Direction: Philip Martin

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


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

Plot 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...

7.7

11K votes

7.7

11K votes

Stephen Hawking's Universe (TV Miniseries)

1997 · Documentary · 360 min. · United Kingdom

7.5

336 votes

7.5

336 votes

Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act (TV)

2006 · Movie · 182 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Philip Martin

Cast Helen Mirren · Stephen Tompkinson · Laura Greenwood · Eve Best

Plot Helen Mirren returns for the final time as Jane Tennison in the long-awaited Prime Suspect 7. Retirement looms for Detective Superintendent Tennison, but as her career draws to a close,...

7.3

183 votes

7.3

183 votes

Wallander (TV Series)

2008 · Series · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Philip Martin · Benjamin Caron · Andy Wilson · Niall MacCormick

Cast Kenneth Branagh · Sarah Smart · Sadie Shimmin · Tom Beard

Plot Kenneth Branagh returns to BBC to play the unique Swedish detective Kurt Wallander, investigating a series of violent and terrifying murders in the beautiful setting of Skane, southern Sweden. Adapted...

7.1

1K votes

7.1

1K votes

Hawking (TV)

2004 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Philip Martin

Cast Benedict Cumberbatch · Peter Firth · Tom Ward · Lisa Dillon

Plot It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane...

6.8

236 votes

6.8

236 votes

Agatha Christie's Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express (TV)

2010 · Movie · 80 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Philip Martin

Cast David Suchet · Tristan Shepherd · Sam Crane · Toby Jones

Plot Poirot investigates the murder of a shady American businessman stabbed in his compartment on the Orient Express when it is blocked by a blizzard in Croatia.

6.7

547 votes

6.7

547 votes

Birdsong (TV Miniseries)

2012 · Series · 170 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Philip Martin

Cast Eddie Redmayne · Clémence Poésy · Matthew Goode · Thomas Turgoose

Plot TV Miniseries (2012). 2 Episodes. As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France, he is haunted by the memories his forbidden love affair with a French...

6.7

428 votes

6.7

428 votes

Einstein and Eddington (TV)

2008 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Philip Martin

Cast Andy Serkis · David Tennant · Richard McCabe · Patrick Kennedy

Plot A look at the evolution of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, and Einstein's relationship with British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington, the first physicist to understand his ideas.

Max

6.6

279 votes

6.6

279 votes

The Agency

2024 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Zetna Fuentes · Grant Heslov · Philip Martin · Joe Wright

Cast Michael Fassbender · Jeffrey Wright · Jodie Turner-Smith · Richard Gere

Plot Based on the series 'Le Bureau des légendes' (2015). Follows a world of even deeper intrigue and subterfuge, with characters fighting their own battles as they grapple with existential threats...

6.5

32 votes

6.5

32 votes

The Tunnel (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 46 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Thomas Vincent · Hettie Macdonald · Dominik Moll · Udayan Prasad

Cast Stephen Dillane · Clémence Poésy · Jack Lowden · Sigrid Bouaziz

Plot TV Series (2013-2018). 3 Seasons. 24 Episodes. An adaptation of Scandinavian series 'The Bridge', 10 episodes 'The Tunnel' is set against the backdrop of Europe in crisis. When a prominent...

6.5

471 votes

6.5

471 votes

Night Sky (TV Series)

2022 · Series · 55 min. · United States

Direction Holden Miller · Daniel C. Connolly · Juan José Campanella · Philip Martin

Cast Sissy Spacek · J.K. Simmons · Chai Hansen · Julieta Zylberberg

Plot 8 Episodes. Follows Franklin and Irene York, a couple who years ago discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet.

5.8

744 votes

5.8

744 votes

Catherine the Great (TV Miniseries)

2019 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Philip Martin

Cast Helen Mirren · Jason Clarke · Joseph Quinn · Antonia Clarke

Plot TV Miniseries (2019). 4 Episodes. Story of the greatest tsarina, Catherine the Great (1729-1796) and the Hermitage.

Max

5.7

248 votes

5.7

248 votes

Scoop

2024 · Movie · 103 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Philip Martin

Cast Gillian Anderson · Keeley Hawes · Billie Piper · Rufus Sewell

Plot How the BBC obtained the bombshell interview with Prince Andrew about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

5.6

803 votes

5.6

803 votes

The Forger

2014 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Philip Martin

Cast John Travolta · Tye Sheridan · Christopher Plummer · Jennifer Ehle

Plot Released from prison so that he can spend time with his dying son (Tye Sheridan), an expert art forger (John Travolta) is coerced into participating in a major museum heist.

4.8

2K votes

4.8

2K votes

Japan in a Day

2012 · Documentary · 91 min. · Japan

Direction Philip Martin · Gaku Narita

Plot Accounts of the aftermath from Japan's devastating tsunami in 2011 featuring YouTube videos shot by survivors living in and near the affected areas.

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Mo (TV)

2010 · Movie · 101 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Philip Martin

Cast Julie Walters · Emma Cambridge · David Haig · Lucy Boynton

Plot When the Blair government takes office in 1997 the difficult job of Secretary of state for Northern Ireland, trying to broker peace between sectarian factions, goes to Dr. Marjorie Mowlam,...

Not rated

Not rated

Hungry Man

2013 · Movie · 70 min. · France

Direction Philip Martin

Cast Cristi Balea · Constantin Puscaru

Plot A group of children in Romania living in a village near from a canal and a forest. The group evolves in everyday life in a completely wild universe, quite freely....

Not rated

Not rated