John Hurt Movies

Deadline

54/100

In a small (fictional) emirate of the Persian Gulf a world-weary journalist is caught up in a coup where the Emir's son...

Rocinante

59/100

England, mid-1980s: Bill embarks on a dream-like odyssey around rural England, breaking into country houses...

Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict

66/100

This drama documentary for cinema explores the pacifism that was such a powerful influence on composer Benjamin Britten's life and work. The story begins in 1929 at Gresham's School in ... See full summary »

David Macaulay: Pyramid

80/100

The architecture of the Egyptian pyramids is explored while we follow the story of one Egyptian dynasty building them.

The Playboy of the Western World

72/100

A man comes into a pub and boasts that he has just killed his father. Instead of condemning him for the crime, the locals revel in his story and praise him for his deed, with the daughter ... See full summary »

The Pity of War: The Loves and Lives of the War Poets

69/100

The Pity of War throws a new light on WW I poets Graves, Owen and Sassoon, using their diaries and letters to tell their story of their war - in their own words.

Paul McCartney: Take It Away

72/100

The Island