List of the best Ian Holm movies: The Sweet Hereafter(1997), The Emperor's New Clothes(2001), Garden State(2004), Big Night(1996), The Homecoming(1973), Wetherby(1985), Dreamchild(1985), Esther Kahn(2000), The Fifth Element(1997), The Madness of King George(1994), Naked Lunch(1991), From Hell(2001) ... ...
Drama
Canada
1997
110 Minutes
Mitchell
Ian Holm Sarah Polley Bruce Greenwood Tom McCamus Arsinée Khanjian Alberta Watson Gabrielle Rose Maury Chaykin Brooke Johnson Earl Pastko David Hemblen
paraplegic attorney bus driver father survivors daughter somber sad emotional touching small town canada grief accident father/daughter relationship incest lawsuit trauma quest sacrifice
A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to the town to defend the families, but he discovers that everything is not what it seems.
Comedy
Italy|UK|Germany
2001
106 Minutes
Napoleon Bonaparte, Eugene Lenormand
Ian Holm Iben Hjejle Tim McInnerny Tom Watson Nigel Terry Hugh Bonneville Murray Melvin Eddie Marsan Clive Russell
emperor peasant widow british soldier merchant amusing playful intricate paris st. helena trading places war napoleon bonaparte romance adventure escape 1820s
During Napoleon's exile on St. Helena, some loyalists hire a look-alike to swap places with the deposed Emperor. While the impostor lives in luxury on the island, the real Napoleon returns to Paris in order to retake the throne.
Comedy
USA
2004
109 Minutes
Gideon Largeman
Zach Braff Ian Holm Ron Leibman Cliff "Method Man" Smith Natalie Portman Ann Dowd Denis O'Hare Peter Sarsgaard Michael Weston Jean Smart Jill Flint
actor girl father friend quirky offbeat amusing heartwarming new jersey small town cemetery reunion death family romance relationships love transformation discovery 2000s
A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.
Drama
USA
1996
107 Minutes
Pascal
Stanley Tucci Minnie Driver Ian Holm Isabella Rossellini Tony Shalhoub Stanley Tucci Marc Anthony Allison Janney Caroline Aaron Campbell Scott Larry Block
chef restaurant manager restaurant owner girlfriend wife brother winsome engaging spirited new jersey seaside restaurant american dream restaurant competition family small business rivalry quest 1950s
New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food.
Drama
USA
1973
111 Minutes
professor wife brother father uncle bleak playful witty england london apartment absence blue collar father/son relationship family rivalry growing up 1970s
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
Drama
UK
1985
103 Minutes
Vanessa Redgrave Ian Holm Judi Dench Joely Richardson Tim McInnerny Suzanna Hamilton
young man schoolteacher spinster soldier somber cool engaging house dinner party wetherby, england party suicide murder loneliness investigation love mystery forbidden love 1980s
The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.
Fantasy
UK
1985
93 Minutes
Reverend Charles L. Dodgson , Lewis Carroll
Coral Browne Ian Holm Peter Gallagher Caris Corfman Nicola Cowper Jane Asher Amelia Shankley
writer minister elderly woman young girl orphan dreamy sad winsome oxford, england new york city lewis carroll alice liddell adult-child romance unusual friendship memory inspiration forbidden love growing up 1930s
Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of Lewis Carroll's classic book, the movie follows Alice Liddell Hargreaves (Coral Browne) (the book's inspiration) as an old woman ... See full summary »
Drama
France|UK
2000
163 Minutes
Summer Phoenix Ian Holm Fabrice Desplechin Frances Barber Laszlo Szabo Emmanuelle Devos Akbar Kurtha Claudia Solti Berna Raif Paul Regan Ian Bartholomew
A Jewish girl in nineteenth century London, dreams of becoming a stage actress.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
France|UK|USA
1997
127 Minutes
Father Vito Cornelius
Bruce Willis Gary Oldman Ian Holm Milla Jovovich Chris Tucker Luke Perry Brion James Tommy "Tiny" Lister Lee Evans Charlie Creed-Miles Tricky
cab driver humanoid priest industrialist media personality alien thrilling amusing fascinating new york city spaceship apartment temple good vs. evil survival bomb teamwork theft romance quest
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
Drama, History
UK|USA
1994
110 Minutes
Dr. Willis
Nigel Hawthorne Helen Mirren Ian Holm Rupert Everett Rupert Graves John Wood Amanda Donohoe Julian Rhind-Tutt Julian Wadham
queen prime minister king doctor prince of wales lady fascinating melodramatic royal court palace england king george iii mental illness political intrigue royalty marriage assassination plot transformation rivalry love
When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.
