List of the best John Standing movies: 8 1/2 Women(1999), The Psychopath(1966), The Legacy(1979), All the Right Noises(1971), Walk, Don't Run(1966), Before the Rains(2007), X, Y & Zee(1972), The Class of Miss MacMichael(1978), Privates on Parade(1982), Thank You All Very Much(1969), Mad Cows(1999), Night of the Fox(1990) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
1999
120 Minutes
Philip Emmenthal
John Standing Matthew Delamere Vivian Wu Shizuka Inoh Barbara Sarafian Kirina Mano Toni Collette Amanda Plummer Polly Walker
playboy businessman concubine maid gambler student outlandish offbeat hedonistic mansion swimming pool bedroom geneva kyoto, japan grief father/son relationship sex prostitution fantasy harems
With help from his son (Matthew Delamere), a man (John Standing) attempts to garner interest in the opposite sex after his wife dies.
Horror
UK
1966
83 Minutes
Mark Von Sturm
inspector disabled person mother son serial killer brooding dark suspenseful intricate mansion england crime scene serial murders wealth murder plot dark secrets world war ii investigation discovery mystery
Four men who were involved in the investigation of a German millionaire at the end of World War II are found murdered with tiny dolls left next to their corpses.
Horror
UK|USA
1979
100 Minutes
Jason Mountolive
Katharine Ross Sam Elliott John Standing Ian Hogg Margaret Tyzack Charles Gray Lee Montague Hildegard Neil Marianne Broome William Abney Patsy Smart
An American couple in England stumble upon a rambling mansion where a number of powerful individuals have been summoned by its patriarch regarding the home's legacy.
Romance
1971
92 Minutes
Nigel
Tom Bell Olivia Hussey Judy Carne John Standing Roy Herrick Edward Higgins Chloe Franks Gareth Wright Gordon Griffin Robert Keegan Lesley-Anne Down
Bored with his job and marriage, a Briton (Tom Bell) has an affair with a 15-year-old aspiring actress (Olivia Hussey).
Comedy
1966
114 Minutes
Julius D. Haversack
Cary Grant Samantha Eggar Jim Hutton John Standing Miiko Taka Ted Hartley Ben Astar George Takei Teru Shimada Holger Abro
businessman roommate athlete fiancé tourist industrialist charming amusing tokyo apartment embassy olympic games business matchmaking housing shortage deception romance quest love 1960s
A British businessman (Cary Grant) shares an apartment with a U.S. athlete (Jim Hutton) and a diplomat's fiancee (Samantha Eggar) during the Tokyo Olympics.
Drama
USA|India|UK
2007
98 Minutes
Linus Roache Rahul Bose Nandita Das Jennifer Ehle John Standing Leopold Benedict Indrajith Sukumaran
A English spice baron settles in South India during the waning years of the Raj.
Drama
UK
1972
110 Minutes
Gordon
Elizabeth Taylor Michael Caine Susannah York Margaret Leighton John Standing Mary Larkin Michael Cashman
The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress; a good-natured young widow who holds a dark past.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1978
90 Minutes
Charles Fairbrother
Glenda Jackson Oliver Reed Michael Murphy Rosalind Cash John Standing Riba Akabusi Phil Daniels
In the tradition of classic classroom dramas such as To Sir, with Love (1967), comes the story of dedicated teacher Conor MacMichael (Glenda Jackson), who tries to reach out and give to her... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1982
107 Minutes
Captain Sholto Savory
Joe Melia John Cleese Denis Quilley Michael Elphick John Standing Nicola Pagett Simon Jones David Bamber
The members of S.A.D.U.S.E.A. (Song and Dance Unit South East Asia) fall in and out of love while trying to dodge Malayan Communist bullets in the late 1940s. Not only that, they have to ... See full summary »
Drama
1969
106 Minutes
Roger Henderson
Sandy Dennis Ian McKellen Michael Coles Eleanor Bron John Standing Rachel Kempson Peggy Thorpe-Bates Kenneth Benda Sarah Whalley Shelagh Fraser Deborah Stanford
graduate student television reporter best friend doctor mother baby cool striking london apartment british museum doctor's office pregnancy mother/child relationship single mothers education transformation 1960s
Seduced and pregnant by another man (Ian McKellen), a philosophy student (Sandy Dennis) with platonic suitors decides to keep her baby.
Comedy
UK
1999
90 Minutes
Politician
Anna Friel Joanna Lumley Anna Massey Phyllida Law Greg Wise John Standing Nicholas Woodeson Prunella Scales
A single mother's postnatal state leads her on a race to save her child and her sanity.
Adventure
USA
1990
100 Minutes
Alan Stacey
George Peppard Deborah Raffin Michael York David Birney John Mills John Standing Gottfried John Andréa Ferréol Vincent Grass Dieter Steinbrink Amadeus August
A young married couple try to convert an old warehouse into a nightclub, but face opposition from both the council and local mobsters.
