List of the best Benedict Cumberbatch movies: The Imitation Game(2014), Doctor Strange(2016), The Courier(2020), The Current War: Director's Cut(2019), The Fifth Estate(2013), The Child in Time(2017), Hawking(2004), Wreckers(2011), 12 Years a Slave(2013), Third Star(2010), Amazing Grace(2006), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011) ... ...
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2014
113 Minutes
Alan Turing
Benedict Cumberbatch Keira Knightley Matthew Goode Rory Kinnear Allen Leech Matthew Beard Charles Dance Mark Strong Alex Lawther
scientist mathematician gay man military official government official emotional powerful moving united kingdom laboratory government building london apartment computers world war ii espionage homosexuality homophobia blackmail forbidden love
During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2016
115 Minutes
Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange
Benedict Cumberbatch Chiwetel Ejiofor Rachel McAdams Benedict Wong Mads Mikkelsen Tilda Swinton Michael Stuhlbarg Benjamin Bratt Scott Adkins Zara Phythian Alaa Safi
neurosurgeon mystic girlfriend assistant sorcerer villain brooding emotional intense thrilling gripping hospital tibet operating room training area headquarters alternate reality hubris training mysticism
While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
UK
2020
111 Minutes
Greville Wynne
Benedict Cumberbatch Merab Ninidze Vladimir Chuprikov James Schofield Rachel Brosnahan Anton Lesser Jessie Buckley Miles Richardson
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Russia|UK
2019
101 Minutes
Executive Producer
Benedict Cumberbatch Michael Shannon Nicholas Hoult Katherine Waterston Tuppence Middleton Tom Holland Matthew Macfadyen Conor MacNeill Tom Fisher
thomas edison inventor millionaire rival businessman scientist tense gripping creative passionate new york city house laboratory field street wall street electricity inventions power rivalry
The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas A. Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|India|Belgium
2013
128 Minutes
Julian Assange
Benedict Cumberbatch Daniel Brühl Dan Stevens Alicia Vikander Carice van Houten Anthony Mackie Stanley Tucci Laura Linney Peter Capaldi David Thewlis
hacker military official cia agent ambassador brash intricate sweden washington, d.c. middle east government building hideout whistleblowing computer hacking secret documents political activism government secrets pursuit sacrifice wretched excess 2010s
A dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization.
Crime, Drama
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Executive Producer
Benedict Cumberbatch Kelly Macdonald Stephen Campbell Moore Saskia Reeves Andrea Hall Franc Ashman Anna Madeley John Hopkins Elliot Levey Lucy Liemann
writer wife daughter missing girl intense melodramatic touching sad suspenseful thrilling shopping mall family home kidnapping desperation failing marriage family tragedy isolation quest love rise
A group of online social justice activists venture deep into the woods to uncover the truth behind a recent series of gruesome ritual murders - and to capture the person responsible. But ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
2004
90 Minutes
Stephen Hawking
Benedict Cumberbatch Michael Brandon Lisa Dillon Che Cartwright Tom Hodgkins Christian Rubeck Phoebe Nicholls Matthew Marsh
Stephen Hawking (Benedict Cumberbatch) contracts a degenerative disease while a doctoral student, but goes on to achieve worldwide acclaim as a physicist and author.
Drama
2011
85 Minutes
Claire Foy Benedict Cumberbatch Shaun Evans Peter McDonald Sinead Matthews June Watson Nicola Green Georgie Smith
wife husband brother soldier intense emotional suspenseful touching brooding village house secret life brother relationship marriage trust love metamorphosis quest rescue rivalry
A man moves back to his childhood town with his wife to start a family, but a surprise visit from his brother exposes lies from the couple's past.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK
2013
134 Minutes
William Ford
Chiwetel Ejiofor Michael Fassbender Benedict Cumberbatch Paul Dano Garret Dillahunt Paul Giamatti Scoot McNairy Lupita Nyong'o Adepero Oduye Sarah Paulson Brad Pitt
slave slave trader abolitionist master african-american love interest dark powerful gripping touching gritty new york state american south plantation hideout secret hideout slave market slavery abolitionism underground railroad
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2010
92 Minutes
James
Hugh Bonneville Tom Burke Benedict Cumberbatch JJ Feild Rupert Frazer Nia Roberts Eros Vlahos Adam Robertson
James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventure dealing with friendship, heroism and love.
Drama, History
USA|UK
2006
116 Minutes
William Pitt
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
UK|France|Germany
2011
127 Minutes
Peter Guillam
Gary Oldman Kathy Burke Benedict Cumberbatch David Dencik Colin Firth Stephen Graham Tom Hardy Ciarán Hinds John Hurt Toby Jones Konstantin Khabensky
spy agent chief researcher deputy mole brooding intricate tense london istanbul budapest, hungary safe house office government building espionage infidelity cold war investigation homosexuality
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.
Drama, Biography, Crime
USA|UK
2015
122 Minutes
Bill Bulger
Johnny Depp Joel Edgerton Benedict Cumberbatch Dakota Johnson Kevin Bacon Peter Sarsgaard Jesse Plemons Rory Cochrane David Harbour Adam Scott Corey Stoll
senator brother mobster fbi agent police officer fugitive brash intense brutal boston bar office street church car mob corruption fugitives power evil
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Drama
Canada|Germany
2010
112 Minutes
Nick Phillips
Rachel Weisz Monica Bellucci Vanessa Redgrave Benedict Cumberbatch David Strathairn Liam Cunningham David Hewlett William Hope
u.n. worker criminal police officer trafficker victim bleak disturbing gripping intense shocking bosnia headquarters court human trafficking scandal corruption investigation murder discovery quest
A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal.
