Romola Garai

British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.

Dir. James Hawes · With Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin

A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Dir. Joe Wright · With James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan

After spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not.

Dir. Lone Scherfig · With Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Tom Mison

Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in.

Dir. Damien O'Donnell · With James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Steven Robertson

The story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere.

Dir. Michael Samuels · With Thomas Kretschmann, Romola Garai, Iain Glen

Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.

Dir. Sarah Gavron · With Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson

Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.

Dir. Douglas McGrath · With Charlie Hunnam, Nathan Lane, Jim Broadbent

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.

Dir. Woody Allen · With Scarlett Johansson, Woody Allen, Hugh Jackman

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, but his minister urges him to see the cause through.

Dir. Michael Apted · With Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Benedict Cumberbatch

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. Jim O'Hanlon · With Romola Garai, Michael Gambon, Jonny Lee Miller

In pre-revolution Cuba, Katey Miller is about to defy everyone's expectations. Instead of a parent-approved suitor, Katey is drawn to the sexy waiter, Javier, who spends his nights dancing in Havana's nightclubs. As she secretly learns to dance with Javier, she learns the meanings of love, sensuality and independence.

Dir. Guy Ferland · With Diego Luna, Romola Garai, Sela Ward

Nella Oortman's life changes drastically when she marries a wealthy merchant and moves to Amsterdam. As she struggles to win her husband's affection, she discovers dark secrets along the way.

Dir. John Brownlow · With Anya Taylor-Joy, Romola Garai, Alex Hassell

The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board the submarine HMS Vigil bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva and DS Kirsten Longacre lead an investigation on land and at sea into a conspiracy that goes to the very heart of Britain’s national security.

Dir. Tom Edge · With Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Romola Garai

Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.

Dir. Anand Tucker · With Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong

Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind and Orlando's celebrated courtship is played out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile in the Forest of Arden - set in 19th-century Japan.

Dir. Kenneth Branagh · With Romola Garai, Kevin Kline, Bryce Dallas Howard

Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization gives an insider account of how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew's infamous interview.

Dir. Philip Martin · With Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper, Rufus Sewell

Tomaz, an ex-soldier now homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house, inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for Magda, Tomaz cannot ignore his suspicion that something insidious might also be living alongside them.

Dir. Romola Garai · With Carla Juri, Alec Secăreanu, Imelda Staunton

In her public persona, Eleanor “Tussy” Marx was a translator, actress, a children’s rights activist and a persuasive labour organizer, a tireless powerhouse determined to carry on her father’s work. She held her own with twentieth century gods, including both her father and his colleague Engels. In her privately life, however, she was vulnerable and her attraction to the self-indulgent and self-important Edward Aveling led her into misery and ultimately proved fatal.

Dir. Susanna Nicchiarelli · With Romola Garai, Patrick Kennedy, John Gordon Sinclair

On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claim all the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up and goes out on an unauthorized expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster when the porous ground collapses and he falls into a deep crevice. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes, they start to suspect that the life-form they have discovered is not without danger.

Dir. Ruairi Robinson · With Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai

Edwardian England. A precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations to being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances hit the best seller lists. Her life changes in unexpected ways when she encounters an aristocratic brother and sister, both of whom have cultural ambitions, and both of whom fall in love with her.

Dir. François Ozon · With Romola Garai, Sam Neill, Michael Fassbender

In early 19th century England, orphaned Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend.

Dir. Mira Nair · With Reese Witherspoon, Eileen Atkins, Jim Broadbent

The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.

Dir. Richard Eyre · With Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas, Laura Linney