Rufus Sewell — Actor (34)
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Carrington (1995)
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Christopher Hampton actor: Emma Thompson / Jonathan Pryce …
other title: Carrington - Liebe bis in den Tod
Painter Dora Carrington develops an intimate but extremely complex bond with writer Lytton Strachey. Though Lytton is a homosexual, he is enchanted by the mysterious Dora and they begin a lifelong friendship that has strangely romantic undertones. Eventually, Lytton and Dora decide to live together, despite the fact that the latter has fallen in love with military man Ralph Partridge, whom she plans to marry.
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Dangerous Beauty (1998)
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Marshall Herskovitz actor: Catherine McCormack / Rufus Sewell …
other title: Padrona del suo destino / A Destiny Of Her Own …
Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, cannot marry her because she is penniless and of questionable family. So Veronica's mother, Paola, teaches her to become a courtesan, one of the exotic companions favored by the richest and most powerful Venetian men. Veronica courageously uses her charms to change destiny -- and to give herself a chance at true love.
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The Trouble with Jessica (2024)
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Matt Winn actor: Alan Tudyk / Shirley Henderson …
other title: Drei Gänge und ein Todesfall / Dîner à l'anglaise …
Sarah and Tom are in terrible financial trouble. On the brink of losing everything, they’ve managed to find a buyer for their stylish London home. When their best friends Richard and Beth come round for a final dinner, an uninvited old friend, Jessica, tags along.
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A Man of No Importance (1994)
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Suri Krishnamma actor: Albert Finney / Brenda Fricker …
other title: Ein Mann ohne Bedeutung / Un hombre sin importancia
Alfie Byrne is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.
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Dirty Weekend (1993)
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Michael Winner actor: Lia Williams / Rufus Sewell …
other title: Dirty Weekend - Sporco weekend / Dirty weekend - Sporco weekend
Shortly after she moves into her own flat in Brighton, Bella finds she is being spied on and generally harassed by a man living across from her. Finally driven to solving the problem with a hammer, she realises she is then ready for a crusade against other such problem males
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Helen of Troy (2003)
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John Kent Harrison actor: Sienna Guillory / James Callis …
other title: Helena de Tróia / Helena von Troja …
Paris of Troy goes to Sparta on a diplomatic mission and falls in love with Helen, the wife of King Menelaus. When lovers flee to Troy, the bloody seeds of a long war, sown by King Agamemnon of Mycenae, finally sprout, so an old prophecy is fulfilled.
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The Pale Horse (2020)
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Leonora Lonsdale actor: Rufus Sewell / Kaya Scodelario …
other title: Un cavallo per la strega / Das fahle Pferd …
After a list of names is found in the shoe of a dead woman, one of the named people begins investigating and is drawn to the The Pale Horse, the home of a trio of rumored witches living in a small village. Word has it that the witches can do away with wealthy relatives using dark arts.
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Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
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John Schlesinger actor: Eileen Atkins / Kate Beckinsale …
other title: La hija de Robert Poste (Cold Comfort Farm) / La hija de Robert Poste …
In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process.
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Vinyan (2008)
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Fabrice Du Welz actor: Emmanuelle Béart / Rufus Sewell …
other title: Espíritos Condenados
Six months after losing her only child in the Southeast Asia tsunami, Jeanne is convinced she sees him in a film about orphans living in the jungles.
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Restless (2012)
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actor: Hayley Atwell / Rufus Sewell …
other title: Ruhelos / La Vie aux aguets …
A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.
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Illuminata (1998)
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John Turturro actor: John Turturro / Christopher Walken …
It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play, "Illuminata". They reject it, saying it's not finished, and intrigue starts that involves influential critic Bevalaqua, theatre star Celimene, young lead actors and other theatre residents
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Zen (2011)
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actor: Rufus Sewell / Caterina Murino …
other title: Le inchieste dell'ispettore Zen / Aurelio Zen
Zen is a British television mini series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series, Mediaset and ZDF. It stars Rufus Sewell and Caterina Murino and is based on the Aurelio Zen detective novels by Michael Dibdin. The series was filmed on location in Italy, but the dialogue is in English. The series, which comprises three 90-minute films, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sunday evenings from 2 January 2011 on BBC One. The three films were based on the books Vendetta, Cabal and Ratking.
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Bless the Child (2000)
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Chuck Russell actor: Kim Basinger / Jimmy Smits …
other title: La mossa del diavolo / Filha da Luz …
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.
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Billion Dollar Spy (2022)
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Amma Asante actor: Russell Crowe / Harry Lawtey …
Set against the high-stakes backdrop of the late Cold War, Adolf Tolkachev, an ordinary man who risks everything to pass thousands of pages of top-secret Soviet intelligence to the U.S. Despite repeated rejections by a wary CIA, Tolkachev persisted, embodying the courage to stand against a regime that betrayed its own people. Finally, finding an ally in CIA agent Tom Lenihan, Tolkachev was able to fundamentally shift the balance of power, proving that true patriotism lies not in blind allegiance but in the willingness to challenge a government when it strays from its ideals.
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The Uninvited (2025)
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Nadia Conners actor: Elizabeth Reaser / Walton Goggins …
other title: Ohne Ankündigung / Le invité imprévu …
Rose and Sammy enjoy an idyllic life with love, a Hollywood Hills home, and a curious son. During a party, Sammy assigns unusual significance to it, while Rose juggles preparations amid distractions. The unexpected arrival of Helen, who claims residence there, oscillates between confusion and lucidity. Strangely, Helen possesses intimate knowledge of the house and its guests. Her revelations spark drama, unearthing hidden truths and compelling Rose to confront her past, future, and the desire for change.
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Kaleidoscope (2023)
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Eric Garcia actor: Giancarlo Esposito / Paz Vega …
other title: Caleidoscopio / Kaleidoskop …
A master thief and his crew attempt an epic and elaborate heist worth $7 billion dollars — but betrayal, greed and other threats undermine their plans.