List of the best Simon Callow movies: England, My England(1995), Chemical Wedding(2008), Acts of Godfrey(2012), Manifesto(1988), The Scarlet Tunic(1998), Thunderpants(2002), Four Weddings and a Funeral(1994), Blue Iguana(2018), Amadeus(1984), Maurice(1987), Golden Years(2016), The Civilization of Maxwell Bright(2005) ... ...
Biography
UK
1995
158 Minutes
Charles II
Simon Callow Michael Ball Rebecca Front Lucy Speed Letitia Dean Nina Young John Shrapnel Robert Stephens Terence Rigby Bill Kenwright Murray Melvin
In 1960s, a British playwright attempts to reconstruct the life of real life 17th century English composer Henry Purcell even though little is known about him. Purcell's life is reenacted and his music performed.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Horror
UK
2008
106 Minutes
Professor Haddo, Aleister Crowley
occultist teacher creepy cambridge university black magic mystery 1940s
A shy, stuttering professor brings Aleister Crowley back to life.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2012
85 Minutes
Iain Robertson Simon Callow Myfanwy Waring Celia Imrie Harry Enfield Doon Mackichan Demetri Goritsas Lorraine Hilton Jay Simpson
At a two-day business conference, God (Simon Callow) decides to romantically pair Terry, a moral crusader, with his "win-at-all-cost" antithesis, Jacqui. However, fate, assisted by unique ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1988
90 Minutes
Police Chief Hunt
king secret police seductress rebel postal worker police chief outlandish sultry intricate hilarious village eastern europe mansion street royalty assassination plot sexual tension revolution schemes deception
In a small European country, the king is scheduled to visit a small, quiet and "safe" village. It turns out that while the village may indeed be small, it's neither as quiet nor as safe as it's expected to be.
Drama, History
UK
1998
91 Minutes
Captain Fairfax
Jean-Marc Barr Emma Fielding Simon Callow Jack Shepherd John Sessions Lynda Bellingham Thomas Lockyer Andrew Tiernan Gareth Hale Lisa Faulkner Roger May
In nineteenth century rural England, a German hussar serving with King George III's personal cavalry, Matthaus Singer, falls madly in love with the only daughter of a West Country solicitor, Frances Groves.
Comedy
UK|Germany
2002
83 Minutes
Sir John Osgood
Bruce Cook Rupert Grint Simon Callow Stephen Fry Celia Imrie Paul Giamatti Ned Beatty Bronagh Gallagher Victor McGuire Adam Godley Anna Popplewell
An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becoming an astronaut.
Romance
UK
1994
116 Minutes
Gareth (Wedding one)
Hugh Grant Andie MacDowell Kristin Scott Thomas Simon Callow Rowan Atkinson James Fleet John Hannah Charlotte Coleman David Bower Corin Redgrave Kenneth Griffith
friend lover brother english gentleman sexy woman priest amusing charming endearing moving heartwarming london scotland wedding funeral funeral home church love friendship unrequited love
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
Comedy
UK
2018
108 Minutes
Uncle Martin
Sam Rockwell Ben Schwartz Phoebe Fox Simon Callow Amanda Donohoe Frances Barber Peter Polycarpou Al Weaver Peter Ferdinando Anton Valensi Andre Flynn
thief criminal lawyer ex-convict young woman british woman american man amusing cheeky thrilling united kingdom london city new york united states crime scene crime robbery burglary criminal past
Ex-jailbirds Eddie and Paul are on parole and working in a New York diner. Their lives are a dead end. That is, until English lawyer Katherine Rookwood walks into the diner with an offer they can't refuse.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|France|Czechoslovakia|Italy
1984
158 Minutes
Emanuel Schikaneder, Papageno
F. Murray Abraham Thomas Hulce Jeffrey Jones Elizabeth Berridge Simon Callow Roy Dotrice Christine Ebersole Charles Kay Kenny Baker Lisbeth Bartlett Barbara Bryne
composer rival musician engaging passionate vienna royal court ambition music jealousy deception wolfgang amadeus mozart royalty rivalry fall 18th century
The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was insanely jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK
1987
140 Minutes
Mr. Ducie
James Wilby Hugh Grant Rupert Graves Denholm Elliott Simon Callow Billie Whitelaw Ben Kingsley Judy Parfitt Phoebe Nicholls Barry Foster
homosexual aristocrat servant wealthy woman doctor hypnotist emotional moving cambridge university country house gym courtroom train station homosexuality affair blackmail marriage romance class distinctions forbidden love
After his lover rejects him, a young man trapped by the oppressiveness of Edwardian society tries to come to terms with and accept his sexuality.
