Alex Rider: Stormbreaker 2006   PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Adventure
aka: Stormbreaker
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy, Sophie Okonedo, Mickey Rourke, Missi Pyle, Andy Serkis, Alicia Silverstone, Sarah Bolger, Jimmy Carr, Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry, Damian Lewis, Ashley Walters
Following his Uncle Ian's (Ewan McGregor) murder, 14-year-old Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer) is forced to go undercover as a spy for the Special Operations Division of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service. Alex soon realizes that his uncle had been training him for this work, and he excels as a superspy. As a result, Alex saves millions of children in Great Britain from the diabolical plot of American computer maker Darius Sayle (Micky Rourke).
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 Bright Young Things 2003  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stephen Fry
Cast: Stephen Campbell Moore, Emily Mortimer, David Tennant, Fenella Woolgar, James McAvoy, Julia McKenzie, Stockard Channing, Alex Barclay, Simon Callow, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Paterson, Imelda Staunton
Adapted from Evelyn Waugh's "Vile Bodies," this tale satirizes the lifestyles of upper-crust Londoners during the late 1930s.
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Cold Comfort Farm 1995  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Eileen Atkins, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry, Freddie Jones, Ian McKellen, Joanna Lumley, Rufus Sewell, Miriam Margolyes, Ivan Kaye
This is a good film based on Stella Gibbons' 1932 novel about a society girl, Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale), who is orphaned at age 19. Unprepared for work, Stella contacts distant relatives, and her cousin, Judith Starkadder (Eileen Atkins), invites her to join her family on their run-down farm. Stella takes up the offer and proceeds to transform those living on the farm as well as the farm itself.
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The Good Father 1985 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Frances Viner, Simon Callow, Miriam Margolyes, Joanne Whalley, Michael Byrne, Jennie Stoller, Johanna Kirby, Stephen Fry, Clifford Rose
Embittered over his own marriage failure and loss of his son's custody, Bill (Anthony Hopkins) encourages, and even funds, his friend Roger's (Jim Broadbent) court case for custody of Roger's young son.
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 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Garth Jennings
Cast: Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Bill Nighy, John Malkovich, Warwick Davis, Anna Chancellor, Alan Rickman, Helen Mirren, Stephen Fry, Thomas Lennon
Just before aliens act on their plans to destroy Earth, Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) is whisked off on an adventure-filled ride around the Galaxy.
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I.Q. 1994 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, Walter Matthau, Charles Durning, Lou Jacobi, Gene Saks, Joseph Maher, Stephen Fry, Frank Whaley, Tony Shalhoub, Keene Curtis, Alice Playten, Danny Zorn, Helen Hanft
With Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau) playing Cupid, Catherine Boyd (Meg Ryan) and Ed Walters (Tim Robbins) find each other in this romantic comedy. Ed starts out as an automobile mechanic (great looks–not so great mentality), but Einstein tutors him so that he can impress mathematician Catherine. It works.
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 Le Divorce 2003 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, Leslie Caron, Stockard Channing, Glenn Close, Stephen Fry, Thierry Lhermitte, Melvil Poupaud, Bebe Neuwirth, Sam Waterston, Samuel Labarthe
When Isabel (Kate Hudson) arrives in Paris to help her half-sister, Roxanne (Naomi Watts), she learns that Roxanne's husband (Melvil Poupaud) has walked out on her. So ends what should have been a peaceful visit as a complex comedy unfolds.
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 2004 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson, John Lithgow, Miriam Margolyes, Peter Vaughan, Sonia Aquino, Stanley Tucci, Stephen Fry, Henry Goodman, Alison Steadman, David Robb
This complex biography of movie great Peter Sellers (Geoffrey Rush) shows how his troubled personal life was often hidden when he took over a role and immersed himself in the character he portrayed.
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Peter's Friends 1992 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Rita Rudner, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Richard Briers, Alex Scott, Phyllida Law, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Edward Jewesbury, Hetta Charnley, Ann Davies, Alex Lowe
When Peter (Stephen Fry) inherits an estate in the English countryside, he invites his friends from Cambridge University to visit. It has been 10 years since they were all together, and their revelations and new thoughts on how to live their lives fill the weekend. By the end of the reunion, many issues have been discussed, but when Peter shares his secret that he has been found HIV positive, all are shocked.
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Relative Values 2000 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Eric Styles
Cast: Julie Andrews, William Baldwin, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Colin Firth, Edward Atterton, Sophie Thompson, Stephen Fry, Stephanie Beacham, Gaye Brown, Anwen Carlisle
Hollywood star Miranda Frayle (Jeanne Tripplehorn) quickly discovers her fiance's (Edward Atterton) mother (Julie Andrews) finds her lacking as the future daughter-in-law in their aristocratic family. In this comedy, the butler (Stephen Fry) doesn't do it; instead, he comes up with a plan to save the day. Adapted from Noel Coward's 1951 play.
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Thunderpants 2002  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Peter Hewitt
Cast: Simon Callow, Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie, Paul Giamatti, Ned Beatty, Bruce Cook, Rupert Grint, Bronagh Gallagher, Victor McGuire, Adam Godley, Leslie Phillips, Robert Hardy, John Higgins
Ten-year-old Patrick Smash (Bruce Cook) emits powerful farts that cause others, including his own family, to steer clear of him. His one friend Alan (Rupert Grint) happens to be a scientific genius with no sense of smell. Alan supports him and helps Patrick learn to control his "special" powers and work toward his dream of becoming an astronaut.
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 V for Vendetta 2006 R, 132 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: James McTeigue
Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Rupert Graves, Roger Allam, Ben Miles, Sinead Cusack, Natasha Wightman, John Standing, Eddie Marsan
Set in the future after World War III resulted in Great Britain becoming a totalitarian state with Adam Sutler (John Hurt) in charge, this story involves the efforts of a masked man, V (Hugo Weaving), to ignite a revolution. With help from Evey (Natalie Portman) who he had rescued from an assault by government forces, V struggles against the oppressive forces of Britain's government.
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Wilde 1997 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Gilbert
Cast: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle, Gemma Jones, Judy Parfitt, Michael Sheen, Zoe Wanamaker, Tom Wilkinson, Ioan Gruffudd, Matthew Mills, Jason Morell, Peter Barkworth, Robert Lang, Philip Locke
Victorian playwright Oscar Wilde (Stephen Fry)–poet, genius, and homosexual–was willing to stand his ground and not flee England when he was sentenced to two years of hard labor as a result of his love affair with Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas (Jude Law). This film covers that aspect of his life.
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The Wind in the Willows 1996 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Director: Terry Jones
Cast: Steve Coogan, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Antony Sher, Nicol Williamson, John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Bernard Hill, Michael Palin, Nigel Planer, Julia Sawalha, Victoria Wood
Mole's (Steve Coogan) home is being destroyed after wealthy landowner Toad (Terry Jones) decides to convert the "wild wood" into a dog-food factory. Mole's friends–Rat (Eric Idle) and Badger (Antony Sher)–come to Mole's aid. But it is difficult to succeed against powerful odds.
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| 1. Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (2006)
aka: Stormbreaker
2. Bright Young Things (2003)
3. Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
4. The Good Father (1985)
5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
6. I.Q. (1994)
7. Le Divorce (2003)
8. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
9. Peter's Friends (1992)
10. Relative Values (2000)
11. Thunderpants (2002)
12. V for Vendetta (2006)
13. Wilde (1997)
14. The Wind in the Willows (1996)
aka: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
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