List of the best Leslie Phillips movies: In the Doghouse(1961), Not Now, Comrade(1976), Crooks Anonymous(1962), Not Now, Darling(1972), Doctor in Clover(1966), Venus(2006), A Weekend With Lulu(1961), Don't Just Lie There, Say Something(1973), Raising the Wind(1961), A Very Important Person(1961), The Navy Lark(1959), Please Turn Over(1960) ... ...
Comedy
UK
1961
93 Minutes
Jimmy Fox-Upton
shop owner rival veterinarian criminal amusing hilarious madcap london veterinary hospital france rivalry unintended consequences smuggling rivalry underdog 1960s
British comedy about the ups and downs of a London vet.
Comedy
UK
1976
90 Minutes
Commander Rimmington
Leslie Phillips David Croft Roy Kinnear Windsor Davies Ray Cooney Michele Dotrice Don Estelle Lewis Fiander Carol Hawkins
Russian ballet dancer decides to defect to Britain. After he leads the authorities a merry dance, he changes his mind.
Comedy
1962
87 Minutes
Leslie Phillips Julie Christie Wilfrid Hyde-White James Robertson Justice Stanley Baxter
petty criminal girlfriend stripper boyfriend reformed criminal associate spirited amusing engaging lighthearted madcap witty department store rehabilitation program city crime scene united kingdom rehabilitation love relationships
A British thief's (Leslie Phillips) stripper girlfriend (Julie Christie) steers him to a society of ex-thieves.
Comedy
1972
97 Minutes
Gilbert Bodley
Leslie Phillips David Croft Ray Cooney Moira Lister
Comedy
1966
101 Minutes
Dr. Gaston Grimsdyke
doctor hospital administrator nurse patient charming cheeky hilarious hospital hospital room nursing school love interest doctor-patient relationship romantic dilemma love transformation 1960s
British Dr. Grimsdyke (Leslie Phillips) and his surgeon mentor, Sir Lancelot (James Robertson Justice), disrupt a hospital dance and a televised operation.
Romance, Drama
UK
2006
95 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Leslie Phillips Jodie Whittaker Richard Griffiths Vanessa Redgrave Julian Rhind-Tutt Cathryn Bradshaw Kate Lock Corin Redgrave Liam McKenna Meg Wynn Owen
actor friend great-niece wife witty endearing london apartment museum seaside friendship troubled youth cancer death may-december romance art love pursuit 2000s
Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager.
Comedy
UK
1961
91 Minutes
Bob Monkhouse Leslie Phillips Shirley Eaton Irene Handl Sidney James Kenneth Connor Sydney Tafler Russ Conway Eugene Deckers Graham Stark Harold Berens
couple young man young woman mother chaperone amusing quirky playful cheeky engaging caravan france england romance comedy mishaps vacation adventure 1960s
Fred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn't make allowances for was the company of Deirdre's mother who insists on coming along as her daughter's chaperone.
Comedy
1973
91 Minutes
Sir William Mainwaring-Brown
Brian Rix Leslie Phillips Joan Sims
Fighting the restrictions placed on them by their elders, radicals clash with politicians upholding the legal system.
Comedy
1961
91 Minutes
Mervyn Hughes
Comedy
1961
98 Minutes
Jimmy Cooper
James Robertson Justice Leslie Phillips Stanley Baxter Eric Sykes Richard Wattis Norman Bird Jeremy Lloyd
scientist nazi inmate commandant british soldier host amusing madcap playful great britain germany airplane pow camp television studio world war ii disguise prison break camaraderie reunion escape
British prisoners of war plan the escape of a stuffy British scientist (James Robertson Justice) shot down by the Nazis.
Comedy
UK
1959
82 Minutes
Lt. Pouter
Cecil Parker Ronald Shiner Leslie Phillips Elvi Hale Nicholas Phipps Cardew Robinson Gordon Jackson Harold Kasket Hattie Jacques Reginald Beckwith Kenneth J. Warren
Film version of a popular BBC radio show about the incompetent crew of a Royal Navy ship.