Comedy
UK
2016
96 Minutes
Royston
Bernard Hill Philip Davis Alun Armstrong Lily Travers Simon Callow Una Stubbs Sue Johnston Virginia McKenna
retiree bank robber friend police officer couple bank manager hilarious lighthearted amusing playful united kingdom bank pension crime heist on the run money pursuit adventure escape
Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and Martha Goode into a life of crime. ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2005
107 Minutes
Mr. Wroth
Patrick Warburton Marie Matiko Eric Roberts Carol Kane Simon Callow John Glover Nora Dunn Jennifer Tilly Keith Diamond Rick Mali
chauvinist mail-order bride sister nun buddhist chinese immigrant amusing melodramatic passionate house hospital united states cancer interracial relationship epiphany breakup mail-order bride male chauvinism transformation love
When the annual fair comes to town, murder, madness and mayhem creep in its shadows. Dr. Caligari, a mysterious hypnotist, appears to control every move of his bizarre, clairvoyant sleepwalker, but does he?
Drama
UK
1986
115 Minutes
The Reverend Mr. Beebe
Helena Bonham Carter Maggie Smith Julian Sands Denholm Elliott Daniel Day-Lewis Simon Callow Judi Dench Rosemary Leach Rupert Graves Patrick Godfrey Fabia Drake
pretty woman suitor tourist wealthy man cousin emotional passionate italy england florence small town hotel love love triangle romance travel high society love discovery 1900s
Lucy meets George in a Florence pensione and the two share a brief romance before Lucy returns home, where she becomes engaged to Cecil. However, it isn't long before George unexpectedly enters her life again.
Musical, Romance, Drama
UK
2004
141 Minutes
Andre
Gerard Butler Emmy Rossum Patrick Wilson Miranda Richardson Minnie Driver Simon Callow Ciarán Hinds Jennifer Ellison James Fleet Victor McGuire Murray Melvin
phantom singer benefactor theater owner theatrical producer love interest intense emotional melodramatic paris opera house lair obsession music rivalry disfigurement jealousy extortion love temptation
A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2017
110 Minutes
Mr. Puccini
Judi Dench Ali Fazal Michael Gambon Olivia Williams Eddie Izzard Simon Callow Tim Pigott-Smith Adeel Akhtar Fenella Woolgar Julian Wadham Deano Bugatti
clerk queen friend servant emotional inspiring uplifting positive london india palace street car royalty unlikely friendship humanity life lessons adventure discovery love
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Ireland
1991
103 Minutes
Inspector Lestrade
Charlton Heston Richard Johnson Susannah Harker John Castle Clive Wood Simon Callow James Coyle
When a courier at the D-Day Courier Service mistakenly finds a pile of money in his regular delivery, he does some digging only to discover that the messenger company is a front for a drug ... See full summary »
Action
Japan|USA
1994
102 Minutes
A.N. Official
Jean-Claude Van Damme Raul Julia Ming-Na Damian Chapa Kylie Minogue Simon Callow Roshan Seth Wes Studi Byron Mann Peter Navy Tuiasosopo
colonel general martial artist reporter con artist sumo wrestler brash campy asia military base boat fictional country martial arts hostage situation kidnapping military street fighting invasion revenge rescue
Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.
Drama
UK|USA|Canada
1990
127 Minutes
Dr. Alex Sauer
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Robert Sean Leonard Margaret Welsh Kyra Sedgwick Blythe Danner Simon Callow Malachy McCourt Austin Pendleton Diane Kagan Saundra McClain
Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.
