List of the best Jonathan Pryce movies: Brazil(1985), The Two Popes(2019), The Ploughman's Lunch(1983), Dough(2015), The Ghost and the Whale(2017), Regeneration(1997), The Wife(2017), Something Wicked This Way Comes(1983), Tomorrow Never Dies(1997), The Man Who Killed Don Quixote(2018), The Doctor and the Devils(1985), Bride of the Wind(2001) ... ...
Fantasy, Comedy
UK|USA
1985
142 Minutes
Sam Lowry
Jonathan Pryce Robert De Niro Katherine Helmond Ian Holm Bob Hoskins Michael Palin Ian Richardson Peter Vaughan Kim Greist Jim Broadbent
bureaucrat terrorist mother activist friend creative disturbing offbeat apartment office family home subconscious mind corruption politics terrorism mother/son relationship daunting task pursuit quest underdog
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
Drama
UK|Italy
2019
126 Minutes
Jonathan Pryce Anthony Hopkins Juan Gervasio Minujín Sidney Cole Thomas D Williams Federico Torre Pablo Trimarchi Juan Miguel Arias Lisandro Fiks Fabricio Martin
Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
Drama
UK
1983
100 Minutes
James Penfield
Jonathan Pryce Tim Curry Rosemary Harris Frank Finlay Charlie Dore David de Keyser Nat Jackley
journalist socialist friend husband love interest mother dark disheartening london convention newsroom suez canal political consciousness love triangle journalism adultery love transformation rivalry 1980s
James Penfield (Jonathan Pryce) has made a career out of journalism. Now bankrupt, he finds himself with a group of other writers in the middle of the dispute-ridden British homeland at the time of the Falklands War.
Comedy, Drama
UK|Hungary
2015
94 Minutes
Nat
Jonathan Pryce Jerome Holder Philip Davis Ian Hart Pauline Collins Andrew Ellis Malachi Kirby Natasha Gordon Melanie Freeman Andy de la Tour Daniel Caltagirone
baker business owner immigrant apprentice jewish man muslim amusing witty lighthearted charming endearing heartwarming england bakery culture clash marijuana immigration humor mishaps community
An old Jewish baker struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice drops cannabis in the dough and sends sales sky high.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2017
105 Minutes
Whale
Jonathan Pryce James Gaudioso Tippi Hedren Monica Keena Ashlynn Yennie Maurice Benard Dominic Bogart Jaime Zevallos Timothy Brennen Ron Hale
A man, Joseph, loses his wife at sea, then spirals deep into a world of confusion. The wife's brothers' need revenge! Joseph tries to tell anyone who will listen that a whale killed his ... See full summary »
War, Drama
1997
96 Minutes
Capt. William Rivers
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
UK|Sweden|USA
2017
100 Minutes
Glenn Close Jonathan Pryce Christian Slater Annie Starke Harry Lloyd Max Irons Alix Wilton Regan Karin Franz Körlof Michael Benz Twinnie-Lee Moore
wife husband writer emotional brooding solemn rousing house party college lecture hall sacrifice talent dreams deferred career writing compromising situation love rise underdog
A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm to see her husband receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Horror
USA
1983
94 Minutes
Jason Robards Jonathan Pryce Diane Ladd Pam Grier Royal Dano Shawn Carson Vidal Peterson Mary Grace Canfield James Stacy
young boy father friend demon carnival worker villain creepy dark tense town house circus trailer tent car circus wishes sacrifice danger evil
In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.
Action
UK|USA
1997
119 Minutes
Pierce Brosnan Jonathan Pryce Michelle Yeoh Teri Hatcher Joe Don Baker Ricky Jay Gotz Otto Judi Dench Desmond Llewelyn Vincent Schiavelli Geoffrey Palmer
james bond secret agent media mogul spy wife witty thrilling lighthearted china england pacific ocean media espionage government war sabotage romance pursuit quest 1990s
James Bond sets out to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.
Comedy, Adventure
Spain|Belgium|France|UK|Portugal
2018
133 Minutes
Adam Driver Jonathan Pryce Stellan Skarsgård Olga Kurylenko Joana Ribeiro Óscar Jaenada Jason Watkins Sergi López Rossy de Palma Hovik Keuchkerian Jordi Mollá
don quixote director cobbler boss boss' wife escort airy amusing campy charming cheeky confident crafty dreamy engaging hilarious inspiring madcap melodramatic offbeat
Toby, a disillusioned film director, is pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes himself to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality.
Horror
UK
1985
92 Minutes
Timothy Dalton Jonathan Pryce Twiggy Julian Sands Stephen Rea Phyllis Logan Lewis Fiander Beryl Reid T.P. McKenna Patrick Stewart Sian Phillips
In Victorian England, two grave robbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but greed causes them to look for a more simple way to get the job done. Based on the horrifying Burke and Hare case.
