Dark Corners 2007  R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ray Gower
Cast: Thora Birch, Toby Stephens, Christien Anholt, Joanna Hole, Lorraine Bruce, Ray Charleson, Michael J. Reynolds, Alan Perrin, Oliver Price, Glenn Beck, John Bown, Sheryl Gannaway
Susan Hamilton (Thora Birch) is newly pregnant and enjoying a perfect marriage with her husband (Christien Anholt). But there is a problem: when Susan sleeps, she dreams about a mortuary worker, Karen Clarke (also played by Birch), who is being pursued by serial killer Needletooth (Oliver Price). Unable to cope with her nightmares, Susan consults a psychiatrist, Dr. Woodleigh (Toby Stephens). Karen, meanwhile, dreams about Susan, and now Susan is experiencing strange occurrences. What is going on as their consciousness and sub-consciousness begin to intersect?
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 Die Another Day 2002  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Michael Madsen, Will Yun Lee, Samantha Bond, Kenneth Tsang, Emilio Echevarria, Mikhail Gorevoy, Lawrence Makoare, Colin Salmon
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) travels the world–from the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, to Hong Kong, Cuba, London, and Iceland–seeking revenge against his enemies. His trek begins when he is released from prison in North Korea and sets off to track down terrorist Zao (Rick Yune) in Cuba. While in Cuba, Bond meets fellow spy Jinx (Halle Berry) and then he heads to London where he encounters millionaire Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens) who has his own devious plans and invites Bond to Iceland. Bond and Jinx work as a team and try to put an end to the evil deeds of Zao, Graves, and other villains.
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 The Great Gatsby 2001  TV, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Markowitz
Cast: Toby Stephens, Mira Sorvino, Paul Rudd, Martin Donovan, Francie Swift, Heather Goldenhersh, Matt Malloy, William Camp, Richard Jutras, Jerry Grayson
F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic tragedy is brought to the screen (originally the TV screen) again. This time Toby Stephens takes on the title role of the poor man who uses shady means to amass a fortune in order to win back his love (Mira Sorvino) who is strictly "upper crust." Beautifully photographed.
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Onegin 1999 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martha Fiennes
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Martin Donovan, Toby Stephens, Lena Headey, Alun Armstrong, Harriet Walter, Irene Worth, Jason Watkins, Francesca Annis
Based on Alexander Pushkin's 1833 narrative poem, this story involves an aristocrat, Evgeny Onegin (Ralph Fiennes) who spurns the advances of the beautiful Tatyana Larina (Liv Tyler). But, six-years later, when they meet in St. Petersburg, it is Evgeny who is smitten and Tatyana who is now uninterested in him.
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 Possession 2002  102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Neil LaBute
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Lena Headey, Holly Aird, Toby Stephens, Trevor Eve, Tom Hickey, Georgia Mackenzie, Tom Hollander
Maud Bailey (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Roland Michell (Aaron Eckhart) uncover evidence of a secret love affair enjoyed years ago by two Victorian poets and, in the process of their investigation, find themselves falling in love.
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The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey 2005 N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ketan Mehta
Cast: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Toby Stephens, Amisha Patel, Kiron Kher, Coral Beed, Mona Ambegaonkar, Alyssa Fountoutalis, Simon Chandler, Ben Nealon
Mangal Pandey (Aamir Khan) serves as a sepoy (an infantryman) for the British East India Company in the 1850s–at a time when that company controlled much of India. After Mangal saves the life of British Captain William Gordon (Toby Stephens), the two become friends, which is unusual in an era when the British looked down on their Indian counterparts. As time goes on, prejudice erupts into rebellion with Mangal leading the Indian people in a mutiny. Based on a true story.
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Twelfth Night: Or What You Will 1996 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Twelfth Night
Director: Trevor Nunn
Cast: Imogen Stubbs, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Hawthorne, Ben Kingsley, Toby Stephens, Mel Smith, Imelda Staunton, Steven Mackintosh, Nicholas Farrell, Sydney Livingstone, James Walker, Alan Mitchell, Peter Gunn, Tim Bentinck
When Viola's (Imogen Stubbs) ship is capsized by a storm, she is washed ashore in the kingdom of Ilyria. She disguises herself as her own brother and enters the court of Count Orsino (Toby Stephens) who loves the fair Lady Olivia (Helena Bonham Carter). Viola falls in love with Orsino, but he believes that Viola is a man and asks her to help him gain the love of Lady Olivia. Matters worsen when Viola finds that Lady Olivia has fallen in love with her. Misadventures follow with the entire household involved in their own mischievous plots.
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| 1. Dark Corners (2007)
2. Die Another Day (2002)
3. The Great Gatsby (2001)
4. Onegin (1999)
5. Possession (2002)
6. The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)
7. Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
aka: Twelfth Night
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