List of the best James Fox movies: Performance(1970), A Long Way From Home(2013), Jinnah(1998), Isadora(1968), The Whistle Blower(1987), Shadow Run(1998), The Servant(1963), Arabella(1969), High Season(1987), The Remains of the Day(1993), King Rat(1965), Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines(1965) ... ...
Crime, Drama
UK
1970
105 Minutes
Chas
James Fox Mick Jagger Anita Pallenberg Michele Breton Ann Sidney John Bindon Stanley Meadows Allan Cuthbertson
criminal rock star young woman lover boss intricate creative fascinating dreamy london house running away identity gangsters drugs nonconformity sexual taboo transformation rivalry 1960s
A violent gangster seeks refuge from the mob in the Bohemian home of a former rock star.
Drama
UK|France
2013
85 Minutes
Joseph
James Fox Brenda Fricker Natalie Dormer Paul Nicholls Isalinde Giovangigli Betty Krestinsky Julien Masdoua Brian Gilbert Catriona MacColl
A couple realise their dream of retiring to the South of France. Their life changes dramatically when they meet another, younger couple.
Drama, History
UK|Pakistan
1998
110 Minutes
Christopher Lee James Fox Maria Aitken Richard Lintern Shireen Shah Robert Ashby Indira Varma Sam Dastor Shakeel
The story of Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
Biography
UK|France
1968
153 Minutes
Vanessa Redgrave James Fox Jason Robards Ivan Tchenko John Fraser Bessie Love Cynthia Harris Vladimir Leskovar Tony Vogel
dancer heir lover poet son daughter emotional spirited sultry london england stage france nice, france modern dance performance fame romance rebellion isadora duncan
A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1987
104 Minutes
father linguist mole spy friend brooding intricate gripping england london cover-up murder espionage cold war investigation government secrets mystery quest revenge 1980s
A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems to be impenetrable.
Crime, Drama
UK
1998
94 Minutes
Haskell (Sir Michael Caine) is assigned a job by his boss, the aristocratic Landon-Higgins (James Fox), to highjack a high-security van in broad daylight while it's in the shadow run (out ... See full summary »
Drama
1963
117 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde James Fox Sarah Miles Wendy Craig Catherine Lacey Patrick Magee
servant aristocrat lover maid intricate suspenseful uneasy thrilling london apartment pub betrayal affair class conflict power struggle forbidden love metamorphosis mystery rivalry revenge
A crafty and obnoxious manservant uses his mistress and his wits to gain supremacy over his wealthy employer.
Comedy
1969
91 Minutes
A seductress (Virna Lisi) seeks money from a hotel manager, general and duke to pay her grandmother's (Margaret Rutherford) back taxes.
Comedy
1987
92 Minutes
Jacqueline Bisset James Fox Irene Papas Sebastian Shaw Kenneth Branagh Lesley Manville Robert Stephens
A photographer (Jacqueline Bisset) reunites with her husband (James Fox) and gets involved with a spy on the island of Rhodes.
Drama
USA|UK
1993
135 Minutes
Lord Darlington
Anthony Hopkins Emma Thompson James Fox Christopher Reeve Peter Vaughan Hugh Grant Michael Lonsdale Tim Pigott-Smith Patrick Godfrey
butler aristocrat housekeeper congressman lord cook emotional tense bleak estate england manor loyalty anti-semitism world war ii duty class conflict regret transformation love
A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.
War
USA
1965
133 Minutes
Peter Marlowe
George Segal Tom Courtenay James Fox Patrick O'Neal Todd Anderson Sammy Reese Joe Turkel Michael Stroka William Fawcett Denholm Elliott Leonard Rossiter
prisoner of war guard soldier rival friend tense engaging pow camp singapore war friendship survival bribery black market quest rivalry 1940s
Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.
Comedy
UK
1965
132 Minutes
Richard Mays
Stuart Whitman Sarah Miles James Fox Alberto Sordi Robert Morley Gert Froebe Jean-Pierre Cassel Eric Sykes Terry-Thomas Tony Hancock Benny Hill
pilot newspaper owner beautiful woman american englishman villain madcap lighthearted airplane england aviation racing love triangle sportsmanship competition money quest rivalry love sacrifice
Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and cheating.
