Cast: James Nesbitt
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring James Nesbitt. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 42
Match Point
2005 · Movie · 120 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Woody Allen
Cast Jonathan Rhys Meyers · Scarlett Johansson · Emily Mortimer · Matthew Goode
Synopsis Match Point is a drama about a young man's rise in society and the terrible consequences of his ambition. The protagonist is torn between two women and finding no way out, resorts to extreme action. The actors are all English...
7.7
118K votes
7.7
118K votes
Bloody Sunday
2002 · Movie · 107 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Paul Greengrass
Cast James Nesbitt · Allan Gildea · Gerard Crossan · Mary Moulds
Synopsis Bloody Sunday (2002) is a gripping historical drama that chronicles the tragic events of January 30, 1972, in Derry, Northern Ireland. The film follows civil rights activists organizing a peaceful march against internment without trial. As tensions rise between protesters...
7.4
10K votes
7.4
10K votes
The Missing (TV Series)
2014 · Series · 480 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Harry Williams · Jack Williams · Tom Shankland · Ben Chanan
Cast Tchéky Karyo · James Nesbitt · Frances O'Connor · Anastasia Hille
Synopsis TV Series (2014). 2 Seasons. 16 Episodes. When Tony and Emily Hughes travel to France with their 5-year-old son Oliver, their family holiday turns into a nightmare when Oliver disappears into the crowd of a busy French street.
7.4
2K votes
7.4
2K votes
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Movie · 170 min. · New Zealand
Direction Peter Jackson
Cast Martin Freeman · Ian McKellen · Richard Armitage · Ken Stott
Synopsis The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) follows Bilbo Baggins, a reluctant hobbit, who is swept into an epic quest by the wizard Gandalf and a group of dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield. Their mission is to reclaim the dwarves' homeland,...
7.0
83K votes
7.0
83K votes
Waking Ned Devine
1998 · Movie · 89 min. · Ireland
Direction Kirk Jones
Cast Ian Bannen · David Kelly · Fionnula Flanagan · Susan Lynch
Synopsis When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
6.9
4K votes
6.9
4K votes
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Movie · 160 min. · New Zealand
Direction Peter Jackson
Cast Martin Freeman · Richard Armitage · Ian McKellen · Aidan Turner
Synopsis After encountering dangers and obstacles in Mirkwood Forest, Thorin and Company have reached Lake-town and it is time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and...
6.7
62K votes
6.7
62K votes
Go Now
1996 · Movie · 81 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Michael Winterbottom
Cast Robert Carlyle · Juliet Aubrey · James Nesbitt · Sophie Okonedo
6.7
368 votes
6.7
368 votes
Monroe (TV Series)
2011 · Series · 45 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Paul McGuigan · David Moore
Cast James Nesbitt · Sarah Parish · Tom Riley · Manjinder Virk
Synopsis TV Series (2011-Present). Monroe is a brilliant and unusual neurosurgeon. A flawed genius who never lets anyone forget his flaws or his genius. Each episode will feature one compelling story of the week about life or death situations. The drama...
6.7
27 votes
6.7
27 votes
Occupation (TV Miniseries)
2009 · Series · 180 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Nick Murphy
Cast James Nesbitt · Stephen Graham · Warren Brown · Nonso Anozie
Synopsis Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.
6.6
33 votes
6.6
33 votes
Welcome to Sarajevo
1997 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Michael Winterbottom
Cast Stephen Dillane · Woody Harrelson · Marisa Tomei · Goran Visnjic
Synopsis A startling examination of the Bosnian war of the mid-1990s and the role of journalists in covering it, this film was based on real-life journalist Michael Nicholson's book Natasha's Story. Like Nicholson, cynical journalist Henderson (Stephen Dillane) is one of...
