Ian Holm
Ian Holm Cuthbert was born on the 12th September 1931 to relatively elderly parents Dr. James Cuthbert and Jean Wilson in the Essex mental asylum where his father was a psychiatrist. He has called his London childhood "rather sour." Inspired at the age of
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Filmography Highlights
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Ratatouille
2007- Rated:
- U
A rat with a taste for fine food goes to Paris where he ends up providing the culinary acumen for an inept chef. Digitally animated tale from Disney-Pixar
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Renaissance
2006- Rated:
- 15
A neo-noir set in mid-21st century Paris. Computer-generated, monochrome vision of the future featuring the voices of Daniel Craig, Jonathan Pryce and Catherine McCormack
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Chromophobia
2005- Rated:
- 15
Kristin Scott Thomas, Rhys Ifans, Ralph Fiennes and Ben Chaplin star in Martha Fiennes' multi-stranded London-set drama
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Garden State
2004- Rated:
- 15
A depressed young man returns to his hometown after a nine-year absence to attend his mother's funeral. Comedy-drama starring Natalie Portman and Ian Holm, written and directed by Zach Braff
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The Emperor's New Clothes
2004- Rated:
- TBC
A quirky period drama, suggesting an alternate ending for one of history's most famous dictators. Ian Holm plays Napoleon Bonaparte, whose botched escape plan leads him into an unexpected new life
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The Day After Tomorrow
2004- Rated:
- 12A
Mankind faces a new ice age in this special effects extravaganza from Independence Day director Roland Emmerich. Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal star
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The Aviator
2004- Rated:
- 12
The life of great American maverick Howard Hughes as recreated by director Martin Scorsese, writer John Logan and star Leonardo DiCaprio
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The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
2003- Rated:
- 12
The final part of Peter Jackson's fantasy trilogy climaxes with a colossal bodycount and acts of courage in the face of insurmountable odds
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Alien The Director's Cut
2003- Rated:
- X
Ridley Scott's seminal horror sci-fi film is digitally remastered and re-edited to freak audiences out again
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The Fellowship Of The Ring
2001- Rated:
- PG
Peter Jackson's skilful adaptation of JRR Tolkien's epic treats the reviled fantasy genre with reverence. If you have no problem with invented languages, elves and orcs, you will adore it
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From Hell
2001- Rated:
- 18
Effective, horrific period thriller about the conspiracy behind the Jack the Ripper murders. Based on Alan Moore's graphic novel, it stars Johnny Depp and his Cockney accent
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Esther Kahn
2000- Rated:
- TBC
Period coming-of-age melodrama, set in the slums and the West End of 18th century London. A moribund attempt to combine gritty social realism with French navel-gazing
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Miracle Maker, The
1999- Rated:
- TBC
Welsh-Russian co-produced stop-motion retelling of the Gospel according to Luke. Voiced by a veritable cornucopia of stars
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eXistenZ
1999- Rated:
- 15
Virtual reality, David Cronenberg-style. Video games consoles that plug into your spine, sexualised organic machinery and elaborate mind games. Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh star
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Simon Magus
1998- Rated:
- 15
Simon Magus is a delicious fantasy of a fairytale set 100 years ago in the harsh landscape of Silesia
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Sweet Hereafter, The
1997- Rated:
- 15
Writer-director Egoyan received two Oscar nominations for his direction and adaptation of a chilling Russell Banks novel
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The Fifth Element
1997- Rated:
- PG
Luc Besson's big budget sci-fi extravaganza set in the 24th century. Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm and Chris Tucker star
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A Life Less Ordinary
1997- Rated:
- 15
Screwball antics proliferate in this energetic kidnap comedy from Danny Boyle starring Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor. Actually has a lot more charm that most critics gave it credit for
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Night Falls on Manhattan
1996- Rated:
- 15
Not nearly as memorable as some of Lumet's earlier efforts, this police drama nonetheless retains the interest well and has some fine performances, notably from Garcia and Holm as an unlikely father-
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Big Night
1996- Rated:
- 15
Tasty comedy-drama set in a struggling Italian restaurant in 50s New Jersey. Ian Holm and Stanley Tucci are among those taking orders in one of the finest food movies of the 90s
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Loch Ness
1995- Rated:
- TBC
Romantic tale of a zoologist (Ted Danson) who reluctantly goes to Loch Ness to find whether the beastie exists, only to find romance with inn-keeper Joely Richardson.
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994- Rated:
- 15
Kenneth Branagh's monster flop - over the top and frenetic, but often moving. Features a fine performance from Robert De Niro
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The Madness Of King George
1994- Rated:
- PG
Deservedly acclaimed film adaptation of Alan Bennett's play about the 18th century royal who lost his marbles.
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Hour of the Pig, The
1993- Rated:
- 15
A Parisian lawyer in the 15th Century is tired of the capital, and engineers a position as public defender in a remote, rural province. His finds himself having to defend a pig, accused of murdering
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Naked Lunch
1991- Rated:
- 18
Insectoids, talking typewriters and mugwump sex; Super-bizarro art-horror based on William Burroughs' seminal fantasy about getting high on an alien's supply. Just go with it
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