Frances Barber
17 titles
Filmography
17 results

The Ice House
Chilling thriller starring Daniel Craig. When a family becomes the target of vicious gossip and their gardener discovers a body in the old ice house, a murder investigation reopens.

We'll Take Manhattan
(2012)A look at the love affair between 1960s supermodel Jean Shrimpton and photographer David Bailey.

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
(2021)After receiving a seemingly mundane mezzotint print, a museum curator and his colleagues soon notice something sinister lurking in the picture.

The Escape
(2018)A struggling housewife sets out to reclaim her life.
Shiner
(2000)
May I Kill U?
(2013)Baz is Britain's new breed of police, a cycle cop. Although he appears to be a figure of fun, a freak accident turns him into a psychopath.

Behaving Badly
After her husband leaves for a younger woman, middle-aged Bridget navigates single life and family tension as she redefines herself in 1980s Britain.

Trick or Treat
(2019)The life of a sleep-deprived new dad is turned upside down when his brother shows up on Halloween with the body of a gangster’s son in his trunk.
The Escort
(1999)Pierre is having a mid-life crisis. Realising that up to now he has led a very programmed life he decides to make a selfish journey into the unknown. Leaving his confused wife and son behind he flees to London to write a book. Whilst looking for a subject for his work, Pierre stumbles across Tom, a café manager by day, a male escort by night. Tom introduces Pierre to his underground world and instead of being shocked by it, he finds himself completely liberated by the people, the lifestyle and the sex. With his inspiration found, Pierre submerges himself into this world of unfulfilled women and a new-found purpose in life. But the more time he gives others, the less time he gives his book...

We Think the World of You
(1988)In post-war London, a tug-of-war over a German shepherd exposes the secret relationship between a wealthy man and his young jailbird boyfriend.

Young Soul Rebels
(1991)The Queen's Silver Jubilee beats to the sounds of Funkadelic, Sylvester and the O'Jays in Isaac Julien’s feature debut.

McKellen: Playing the Part
(2018)Built upon a 14 hour interview, MCKELLEN: PLAYING THE PART is a unique journey through the key landmarks of McKellen’s life, from early childhood into a demanding career that placed him in the public eye for the best part of his lifetime. Using an abundance of photography from McKellen’s private albums and cinematically reconstructed scenes, a raw talent shines through in the intensity, variety and devotion to that moment in the light.

Hamlet
(2024)Shakespeare's timeless story of revenge is reimagined as a modern psychological thriller. The classic tragedy transcends the stage through a unique, contemporary lens.

Love in a Cold Climate
In this high-spirited adaptation of Nancy Mitford's novel, three aristocratic young women search for love amid the turbulent times of 1930s Britain.

The Bookshop
(2017)In 1959, a widow named Florence Green opens a bookshop in a small coastal town in England. Facing opposition from the conservative locals and a wealthy influential woman, Florence struggles to keep her business afloat while pursuing her passion for literature. Starring Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy.

The Chosen
(2016)A man named Jacques Mornard arrives in Mexico in 1940, claiming to be a Belgian who is fleeing the war in Europe to join his girlfriend, one of refugee Leon Trotsky's secretaries. But nobody knows that in reality this conventional and cheerful young man is in fact an agent of the GPU (Soviet secret service) and has been sent to assassinate Trotsky.

Home Sweet Home
(1982)Three postal workers find their private lives becoming intertwined in more ways than they might suspect.