List of the best Albert Finney movies: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning(1960), Scrooge(1970), Murder on the Orient Express(1974), The Browning Version(1994), Under the Volcano(1984), Shoot the Moon(1982), Orphans(1987), A Man of No Importance(1994), Night Must Fall(1964), Gumshoe(1972), Tom Jones(1963), Charlie Bubbles(1968) ... ...
Drama
UK
1960
90 Minutes
Arthur Seaton
Albert Finney Rachel Roberts Shirley Anne Field Hylda Baker Norman Rossington Bryan Pringle Robert Cawdron Edna Morris Elsie Wagstaff Frank Pettitt
factory worker pregnant woman dark raw brooding england nottingham, england factory abortion alcoholism infidelity self-destruction love forbidden love wretched excess growing up 1960s
A rebellious, hard-living factory worker juggles relationships with two women, one of whom is married to another man but pregnant with his child.
Musical, Other
UK
1970
118 Minutes
Ebenezer Scrooge
Albert Finney Alec Guinness Edith Evans Kenneth More Laurence Naismith Michael Medwin David Collings Gordon Jackson Roy Kinnear Kay Walsh Richard Beaumont
clerk son ebenezer scrooge ghost cheery heartwarming lighthearted england christmas charity loss ghosts regret redemption fall transformation 1860s
A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1974
127 Minutes
Hercule Poirot
Albert Finney Lauren Bacall Martin Balsam Ingrid Bergman Jacqueline Bisset Jean-Pierre Cassel Sean Connery John Gielgud Wendy Hiller Anthony Perkins Vanessa Redgrave
detective millionaire aristocrat doctor conductor hercule poirot suspenseful uneasy train train station istanbul abduction murder deception mystery 1930s
In December 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Drama
UK
1994
97 Minutes
Andrew Crocker-Harris
Albert Finney Greta Scacchi Matthew Modine Julian Sands Michael Gambon Ben Silverstone Maryam d'Abo Jim Sturgess
husband wife teacher lover student schoolboy schoolteacher gripping engaging school england boarding school marriage career failed marriage affair education retirement transformation discovery
On the verge of forced resignation, a strict old-fashioned teacher rethinks his life.
Drama
Mexico|USA
1984
109 Minutes
Geoffrey Firmin
Albert Finney Jacqueline Bisset Anthony Andrews Ignacio López Tarso Katy Jurado James Villiers Dawson Bray Carlos Riquelme Jim McCarthy Tun-Tun Eleazar Garcia Jr.
consul wife brother dark intense brutal mexico alcoholism self-destruction marital problems suicide wretched excess fall 1930s
A day in the life of a self-destructive British consul in Mexico on the eve of World War II.
Drama
USA
1982
125 Minutes
George Dunlap
Albert Finney Diane Keaton Dana Hill Peter Weller Karen Allen Viveka Davis Tracey Gold Tina Yothers George Murdock Leora Dana Irving Metzman
husband wife daughter pretty woman contractor intense emotional california countryside household infidelity marital problems parenthood deception love temptation discovery 1980s
A mother of four is abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. Husband, wife and children struggle to survive the seemingly inevitable divorce.
Drama
USA
1987
120 Minutes
Harold
Albert Finney Matthew Modine Kevin Anderson John Kellogg Anthony Heald Novella Nelson Elizabeth Parrish Frank Ferrara
The two brothers Treat and Philip lived alone since they were kids. Interdependent they dwell in a loft house and live on little thefts, until an aging minor criminal moves in with them and takes over the role of a father.
