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Tom Wilkinson has 51 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
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Baby Boy
2001
Crime · Drama

Hellion
2014
Thriller · Drama

Kabir Singh
2019
Drama · Romance

6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain
2017
Thriller · Drama

The Highwaymen
2019
Crime · Drama

The Outsider
2016
Thriller · Drama

Anesthesia
2016
Drama · Thriller

Skate Kitchen
2018
Drama · Comedy

Batman Begins
2005 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%Max · Included

Selma
2014 · Movie · Actor
Top 9%Paramount+ · Included

Shakespeare in Love
1998 · Movie · Actor
Top 28%Paramount+ · Included

The Importance of Being Earnest
2002 · Movie · Actor
Top 28%Paramount+ · Included

If Only
2004 · Movie · Actor
Top 32%Tubi · Free w/ ads

This Beautiful Fantastic
2016 · Movie · Actor
Top 32%Prime Video · Included

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
Dir. Michel Gondry · With Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
Dir. Christopher Nolan · With Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
Dir. Brett Ratner · With Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Dir. Ava DuVernay · With David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson

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

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
Dir. Roman Polanski · With Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall

Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
Dir. Peter Cattaneo · With Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Wim Snape

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
Dir. Roland Emmerich · With Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
Dir. Oliver Stone · With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo

Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
Dir. John Madden · With Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
Dir. Oliver Parker · With Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon

Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.
Dir. Stephen Hopkins · With Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson

After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), Ian Wyndham, a grief-stricken British businessman living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.
Dir. Gil Junger · With Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paul Nicholls, Tom Wilkinson

Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.
Dir. Simon Aboud · With Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott

A follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search of the big bad mouse and meets the Snake, Owl and Fox in the process. She eventually finds the mouse, who manages to outwit her like the Gruffalo before!
Dir. Uwe Heidschötter, Johannes Weiland · With Helena Bonham Carter, Shirley Henderson, Robbie Coltrane

Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.
Dir. Amma Asante · With Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Reid

The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?
Dir. Jakob Schuh, Max Lang · With Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane

Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.
Dir. Bryan Singer · With Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy

Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.
Dir. Kirk Ellis · With Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane

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.
Dir. Richard Eyre · With Claire Danes, Billy Crudup, Derek Hutchinson

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose in their old age.
Dir. John Madden · With Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson

Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. His son is involved in a love affair with a local single mother. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.
Dir. Todd Field · With Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.
Dir. Mick Jackson · With Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall

In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.
Dir. Jay Roach · With Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr.

A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and collaborator passes away. As Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts of love and life, he discovers that sometimes you have to take a gamble at life to find love.
Dir. Justin Theroux · With Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
Dir. Tony Gilroy · With George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton

Fleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled Amalfi coast. Mrs Erlynne's appearance causes a stir amongst the visiting aristocracy. Based on the Oscar Wilde play "Lady Windemere's Fan."
Dir. Mike Barker · With Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson

William has failed to kill himself so many times that he outsources his suicide to aging assassin Leslie. But with the contract signed and death assured within a week (or his money back), William suddenly discovers reasons to live... However Leslie is under pressure from his boss to make sure the contract is completed.
Dir. Tom Edmunds · With Aneurin Barnard, Tom Wilkinson, Freya Mavor

When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.
Dir. Scott Derrickson · With Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott

Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Dir. Robert Redford · With James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Evan Rachel Wood
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