List of the best Joss Ackland movies: The Mighty Ducks(1992), A Kid in King Arthur's Court(1995), The Mind Snatchers(1972), How About You(2007), It Couldn't Happen Here(1987), The Palermo Connection(1991), Katherine of Alexandria(2014), Mad Dogs and Englishmen(1995), Jekyll & Hyde(1990), Firelight(1997), Lethal Weapon 2(1989), Saint Jack(1979) ... ...
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1992
101 Minutes
Emilio Estevez Joss Ackland Lane Smith Heidi Kling Josef Sommer Joshua Jackson Elden Henson Shaun Weiss M.C. Gainey Matt Doherty Brandon Quintin Adams
coach lawyer hockey player young boy mentor spirited charming minneapolis hockey rink office hockey teamwork redemption competition responsibility mentorship discovery rivalry 1990s
A self-centered Minnesota lawyer is sentenced to community service coaching a rag tag youth hockey team.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA|Hungary|UK
1995
89 Minutes
Thomas Ian Nicholas Joss Ackland Art Malik Paloma Baeza Kate Winslet Ron Moody Daniel Craig David Tysall
young boy king arthur merlin lord princess fiancée hilarious cheeky heartwarming camelot baseball field wilderness southern california castle time travel political unrest baseball medieval times magic engagement
A Little League player is sent back into medieval times where he is given the task of saving Camelot.
Sci-Fi
1972
94 Minutes
Christopher Walken Joss Ackland Ralph Meeker Ronny Cox Marco St. John Bette Henritze Susan Travers Tom Aldredge Birthe Neumann Claus Nissen
An Army major (Ralph Meeker) authorizes a German doctor (Joss Ackland) to give soldiers experimental shock treatments.
Comedy, Drama
Ireland
2007
90 Minutes
Donald
Hayley Atwell Vanessa Redgrave Joss Ackland Brenda Fricker Imelda Staunton Orla Brady Joan O'Hara
elderly person free spirit nurse retiree amusing mushy uplifting retirement home ireland generational divide responsibility old age friendship underdog transformation 2000s
A young British woman struggling with the direction of her life spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.
Musical
UK
1987
86 Minutes
A young boy's holiday at a seaside resort includes a crazy blind priest, nuns in suspenders and a whole bunch of fat ladies.
Drama
USA
1991
100 Minutes
Uomo di Potere
James Belushi Mimi Rogers Joss Ackland Philippe Noiret Vittorio Gassman Carolina Rosi Harry Davis Marco Leonardi Ronald Yamamoto Marino Mase Vyto Ruginis
Story of a 1940s photographer who specializes in crime and is not getting involved until this time.
Drama, History
UK|USA
2014
106 Minutes
Rufus
Nicole Keniheart Peter O'Toole Joss Ackland Steven Berkoff Edward Fox Jack Goddard Jean Marlow Dudley Sutton Vass Anderson Tony O'Brien Samantha Beckinsale
Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts, he prepares for an all out war between the East and the West.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1995
99 Minutes
Insp. Sam Stringer
Elizabeth Hurley C. Thomas Howell Joss Ackland Claire Bloom Frederick Treves Andrew Connolly Jeremy Brett Paula Hamilton Chris Adamson Louise Delamere Alan "Fluff" Freeman
Antonia is a cute drug addict in London, who meets a nice motorbike courier. They get caught between a corrupt drug cop and a drug dealer.
Horror
1990
97 Minutes
Michael Caine Cheryl Ladd Joss Ackland Ronald Pickup Kim Thomson Lionel Jeffries Kevin R. McNally Lee Montague
A Victorian London doctor (Michael Caine) messes with nature, drinks a potion and frees his bad side.