Biography, Drama
UK|Germany|Austria
2001
99 Minutes
Gustav Mahler
Sarah Wynter Jonathan Pryce Vincent Perez Simon Verhoeven Gregor Seberg Dagmar Schwarz Wolfgang Hubsch August Schmolzer Johannes Silberschneider Franziska Becker Renée Fleming
musician composer socialite lover painter wife passionate engaging melodramatic vienna spa concert hall ballroom romance music family infidelity sexual conquests alma mahler forbidden love
This movie is a biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel), and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka.
Other, Biography, Drama, History
Ireland|Canada
2017
104 Minutes
John Dickens
Dan Stevens Christopher Plummer Jonathan Pryce Justin Edwards Morfydd Clark Donald Sumpter Miles Jupp Simon Callow Miriam Margolyes Ian McNeice Bill Paterson
charles dickens author ebenezer scrooge tiny tim wife publisher heartwarming positive emotional amusing charming creative london apartment office carriage study storytelling christmas marriage
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
Comedy
UK|France|Germany|Switzerland|Luxembourg
2011
99 Minutes
Dr. Dalrymple
Hugh Dancy Maggie Gyllenhaal Jonathan Pryce Felicity Jones Rupert Everett Sheridan Smith Kim Criswell Elisabet Johannesdottir Ashley Jensen Gemma Jones Anna Chancellor
doctor specialist adolescent emotional victorian england london hysteria women career transformation 19th century
The truth of how Mortimer Granville devised the invention of the first vibrator in the name of medical science.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Greece
2014
109 Minutes
Ike Zimmerman
Jason Schwartzman Elisabeth Moss Jonathan Pryce Krysten Ritter Joséphine de La Baume Jess Weixler Dree Hemingway Keith Poulson Kate Lyn Sheil
Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1996
134 Minutes
Juan Perón
Madonna Antonio Banderas Jonathan Pryce Jimmy Nail Julian Littman Olga Merediz Andrea Corr Peter Polycarpou
president wife political activist father politician passionate buenos aires, argentina mansion family home feminism class conflict love marriage politics rise 1950s
The hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Romance
USA|Germany
2008
114 Minutes
CC Frazier
George Clooney Renée Zellweger John Krasinski Jonathan Pryce Stephen Root Max Casella Tommy Hinkley Robert Baker Nick Paonessa Tim Griffin Matt Bushell
football player reporter commissioner war hero fan football coach offbeat amusing endearing duluth, minn. football field office newsroom locker room football secret double-cross heroism newspapers sports
In 1925, an enterprising pro football player convinces America's too-good-to-be-true college football hero to play for his team and keep the league from going under.
Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Czech Republic|UK
2005
114 Minutes
Delatombe
Matt Damon Heath Ledger Peter Stormare Lena Headey Jonathan Pryce Monica Bellucci Mackenzie Crook Roger Ashton-Griffiths Harry Gilliam Mirosláv Táborský Jan Unger
con artist brother mysterious man witch general young girl spectacular creepy thrilling germany town village tower forest enchanted forest brother relationship fairy tales con game magic kidnapping
Will and Jake Grimm are traveling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires true courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms.
Biography, Drama
2016
120 Minutes
Patrick Brontë
Finn Atkins Chloe Pirrie Charlie Murphy Adam Nagaitis Jonathan Pryce June Watson Luke Newberry David Walmsley Rory Fleck-Byrne Rebecca Callard
British sisters Charlotte (Finn Atkins), Emily (Chloe Pirrie) and Anne (Charlie Murphy) Brontë write classic 19th-century novels while dealing with their troubled brother (Adam Nagaitis).
Drama
USA
1992
100 Minutes
James Lingk
Al Pacino Jack Lemmon Alec Baldwin Ed Harris Alan Arkin Kevin Spacey Jonathan Pryce Bruce Altman Jude Ciccolella Paul Butler
salesman manager client motivational speaker bleak dark disheartening new york city office business family money ambition real estate wretched excess fall revenge 1980s
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2007
168 Minutes
Gov. Weatherby Swann
Johnny Depp Orlando Bloom Keira Knightley Geoffrey Rush Chow Yun-Fat Bill Nighy Jonathan Pryce Tom Hollander Stellan Skarsgård Kevin R. McNally Mackenzie Crook
captain jack sparrow fiancée pirate ghost goddess madcap amusing thrilling high seas ship island teamwork showdown heart possession betrayal quest rescue underdog 18th century
Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.
