Movies: John Thaw

  • 1992
    Chaplin

    Chaplin (1992)

    Chaplin

    7.41992HD

    An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI....

    Chaplin
  • 1962
    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

    7.21962HD

    A rebellious youth sentenced to a reformatory for robbing a bakery rises through the ranks of the institution through his prowess as a long distance runner. During his solitary runs, reveries of his life and times before his incarceration lead him to...

    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
  • 1987
    Cry Freedom

    Cry Freedom (1987)

    Cry Freedom

    71987HD

    A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, ...

    Cry Freedom
  • 1998
    Goodnight, Mister Tom

    Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998)

    Goodnight, Mister Tom

    71998HD

    A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond....

    Goodnight, Mister Tom
  • 1972
    Dr. Phibes Rises Again

    Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

    Dr. Phibes Rises Again

    6.31972HD

    The eminent Dr. Phibes awakens from a decade of suspended animation and heads to Egypt with the corpse of his dead wife, which he intends to resurrect by murdering people in strange and heinous ways....

    Dr. Phibes Rises Again
  • 1978
    Sweeney 2

    Sweeney 2 (1978)

    Sweeney 2

    6.51978HD

    The plot is set on a group of bank robbers, who are both violent and successful, strangely getting away each time with an amount around the £60,000 mark, and often leaving behind cash in excess of this sum. The robbers are willing to kill their own t...

    Sweeney 2
  • 1987
    The Sign of Four

    The Sign of Four (1987)

    The Sign of Four

    7.21987HD

    Mary Morstan has received a pearl in the post every year since her father's disappearance. This leads Holmes and Watson to the truth about a secret pact between four convicts during the Indian Rebellion of 1857....

    The Sign of Four
  • 1970
    The Last Grenade

    The Last Grenade (1970)

    The Last Grenade

    5.21970HD

    Two ruthless mercenaries break their friendship when one of them changes sides....

    The Last Grenade
  • 1968
    The Bofors Gun

    The Bofors Gun (1968)

    The Bofors Gun

    5.71968HD

    A national service NCO (David Warner) comes face to face with an embittered Irish Gunner (Nicol Williamson) who is determined to humiliate him....

    The Bofors Gun
  • 1977
    Sweeney!

    Sweeney! (1977)

    Sweeney!

    6.81977HD

    When one of Regan's snouts complains that his girlfriend's recent suicide was murder, the flying squad detective feels compelled to investigate. He uncovers a conspiracy that reaches the heart of the government, and finds himself fitted up, suspended...

    Sweeney!
  • 1997
    Into the Blue

    Into the Blue (1997)

    Into the Blue

    61997HD

    Contemporary thriller set partly on the island of Rhodes. A bankrupt former garage owner, now working as a waiter and a caretaker on the Greek isle, is hauled in by the local police when a young Englishwoman he has befriended goes missing. Under susp...

    Into the Blue
  • 2001
    Buried Treasure

    Buried Treasure (2001)

    Buried Treasure

    5.32001HD

    Harry Jenkins is a self-made business man, who one day receives a message that his only daughter has died in a car crash. Last time he saw his daughter was at his wife's funeral. When trying to deal with his daughter's affairs, he finds out he is a g...

    Buried Treasure
  • 1995
    The Absence of War

    The Absence of War (1995)

    The Absence of War

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    Political drama written by David Hare and starring John Thaw and based on Labour's disastrous 1992 election campaign. Labour leader George Jones battles with his party on the campaign trail of a general election....

    The Absence of War
  • 1984
    The Life and Death of King John

    The Life and Death of King John (1984)

    The Life and Death of King John

    71984HD

    The reign of England's King John is threatened by Philip of France who demands that John's nephew Arthur be placed on the throne. Pragmatic and decisive, King John moves to plactate the French, but there are others who seek disputre his authority....

    The Life and Death of King John
  • 1978
    Dinner at the Sporting Club

    Dinner at the Sporting Club (1978)

    Dinner at the Sporting Club

    11978HD

    John Thaw plays Vinny Mathews a small time boxing promoter who struggles with his conscience as to whether or not to provide a fighter for a Sporting Club promotion, a fighter he knows is unfit against an opponent who is way out of his league. Howeve...

    Dinner at the Sporting Club
  • 1985
    We'll Support You Evermore

    We'll Support You Evermore (1985)

    We'll Support You Evermore

    81985HD

    A father is intent on finding the truth as to how his soldier son met his death while serving in Northern Ireland....

    We'll Support You Evermore
  • 1989
    Bomber Harris

    Bomber Harris (1989)

    Bomber Harris

    6.81989HD

    Biography of Arthur Harris (aka "Bomber Harris") of RAF Bomber Command, during WW2 - in particular his strategy of heavy bomber "Millenium Raids" on German cities....

    Bomber Harris
  • 1971
    Catch Me a Spy

    Catch Me a Spy (1971)

    Catch Me a Spy

    4.61971HD

    While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, she begins looking for a suitable spy to capture and trade in exchange for her husband, but she develops an attraction to the one she thinks is a good c...

    Catch Me a Spy
  • 1999
    Plastic Man

    Plastic Man (1999)

    Plastic Man

    11999HD

    A seemingly happily married, successful plastic surgeon embarks on a torrid affair with tragic consequences for his marriage and those close to him....

    Plastic Man
  • 1999
    The Waiting Time

    The Waiting Time (1999)

    The Waiting Time

    51999HD

    When British Intelligence Officer Tracy Barnes attacks visiting German politician Dieter Krause, solicitor's clerk Joshua Mantle is called to help unravel the events which led to the assault....

    The Waiting Time