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Mark Strong has 52 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 3 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Imitation Game.
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Dead Man Down
2013
Thriller · Action

Rust Creek
2019
Thriller · Drama

A Score to Settle
2019
Action · Crime

Snitch
2013
Action · Drama

Blood Ties
2013
Thriller · Crime

The Awakener
2018
Thriller · Action

Deadfall
2012
Crime · Drama

2048: Nowhere to Run
2017
Science Fiction · Thriller

Cruella
2021 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
Dir. Morten Tyldum · With Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
Dir. Sam Mendes · With George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.
Dir. Craig Gillespie · With Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry

The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Dir. Matthew Vaughn · With Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson

An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
Dir. John Madden · With Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Dir. Guy Ritchie · With Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Dir. Matthew Vaughn · With Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
Dir. Matthew Vaughn · With Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow · With Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler

When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
Dir. Matthew Vaughn · With Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Julianne Moore
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Dir. David F. Sandberg · With Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.
Dir. Danny Boyle · With Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans

When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.
Dir. Guy Ritchie · With Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandiwe Newton

When a small-town Irish cop with a crass personality is partnered with a straight-laced FBI agent to bust an international drug-trafficking ring, they must settle their differences in order to take down a dangerous gang.
Dir. John Michael McDonagh · With Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham

As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regency order, while her Belgian uncle schemes to arrange a marriage between the future monarch and Prince Albert, the man who will become the love of her life.
Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée · With Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany

Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.
Dir. Richie Smyth · With Jamie Dornan, Guillaume Canet, Mark Strong

A brilliant counterterrorism analyst with a deep distrust of AI discovers it might be her only hope when a mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry.
Dir. Brad Peyton · With Jennifer Lopez, Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown

The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.
Dir. Ridley Scott · With Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Golshifteh Farahani

A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.
Dir. Rowan Joffé · With Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong

A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.
Dir. Peter Weir · With Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan

A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.
Dir. Jorge Dorado · With Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Brian Cox

As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
Dir. Todd Field · With Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant

Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightley.
Dir. Diarmuid Lawrence · With Kate Beckinsale, Mark Strong, Samantha Morton
When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.
Dir. Ridley Scott · With Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow

A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.
Dir. David Evans · With Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Mark Strong

John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
Dir. Andrew Stanton · With Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton
Kyrah and Isaac were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family's fight becomes all-out war.
Dir. Joe Carnahan · With Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Jahleel Kamara

On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s land between them called The Yellow Belt. In return, Nesib adopts Amar’s two boys Saleeh and Auda as a guarantee against invasion. Twelve years later, Saleeh and Auda have grown into young men. Saleeh, the warrior, itches to escape his gilded cage and return to his father’s land. Auda cares only for books and the pursuit of knowledge. One day, their adopted father Nesib is visited by an American from Texas. He tells the Emir that his land is blessed with oil and promises him riches beyond his wildest imagination. Nesib imagines a realm of infinite possibility, a kingdom with roads, schools and hospitals all paid for by the black gold beneath the barren sand. There is only one problem. The precious oil is located in the Yellow Belt.
Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud · With Mark Strong, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto

London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame.
Dir. Bharat Nalluri · With Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace

After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.
Dir. Jeremy Garelick · With Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Mark Strong
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