Drama
UK|USA
1997
103 Minutes
Lord Clare
Sophie Marceau Stephen Dillane Kevin Anderson Joss Ackland Lia Williams Dominique Belcourt
governess aristocrat daughter wife bleak passionate england sussex, england estate love marriage mother/daughter relationship father/daughter relationship affair secret forbidden love temptation transformation 1830s
In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth agrees to bear a child of anonymous English landowner, and he will in return pay her father's debt. At birth she, as agreed, gives up the child. Seven ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1989
113 Minutes
Arjen Rudd
Mel Gibson Danny Glover Joe Pesci Joss Ackland Derrick O'Connor Patsy Kensit Darlene Love Traci Wolfe Steve Kahan Mark Rolston Jenette Goldstein
witness police officer detective diplomat thrilling engaging hotel police station los angeles south africa smuggling racism violence martial arts drug trafficking murder pursuit rivalry 1980s
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
Drama
USA
1979
112 Minutes
Yardley
Ben Gazzara Denholm Elliott James Villiers Joss Ackland Rodney Bewes Mark Kingston Lisa Lu Monika Subramaniam Judy Lim George Lazenby Peter Bogdanovich
pimp soldier friend brooding cool calm singapore corruption gangs prostitution morality money temptation underdog 1970s
Jack Flowers, an American hustler in early 1970s Singapore, dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel and returning to the States to lead a life of luxury.
Crime, Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK|Luxembourg
2007
106 Minutes
Sir Milton
Michael Caine Demi Moore Lambert Wilson Joss Ackland Jonathan Aris Constantine Gregory David Henry Nathaniel Parker
janitor executive manager careerist reporter insurance investigator engaging charming office london big city diamonds work swinging unlikely allies injustice heist underdog revenge 1960s
In 1960s London, an elderly janitor convinces a glass-ceiling constrained executive to help him steal a handful of diamonds from their employer, the London Diamond Corporation.
Comedy
USA|UK
2003
104 Minutes
Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS
Craig Ferguson Jemma Redgrave Charlotte Church Joss Ackland Ralph Brown Ian McNeice Imelda Staunton Anthony Head Marion Bailey Tom Ellis
pop star daughter drummer nurse mother old flame hilarious charming heartwarming cardiff, wales hospital stage estate father/daughter relationship performance family life lessons alcoholism recovery rise
An off-beat comedy about a former 80s pop star (Craig Ferguson) whose downward spiral is halted when he discovers he has a teenage daughter (Charlotte Church), the product of a weekend love affair.
Comedy
USA|UK
1991
98 Minutes
De Nomolos
Keanu Reeves Alex Winter William Sadler Joss Ackland Pam Grier George Carlin Amy Stoch Jim Martin Hal F. Landon Jr. Annette Azcuy Chelcie Ross
slacker friend villain grim reaper musician doppelganger madcap cheeky playful california san dimas, calif. limbo grocery store stage death afterlife identity theft time travel competition friendship
A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.
Musical, Kids & Family
UK|USA
1974
88 Minutes
The King
Richard Kiley Steven Warner Bob Fosse Gene Wilder Joss Ackland Clive Revill Donna McKechnie Victor Spinetti
A pilot, stranded in the desert, meets a little boy who is a prince on a planet.
Mystery & Thriller
France|USA
1988
116 Minutes
Colonel
Christopher Lambert Ed Harris Joanne Whalley-Kilmer David Suchet Joss Ackland Tim Roth Pete Postlethwaite Timothy Spall Cherie Lunghi
A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.
Drama
UK|Yugoslavia
1972
100 Minutes
Haller
Peter Finch Michael York Hildegard Neil Michael Hordern Joss Ackland Tessa Wyatt Michael Sheard Bill Baskiville
A story about an English businessman in 1930s Germany who encounters a financier who has forged his career on greed, corruption, and opportunism, rather than the traditional British principles of decency and fair play.