Comedy
UK
1951
78 Minutes
Johnny Brent
young boy father mother inventor nanny playful charming positive amusing england small town liverpool, england school morality theft guilt elementary school adventure discovery growing up
A boy steals a powerful magnet from a younger boy and gets him into all sorts of trouble.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1989
98 Minutes
Thomas Elgin
Denzel Washington Robert Townsend James Fox Mimi Rogers M. Emmet Walsh Sheryl Lee Ralph Art Evans Esther Rolle Norman Beaton Alex Colon Baldwin Howe
police chief small-time crook drug dealer governor wife childhood friend suspenseful charming spirited emotional caribbean mansion beach household musical gathering island murder investigation political corruption troubled marriage race relations
When police officer Xavier Quinn's childhood friend, Maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, The Mighty Quinn must clear his name. Or try to catch him, which could be even trickier.
Comedy, Drama
1968
101 Minutes
Stefane Calvert
James Coburn James Mason James Fox Susannah York John Alderton Guy Deghy Carl Duering Tutte Lemkow Marne Maitland André Maranne Barry Shawzin
thief brother father girlfriend millionaire witty cool tangiers, morocco boat corsica paris hijacking father/son relationship siblings robbery rivalry quest 1960s
An old hippie (James Coburn) helps a British playboy (James Fox) and his half brother hijack their banker father's (James Mason) ship.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2009
93 Minutes
Philip Evans
Warren Clarke Paddy Considine James Fox David Calder Nicholas Woodeson Ron Cook Maxine Peake Tony Pitts Jim Carter David Morrissey Eddie Marsan
police chief police detective businessman prostitute police officer chilling gripping suspenseful yorkshire, england club police station house police corruption revenge investigation serial murders prostitution crime discovery mystery
Detective Peter Hunter returns to Yorkshire to investigate the town's high murder rate. The local police have done little to find the killer, and he soon realizes corrupt police officers are doing everything they can to stop his progress.
Drama
UK|USA
1984
163 Minutes
Fielding
Judy Davis Peggy Ashcroft Victor Banerjee James Fox Alec Guinness Nigel Havers Richard Wilson Antonia Pemberton Michael Culver Art Malik Saeed Jaffrey
tourist doctor fiancé friend lawyer emotional solemn india cave courtroom court battles lawsuit class distinctions culture clash imperialism social change quest discovery underdog 1920s
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1967
138 Minutes
Jimmy
Julie Andrews Mary Tyler Moore Carol Channing James Fox Beatrice Lillie John Gavin Lisabeth Hush Jack Soo Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Philip Ahn Cavada Humphrey
secretary orphan salesman boss manager kidnapper madcap campy lighthearted new york city hotel long island, n.y. chinatown skyscraper love triangle employment kidnapping wealth transformation love
Millie Dillmount comes to town in the roaring twenties to encounter flappers, sexuality, and white slavers.
Musical
UK
1986
107 Minutes
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Eddie O'Connell Patsy Kensit David Bowie James Fox Ray Davies Eve Ferret Anita Morris Lionel Blair Steven Berkoff Mandy Rice-Davies Sade Adu
teen boy teen girl photographer beautiful woman ad executive father amusing cheeky london household office social change performance racism song and dance aspirations ambition discovery rise growing up
In London in 1958, a young photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of a beautiful, aspiring fashion designer.
Drama
UK|USA
1984
129 Minutes
Lord Charles Esker
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.
Romance
UK|USA
1999
103 Minutes
Philip Cromwell
Hugh Grant James Caan Jeanne Tripplehorn Burt Young James Fox Joe Viterelli Gerry Becker Maddie Corman Tony Darrow Paul Lazar Vincent Pastore
art dealer englishman girlfriend mafia boss father amusing lighthearted creative heartwarming new york city auction house restaurant little italy, n.y. manhattan family business mafia marriage proposal in-laws father/daughter relationship crime
An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a Mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.
Romance
USA|UK
1996
110 Minutes
Arthur Trevane
Sandrine Bonnaire Jane March Charles Finch Jean Rochefort James Fox Julian Sands Patrick Le Barz Marc Estrada Gillian Clarck Yves Aprosio
Thomas Murray and Amanda have just moved to Paris. He works for a bank owned by Amanda's father Arthur Trevane. Amanda decides that she does not like Paris, so she goes back to London. ... See full summary »
Romance
1997
108 Minutes
Karenin
Sophie Marceau Sean Bean Alfred Molina Mia Kirshner James Fox Fiona Shaw Danny Huston Phyllida Law David Schofield Saskia Wickham Jennifer Hall
wife husband count mother child russian brooding emotional intense russia castle house bedroom street carriage marriage affair guilt tragedy passion
Tolstoy's tragic Anna (Sophie Marceau) leaves her old, cold husband for dashing Count Vronsky (Sean Bean) in 19th-century Russia.