Drama
Ireland|UK
1994
98 Minutes
Alfred Byrne
Albert Finney Brenda Fricker Michael Gambon Tara Fitzgerald Rufus Sewell Patrick Malahide David Kelly Mick Lally
conductor bus driver newcomer sister coworker passenger touching endearing dublin bus theater family home homosexuality theater middle age secret siblings forbidden love discovery 1960s
Alfred Byrne (Albert Finney) is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin, Ireland in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is... See full summary »
Horror
UK
1964
101 Minutes
Producer
Albert Finney Mona Washbourne Susan Hampshire Sheila Hancock Michael Medwin John Gill Joe Gladwin Martin Wyldeck
A psychotic killer gets in the good graces of his aging invalid employer, and worms his way into the affection of her beautiful daughter, with unpleasant results for all.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1972
88 Minutes
Eddie Ginley
Albert Finney Billie Whitelaw Frank Finlay Janice Rule Carolyn Seymour Fulton Mackay
detective brother client smuggler offbeat witty bleak suspenseful liverpool, england nightclub crime impersonation murder bribery transformation mystery adventure 1970s
Inspired by his love for Dashiell Hammett novels, nightclub comedian Eddie Ginley puts an ad in the paper as a private eye. The case he gets turns out to be a strange setup and as he digs to the bottom of it his life starts falling apart.
Comedy
UK
1963
129 Minutes
Tom Jones
Albert Finney Susannah York Hugh Griffith Edith Evans Joan Greenwood Diane Cilento George Devine David Tomlinson Rosalind Atkinson Wilfrid Lawson Rosalind Knight
orphan wealthy man ingénue rival lady airy cheeky charming family home inn police station england countryside mistaken identity class distinctions affair blackmail love triangle growing up rise
The romantic and chivalrous adventures of adopted bastard Tom Jones in 18th-century England.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1968
91 Minutes
Director
Albert Finney Liza Minnelli Colin Blakely Billie Whitelaw Timothy Garland Richard Pearson John Ronane Nicholas Phipps Peter Sallis Charles Lamb Marjorie Mason
writer wife mistress son agent profound uneasy manchester, england household writers family infidelity class distinctions depression wretched excess 1960s
A married writer has an affair with his secretary.
Horror
USA
1981
115 Minutes
Dewey Wilson
Albert Finney Diane Venora Gregory Hines Edward James Olmos Tom Noonan Dick O'Neill
detective criminologist native american creature coroner mayor gory eerie tense new york city park crime scene murder lycanthropy myth shapeshifting investigation may-december romance metamorphosis mystery
A New York cop investigates a series of brutal deaths that resemble animal attacks.
Drama
USA|UK|Ireland
1992
110 Minutes
Constable Brendan Hegarty
Albert Finney Aidan Quinn Robin Wright Milo O'Shea Alan Devlin Niamh Cusack Ian McElhinney Stella McCusker
single mother baby actor police officer priest amusing heartwarming frenetic northern ireland small town church farm jail tent motherhood opposites attract judgment love triangle small-town life religion
A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1981
94 Minutes
Dr. Larry Roberts
Albert Finney James Coburn Susan Dey Leigh Taylor-Young Dorian Harewood Tim Rossovich Darryl Hickman Kathryn Witt
plastic surgeon ceo model senator doctor outlandish thrilling suspenseful doctor's office office building apartment los angeles city murder investigation conspiracy technology corruption advertising mystery
Three of four models, who had plastic surgery done by Larry after a computed list, are dead. Neither the cops nor Larry believe they're suicides. Larry investigates and stays with the fourth model. Who's behind the lists and murders?
Romance
1995
109 Minutes
Danny's Father
Albert Finney Matt Keeslar Victoria Smurfit Anthony Brophy David Kelly Dearbhla Molloy Carole Nimmons Vinnie McCabe Noel Smith
An Irish lad (Matt Keeslar) who fled from his oppressive, widowed father (Albert Finney) falls for a girl (Victoria Smurfit) from an affluent family.
Comedy, Drama
1983
118 Minutes
Sir
Albert Finney Tom Courtenay Edward Fox Zena Walker Eileen Atkins Michael Gough Cathryn Harrison Betty Marsden Sheila Reid Lockwood West Donald Eccles
set dresser leading man actress elderly person actor touching somber england theater backstage acting aging failing career loyalty alcoholism devotion fall quest 1940s
Rattled by World War II, an English actor (Albert Finney) could not go on without his fussy valet (Tom Courtenay).
Drama, History
2002
95 Minutes
Albert Finney Vanessa Redgrave Jim Broadbent Linus Roache Tom Wilkinson Derek Jacobi Ronnie Barker Celia Imrie
Winston Churchill (Albert Finney) wages a battle against Nazi tyranny while facing obstacles in his marriage to Clementine (Vanessa Redgrave).