Comedy
France|Italy
1960
87 Minutes
Dr. Henry Manners
Ted Ray Jean Kent Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Julia Lockwood Tim Seely Charles Hawtrey Dilys Laye Lionel Jeffries June Jago Colin Gordon
neighbor teenager daughter suburban girl suburbanite amusing hilarious lighthearted suburb suburbia suburbs united kingdom england suburban life small town writing literature success discovery growing up
Sophie, a flighty young model, learns that her boyfriend is planning to leave her for another woman. Sophie resolves to either win him back or assassinate her rival. A handsome doctor (who ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
UK
1956
78 Minutes
Howard Meade
Paul Douglas Eva Bartok Leslie Phillips Walter Rilla Philip Leaver Martin Miller Pauline Drewett Rosalie Crutchley
An American reporter smells a story when he is stranded in an Iron Curtain country where the local dictator is using gamma rays to transform children into mutated henchmen.
Comedy
UK
2004
84 Minutes
Lord W'ruff
Christian Slater Neve Campbell Leslie Phillips Miranda Richardson Antony Sher Romany Malco Harry Enfield Rik Mayall Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer Phil Cornwell
In this irreverent parody, the British court and war government consist mainly of idiots and/or traitors. Hitler moves into Buckingham palace and plans to marry into the Windsors. A US Army... See full summary »
Comedy
1960
90 Minutes
John Belcher
Peggy Mount David Kossoff Leslie Phillips Glyn Owen Yvonne Monlaur Charles Hawtrey A.E. Matthews Shaun O'Riordan Ronan O'Casey Irene Handl Esma Cannon
A rival schemes against a London couple (Peggy Mount, David Kossoff) who inherited a pub in the country.
Comedy
UK
1957
86 Minutes
Hon. Richard Lumb
Norman Wisdom Margaret Rutherford Jill Dixon Leslie Phillips Delphi Lawrence Joan Sims Edward Chapman Peter Copley Vic Wise Marjorie Rhodes
assistant love interest bookie secretary partner jockey amusing madcap london jewelry shop racetrack café betting horse racing jewelry engagement money love rise 1950s
Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants to buy her a ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1959
86 Minutes
Alistair Grigg
Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Ted Ray Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Rosalind Knight
headmaster student inspector child psychologist english teacher music teacher amusing cheeky witty lighthearted madcap crafty england sabotage education teaching humor job hunting student-teacher relationship discovery
Pupils run amok at Maudlin Street School in an attempt to hang on to their headmaster. He has applied for a new job, but the students like him and don't want to lose him.
Comedy
UK
1963
93 Minutes
Roddy Chipfield
James Robertson Justice Sally Smith Stanley Baxter Leslie Phillips Eric Barker Kenneth Cope Hugh Lloyd Fred Emney Peter Jones Ronnie Barker Philip Locke
A young married couple experience difficulties doing up a cottage, and are hindered by the wife's father.
Comedy
UK
1960
88 Minutes
Lt. Cmdr. Bill Fanshawe
Sidney James Noel Purcell Hattie Jacques Leslie Phillips Kenneth Connor
seaman admiral captain construction worker daughter airy amusing creative intense suspenseful boat sea laboratory england weapons failure experiments science royal navy adventure
When the details of a secret torpedo are destroyed by an incompetent seaman, the crew of the ship rally round, when the Admiral needs the plans to show to a visiting scientist.
Crime, Drama
UK
1953
76 Minutes
Detective Cameron
Lloyd Bridges Moira Lister Alan Wheatley Leslie Phillips Helene Cordet Rachel Roberts Jean Marsh
veteran girlfriend murder victim sniper inspector ladies' man engaging suspenseful tense gripping intense intricate england wrongfully accused surveillance post-war life rekindled romance secret identity espionage discovery
An American WWII veteran goes back to England after the war only to discover that his wartime sweetheart has got mixed up with a dangerous spy ring.
Comedy
1996
97 Minutes
Sydney Fisher
Sara Crowe Annette Badland Nadia Sawalha Leslie Phillips Paul Shelley Guy Henry Tim McMullan
A London businesswoman (Sara Crowe) enters her partners (Annette Badland, Nadia Sawalha) in a talent show run by a slimy agent she likes.
Comedy
1970
90 Minutes
Simon Russell
Ronnie Corbett Thora Hird Michael Hordern Leslie Phillips Wilfrid Brambell Dennis Price
eccentric relative amusing hilarious mansion inheritance practical jokes discovery adventure 1970s
Four beneficiaries of a wealthy practical joker's estate must alter their personalities to collect their inheritance.
