Cast: Simon McBurney

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Simon McBurney. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Last King of Scotland

2006 · Movie · 123 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Kevin Macdonald

Cast Forest Whitaker · James McAvoy · Kerry Washington · Gillian Anderson

Synopsis The Last King of Scotland (2006) follows Nicholas Garrigan, a young Scottish doctor seeking adventure, who travels to Uganda in the 1970s. He becomes the personal physician to the charismatic but increasingly volatile dictator, Idi Amin. Initially drawn to Amin's...

7.1

29K votes

7.1

29K votes

The Loudest Voice (TV Miniseries)

2019 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Tom McCarthy · Alex Metcalf · Kari Skogland · Stephen Frears

Cast Russell Crowe · Naomi Watts · Sienna Miller · Josh Charles

Synopsis TV Mini-series (2019). 7 Episodes. This seven-part limited series from the bestselling book is about Roger Ailes, the founder of Fox News. To understand the events that led to the rise of the modern Republican party, one must understand Ailes....

7.1

1K votes

7.1

1K votes

The Theory of Everything

2014 · Movie · 123 min. · United Kingdom

Direction James Marsh

Cast Eddie Redmayne · Felicity Jones · Charlie Cox · David Thewlis

Synopsis The Theory of Everything (2014) is a biographical drama that chronicles the extraordinary life of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking. The film explores his groundbreaking work in cosmology, his passionate romance with Jane Wilde, and his resilience after being diagnosed with...

7.0

46K votes

7.0

46K votes

The Borgias (TV Series)

2011 · Series · 55 min. · Ireland

Direction Neil Jordan · Kari Skogland · John Maybury · Jon Amiel

Cast Jeremy Irons · François Arnaud · Holliday Grainger · Pete Sullivan

Synopsis TV Series (2011-2013). 3 Seasons. 29 Episodes. The Borgias is a forthcoming historical fiction television series created by Neil Jordan. The series is based on the Spanish Borgia dynasty, and stars Jeremy Irons as Rodrigo Borgia and François Arnaud, David...

6.9

2K votes

6.9

2K votes

Nosferatu

2024 · Movie · 132 min. · United States

Direction Robert Eggers

Cast Lily-Rose Depp · Bill Skarsgård · Nicholas Hoult · Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Synopsis In Nosferatu (2024), a haunting reimagining of the classic tale, a young woman discovers her connection to a centuries-old vampire lurking in the shadows. As an unspeakable evil spreads through her remote town, she uncovers dark secrets tied to her...

6.8

17K votes

6.8

17K votes

Jane Eyre

2011 · Movie · 121 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Cary Joji Fukunaga

Cast Mia Wasikowska · Michael Fassbender · Judi Dench · Jamie Bell

Synopsis Jane Eyre (2011) follows the life of its resilient heroine, Jane, from her harsh childhood as an orphan to her role as a governess at Thornfield Hall. There, she meets the enigmatic Mr. Rochester, and a deep, complex bond forms...

6.8

11K votes

6.8

11K votes

Direction René Echevarria · Travis Beacham · Jon Amiel · Anna Foerster

Cast Orlando Bloom · Cara Delevingne · Indira Varma · Waj Ali

Synopsis 8 episodes. The series is a fantasy-noir set in a neo-Victorian city in which mythical creatures, fleeing their war-torn homeland, have gathered. Tensions are simmering between citizens and the growing immigrant population. Bloom will play Rycroft Philostrate, a police inspector...

6.7

3K votes

6.7

3K votes

Direction James Wan

Cast Vera Farmiga · Patrick Wilson · Frances O'Connor · Madison Wolfe

Synopsis Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.

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6.6

22K votes

6.6

22K votes

Body of Lies

2008 · Movie · 129 min. · United States

Direction Ridley Scott

Cast Leonardo DiCaprio · Russell Crowe · Mark Strong · Michael Gaston

Synopsis Body of Lies (2008) follows CIA operative Roger Ferris as he navigates the treacherous landscape of counterterrorism in the Middle East. Tasked with tracking down a high-ranking terrorist, Ferris collaborates with his seasoned but manipulative handler, Ed Hoffman. As Ferris...

