Cast: Imelda Staunton
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Imelda Staunton. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 70
The Crown (TV Series)
2016 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Peter Morgan · Stephen Daldry · Philip Martin · Julian Jarrold
Cast Claire Foy · Matt Smith · John Lithgow · Olivia Colman
Synopsis TV Series (2016-Present Day). 4 Seasons. 40 Episodes. “The Crown” tells the story of two of the most famous addresses in the world — Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street — and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the...
7.7
11K votes
7.7
11K votes
The Singing Detective (TV Miniseries)
1986 · Series · 415 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Jon Amiel
Cast Michael Gambon · Patrick Malahide · Janet Suzman · Joanne Whalley
Synopsis Detective novelist Philip Marlow suffers from the crippling disease of psoriatic arthropathy. Confined to a hospital bed, Marlow mentally rewrites his early Chandleresque thriller, "The Singing Detective," with himself in the title role, drifting into a surreal 1945 fantasy of...
7.7
152 votes
7.7
152 votes
Cranford (TV Miniseries)
2007 · Series · 300 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Simon Curtis · Steve Hudson
Cast Judi Dench · Imelda Staunton · Michael Gambon · Simon Woods
Synopsis Based on Elizabeth Gaskell's novel, it is a five-part period drama set in the 1840s which follows the small absurdities and major tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire market town on the cusp of...
7.5
732 votes
7.5
732 votes
Fingersmith (TV Miniseries)
2005 · Series · 181 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Aisling Walsh
Cast Elaine Cassidy · Sally Hawkins · Imelda Staunton · Rupert Evans
Synopsis 20 year old petty thief, Sue Trinder (Sally Hawkins), is part of an elaborate scam to defraud a wealthy heiress, Maud Lilley (Elaine Cassidy), of her inheritance. Encouraged by Mrs. Sucksby (Imelda Staunton) who has looked after her since she...
7.4
591 votes
7.4
591 votes
Talking Heads (TV Series)
2020 · Series · United Kingdom
Direction Nicholas Hytner · Marianne Elliott · Jeremy Herrin · Jonathan Kent
Cast Jodie Comer · Monica Dolan · Martin Freeman · Tamsin Greig
Synopsis Widely celebrated as Alan Bennett's masterpieces, his multi-award-winning Talking Heads return to BBC One. Filmed during lockdown under social distancing guidelines, a new generation of Britain's finest actors star in 10 of Bennett's classic scripts, alongside two brand new Talking...
7.4
78 votes
7.4
78 votes
Pride
2014 · Movie · 120 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Matthew Warchus
Cast Ben Schnetzer · Monica Dolan · George MacKay · Bill Nighy
Synopsis Pride (2014) is a heartwarming and inspiring film set in 1984 Britain during the miners' strike. A group of LGBTQ+ activists, recognizing shared struggles against oppression, decide to raise money to support the striking miners. They form an unlikely alliance...
7.2
14K votes
7.2
14K votes
Psychoville (TV Series)
2009 · Series · 30 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Steve Pemberton · Reece Shearsmith · Matt Lipsey
Cast Reece Shearsmith · Steve Pemberton · Dawn French · Daniel Kaluuya
Synopsis Psychoville is a dark character comedy mystery in which different characters are strangely linked. An embittered one-handed clown who makes balloon animals with his hook; a desperately misguided midwife; a lovestruck telekinetic dwarf who’s in love with his panto Snow...
7.1
1K votes
7.1
1K votes
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Movie · 135 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Ang Lee
Cast Emma Thompson · Kate Winslet · Hugh Grant · Alan Rickman
Synopsis Sense and Sensibility (1995) follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, as they navigate love, loss, and societal expectations after their father's death leaves them financially vulnerable. Elinor, embodying sense, is reserved and pragmatic, while Marianne, representing sensibility, is passionate...
7.1
37K votes
7.1
37K votes
Vera Drake
2004 · Movie · 125 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Mike Leigh
Cast Imelda Staunton · Philip Davis · Adrian Scarborough · Daniel Mays
Synopsis Vera Drake (2004) is a poignant drama set in 1950s London, following the life of Vera Drake, a kind-hearted housewife who selflessly helps others in her community. Unbeknownst to her family, Vera secretly assists young women in distress by performing...