Sci-Fi
Canada|UK|Japan
1991
115 Minutes
Tom Frost
Peter Weller Judy Davis Ian Holm Julian Sands Roy Scheider Monique Mercure Nicholas Campbell Robert A. Silverman Joseph Scorsiani
exterminator wife beatnik cockroach doctor alien dreamy disturbing shocking outlandish new york city subconscious mind alternate reality interzone café subway poetry writing hallucinations paranoia
After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife, and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Czech Republic|UK
2001
121 Minutes
Sir William Gull
Johnny Depp Allen Hughes Heather Graham Ian Holm Robbie Coltrane Ian Richardson Jason Flemyng Katrin Cartlidge Terence Harvey Susan Lynch Lesley Sharp
jack the ripper private investigator prostitute artist detective chief inspector religious fanatic creepy gory frightening chilling thrilling suspenseful london street police station hospital big city brothel serial murders tabloid journalism
In Victorian-era London, a troubled clairvoyant police detective investigates the murders of Jack the Ripper.
Drama
UK
1985
102 Minutes
Desmond Cussen
Miranda Richardson Rupert Everett Ian Holm Matthew Carroll Tom Chadbon Jane Bertish David Troughton Paul Mooney Stratford Johns Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Susan Kyd
hostess boyfriend son dark chilling london nightclub murder obsession class conflict betrayal affair forbidden love revenge fall 1950s
A stormy relationship, complicated by the strictures of 1950s social class and gender roles, ends in death. Based on the life of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain.
Action, Adventure
USA
2004
123 Minutes
Terry Rapson
Dennis Quaid Jake Gyllenhaal Ian Holm Emmy Rossum Sela Ward Dash Mihok Kenneth Welsh Jay O. Sanders Austin Nichols Perry King Nestor Serrano
climatologist son professor meteorologist friend vice president bleak disturbing tense emotional new york city philadelphia library international space station new delhi global disaster climate change survival father/son relationship destruction
Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
Romance
USA
2006
86 Minutes
Dr. Morales
Chris Eigeman Famke Janssen Ian Holm Harris Yulin Stephanie March Blair Brown Roger Rees Stephen Lang Maddie Corman Peter Vack Angela Bullock
Jake Singer is at loose ends in New York City, and neck deep in psychoanalysis with the outrageous Dr. Morales, when he meets the enigmatic and beautiful widow Allegra Marshall.
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA
1996
101 Minutes
Water Bailiff
Ted Danson Joely Richardson Ian Holm Kirsty Graham Harris Yulin James Frain Keith Allen Nick Brimble
anthropologist innkeeper girl researcher lawman assistant charming offbeat winsome scotland lake boat inn myth small town self-discovery loch ness monster investigation romance fall
A scientist tries to prove the existence of the Loch Ness monster.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1971
96 Minutes
Martin Lynch-Gibbon
Lee Remick Richard Attenborough Ian Holm Claire Bloom Clive Revill Jennie Linden Ann Firbank Rosamund Greenwood Constance Lorne
professor psychiatrist womanizer sister wife mistress intricate passionate winsome england household abandonment adultery existential crisis secret morality wretched excess forbidden love revenge 1960s
The wine taster and merchant Martin Lynch-Gibbon is married to the shallow and spoiled Antonia Lynch-Gibbon, and loves his mistress Georgie Hands. Antonia is under therapy with Martin's ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1992
98 Minutes
Sir Hector
Michael Caine Sean Young Ian Holm Alun Armstrong Sam Kelly Jack Shepherd Todd Boyce Bobby Short Bob Hoskins
A former British Secret Service Agent falls for an American woman, and becomes entangled in a web of espionage.
