Direction: Richard Loncraine

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Richard Loncraine. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Band of Brothers (TV Miniseries)

2001 · Series · 705 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Ambrose · David Frankel · Tom Hanks · David Leland

Cast Damian Lewis · Ron Livingston · Rick Gomez · Scott Grimes

Synopsis Band of Brothers (TV Miniseries) (2001) follows the harrowing journey of Easy Company, part of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, during World War II. From their intense training to the D-Day invasion and battles across Europe, the series portrays...

8.5

57K votes

8.5

57K votes

The Gathering Storm (TV)

2002 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Albert Finney · Vanessa Redgrave · Jim Broadbent · Linus Roache

Synopsis The Story about famous british conservative politician and statesman Winston Churchill in the years leading up to World War II. A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Mr. Churchill and his wife Clementine Churchill during a...

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6.5

448 votes

6.5

448 votes

Richard III

1995 · Movie · 107 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Ian McKellen · Annette Bening · Kristin Scott Thomas · Jim Broadbent

Synopsis This film adaptation of a critically acclaimed stage production of Shakespeare's historical drama stars Ian McKellen in the title role. The setting is a comic-book vision of 1930s London: part art deco, part Third Reich, part industrial-age rust and rot....

6.5

1K votes

6.5

1K votes

The Special Relationship (TV)

2010 · Movie · 93 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Michael Sheen · Dennis Quaid · Hope Davis · Helen McCrory

Synopsis Peter Morgan's latest project reunites him with Michael Sheen who is again cast as Tony Blair in this TV movie about the relationship between the British prime minister and President Bill Clinton.

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6.3

191 votes

6.3

191 votes

Finding Your Feet

2017 · Movie · 111 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Imelda Staunton · Timothy Spall · Celia Imrie · David Hayman

Synopsis On the eve of retirement, a middle class, judgmental snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.

6.0

846 votes

6.0

846 votes

5.6

87 votes

Full Circle

1977 · Movie · 98 min. · Canada

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Mia Farrow · Keir Dullea · Tom Conti · Jill Bennett

Synopsis After the sudden accidental death of her small daughter, Julia Lofting, a wealthy American woman living in London, bolts her unhappy marriage and buys a house in Kensington which is haunted by the ghost of a quite obscenely nasty little...

5.6

175 votes

5.6

175 votes

5 Flights Up

2014 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Morgan Freeman · Diane Keaton · Cynthia Nixon · Claire van der Boom

Synopsis A long-married NYC couple (Morgan Freeman & Diane Keaton) have an eventful weekend after they are forced to contemplate selling their beloved Brooklyn apartment.

5.5

2K votes

5.5

2K votes

My One and Only

2009 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Renée Zellweger · Kevin Bacon · Logan Lerman · Mark Rendall

Synopsis A story about growing up – although it’s not always clear whether the two adolescent boys George and Robbie Devereaux are the ones doing the growing up, or their somewhat flighty mother, Ann. When her husband, bandleader Dan Devereaux catches...

5.3

777 votes

5.3

777 votes

Firewall

2006 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Harrison Ford · Paul Bettany · Virginia Madsen · Robert Patrick

Synopsis In Firewall (2006), Jack Stanfield, a top cybersecurity expert, faces a nightmare when a ruthless criminal gang kidnaps his family. The leader, Bill Cox, forces Jack to bypass the security systems he designed to steal millions from the bank he...

5.2

8K votes

5.2

8K votes

Wimbledon

2004 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Paul Bettany · Kirsten Dunst · Sam Neill · Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Synopsis In just two summer weeks, a British tennis player who was ranked 119th in the world (Bettany), and generally considered to be on his last legs as a professional player, gets his one last chance to win both the All-England...

5.2

8K votes

5.2

8K votes

The Missionary

1982 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Michael Palin · Maggie Smith · Trevor Howard · Denholm Elliott

Synopsis In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment - to minister to London's prostitutes. Charles hopes Deborah, his fiancee, will object and...

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Slade in Flame

1975 · Movie · 91 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Don Powell · Jim Lea · Noddy Holder · Tom Conti

Synopsis Light the Rock n' Roll spark with a Flame in the guise of Dave, Noddy, Jim and Don and their showcase of the rise and demise of rock band Flame.

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Brimstone & Treacle

1982 · Movie · 87 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Sting · Denholm Elliott · Joan Plowright · Suzanna Hamilton

Synopsis Brimstone and Treacle is a modern gothic tale about the evil that men do and the price that must be paid to make things right. The film, a remake of a 1976 teleplay that included Denholm Elliot in its original...

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Blade on the Feather (TV)

1980 · Movie · 82 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Donald Pleasence · Tom Conti · Denholm Elliott · Kika Markham

Synopsis Professor Cavendish is the septuagenarian author of a children's fantasy novel. He lives in a secluded cliff-top mansion with his second wife, his 18 year old daughter and his butler. They are visited one day by Daniel Young, who claims...

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Bellman and True

1987 · Movie · 150 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Loncraine

Cast Bernard Hill · Derek Newark · Richard Hope · Ken Bones

Synopsis Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him...

Not rated

Not rated