Comedy
2005
90 Minutes
Mr. Butler
Tom Green Brooke Shields Rob LaBelle Genevieve Buechner Benjamin Smith Valerie Tian Simon Callow Dolores Drake
butler single mother idiot son daughter boyfriend hilarious heartwarming school family home employment family dysfunction pranks unlikely friendship mishaps thanksgiving adventure rise 2000s
A novice manservant (Tom Green) takes a job with a neurotic single mother (Brooke Shields) and her mischievous children.
Romance
2017
103 Minutes
Judge
Diane Keaton Brendan Gleeson Lesley Manville Jason Watkins James Norton Hugh Skinner Simon Callow Alistair Petrie Rosalind Ayres Brian Protheroe
widow woman man loner neighbor love interest amusing engaging heartwarming touching hilarious emotional hampstead heath park hampstead, england apartment shack river woods eviction love
An American widow living in the London suburb of Hampstead and a man who lives on the Heath form an unlikely alliance against unscrupulous property developers in the neighborhood.
Other, Biography, Drama, History
Ireland|Canada
2017
104 Minutes
Leech
Dan Stevens Christopher Plummer Jonathan Pryce Justin Edwards Morfydd Clark Donald Sumpter Miles Jupp Simon Callow Miriam Margolyes Ian McNeice Bill Paterson
charles dickens author ebenezer scrooge tiny tim wife publisher heartwarming positive emotional amusing charming creative london apartment office carriage study storytelling christmas marriage
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
Romance
UK
2011
90 Minutes
Guy Witherspoon
Claire Forlani Dougray Scott Michelle Ryan Lee Boardman Peter Bowles Joshua Bowman Simon Callow George Camiller Matthew Clancy
restaurateur daughter food critic celebrity chef widower waitress airy amusing charming lighthearted heartwarming mushy english countryside restaurant new love restaurant business grief protest romance celebrity chefs
Rob Haley (Dougray Scott), an up-and-coming chef and restaurateur in London, is grief-stricken when he loses his wife. With encouragement from his infamous friend and real life TV Chef ... See full summary »
Drama, History
UK|India|Sweden
2017
105 Minutes
Cyril Radcliffe
Hugh Bonneville Gillian Anderson Manish Dayal Huma Qureshi Om Puri Denzil Smith Neeraj Kabi Michael Gambon Simon Callow Lily Travers Jaz Deol
lord viceroy wife daughter servant staff member moving emotional profound patriotic rousing inspiring india palace town street indian culture indian history indian independence movement british culture
The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Hugh Bonneville), is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
Comedy, Gay & Lesbian
France|USA
2002
91 Minutes
Bob
Dianne Wiest Jane Birkin Stanislas Merhar Bulle Ogier Didier Flamand Roschdy Zem Nathalie Richard Dan Herzberg Simon Callow Jerry Hall
A hot young phone sex addict and his narcissistic opera diva mom. A dangerously agitated hustler and a half-dozen dangerously agitated hustlers who look just like him. A tittering neurotic ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1990
101 Minutes
Simon Asquith
Meryl Streep Shirley MacLaine Dennis Quaid Gene Hackman Richard Dreyfuss Rob Reiner Mary Wickes Conrad Bain Annette Bening Simon Callow Gary Morton
actress mother director celebrity alcoholic quirky witty endearing hollywood, calif. hospital house show business drugs rehabilitation mother/daughter relationship fame discovery rivalry transformation 1990s
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
France|Belgium|UK
2011
89 Minutes
William Hurt Isabella Rossellini Doreen Mantle Kate Ashfield Aidan McArdle Arta Dobroshi Luke Treadaway Leslie Phillips Hugo Speer Joanna Lumley Simon Callow
The struggles of Mary and her husband adjusting to retirement.
Adventure
2004
93 Minutes
James Purefoy Piper Perabo Patrick Swayze Michael Clarke Duncan Bill Treacher Jean-Pierre Castaldi Rollo Weeks Paul Freeman Stefan Jürgens Caroline Carver Joan Plowright
knight king princess dragon nun fiancé amusing charming spirited castle convent village street good deeds marriage proposal mythical creatures returning home kidnapping chivalry rescue
In return for a small plot of land, an English knight (James Purefoy) searches for a king's missing daughter (Piper Perabo).