List of the best Richard Attenborough movies: Gandhi(1982), 10 Rillington Place(1971), Chaplin(1992), The Brothers in Law(1957), Cry Freedom(1987), A Bridge Too Far(1977), Shadowlands(1993), Guns at Batasi(1964), Oh! What a Lovely War(1969), Magic(1978), Young Winston(1972), Journey Together(1945) ... ...
8.0/10
Biography, Drama, History
UK|India
1982
188 Minutes
Director
Ben Kingsley Candice Bergen Edward Fox John Gielgud Trevor Howard John Mills Martin Sheen Rohini Hattangadi Ian Charleson Athol Fugard Roshan Seth
mohandas gandhi politician photographer inspiring moving profound india south africa imperialism social change empowerment protest rise quest sacrifice 1940s
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
7.6/10
Drama
UK
1971
111 Minutes
Richard Attenborough Judy Geeson John Hurt Gabrielle Daye Andre Morell Pat Heywood Isobel Black Phyllis McMahon Ray Barron Douglas Blackwell
murderer pregnant woman scapegoat wife manager frightful tense shocking london apartment household serial murders impersonation true crime secret deviant behavior transformation wretched excess 1940s
Based on the real-life case of the British serial killer John Christie, and what happened to his neighbors Tim and Beryl Evans.
7.6/10
Biography
UK|France|Italy|Japan|USA
1992
144 Minutes
Director
Robert Downey Jr. Dan Aykroyd Geraldine Chaplin Kevin Dunn Anthony Hopkins Milla Jovovich Moira Kelly Kevin Kline Diane Lane Penelope Ann Miller Paul Rhys
filmmaker comedian editor lover wife engaging striking london united states music hall film set hollywood, calif. filmmaking poverty vaudeville controversy friendship charlie chaplin rise pursuit
An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
7.5/10
Comedy
USA
1957
94 Minutes
Henry Marshall
Richard Attenborough Ian Carmichael Terry-Thomas Eric Barker
A housewife suspects that her seemingly perfect eight-year-old daughter is a heartless killer.
7.4/10
Biography, Drama, History
UK
1987
156 Minutes
Director
Kevin Kline Denzel Washington Penelope Wilton Kevin R. McNally John Thaw Timothy West Juanita Waterman John Hargreaves Alec McCowen Zakes Mokae Ian Richardson
journalist activist police officer wife child gritty dark south africa police station family home apartheid murder activism quest revenge escape 1970s
South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country, after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the black activist Steve Biko.
7.4/10
War, Drama
USA|UK
1977
179 Minutes
Director
Dirk Bogarde James Caan Michael Caine Sean Connery Edward Fox Elliott Gould Gene Hackman Anthony Hopkins Hardy Kruger Laurence Olivier Ryan O'Neal
military officer general soldier enemy brooding patriotic holland germany highway bridge battlefield world war ii horrors of war quest rescue 1940s
Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.
7.3/10
Drama
UK
1993
130 Minutes
Director
Anthony Hopkins Debra Winger Edward Hardwicke Michael Denison Joseph Mazzello John Wood Robert Flemyng Peter Howell Peter Firth
writer poet son professor wife tender endearing sad oxford university pub england tragic death illness writers marriage may-december romance c.s. lewis discovery love transformation
C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned Christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham from the U.S.
7.1/10
Drama, War
UK
1964
103 Minutes
Richard Attenborough Jack Hawkins Flora Robson John Leyton Mia Farrow Cecil Parker
rebel soldier sergeant british soldier african tense frenetic melodramatic africa barracks military base colony colonialism coup d'état british empire political unrest military life mutiny rescue rivalry
Anachronistic strict Regimental Sergeant Major Lauderdale (Sir Richard Attenborough), on a remote colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat, must use his experience to defend those in his care.
7.1/10
Musical, Comedy
UK
1969
144 Minutes
Director
Ralph Richardson Laurence Olivier John Gielgud Kenneth More John Clements Ian Holm Meriel Forbes Wensley Pithey Ruth Kettlewell Paul Daneman Corin Redgrave
recruiter soldier singer archduke franz ferdinand quirky profound emotional disheartening pier stage trenches united kingdom belgium brighton, england world war i family song and dance anti-war class distinctions growing up
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
6.8/10
Horror
USA
1978
106 Minutes
Director
Ann-Margret Burgess Meredith Ed Lauter E.J. Andre Jerry Houser David Ogden Stiers Lillian Randolph Joe Lowry Beverly Sanders Bob Hackman Mary Munday
magician dummy old flame husband agent thrilling frightening suspenseful catskills nightclub lake ventriloquism jealousy love multiple personality disorder murder rivalry rise transformation 1970s
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.
