Robert Carlyle
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Filmography
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The Full Monty
(1997)Robert Carlyle and Tom Wilkinson star in this acclaimed comedy about six unemployed men in search of a way to earn money. Inspired by a touring group of male strippers, the men decide they can make a small fortune by putting on a striptease show of their own, with one small difference. They intend to go the “full monty” and strip completely naked! But do they have the strength to bare it all?

Riff-Raff
(1991)A construction worker from Glasgow falls for a failed pop singer from Belfast and the two scrape by to survive as a working poor couple in London.

28 Weeks Later
(2007)Britain is declared safe from the rage virus then a new nightmare begins.

Stone of Destiny
(2008)Based on the true story of a Scottish patriot who took back the Stone of Destiny, a symbol of Scottish sovereignty, from Westminster Abbey in 1950.

Go Now
(1995)Nick Cameron is happy with his mates, his football and a new girlfriend. But his world falls apart when he becomes diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Authentic and unsentimental, Go Now is a poignant love story, powerful drama and razor-sharp comedy, partly based on co-writer Paul Powell's personal experiences of MS.

Black and White
(2002)Based on a true story, a young Aboriginal man is convicted of murder. His lawyers and members of the press try to save him from the death penalty.

The Legend of Barney Thomson
(2015)An awkward, diffident, Glasgow barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity until he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer.

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
(2006)A widowed man's life turns upside down when he embarks on a journey to find a dying man's long lost love.

Carla's Song
(1996)In 1987, a Glasgow man befriends a Nicaraguan refugee on the verge of suicide and takes her back home to find out what happened to her family.

Angela's Ashes
(1999)HD. From Frank McCourt’s book comes this moving epic that chronicles the lives of an Irish boy and his impoverished family in 1930s Limerick.

Ravenous
(1999)The Sierra Nevada mountains, 1847. A bedraggled stranger (Robert Carlyle) stumbles into Fort Spencer, claiming to be Colquoun, a settler who has been trapped in a mountain cave by a snowstorm. He reports that his fellow cave-dwellers have been reduced to cannibalism and that he was lucky to escape with his life.

The Unloved
(2009)Two-time Academy Award nominee Samantha Morton's directorial debut THE UNLOVED is a powerful and personal look at the strength and resilience of youth. Eleven-year-old Lucy seeks refuge from her abusive father. Placed in a tumultuous foster home, Lucy befriends her rebellious teenage roommate Lauren, and together they navigate the cold and uncaring world before them.

To End All Wars
(2001)Based on real events during WWII, this is the story of four Allied POWs who are forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle.

Born Equal
(2006)Born Equal is a major, improvised drama from BAFTA-winning writer and director Dominic Savage. The action centers on a hostel temporarily housing the homeless and dispossessed in the affluent Swiss Cottage area of north London. The film weaves together the stories of four seemingly-unrelated people, whose lives are gradually drawn towards one another.
The Mighty Celt
(2005)The story of a young teenager, Donal, who has a love of greyhound racing, and is promised his own greyhound if the dog wins three races in succession.

Priest
(1995)Father Greg, a conservative Catholic priest, is torn between his calling and his secret life as a homosexual man with a gay lover, frowned upon by the Church. Upon hearing the confession of a young girl of her incestuous father, Greg enters an intensely emotional spiritual struggle deciding between choosing morals over religion and one life over another.

The World Is Not Enough
(1999)In the 19th film of the franchise, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is once again pitted against Valentin Zukovsky (Robbie Coltrane), the Russian mobster from Goldeneye. Judi Dench returns as M and Desmond Llewelyn returns as Q.

T2 Trainspotting
(2017)The iconic gang from the original indie hit are back as Mark Renton goes back to Scotland to catch up with his mates Sick Boy, Begbie, and Spud.
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
(2000)Jimmy Grimble dreams of being a good footballer - if he was, life would be easy. He'd find a nice girl, wouldn't get bullied at school, and if he was really good, he may even be offered an apprenticeship with his team, City. But Jimmy is rubbish at football. One day however, things begin to change for Jimmy, he gets chosen to play for his school team and scores a magnificent goal he gains a confidence that touches and brightens the lives of those around him.

Eragon
(2006)Fantasy adventure based on the best-selling novel by Christopher Paolini. Orphaned farm boy Eragon (Edward Speleers) destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. But when the stone turns out to be an egg from which a baby dragon is hatched, Eragon realises he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.