Biography, Drama
UK
2009
108 Minutes
Joseph Hooker
Paul Bettany Jennifer Connelly Jeremy Northam Toby Jones Benedict Cumberbatch Martha West Jim Carter Teresa Churcher Harrison Sansostri
Torn between faith and science, and suffering hallucinations, English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to complete 'On the Origin of Species' and maintain his relationship with his wife.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France
2009
102 Minutes
Ed
Riz Ahmed Arsher Ali Nigel Lindsay Kayvan Novak Adeel Akhtar Benedict Cumberbatch Julia Davis Alex MacQueen Craig Parkinson Preeya Kalidas
terrorist friend muslim suicide bomber outlandish engaging amusing sheffield, england pakistan london terrorism youth friendship accidental death disguise ineptitude escape transformation underdog sacrifice
Four incompetent British terrorists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
119 Minutes
Little Charles Aiken
Meryl Streep Julia Roberts Ewan McGregor Chris Cooper Abigail Breslin Benedict Cumberbatch Juliette Lewis Margo Martindale Dermot Mulroney Julianne Nicholson Sam Shepard
matriarch daughter husband cancer patient poet cook playful emotional melodramatic oklahoma funeral rural community addiction family dysfunction family gathering funeral cancer mother/daughter relationship fall sacrifice
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
War, Drama, History
USA|India
2011
146 Minutes
Major Stewart
Emily Watson David Thewlis Jeremy Irvine Peter Mullan Niels Arestrup Tom Hiddleston Benedict Cumberbatch Toby Kebbell Patrick Kennedy David Kross Celine Buckens
farm boy horse father british officer german soldier incredible heartwarming thrilling england farm countryside france battlefield trenches human-animal friendship world war i horses reunion quest growing up
Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and to the front lines as the war rages on.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2006
96 Minutes
Patrick
James McAvoy Alice Eve Rebecca Hall Simon Woods Catherine Tate Dominic Cooper Benedict Cumberbatch James Corden Charles Dance Lindsay Duncan
young man college student teammate young woman love interest host amusing engaging england university television studio bristol, england college life game show class conflict romance knowledge underdog love discovery
Set in 1985, working-class student Brian Jackson (McAvoy) navigates his first year at Bristol University.
War, Drama, History
USA|UK|India|Spain|Canada|China
2019
119 Minutes
Colonel Mackenzie
George MacKay Dean-Charles Chapman Mark Strong Andrew Scott Richard Madden Claire Duburcq Colin Firth Benedict Cumberbatch Daniel Mays Adrian Scarborough Jamie Parker
british soldier young man corporal brother confident emotional gripping passionate rousing battlefield ruins occupied france following orders world war i rescue race against time delivery message adventure pursuit
April 6th, 1917. As a regiment assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2013
132 Minutes
John Harrison
Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Karl Urban Zoe Saldana Anton Yelchin Simon Pegg John Cho Benedict Cumberbatch Alice Eve Bruce Greenwood Peter Weller
crew member captain kirk spock mastermind admiral lieutenant spectacular intense brooding gripping suspenseful tense outer space starship enterprise alien planet spacecraft earth san francisco good versus evil retribution
After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.
Drama, History
UK|USA
2008
115 Minutes
William Carey
Natalie Portman Scarlett Johansson Eric Bana Kristin Scott Thomas Mark Rylance David Morrissey Jim Sturgess Benedict Cumberbatch Ana Torrent Eddie Redmayne Juno Temple
king henry viii queen anne boleyn adulterer sister bride melodramatic sultry england castle court country house tower of london royalty pregnancy love triangle divorce betrayal arranged marriage forbidden love
Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2018
149 Minutes
Dr. Stephen Strange
Robert Downey Jr. Chris Hemsworth Josh Brolin Chadwick Boseman Mark Ruffalo Zoe Saldana Chris Evans Chris Pratt Benedict Cumberbatch Dave Bautista
iron man hulk thor captain america villain spider-man brooding solemn spectacular thrilling amusing new york city school bus building field space superheroes good versus evil super powers teamwork
The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
Romance, Drama
UK|France|USA
2007
123 Minutes
Paul Marshall
James McAvoy Keira Knightley Romola Garai Saoirse Ronan Brenda Blethyn Vanessa Redgrave Juno Temple Patrick Kennedy Benedict Cumberbatch Harriet Walter Michelle Duncan
boyfriend girlfriend sister soldier writer nurse emotional passionate intense england estate deception jealousy guilt romance world war ii writers love growing up quest
Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA|Australia
2017
130 Minutes
Doctor Strange
Chris Hemsworth Tom Hiddleston Cate Blanchett Idris Elba Jeff Goldblum Tessa Thompson Mark Ruffalo Karl Urban Anthony Hopkins Benedict Cumberbatch Sam Neill
thor hulk supervillain confident gripping hilarious intense asgard prison arena space space combat survival ancient civilization destruction adventure escape fall rise
Imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, Thor must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.
Comedy, Adventure
USA|Italy
2016
102 Minutes
Ben Stiller Owen Wilson Will Ferrell Penélope Cruz Kristen Wiig Fred Armisen Kyle Mooney Milla Jovovich Christine Taylor Justin Theroux Nathan Lee Graham
model friend special agent killer pop star villain hilarious creative cool fashion show rome street prison car apartment fashion murder stupidity search celebrities
Derek and Hansel are lured into modelling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2019
181 Minutes
Joe Russo Robert Downey Jr. Chris Evans Mark Ruffalo Chris Hemsworth Scarlett Johansson Jeremy Renner Brie Larson Paul Rudd Don Cheadle Karen Gillan
iron man hulk thor captain america villain spider-man brooding solemn spectacular thrilling amusing new york city space building spaceship superheroes good versus evil super powers teamwork adventure
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.