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1. Smiley's People (1982)
directed by Simon Langton
featuring Alec Guinness, Vass Anderson, Eileen Atkins, Anthony Bate, Andrew BradfordA sequel to 1980's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, this BBC miniseries once again focuses on British spy George Smiley (Sir Alec Guinness), once again ... More
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2. Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
directed by John Schlesinger
featuring Kate Beckinsale, Sheila Burrell, Eileen Atkins, Ian McKellen, Ivan KayeStella Gibbons' popular novel was published in 1932, and it has been adapted twice for British television, first as a miniseries in 1971, then by ... More
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3. Ask the Dust (2006)
directed by Robert Towne
featuring Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Idina MenzelAdapted from a novel by John Fante, Robert Towne's Ask the Dust stars Colin Farrell as Arturo Bandini, a young writer who comes to Los Angeles during ... More
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4. Wit (2001)
directed by Mike Nichols
featuring Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonaldMike Nichols directs Emma Thompson in this made-for-cable adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Margaret Edson. Thompson plays Vivian ... More
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5. Last Chance Harvey (2009)
directed by Joel Hopkins
featuring Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Kathy Baker, James Brolin, Eileen AtkinsA disastrous trip to London proves to have a silver lining for a middle-aged American jingle writer in this romantic slice-of-life drama starring ... More
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6. Cold Mountain (2003)
directed by Anthony Minghella
featuring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour HoffmanBased on the novel by Charles Frazier, Anthony Minghella's star-studded Cold Mountain is a sweeping tale set in the final days of the American Civil ... More
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7. Bertie & Elizabeth (2002)
directed by Giles Foster
featuring James Wilby, Juliet Aubrey, Alan Bates, Eileen Atkins, Charles EdwardsThe fascinating story of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth is recounted in this British made-for-TV effort. It all begins in 1920, when the then ... More
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8. She Fell Among Thieves (1978)
directed by Clive Donner
featuring Malcolm McDowell, Eileen Atkins, Michael Jayston, Karen DotriceAn old-fashioned thriller starring Malcolm McDowell and Eileen Atkins, this British period drama traces the battle of wills between a vacationing ... More
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9. The Dresser (1983)
directed by Peter Yates
featuring Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox, Zena Walker, Eileen AtkinsThe complicated relationship of two men who have given their lives to the theater forms the basis for this acclaimed drama. During World War II, an ... More
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10. The Devil Within Her (1975)
directed by Peter Sasdy
featuring Joan Collins, Eileen Atkins, Donald Pleasence, Ralph Bates, Caroline MunroThis weird British hybrid of The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby and It's Alive! stars Joan Collins as a stripper who spurns the advances of a lecherous ... More
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11. The Lost Language of Cranes (1992)
directed by Nigel Finch
featuring Brian Cox, Eileen Atkins, Angus MacFadyen, Corey Parker, René AuberjonoisList of all editionsAdaptation of the David Leavitt novel in which a young man agonizes over revealing his homosexuality to his parents, but doesn't realize that his ... More
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12. What a Girl Wants (2003)
directed by Dennie Gordon
featuring Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston, Eileen Atkins, Jonathan Pryce, Anna ChancellorList of all editionsLoosely based on the 1958 comedy The Reluctant Debutante starring Sandra Dee, the family-friendly comedy What a Girl Wants features popular ... More
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13. Wild Target (2010)
directed by Jonathan Lynn
featuring Emily Blunt, Bill Nighy, Rupert Grint, Rupert Everett, Martin Freeman, Eileen AtkinsList of all editionsA gorgeous con artist sells a fake painting to a powerful gangster and discovers that crime doesn't pay when her unsatisfied customer hires Europe's ... More
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14. Gosford Park (2001)
directed by Robert Altman
featuring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Richard E. Grant, Helen Mirren, Eileen Atkins, Emily WatsonList of all editionsMaverick American filmmaker Robert Altman takes a witty and absorbing look at the foibles of the British class system in this intelligent murder ... More
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15. Let Him Have It (1991)
directed by Peter Medak
featuring Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Clare Holman, Tom BellList of all editionsThe Derek Bentley Case has been an uneasy blight on the British legal system since the early 1950s. Two young, frightened boys were caught by police ... More
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16. Egy Het Pesten Es Budan (2003)
directed by Károly Makk
featuring Ivan Darvas, Mari Töröcsik, Eszter Nagy-Kálózy, Eileen Atkins, Dezso GarasList of all editionsKároly Makk is reunited with actors Ivan Darvas and Mari Töröcsik in the drama A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda. After being forced to leave Hungary ... More
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17. Women Talking Dirty (1999)
directed by Coky Giedroyc
featuring Helena Bonham Carter, Gina McKee, Richard Wilson, Eileen Atkins, Kenneth CranhamList of all editionsBritish director Coky Giedroyc's sophomore feature outing concerns a pair of working class women in Edinburgh, Scotland. Down-to-earth Ellen (Gina ... More
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18. Jack and Sarah (1995)
directed by Tim Sullivan
featuring Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Eileen AtkinsList of all editionsA temperamental London lawyer adapts to the challenges of fatherhood when he is left with sole responsibility for his infant daughter in this well ... More
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19. Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006)
directed by Edward Blum
featuring Ewan McGregor, Sophie Okonedo, Hugh Bonneville, Holly Aird, Eileen Atkins, Tom Hardy, Douglas Hodge, Adrian Lester, Andrew Lincoln, Gina McKee, Mark Strong, Catherine Tate, Polly Walker, Benjamin WhitrowList of all editionsA handful of couples discuss their romantic and erotic tribulations on a sunny afternoon in this romantic comedy drama. It's a beautiful day in ... More







