Cast: Essie Davis
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Essie Davis. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 36
The Slap (TV Miniseries)
2011 · Series · 50 min. · Australia
Direction Tony Ayres · Robert Connolly · Jessica Hobbs · Matthew Saville
Cast Jonathan LaPaglia · Melissa George · Sophie Okonedo · Essie Davis
Synopsis TV Miniseries (2011). 8 Episodes. The series explores what happens when a man slaps a child, who does not belong to him, at a suburban barbecue. Each episode is based upon the viewpoint of different adults who attended the barbecue.
7.3
253 votes
7.3
253 votes
One Day
2024 · Series · 28 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Molly Manners
Cast Ambika Mod · Leo Woodall · Joely Richardson · Essie Davis
Synopsis Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways.
6.9
3K votes
6.9
3K votes
Direction Justin Kurzel
Cast Caleb Landry Jones · Essie Davis · Anthony LaPaglia · Judy Davis
Synopsis Events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre on Tasmania in an attempt to understand why and how the atrocity occurred.
6.8
545 votes
6.8
545 votes
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (TV Series)
2012 · Series · 60 min. · Australia
Direction Tony Tilse · Peter Andrikidis · Daina Reid · David Caesar
Cast Essie Davis · Nathan Page · Hugo Johnstone-Burt · Ashleigh Cummings
Synopsis TV Series (2012–2015). 3 Seasons. 34 Episodes. Our female sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit.
6.6
182 votes
6.6
182 votes
The Last Post (TV Miniseries)
2017 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Miranda Bowen · Jonny Campbell
Cast Jeremy Neumark Jones · Jessie Buckley · Ben Miles · Stephen Campbell Moore
Synopsis 6 Episodes. Aden 1963. This is the story of a British army unit fighting a Yemeni insurgency in the Middle East and the women and children who were there with them.
6.6
62 votes
6.6
62 votes
Girl With a Pearl Earring
2003 · Movie · 96 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Peter Webber
Cast Scarlett Johansson · Colin Firth · Tom Wilkinson · Cillian Murphy
Synopsis Girl With a Pearl Earring (2003) follows Griet, a modest Dutch maid in 17th-century Delft, who enters the household of painter Johannes Vermeer. As she navigates the complexities of the Vermeer family and their strict social hierarchy, Griet forms a...
6.4
17K votes
6.4
17K votes
Lambs of God (TV Miniseries)
2019 · Series · 55 min. · Australia
Direction Jeffrey Walker
Cast Ann Dowd · Essie Davis · Jessica Barden · Sam Reid
Synopsis TV Mini-series (2019). 4 Episodes. In a distant Australian peninsula, three catholic nuns, the last sisters of the Order of Santa Inés, live in autarky, forgotten by all in a monastery in ruins. When a young priest makes his appearance...
6.4
472 votes
6.4
472 votes
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (TV Series)
2022 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Guillermo del Toro · Ana Lily Amirpour · Panos Cosmatos · Catherine Hardwicke
Cast F. Murray Abraham · Ben Barnes · Elpidia Carrillo · Crispin Glover
Synopsis Described as a live-action horror anthology series.
6.2
4K votes
6.2
4K votes
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
2008 · Movie · 103 min. · Australia
Direction Cathy Randall
Cast Nikita Adams · Tisha Adey · Christian Byers · Lucy Carey
Synopsis A coming-of-age story about a 13-year-old girl trying to fit into both a posh private school and an ordinary public school.
6.2
27 votes
6.2
27 votes
The Justice of Bunny King
2021 · Movie · 101 min. · New Zealand
Direction Gaysorn Thavat
Cast Essie Davis · Thomasin McKenzie · Erroll Shand · Ryan O'Kane
Synopsis A triumph over adversity tale about women fighting their way back from the bottom of society.