6.7/10
Biography
UK
1972
145 Minutes
Director
Simon Ward Anne Bancroft Robert Shaw Peter Cellier Ronald Hines John Mills Pat Heywood Russell Lewis Laurence Naismith William Dexter Basil Dignam
winston churchill wife father prime minister engaging positive england india africa school military war election winston churchill parliament rise growing up transformation 20th century
Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician.
6.6/10
War
UK
1945
95 Minutes
David Wilton
pilot friend cadet instructor brash patriotic rousing england united states canada flight school airplane training camp world war ii basic training mission aspirations aviation friendship quest
British propaganda film from WW2 stressing the importance of the navigator on RAF's bomber crews.
6.6/10
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
1994
114 Minutes
Kris Kringle, 'Santa Claus'
Richard Attenborough Elizabeth Perkins Dylan McDermott Mara Wilson Robert Prosky J.T. Walsh James Remar Jane Leeves Simon Jones William Windom
young girl santa claus executive lawyer skeptic kris kringle charming heartwarming touching uplifting new york city macy's renewed faith christmas trust holidays mother/child relationship discovery mystery 1990s
A lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing.
6.5/10
Romance, Drama
UK|Canada|USA
2007
119 Minutes
Director
Shirley MacLaine Christopher Plummer Mischa Barton Gregory Smith Martin McCann Dylan Roberts Gene Dinovi Neve Campbell
airman older woman daughter young man dying person best friend mushy moving confident belfast, northern ireland michigan family home church world war ii doomed romance mother/daughter relationship plane crash ring bombing quest
A young man searches for the proper owner of a ring that belonged to a U.S. World War II bomber gunner who crashed in Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 1, 1944.
6.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
1959
88 Minutes
Ernest Tilley
Richard Attenborough Stanley Baker Hermione Baddeley Bernard Braden Diane Cilento Barbara Kelly David Kossoff Virginia Maskell Harry Secombe Elizabeth Sellars Sybil Thorndike
father scientist killer passenger hijacker intense thrilling tense suspenseful airplane airport revenge hit and run hijacking revenge pursuit 1950s
Sir Richard Attenborough plays Ernest Tilley, a man who lost his daughter in a hit-and-run accident. He tracks down the man responsible for the accident and boards the same plane, ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Action
UK
1956
91 Minutes
George Hoskins
Richard Attenborough George Baker Bill Owen Virginia McKenna Roland Culver Bernard Lee Ralph Truman
crew member naval officer ship owner murderer skipper smuggler engaging unrestrained patriotic england high seas ship seafaring life after wartime smuggling crime black market weapons transformation wretched excess
Boxing drama following the lives of five different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
6.0/10
Drama, History
USA
1996
115 Minutes
Director
Sandra Bullock Chris O'Donnell Mackenzie Astin Emilio Bonucci Ingrid Lacey Margot Steinberg Colin Stinton Ian Kelly Tara Hugo Rocco Quarzell Vincenzo Nicoli
wounded veteran nurse doctor friend soldier lover emotional intricate tense battlefield hospital venice, italy front lines motel injury ernest hemingway recovery world war i love triangle battle
A bitter love story between a talented writer and a gentle nurse.
6.0/10
Crime, Comedy, Drama
UK
1968
105 Minutes
Silas
Richard Attenborough David Hemmings Alexandra Stewart Nicholas Pennell Melissa Stribling Terence Alexander Edric Connor Clifton Jones Calvin Lockhart Brian Grellis David Healy
british woman british man small-time crook minister african corrupt businessman engaging witty playful charming lighthearted positive london great britain new york heist best friends money comedy adventure
A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitable dirty tricks.
6.0/10
Drama
UK|Canada
1999
117 Minutes
Director
Pierce Brosnan Annie Galipeau Nathaniel Arcand Vlasta Vrana Renee Asherson Stewart Bick Graham Greene Gordon Masten
The story of the life and work of the Canadian fur trapper-turned-conservationist who claimed to be an aboriginal North American.