6.5

29K votes

6.5

29K votes

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011 · Movie · 127 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Tomas Alfredson

Cast Gary Oldman · Colin Firth · Tom Hardy · Mark Strong

Synopsis In Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), set during the Cold War, retired British intelligence officer George Smiley is brought back to uncover a Soviet mole within the highest ranks of MI6, known as "The Circus." As Smiley delves into the...

6.4

23K votes

6.4

23K votes

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

2015 · Movie · 131 min. · United States

Direction Christopher McQuarrie

Cast Tom Cruise · Rebecca Ferguson · Simon Pegg · Jeremy Renner

Synopsis Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is going up against a new group of adversaries: “a network of highly skilled special agents” called the Syndicate that use terrorist attacks as their calling card. In addition to working with longtime colleague Luther Stickell...

6.3

22K votes

6.3

22K votes

Allied

2016 · Movie · 124 min. · United States

Direction Robert Zemeckis

Cast Brad Pitt · Marion Cotillard · Jared Harris · Daniel Betts

Synopsis Year 1942 during WWII. After falling in love with a French agent during a dangerous North African mission, an Allied counter-intelligence agent is quietly notified that the woman he has married and had a baby with is likely a Nazi...

6.2

15K votes

6.2

15K votes

The Duchess

2008 · Movie · 110 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Saul Dibb

Cast Keira Knightley · Ralph Fiennes · Charlotte Rampling · Aidan McArdle

Synopsis The Duchess (2008) is a historical drama set in 18th-century England, following the life of Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire. A vibrant and influential aristocrat, she navigates the complexities of her loveless marriage to the cold Duke while yearning...

6.2

7K votes

6.2

7K votes

Robin Hood

2010 · Movie · 131 min. · United States

Direction Ridley Scott

Cast Russell Crowe · Cate Blanchett · Oscar Isaac · Mark Strong

Synopsis In Robin Hood (2010), a skilled archer named Robin Longstride returns to England after fighting in the Crusades. Disillusioned by war, he assumes the identity of a fallen knight to honor a promise. As he navigates a kingdom oppressed by...

6.1

42K votes

6.1

42K votes

Magic in the Moonlight

2014 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Emma Stone · Colin Firth · Marcia Gay Harden · Jacki Weaver

Synopsis Magic in the Moonlight (2014) follows Stanley, a cynical magician, who is asked to debunk a young medium, Sophie, claiming to communicate with the spirit world. Set in the 1920s French Riviera, Stanley is confident he can expose her as...

6.1

18K votes

6.1

18K votes

Kafka

1991 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Steven Soderbergh

Cast Jeremy Irons · Alec Guinness · Theresa Russell · Jeroen Krabbé

Synopsis Kafka, an insurance worker gets embroiled in an underground group after a co-worker is murdered. The underground group is responsible for bombings all over town, attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society. He eventually...

6.0

916 votes

6.0

916 votes

The Pale Blue Eye

2022 · Movie · 128 min. · United States

Direction Scott Cooper

Cast Christian Bale · Harry Melling · Gillian Anderson · Lucy Boynton

Synopsis In 1830, a veteran detective, Augustus Landor, investigates a series of cold-blooded killings with the help of a detail-oriented young cadet who will later become a world famous author, Edgar Allan Poe.

5.8

8K votes

5.8

8K votes

A Mistake

2023 · Movie · 101 min. · New Zealand

Direction Christine Jeffs

Cast Elizabeth Banks · Mickey Sumner · Richard Crouchley · Simon McBurney

Synopsis In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons' performance, a gifted surgeon's life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks, and even her partner who is a nurse at the hospital turns her...

5.7

27 votes

5.7

27 votes

The Casual Vacancy (TV Miniseries)

2015 · Series · 180 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jonny Campbell

Cast Michael Gambon · Rory Kinnear · Simon McBurney · Julia McKenzie

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2015). 3 Episodes. When Parish Councilman Barry Fairbrother unexpectedly dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. An English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, Pagford is not what...

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5.7

330 votes

5.7

330 votes

Cousin Bette

1998 · Movie · 108 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Des McAnuff

Cast Jessica Lange · Elisabeth Shue · Bob Hoskins · Hugh Laurie

Synopsis Cousin Bette is a poor and lonely seamstress, who, after the death of her prominent and wealthy sister, tries to ingratiate herself into lives of her brother-in-law, Baron Hulot, and her niece, Hortense Hulot. Failing to do so, she instead...

5.5

253 votes

5.5

253 votes