6.5
770 votes
6.5
770 votes
Jekyll (TV Miniseries)
2007 · Series · 55 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Steven Moffat · Matt Lipsey · Douglas Mackinnon
Cast James Nesbitt · Gina Bellman · Michelle Ryan · Denis Lawson
Synopsis London, 2007. Tom Jackman is the only living descendent of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He has made a deal with his dark side: a body share. What Mr. Hyde doesn't know is that Tom has a family. There is...
6.4
1K votes
6.4
1K votes
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Movie · 144 min. · New Zealand
Direction Peter Jackson
Cast Martin Freeman · Ian McKellen · Richard Armitage · Luke Evans
Synopsis The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) concludes the epic trilogy as Bilbo Baggins and Thorin Oakenshield's company face the consequences of reclaiming Erebor. With the dragon Smaug unleashed, the nearby Lake-town suffers devastation. As Thorin succumbs to...
6.3
46K votes
6.3
46K votes
Millions
2004 · Movie · 98 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Danny Boyle
Cast Alex Etel · James Nesbitt · Daisy Donovan · Lewis Owen McGibbon
Synopsis Danny Boyle once again reinvents the cinematic experience with a heartwarming story of two little boys, faith, miracles... and lots of money. Starting anew after the death of their mother, 9-year-old Anthony is ever practical, while his 7-year-old brother Damian...
6.3
5K votes
6.3
5K votes
The Secret (TV Miniseries)
2016 · Series · United Kingdom
Direction Nick Murphy
Cast James Nesbitt · Genevieve O'Reilly · Patrick O'Kane · Nina Woods
Synopsis TV Miniseries (2016). 4 Episodes. The Secret is the story of a real-life double murder. James Nesbitt plays Colin Howell, a respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who became a killer in partnership with a Sunday school teacher, Hazel...
6.2
207 votes
6.2
207 votes
The Passion (TV Miniseries)
2008 · Series · 94 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Michael Offer
Cast Joseph Mawle · James Nesbitt · Paul Nicholls · Ben Daniels
Synopsis TV Miniseries (2008). 4 Episodes. It's the start of Passover week. In the next few days thousands of pilgrims will pour into Jerusalem to celebrate the most important festival in their religious calendar. For their Roman masters, led by Pontius...
6.1
175 votes
6.1
175 votes
Direction Emilio Estévez
Cast Martin Sheen · Deborah Kara Unger · James Nesbitt · Yorick Van Wageningen
Synopsis An American father travels to France to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the Route Napoleon.
6.0
4K votes
6.0
4K votes
Babylon (TV Series)
2014 · Series · 77 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Jon S. Baird · Sally El Hosaini · Danny Boyle
Cast Brit Marling · James Nesbitt · Paterson Joseph · Bertie Carvel
Synopsis A sniper is on the prowl, picking people off, seemingly at random, across London. It's a hectic first day for new head of PR, Liz Garvey.
5.9
34 votes
5.9
34 votes
Direction Niall Heery
Cast James Nesbitt · Maisie Williams · David Wilmot · Kerry Condon
Synopsis An offbeat comedy about an estranged father who returns to his hometown after an absence of ten years in order to reconnect with his daughter and ex-wife but unwittingly finds himself responsible for almost destroying all their lives.
5.9
74 votes
5.9
74 votes
Five Minutes of Heaven
2009 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Oliver Hirschbiegel
Cast Liam Neeson · James Nesbitt · Anamaria Marinca · Conor MacNeill
Synopsis The idea of reconciliation between two men from opposite sides of a life-and-death struggle is perhaps impossible or even incredibly naïve. Five Minutes of Heaven, a film that tracks the lives of two men from the same town but different...
5.9
3K votes
5.9
3K votes
Bloodlands (TV Series)
2021 · Series · 240 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Pete Travis
Cast James Nesbitt · Lorcan Cranitch · Lisa Dwan · Ian McElhinney
Synopsis TV Mini-Series (2021-Present Day). 2 Seasons. 10 Episodes. Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick connects a suicide note with an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance.
5.8
71 votes
5.8
71 votes