List of the best Richard Griffiths movies: The History Boys(2006), Private Peaceful(2012), Withnail and I(1987), Funny Bones(1995), Venus(2006), Ballet Shoes(2007), A Private Function(1984), Bedtime Stories(2008), The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear(1991), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(2001), Gorky Park(1983), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(2002) ... ...
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
UK
2006
109 Minutes
Hector
Richard Griffiths Frances de la Tour Stephen Campbell Moore Samuel Barnett Dominic Cooper James Corden Jamie Parker Russell Tovey Samuel Anderson Sacha Dhawan Andrew Knott
student headmaster gay/lesbian teenager friend teacher emotional profound england university education sex literature coming of age friendship loneliness discovery pursuit transformation sacrifice
An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.
War, Drama
UK
2012
100 Minutes
Jack O'Connell Richard Griffiths Maxine Peake Frances de la Tour Alexandra Roach John Lynch Isobel Meikle-Small George MacKay Hero Fiennes-Tiffin Anthony Flanagan Paul Bentall
private brother girl emotional trenches flanders love family life courage growing up
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
Comedy
UK
1987
102 Minutes
Monty
Richard E. Grant Paul McGann Richard Griffiths Ralph Brown Michael Elphick Daragh O'Malley
actor alcoholic uncle drug dealer poacher yokel hilarious wild quirky brash london flat pub english countryside country house unemployment eccentricity friendship drugs vacation
In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1995
128 Minutes
Jim Minty
Oliver Platt Lee Evans Richard Griffiths Leslie Caron Jerry Lewis Oliver Reed Ian McNeice George Carl Freddie Davies Ruta Kilmonis
comedian father singer son mother half brother offbeat las vegas casino blackpool, england family home stage comedy family father/son relationship secrets plagiarism underdog transformation 1990s
An unsuccessful comedian uncovers a family secret and learns the true price of letting inherent talent shine.
Romance, Drama
UK
2006
95 Minutes
Donald
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.
Drama
2007
90 Minutes
Great Uncle Matthew
Emma Watson Yasmin Paige Lucy Boynton Richard Griffiths Emilia Fox Victoria Wood Eileen Atkins Harriet Walter Gemma Jones Peter Bowles Lucy Cohu
Adopted by an eccentric explorer (Richard Griffiths), three orphans (Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, Lucy Boynton) struggle to fulfill their ambitious dreams.
Comedy
UK
1984
93 Minutes
Henry Allardyce the Accountant
Michael Palin Maggie Smith Denholm Elliott Liz Smith Richard Griffiths John Normington Bill Paterson Tony Haygarth Alison Steadman Pete Postlethwaite Jim Carter
husband wife mother solicitor doctor inspector witty madcap england small town movie theater farm country road food theft class distinctions mother/daughter relationship black market husband/wife relationship rise
In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2008
99 Minutes
Barry Nottingham
Adam Sandler Keri Russell Guy Pearce Russell Brand Richard Griffiths Teresa Palmer Lucy Lawless Courteney Cox Jonathan Morgan Heit Laura Ann Kesling Jonathan Pryce
handyman father uncle sister niece nephew dreamy amusing heartwarming hotel bedroom castle plains arena outer space supernatural storytelling family romance magic
A hotel handyman's life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.
Comedy
USA
1991
85 Minutes
Dr. Albert S. Meinheimer, Earl Hacker
Leslie Nielsen Priscilla Presley George Kennedy O.J. Simpson Robert Goulet Richard Griffiths Jacqueline Brookes Anthony James Lloyd Bochner Tim O'Connor Peter Mark Richman
george h.w. bush police detective boyfriend executive doctor ex-girlfriend amusing outlandish madcap quirky white house washington, d.c. police station schemes corporate greed nuclear energy ecology kidnapping investigation rivalry
Lieutenant Frank Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy.
Fantasy, Adventure, Kids & Family
UK|USA
2001
152 Minutes
Vernon Dursley
Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson John Cleese Robbie Coltrane Warwick Davis Richard Griffiths Richard Harris Ian Hart John Hurt Alan Rickman
wizard witch professor aunt uncle harry potter engaging fascinating suspenseful little whinging household shop king's cross station hogwarts forest magic friendship immortality deception death
An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1983
128 Minutes
Anton
William Hurt Lee Marvin Brian Dennehy Ian Bannen Joanna Pacula Michael Elphick Richard Griffiths Rikki Fulton Alexander Knox Alexei Sayle Ian McDiarmid
detective kgb agent businessman girlfriend chilling tense moscow amusement park murder corruption conspiracy cover-up mystery discovery wretched excess underdog 1980s
A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
2002
161 Minutes
Vernon Dursley
Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Kenneth Branagh John Cleese Robbie Coltrane Warwick Davis Richard Griffiths Richard Harris Jason Isaacs Alan Rickman
wizard witch professor aunt uncle harry potter engaging fascinating suspenseful forest school household king's cross station hogwarts magic ghosts basilisk diary spiders childhood
An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its victims paralyzed.
