List of the best Imelda Staunton movies: Vera Drake(2004), Pride(2014), Taking Woodstock(2009), Crush(2001), Amulet(2020), Rat(2000), Wind in the Willows(2006), The Awakening(2011), Three and Out(2008), Freedom Writers(2007), Finding Your Feet(2017), Another Life(2001) ... ...
Drama
UK|France
2004
125 Minutes
Vera Drake
Imelda Staunton Philip Davis Peter Wight Adrian Scarborough Heather Craney Daniel Mays Alex Kelly Sally Hawkins Eddie Marsan Ruth Sheen Helen Coker
abortionist mother partner mechanic tailor factory worker dark emotional england household police station hospital courtroom secret abortion family investigation compassion class distinctions quest
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
UK|France|USA
2014
119 Minutes
Bill Nighy Imelda Staunton Dominic West Paddy Considine George MacKay Joseph Gilgun Andrew Scott Ben Schnetzer Chris Overton Faye Marsay Freddie Fox
coal miner activist gay man lesbian politician police officer brash confident cool london office coal mine street apartment police station mining gay rights activism politics trust
U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
120 Minutes
Sonia Teichberg
Demetri Martin Imelda Staunton Emile Hirsch Liev Schreiber Eugene Levy Jonathan Groff Jeffrey Dean Morgan Henry Goodman Dan Fogler Paul Dano Mamie Gummer
hippie musician hillbilly family motel owner spectacular spirited woodstock field motel new york state concert spirituality music peace lsd 1960s
A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.
Romance
UK|Germany
2001
111 Minutes
Andie MacDowell Imelda Staunton Anna Chancellor Kenny Doughty Bill Paterson Caroline Holdaway Joe Roberts Josh Cole Gary Powell Christian Burgess
headmistress police chief doctor student cheeky charming amusing england small town female bonding friendship romance rivalry love discovery 2000s
Three female friends behave badly.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK|United Arab Emirates
2020
99 Minutes
Carla Juri Imelda Staunton Alec Secareanu Angeliki Papoulia Paul O'Kelly Perry Jaques Yonah Odoom Louis Jay Jordan Anah Ruddin
An ex-soldier, living homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for her, he cannot ignore his suspicion that something sinister is going on.
Fantasy
2000
91 Minutes
Conchita
Pete Postlethwaite Imelda Staunton Frank Kelly David Wilmot Kerry Condon Andrew Lovern Veronica Duffy Ed Byrne Niall Toibin Peter Caffrey Geoffrey Palmer
rat mother son daughter ghostwriter neighbor quirky cheeky hilarious dublin row house kitchen pub street irish society alcoholism unintended consequences transformation family relationships exploitation
A woman (Imelda Staunton) becomes furious when her husband (Pete Postlethwaite) arrives home from a bar and metamorphoses into a rodent.
Adventure, Fantasy
2006
96 Minutes
Bob Hoskins Imelda Staunton Matt Lucas Mary Walsh Mark Gatiss Lee Ingleby
Horror
UK
2011
107 Minutes
Maud Hill
Rebecca Hall Dominic West Imelda Staunton Isaac Hempstead-Wright Shaun Dooley Joseph Mawle Lucy Cohu John Shrapnel Diana Kent Richard Durden Alfie Field
ghost hunter ghost young boy man investigator dark brooding tense suspenseful eerie disturbing boys school united kingdom haunting ghosts ghost stories investigation discovery adventure mystery
In 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost. Everything she believes unravels as the 'missing' begin to show themselves.
Comedy
2008
106 Minutes
Rosemary Cassidy
Drama
Germany|USA
2007
123 Minutes
Margaret Campbell
Hilary Swank Patrick Dempsey Scott Glenn Imelda Staunton April Lee Hernandez Deance Wyatt Mario Vanetta Smith John Benjamin Hickey Pat Carroll Jason Finn
teacher student teenager principal mother inspiring uplifting los angeles school education empowerment poverty race relations growing up transformation 2000s
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK
2017
111 Minutes
Sandra
Joanna Lumley Celia Imrie Timothy Spall Imelda Staunton David Hayman John Sessions Josie Lawrence Indra Ové Victoria Wicks Marianne Oldham Sian Thomas
jilted lover husband best friend sister man amusing charming emotional touching mansion apartment dance hall park rome divorce starting over romance dancing family dysfunction family relationships
On the eve of retirement a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.
Drama, Crime
UK
2001
101 Minutes
Ethel Graydon
Natasha Little Nick Moran Ioan Gruffudd Imelda Staunton Rachael Stirling Tom Wilkinson Diana Coupland Michael Bertenshaw Daniel Brocklebank Elizabeth McKechnie
A woman is wrongly accused of murdering her husband in the early 1920s, in London.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2014
98 Minutes
Knotgrass
Angelina Jolie Elle Fanning Sharlto Copley Lesley Manville Imelda Staunton Juno Temple Sam Riley Brenton Thwaites Kenneth Cranham Sarah Flind Hannah New
young woman warrior king daughter raven prince emotional intense thrilling dark fantasy world kingdom battlefield moor enchanted forest cottage good versus evil curse betrayal battle
A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.
Comedy, Drama
Ireland
2007
90 Minutes
Hazel
Hayley Atwell Vanessa Redgrave Joss Ackland Brenda Fricker Imelda Staunton Orla Brady Joan O'Hara
elderly person free spirit nurse retiree amusing mushy uplifting retirement home ireland generational divide responsibility old age friendship underdog transformation 2000s
A young British woman struggling with the direction of her life spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.
