Best Richard Griffiths movies
We present our ranking of the best Richard Griffiths movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Richard Griffiths.
TOP 25:
Britannia Hospital
Richard Griffiths as: Cheerful Bernie
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Release: 1982
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Malcolm McDowell movies?
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Release: 1982
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Malcolm McDowell movies?
TOP 24:
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Richard Griffiths as: Sir Tom
Genre: Drama, Romance, History
Release: 1981
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jeremy Irons movies?
Genre: Drama, Romance, History
Release: 1981
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jeremy Irons movies?
TOP 23:
Funny Bones
Richard Griffiths as: Jim Minty
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1995
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a comedian—started, and where he spent the summers of his childhood.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Ruta Lee movies?
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1995
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a comedian—started, and where he spent the summers of his childhood.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Ruta Lee movies?
TOP 22:
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Richard Griffiths as: King George
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Release: 2011
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Stephen Graham movies?
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Release: 2011
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Stephen Graham movies?
TOP 21:
Venus
Richard Griffiths as: Donald
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2006
Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Leslie Phillips movies?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2006
Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Leslie Phillips movies?
TOP 20:
The History Boys
Richard Griffiths as: Hector
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 2006
The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Adrian Scarborough movies?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 2006
The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Adrian Scarborough movies?
TOP 19:
Stage Beauty
Richard Griffiths as: Sir Charles Sedley
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 2004
Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Hugh Bonneville movies?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 2004
Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Hugh Bonneville movies?
TOP 18:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Richard Griffiths as: Jeltz (voice)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
Release: 2005
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Anna Chancellor movies?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
Release: 2005
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Anna Chancellor movies?
TOP 17:
Private Peaceful
Richard Griffiths as: The Colonel
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Release: 2012
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Alexandra Roach movies?
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Release: 2012
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Alexandra Roach movies?
TOP 16:
Superman II
Richard Griffiths as: Terrorist
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Release: 1980
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who attempts to make himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Glenn Ford movies?
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Release: 1980
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who attempts to make himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Glenn Ford movies?
TOP 15:
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Richard Griffiths as: Dr. Meinheimer / Earl Hacker
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Release: 1991
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Priscilla Presley movies?
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Release: 1991
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Priscilla Presley movies?
TOP 14:
Chariots of Fire
Richard Griffiths as: Head Port-Caius College
Genre: Drama, History
Release: 1981
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Alice Krige movies?
Genre: Drama, History
Release: 1981
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Alice Krige movies?
TOP 13:
Breaking Glass
Richard Griffiths as: Studio Engineer
Genre: Music, Drama
Release: 1980
Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock pubs of London, Kate, assisted by her manager Danny, becomes a huge star overnight. Once at the top the pressure is immense as Kate's band are squeezed out and she is left to cope alone in the spotlight.
Genre: Music, Drama
Release: 1980
Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock pubs of London, Kate, assisted by her manager Danny, becomes a huge star overnight. Once at the top the pressure is immense as Kate's band are squeezed out and she is left to cope alone in the spotlight.
TOP 12:
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Richard Griffiths as: Self
Genre: Documentary, Horror
Release: 2000
A behind the scenes look at the making of Sleepy Hollow.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jeffrey Jones movies?
Genre: Documentary, Horror
Release: 2000
A behind the scenes look at the making of Sleepy Hollow.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jeffrey Jones movies?
TOP 11:
Ragtime
Richard Griffiths as: Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Genre: Drama, History
Release: 1981
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Genre: Drama, History
Release: 1981
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
TOP 10:
Sleepy Hollow
Richard Griffiths as: Bürgermeister Phillipse
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Release: 1999
The curse of The Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken) is the legacy of the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) and his new-world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best forgotten, and now reawakened, and he too, holding a dark secret of a past once gone.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Release: 1999
The curse of The Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken) is the legacy of the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) and his new-world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best forgotten, and now reawakened, and he too, holding a dark secret of a past once gone.
TOP 9:
Hugo
Richard Griffiths as: Monsieur Frick
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Release: 2011
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Release: 2011
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.
TOP 8:
Withnail & I
Richard Griffiths as: Monty
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1987
Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1987
Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.
TOP 7:
Gandhi
Richard Griffiths as: Collins
Genre: Drama, History
Release: 1982
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Genre: Drama, History
Release: 1982
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
TOP 6:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Richard Griffiths as: Vernon Dursley
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release: 2007
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release: 2007
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.
TOP 5:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Richard Griffiths as: Vernon Dursley
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release: 2002
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release: 2002
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.
TOP 4:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Richard Griffiths as: Vernon Dursley
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release: 2010
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release: 2010
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
TOP 3:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Richard Griffiths as: Vernon Dursley
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release: 2001
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release: 2001
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
TOP 2:
About Time
Richard Griffiths as: Lawyer in Play (uncredited)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Release: 2013
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Release: 2013
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.
TOP 1:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Richard Griffiths as: Vernon Dursley
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release: 2004
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release: 2004
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.
If you like the best Richard Griffiths movies, then you will also like the best Josh Herdman movies, where many of their films coincide.