Comedy
USA|Germany
1997
94 Minutes
Gilbert Embleton
Bill Murray Peter Gallagher Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Alfred Molina Richard Wilson Geraldine James John Standing Anna Chancellor Nicholas Woodeson Simon Chandler
store clerk wealthy man beautiful woman spy hit man villain amusing playful london hotel espionage mistaken identity conspiracy assassination plot theater role-playing games adventure pursuit 1990s
Wallace Ritchie is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama, History
UK|Belgium|Italy|Germany
2018
105 Minutes
Dr. Tucker
Rupert Everett Colin Firth Emily Watson Colin Morgan Edwin Thomas Tom Wilkinson John Standing Anna Chancellor Julian Wadham André Penvern Joshua McGuire
writer dying person gay man lover artist dark witty amusing sad paris france london forbidden love gay couple death failure irony hard times forbidden love fall
The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor.
Horror
UK
1967
93 Minutes
Leo Winston
Jack Palance Burgess Meredith Beverly Adams Peter Cushing Barbara Ewing Michael Bryant Maurice Denham John Standing Robert Hutton John Phillips Michael Ripper
psychic playboy actress reporter pianist collector chilling eerie carnival family home hollywood, calif. office murder ghosts acting zombies mind control psychic phenomena transformation mystery
An anthology of four short horror stories about people who visit Dr. Diabolo's fairground haunted-house attraction show.
Biography, Drama
USA|UK
1980
125 Minutes
Dr. Fox
John Hurt Anthony Hopkins Anne Bancroft John Gielgud Wendy Hiller Freddie Jones Michael Elphick Hannah Gordon Helen Ryan John Standing Dexter Fletcher
man doctor wife actress inspiring profound uplifting london john merrick class distinctions discrimination disfigurement transformation discovery 1880s
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|France|Ireland|UK
2005
100 Minutes
Col. French
Peter O'Toole Samantha Morton John Lynch Peter Dinklage Steve Pemberton Jemma Redgrave Jonathan Mason Hester Odgers Edward Fox John Standing Gregor Fisher
dog young boy mother father duke granddaughter moving incredible heartwarming england scotland mine countryside town field lassie financial troubles human-animal friendship world war ii journey
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Romance
UK|Italy|Spain|Luxembourg|USA
2004
92 Minutes
Dumby
Helen Hunt Scarlett Johansson Tom Wilkinson Stephen Campbell Moore Mark Umbers Milena Vukotic Diana Hardcastle Roger Hammond Jane How John Standing Giorgia Massetti
femme fatale aristocrat wife lord wealthy man husband cheeky witty melodramatic new york city amalfi, italy party high society social standing schemes infidelity jealousy gossip forbidden love temptation
A 1930s American socialite creates a scandal in the expatriate high society of the Amalfi Coast of Italy when she forms a secretive relationship with a wealthy American unbeknownst to his young wife.
Drama
UK
1999
101 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Anna Friel Yves Beneyton Betsy Brantley Caroline Langrishe Nigel Lindsay Tim McInnerny Irene Ng Lee Ross Simon Shepherd John Standing
young man wife broker boss tense emotional london bank indonesia singapore apartment investment financial crisis deception white-collar crime romance nick leeson rise fall wretched excess
The story of Nick Leeson, an ambitious investment broker who singlehandedly bankrupted one of the oldest and most important banks in Britain.
War
USA
1965
133 Minutes
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, Drama
UK
2012
92 Minutes
Felicity Jones Luke Treadaway Elizabeth McGovern James Norton Mackenzie Crook Fenella Woolgar Zoe Tapper Julian Wadham Sophie Stanton Olly Alexander Ellie Kendrick
A young woman frets upstairs in her family's country manor on her wedding day, fearful she's about to marry the wrong man. Downstairs, her fiancé and her former lover grow increasingly anxious.
Drama
2018
115 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Emma Thompson Emily Watson Florence Pugh Jim Broadbent Jim Carter Andrew Scott John Macmillan Tobias Menzies Anthony Calf Karl Johnson
king creative bleak kingdom london allegiance inheritance narcissism discovery 21st century
King Lear divides his kingdom among his three daughters -- Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. The kingdom and family soon collapse into chaos and warfare as Lear goes mad and tragedy strikes.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK|Germany
2006
132 Minutes
Natalie Portman Hugo Weaving Stephen Rea John Hurt Rupert Graves Stephen Fry Ben Miles Tim Pigott-Smith Sinead Cusack Cosima Shaw Natasha Wightman
terrorist police officer political activist government official brutal dark frenetic london terrorism government violence pursuit underdog sacrifice 21st century
In a future British tyranny, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman.