Richard E. Grant
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Filmography
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Withnail & I
(1987)The ultimate cult British comedy, Bruce Robinson's beloved, semi-autobiographical end-of-youth tale stars Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann as a pair of perpetually soused, unemployed actors in 1960s London who embark on a hilariously misbegotten country getaway.

How to Get Ahead in Advertising
(1989)Two years after the release of Withnail & I, Richard E. Grant and writer-director Bruce Robinson reunited for a savage attack on Thatcher's Britain and advertising culture. Denis Dimbleby Bagley (Grant) is an ad executive plunged into a nervous breakdown whilst working on a campaign for pimple cream.

The Scarlet Pimpernel
During the French Revolution, a wealthy Englishman conceals a secret alter ego dedicated to rescuing aristocrats condemned to death by guillotine.

The Spine of Night
(2021)This epic fantasy tale, about the history of a land that never was, begins when an ambitious young man steals forbidden knowledge from a sacred plant.

The Lesson
(2023)An aspiring writer lands a tutoring position at his literary idol's estate, but his elation turns to dismay when he learns dark truths on the job.

The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
(2004)The full story behind one of the best-loved Queen songs, featuring Brian May and Roger Taylor's return to Rockfield Studios, where they re-record the guitar and drum parts and tell the story of how the song came together.

First Night
(2010)Life imitates art when a rich industrialist and frustrated singer with eyes for a conductor decides to stage an opera at his lavish country retreat.

Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
(1989)This black comedy follows a pathetic young man traveling to kill his drunken long-lost father for abandoning him and his mother.

Twelfth Night
(1996)After becoming shipwrecked in a foreign country, a young woman pretends to be a man in order to gain employment with a wealthy count.

Can You Ever Forgive Me?
(2018)A down-and-out writer resorts to lies, deceit and outright crime to get back on top.

Robin Robin
(2021)An optimistic young robin raised by a family of mice makes a heartfelt wish on a Christmas star. Will she finally learn who she is — and how to fly?

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
(1997)Inspiring drama about a successful advertising executive who finds leaving his career behind to become a poet more challenging than he thought.

The Little Vampire
(2000)After he moves to Scotland with his parents, only child Tony (Jonathan Lipnicki) struggles to make friends at his new school. He is bullied and picked on by the other boys, and has little hope of overcoming his miserable new life. Then he meets Rudolph (Rollo Weeks), a kid vampire with whom Tony becomes very close. But, when Rudolph's life and the future of the vampire race are threatened by a ...

L.A. Story
(1991)A bored TV weatherman finds love with a British journalist.

Dom Hemingway
(2013)Gangster Jude Law seeks recompense--and gets more than he bargained for--after taking the fall for his boss.

The Last Dragonslayer
(2016)After finding that people are hunting the last dragon, an orphaned 15-year-old takes action to save it and the magical world they both inhabit.

Palm Beach
(2019)A group of old friends reunite at Sydney's palm beach for a special birthday party, but it's not long before the messy realities of life creep in to ruin the fun.

The Serpent's Kiss
(1997)In 17th-century England, an architect is drawn into a web of passion and deceit, as he builds a luxuriant garden for a man whose wife has a past.

Jackboots on Whitehall
(2010)In a satirical alternative history told with stop-motion animation, a motley crew bands together to stop a full-on Nazi invasion of England in WWII.

Saltburn
(2023)Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell brings us a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.