Drama
1948
97 Minutes
Jack Read
Richard Attenborough Sheila Sim Bernard Miles Robert Flemyng Cecil Trouncer Edith Sharpe
teen boy schoolmaster schoolteacher father student poor boy brooding uplifting moving england school classroom student-teacher relationship class distinctions bullying mentorship school coming of age growing up underdog
An experiment sets the son (Richard Attenborough) of a British shopkeeper (Bernard Miles) in an exclusive boys school.
Drama
1951
84 Minutes
war widow novelist prisoner of war secretary proprieter engaging melodramatic brooding crafty intricate england identity theft deception love triangle returning home post-war life discovery love metamorphosis rivalry
War
1958
78 Minutes
Brody
Richard Attenborough John Gregson Michael Craig Vincent Ball Percy Herbert Barry Foster Andrew Faulds George Murcell Ray McAnally Harold Goodwin Tony Thawnton
captain soldiers engineer german officer confident engaging gripping inspiring patriotic powerful libya africa headquarters desert world war ii ambush mission journey adventure escape
A British soldier (Richard Attenborough) blows up a Nazi fuel dump with a patrol led by captains (John Gregson, Michael Craig) who are at odds with each other.
Comedy, Drama
1948
112 Minutes
Percy Boon
Richard Attenborough Alastair Sim Stephen Murray Fay Compton Wylie Watson Susan Shaw Ivy St. Helier Joyce Carey Andrew Crawford Eleanor Summerfield Gladys Henson
The residents of a South London boarding house rally to the defense of a young neighbor accused of murder.
Crime, Drama
1953
87 Minutes
Tom Manning
Richard Attenborough Cathy O'Donnell Derek Farr Ian Hunter Maurice Denham Bruce Seton Harry Welchman Kynaston Reeves
taxi driver wife barrister father judge witness engaging solemn cab street scotland yard jail courtroom london murder trial marriage law father/son relationship false accusations
Only a British cabdriver's (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O'Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr) believe him innocent of killing a little girl.
Mystery & Thriller
1960
92 Minutes
Whitey Mullen
Richard Attenborough Pier Angeli Eddie Constantine John Gregson Eva Bartok Jean Anderson Cecil Linder Clifford Evans Gunnar Möller Harold Kasket Andrew Faulds
pilot police officer pretty woman criminal witness survivor suspenseful engaging airplane south pacific island survival stranded airplane crash atomic bomb race against time discovery escape 1960s
Seaplane-crash survivors (Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, Eddie Constantine) have five hours until their island becomes a hydrogen-bomb test site.
7.5/10
Adventure
USA
1965
147 Minutes
James Stewart Richard Attenborough Peter Finch Ernest Borgnine Ian Bannen Ronald Fraser Christian Marquand Dan Duryea George Kennedy Gabriele Tinti Alex Montoya
survivor captain pilot navigator worker soldier tense suspenseful desert sahara airplane plane crash survival death engineering quest 1960s
After a plane crash in the Sahara, one of the survivors says he's an airplane designer and they can make a flyable plane from the wreckage.
7.0/10
Action
UK
1951
102 Minutes
Stoker Snipe
John Mills Richard Attenborough Nigel Patrick Helen Cherry Lana Morris Andrew Crawford Michael Brennan James Hayter Wylie Watson Giacomo Rossi-Stuart Victor Maddern
captain lieutenant seaman medic diver tense patriotic sad submarine ocean survival naval warfare world war ii submarine rescue quest 1940s
The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before they run out of air?
7.0/10
War
UK
1958
135 Minutes
John Mills Richard Attenborough Bernard Lee Robert Urquhart Ray Jackson Meredith Edwards Anthony Nicholls Michael Shillo Sean Barrett Victor Maddern Maxine Audley
soldier reporter emotional intense powerful france beach world war ii historical events rescue escape sacrifice quest 1930s
A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany.
6.9/10
Drama, War
UK
1959
99 Minutes
Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
Richard Todd Richard Attenborough Bernard Lee Michael Wilding Dennis Price Donald Houston William Franklyn Vincent Ball Peter Arne Peter Jones Ronnie Stevens
prisoner of war prisoners military officer informant brutal engaging gripping gutsy patriotic suspenseful tense thrilling italy prison camp world war ii prisoners of war escape informing tunneling escape
In 1943, an Italian-administered P.O.W. camp for captured Allies goes through a series of failed escapes only to culminate in a daring plan for a dramatic mass escape.
