List of the best Samuel West movies: Hyde Park on Hudson(2012), On Chesil Beach(2017), Albert Schweitzer(2009), Howards End(1992), A Feast at Midnight(1995), Dark Relic(2010), Iris(2001), Complicity(2000), Darkest Hour(2017), Persuasion(1995), Suffragette(2015), The Gentlemen(2020) ... ...
History, Drama
UK
2012
94 Minutes
Bertie
Bill Murray Laura Linney Samuel West Olivia Colman Olivia Williams Martin McDougall Elizabeth Wilson Eleanor Bron Elizabeth Marvel
u.s. president eleanor roosevelt cousin queen king confidante charming witty touching country house hyde park, n.y. franklin delano roosevelt historical events infidelity royalty forbidden love sacrifice 1930s
The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
Romance, Drama
UK
2017
110 Minutes
Geoffrey Ponting
Saoirse Ronan Billy Howle Emily Watson Samuel West Anne-Marie Duff Bebe Cave Adrian Scarborough Jonjo O'Neill Philip Labey Oliver Johnstone
young woman young man activist rich girl parent friend inspiring emotional disturbing melodramatic brooding suspenseful field conservatory old city beach church stage difficult decision dreamers
Based on Ian McEwan's novel. In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
Drama, Biography
Germany|South Africa
2009
114 Minutes
Phil Figgis
Jeroen Krabbé Barbara Hershey Judith Godrèche Samuel West Jonathan Firth Jeanette Hain Patrice Naiambana Armin Rohde
researcher doctor albert einstein photographer president profound intricate intense touching africa gabon new york hospital cold war atomic bomb peace communism pursuit 1950s
For generations the name Albert Schweitzer has been synonymous with hands-on compassion and the power of Christ-like sacrifice. Now director Gavin Miller presents a landmark drama about the... See full summary »
Drama
UK|Japan|USA
1992
140 Minutes
Leonard Bast
Anthony Hopkins Emma Thompson Helena Bonham Carter Vanessa Redgrave James Wilby Samuel West Jemma Redgrave Nicola Duffett Prunella Scales Susie Lindeman Adrian Ross Magenty
businessperson wealthy woman sister aunt emotional england mansion restaurant inheritance money jealousy romance class distinctions scandal discovery fall transformation 1910s
A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman.
Comedy
UK
1995
105 Minutes
Chef
Christopher Lee Robert Hardy Freddie Findlay Aled Roberts Andrew Lusher Samuel West Carol MacReady Lisa Faulkner Edward Fox
A new student at a British public school forms a secret society centered around cooking and midnight feasting with other school misfits and outcasts.
Adventure, Fantasy
2010
88 Minutes
Friar George
James Frain Clemency Burton-Hill Tom Basden Alyy Khan Marija Karan Samuel West Atanas Srebrev Velizar Binev
In 1099, Sir Gregory and his men find part of the true cross. During their journey to Rome to present the relic to the pope, dark forces continually attack their caravan.
Drama
UK|USA
2001
90 Minutes
Young Maurice
Judi Dench Jim Broadbent Kate Winslet Hugh Bonneville Penelope Wilton Juliet Aubrey Samuel West Timothy West Eleanor Bron Joan Bakewell Kris Marshall
writer philosopher student husband wife emotional endearing oxford, england household university aging love devotion iris murdoch love 1990s
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
2000
99 Minutes
Neil
Jonny Lee Miller Brian Cox Keeley Hawes Paul Higgins Jason Hetherington Bill Paterson Samuel West Rachael Stirling
Cameron Colley is a young Scottish journalist, with an interest in exposing the wrongs committed by the rich and powerful. Life is comfortable enough but uneventful, until someone starts ... See full summary »
War, Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2017
125 Minutes
Sir Anthony Eden
Gary Oldman Kristin Scott Thomas Ben Mendelsohn Lily James Ronald Pickup Stephen Dillane Nicholas Jones Samuel West Richard Lumsden Charley Palmer Rothwell Hannah Steele
winston churchill nazi king soldier politician adolf hitler brooding rousing passionate striking tense spirited london great britain war zone nazi germany government building house of parliament world war ii nazi occupation
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Romance
1995
102 Minutes
Mr. Elliot
Amanda Root Ciarán Hinds Susan Fleetwood Corin Redgrave Fiona Shaw John Woodvine Phoebe Nicholls Samuel West Sophie Thompson Judy Cornwell Simon Russell Beale
daughter sister captain old flame father brother-in-law airy emotional melodramatic amusing england manor beach social standing class distinctions dysfunctional family romance the past reunion love
Dire financial straits reacquaint an aristocrat's daughter (Amanda Root) with her wealthy ex-fiance (Ciarán Hinds) in 19th-century England.
History, Biography, Drama
UK|France
2015
106 Minutes
Benedict Haughton
Carey Mulligan Helena Bonham Carter Brendan Gleeson Anne-Marie Duff Ben Whishaw Meryl Streep Natalie Press Romola Garai Geoff Bell Samuel West Morgan Watkins
wife mother political activist woman politician husband brooding emotional intense moving heartwarming powerful england house police station polling place street rally suffrage women's rights
In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2020
113 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Charlie Hunnam Michelle Dockery Jeremy Strong Lyne Renée Colin Farrell Henry Golding Tom Wu Chidi Ajufo Hugh Grant Simon Barker
american expatriate drug czar rival thug fiery confident gripping gutsy london drug house secret headquarters drug trafficking bribery blackmail theft rivalry pursuit rivalry transformation
An American expat tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.
Romance
UK|USA
1999
123 Minutes
Julia Roberts Hugh Grant Hugh Bonneville Emma Chambers James Dreyfus Rhys Ifans Tim McInnerny Gina McKee Richard McCabe Dylan Moran Roger Frost
bookseller movie star roommate sister friend assistant charming endearing amusing hilarious london hotel bookstore house apartment building city chance meeting passion celebrity culture clash
The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world.