6.2
59 votes
6.2
59 votes
Direction Shannon Murphy
Cast Eliza Scanlen · Toby Wallace · Ben Mendelsohn · Essie Davis
Synopsis When seriously ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it's her parents' worst nightmare. But as Milla's first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go...
6.1
590 votes
6.1
590 votes
Sweeney Todd (TV)
2006 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction David Moore
Cast Ray Winstone · Essie Davis · David Warner · Tom Hardy
Synopsis A BBC adaptation of the classic tale of the 18th century demon barber of Fleet Street, London, who cuts the throats of his unsuspecting clients in his shop.
6.0
576 votes
6.0
576 votes
Burning Man
2011 · Movie · 110 min. · Australia
Direction Jonathan Teplitzky
Cast Matthew Goode · Rachel Griffiths · Bojana Novakovic · Essie Davis
Synopsis An English chef with a chic restaurant on Bondi Beach trying to put his life and his relationship with his son back on track while surrounded by women.
6.0
92 votes
6.0
92 votes
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams: Human Is (TV)
2017 · Movie · 47 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Francesca Gregorini
Cast Bryan Cranston · Essie Davis · Liam Cunningham · Ruth Bradley
Synopsis A woman suffering in a loveless marriage, finds that upon his return from battle, her emotionally abusive husband suddenly appears to be a different man - in more ways than one.
6.0
1K votes
6.0
1K votes
The babadook
2014 · Movie · 94 min. · Australia
Direction Jennifer Kent
Cast Essie Davis · Noah Wiseman · Daniel Henshall · Hayley McElhinney
Synopsis The Babadook (2014) follows Amelia, a widowed mother struggling to raise her troubled son, Samuel. After discovering a mysterious pop-up book titled "Mister Babadook," strange and terrifying events begin to unfold in their home. The sinister figure from the book...
5.9
25K votes
5.9
25K votes
Code 46
2003 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Michael Winterbottom
Cast Tim Robbins · Samantha Morton · Om Puri · Jeanne Balibar
Synopsis In Code 46 (2003), a futuristic love story unfolds in a world governed by strict genetic regulations. William, an investigator, travels to Shanghai to solve a case involving forged travel documents. There, he meets Maria, a enigmatic woman connected to...
5.9
7K votes
5.9
7K votes
Direction Baz Luhrmann
Cast Nicole Kidman · Hugh Jackman · David Wenham · Bryan Brown
Synopsis Australia is the story of Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman), an English, aristocratic woman who leaves England to follow her husband to Australia. He is in Australia with the intention of selling his cattle station the size of Belgium. However,...
5.8
37K votes
5.8
37K votes
The White Princess (TV Series)
2017 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Jamie Payne · Alex Kalymnios
Cast Jodie Comer · Jacob Collins-Levy · Chris Barnicoat · Rebecca Benson
Synopsis TV Series (2017). 8 Episodes. Adapted from Philippa Gregory's best-selling novel and part of The Cousins' War book series, The White Princess sees England ostensibly united by the marriage of Elizabeth of York and King Henry VII, but their personal...
5.7
343 votes
5.7
343 votes
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
2020 · Movie · 101 min. · Australia
Direction Tony Tilse
Cast Essie Davis · Ashleigh Cummings · Rupert Penry-Jones · Miriam Margolyes
Synopsis After freeing a young Bedouin girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, Phryne Fisher begins to unravel a decade-old mystery concerning priceless emeralds, ancient curses and the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of Shirin's forgotten tribe.
5.4
36 votes
5.4
36 votes
True History of the Kelly Gang
2019 · Movie · 124 min. · Australia
Direction Justin Kurzel
Cast George MacKay · Charlie Hunnam · Russell Crowe · Nicholas Hoult
Synopsis This is the story of Australian bush-ranger Ned Kelly and his gang as they flee from authorities during the 1870s. Inspired by Peter Carey’s Man Booker prize winning novel, Justin Kurzel’s film shatters the mythology of the notorious icon to...
5.2
1K votes
5.2
1K votes