List of the best Eileen Atkins movies: Gosford Park(2001), The Scapegoat(2012), The Lost Language of Cranes(1991), Scenes of a Sexual Nature(2006), Wit(2001), Cold Mountain(2003), Bertie & Elizabeth(2002), Women Talking Dirty(1999), Let Him Have It(1991), Wild Target(2010), Last Chance Harvey(2008), Magic in the Moonlight(2014) ... ...
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|Italy
2001
137 Minutes
Mrs. Croft
Eileen Atkins Bob Balaban Alan Bates Charles Dance Stephen Fry Michael Gambon Richard E. Grant Tom Hollander Derek Jacobi Kelly Macdonald Helen Mirren
countess maid actor producer nobleman noblewoman witty intricate england gosford park countryside household murder party deception greed mystery quest 1930s
Set in the 1930s, this movie brings a group of pretentious rich and famous together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.
Drama
UK
2012
107 Minutes
Matthew Rhys Eileen Atkins Alice Orr-Ewing Andrew Scott Jodhi May Sheridan Smith Anton Lesser Phoebe Nicholls Pip Torrens Eloise Webb
Set in 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, this movie tells the story of two very different men who have one thing in common - a face.
Drama
UK
1991
87 Minutes
Brian Cox Eileen Atkins Angus Macfadyen Corey Parker Rene Auberjonois John Schlesinger Cathy Tyson Ben Daniells Nigel Whitmey
gay man husband wife son ex-boyfriend linguist emotional london family home apartment gay bar coming out marriage self-discovery language father/son relationship homosexuality transformation 1990s
A young gay man comes out to his middle-class parents, which has repercussions for his father who has long since been trying to repress his own sexuality.
Comedy, Drama
2006
91 Minutes
Holly Aird Eileen Atkins Hugh Bonneville Tom Hardy Douglas Hodge Adrian Lester Andrew Lincoln Ewan McGregor Gina McKee Sophie Okonedo Mark Strong
elderly woman gay man boyfriend girlfriend love interest elderly man witty touching london hampstead heath park england bench relationships infidelity blind dating chance meeting romance jealousy love transformation
Seven couples seek sex and love. Some need it, some spurn it, some are willing to pay for it. Seen through the eyes of these couples it becomes apparent that what makes us tick is complex, dark and ridiculously funny.
Drama
2001
99 Minutes
Evelyn "E.M." Ashford
Emma Thompson Christopher Lloyd Eileen Atkins Audra McDonald Jonathan M. Woodward Harold Pinter Raffaello Degruttola Miquel Brown
professor doctor patient student mentor nurse emotional gripping tender hospital death poetry cancer medical experiments meaning of life religion quest transformation 2000s
A bright and demanding professor (Emma Thompson) reassesses her life after finding out she has terminal ovarian cancer.
War, Drama
USA|Italy|Romania|UK
2003
155 Minutes
Maddy
Jude Law Nicole Kidman Renée Zellweger Eileen Atkins Brendan Gleeson Philip Seymour Hoffman Natalie Portman Giovanni Ribisi Donald Sutherland Ray Winstone Kathy Baker
soldier farmer deserter wife housekeeper bleak sad emotional north carolina mountain battlefield mississippi american civil war desertion reunion survival love quest sacrifice pursuit
In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.
Drama, Romance, History
2002
100 Minutes
Queen Mary
Prince Albert (James Wilby) courts and marries Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Juliet Aubrey) and succeeds to the British throne as George VI in 1936.
Comedy
1999
94 Minutes
Helena Bonham Carter Gina McKee Richard Wilson Eileen Atkins Kenneth Cranham James Nesbit James Purefoy Julien Lambroschini Ken Drury Barbara Rafferty Elaine C. Smith
A shy cartoonist (Gina McKee) and a kooky, high-spirited single mother (Helena Bonham Carter) become unlikely friends.
Crime, Drama
UK|France
1991
119 Minutes
Lilian Bentley
Christopher Eccleston Paul Reynolds Tom Courtenay Tom Bell Eileen Atkins Clare Holman Mark McGann Michael Gough Michael Elphick Murray Melvin Ronald Fraser
teen boy friend father mother sister police officer bleak disturbing england family home court prison suburbia murder case troubled youth trial injustice rebellion quest fall
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster movies. Chris and Derek's ... See full summary »
Drama, Action, Comedy
UK|France
2010
96 Minutes
Bill Nighy Emily Blunt Rupert Grint Rupert Everett Eileen Atkins Martin Freeman Gregor Fisher Geoff Bell Rory Kinnear
assassin kleptomaniac quirky amusing united kingdom assassination plot doubt love interest transformation discovery 2000s
A hitman tries to retire, but a beautiful thief may change his plans.
