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Judi Dench

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Shipping News, TheShipping News, The (2002)
Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett
Hallmark slice of Miramax tragiwhimsy that follows the odyssey of lost–in–life Kevin Spacey, led by his aunt up to his family’s…
Importance of Being Earnest, TheImportance of Being Earnest, The (2002) Recommended
Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Frances O’Connor
Second bite of the Oscar Wilde cherry by the director of AN IDEAL HUSBAND transcribes Wilde’s most delectable drawing–room farce with perfect…
Die Another DayDie Another Day (2002)
Dir. Lee Tamahori
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Judi Dench
High on octane, low on sustenance, Pierce Brosnan beefs up the machismo (and arrogance?) for his fourth outing as Bond – indignant after a long…
Chronicles of Riddick, TheChronicles of Riddick, The (2004)
Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Thandiwe Newton
Vin Diesel goes on the run as 'Riddick', the anti–hero of PITCH BLACK, in a far more elaborate space opera based around the evil ambitions of a…
Ladies in LavenderLadies in Lavender (2005)
Dir. Charles Dance
Feat. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Natascha McElhone
During the pre–WW2 period, a handsome Polish stranger (Bruhl) is washed up on a beach in Cornwall and taken into care by two aging spinster…
Pride and PrejudicePride and Prejudice (2005)
Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn
Well–groomed incarnation of Jane Austen's early 19th century novel in which five sisters, whose family is down on their means, must navigate…
Mrs Henderson PresentsMrs Henderson Presents (2005) Recommended
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest
Set in the grey drabness of 1930s England, this charming wee feel–gooder tells the true story of an eccentric, somewhat difficult dowager…
Casino RoyaleCasino Royale (2006) Aro Favourite
Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Eva Green
The James Bond franchise finds a new face, goes back to the very beginning, and rediscovers its mojo, with new Bond Daniel Craig and Kiwi dir. Martin…
Notes on a ScandalNotes on a Scandal (2006) Recommended
Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy
Authorities Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench go head–to–head in this psychological gambit between a pottery teacher engaged in an illicit…
Cranford (TV Mini-series)Cranford (TV Mini-series) (2007) Recommended
Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Philip Glenister
Outstanding, atypical British costumer with Dame Judy and other bonneted Victorian women chewing the fat in 1840s Cheshire, England. Based on…
Quantum Of SolaceQuantum Of Solace (2008)
Dir. Marc Forster
Feat. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Olga Kurylenko
Number 22 in the enduring Bond series is an action–heavy adventure with Daniel Craig returning as the man with the gun on a revenge mission to…
NineNine (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz
A stonkingly glamorous screen musical based on FELLINI'S 8 1/2, with famous film auteur Guido Contini struggling to realize his cinematic masterpiece…
RageRage (2009)
Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Lily Cole, Steve Buscemi, Jude Law
Another arthouse conceit from dir. Sally Potter (ORLANDO, YES), comprised entirely of monologues from insiders at New York fashion house, who recall…
Return to Cranford (TV Mini-Series)Return to Cranford (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Julia McKenzie
Winning follow–up to the acclaimed drama is set one year after the marriage of Dr. Harrison and Sophy Hutton. There's some exciting additions…
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, TheBest Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (2011) Recommended
Dir. John Madden
Feat. Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy
A gaggle of British senior citizens are charmed by the 'real' India when they check into a run–down Jaipur hotel they believed was a luxury…
Jane EyreJane Eyre (2011) Recommended
Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga
Feat. Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell
A delicate and atmospheric adaptation of the much–filmed Charlotte Bronte melodrama tragedy about a young governess who seals her tragic fate…
My Week With MarilynMy Week With Marilyn (2011) Recommended
Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Julia Ormond
Michelle Williams evokes Hollywood's most famous screen siren in this stylish and satisfying biopic centred on the production of THE PRINCE AND THE…
J. EdgarJ. Edgar (2011)
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Judi Dench
Heavyweight biopic from dir. Clint Eastwood, with Leonardo DiCaprio stepping into the shoes of controversial FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, whose…
SkyfallSkyfall (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sam Mendes
Feat. Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench
Bond’s 50th anniversary outing is his most spectacular and serious yet, with 007 drawn back to London, and eventually his Scottish homeland, in…
PhilomenaPhilomena (2013) Aro Favourite
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Mare Winningham
Poignant drama stars Judi Dench as a elderly Irish woman searching for the child she was forced to give up while working at a convent as a teenager.
Roald Dahl's Esio TrotRoald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015) Recommended
Dir. Dearbhla Walsh
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Judi Dench, James Corden
Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman star in this fine Roald Dahl adaptation about a retired bachelor who has a thing for his tortoise–obsessed…
Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, TheSecond Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (2015)
Dir. John Madden
Feat. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy
Sequel to the unlikely hit comedy has the Marigold's proprietor considering expansion as a rooming predicament arises.
Hollow Crown, The: Wars of the Roses (TV Series)Hollow Crown, The: Wars of the Roses (TV Series) (2015)
Dir. Dominic Cooke
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench
A second series of star–studded, exceptionally presented Shakespeare adaptations, with Henry VI in two parts, along with Richard III. Together…
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) Recommended
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson
Tim Burton's spectacular adaptation of the young adult fantasy novel about a teenager who discovers a portal to a different time in coastal Wales…
Victoria and AbdulVictoria and Abdul (Victoria & Abdul) (2017)
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard
The legendary Judi Dench returns to the role of Queen Victoria in this sumptuous story of the unlikely bond between the the aging queen and a young…
Tulip FeverTulip Fever (2017)
Dir. Justin Chadwick
Feat. Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Zach Galifianakis
Elegant romantic drama where an artist falls for a young married woman (Alicia Vikander) while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the…
Murder on the Orient ExpressMurder on the Orient Express (2017)
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe
Adaptation of the novel by Agatha Christie, in the capable hands of director Kenneth Branagh, who also stars as Hercule Poirot, the renowned…
Tea With the DamesTea With the Dames (Nothing Like a Dame) (2018)
Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright
British acting legends Dames Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith discuss their remarkable lives at Plowright's country home in…
All is TrueAll is True (2018)
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen
Kenneth Branagh plays William Shakespeare in his final days in this impressively cast biopic, set following a tragic fire which burns down the Globe…
Red JoanRed Joan (2018)
Dir. Trevor Nunn
Feat. Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Tom Hughes
The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest–serving British spy. Arrested in retirement by the MI5, the extraordinary…

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