Action
1987
93 Minutes
Scott Glenn Jade Malle Joe Pesci Alessandro Haber Brooke Adams Danny Aiello Jonathan Pryce Laura Morante Lou Castel
ex-cia agent girl father mother mafioso bodyguard emotional moving suspenseful italy house city street mafia kidnapping children learning experience protection revenge transformation
A former CIA operative (Scott Glenn) becomes bodyguard for a rich girl (Jade Malle) later kidnapped by Italian terrorists.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2003
143 Minutes
Governor Weatherby Swann
Johnny Depp Geoffrey Rush Orlando Bloom Keira Knightley Jack Davenport Kevin R. McNally Zoe Saldana Jonathan Pryce Treva Etienne David Bailie Lee Arenberg
pirate blacksmith governor daughter living dead captain witty thrilling endearing caribbean port city island pirate ship tavern mansion curse sailors colonialism kidnapping pirates
Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
Western, Drama
Denmark|UK|South Africa|Sweden|Belgium
2014
89 Minutes
Keane
Mads Mikkelsen Eva Green Jeffrey Dean Morgan Éric Cantona Mikael Persbrandt Douglas Henshall Michael Raymond-James Jonathan Pryce
vigilante gang leader dark gripping wild west revenge revenge pursuit 1870s
In 1870s America, the fury of a notorious gang leader is unleashed when a peaceful American settler avenges the death of his family. Then as his cowardly fellow townspeople betray him, he is forced to hunt down the outlaws alone.
Action, Adventure
USA
2013
110 Minutes
President
Dwayne Johnson Bruce Willis Channing Tatum Adrianne Palicki D.J. Cotrona Byung-hun Lee Ray Park Jonathan Pryce RZA Ray Stevenson Elodie Yung
president commander leader team member team leader general ninja soldier hero villain tense engaging united states rescue martial arts fight for justice covert operations mission action figures adventure
The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
Drama
UK
2015
111 Minutes
Chief Justice Rehnquist
Helen Mirren Ryan Reynolds Daniel Brühl Katie Holmes Tatiana Maslany Max Irons Charles Dance Elizabeth McGovern Jonathan Pryce Antje Traue Moritz Bleibtreu
jewish woman lawyer austrian painter model nazi brooding confident emotional law office austria mansion street car house family history painting nazis survival search
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
UK|USA|France
1998
118 Minutes
Seamus O'Rourke
Robert De Niro Jean Reno Natascha McElhone Stellan Skarsgård Sean Bean Skipp Sudduth Michael Lonsdale Jan Tríska Jonathan Pryce Féodor Atkine Katarina Witt
irishwoman intelligence officer soldier russian expert mercenary gritty suspenseful brooding intense paris nice, france villa arena warehouse france irish republican army theft espionage betrayal
A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.
Fantasy
UK|West Germany
1989
126 Minutes
The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
John Neville Eric Idle Sarah Polley Oliver Reed Charles McKeown Winston Dennis Jack Purvis Valentina Cortesa Jonathan Pryce Bill Paterson Peter Jeffrey
city official girl henchman playful amusing charming spirited europe hot-air balloon city baron munchausen journey death folklore heroism adventure sacrifice quest 18th century
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2006
151 Minutes
Johnny Depp Orlando Bloom Keira Knightley Bill Nighy Geoffrey Rush Stellan Skarsgård Buddy Dolan Jack Davenport Naomie Harris Kevin R. McNally Jonathan Pryce
pirate monster captain jack sparrow fiancé fiancée father madcap amusing thrilling high seas ship island wedding jail blood debt damnation wedding heart battle quest
Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
121 Minutes
Kathy Bates Rupert Everett Meredith Eaton Peter Sarsgaard Dan Aykroyd Lynn Redgrave Stephanie Beacham Richard Briers Marcia Warren Jack Noseworthy Jonathan Pryce
housewife lawyer valet serial killer amusing engaging chicago england small town parking lot murder celebrity legacy homosexuality hero worship underdog discovery 2000s
After her husband unexpectedly leaves her, Grace Beasley (Kathy Bates) spontaneously travels to Great Britain to attend the funeral of Victor Fox (Jonathan Pryce), a singer she adored. ... See full summary »
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2008
99 Minutes
Adam Sandler Keri Russell Guy Pearce Russell Brand Richard Griffiths Teresa Palmer Lucy Lawless Courteney Cox Jonathan Morgan Heit Laura Ann Kesling Jonathan Pryce
handyman father uncle sister niece nephew dreamy amusing heartwarming hotel bedroom castle plains arena outer space supernatural storytelling family romance magic
A hotel handyman's life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.
Drama
USA
1993
138 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Michelle Pfeiffer Winona Ryder Richard E. Grant Alec McCowen Geraldine Chaplin Mary Beth Hurt Miriam Margolyes Sian Phillips Michael Gough Alexis Smith
lawyer socialite countess mother passionate sultry tense new york city forbidden love scandal love triangle love social standing temptation love sacrifice 1870s
A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.