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Benedict Cumberbatch

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Fortysomething (TV Series)Fortysomething (TV Series) (2003)
Feat. Hugh Laurie, Anna Chancellor, Benedict Cumberbatch
Humorous Britcom starring Hugh Laurie as an anxiety ridden doctor amidst the meltdown of a midlife crisis. With his long–term marriage slowly…
HawkingHawking (2004)
Dir. Philip Martin
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Firth
BBC Miniseries interposes the fictionalised story of Stephen Hawking's overcoming motor neuron disease with a 1978 interview with Nobel Prize winning…
AtonementAtonement (2007) Recommended
Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai
Keira Knightley and James McAvoy play out a twisted, unrequited wartime love in this Bafta–adorned tragic–romance from the dir. of PRIDE…
Other Boleyn Girl, TheOther Boleyn Girl, The (2008) Recommended
Dir. Justin Chadwick
Feat. Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana
Blue–ribbon adaptation of the best–selling novel by Philippa Gregory, which tells the compulsive true story of sisters Anne and Mary…
Last Enemy, The (TV Mini-series)Last Enemy, The (TV Mini-series) (2008)
Dir. Iain B. MacDonald
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Anamaria Marinca, Max Beesley
Five–part BBC TV drama set in a near–future version of London, where the population is controlled via a centralised database that tracks…
CreationCreation (2009)
Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Jeremy Northam
Paul Bettany adds another fine role to his resume in this big screen interpretation of the challenges faced by Charles Darwin as he struggles to…
Small IslandSmall Island (2009)
Dir. John Alexander
Feat. Naomie Harris, Ruth Wilson, Benedict Cumberbatch
Two–part BBC period drama set in the diaspora of Jamaican immigrants in England following WWII, where a woman (Naomie Harris) contends with…
Sherlock - Series 1 (TV Series)Sherlock - Series 1 (TV Series) (2010) Recommended
Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs
Ingenious updating of the master detective finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London. Benedict…
Whistleblower, TheWhistleblower, The (2010)
Dir. Larysa Kondracki
Feat. Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave, Monica Bellucci
Uncompromising drama with Rachel Weisz as an American cop whose stint as a Bosnian peacekeeper exposes her to a human trafficking ring run from…
Third StarThird Star (2010)
Dir. Hattie Dalton
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, JJ Feild, Tom Burke
Picturesque drama in which a young man (Cumberbatch) who is terminally ill with cancer sets out on a hiking trip to Barafundle Bay, on the…
War HorseWar Horse (2011)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson
Steven Spielberg revives the magic of Old Hollywood with this rousing saga of a plucky farm stallion who goes on to inspire soldiers and citizens…
Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyTinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Recommended
Dir. Tomas Alfredson
Feat. Gary Oldman, Mark Strong, John Hurt
An enthralling, impeccably cast screen adaptation of John Le Carre’s quintessential cold war spy novel, centred on a retired George Smiley (Oldman)…
Sherlock - Series 2 (TV Series)Sherlock - Series 2 (TV Series) (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Mark Gatiss
Further episodes from this ingenious update of the master detective, with Benedict Cumberbatch's idiosyncratic take on the character nicely…
Parade's End (TV Mini-Series)Parade's End (TV Mini-Series) (2012) Recommended
Dir. Susanna White
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Roger Allam
Benedict Cumberbatch plays an English aristocrat torn between loyalty to his beautiful but manipulative wife, and a young, passionate suffragette on…
Hollow Crown, The (TV Series)Hollow Crown, The (TV Series) (2012) Recommended
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Ben Whishaw, Tom Hiddleston
A star–studded, BAFTA–nominated mini–series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV Parts One and Two,…
Star Trek - Into DarknessStar Trek - Into Darkness (Star Trek XII) (2013) Recommended
Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch
More of the same is a good thing in the case of J.J. Abrams' hit Star Trek reboot, with this fast–moving sequel centred on a formidable foe…
Fifth Estate, TheFifth Estate, The (5ifth Estate, The) (2013)
Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Peter Capaldi
Benedict Cumberbatch plays Julian Assange in this urgent dramatisation of the WikiLeaks founder's controversial rise to prominence.
