List of the best Nicolas Roeg movies: Walkabout(1971), Don't Look Now(1973), Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession(1980), The Witches(1990), The Man Who Fell to Earth(1976), Insignificance(1985), Two Deaths(1995), Eureka(1983), Aria(1987), Castaway(1987), Puffball(2007), Sweet Bird of Youth(1989) ... ...
Adventure
UK|Australia
1971
95 Minutes
Director
Jenny Agutter Lucien John David Gulpilil John Meillon Bob McDarra John Illingsworth Hilary Bamberger Pete Carver Barry Donnelly Noelene Brown Carlo Marchini
geologist teen girl little boy aborigine father dreamy gripping intense australia outback sydney survival unlikely allies cultural differences attempted murder suicide quest growing up discovery 1970s
Two city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his "walkabout": a ritual separation from his tribe.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Italy
1973
110 Minutes
Director
Julie Christie Donald Sutherland Hilary Mason Clelia Matania Massimo Serato Renato Scarpa Giorgio Trestini Leopoldo Trieste David Tree Ann Rye Nicholas Salter
architect wife daughter bishop psychic police detective emotional disturbing eerie venice, italy church england country house grief visions death of a child architecture psychic phenomena mystery 1970s
A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
Drama
UK
1980
123 Minutes
Director
Art Garfunkel Theresa Russell Harvey Keitel Denholm Elliott Daniel Massey Dana Gillespie William Hootkins Ania Marson
husband wife psychiatrist doctor police detective bleak intense uneasy hospital police station bedroom vienna party jealousy alcohol adultery sex suicide attempt may-december romance temptation
A psychiatrist, living in Vienna, enters a torrid relationship with a married woman. When she ends up in the hospital from an overdose, an inspector becomes set on discovering the demise of their affair.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
1990
91 Minutes
Director
Anjelica Huston Mai Zetterling Jasen Fisher Rowan Atkinson Bill Paterson Brenda Blethyn Jane Horrocks Anne Lambton Sukie Smith Rose English Jenny Runacre
young boy grandmother witch orphan manager mouse amusing playful suspenseful norway cornwall, england hotel witchcraft magic family schemes kidnapping discovery rescue metamorphosis
A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.
Sci-Fi
UK
1976
118 Minutes
Director
David Bowie Candy Clark Buck Henry Rip Torn Bernie Casey Jackson D. Kane Rick Riccardo Tony Mascia
alien lawyer scientist maid dreamy brooding fascinating disheartening offbeat new mexico apartment laboratory loneliness inventions betrayal aspirations government rescue temptation transformation
An alien must pose as a human to save his dying planet, but a woman and greed of other men create complications.
Comedy
UK
1985
110 Minutes
Director
Gary Busey Theresa Russell Tony Curtis Michael Emil Will Sampson Patrick Kilpatrick Ian O'Connell George Holmes
physicist starlet baseball player senator native american witty creative brash engaging new york city bar street elevator hotel postwar america fame politics sex atomic age identity
Four 1950s icons meet in the same hotel room and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated.
Drama
UK
1995
96 Minutes
Director
Michael Gambon Sonia Braga Patrick Malahide Nickolas Grace Ion Caramitru John Shrapnel Sevilla Delofski Matthew Terdre Lisa Orgolino Niall Refoy Karl Tessler
doctor servant childhood friend guest dark shocking thrilling hedonistic emotional europe mansion dinner party street kitchen city revolution class conflict psychology abuse political intrigue
A tale of power, passion, and obsession set in a politically torn Eastern European country.
Comedy
UK|USA
1983
129 Minutes
Director
Gene Hackman Theresa Russell Rutger Hauer Jane Lapotaire Mickey Rourke Ed Lauter Joe Pesci Helena Kallianiotes Cavan Kendall Corin Redgrave Joe Spinell
In 1925, Arctic prospector Jack McCann (Gene Hackman) becomes a rich man when he strikes gold, but twenty years later, he faces major personal and family problems.
Musical
UK
1987
91 Minutes
Director
Franc Roddam Charles Sturridge Derek Jarman John Hurt Julien Temple Theresa Russell
maid bodybuilder lover husband wife king creative dreamy moving offbeat paris opera house gym las vegas hotel california opera seduction suicide affair
Ten short films by ten different directors with nearly no speech but set to arias by different composers.
Drama
UK
1987
117 Minutes
Director
Oliver Reed Amanda Donohoe Georgina Hale Frances Barber Tony Rickards Todd Rippon Virginia Hey Paul Reynolds Sorel Johnson Len Peihopa Sean Hamilton
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Ireland|Canada
2007
120 Minutes
Director
Kelly Reilly Miranda Richardson Rita Tushingham Donald Sutherland William Houston Oscar Pearce Tina Kellegher Leona Igoe Pat Deery
architect grandmother mother daughter fiancé boss eerie offbeat tense ireland countryside cottage barn woods farm pregnancy witchcraft death of child infidelity fresh start
Powerful supernatural forces are unleashed when a young architect (Kelly Reilly) becomes pregnant after moving to an isolated and mysterious valley to build a house. And when the ... See full summary »
Drama
1989
96 Minutes
Director
Elizabeth Taylor Mark Harmon Valerie Perrine Kevin Geer Seymour Cassel Ronnie Claire Edwards Cheryl Paris Rip Torn
Florida gigolo Chance Wayne (Mark Harmon) brings home ex-screen queen Alexandra Del Lago (Elizabeth Taylor).