Mystery & Thriller
1996
102 Minutes
Lincoln Bradley
Colin Buchanan Jayne Ashbourne Hermione Norris Leslie Phillips Michael Byrne Catherine Holman Louise Jameson Martin Kennedy Ruth Madoc Jean Marsh Steve Weston
Accused of murder after finding a dying priest in an alley, a sculptor (Colin Buchanan) sets out to prove his innocence.
Drama
UK
1989
106 Minutes
Lord Astor
John Hurt Joanne Whalley-Kilmer Bridget Fonda Ian McKellen Leslie Phillips Britt Ekland Roland Gift Jeroen Krabbé
stripper spy politician doctor detective fiery passionate dark london house party affair political intrigue sex scandal class conflict forbidden love fall 1960s
Based on the Profumo Scandal of 1963, an affair between an exotic dancer and the Minister of War shakes up the British government.
Comedy
UK
1960
93 Minutes
Dr. Tony Burke
Michael Craig James Robertson Justice Virginia Maskell Carole Lesley Leslie Phillips Reginald Beckwith Joan Sims Liz Fraser Nicholas Phipps Ambrosine Philpotts
doctor nurse surgeon medical director medical student sick child campy charming endearing heartwarming melodramatic hospital united kingdom hospital love forbidden love love 1960s
Doctors Burke (Leslie Phillips) and Hare (Michael Craig) leave the confines of St. Swithin's for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness anti-cold... See full summary »
Adventure
USA|UK
1987
152 Minutes
Maxton
Christian Bale John Malkovich Miranda Richardson Nigel Havers Joe Pantoliano Leslie Phillips MasatĂ´ Ibu Emily Richard Rupert Frazer Ben Stiller Robert Stephens
pilot soldier young boy doctor bleak inspiring emotional china prison camp war prison air force world war ii adventure growing up sacrifice 1940s
A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II.
Musical
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Sir Gerald Wren
Gene Kelly Mitzi Gaynor Kay Kendall Taina Elg Jacques Bergerac Leslie Phillips Henry Daniell Patrick Macnee Stephen Vercoe Philip Tonge Owen McGiveney
dancer pretty woman love interest amusing lighthearted london paris stage song and dance female bonding competition romance affair discovery rivalry love 1950s
The former members of a dance troupe are suing because of recently published memoirs. Each one insists on own point of view.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2003
90 Minutes
Herbert Ames
Kate Ashfield Jessica Kate Brooks Aden Gillett Daniel Lapaine Imogen Stubbs Leslie Phillips Alison Limerick
Jack Littlemore's in art security, but he's already in enough trouble - then an old friend comes out of his past and threatens to finish him off completely.
Comedy
UK
1960
86 Minutes
PC Tom Potter
Sidney James Eric Barker Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Hattie Jacques
police officers recruit bumbler rookie police chief rookie cop hilarious lighthearted airy amusing heartwarming charming police station prison office new recruits police work bumbling romance comedy
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks ... See full summary »
Comedy
1957
80 Minutes
Robin Carter, Spencer's Lawyer
Bill Travers Virginia McKenna Peter Sellers Margaret Rutherford Bernard Miles Leslie Phillips Francis De Wolff
husband wife owner cashier projectionist usher charming lighthearted winsome amusing england small town movie theater movies small-town life competition small business rivalry rescue 1950s
British newlyweds (Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna) inherit a shabby movie house and its eccentric staff of three.
Drama, War
1959
101 Minutes
Major Tennant
John Mills Cecil Parker M.E. Clifton-James Patrick Allen Patrick Holt Leslie Phillips Michael Hordern Marius Goring Barbara Hicks Duncan Lamont Anthony Sagar
gen. bernard montgomery actor colonel soldier governor german troops charming fascinating positive gripping africa gibraltar london heroism war deception world war ii adventure escape transformation
British intelligence officers (John Mills, Cecil Parker) plan to trick the Nazis by having an officer/actor (M.E. Clifton-James) pose as Gen. Montgomery.