Drama
USA
2003
125 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Albert Finney Billy Crudup Jessica Lange Helena Bonham Carter Alison Lohman Robert Guillaume Marion Cotillard Matthew McGrory David Denman Missi Pyle
father son wife doctor circus performer giant emotional creative winsome alabama hospital the south father/son relationship aging fable family feud fantasy witchcraft discovery love
A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.
Crime, Drama
USA
1990
114 Minutes
Liam "Leo" O'Bannon
Gabriel Byrne Ethan Coen Albert Finney Marcia Gay Harden Jon Polito John Turturro J.E. Freeman Mike Starr Al Mancini
gangster moll bookie political boss hatchet man tense confident cool nightclub office warehouse forest household mafia prohibition rivalry underdog 1920s
Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
Romance
UK
1967
112 Minutes
Mark Wallace
Audrey Hepburn Albert Finney Eleanor Bron William Daniels Claude Dauphin Nadia Gray Jacqueline Bisset
architect wife client mistress ex-girlfriend daughter hilarious tender emotional creative france italy highway restaurant car marriage courtship infidelity aging road trip
A couple in the south of France non-sequentially spin down the highways of infidelity in their troubled ten-year marriage.
Drama
USA
2000
131 Minutes
Ed Masry
Julia Roberts Albert Finney Aaron Eckhart Marg Helgenberger Cherry Jones Veanne Cox Conchata Ferrell Tracey Walter Peter Coyote Scotty Leavenworth Gemmenne de la Peña
attorney single mother businessman judge heroine lawyer powerful inspiring gripping disturbing gritty california office family home courtroom small town law firm corruption betrayal lawsuit
An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.
Drama
USA
1997
115 Minutes
Jennifer Jason Leigh Albert Finney Ben Chaplin Maggie Smith Judith Ivey Betsy Brantley Jennifer Garner Peter Maloney Robert Stanton
In this adaptation of the Henry James novel set in 19th-century New York City, a wealthy spinster with an overbearing father is pursued by a handsome fortune hunter who may be only after her money.
Musical, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1982
130 Minutes
Daddy Warbucks
Aileen Quinn Albert Finney Carol Burnett Bernadette Peters Tim Curry Ann Reinking Geoffrey Holder Edward Herrmann
orphan billionaire dog bodyguard manager brother charming playful heartwarming amusing new york city orphanage mansion bridge adoption rags to riches orphanage scam family the great depression
A young orphan girl's adventures in finding a family that will take her.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
110 Minutes
Bruce Willis Albert Finney Nick Nolte Barbara Hershey Glenne Headly Lukas Haas Omar Epps Buck Henry Vicki Lewis Ken Campbell Jake Johannsen
car dealer author neighbor customer friend family member brooding fascinating emotional small town car dealership house restaurant car office depression philosophy hope small town life
A rich car dealer is losing his mind. His son lives in the bomb shelter. His suicidal wife has an affair with his transvestite sales manager.
Drama
UK
1978
101 Minutes
Fouche
Keith Carradine Harvey Keitel Albert Finney Edward Fox Tina Herazo Robert Stephens Tom Conti John McEnery
soldier enemy minister wife colonel striking france battlefield countryside russia obsession dueling honor military life napoleonic wars rivalry quest rise 1810s
France, 1801. Due to a minor, perceived slight mild-mannered Lieutenant d'Hubert is forced into a duel with the hot-headed, irrational Lieutenant Feraud. The disagreement ultimately results in scores of duels, spanning several years.
Drama
UK
1960
97 Minutes
Mick Rice
Laurence Olivier Brenda De Banzie Albert Finney Joan Plowright Roger Livesey Alan Bates Daniel Massey Miriam Karlin Shirley Anne Field Thora Hird Tony Longridge
teacher comedian wife father fiancée soldier disheartening dark beach theater family home family fame ambition infidelity vaudeville fall quest 1950s
Archie Rice, an old-time British music hall performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
Romance
USA|UK
2006
118 Minutes
Uncle Henry
Russell Crowe Marion Cotillard Albert Finney Abbie Cornish Tom Hollander Didier Bourdon Freddie Highmore Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Isabelle Candelier Archie Panjabi
investment banker uncle lawyer cousin dog illegitimate daughter amusing emotional tense chateau provence, france vineyard airport restaurant inheritance incest affair wine life lessons death
A British investment broker inherits his uncle's chateau and vineyard in Provence, where he spent much of his childhood. He discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold.
