Cast: Shirley Henderson
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Shirley Henderson. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 61
Wonderland
1999 · Movie · 104 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Michael Winterbottom
Cast Gina McKee · Shirley Henderson · Molly Parker · Ian Hart
Synopsis A grittily realistic drama that follows the members of one South London family over the course of a four day period. The parents, Eileen (Kika Markham) and Bill (Jack Shepherd), are defeated, weary rivals whose relationship has all but disintegrated....
7.3
3K votes
7.3
3K votes
Dirty Filthy Love (TV)
2004 · Movie · 93 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Adrian Shergold
Cast Michael Sheen · Anastasia Griffith · Shirley Henderson · Adrian Bower
Synopsis A man's life falls apart as a result of his affliction with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette's Syndrome in this touching and funny tale.
7.2
71 votes
7.2
71 votes
The Crimson Petal and The White (TV Miniseries)
2011 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Marc Munden
Cast Chris O'Dowd · Romola Garai · Amanda Hale · Shirley Henderson
Synopsis TV Miniseries (2011). 4 Episodes. Set in 1870s London, this is a tale of love, lust, desire and revenge. This is a bold four-part adaptation of The Crimson Petal And The White adapted from Michel Faber's best selling novel by...
7.1
757 votes
7.1
757 votes
24 Hour Party People
2002 · Movie · 115 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Michael Winterbottom
Cast Steve Coogan · Paddy Considine · Shirley Henderson · Lennie James
Synopsis 24 Hour Party People (2002) is a vibrant, semi-fictionalized account of Manchester's music scene from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. The film follows Tony Wilson, a charismatic TV presenter turned music mogul, as he co-founds Factory Records and...
7.1
13K votes
7.1
13K votes
The Way We Live Now (TV Miniseries)
2001 · Series · 300 min. · United Kingdom
Direction David Yates
Cast David Suchet · Matthew Macfadyen · Shirley Henderson · Cillian Murphy
Synopsis TV miniseries. 4 episodes. At the center of the story is Augustus Melmotte, a European-born city financier, whose origins are as mysterious as his business dealings. Trollope describes him as 'something in the city', but the "something" part is not...
7.0
76 votes
7.0
76 votes
The Taming of the Shrew (ShakespeaRe-Told) (TV)
2005 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction David Richards
Cast Shirley Henderson · David Mitchell · Simon Chandler · Jaime Murray
Synopsis A young harridan MP marries a title in order to advance towards her goal of becoming party leader.
6.9
50 votes
6.9
50 votes
Meek's Cutoff
2010 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
Direction Kelly Reichardt
Cast Michelle Williams · Bruce Greenwood · Rod Rondeaux · Paul Dano
Synopsis The year is 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a short cut, Meek leads...
6.6
2K votes
6.6
2K votes
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Movie · 157 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Mike Newell
Cast Daniel Radcliffe · Rupert Grint · Emma Watson · Robbie Coltrane
Synopsis In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry finds himself unexpectedly chosen as a fourth participant in the Triwizard Tournament, a dangerous competition between three wizarding schools. Despite being underage and unprepared, Harry must navigate a series of...
6.6
75K votes
6.6
75K votes
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
2002 · Movie · 104 min. · Denmark
Direction Lone Scherfig
Cast Jamie Sives · Adrian Rawlins · Shirley Henderson · Mads Mikkelsen
Synopsis The chronically suicidal Wilbur (JAMIE SIVES – 'Glasgow Kiss') and his good-hearted big brother Harbour (ADRIAN RAWLINS - Breaking The Waves) are in their thirties, when their father dies, leaving them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in...
6.6
4K votes
6.6
4K votes
Okja
2017 · Movie · 118 min. · South Korea
Direction Bong Joon-ho
Cast Ahn Seo-Hyun · Tilda Swinton · Jake Gyllenhaal · Paul Dano
Synopsis In Okja (2017), a young girl named Mija forms a deep bond with Okja, a genetically engineered super pig raised by her family in the mountains of South Korea. When the powerful Mirando Corporation, creators of Okja, reclaims her for...