Romance
USA
2008
92 Minutes
Maggie
Dustin Hoffman Emma Thompson Liane Balaban James Brolin Eileen Atkins Kathy Baker Richard Schiff Jeremy Sheffield
musician love interest ex-wife boss daughter stepfather endearing tender amusing heartwarming london airport wedding river bar public space courtship new love father/daughter relationship middle age
In London for his daughter's wedding, a rumpled man finds his romantic spirits lifted by a new woman in his life.
Romance
USA|France
2014
97 Minutes
Aunt Vanessa
Colin Firth Emma Stone Marcia Gay Harden Hamish Linklater Eileen Atkins Simon McBurney Jacki Weaver Erica Leerhsen Catherine McCormack Jeremy Shamos
magician spiritualist phony medium friend family member brooding charming creative amusing car beach stage seance dining room planetarium paranormal talent illusions travel
A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue.
Comedy, Drama
1983
118 Minutes
Madge
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
2000
160 Minutes
Marie Louise
Frances O'Connor Hugh Bonneville Greg Wise Hugh Dancy Eileen Atkins Keith Barron Desmond Barrit Adam Cooper Marian Diamond Claire Hackett Jenny Howe
adulterer doctor lawyer playboy wife engaging hedonistic passionate france provincial town house hotel marriage seduction boredom rural life money betrayal forbidden love temptation
The frustrated wife (Frances O'Connor) of a provincial doctor (Hugh Bonneville) seeks passion in 19th-century France.
Drama
UK|USA
1977
138 Minutes
Hesther Saloman
Richard Burton Peter Firth Colin Blakely Joan Plowright Harry Andrews Eileen Atkins Jenny Agutter Kate Reid John Wyman Elva Mai Hoover Ken James
teenager psychiatrist mother father stableman dark emotional psychiatrist's office psychoanalysis religion repression violence discovery fall 1970s
A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boy's disturbing obsession with horses.
Comedy
UK
2016
96 Minutes
Peggy Law
Christian McKay Dakota Blue Richards Caroline Catz David Troughton Miles Jupp John Hurt Eileen Atkins James Wilby Niamh Cusack Cathy Tyson Tom Palmer
This is a comedy drama about four guys trying to save their local pub from closing down. The group writes a chick lit, or more specifically a "mummy porn" novel, in the style of "Fifty ... See full summary »
Drama
2007
90 Minutes
Madame Fidolia
Emma Watson Yasmin Paige Lucy Boynton Richard Griffiths Emilia Fox Victoria Wood Eileen Atkins Harriet Walter Gemma Jones Peter Bowles Lucy Cohu
Adopted by an eccentric explorer (Richard Griffiths), three orphans (Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, Lucy Boynton) struggle to fulfill their ambitious dreams.
Romance, Fantasy
USA
2013
123 Minutes
Gramma
Alden Ehrenreich Alice Englert Jeremy Irons Viola Davis Emmy Rossum Thomas Mann Emma Thompson Eileen Atkins Margo Martindale Zoey Deutch Tiffany Boone
teen boy mysterious girl uncle fortuneteller family member librarian crafty suspenseful passionate gatlin, s.c. household school supernatural teen romance small-town life dark secrets discovery love 2010s
Ethan Wate longs to escape his small southern town. He meets a mysterious new girl, Lena Duchannes. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history, and their town.
Drama
Sweden|UK
2004
131 Minutes
School Matron
Helena Bergström Lorcan Cranitch Lindsay Duncan Tim Dutton Rolf Lassgård Natasha Little Elizabeth Spriggs Peter Vaughan Rollo Weeks Eileen Atkins Simon Day
Set in post-war England, a mysterious woman arrives at the Prettys' rural family home on the eve of young Jack Bradley's (Rollo Weeks') sixteenth birthday. Her remarkable likeness to a ... See full summary »
Drama
USA|UK|France|Canada|Germany
2002
114 Minutes
Meryl Streep Julianne Moore Nicole Kidman Ed Harris Toni Collette Claire Danes Jeff Daniels Stephen Dillane John C. Reilly Miranda Richardson Eileen Atkins
author housewife editor former lover emotional gripping moving household london los angeles new york city hotel suicide death party mental illness homosexuality discovery 1940s
The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|France|USA|China|Canada
2017
103 Minutes
Hugh Grant Sally Hawkins Hugh Bonneville Brendan Gleeson Julie Walters Jim Broadbent Samuel Joslin Madeleine Harris Peter Capaldi Tom Conti Joanna Lumley
teddy bear family aunt amusing charming confident creative inspiring lighthearted playful positive united kingdom london theft family life investigation mystery adventure quest
Paddington (Ben Whishaw), now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's (Imelda Staunton's) 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.