Fantasy, Comedy
UK|USA
1985
142 Minutes
Mr. M. Kurtzmann
Jonathan Pryce Robert De Niro Katherine Helmond Ian Holm Bob Hoskins Michael Palin Ian Richardson Peter Vaughan Kim Greist Jim Broadbent
bureaucrat terrorist mother activist friend creative disturbing offbeat apartment office family home subconscious mind corruption politics terrorism mother/son relationship daunting task pursuit quest underdog
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
Action, Drama
France|Germany|USA
2005
122 Minutes
Simeon Weisz
Nicolas Cage Jared Leto Bridget Moynahan Ian Holm Ethan Hawke Eamonn Walker Sammi Rotibi Jared Burke
arms dealer model brother federal agent dictator general brash disturbing outlandish queens, n.y. africa airplane airstrip ukraine beirut, lebanon smuggling political unrest cold war corruption moral dilemma
An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an INTERPOL Agent.
Drama, History
UK
1989
137 Minutes
Fluellen
Kenneth Branagh Derek Jacobi Brian Blessed Ian Holm Paul Scofield Michael Maloney Alec McCowen Emma Thompson Geraldine McEwan Simon Shepherd James Larkin
king princess soldier henry v patriotic rousing emotional thrilling battlefield royal court royal palace inn england france war political intrigue royalty treason heroism leadership
In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
Drama, History
UK|USA|France|Germany|Italy
1999
115 Minutes
Sirius
Noah Taylor Embeth Davidtz Stuart Townsend Ian Holm Rutger Hauer Sean McGinley Terence Rigby Amanda Ryan Toby Jones Jim Dunk Ursula Jones
Simon (Noah Taylor) is an outcast from his Jewish community, because he claims that the devil talks to him, and he has the ability to put curses on crops. When Dovid (Stuart Townsend) asks ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
UK|France|Canada
1999
97 Minutes
Kiri Vinokur
Jennifer Jason Leigh Jude Law Willem Dafoe Ian Holm Don McKellar Callum Keith Rennie Sarah Polley Christopher Eccleston Robert A. Silverman Oscar Hsu Kris Lemche
bodyguard assassin artist designer terrorist wild creative subconscious mind countryside restaurant city motel video games terrorism violence adventure pursuit 1990s
A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
Drama
UK|USA
1984
129 Minutes
Capitaine Phillippe D'Arnot
Christopher Lambert Andie MacDowell Ralph Richardson Ian Holm James Fox Cheryl Campbell Ian Charleson Nigel Davenport Nicholas Farrell Paul Geoffrey Richard Griffiths
apes orphan explorer scientist grandfather earl emotional intense suspenseful africa england jungle laboratory cage road exploration experiments culture clash pregnancy independence
A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.
Action
UK
1976
119 Minutes
Mohammed
Lee Marvin Roger Moore Barbara Parkins Ian Holm Reinhard Kolldehoff Karl Michael Vogler Horst Janson Gerard Paquis Maurice Denham Jean Kent Heather Wright
american englishman daughter german soldier love interest military officer tense rousing indian ocean tanzania, africa world war i ivory trade unlikely allies love underdog quest sacrifice adventure 1910s
During World War I, a British aristocrat, an American entrepreneur, and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battlecruiser, which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar.
Romance
USA|UK
2000
98 Minutes
George The Geek
Sharon Stone Billy Connolly Gil Bellows Ian Holm Jurnee Smollett-Bell Ben Derrick Frank C. Turner Barbara Tyson Dillon Moen Kwesi Ameyaw
A bad girl becomes a con artist, gets into trouble with the mob and taps a nice-guy florist for help.
War
1979
156 Minutes
Himmelstoss
Richard Thomas Ernest Borgnine Patricia Neal Ian Holm Donald Pleasence Mark Drewry Mark Elliott David Bradley Matthew Evans George Winter Dominic Jephcott
soldier corporal bleak somber sad war zone germany france world war i disillusionment fall growing up 1910s
A young German soldier (Richard Thomas) and his comrades are followed through the horrors of World War I.
Fantasy
UK
1981
110 Minutes
Napoleon
John Cleese Sean Connery Shelley Duvall Katherine Helmond Ian Holm Michael Palin Ralph Richardson Peter Vaughan David Warner Craig Warnock
dwarf young boy supernatural being napoleon bonaparte thief robin hood cheeky amusing creative england sherwood forest battlefield ship greece fantasy world time travel theft historical events supernatural growing up
A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.
