Tom Courtenay
24 titles
Filmography
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Billy Liar
(1963)Billy Fisher lives with his parents and works for an undertaker. But in our hero's rich imagination, he is a military conqueror, a debonair playboy, a brilliant novelist and more. Problems arise when he gets his fantasies mixed up with reality.
Grandpa's Great Escape
(2018)Many years ago, Grandpa was a World War II flying ace, but sadly he is now suffering from Alzheimer's disease. When his family can no longer look after him, he is moved to Twilight Towers, an old people's home.

The Dresser
(1983)The lives and relationships of those within a British traditional touring stage company provide the backdrop for the five-time 1983 Oscar nominee, THE DRESSER (Best Picture; Best Actor; Best Supporting Actor; Best Director; Best Screenplay Adaptation). THE DRESSER is a compelling study of intense relationship between the leader of the company and his dresser. Sir (Albert Finney), a grandiloquen..

45 Years
(2015)Kate Mercer is planning a party to celebrate her 45th wedding anniversary. One week before the celebration a letter arrives for her husband, Geoff, containing news that the body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. Kate continues to prepare for the party, but she becomes increasingly concerned by Geoff's preoccupation with the letter an

King and Country
(1964)KING AND COUNTRY is a 1964 uncompromising WW1 drama, directed by Joseph Losey, featuring outstanding performances from Tom Courtenay (who won the 1964 Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actor) and Dirk Bogarde. During World War I, a young soldier, Hamp (Tom Courtenay) deserts his post, attempting to escape the ever-present sound of guns and walk back home.

Quartet
(2012)At a home for retired opera singers, the annual Verdi celebration concert is disrupted by the arrival of the diva ex-wife of one of the residents.

Last Orders
(2001)A group of old friends Ray (Bob Hoskins), Lenny (David Hemmings) and Vic (Tom Courtenay) get together to make a nostalgic journey from London to Margate to scatter the ashes of Jack (Michael Caine), one of their crew. As they make their way in a series of flashbacks they reflect on their friendship with all its secrets, resentments, and deep loyalty.

A Dandy in Aspic
(1968)In this stylish spy thriller, a Londoner working in British Intelligence, Alexander Eberlin (Laurence Harvey), actually is a Russian counter-espionage agent named Krasnevin. Fraser (Harry Andrews), head of British Intelligence, gives his men a special assignment--find and destroy Krasnevin! He discovers there is no one to whom he can turn, and even doubts a swinging Londoner with whom he is hav..

The First Film
(2015)A look at filmmaker David Nicholas Wilkinson's 33 year quest to prove that the world's film industry started in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1888.

Flood
(2007)Timely yet terrifying, Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, that travels mercilessly down England's coast and into the Thames. With millions of Londoner's lives at stake, marine engineer Rob has a few hours to save the city. An edge-of-your-seat disaster film starring Tom Hardy (Inception) and Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting).

The Night of the Generals
(1967)Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif star in this powerful thriller about a Nazi general who becomes a serial killer and the investigator who brings him in.

Let Him Have It
(1991)In this crime bio pic, two teenagers are surprised by police during a break-in. Bentley, an epileptic with the mental age of 11 is arrested, while Craig refuses to give up his weapon. Bentley shouts Let Him Have It to Craig who shoots, killing an officer. Both face the death penalty but who is really guilty?

The Aeronauts
(2019)In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history.

The Railway Children Return
(2022)A group of child evacuees escaping the bombings of their cities during World War II encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far from home.

King of Thieves
(2018)Based on true events, this film follows thief Brian Reader as he pulls together a band of misfits to plot the biggest bank heist in British history.

Summerland
(2020)During World War II, an Englishwoman (Gemma Arterton) opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.

Gambit
(2012)Harry Deane (Colin Firth) is a man with a plan. Art curator for media tycoon Lord Lionel Shahbandar (Alan Rickman), Harry devises an elaborate plot to con Shahbandar into purchasing a fake Monet painting. With the help of beautiful rodeo queen PJ Puznowski (Cameron Diaz), the pair hatch a scheme to fool Shahbandar into believing that Harry's expert forgery is the real deal and pocketing a hefty sum in the process. But with the con proving harder to pull off than he had first intended, Harry and PJ find themselves in increasingly hilarious situations in order to see the job through to the end.

Cinderella: After Ever After
(2019)What happens after "ever after"? Cinderella realizes that marriage to Prince Charming isn't quite the fairy tale ending she'd hoped for, especially with a husband obsessed with his image, a wicked stepmother scheming to frame her, and evil stepsisters plotting a scandal. Together with her loyal friend Buttons, Cinderella must fight to save Fairyland get the happy ending they all deserve.

Night Train to Lisbon
(2013)A strait-laced manβs chance encounter with a mysterious woman leads to a book that inspires him to question his life and how fast it can change.

Doctor Zhivago
(1965)Illicit lovers fight to stay together during the turbulent years of the Russian Revolution.