Comedy
UK
1960
90 Minutes
Jack Bell
Shirley Eaton Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Terence Longdon Bill Owen Leslie Phillips Cyril Chamberlain Brian Oulton Wilfrid Hyde-White Hattie Jacques
nurse colonel matron student doctor campy hospital ambulance camp betting hospital adventure 1950s
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks ... See full summary »
Drama
2008
92 Minutes
Reg
Michael Caine Bill Milner Anne-Marie Duff David Morrissey Rosemary Harris Elizabeth Spriggs Leslie Phillips Peter Vaughan Linzey Cocker Sylvia Syms Ralph Ineson
young boy magician magician's assistant best friend friend teenager charming playful engaging suspenseful witty friendship best friends relationships unlikely friendship magic adventure discovery growing up mystery
A death-obsessed youth (Bill Milner) befriends an aging magician (Michael Caine) who longs to join his wife in the afterlife.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|Canada|Isle Of Man
2005
86 Minutes
Freddie
John Malkovich Jim Davidson Richard E. Grant Luke Mably Terence Rigby James Dreyfus Peter Bowles Leslie Phillips Honor Blackman Marisa Berenson Ayesha Dharker
con artist male prostitute musician amusing crafty london apartment scams deception impersonation show business pursuit quest transformation 1990s
The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999), despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him.
War
UK|USA
1959
105 Minutes
Ray Taylor
Robert Mitchum Elisabeth Mueller Stanley Baker Gia Scala Theodore Bikel Sebastian Cabot Peter Illing Leslie Phillips Donald Wolfit Marius Goring Jackie Lane
In 1941, Greek resistance entrusts an American journalist with a Greek double-agent secret list that must reach London and must not fall into Nazi hands.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
France|Belgium|UK
2011
89 Minutes
Leo
William Hurt Isabella Rossellini Doreen Mantle Kate Ashfield Aidan McArdle Arta Dobroshi Luke Treadaway Leslie Phillips Hugo Speer Joanna Lumley Simon Callow
The struggles of Mary and her husband adjusting to retirement.
Comedy
1965
99 Minutes
Young Husband
Michael Callan Lionel Jeffries Terry-Thomas Denholm Elliott Wilfrid Hyde-White Bernard Cribbins James Robertson Justice Leslie Phillips Gabriella Licudi Patricia Viterbo
scientist military officer american aristocrat wife singer frenetic hilarious endearing emotional england air force base maze racetrack apartment military service experiments scavenger hunt new love leadership
A psychiatrist (Terry-Thomas) sends five soldiers on a London scavenger hunt for such things as a Rolls-Royce hood ornament.
Romance
UK|USA
1957
105 Minutes
Harry Bevan
Jennifer Jones John Gielgud Bill Travers Virginia McKenna Susan Stephen Vernon Gray Jean Anderson Maxine Audley Leslie Phillips Laurence Naismith Moultrie Kelsall
elizabeth barrett robert browning father sister doctor love interest creepy melodramatic london mansion bedroom poetry confinement illness incest romance sexual repression forbidden love escape transformation
Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|UK|Japan|Germany
2001
100 Minutes
Wilson
Angelina Jolie Jon Voight Iain Glen Noah Taylor Daniel Craig Christopher Barrie Julian Rhind-Tutt Richard Johnson Leslie Phillips
lara croft archaeologist tomb raider assistant father rival thrilling spectacular sultry mansion italy secret headquarters temple archaeology secret society race against time terrorism saving the world dangerous mission adventure
Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.
Comedy
UK
1992
91 Minutes
King Ferdinand
Jim Dale Bernard Cribbins Maureen Lipman Peter Richardson Alexei Sayle Rik Mayall Charles Fleischer Larry Miller Nigel Planer Leslie Phillips June Whitfield
Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition. But the Sultan of Turkey, who makes a ... See full summary »
Romance, Biography, Drama
USA|UK
1985
160 Minutes
Meryl Streep Robert Redford Klaus Maria Brandauer Michael Kitchen Malick Bowens Joseph Thiaka Stephen Kinyanjui Michael Gough Suzanna Hamilton Rachel Kempson Graham Crowden
aristocrat hunter husband lord lady native emotional tender africa kenya denmark agriculture romance hunting africa infidelity adventure love 1940s
In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.
Comedy
UK|Germany
2002
83 Minutes
Bruce Cook Rupert Grint Simon Callow Stephen Fry Celia Imrie Paul Giamatti Ned Beatty Bronagh Gallagher Victor McGuire Adam Godley Anna Popplewell
An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becoming an astronaut.
Comedy
UK
1971
107 Minutes
Alfie Bass Sheila Bernette Ian Carmichael Harry H. Corbett Julie Ege Bruce Forsyth Ronald Fraser Roy Hudd Cheryl Kennedy Stephen Lewis Spike Milligan
This early Seventies British comedy takes us through seven short stories based on the Seven Deadly Sins. This film is a montage of different styles, from Spike Milligan's mainly silent "... See full summary »