Adventure, Drama
UK
1977
107 Minutes
El Krim
Gene Hackman Terence Hill Max von Sydow Catherine Deneuve Ian Holm Rufus Jack O'Halloran Marcel Bozzuffi André Penvern Paul Sherman Vernon Dobtcheff
During the 1920s, French Foreign Legion Major William Foster's (Gene Hackman's) unit is protecting an archaeological dig, but the discovery of an Arab sacred burial site prompts the angry Arab tribes to attack Foster's small garrison.
Drama
UK|France|USA
2005
136 Minutes
Ralph Fiennes Penélope Cruz Kristin Scott Thomas Rhys Ifans Ian Holm Ben Chaplin Damian Lewis Harriet Walters
A bourgeois family slowly comes apart at the seams.
Drama
France|UK|Italy|Greece|Israel|USA
2006
102 Minutes
Ben Gurion
JJ Feild Saïd Taghmaoui Patrick Bruel Maria Papas Ian Holm Tovah Feldshuh Mel Raido Cécile Cassel
A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the country of Israel is being created.
Adventure
1977
103 Minutes
Duval
Richard Chamberlain Patrick McGoohan Louis Jourdan Jenny Agutter Ian Holm Ralph Richardson Vivien Merchant Brenda Bruce Esmond Knight Godfrey Quigley Emrys James
king twin musketeer mother thrilling touching gutsy france bastille palace chateau ballroom king louis xiv politics power struggle mistaken identity torture discovery underdog rescue
Musketeer D'Artagnan (Louis Jourdan) foils Louis XIV's (Richard Chamberlain) plot to keep his identical twin off the throne.
Sci-Fi, Horror
UK|USA
1979
117 Minutes
Science Officer Ash
Tom Skerritt Sigourney Weaver John Hurt Veronica Cartwright Harry Dean Stanton Ian Holm Yaphet Kotto Helen Horton
explorer android alien chilling dark suspenseful thrilling space station spaceship planet lv-426 aliens corporate espionage scientific experiments escape 22nd century
After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.
Drama
UK
1981
123 Minutes
Sam Mussabini
Ben Cross Ian Charleson John Gielgud Nigel Havers Nicholas Farrell Ian Holm Lindsay Anderson Nigel Davenport Cheryl Campbell Alice Krige Dennis Christopher
athlete missionary coach sister reverend uplifting inspiring heartwarming beach paris cambridge university stadium sports olympic games religion running quest transformation 1920s
Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1969
144 Minutes
President Poincare
Ralph Richardson Laurence Olivier John Gielgud Kenneth More John Clements Ian Holm Meriel Forbes Wensley Pithey Ruth Kettlewell Paul Daneman Corin Redgrave
recruiter soldier singer archduke franz ferdinand quirky profound emotional disheartening pier stage trenches united kingdom belgium brighton, england world war i family song and dance anti-war class distinctions growing up
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
Drama
1968
132 Minutes
Grubeshov
Alan Bates Dirk Bogarde Georgia Brown Hugh Griffith Elizabeth Hartman Ian Holm David Opatoshu David Warner
prisoner lawyer pretty woman bleak disheartening somber prison russia shop disillusionment prison imperialism anti-semitism meaning of life class distinctions fall discovery underdog 1910s
A government lawyer (Dirk Bogarde) tries to help a poor Jewish handyman (Alan Bates) railroaded for murder in czarist Russia.
