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Alfred Molina

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MeantimeMeantime (1983)
Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, Pam Ferris
Mike Leigh's skewed sense of humour takes on the doledrums of Thatcher's London. Tim Roth and Gary Oldman are unrecognisably awkward in a…
Letter to BrezhnevLetter to Brezhnev (1985)
Dir. Chris Bernard
Feat. Alfred Molina, Peter Firth
Beguiling fable about two Liver–birds who, in the face of a bleak environment and unemployment, befriend a pair of Russian sailors who change…
WaterWater (1985)
Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Valerie Perrine
When oil is discovered on a peaceful Caribbean outpost island it swiftly finds itself embroiled in a political upheaval with all sides fighting for…
Not Without My DaughterNot Without My Daughter (1991)
Dir. Brian Gilbert
Feat. Sally Field, Alfred Molina
Sally Field stars in this gripping true story of a woman who accompanied her Iranian–born husband to his homeland, and became his permanent…
Trial, TheTrial, The (1992)
Dir. David Jones
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Anthony Hopkins, Jason Robards Jr.
Update of Kafka's disturbing, influential novel posits Kyle MacLachlan as the man mysteriously arrested and subjected to a totalitarian judiciary.…
Typhon's PeopleTyphon's People (1993)
Dir. Yvonne MacKay
Feat. Alfred Molina, Sophie Lee, Michael Hurst
Capable sci–fi thriller, scripted by Margaret Mahy, concerning dodgy genetic–engineering in a remote NZ research station. Stars local…
SpeciesSpecies (1995) Recommended
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker
Ben Kingsley rounds up 'experts' (Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina, Marg Helgenberger), a kind of A–Team of strange phenomena to…
Perez Family, ThePerez Family, The (1995)
Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston, Marisa Tomei
A gently humorous tale about Cuban refugees who pose as a family in order to gain entry into the U.S. The director of SALAAM BOMBAY well harnesses…
Anna KareninaAnna Karenina (1996)
Dir. Bernard Rose
Feat. Sophie Marceau, James Fox, Sean Bean
Glitzy version of Tolstoy's novel has a great cast mingling and canoodling in the corridors of the 19th century Russian aristocracy. Lavish period…
Man Who Knew Too Little, TheMan Who Knew Too Little, The (1997)
Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley
Contrived spy comedy, in which a bumbling Bill Murray accidently inducts himself into various high level intrigues. Though nothing special, this…
ChocolatChocolat (2000) Recommended
Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin
Light and fluffy ‘food–comedy’ of international mien in which, after a shaky start, Juliette Binoche gets into the heart of an crusty…
FridaFrida (2002) Recommended
Dir. Julie Taymor
Feat. Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Ashley Judd
Long awaited biopic of the celebrated 20th–century Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, whose troubled marriage to Diego Riviera and crippling injuries…
Plots with a ViewPlots with a View (Undertaking Betty) (2002) Recommended
Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts
Lunatic Welsh farce in which an unhappy Brenda Blethyn contrives with a besotted funeral director (Molina) to fake her own death so as to escape a…
LutherLuther (2003)
Dir. Eric Till
Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Alfred Molina, Bruno Ganz
Fiennes has an appropriate gleam in his eye playing Martin Luther, the monk whose 16th century gamble to challenge the Roman Catholic orthodoxy…
Spider-Man 2Spider-Man 2 (Spiderman 2) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina
The webbed superhero swings back with a vengeance in this excellent sequel, dir. Raimi winding up the vertiginous action to exhilarating…
Coffee and CigarettesCoffee and Cigarettes (2004)
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Roberto Benigni, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop
A compendium of whimsical b&w shorts from lapsidaisical indie auteur Jim Jarmusch, set around various celebrity encounters over nicotine and…
Da Vinci Code, TheDa Vinci Code, The (2006)
Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen
Adapted from Dan Brown's blockbusting novel, this rollicking, if over–weighty adventure has an American historian (Hanks) getting dragged into…
As You Like ItAs You Like It (2006)
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Bryce Dallas Howard, Romola Garai, Alfred Molina
Kenneth Branagh transplants the Bard’s comedy to old Japan in this talent–stacked tale of woman's flight from persecution and into the arms…
Hoax, TheHoax, The (2006)
Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden
Solid Lasse Hallstrom–directed ‘literary hoax’ recounts the true story of Clifford Irving, a struggling writer allegedly commissioned by…
Silk Silk (2007)
Dir. Francois Girard
Feat. Michael Pitt, Keira Knightley, Koji Yakusho
Sensuous period drama based on the popular Alessandro Baricco novel about a married silkworm smuggler who becomes infatuated with a local woman…
Little Traitor, TheLittle Traitor, The (2007)
Dir. Lynn Roth
Feat. Alfred Molina, Ido Port
Coming–of–age drama about a spirited young Israeli boy and his unlikely friendship with a British sergeant in Palestine in…
Lodger, TheLodger, The (2009)
Dir. David Ondaatje
Feat. Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Shane West
Remake of the Hitchcock original takes Jack the Ripper out of Whitechapel and places him on West Hollywood's Sunset Strip, pursued by grizzled…
Wonder WomanWonder Woman (2009)
Dir. Lauren Montgomery
Feat. Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina
Excellent animated feature telling the origin story of Wonder Woman (voiced by Russell) and her quest to protect the world from Ares (Molina). The…
An EducationAn Education (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina
An assured and alluring coming–of–age drama set in swinging sixties London (1961 in fact), with teenage ingenue Carey Mulligan falling in…
Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimePrince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley
Jake Gyllenhaal flexes his pecs in this extravagant adaptation of the popular 'Arabian adventure' video game.
Sorcerer's Apprentice, TheSorcerer's Apprentice, The (2010)
Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Alfred Molina, Jay Baruchel
Playing to type, Jay Baruchel is the average, unassuming new recruit of a master sorcerer (Nicholas Cage) who needs the help of a protégé to defeat…
Tempest, TheTempest, The (2010)
Dir. Julie Taymor
Feat. Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Djimon Hounsou
Julie Taymor takes on The Bard once more with distinctly eye–popping results, and in a further deviation gives Helen Mirren the role of…
RangoRango (2011) Aro Favourite
Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin
Johnny Depp slithers his way through this lively and often brilliant animated western, voicing a lizard who winds up as the sheriff of a lawless…
AbductionAbduction (2011)
Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina
Ropey star–vehicle for TWILIGHT man–bot Lautner who finds his baby photo on a missing persons website and sets out to discover the truth…
Justin and the Knights of ValourJustin and the Knights of Valour (2013)
Dir. Manuel Sicilia
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Freddie Highmore
Essentially Pixar's BRAVE turned inside out, this amusing medieval fantasy centres on a young aspiring knight whose parents wish for him to instead…

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