Best Charles Dance movies
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TOP 25:
The Contractor
Charles Dance as: DCS Andrew Windsor
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Release: 2007
Former CIA Operative, James Dial is coaxed back into action to kill a terrorist in London, but it all goes wrong and he is forced into hiding, where he meets and befriends a 12 year old girl.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Nina Hoss movies?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Release: 2007
Former CIA Operative, James Dial is coaxed back into action to kill a terrorist in London, but it all goes wrong and he is forced into hiding, where he meets and befriends a 12 year old girl.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Nina Hoss movies?
TOP 24:
China Moon
Charles Dance as: Rupert Munro
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Release: 1994
Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After shooting her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide the body, but Kyle's partner is showing an unusual flair for finding clues.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Madeleine Stowe movies?
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Release: 1994
Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After shooting her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide the body, but Kyle's partner is showing an unusual flair for finding clues.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Madeleine Stowe movies?
TOP 23:
White Mischief
Charles Dance as: Josslyn Hay
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Romance
Release: 1987
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break up peacefully, but the bon vivant is murdered and all the evidence points to the husband.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Greta Scacchi movies?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Romance
Release: 1987
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break up peacefully, but the bon vivant is murdered and all the evidence points to the husband.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Greta Scacchi movies?
TOP 22:
Ali G Indahouse
Charles Dance as: Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2002
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, instead of bringing the Prime Minister down, Ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and 'realness', making the Prime Minister and his government more popular than ever.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Emilio Rivera movies?
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2002
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, instead of bringing the Prime Minister down, Ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and 'realness', making the Prime Minister and his government more popular than ever.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Emilio Rivera movies?
TOP 21:
Ironclad
Charles Dance as: Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Romance
Release: 2011
In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Aneurin Barnard movies?
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Romance
Release: 2011
In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Aneurin Barnard movies?
TOP 20:
Underworld: Awakening
Charles Dance as: Thomas
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Horror
Release: 2012
Having escaped years of imprisonment, vampire warrioress Selene finds herself in a changed world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Now Selene must battle the humans and a frightening new breed of super Lycans to ensure the death dealers' survival.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Stephen Rea movies?
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Horror
Release: 2012
Having escaped years of imprisonment, vampire warrioress Selene finds herself in a changed world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Now Selene must battle the humans and a frightening new breed of super Lycans to ensure the death dealers' survival.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Stephen Rea movies?
TOP 19:
Child 44
Charles Dance as: Major Grachev
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Release: 2015
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Paddy Considine movies?
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Release: 2015
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Paddy Considine movies?
TOP 18:
Johnny English Strikes Again
Charles Dance as: Agent Seven
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2018
Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Edward Fox movies?
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2018
Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Edward Fox movies?
TOP 17:
Dracula Untold
Charles Dance as: Master Vampire
Genre: Horror, Action, Drama, Fantasy, War
Release: 2014
Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire, Dracula.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Paul Kaye movies?
Genre: Horror, Action, Drama, Fantasy, War
Release: 2014
Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire, Dracula.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Paul Kaye movies?
TOP 16:
Alien³
Charles Dance as: Jonathan Clemens
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Horror
Release: 1992
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Pete Postlethwaite movies?
Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Horror
Release: 1992
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Pete Postlethwaite movies?
TOP 15:
Last Action Hero
Charles Dance as: Benedict
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Release: 1993
Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to save the life of his hero and new friend.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Tom Noonan movies?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Release: 1993
Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to save the life of his hero and new friend.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Tom Noonan movies?
TOP 14:
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Charles Dance as: Alan Jonah
Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Release: 2019
Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species - thought to be mere myths - rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Thomas Middleditch movies?
Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Release: 2019
Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species - thought to be mere myths - rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Thomas Middleditch movies?
TOP 13:
Euphoria
Charles Dance as: Mr. Daren
Genre: Drama
Release: 2018
The story of two sisters on a journey, where they try to get close to each other and approach the tough questions in life. Euphoria is a contemporary drama about responsibility and reconciliation, in a world where these concepts are gradually being lost.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jasmine Trinca movies?
