List of the best James Wilby movies: Maurice(1987), A Handful of Dust(1988), Immaculate Conception(1992), Bertie & Elizabeth(2002), A Summer Story(1988), Gradiva(2006), Regeneration(1997), Treasure Seekers(1996), An Ideal Husband(1998), Cotton Mary(1999), Jump Tomorrow(2001), Shadows in the Sun(2008) ... ...
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK
1987
140 Minutes
Maurice Hall
James Wilby Hugh Grant Rupert Graves Denholm Elliott Simon Callow Billie Whitelaw Ben Kingsley Judy Parfitt Phoebe Nicholls Barry Foster
homosexual aristocrat servant wealthy woman doctor hypnotist emotional moving cambridge university country house gym courtroom train station homosexuality affair blackmail marriage romance class distinctions forbidden love
After his lover rejects him, a young man trapped by the oppressiveness of Edwardian society tries to come to terms with and accept his sexuality.
Drama
UK
1988
118 Minutes
Tony Last
James Wilby Kristin Scott Thomas Rupert Graves Judi Dench Anjelica Huston Alec Guinness Pip Torrens Cathryn Harrison
aristocrat englishman wife son friend socialite engaging dark emotional south america england london estate english countryside bedroom infidelity greed class distinctions divorce travel
The wife's affair and a death in the family hasten the demise of an upper-class English marriage.
Drama
UK
1992
122 Minutes
Alistair
James Wilby Melissa Leo Shabana Azmi Zia Mohyeddin James Cossins Shreeram Lagoo Ronny Jhutti Tim Choate
A childless Western couple visit a fertility shrine in Karachi run by eunuchs and set off a huge culture clash.
Drama, Romance, History
2002
100 Minutes
King George VI, aka 'Bertie'
Prince Albert (James Wilby) courts and marries Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Juliet Aubrey) and succeeds to the British throne as George VI in 1936.
Drama, Romance
UK
1988
96 Minutes
Frank Ashton
Imogen Stubbs James Wilby Kenneth Colley Sophie Ward Susannah York Jerome Flynn
attorney farm girl beautiful girl aunt charming engaging sad winsome farm village english countryside seaside devon, england love forbidden love running away elopement abandonment forbidden love love
Ashton and his best friend are hiking across Dartmoor when he twists his ankle. Ashton goes for help at a nearby farmhouse, where he stays for a few days and falls in love with Megan.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Belgium
2006
113 Minutes
Arielle Dombasle James Wilby Dany Verissimo Farid Chopel Marie Espinosa Farida Khelfa Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni Asmaa Bouafia
historian painter girl suspenseful fantasy world morocco reputation lost visions transformation
An orientalist professor researching Delacroix's North African work becomes entangled in an S&M waking dream in Morocco.
War, Drama
1997
96 Minutes
Jonathan Pryce James Wilby Jonny Lee Miller Stuart Bunce Tanya Allen John Neville Dougray Scott
poet doctor love interest robert graves soldier brooding dark gutsy solemn war hospital battlefield scotland small town factory horrors of war post-traumatic stress disorder siegfried sassoon poetry world war i wilfred owen
An army psychiatrist (Jonathan Pryce) treats a British poet (James Wilby), a young officer (Jonny Lee Miller) and others at a Scottish institution during World War I.
Drama
1996
97 Minutes
Nicholas Farrell James Wilby Gina McKee Ian Richardson Peter Capaldi Nigel Davenport
Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their financially strapped father.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1998
90 Minutes
Sir Robert Chiltern
Jonathan Firth Sadie Frost James Wilby Robert Hardy Prunella Scales Karen Hayley
Rising politician Robert Chiltern once sold secret information and is now being blackmailed by Laura Evely. She has proof and it will damage his career and marriage severely. Chiltern calls in the help of his friend Arthur Goring.
Drama
France|UK|USA
1999
122 Minutes
John Macintosh
Greta Scacchi Madhur Jaffrey James Wilby Neena Gupta Sakina Jaffrey Prayag Raj Sarah Badel Joanna David Gemma Jones Nadira Surekha Sikri
british woman sister nurse husband baby somber engaging emotional india household xenophobia cultural differences colonialism manipulation childcare affair pursuit sacrifice rise 1950s
A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.
Romance
UK|USA
2001
95 Minutes
Nathan
Tunde Adebimpe Hippolyte Girardot Natalia Verbeke James Wilby Patricia Mauceri Isiah Whitlock Jr. Kaili Vernoff Gene Ruffini Abiola Wendy Abrams
young man beautiful woman friend airy engaging niagara falls, n.y. car hotel arranged marriage infatuation love triangle road trip love transformation 2000s
A young Nigerian man on the verge of being in an arranged marriage, suddenly questions his situation after an encounter with a stunning Latin woman, who is also about to be married.
Drama
UK
2008
Minutes
Robert
Jean Simmons Clemency Burton-Hill Jamie Dornan James Wilby Ophelia Lovibond Raymond Waring Toby Marlow Tom Reed
A mysterious young loner changes the lives of one family and helps them rediscover their roots and deep affection for one another.
Fantasy
1999
107 Minutes
Uncle Alan Kitson
Anthony Way Nigel Le Vaillant Greta Scacchi James Wilby Florence Hoath Caroline Carver David Bradley Arlene Cockburn Liz Smith Tom Bowles Rory Jennings
teen boy ghost teen girl aunt uncle neighbor confident dreamy heartwarming lighthearted moving positive united kingdom garden house haunted house growing up first love friendship family
A teen (Anthony Way) discovers that at midnight his aunt's grandfather clock strikes 13, bringing to life a garden and a girl from the past.
Drama
UK|Japan|USA
1992
140 Minutes
Charles Wilcox
Anthony Hopkins Emma Thompson Helena Bonham Carter Vanessa Redgrave James Wilby Samuel West Jemma Redgrave Nicola Duffett Prunella Scales Susie Lindeman Adrian Ross Magenty
businessperson wealthy woman sister aunt emotional england mansion restaurant inheritance money jealousy romance class distinctions scandal discovery fall transformation 1910s
A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman.
Drama
UK|USA
2017
108 Minutes
David Ford
Jim Broadbent Charlotte Rampling Harriet Walter Michelle Dockery Matthew Goode Emily Mortimer James Wilby Edward Holcroft Billy Howle Freya Mavor Joe Alwyn
divorce retiree shop owner ex-wife daughter first love shocking emotional gripping endearing london united kingdom shop family memories truth flashbacks jealousy revenge rivalry
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
Comedy
UK
2016
96 Minutes
Geoffrey
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 »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|Italy
2001
137 Minutes
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1996
120 Minutes
Roy Marsden Ian Bannen Cathryn Harrison Amanda Root Sylvia Syms Tim Dutton Lizzy McInnerny Jonathan Coy Carolyn Pickles Raymond Gerome David de Keyser
A weekend in a summer house, where six late twenties friends have reunited. A series of life crises force them to confront their relationships and lives, leading them to discover what it really means to grow up.