Horror
USA|Germany
1999
105 Minutes
Magistrate Samuel Philipse
Johnny Depp Christina Ricci Miranda Richardson Michael Gambon Casper Van Dien Jeffrey Jones Christopher Lee Richard Griffiths Ian McDiarmid Michael Gough Christopher Walken
lady lawyer headless horseman townsperson judge eerie offbeat new york state village murder secret small town mystery pursuit 1800s
Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people, with the culprit being the legendary apparition, The Headless Horseman.
Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
2007
138 Minutes
Uncle Vernon
Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Helena Bonham Carter Robbie Coltrane Michael Gambon Gary Oldman Imelda Staunton Richard Griffiths Jason Isaacs Alan Rickman
wizard witch professor harry potter student love interest dark fascinating suspenseful hogwarts little whinging forest household ministry of magic magic love rebellion prophecy friendship coming of age
With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.
Drama, Romance, History
France|UK|Belgium
2000
117 Minutes
Dr. Bourdelot
Gérard Depardieu Uma Thurman Tim Roth Julian Glover Julian Sands Timothy Spall Arielle Dombasle Hywel Bennett Richard Griffiths Murry Lachlan Young Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
steward prince courtesan king louis xiv brother costume designer emotional sultry amusing spirited france countryside chateau dinner party royalty financial crisis political intrigue sexual advances class distinctions war
Vatel is the cook of Prince Condé. When the prince invites Louis XIV to hunt, he has to give lavish banquets in order to fall in his favor. But when Vatel falls in love with the king's mistress, love and duty come into conflict.
Adventure, Fantasy
UK
2010
146 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Ralph Fiennes Alan Rickman Robbie Coltrane Helena Bonham Carter Warwick Davis Michael Gambon Brendan Gleeson Richard Griffiths
harry potter teen boy teen girl teacher nemesis wizard suspenseful spirited spectacular castle forest campus hogwarts alternate reality school destiny prophecy battle magic showdown
As Harry, Ron, and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
UK|USA|France
2011
126 Minutes
Ben Kingsley Sacha Baron Cohen Asa Butterfield Chloë Grace Moretz Ray Winstone Emily Mortimer Christopher Lee Helen McCrory Michael Stuhlbarg Frances de la Tour Richard Griffiths
orphan uncle georges méliès inspector god-daughter father heartwarming dreamy spectacular train station museum paris toy shop movie set father/son relationship filmmaking imagination loneliness growing up quest
In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
Drama
UK|USA
1984
129 Minutes
Christopher Lambert Andie MacDowell Ralph Richardson Ian Holm James Fox Cheryl Campbell Ian Charleson Nigel Davenport Nicholas Farrell Paul Geoffrey Richard Griffiths
apes orphan explorer scientist grandfather earl emotional intense suspenseful africa england jungle laboratory cage road exploration experiments culture clash pregnancy independence
A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|UK
2011
136 Minutes
Johnny Depp Penélope Cruz Ian McShane Geoffrey Rush Astrid Bergès-Frisbey Sam Claflin Kevin R. McNally Stephen Graham Gemma Ward Greg Ellis Damian O'Hare
captain jack sparrow old flame rival pirate blackbeard zombie brash suspenseful thrilling amusing pirate ship caribbean island colony beach jungle immortality seafaring love-hate relationship supernatural
Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.
Romance
UK
1981
123 Minutes
Meryl Streep Jeremy Irons Leo McKern Hilton McRae Emily Morgan Charlotte Mitchell Lynsey Baxter Jean Faulds Peter Vaughan Colin Jeavons Liz Smith
actor actress paleontologist brooding emotional melodramatic passionate movie set england affair filmmaking forbidden love art imitating life forbidden love temptation victorian era
Anna and Mike portray two characters in a film set in 19th century England who fall in love despite the fact that Mike's character is engaged.
Fantasy, Adventure, Kids & Family
UK|USA
2004
141 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Gary Oldman David Thewlis Michael Gambon Alan Rickman Maggie Smith Robbie Coltrane Tom Felton Emma Thompson
harry potter witch wizard ex-convict professor rat charming suspenseful thrilling little whinging train hogwarts bus hideout forest witchcraft betrayal friendship injustice time travel
Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.