Romance
UK|USA
1991
97 Minutes
Mr. Mercer
John Malkovich Andie MacDowell Lolita Davidovich Rudi Davies Joss Ackland Bill Paterson Ricci Harnett Peter Riegert Jack Shepherd Rosemary Martin Roger Lloyd-Pack
boyfriend girlfriend cleaning lady manager witty amusing tense london hotel deception debt insurance fraud theft pride pursuit mystery fall 1990s
This story is about a ne'er do well and his girlfriend search for a thief.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1972
83 Minutes
Carter
Stefanie Powers James Olson Margueretta Scott Jane Lapotaire Joss Ackland Kirsten Betts
A young American woman Susan Roberts goes to the south of France to do her thesis research on a recently deceased composer, staying with his eccentric relatives.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA|Germany
2013
93 Minutes
John Rhys-Davies David Charvet Emily Holmes Nick Moran Joss Ackland Michael Higgs Gulshan Grover Shane Richie Edy Arellano Katherine Heath Isabella Orlowska
expert professor suspenseful egypt expedition apocalypse gods discovery ancient egypt
A multinational expedition discovers a lost city beneath a pyramid, where they must stop the reawakened gods of ancient Egypt from initiating the Apocalypse.
Drama, Fantasy
2008
Minutes
Philip Winchester Anna Walton Sam Neill Sean Bean Joss Ackland Tongayi Chirisa
A young man is stranded on a tropical island.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|France
1974
106 Minutes
Chief Supt. Wray
Michael Caine Donald Pleasence Delphine Seyrig Clive Revill John Vernon Joss Ackland Janet Suzman Catherine Schell Joseph O'Conor Denis Quilley Derek Newark
A British Agent's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1996
104 Minutes
Hans
Emilio Estevez Jeffrey Nordling Joshua Jackson David Selby Heidi Kling Joss Ackland Elden Henson Shaun Weiss Vincent A. Larusso Matt Doherty Colombe Jacobsen
coach lawyer hockey player high-school student mother mentor amusing cheeky heartwarming positive minnesota prep school ice-skating rink hockey private school acceptance adolescence death rebellion underdog
The unruly team of hockey misfits grows up a bit and receives scholarships to a prestigious prep school, where they take on the snotty varsity team.
Drama
1995
103 Minutes
Bondarchuk
Stephen Rea Donald Sutherland Max von Sydow Jeffrey DeMunn John Wood Joss Ackland Radu Amzulescu Ralph Nossek Czeskaw Grocholski Ion Caramitru Andras Balint
police detective serial killer communist psychiatrist forensic expert somber dark soviet union forest laboratory murder political corruption bureaucracy investigation communism fbi quest pursuit 1980s
Russian police-detective Viktor Burakov (Stephen Rea) spends eight years tracking serial killer Andrei Chikatilo.
Crime, Drama
UK
1971
98 Minutes
Edgar Lowis
Richard Burton Ian McShane Nigel Davenport Donald Sinden Fiona Lewis T.P. McKenna Joss Ackland Cathleen Nesbitt Elizabeth Knight Tony Selby John Hallam
gang leader gang members pimp parliament member suspenseful thrilling london scotland yard robbery wretched excess adventure 1970s
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
Romance, Drama
UK
2006
107 Minutes
Albert
Anjelica Huston Zoe Tapper Andrew Lincoln David Leon Terence Stamp Lauren Bacall Joss Ackland
actress director playwright love interest filmmaker mother passionate emotional engaging touching moving melodramatic england love triangle actors mother/daughter relationship fame pre-war britain romance discovery
A struggling young actress, a fledgling director and an ambitious playwright become embroiled in an emotional love triangle as they strive for recognition, fame and fortune in a world on the brink of World War II.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Spain
2006
82 Minutes
Tolstoy
Vincent Gallo Oksana Akinshina Val Kilmer Sage Stallone Joaquim de Almeida Rade Serbedzija Joss Ackland
In Moscow, the priest Owen hires a team to guide him in the underworld to find his friend Sergei that is missing while researching the legend about the existence of demons and an entrance to hell beneath the city.
Drama, History
UK|Italy
1973
106 Minutes
Gen. Burgdorf
Alec Guinness Simon Ward Adolfo Celi Diane Cilento Gabriele Ferzetti Eric Porter Doris Kunstmann Joss Ackland John Barron John Bennett Sheila Gish
A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of Hitler's final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun.
