Elizabeth McGovern
21 titles
Filmography
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The Chaperone
(2019)Norma Carlisle (Elizabeth McGovern) accompanies future star Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson) to New York. Discover who these women are, and who they eventually become. Written by Julian Fellowes, based on the novel by Laura Moriarty.

The Changeling
(1993)Bob Hoskins stars in an adaptation of Thomas Middleton and William Rowley's classic Jacobean tragedy. A tale of lust and revenge between two ambiguous, guilt-ridden individuals.

A Shock to the System
(1990)A middle-aged advertising exec who loses his long-awaited promotion to a younger upstart starts drawing up a hitlist of his corporate enemies.

Daphne
(2007)Drama charting the story of Daphne du Maurier's unrequited passion and showing how her inner struggles with her sexuality informed the writing of her compelling stories. It focuses on the most emotionally fraught yet creatively fertile period of the author's life: the years between the Rebecca trial and the writing of her short story The Birds.

Wings of Courage
(1995)In 1920s South America, a young pilot crash-lands while flying mail across the Andes and tries to get back to civilization on foot.

The Favor
(1994)A married woman asks her best friend to find and sleep with her long-lost high school sweetheart so that she can vicariously experience the affair.

The Truth
(2006)Seven young strangers go on a spiritual journey of personal growth, taking in jealousy, hatred, sexual perversion, and a little murder on the way.

Once Upon a Time in America
(1984)Two childhood friends from New York become wealthy and powerful gangsters during the 1920's.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
(2025)It's time to say goodbye…When Mary finds herself at the centre of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.

Racing with the Moon
(1984)Henry "Hopper" Nash and Nicky have been inseparable friends since childhood. With World War II raging, their last hours as civilians draw to a close, forcing them to make sacrifices that will teach them the true meaning of love.

Swung
(2015)Based on the best selling novel by award-winning author Ewan Morrison. Swung is a graphic, touching and funny romance that delves deep into the secret underside of a very modern relationship taken to its emotional and sexual limits. Starring Elena Anaya (The Skin I Live In), Owen McDonnell (Made in Belfast) and Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey).

Ragtime
(1981)A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other historic events in early 1900s New York City.

The Handmaid's Tale
(1990)Following a coup, America is a country still at war with itself and ruled by a repressive Bible-inspired regime. Past pollution means only 1% of women can bear children, and female criminals found to be potential mothers are put into an institution to be indoctrinated. One such is Kate, who finds that there are others prepared to resist.

Unexpected
(2015)A newly pregnant teacher at a low-income school that is closing finds out her best student is also pregnant, leading the two to a life-changing bond.

Broken Glass
(1996)Adaptation of Arthur Miller's play set in Brooklyn 1938, focusing on the marriage of Sylvia and Phillip Gellburg against the backdrop of Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany.

Downton Abbey: A New Era
(2022)Downton Abbey: A New Era reunites the beloved cast as they go on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess' newly inherited villa.

Johnny Handsome
(1989)Born with a horribly disfigured face, and unable to become part of "normal"society, John Sedley turns to a life of crime. But his two fellow gang members trick him and Johnny is sent to prison. There he meets a plastic surgeon who takes sympathy on him and surgically transforms him into a new man. Now unrecognizable to those who once new him, the once ugly duckling plots a vicious revenge.

Ordinary People
(1980)Devastated by the loss of their older son, well-to-do suburban couple Calvin and Beth are trying to rebuild their lives after their younger son, Conrad, attempts suicide. While Beth, who always favoured the elder son, retreats into an icy, emotionless shell, Calvin tries to draw Conrad back into the family and into life as a teenager.

The Commuter
(2018)Michael is an insurance agent who takes the same train to and from work. One day, a mysterious stranger recruits him for a strange task that soon evolves into a fight for his life.

The Wife
(2018)Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce star in this critically acclaimed film based on the bestselling book by Meg Wolitzer.