6.5/10
Drama
UK
1975
104 Minutes
Michael York Richard Attenborough Susannah York Trevor Howard Stacy Keach Christopher Plummer James Faulkner Michael Culver James Donald
military officer lieutenant widow soldier military wife cool tense melodramatic india military base courtroom sexual harassment false accusations disillusionment homesickness imperialism court-martial discovery mystery temptation
At a British Regimental party in Colonial India, the widow of Captain Scarlett is assaulted in the garden, and she accuses one of the newly arrived junior Lieutenants of the crime.
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1975
111 Minutes
John Wayne Richard Attenborough Judy Geeson Mel Ferrer Del Henney Lesley-Anne Down Barry Dennen John Vernon Daniel Pilon John Stride James Booth
police detective gangster crime boss police officer commander captain brash rousing gritty london police station hideout england city culture clash manhunt extradition police work power struggle murder plot
Chicago Police Lieutenant Jim Brannigan is sent to the U.K. to escort organized crime boss Ben Larkin back to the U.S., but Larkin's hitmen prepare an ambush for Brannigan.
6.2/10
Drama
UK
1962
88 Minutes
Herbert Fowle
Peter Sellers Richard Attenborough Beryl Reid David Lodge Frank Pettingell Tristram Jellinek Audrey Nicholson Eric Woodburn John Waite Patrick Newell Henry Kay
An incompetent barrister is assigned to defend an accused wife murderer.
6.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1979
115 Minutes
Nicol Williamson Richard Attenborough Derek Jacobi Iman Robert Morley Ann Todd John Gielgud Joop Doderer
When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, security man Daintry is brought in to investigate.
5.5/10
Comedy
UK
1956
96 Minutes
John Mills Richard Attenborough Bryan Forbes Harold Siddons Clifford Mollison Lionel Jeffries Gordon Jackson Michael Howard Michael Hordern Ernest Clark John Forbes-Robertson
sailor friend baby witty amusing naples, italy boat ship coast baby-sitting sailing sailors comedy smuggling adventure escape pursuit 20th century
After a pierside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White (Sir Richard Attenborough) finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it ... See full summary »
5.3/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
1971
96 Minutes
Palmer Anderson
Lee Remick Richard Attenborough Ian Holm Claire Bloom Clive Revill Jennie Linden Ann Firbank Rosamund Greenwood Constance Lorne
professor psychiatrist womanizer sister wife mistress intricate passionate winsome england household abandonment adultery existential crisis secret morality wretched excess forbidden love revenge 1960s
The wine taster and merchant Martin Lynch-Gibbon is married to the shallow and spoiled Antonia Lynch-Gibbon, and loves his mistress Georgie Hands. Antonia is under therapy with Martin's ... See full summary »
5.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1975
126 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Richard Attenborough Cliff Gorman Claude Dauphin John V. Lindsay Peter Lawford
In a bold coup, a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaire's five daughters on board. At first they demand film clips to be shown on major European... See full summary »
War
1952
99 Minutes
Trevor Howard Richard Attenborough Sonny Tufts James Donald Joan Rice Bernard Lee Dora Bryan Hugh Williams Robin Bailey Meredith Edwards John Forrest
naval officer commander cook admiral seaman fiancée inspiring powerful gutsy england atlantic ocean ship france coast bar world war ii british empire naval warfare redemption personality clash
An English captain (Trevor Howard) and crew make the most of an old U.S. destroyer on loan during World War II.
Comedy
1968
93 Minutes
repairman husband wife police detective worker amusing offbeat witty attic house factory infidelity nervous breakdown stocks seduction business unhappy marriage discovery love temptation
The bored wife (Shirley MacLaine) of a batty British bra-manufacturer (Richard Attenborough) keeps a secret lover (James Booth) in their attic.
8.2/10
War, Drama
USA
1963
172 Minutes
Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett 'Big X'
Steve McQueen James Garner Richard Attenborough Charles Bronson James Donald Donald Pleasence James Coburn David McCallum Gordon Jackson John Leyton Angus Lennie
military officer soldier prisoner nazi cheeky engaging gutsy spirited suspenseful germany pow camp escape deception confinement dangerous assignment prison rebellion escape quest pursuit
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
7.3/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
115 Minutes
Lt. Richard Lexy
Jack Hawkins Nigel Patrick Richard Attenborough Roger Livesey Bryan Forbes Kieron Moore Robert Coote Terence Alexander Melissa Stribling Norman Bird Nanette Newman
military officer retiree friend bank robber amusing suspenseful england london bank apartment bank robbery disillusionment schemes teamwork military service revenge quest 1960s
A disgruntled veteran recruits a group of disgraced colleagues to perform a bank robbery with military precision.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1964
103 Minutes
Alfred Price-Gorham
The first secret is what we don't tell people, the second secret is what we don't tell ourselves, and the third secret is the truth. The death of a psychologist is investigated by his teenage daughter and a former patient.