Genre: Drama
Release: 2018
The story of two sisters on a journey, where they try to get close to each other and approach the tough questions in life. Euphoria is a contemporary drama about responsibility and reconciliation, in a world where these concepts are gradually being lost.
Did you know that this movie is also one of best Jasmine Trinca movies?
TOP 12:
Admiral
Original Title: Michiel de Ruyter
Charles Dance as: King Charles II
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Release: 2015
When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France and Germany and faces its own civil war no less, only one man, Michael de Ruyter, can lead the county's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet.
Charles Dance as: King Charles II
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Release: 2015
When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France and Germany and faces its own civil war no less, only one man, Michael de Ruyter, can lead the county's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet.
TOP 11:
Swimming Pool
Charles Dance as: John Bosload
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Release: 2003
In the middle of this amusing thriller is a relationship between two different types of females, one is a well know British author and the other is a sex-crazed French teen. The two get into some relationship trouble while living together in this film of psychological imagery and an erotic exploration of the female body.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Release: 2003
In the middle of this amusing thriller is a relationship between two different types of females, one is a well know British author and the other is a sex-crazed French teen. The two get into some relationship trouble while living together in this film of psychological imagery and an erotic exploration of the female body.
TOP 10:
Starter for 10
Charles Dance as: Michael Harbinson
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2006
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2006
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.
TOP 9:
For Your Eyes Only
Charles Dance as: Claus
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Release: 1981
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Release: 1981
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
TOP 8:
Scoop
Charles Dance as: Mt Malcolm
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Release: 2006
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Release: 2006
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
TOP 7:
Dark Blue World
Original Title: Tmavomodrý svět
Charles Dance as: Wing Commander Bentley
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Release: 2001
Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young flier, Karel Vojtisek, and they soon become friends. When Nazi Germany invades Czechoslovakia in 1939, they both reject the authority of their new leaders and escape to England where they join other Czech exiles in the RAF. While flying a mission over England, Karel crash lands and happens upon the farmhouse of Susan, a young woman whose husband is in the Navy. Karel soon falls head over heels for Susan but, while they enjoy a brief fling, in time Susan decides she prefers the company of the older and more worldly Franta. As Franta and Karel struggle to maintain their friendship despite their romantic rivalry.
Charles Dance as: Wing Commander Bentley
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Release: 2001
Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young flier, Karel Vojtisek, and they soon become friends. When Nazi Germany invades Czechoslovakia in 1939, they both reject the authority of their new leaders and escape to England where they join other Czech exiles in the RAF. While flying a mission over England, Karel crash lands and happens upon the farmhouse of Susan, a young woman whose husband is in the Navy. Karel soon falls head over heels for Susan but, while they enjoy a brief fling, in time Susan decides she prefers the company of the older and more worldly Franta. As Franta and Karel struggle to maintain their friendship despite their romantic rivalry.
TOP 6:
Michael Collins
Charles Dance as: Soames
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Release: 1996
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Release: 1996
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
TOP 5:
Gosford Park
Charles Dance as: Lord Raymond Stockbridge
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release: 2001
In 1930’s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release: 2001
In 1930’s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.
TOP 4:
Hilary and Jackie
Charles Dance as: Derek Du Pré
Genre: Drama, Music
Release: 1998
The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.
Genre: Drama, Music
Release: 1998
The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.
TOP 3:
Woman in Gold
Charles Dance as: Sherman
Genre: Drama
Release: 2015
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
Genre: Drama
Release: 2015
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
TOP 2:
Me Before You
Charles Dance as: Stephen Traynor
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 2016
A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways neither of them could begin to imagine.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 2016
A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways neither of them could begin to imagine.
TOP 1:
The Imitation Game
Charles Dance as: Commander Denniston
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Release: 2014
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.
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Release: 2014
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.
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