Drama
USA|France|UK
2000
134 Minutes
Colonel Assingham
Uma Thurman Jeremy Northam Kate Beckinsale Nick Nolte Anjelica Huston James Fox Madeleine Potter Peter Eyre
nobleman billionaire daughter friend adulterer intricate intense london household love affair infidelity deception forbidden love temptation 1900s
A man marries an heiress for her money even though he is actually in love with her friend.
Drama, Romance
UK
2004
95 Minutes
Sebastian Nagel
Alki David Adam Baldwin Camilla Rutherford Dominique Swain Judd Nelson James Fox Amy Phillips Ciaran O'Driscoll Gregory Carr
Action Adventure - based on a true story. Freediver Danai Varveri's epic struggle to become champion of the world.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Comedy
UK|USA
2005
115 Minutes
Mr. Salt
Johnny Depp Freddie Highmore David Kelly Helena Bonham Carter Noah Taylor Missi Pyle James Fox Deep Roy Christopher Lee Adam Godley Franziska Troegner
willy wonka oompa loompa young boy young girl grandfather father amusing playful dreamy wonka candy company factory household childhood family virtue inventions candy bad behavior adventure discovery
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Romance, Drama, History
UK
2011
119 Minutes
King George
Abbie Cornish Andrea Riseborough James D'Arcy Oscar Isaac Richard Coyle David Harbour James Fox Judy Parfitt Haluk Bilginer Geoffrey Palmer Natalie Dormer
socialite king married woman security guard husband offbeat dreamy london manhattan, n.y. auction house wallis simpson king edward viii affair abdication royalty divorce forbidden love 1990s
The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.
Comedy, Drama
UK|Spain
2000
88 Minutes
Harry
Ray Winstone Ben Kingsley Ian McShane Amanda Redman Cavan Kendall Julianne White Álvaro Monje James Fox Darkie Smith
ex-convict gangster nemesis wife associate crime boss intense suspenseful witty spain villa london england bathhouse bank bank heist crime one last job going straight murder
Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.
Comedy
UK
2013
92 Minutes
The Colonel
Jesse Eisenberg Mia Wasikowska Wallace Shawn Rade Serbedzija Cathy Moriarty Gemma Chan Noah Taylor James Fox Yasmin Paige Chris O'Dowd
A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life takes a turn for the horrific with the arrival of a new co-worker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite - confident, charismatic and seductive with women.
Comedy
UK
2018
101 Minutes
Uncle John
Julian Ovenden Gemma Whelan Joely Richardson Michael Landes Sally Phillips Patricia Hodge Ronni Ancona James Fox Sophie Simnett Mark Tandy
sister child parent amusing brash hysterical playful spirited wild witty country house christmas family relationships marriage sibling rivalry rivalry 2010s
A diverse group of friends gather for the festive season in a remote lodge but soon plans go awry. One of the friends goes missing and the truth behind why the lodge was booked for the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK
2012
108 Minutes
Scott Catesby
Sean Bean Abhin Galeya Charlotte Rampling Peter Polycarpou Tuppence Middleton Tom Burke Sam Douglas Michelle Ryan James Fox Silas Carson Shivani Ghai
undercover agent terrorist suicide bomber suspenseful london hunting secret service authority fall
A British secret service agent is faced with the task of pursuing and eliminating a British-born suicide bomber and his terrorist cell.
Romance, Drama, Biography, History
UK
2014
108 Minutes
Sir Charles Eastlake
Emma Thompson Dakota Fanning Julie Walters Tom Sturridge David Suchet Greg Wise Claudia Cardinale Robbie Coltrane James Fox Riccardo Scamarcio Derek Jacobi
art critic wife artist bleak sultry brooding engaging melancholy victorian england mansion venice biography art victorian society marriage career love growing up rise 19th century
A look at the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise), his teenage bride Euphemia "Effie" Gray (Dakota Fanning), and Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge).
Drama
USA
1966
135 Minutes
Marlon Brando Jane Fonda Robert Redford E.G. Marshall Angie Dickinson Janice Rule Miriam Hopkins Martha Hyer Richard Bradford Robert Duvall James Fox
sheriff businessman fugitive wife lackey son tense dark brutal striking thrilling melodramatic texas small town prison swamp on the run home american south prison break
The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.
Romance
UK
1963
95 Minutes
Nancy Kwan John Fraser Dennis Price Coral Browne Dick Bentley Derek Nimmo Justine Lord Michael Gough Allan Cuthbertson Noel Hood Derek Fowlds
A free-spirited young Polynesian girl is sent to live with her uncle in England. The many social and other rules new to her that she encounters there, as well as attention from student body of a local school cause much hilarity.