List of the best Mark Rylance movies: Institute Benjamenta(1995), The BFG(2016), Intimacy(2001), Angels and Insects(1995), The Grass Arena(1991), The Government Inspector(2005), Bridge of Spies(2015), The Gunman(2015), The Other Boleyn Girl(2008), The Trial of the Chicago 7(2020), Ready Player One(2018), Dunkirk(2017) ... ...
Drama
UK|Japan|Germany
1995
104 Minutes
Jakob
Mark Rylance Timothy Quay Alice Krige Gottfried John Daniel Smith Joseph Alessi Peter Lovstrom
young man headmaster headmistress student brother sister uneasy dreamy school bedroom dreams boredom isolation mental breakdown catatonia incest adventure discovery 1900s
A young man goes to a school for servants run by a brother and sister. In the dreamlike and surreal world that he enters, how will his presence impact the people there and possibly even the school itself?
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|India|UK
2016
115 Minutes
The BFG
Mark Rylance Ruby Barnhill Penelope Wilton Jemaine Clement Rebecca Hall Rafe Spall Bill Hader Adam Godley
young girl orphan giant queen villain friend charming creative uplifting england orphanage lair london castle street friendship giant person evil misfits orphans
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
Drama
France|UK|Germany|Spain
2001
119 Minutes
Jay
Mark Rylance Kerry Fox Timothy Spall Alastair Galbraith Philippe Calvario Marianne Faithfull Susannah Harker Rebecca Palmer Joe Prospero
lover stranger emotional house paris affair curiosity forbidden love
A failed London musician meets once a week with a woman for a series of intense sexual encounters to get away from the realities of life. But when he begins inquiring about her, it puts their relationship at risk.
Drama
1995
118 Minutes
William Adamson
Mark Rylance Kristin Scott Thomas Patsy Kensit Jeremy Kemp Douglas Henshall Annette Badland Chris Larkin Anna Massey Saskia Wickham
biologist father daughter brother governess hedonistic brooding england mansion siblings love triangle dark secrets family dysfunction class distinctions forbidden love rivalry temptation 19th century
An 1800s naturalist (Mark Rylance) marries into a family of British aristocrats who reflect Darwin's theories.
Drama
1991
90 Minutes
John Healy
An alcoholic Anglo-Irish boxer (Mark Rylance) masters chess in jail, then meets the upper class that plays it.
Biography, Drama
2005
125 Minutes
Dr. David Kelly
Mark Rylance Jonathan Cake Emma Fielding Daniel Ryan Geraldine Alexander Georgina Rylance James Larkin Julian Wadham Pip Torrens Philip Bowen Barnaby Kay
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA|Germany|India
2015
141 Minutes
Tom Hanks Mark Rylance Alan Alda Amy Ryan Eve Hewson Peter McRobbie Billy Magnussen Austin Stowell Domenick Lombardozzi Michael Gaston Sebastian Koch
pilot spy lawyer cia agent airy brooding dark somber soviet union prison berlin cold war soviet union espionage prisoners of war escape quest rescue 20th century
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Spain|UK|France
2015
115 Minutes
Cox
Sean Penn Idris Elba Ray Winstone Mark Rylance Javier Bardem Jasmine Trinca Peter Franzén Daniel Adegboyega
assassin former lover businessman assailant victim englishman brooding dark intense london rio de janeiro bedroom office street car assassination attempt escape running retirement past loves
A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.
Drama, History
UK|USA
2008
115 Minutes
Sir Thomas Boleyn
Natalie Portman Scarlett Johansson Eric Bana Kristin Scott Thomas Mark Rylance David Morrissey Jim Sturgess Benedict Cumberbatch Ana Torrent Eddie Redmayne Juno Temple
king henry viii queen anne boleyn adulterer sister bride melodramatic sultry england castle court country house tower of london royalty pregnancy love triangle divorce betrayal arranged marriage forbidden love
Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.
Drama, History
USA|UK|India
2020
129 Minutes
William Kunstler
Eddie Redmayne Alex Sharp Sacha Baron Cohen Jeremy Strong John Carroll Lynch Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Mark Rylance Joseph Gordon-Levitt Ben Shenkman Frank Langella Noah Robbins
The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
USA|India
2018
140 Minutes
Anorak, Halliday
Tye Sheridan Olivia Cooke Ben Mendelsohn Lena Waithe T.J. Miller Simon Pegg Mark Rylance Philip Zhao Win Morisaki Hannah John-Kamen Ralph Ineson
designer young man club owner treasure hunter racer rival amusing passionate cheeky offbeat ohio virtual world slum racetrack dungeon battlefield virtual reality treasure hunting rivalry pop culture
When the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.
War, Drama, History
UK|Netherlands|France|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Mr. Dawson
Fionn Whitehead Tom Glynn-Carney Jack Lowden Harry Styles Aneurin Barnard James D'Arcy Barry Keoghan Kenneth Branagh Cillian Murphy Mark Rylance Tom Hardy
soldier enemy captain pilot chilling emotional gripping inspiring intense beach europe boat world war ii invasion escape battle rescue survival escape rescue
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
Drama, History
UK|Germany|USA
2011
130 Minutes
Rhys Ifans Vanessa Redgrave Joely Richardson David Thewlis Xavier Samuel Sebastian Armesto Rafe Spall Edward Hogg Sam Reid Jamie Campbell Bower Derek Jacobi
queen elizabeth i edward de vere playwright earl suspenseful intricate globe theatre london royal court theater authorship political intrigue william shakespeare rivalry love 16th century
The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her.