Jobson's first directorial effort, following a career as a television presenter on BSkyB and VH-1, and as the vocalist for the 1970s punk rock band The Skids.

Discovering Dinotopia

Discovering Dinotopia

Tim VandeSteeg 2002 1h 27m

The citizens of Waterfall City flee for the tenuous safety of Earthfarm, abandoning their city to the dangerous Outsiders - who discover the key to Dinotopias future and threaten its survival.

Dinotopia

Dinotopia

2002 1h 26m 4.0

After a plane crash, two opposing half-brothers find themselves on an amazing lost island where enlightened pacifist humans and intelligent talking dinosaurs have created a utopian medieval society. But imminent disaster approaches.

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

2001 1h 24m

The bones of a giant are discovered. This turns Jack Robinson's life upside down as he learns the truth behind the fairy tale and how he can fix his greedy ancestor's mistakes.

The Little Vampire

The Little Vampire

Uli Edel 2000 1h 35m 3.5

Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the vampire race could be gone forever in single night.

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

Kevin Lima 2000 1h 40m 4.5

Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleashed in this great family tail! In an unlikely alliance, the outrageous Waddlesworth - a parrot who thinks he's a Rottweiler - teams up with Oddball - an un-marked Dalmatian puppy eager to earn her spots!

Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

John Madden 1998 2h 4m 6.9

A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.

Legionnaire

Legionnaire

Peter MacDonald 1998 1h 38m 5.3

Alain is a boxer in 1925 Marseille, France. When he doesn't take the dive paid to take by a mob boss, he has to split. He joins the Foreign Legion and is sent to Morocco. He makes 3 friends and they watch each other's backs.

Brassed Off

Brassed Off

Mark Herman 1996 1h 47m 7.1

A small Yorkshire mining town is threatened with being shut down and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.

The Grotesque

The Grotesque

John-Paul Davidson 1995 1h 39m 5.0

Sir Hugo (Sir Alan Bates) is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet (Theresa Russell). He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo (Lena Headey) brings home her betrothed, Sidney (Steven Mackintosh), who aspires to be a poet.

Richard III

Richard III

Richard Loncraine 1995 1h 44m 7.0

Shakespeare's Play transplanted into a 1930s setting.

The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George

Nicholas Hytner 1994 1h 47m

Nicholas Hytner’s much awarded 1994 drama, based on Alan Bennett's West End play. George III's erratic behaviour leads to a plot in Parliament to have him declared insane and removed from the throne.

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Kenneth Branagh 1994 2h 3m 6.6

Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

Caroline Thompson 1994 1h 28m

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

The Witches

The Witches

Nicolas Roeg 1990 1h 31m 7.2

A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.

The Rainbow

The Rainbow

Ken Russell 1989 1h 53m 5.0

Four kids embark on the adventure of a lifetime -- the search for the end of the Rainbow.

Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

Terry Jones 1989 1h 47m 7.1

Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.

A Month in the Country

A Month in the Country

Pat O'Connor 1987 1h 36m 7.0

A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.

Haunted Honeymoon

Haunted Honeymoon

Gene Wilder 1986 1h 22m 4.5

Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced their engagement, Larry has been plagued by speech problems and, seeking out an unconventional cure, he returns to his boyhood home, a mansion in the countryside, bringing Vickie along.

Top Secret!

Top Secret!

Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker 1984 1h 30m 8.0

Parody of WWII spy movies in which an American rock and roll singer becomes involved in a Resistance plot to rescue a scientist imprisoned in East Germany.

The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves

Neil Jordan 1984 1h 35m 7.6

A la suite des récits que lui fait sa grand-mère sur d'étranges légendes, la jeune Rosaleen fait d'étranges rêves, peuplés de loups-garous. Selon les recommandations de son aïeule, elle doit éviter à tout prix de fréquenter les hommes dont les sourcils se touchent, signe d'appartenance aux loups-garous.

A Private Function

A Private Function

Malcolm Mowbray 1984 1h 36m 6.0

In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby, accountant Henry Allardyce and solicitor Frank Lockwood are fattening a black-market pig for the big day.

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