6.6
17K votes
6.6
17K votes
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Movie · 154 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Chris Columbus
Cast Daniel Radcliffe · Rupert Grint · Emma Watson · Kenneth Branagh
Synopsis In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry returns to Hogwarts for his second year, only to find mysterious attacks paralyzing students. A chilling legend about the Chamber of Secrets resurfaces, hinting at a hidden monster within the...
6.5
72K votes
6.5
72K votes
Miss Marple: Murder Is Easy (TV)
2009 · Movie · 93 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Hettie Macdonald
Cast Julia McKenzie · Steve Pemberton · Shirley Henderson · Sylvia Syms
Synopsis A village is plagued by a spate of seemingly accidental deaths, but Miss Marple is convinced a more sinister hand is involved when a villager on her way to Scotland Yard is conveniently dispatched.
6.5
76 votes
6.5
76 votes
Stan & Ollie
2018 · Movie · 97 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Jon S. Baird
Cast John C. Reilly · Steve Coogan · Shirley Henderson · Bentley Kalu
Synopsis The true story of Hollywood's greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, is brought to the big screen for the first time. Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the inimitable movie icons, Stan and Ollie is the heart-warming...
6.5
4K votes
6.5
4K votes
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
2005 · Movie · 94 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Michael Winterbottom
Cast Steve Coogan · Rob Brydon · Naomie Harris · Kelly MacDonald
Synopsis Laurence Sterne's unfilmable novel, "Tristram Shandy", a fictive autobiography wherein the narrator, interrupted constantly, takes the entire story to be born. Then into a group of actors and filmmakers set out to adapt it. Size matters: parts, egos, shoes, noses....
6.4
3K votes
6.4
3K votes
Topsy-Turvy
1999 · Movie · 160 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Mike Leigh
Cast Jim Broadbent · Allan Corduner · Timothy Spall · Lesley Manville
Synopsis Director Mike Leigh's high-minded telling of the story of legendary musical team Gilbert & Sullivan is one of the director’s most thorough, highly ambitious efforts. Concentrating mainly on the tumultuous period just before the conception and production of the pair's...
6.4
287 votes
6.4
287 votes
Yes
2005 · Movie · 95 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Sally Potter
Cast Joan Allen · Simon Abkarian · Sam Neill · Shirley Henderson
Synopsis YES is the story of a passionate love affair between an American woman (Joan Allen) and a Middle-Eastern man (Simon Abkarian) in which they confront some of the greatest conflicts of our generation - religious, political and sexual. Sam Neill...
6.4
100 votes
6.4
100 votes
Southcliffe (TV Miniseries)
2013 · Series · 240 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Sean Durkin
Cast Rory Kinnear · Sean Harris · Shirley Henderson · Anatol Yusef
Synopsis TV Miniseries (2013). 4 Episodes. Following a raft of shootings in an English market town, the crimes are retold through the eyes of a journalist and the tragedies' victims.
6.4
900 votes
6.4
900 votes
Intermission
2003 · Movie · 102 min. · Ireland
Direction John Crowley
Cast Kelly MacDonald · Colin Farrell · Colm Meaney · Cillian Murphy
Synopsis A variety of losers in Dublin have harrowingly farcical intersecting stories of love, greed and violence.
6.3
3K votes
6.3
3K votes
Bridget Jones's Diary
2001 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Sharon Maguire
Cast Renée Zellweger · Hugh Grant · Colin Firth · Jim Broadbent
Synopsis In Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Bridget, a quirky, single woman in her 30s, resolves to take control of her life by keeping a candid diary. Amidst her career struggles and chaotic personal life, she finds herself torn between two very...
6.3
94K votes
6.3
94K votes
The Claim
2000 · Movie · 115 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Michael Winterbottom
Cast Wes Bentley · Milla Jovovich · Nastassja Kinski · Peter Mullan
Synopsis The story begins twenty years after the Gold Rush of 1849, which prompted one of the largest human migrations in history, as a half-million people from around the world descended in droves upon primal California in search of rumored gold....
6.2
2K votes
6.2
2K votes