7.1
7K votes
7.1
7K votes
Citizen X (TV)
1995 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Chris Gerolmo
Cast Stephen Rea · Donald Sutherland · Max von Sydow · Jeffrey DeMunn
Synopsis Based on a true story and the book "The Killer Department" by Robert Cullen, CITIZEN X is the tale of the Soviet Union's eight year pursuit of a bloodthirsty serial killer who claimed the lives of 52 people (mostly teenage...
7.1
5K votes
7.1
5K votes
Much Ado About Nothing
1993 · Movie · 110 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Kenneth Branagh
Cast Kenneth Branagh · Emma Thompson · Robert Sean Leonard · Denzel Washington
Synopsis When gallant Don Pedro (Denzel Washington), his nefarious brother Don John (Keanu Reeves), and close confidantes Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard) and Benedick (Kenneth Branagh) ride thunderously into the village of Messina, romance, gaiety, and suspicion abound. The men have returned...
7.0
17K votes
7.0
17K votes
Peter's Friends
1991 · Movie · 102 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Kenneth Branagh
Cast Emma Thompson · Kenneth Branagh · Hugh Laurie · Stephen Fry
Synopsis Peter's Friends (1991) follows a group of university friends who reunite at a grand English estate a decade after graduation. Hosted by Peter, who has inherited the mansion, the weekend becomes a poignant mix of nostalgia, humor, and introspection. As...
7.0
10K votes
7.0
10K votes
Return to Cranford (TV Miniseries)
2009 · Series · 120 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Simon Curtis
Cast Judi Dench · Imelda Staunton · Francesca Annis · Lisa Dillon
Synopsis The two-part saga 'Return to Cranford' opens to a struggling Cranford, a traditional village that in autumn 1844 is airing the conflicts that accompany progress. Miss Matty Jenkyns (Judi Dench), after having closed her business in the last series, is...
7.0
194 votes
7.0
194 votes
Psychoville Halloween Special
2010 · Movie · 48 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Matt Lipsey
Cast Matthew Fenton · Eileen Atkins · Steve Pemberton · Alex Waldmann
Synopsis Special episode of "Psychoville". Four tales of terror unfold at the abandoned ruins of Ravenhill Psychiactric hospital.
6.9
32 votes
6.9
32 votes
Another Year
2010 · Movie · 129 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Mike Leigh
Cast Jim Broadbent · Lesley Manville · Ruth Sheen · Peter Wight
Synopsis Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. Family and friendship. Love and warmth. Joy and sadness. Hope and despair. Companionship. Loneliness. A birth. A death. Time passes... Gerri (Ruth Sheen), a therapist, and Tom (Jim Broadbent), a geologist, are happily married, but mildly...
6.8
7K votes
6.8
7K votes
Trying (TV Series)
2020 · Series · 30 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Jim O'Hanlon
Cast Esther Smith · Rafe Spall · Imelda Staunton · Sarah Niles
Synopsis TV Series (2020-Present Day). 2 Seasons. 16 Episodes. All Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) want is a baby—but it’s the one thing they just can’t have. How are they going to fill the next 50 years if they...
6.8
287 votes
6.8
287 votes
London - The Modern Babylon
2012 · Documentary · 125 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Julien Temple
Cast Keith Allen · Michael Gambon · Steve Jones · Bill Nighy
6.8
43 votes
6.8
43 votes
A Confession (TV Miniseries)
2019 · Series · 45 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Paul Andrew Williams
Cast Martin Freeman · Imelda Staunton · Siobhan Finneran · Jessica D'Arcy
Synopsis Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher intends on catching a killer of a missing woman, even if that may cost him his career and reputation.
6.8
641 votes
6.8
641 votes
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (TV)
2022 · Documentary · 102 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Joe Pearlman · Eran Creevy · Giorgio Testi · Casey Patterson
Cast Daniel Radcliffe · Rupert Grint · Emma Watson · Chris Columbus
Synopsis Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other esteemed cast members across all eight Harry Potter films as they travel back to Hogwarts for the first time to celebrate the anniversary of the franchise’s first...
6.8
4K votes
6.8
4K votes
Cambridge Spies (TV Miniseries)
2003 · Series · 235 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Tim Fywell
Cast Tom Hollander · Toby Stephens · Rupert Penry-Jones · Samuel West
Synopsis Based on true events that shocked a nation in the 1930s, CAMBRIDGE SPIES tells the tale of four overprivileged Cambridge University students who defied their country by becoming spies for Russia. Samuel West, Rupert Penry-Jones, Toby Stephens, and Tom Hollander...
6.6
151 votes
6.6
151 votes