Comedy
1970
93 Minutes
Oxford Coach
Peter Sellers Ringo Starr Richard Attenborough Isabel Jeans Caroline Blakiston Wilfrid Hyde-White Terence Alexander Peter Bayliss Joan Benham Patrick Cargill Graham Chapman
billionaire adopted son coach ship captain auctioneer dark madcap london mansion ocean liner auction house greed money stunts education class distinctions discovery wretched excess 1960s
The world's richest man (Peter Sellers) and the world's poorest orphan (Ringo Starr) set out to prove every man has his price.
Mystery & Thriller
1975
98 Minutes
Judge Arthur Cannon
Oliver Reed Elke Sommer Richard Attenborough Gert Froebe Teresa Gimpera Alberto de Mendoza Stéphane Audran Adolfo Celi Herbert Lom Maria Rohm Charles Aznavour
stranger killer murder suspect thrilling intricate hotel desert iran murder plot murderous rampage murder investigation killer among us mystery 1970s
A killer lurks among dinner-party guests (Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard Attenborough) at a desert hotel in Iran.
Musical, Drama
1999
90 Minutes
Donny Osmond Richard Attenborough Ian McNeice Christopher Biggins
An adaptation of the hit Lloyd-Webber stage musical based on the Old Testament story of the youngest son of Jacob tells of his betrayal by his jealous brothers and of his being sold into slavery.
8.1/10
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
1993
126 Minutes
John Hammond
Sam Neill Laura Dern Jeff Goldblum Richard Attenborough Bob Peck Martin Ferrero BD Wong Joseph Mazzello Ariana Richards Samuel L. Jackson Wayne Knight
paleontologist mathematician billionaire grandchild grandfather employee engaging thrilling frightening intense island theme park isla nublar jurassic park wilderness jungle dinosaurs survival scientific experiments man vs. nature
A pragmatic paleontologist visiting an almost complete theme park is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
7.2/10
Comedy
UK
1960
104 Minutes
Sidney De Vere Cox
Ian Carmichael Peter Sellers Terry-Thomas Richard Attenborough Margaret Rutherford Dennis Price Irene Handl Miles Malleson Liz Fraser
assembly line worker communist industrialist businessperson cheeky lighthearted witty factory england family home wealth labor strike deception quest 1960s
A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.
7.1/10
Action
USA
1970
94 Minutes
Gen. Charles Whiteley
Stanley Baker Alex Cord Honor Blackman Richard Attenborough Rafer Johnson Andrew Keir
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Comedy
UK
1962
106 Minutes
Gareth L. Probert
Peter Sellers Mai Zetterling Virginia Maskell Richard Attenborough Kenneth Griffith Maudie Edwards Frederick Piper Graham Stark John Arnatt Sheila Manahan John Le Mesurier
librarian wife playwright councilor designer best friend amusing passionate uneasy wales small town library apartment household adultery unhappy marriage friendship career betrayal secret plans
John Lewis is bored by his librarian's job and henpecked at home. Then Liz, wife of a local counciller, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town - if he and ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1997
134 Minutes
John Hammond
Jeff Goldblum Julianne Moore Pete Postlethwaite Arliss Howard Richard Attenborough Vince Vaughn Vanessa Lee Chester Peter Stormare Harvey Jason Richard Schiff Thomas F. Duffy
doctor paleontologist engineer documentarian daughter dinosaur suspenseful spectacular thrilling intense engaging island jungle san diego city dinosaurs survival corruption father/daughter relationship stranded
A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda.
Drama, History
1998
121 Minutes
Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley
Cate Blanchett Geoffrey Rush Christopher Eccleston Joseph Fiennes Richard Attenborough Fanny Ardant Kathy Burke Éric Cantona James Frain Vincent Cassel Daniel Craig
queen lover adviser nobleman brooding suspenseful emotional gripping england castle royal court royal life espionage historical events queen elizabeth i rivalry sacrifice love 17th century
After succeeding her sister Mary to the throne in 1558, Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) rules Britain for more than 40 years.
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