Absolute Beginners 1986  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Julien Temple
Cast: Patsy Kensit, Eddie O'Connell, David Bowie, James Fox, Ray Davies, Mandy Rice-Davies, Steven Berkoff, Bruce Payne, Anita Morris, Paul Rhys
This musical is based on Colin MacInnes' popular novel and revolves around young Colin's efforts to get into London's pop world during the late 1950s.
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Afraid of the Dark 1991  R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mark Peploe
Cast: James Fox, Fanny Ardant, Paul McGann, Clare Holman, Robert Stephens, Susan Wooldridge, David Thewlis, Ben Keyworth, Catriona MacColl, Hilary Mason, Sheila Burrell, Frances Cuka
His mother, Miriam (Fanny Ardant), is blind, and 11-year-old Lucas' (Ben Keyworth) eyesight is deteriorating to the point where he faces eye surgery. In the meantime, he wanders around the neighborhood, believes that someone is committing brutal assaults on blind people, and begins his own investigation. Is Lucas living in the real world, or is it his imagination?
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All Forgotten 2000 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lover's Prayer
Director: Reverge Anselmo
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Nick Stahl, Julie Walters, James Fox, Geraldine James, Nathaniel Parker, Paloma Baeza, Kenny Doughty, Heathcote Williams, Nicholas Rowe
Vladimir (Nick Stahl) is a teenage boy in mid-1800s' Russia. He's looking for his first love and finds her–a neighbor, Zinaida (Kirsten Dunst). What Vladimir doesn't know is that Zinaida has other male friends of all ages and types–including his father.
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Anna Karenina 1997 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
Director: Bernard Rose
Cast: Sophie Marceau, Sean Bean, Alfred Molina, Mia Kirshner, James Fox, Fiona Shaw, Danny Huston, Phyllida Law, David Schofield, Saskia Wickham
This version of Leo Tolstoy's 1878 novel was filmed entirely in Russia and stars Sophie Marceau as the beautiful woman who leaves her passionless marriage to be near Count Vronsky (Sean Bean) and finds that happiness is elusive.
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 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005   PG, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, Christopher Lee, Adam Godley, Franziska Troegner, AnnaSophia Robb
Eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) has hidden in his candy bars five golden tickets, which will allow the owners a tour of Wonka's chocolate factory. Poor, but kind, Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) and four spoiled brats from around the world hold the golden tickets and embark on the unforgettable tour.
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 The Chase 1966 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, E.G. Marshall, Robert Duvall, Angie Dickinson, Miriam Hopkins, Janice Rule, Richard Bradford, Martha Hyer, James Fox, Diana Hyland, Henry Hull, Jocelyn Brando, Katherine Walsh
Bigoted citizens of a small Texas town react to news of Bubber Reeves' (Robert Redford) escape from prison. As they wait for Bubber to return home, their own moral behavior is examined. His own wife Anna (Jane Fonda), for example, is involved with married Jake Rogers (James Fox). Only Sheriff Caulder (Marlon Brando) appears to be morally upright–or is he?
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Doomsday Gun 1994 TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Young
Cast: Frank Langella, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Michael Kitchen, Francesca Annis, Tony Goldwyn, Aharon Ipale, James Fox, Rupert Graves, Clive Owen
This semi-documentary is based on the true story of Saddam Hussein's efforts to obtain a superior weapon, leading to his dealings with Canadian Gerald Bull (Frank Langella) who is willing to sell his services to the highest bidder.
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The Golden Bowl 2000 R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Uma Thurman, Jeremy Northam, Kate Beckinsale, Nick Nolte, Anjelica Huston, James Fox, Madeleine Potter, Nicholas Day, Peter Eyre, Nickolas Grace, Robin Hart, Mattia Sbragia, Francesco Giuffrida, Marta Paola Richeldi, Rossano Rubicondi
This film is based on Henry James' novel about impossible marriages in the midst of upper-crust British society. When U.S. billionaire Adam Verver (Nick Nolte) and his daughter Maggie (Kate Beckinsale) meet socialite Mrs. Assingham (Anjelica Huston) in Europe, she introduces Maggie to penniless Prince Amerigo (Jeremy Northam), and they make plans to marry. Mrs. Assingham also encourages Adam to marry Charlotte (Uma Thurman). All does not end happily because it turns out that Charlotte and Amerigo were once lovers, and now they enter an adulterous relationship.
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Greystroke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 1984 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Hugh Hudson
Cast: Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, James Fox, Glenn Close, Cheryl Campbell, Ian Charleson, Nigel Davenport
The seventh Earl of Greystroke has been raised by apes in West Africa and is now attempting to claim his inheritance of the family mansion in Scotland. (That's Glenn Close's voice rather than Andie MacDowell's.)