Drama, History
USA|UK
2006
116 Minutes
John Newton
Ioan Gruffudd Romola Garai Benedict Cumberbatch Albert Finney Michael Gambon Rufus Sewell Youssou N'Dour Ciarán Hinds Toby Jones Nicholas Farrell Sylvestra Le Touzel
prime minister friend servant slave love interest activist inspiring emotional london france ship household slavery politics gambling civil rights social activism illness transformation rescue
The idealist William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2007
116 Minutes
Charles
Philip Seymour Hoffman Ethan Hawke Marisa Tomei Albert Finney Rosemary Harris Brian F. O'Byrne Amy Ryan Michael Shannon
brother father thief police officer mother cheater dark dense store hospital suburbia police station new york city robbery drugs heist infidelity money death temptation
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife hurtling towards a shattering climax.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|USA
1999
106 Minutes
Simms
Nick Nolte Jeff Bridges Sharon Stone Catherine Keener Albert Finney Shawn Hatosy Liam Waite Kimberly Williams-Paisley
racer horse trainer con artist alcoholic wife friend disturbing fascinating melodramatic racetrack horse track stable california kentucky blackmail horse racing scam dark secrets betrayal rivalry
After scams at horse races and making lots of money, 3 young people split. 20 years later, one of them, a drunk, creates chaos with photos from back then.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Germany|France|Spain
2007
115 Minutes
Dr. Albert Hirsch
Matt Damon Julia Stiles Joan Allen David Strathairn Scott Glenn Paddy Considine Edgar Ramírez Albert Finney Tom Gallop Corey Johnson Daniel Brühl
jason bourne reporter secret agent assassin government official thrilling creative intricate europe london tangiers, morocco memory loss government agents knowledge the past survival discovery escape mystery 2000s
Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless C.I.A. official and his Agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
UK|USA|Turkey
2012
143 Minutes
Kincade
Daniel Craig Judi Dench Javier Bardem Ralph Fiennes Naomie Harris Bérénice Marlohe Ben Whishaw Albert Finney Rory Kinnear Ola Rapace Helen McCrory
james bond secret agent terrorist commanding officer associate sexy woman spectacular intense witty united kingdom turkey china espionage secret identity terrorism government secrets pursuit adventure rescue 2010s
James Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Japan
2012
135 Minutes
Dr. Albert Hirsch
Jeremy Renner Rachel Weisz Edward Norton Stacy Keach Dennis Boutsikaris Oscar Isaac Joan Allen Albert Finney David Strathairn Scott Glenn Donna Murphy
cia agent spy scientist cia director doctor assassin crafty tense thrilling intense suspenseful cia office city philippines united states new york city alaska espionage assassination on the run
An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.
War
UK|USA
1963
156 Minutes
George Hamilton George Peppard Eli Wallach Vince Edwards James Mitchum Rosanna Schiaffino Jeanne Moreau Tutte Lemkow Michael Callan Peter Fonda Albert Finney
soldier sergeant musician deserter prisoner bleak disturbing profound hospital battlefield bar concentration camp europe world war ii horrors of war abuse execution adventure fall 1940s
Intelligent, sprawling saga of a squad of American soldiers, following them through Europe during World War II.
Crime, Drama
USA|Mexico|Germany
2000
147 Minutes
Michael Douglas Don Cheadle Benicio Del Toro Luis Guzman Dennis Quaid Catherine Zeta-Jones Steven Bauer Benjamin Bratt James Brolin Erika Christensen Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez
drug czar cop housewife drug dealer daughter lawyer thrilling gritty courtroom household mexico united states drug trafficking drug addiction corruption investigation quest pursuit 2000s
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.