Horror
1994
123 Minutes
Baron Frankenstein
Robert De Niro Kenneth Branagh Thomas Hulce Helena Bonham Carter Aidan Quinn Ian Holm Richard Briers John Cleese Robert Hardy Cherie Lunghi Celia Imrie
frankenstein's monster captain professor doctor wife creepy suspenseful arctic geneva university mansion cottage monsters murder family scientific experiments transformation revenge wretched excess 1790s
Dr. Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh) creates a soulless monster (Robert De Niro) from cadavers and tries to hide it from his beloved.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Germany
2004
166 Minutes
Professor Fitz
Leonardo DiCaprio Cate Blanchett Kate Beckinsale John C. Reilly Alec Baldwin Alan Alda Ian Holm Danny Huston Gwen Stefani Jude Law Adam Scott
howard hughes katharine hepburn ava gardner entrepreneur actor pilot striking fascinating thrilling airplane hangar hollywood, calif. howard hughes love obsessive-compulsive disorder aviation filmmaking ambition fall rise love
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
Drama, History
UK|USA
1971
128 Minutes
David Riccio
Vanessa Redgrave Glenda Jackson Patrick McGoohan Timothy Dalton Nigel Davenport Trevor Howard Daniel Massey Ian Holm Andrew Keir Tom Fleming Katherine Kath
mary stuart elizabeth tudor husband courtier lord somber fascinating passionate scotland england royal court royalty catholicism political intrigue romantic dilemma exile betrayal love revenge fall
During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots engages in over two decades of religious and political conflict with her cousin, the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England, amidst political intrigue in her native land.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1997
106 Minutes
John
Jason Patric Irène Jacob Thomas Lockyer Ian Richardson Simon Chandler Rod Steiger Pip Torrens Ian Holm
art expert art forger father gallery owner criminal partner thrilling engaging suspenseful crafty art gallery paris amsterdam courtroom artist's studio forgery art world romance murder secret identity
Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for five hundred thousand dollars. The girl he meets and gets into bed with, in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an art ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1976
112 Minutes
King John
Sean Connery Audrey Hepburn Robert Shaw Richard Harris Nicol Williamson Denholm Elliott Kenneth Haigh Ian Holm Ronnie Barker
robin hood richard the lion heart little john mother superior sheriff highwayman confident rousing france battlefield sherwood forest england love faith friendship idealism aging quest adventure rescue
Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
Fantasy
1978
100 Minutes
The Gatekeeper
Roddy McDowall Peter Ustinov Kabir Bedi Frank Finlay Marina Vlady Terence Stamp Pavla Ustinov Ian Holm
The Arabian Nights tale of a thief (Roddy McDowall), a prince (Kabir Bedi) and a caliph's (Peter Ustinov) daughter includes a genie and a magic carpet.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
New Zealand|USA
2014
144 Minutes
Ian McKellen Martin Freeman Richard Armitage Evangeline Lilly Lee Pace Luke Evans Ken Stott James Nesbitt Cate Blanchett Ian Holm Christopher Lee
hobbit dwarf wizard dragon sorcerer elf bleak brooding dark emotional gripping somber middle-earth mountain lake cave countryside forest greed gold
Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Germany
2000
107 Minutes
Kim Basinger Jimmy Smits Holliston Coleman Rufus Sewell Angela Bettis Christina Ricci Michael Gaston Lumi Cavazos Dimitra Arlys Eugene Lipinski Anne Betancourt
nurse sister daughter husband fbi agent emotional dark chilling hospital new york city day-care center church subway bedroom abandoned baby adoption kidnapping sister relationship occult autism
Cody, a little girl abandoned by her mother and raised by her aunt, a nurse, is kidnapped. The girl's guardian, aided by an F.B.I. agent, learn that Cody has supernatural abilities, and the abductees are a Satanic cult willing to do anything to gain them.
Adventure, Fantasy
New Zealand|USA
2001
178 Minutes
Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Liv Tyler Viggo Mortensen Sean Astin Cate Blanchett John Rhys-Davies Billy Boyd Dominic Monaghan Orlando Bloom Christopher Lee
hobbit wizard elf dwarf warrior orc dark intense suspenseful middle-earth village cave forest mountain journey magic ring survival teamwork showdown
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Biography
UK
1972
145 Minutes
Simon Ward Anne Bancroft Robert Shaw Peter Cellier Ronald Hines John Mills Pat Heywood Russell Lewis Laurence Naismith William Dexter Basil Dignam
winston churchill wife father prime minister engaging positive england india africa school military war election winston churchill parliament rise growing up transformation 20th century
Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.
Adventure, Fantasy
New Zealand|USA
2012
169 Minutes
Ian McKellen Martin Freeman Richard Armitage Ken Stott Graham McTavish William Kircher James Nesbitt Stephen Hunter Dean O'Gorman Aidan Turner John Callen
hobbit wizard dwarf villain dragon friend charming spectacular thrilling middle-earth village kingdom mountain magic friendship expedition daunting task quest temptation unknown era
A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.
Adventure, Fantasy
New Zealand|USA
2003
200 Minutes
Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Liv Tyler Viggo Mortensen Sean Astin Cate Blanchett John Rhys-Davies Bernard Hill Billy Boyd Dominic Monaghan Orlando Bloom
hobbit wizard warrior elf dwarf orc dark intense suspenseful middle-earth mordor mount doom battlefield journey ring teamwork survival showdown war quest
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.