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Gulliver's Travels 1996 TV, 188 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Ned Beatty, Edward Fox, Robert Hardy, John Standing, Alfre Woodard, Geraldine Chaplin, Peter O'Toole, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Phoebe Nicholls, Karyn Parsons, Edward Petherbridge, John Wells
An all-star cast, Jim Henson's special effects, and good performances make this made-for-TV miniseries a joy to watch and is probably the most faithful retelling of the Jonathan Swift social satire. Lemuel Gulliver (Ted Danson) returns home to Mary (Mary Steenburgen) after a long absence and acts out his wild adventures that include the tiny Lilliputians, the huge Brobdingnags, the Laputas (the no-common-sense scientists), and the intelligent horses surrounded by wild humans.
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High Season 1987 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Clare Peploe
Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, James Fox, Irene Papas, Sebastian Shaw, Kenneth Branagh, Lesley Manville, Robert Stephens, Geoffrey Rose, Paris Tselios, Ruby Baker
The small, Greek village on the island of Rhodes has finally been "found" by tourists to the dismay of some, but a business opportunity to others. This excellent satire on this theme revolves around Katherine (Jacqueline Bisset), a photographer who vacations here annually, and the characters around her who affected her past and will affect her future.
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 Hostage 1993 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Young
Cast: Sam Neill, Talisa Soto, James Fox, Michael Kitchen, Art Malik, Cristina Higueras, Jean Pierre Reguerraz, Trevor Bannister
Secret Service agent Rennie (Sam Neill) is ready to quit–he's been sent on too many dirty jobs. After his last one, he asks for no more of these. His boss puts a contract out on him, but Rennie has put his last dirty job on tape and will release it if harm comes to his children. Now he's on the run with Joanna (Talisa Soto) who he met during his last case.
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Isadora 1968 PG, 168 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Loves of Isadora
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Jason Robards, Ivan Tchenko, John Fraser, Bessie Love, Cynthia Harris, Libby Glenn, Tony Vogel, John Warner
This film biography of dancer Isadora Duncan (Vanessa Redgrave) is told, in part, through flashbacks as she suffers personal tragedies along with fame and fortune. The film was cut and rereleased as "The Loves of Isadora."
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King Rat 1965  N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bryan Forbes
Cast: George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Patrick O'Neal, Denholm Elliott, James Donald, Todd Armstrong, John Mills, Leonard Rossiter, Gerald Sim, John Standing, Alan Webb
Based on James Clavell's novel, the story takes place in a Japanese POW camp during World War II. Corporal King (George Segal) is quite a schemer and has a number of rackets going on, including selling rats to fellow prisoners for food. When he finds out that prisoner Peter Marlowe (James Fox) can speak Malay, the language of the locals, he sees an opportunity to expand his business. Academy award nominations were received for Black and White Cinematography and Art Direction.
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 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 1962  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Michael Redgrave, James Bolam, Alec McCowen, Peter Madden, Frank Finlay, James Fox, Joe Robinson, Dervis Ward, Topsy Jane, Julia Foster, John Thaw, Chris Williams, Christopher Parker
Young Colin Smith (Tom Courtenay) is in reform school after joining his friend Mike (James Bolam) and stealing from a baker's shop. Colin's life seems to be going nowhere until the school's Governor (Michael Redgrave) convinces him to enter a race between students in the reform school and the pupils at the local public school. Now, Colin must balance his desire to win with his frustrations in what he believes is a less than praiseworthy system.
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 Mickey Blue Eyes 1999 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Kelly Makin
Cast: Hugh Grant, James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Burt Young, James Fox, Joe Viterelli, Gerry Becker, Maddie Corman, Tony Darrow, Paul Lazar, Vincent Pastore, Frank Pellegrino, Scott Thompson, John Ventimiglia, Margaret Devine
A very respectable Manhattan art auctioneer, Michael Felgate (Hugh Grant), proposes marriage to Gina (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and only later learns that she is a Mafia princess–the daughter of Mafia chief Frank Vitale (James Caan). Frank takes a liking to Michael, and Michael's life changes: his trucked-in deliveries start arriving on time, but he pays the price via favors expected by the mobsters.
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The Mighty Quinn 1989 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Carl Schenkel
Cast: Denzel Washington, Robert Townsend, M. Emmet Walsh, James Fox, Mimi Rogers, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Keye Luke, Tyra Ferrell, Art Evans, Esther Rolle, Norman Beaton, Alex Colon, Carl Bradshaw, Fitz Weir, Baldwin Howe
Quinn (Denzel Washington) is the chief of police on a Caribbean island where he is trying to find a murderer. Although the clues point to his boyhood friend Maubee (Robert Townsend) who has become a local folk hero, Quinn believes that Maubee is innocent. Quinn is being pressured to solve the case and continues to investigate–even if it turns out that Maubee really is the murderer.