Sherlock - Series 3 (TV Series)Sherlock - Series 3 (TV Series) (2013) Recommended
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman
Further episodes from this ingenious update of the master detective, with Benedict Cumberbatch's idiosyncratic take on the character nicely…
August: Osage CountyAugust: Osage County (2013) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Wells
Feat. Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper
Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, and other heavy hitters come out swinging in this fierce, sometimes hysterical, screen adaptation of Tracy Letts'…
Hobbit, The - The Desolation of SmaugHobbit, The - The Desolation of Smaug (2013) Recommended
Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage
Chapter two of Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of The Hobbit, which sees the party's quest to reclaim their homeland from Smaug continue. Bilbo…
12 Years a Slave12 Years a Slave (2013) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steve McQueen
Feat. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Paul Giamatti
Steve McQueen (HUNGER, SHAME) directs this powerful historical drama of a free black man from upstate New York who is abducted and sold into slavery.
Imitation Game, TheImitation Game, The (2014) Recommended
Dir. Morten Tyldum
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode
Entertaining, though hardly accurate, biopic of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who here claims full credit for his work leading a team of…
Penguins of MadagascarPenguins of Madagascar (2014)
Dir. Eric Darnell, Simon J Smith
Feat. Tom McGrath, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Malkovich
The heroic quartet of penguins join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the…
Black MassBlack Mass (2015)
Dir. Scott Cooper
Feat. Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson
True crime yarn with Johnny Depp disappearing into the role of notorious gangster Whitey Bulger, who became an FBI informant in order to take down a…
Sherlock: The Abominable BrideSherlock: The Abominable Bride (2015)
Dir. Douglas Mackinnon
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs
One–off holiday special with the modern Sherlock and Watson finding themselves back in 1890's London.
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…
Doctor StrangeDoctor Strange (2016) Recommended
Dir. Scott Derrickson
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams
The fourteenth film from the Marvel superhero franchise stars Cumberbatch as the title hero, a neurosurgeon disabled in a car crash who turns to a…
Sherlock - Series 4 (TV Series)Sherlock - Series 4 (TV Series) (2016) Recommended
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Toby Jones
Cumberbatch's beloved modern Sherlock is back on British soil once more, while Doctor Watson and Mary prepare for becoming first–time parents…
Thor: RagnarokThor: Ragnarok (2017) Recommended
Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett
New Zealand's most successful film–maker on home turf (and former Aro Valleyite) Taika Waititi makes his equally successful Hollywood debut…
Child in Time, TheChild in Time, The (2017)
Dir. Julian Farino
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Kelly MacDonald, Stephen Campbell Moore
Adaptation of a novel by acclaimed British author Ian McEwan (ATONEMENT) which presents a portrait of love and loss through the grief of two parents…
Current War, TheCurrent War, The (2017)
Dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Katherine Waterston
Historical biopic exploring the rivalries between the greatest inventors of the industrial age, with Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison, Michael…
Avengers: Infinity WarAvengers: Infinity War (2018) Recommended
Dir. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo
Bombastic Marvel Universe blockbuster teaming The Avengers with the Guardians of the Galaxy (and many more!) against the villain Thanos, who wants to…
Patrick Melrose (TV Series)Patrick Melrose (TV Series) (2018) Recommended
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving
5–part miniseries based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn in which Benedict Cumberbatch plays an aristocratic and outrageously funny…
Brexit: The Uncivil War (TV Mini-series)Brexit: The Uncivil War (TV Mini-series) (2019)
Dir. Toby Haynes
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Lee Boardman, John Heffernan
Television drama depicting the lead–up to the 2016 referendum through the activities of the strategists behind the Vote Leave campaign, that…
Courier, TheCourier, The (Ironbark) (2020) Recommended
Dir. Dominic Cooke
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright
Gripping Cold War spy thriller with Cumberbatch playing real life British businessman Greville Wynne, who was recruited by the SIS to deliver covert…
Spider-Man: No Way HomeSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Dir. Jon Watts
Feat. Tom Holland, Zendaya , Benedict Cumberbatch
Spider–Man adventure which acts as a sequel to both FAR FROM HOME (2019) and HOMECOMING (2017), and slots into the bloated Marvel Cinematic…

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