List of the best John Madden movies: Miss Sloane(2016), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel(2011), The Debt(2010), Proof(2005), The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel(2015), Ethan Frome(1993), Captain Corelli's Mandolin(2001), Golden Gate(1994), Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown(1997) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|USA|UK|Canada
2016
132 Minutes
Director
Jessica Chastain Mark Strong Gugu Mbatha-Raw Alison Pill Michael Stuhlbarg Jake Lacy Sam Waterston John Lithgow Chuck Shamata Douglas Smith Meghann Fahy
lobbyist politician government official staff member enemy police officer brooding emotional intense washington, d.c. political rally charity ball office airport street politics power corruption career betrayal
In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA|United Arab Emirates
2011
124 Minutes
Director
Judi Dench Maggie Smith Bill Nighy Penelope Wilton Tom Wilkinson Celia Imrie Ronald Pickup Dev Patel Tena Desae Sid Makkar
older woman older man retiree friend nurse indian touching uplifting amusing retirement home india england retirement friendship aging relocation culture clash discovery adventure transformation
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|Hungary|Israel
2010
112 Minutes
Director
Helen Mirren Sam Worthington Tom Wilkinson Ciarán Hinds Jessica Chastain Marton Csokas Jesper Christensen Romi Aboulafia
agent partner young woman nazi elderly person suspenseful engaging ukraine israel berlin assassination secret mission reputation moral dilemma discovery revenge 2000s
In 1965, three Mossad Agents cross into East Berlin to apprehend a notorious Nazi war criminal. Thirty years later, the secrets the Agents share come back to haunt them.
Drama
USA
2005
100 Minutes
Director
Gwyneth Paltrow Anthony Hopkins Jake Gyllenhaal Hope Davis Gary Houston Roshan Seth Anne Wittman Leland Burnett Daniel Hatkoff John Keefe Haroula Spyropoulos
daughter sister mathematician former student father emotional tense moving chicago university house party airport mental illness loss mathematics family dysfunction father/daughter relationship sister relationship discovery
The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician, recently deceased, tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students, who wants to search through his papers, and her estranged sister, who shows up to help settle his affairs.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA|India
2015
122 Minutes
Director
Judi Dench Maggie Smith Bill Nighy Dev Patel Celia Imrie Penelope Wilton Ronald Pickup Tena Desae Diana Hardcastle Lillete Dubey Tamsin Greig
hotel owner retiree elderly man elderly woman fiancée suitor amusing charming tender india retirement home hotel romance marriage retirement wedding love quest transformation 2010s
As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy, posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals, Sonny Kapoor (Dev Patel) pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.
Drama
UK|USA
1993
99 Minutes
Director
Liam Neeson Patricia Arquette Joan Allen Tate Donovan Katharine Houghton Stephen Mendillo Debbon Ayer George Woodard Jay Goede Rob Campbell
A new pastor arrives in a stark Vermont village and is intrigued by crippled, misshapen Ethan Frome living on an isolated, hardscrabble farm with his sickly wife Zeena.
Romance, War, Drama
UK|France|USA
2001
127 Minutes
Director
Nicolas Cage Penélope Cruz John Hurt Christian Bale David Morrissey Irini Pappas Piero Maggio Patrick Malahide Gerasimos Skiadaresis
doctor daughter captain fisherman italian greek beauty passionate melodramatic tense greece household island festival love triangle world war ii invasion unlikely romance culture clash nationalism forbidden love
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
Drama
USA
1994
91 Minutes
Director
Matt Dillon Joan Chen Bruno Kirby Teri Polo Tzi Ma Stan Egi Jack Shearer Peter Murnik George Guidall
fbi agent worker father daughter lover profound melodramatic san francisco chinatown apartment asian-americans culture clash persecution guilt death romance love discovery 1960s
A brash 22-year-old FBI agent trumps up charges of Communist spying against a Chinese laundryman. Ten years later, he wants to make amends to the man and his teenage daughter.
Drama, History
1997
103 Minutes
Director
Judi Dench Billy Connolly Geoffrey Palmer Antony Sher Gerard Butler Richard Pasco David Westhead Georgie Glen
prince of wales servant prime minister queen victoria heartwarming passionate touching royal palace england royal court scotland duty scandal forbidden love grief royalty transformation quest forbidden love 1860s
The friendship of a loyal servant, Scotsman John Brown (Billy Connolly), revives the spirits of Britain's widowed Queen Victoria (Judi Dench).