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The Mystic Masseur 2001 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ismail Merchant
Cast: Om Puri, Aasif Mandvi, Ayesha Dharker, James Fox, Sakina Jaffrey, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jimi Mistry, Zohra Sehgal, Grace Maharaj, Danesh Khan
Set in 1940s' and 1950s' Trinidad, this story revolves around a schoolteacher (Aasif Mandvi), who returns to his rural home and sets out to become a writer and a mystic.
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The Old Curiosity Shop 1995 TV, 195 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Tom Courtenay, Sally Walsh, William Mannering, James Fox, Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy, Frank Thornton, Timothy Watson, Ricci Harnett, Brian McGrath, Julia McKenzie, Alan Shearman, Christopher Ettridge, Doreen Keogh, Oliver Maguire
Young Nell (Sally Walsh) is cared for by her guardian grandfather Fred Trent (Peter Ustinov) at his curiosity shop. On the surface all appears good, but Fred has an obsession with gambling, which causes him to lose his business. As a result, Fred and Nell leave London and travel in the countryside where they meet many interesting characters.
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A Passage to India 1984 PG, 163 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: David Lean
Cast: Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox, Alec Guinness, Nigel Havers, Richard Wilson, Antonia Pemberton, Saeed Jaffrey, Art Malik, Michael Culver, Clive Swift, Roshan Seth, Ann Firbank
David Lean succeeds again in this story that takes place in 1928 when a young Englishwoman (Judy Davis) leaves for India, where she is to marry. During a visit to the Marabar caves, she is apparently raped, an event which ends in a court trial. Academy Awards were received for Best Supporting Actress (Peggy Ashcroft) and Musical Score. There were also nine other nominations, including Best Picture, Actress, and Director.
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Patriot Games 1992 R, 116 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean, Thora Birch, James Fox, Samuel L. Jackson, Polly Walker, James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, J.E. Freeman, Alex Norton, David Threlfall, Alun Armstrong, Hugh Fraser
Former CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) and his family–wife Cathy (Anne Archer) and daughter Sally (Thora Birch)–are on a vacation in England. While they are preparing to tour Buckingham Palace, an assassination attempt is foiled when Jack saves Lord Holmes (James Fox) from a terrorist attack. Later, the Ryans return to the family home in Maryland but do not resume their normal routines because now they are the targets of those same terrorists, and Jack must come to the rescue.
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 The Prince & Me 2004 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller, James Fox, Miranda Richardson, Eliza Bennett, Alberta Watson, John Bourgeois, Joanne Baron, Richard Lee, Stephen Singer, Zachary Knighton, Stephen O'Reilly, Elisabeth Waterston, Devin Ratray
Pre-med student Paige (Julia Stiles) meets foreign exchange student Eddie (Luke Mably), and, after a disastrous introduction, they fall in love. But Eddie has a secret: his real name is Prince Edvard Valdemar Dangaard, and he is enjoying his "gap" year as an American university student before returning to Denmark and taking over his princely duties. Of course, the secret is soon revealed, and Paige questions whether she wants to be a future queen or stick to dreams of becoming a doctor.
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The Remains of the Day 1993 PG, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Peter Vaughan, Hugh Grant, Michael Lonsdale, Tim Pigott-Smith, Peter Cellier, Peter Eyre, Caroline Hunt, John Haycraft, Paula Jacobs, Ben Chaplin, Patrick Godfrey
Years into his career as butler, James Stevens (Anthony Hopkins) looks back on younger days when he had choices concerning his future. Through flashbacks, James remembers Mary Kenton (Emma Thompson), the head housekeeper, who fell in love with him and provided the challenges to him concerning his employer, Lord Darlington (James Fox) and his devotion to the Nazi cause in pre-World War II Britain. There were eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, Actress, and Director.
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The Russia House 1990 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Sean Connery, Roy Scheider, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Fox, John Mahoney, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ken Russell, J.T. Walsh, David Threlfall, Michael Kitchen, Mac McDonald, Nicholas Woodeson, Martin Clunes, Ian McNeice, Colin Stinton
While in Russia for a book conference, publisher Barley Blair (Sean Connery) is handed a manuscript that reveals Soviet military secrets. British Secret Service agent Ned (James Fox) coerces Blair into finding information about the author and the authenticity of the manuscript. Reluctantly, Blair agrees and is pulled into a complex world where he becomes involved with Katya (Michelle Pfeiffer) who is a pawn in the deadly game.