Drama
UK|Ireland
2005
96 Minutes
Straffen
Natasha Richardson Ian McKellen Marton Csokas Hugh Bonneville Judy Parfitt Sean Harris Gus Lewis Wanda Ventham Joss Ackland Susanna Valerio Rhydian Jones
psychiatrist wife inmate passionate uneasy thrilling asylum london affair escape marriage forbidden love 1950s
A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA
1975
93 Minutes
B.J. Spence
Peter Ustinov Helen Hayes Clive Revill Derek Nimmo Joan Sims Bernard Bresslaw Natasha Pyne Roy Kinnear Joss Ackland Deryck Guyler Andrew Dove
nanny secret service agent british woman chinese man officer lord amusing engaging lighthearted madcap offbeat winsome museum london chinese restaurant heist secret service theft unlikely allies hostages
A suspected Western spy steals a secret microfilm from China and hides it in the skeleton of a museum dinosaur, prompting a frantic search for it by various interested parties.
Drama, History
UK
1986
142 Minutes
Sir John Bridges
Helena Bonham Carter Cary Elwes John Wood Michael Hordern Jill Bennett Jane Lapotaire Sara Kestelman Patrick Stewart Warren Saire Joss Ackland Ian Hogg
father minister princess king edward vi lady son brutal disheartening passionate england castle prison carriage woods bedroom power royalty schemes lady jane grey reformation
The story of Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for only nine days.
Comedy
UK
1975
98 Minutes
Sapten
Malcolm McDowell Alan Bates Florinda Bolkan Oliver Reed Britt Ekland Lionel Jeffries Tom Bell Alastair Sim Michael Hordern Joss Ackland Christopher Cazenove
captain count courtesan duchess politician amusing unrestrained boys school london germany battlefield church military life war seduction mistaken identity ambition adventure wretched excess 1840s
Ne'er-do-well Captain Harry Flashman (Malcolm McDowell) is coerced by Otto Von Bismarck (Oliver Reed) into impersonating a Prince.
Comedy
UK
1978
113 Minutes
Henry Foreman
Michael Caine Cybill Shepherd Louis Jourdan Stéphane Audran David Warner Tom Smothers Martin Balsam Jay Leno Charles Gray Joss Ackland Jeremy Clyde
finance expert mob boss prince mine owner con artist brash charming confident crafty hilarious iran united states switzerland silver mining money laundering con game crime forbidden love adventure
Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher (Sir Michael Caine) is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore (Martin Balsam) to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to more easily launder their profits. When he ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA|Germany
1992
94 Minutes
Hercules Popodopoulos
John Candy James Belushi Cybill Shepherd Sean Young Richard Lewis Ornella Muti Giancarlo Giannini George Hamilton Roberto Sbaratto Joss Ackland
husband wife traveler tourist inspector pet owner madcap amusing suspenseful monte carlo, monaco casino rome hotel bedroom travel murder lost dog investigation on the run crime
Phoebe and a fellow American in Rome find a dog with a $5000 reward. They take a train to the owner in Monte Carlo. She turns up murdered. They run and become suspects just as 3 other Americans on the train.
Drama
Canada|UK|USA|Malta
2004
102 Minutes
Sharon Stone Rupert Everett Julian Wadham Michael Cochrane Anne Lambton Richard McMillan Mimi Kuzyk Tamara Hope Mark Rendall John Bourgeois Joss Ackland
communist spy american suspenseful beirut soviet union identity power loyalty rivalry 19th century
Leo Cauffield, chief of British counterespionage, fails by a whisker to arrest two fellow Cambridge-graduated spies who just manage to defect to Moscow, resigns and becomes a journalist. In... See full summary »
Drama
1996
97 Minutes
Kellie Martin Marion Ross Tom Radcliffe Marc Warren Gemma Coughlan Marta Hrachovinová Luke De Lacey David Nykl Anna Geislerová Jan Nemejovský Jakub Wehrenberg
In 1940s Poland, a courageous Catholic teenager risks her life to hide 13 Jews from the Nazis. Based on a true story.