Drama
UK|USA
2019
122 Minutes
Lady Bagshaw
Hugh Bonneville Jim Carter Michelle Dockery Elizabeth McGovern Maggie Smith Imelda Staunton Penelope Wilton Laura Carmichael Joanne Froggatt Brendan Coyle Kevin Doyle
king george v queen servant chef attendant wealthy man charming cheery emotional endearing dreamy melodramatic estate great britain english countryside family estate love wealth secrets schemes
The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early twentieth century.
Comedy, Drama
Ireland|UK
1996
134 Minutes
Maria
Helena Bonham Carter Richard E. Grant Nigel Hawthorne Ben Kingsley Mel Smith Imelda Staunton Toby Stephens Imogen Stubbs Nicholas Farrell Steven Mackintosh
twin brother duke lady uncle servant charming emotional family estate beach infatuation cross-dressing shipwreck separation love triangle manipulation love discovery 17th century
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA|UK|France
2005
99 Minutes
Mrs. Blatherwick
Emma Thompson Colin Firth Kelly Macdonald Derek Jacobi Patrick Barlow Celia Imrie Imelda Staunton Thomas Brodie-Sangster Angela Lansbury Eliza Bennett Raphaël Coleman
nanny young boy young girl baby aunt father hilarious heartwarming england household family childcare childhood children vs. adults bad behavior growing up love 19th century
A governess uses magic to rein in the behavior of seven ne'er-do-well children in her charge.
Comedy
USA|UK
2003
104 Minutes
Dr. Bridget
Craig Ferguson Jemma Redgrave Charlotte Church Joss Ackland Ralph Brown Ian McNeice Imelda Staunton Anthony Head Marion Bailey Tom Ellis
pop star daughter drummer nurse mother old flame hilarious charming heartwarming cardiff, wales hospital stage estate father/daughter relationship performance family life lessons alcoholism recovery rise
An off-beat comedy about a former 80s pop star (Craig Ferguson) whose downward spiral is halted when he discovers he has a teenage daughter (Charlotte Church), the product of a weekend love affair.
Comedy
UK
2003
94 Minutes
Bridget
Paul Kaye James Cromwell Alice Evans Bernard Cribbins Vince Vaughn Johnny Vegas Imelda Staunton James Fleet Tony Slattery Robert Duncan
A rebellious young British bowls player teams with another older and more traditional player to take on the Australian bowls team.
Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
2007
138 Minutes
Dolores Umbridge
Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Helena Bonham Carter Robbie Coltrane Michael Gambon Gary Oldman Imelda Staunton Richard Griffiths Jason Isaacs Alan Rickman
wizard witch professor harry potter student love interest dark fascinating suspenseful hogwarts little whinging forest household ministry of magic magic love rebellion prophecy friendship coming of age
With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.
Comedy, Gay & Lesbian
1992
100 Minutes
Mary Charleston
Kenneth Branagh Emma Thompson Stephen Fry Alphonsia Emmanuel Hugh Laurie Phyllida Law Alex Lowe Rita Rudner Tony Slattery Imelda Staunton Alex Scott
friend songwriter wife writer television star designer witty touching charming england country house friendship reunion miscarriage affair unhappy marriage holidays transformation growing up 1990s
Theatrical British pals from college have a revealing New Year's party at one's (Stephen Fry) country estate.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|UK
1995
135 Minutes
Emma Thompson Alan Rickman Kate Winslet Hugh Grant James Fleet Harriet Walter Gemma Jones Elizabeth Spriggs Robert Hardy Greg Wise Imelda Staunton
woman sister neighbor colonel in-law charming airy witty heartwarming england london devonshire romance siblings money relationships love discovery 18th century
Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the title opposites.
Drama, Comedy
UK|USA
2010
129 Minutes
Jim Broadbent Ruth Sheen Lesley Manville Oliver Maltman Peter Wight David Bradley Martin Savage Karina Fernandez Michele Austin Philip Davis Imelda Staunton
husband friend wife psychiatrist son lawyer amusing moving charming england house family marriage relationships heartbreak matchmaking husband/wife relationship quest love forbidden love
A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.
Drama
1995
103 Minutes
Stephen Rea Donald Sutherland Max von Sydow Jeffrey DeMunn John Wood Joss Ackland Radu Amzulescu Ralph Nossek Czeskaw Grocholski Ion Caramitru Andras Balint
police detective serial killer communist psychiatrist forensic expert somber dark soviet union forest laboratory murder political corruption bureaucracy investigation communism fbi quest pursuit 1980s
Russian police-detective Viktor Burakov (Stephen Rea) spends eight years tracking serial killer Andrei Chikatilo.
Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK|Canada
2019
118 Minutes
Angelina Jolie Elle Fanning Harris Dickinson Michelle Pfeiffer Sam Riley Chiwetel Ejiofor Ed Skrein Robert Lindsay David Gyasi Jenn Murray Juno Temple
sorceress princess prince mother-in-law queen warrior emotional intense fantasy world kingdom castle battlefield wedding evil plot genocide war adventure sacrifice transformation revenge
Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies and dark new forces at play.
Comedy
UK|USA
1993
110 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Emma Thompson Denzel Washington Keanu Reeves Michael Keaton Robert Sean Leonard Richard Briers Kate Beckinsale Gerard Horan Richard Clifford Brian Blessed
prince soldier half brother niece fiancé fiancée amusing crafty melodramatic italy vineyard castle ballroom marriage matchmaking deception rumors friendship jealousy love
Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well.
Adventure, Fantasy
UK
2010
146 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Ralph Fiennes Alan Rickman Robbie Coltrane Helena Bonham Carter Warwick Davis Michael Gambon Brendan Gleeson Richard Griffiths
harry potter teen boy teen girl teacher nemesis wizard suspenseful spirited spectacular castle forest campus hogwarts alternate reality school destiny prophecy battle magic showdown
As Harry, Ron, and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.