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The Servant 1963 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, James Fox, Catherine Lacey, Richard Vernon, Patrick Magee, Harold Pinter, Ann Firbank, Doris Knox, Jill Melford, Alun Owen
The roles of master and manservant are slowly reversed as a corrupt Hugo Barrett (Dick Bogarde) finds he can exploit his "master," the bachelor Tony (James Fox), in this study of morality in the world of class distinctions.
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 Sexy Beast 2000 R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Cast: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, Cavan Kendall, Julianne White, Alvaro Monje, James Fox, Robert Atiko, Nieves del Amo Oruet, Enrique Aleman Fabrega, Gerard Barray
Gary "Gal" Dove (Ray Winstone) has retired from the criminal world and is enjoying the good life at his villa in Spain when a huge boulder crashes into his pool–an omen of things to come. "Things" happen in the form of Don "Malky" Logan (Ben Kingsley) who appears at the villa with plans for a bank robbery, and Malky won't take "No" for an answer.
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Shadow Run 2000  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Geoffrey Reeve
Cast: Michael Caine, James Fox, Leslie Grantham, Christopher Cazenove, Kenneth Colley, Matthew Pochin, Rae Baker, Rupert Frazer, Tim Healy, Emma Reeve, Katherine Reeve, Angela Douglas
Gangster boss Landon-Higgins (James Fox) assigns Haskell (Michael Caine) the job of hijacking an armored van filled with cash. As they work to carry out the heist, fears rise to the fore as Haskell suspects Landon-Higgins of a double cross.
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Thoroughly Modern Millie 1967 N/R, 138 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing, James Fox, John Gavin, Beatrice Lillie, Jack Soo, Pat Morita, Philip Ahn, Anthony Dexter
Millie Dillmount (Julie Andrews) arrives in New York City in search of a job and husband but is threatened with being sold into a white slavery ring. Although this 1920's farce is too long, it won an Academy Award for Best Musical Score and received six other nominations, including Best Supporting Actress (Carol Channing).
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines 1965 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Alberto Sordi, Terry-Thomas, Robert Morley, Gert Frobe, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Flora Robson, Red Skelton
The complete title of this film is "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Or: How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes." Behind this long title is a comedy about a 1910 airplane race from London to Paris. American (Stuart Whitman) and British (James Fox) flyers vie not only to win the race but also to win the same girl (Sarah Miles). Lots of fun.
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Up at the Villa 2000 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Haas
Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, James Fox, Jeremy Davies, Derek Jacobi, Massimo Ghini, Dudley Sutton, Lorenza Indovina, Clive Merrison, Roger Hammond, Linda Spurrier, Ben Aris, Anne Ridler, Ann Bell
Based on W. Somerset Maugham's romantic thriller set in Italy during the 1930s, this film features Kristin Scott Thomas in the role of the beautiful young widow, Mary Panton, who is currently residing in a villa. Intrigue evolves from Mary's one-night affair with an illegal immigrant, Karl Richter (Jeremy Davies), while she is also being courted by both playboy Rowley Flint (Sean Penn) and the very respectable Sir Edgar Swift (James Fox).
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The Whistle Blower 1986 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Simon Langton
Cast: Michael Caine, James Fox, Nigel Havers, John Gielgud, Felicity Dean, Barry Foster, Kenneth Colley, Gordon Jackson, Trevor Cooper, David Langton, Dinah Stabb
War veteran and patriot Frank Jones (Michael Caine) is incredulous when his son Robert (Nigel Havers), a translator for British intelligence, informs him that people in his organization have been ordered killed to prevent security leaks. When Robert is mysteriously killed, Frank investigates and begins to suspect that he was killed because he was about to blow the whistle on the agency's corruption.
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| 1. Absolute Beginners (1986)
2. Afraid of the Dark (1991)
3. All Forgotten (2000)
aka: Lover's Prayer
4. Anna Karenina (1997)
aka: Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
5. Arabella (1969)
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
7. The Chase (1966)
8. Doomsday Gun (1994)
9. Duffy (1968)
10. Farewell to the King (1989)
11. The Golden Bowl (2000)
12. Greystroke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
13. Gulliver's Travels (1996)
14. High Season (1987)
15. Hostage (1993)
16. Isadora (1968)
aka: The Loves of Isadora
17. King Rat (1965)
18. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
19. Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
20. The Mighty Quinn (1989)
21. The Mystic Masseur (2001)
22. The Old Curiosity Shop (1995)
23. A Passage to India (1984)
24. Patriot Games (1992)
25. Performance (1970)
26. The Prince & Me (2004)
27. The Remains of the Day (1993)
28. The Russia House (1990)
29. The Servant (1963)
30. Sexy Beast (2000)
31. Shadow Run (2000)
32. Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
33. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
34. Up at the Villa (2000)
35. The Whistle Blower (1986)
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