The best Brian Glover’s movies

Brian Glover

Brian Glover

02/04/1934- 24/07/1997
We present our ranking of the best Brian Glover’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Brian Glover.
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Alien³

Alien³
6.4/10
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.

An American Werewolf in London

An American Werewolf in London
7.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyHorror
  • Release: 21/08/1981
  • Character: Chess Player
Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Snow White: A Tale of Terror
6.1/10
When young Lili's mother dies in childbirth, her father remarries Lady Claudia, a woman ruled by an evil mirror with the power to make her queen of all living things. After escaping an attempt on her life, Lili finds herself lost in a dark forest, where living happily ever after seems unlikely.

Brannigan

Brannigan
6.1/10
Jim Brannigan is sent to London to bring back an American mobster who is being held for extradition but when he arrives he has been kidnapped which was set up by his lawyer. Brannigan in his American Irish way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard in order to recapture this mobster with both a price tag on his head and a stuffy old London cop to contend with.

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky
6.1/10
A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?

Kes

Kes
7.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 03/04/1970
  • Character: Mr. Sugden
A young, English working-class boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet falcon.

Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence
5.1/10
Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a hostile family, he is determined to solve the crime.

The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves
6.6/10
  • Genre: FantasyHorror
  • Release: 15/09/1984
  • Character: Amorous Boy's Father
An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, where Granny tells her cautionary tales in which innocent maidens are tempted by wolves who are hairy on the inside. As Rosaleen grows into womanhood, will the wolves come for her too?

Kafka

Kafka
6.8/10
Kafka, an insurance worker gets embroiled in an underground group after a co-worker is murdered. The underground group is responsible for bombings all over town, attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society. He eventually penetrates the secret organization and must confront them.

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital
6.2/10
Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, and African cannibal dictator and sinister human experiments.

The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery
6.9/10
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.

Absolution

Absolution
6.5/10
At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control. Also starring Billy Connolly (in his first feature-film role), Dominic Guard ,Kes star Dai Bradley, and the inimitable Brian Glover, and written by the great Anthony Shaffer, Absolution is one of British cinema’s most underrated chillers, not least for a towering central performance by Burton.

O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man!
7.6/10
This sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in modern Britain.

Red Monarch

Red Monarch
6.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 16/06/1983
  • Character: Nikita Krushchev
British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampant abuse of power and poisonous distrust some still manage to keep faith with the Bolshevist creed until the very end. In front of the firing squad a stalwart bolshevist of the first hour exclaims: "Even in the best democracy errors are being made!"

To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest
6.1/10
A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.

Sweeney!

Sweeney!
6.7/10
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 and under the scrutiny of Special Branch.

Royal Deceit

Royal Deceit
5.4/10
A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.

Stiff Upper Lips

Stiff Upper Lips
6.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 12/06/1998
  • Character: Eric
Stiff Upper Lips is a broad parody of British period films, especially the lavish Merchant-Ivory productions of the 'eighties and early 'nineties. Although it specifically targets A Room with a View, Chariots of Fire, Maurice, A Passage to India, and many other films, in a more general way Stiff Upper Lips satirises popular perceptions of certain Edwardian traits: propriety, sexual repression, xenophobia, and class snobbery.

Black Jack

Black Jack
6.8/10
In this fascinating adventure of the England of the 1750s, the huge Frenchman Black Jack (Jean Franval) miraculously survives a hanging by the British authorities in Yorkshire and escapes from the grim jaws of "justice." He takes to the countryside in the company of Tolly, a teenaged boy who is able to translate Black Jack's odd speech into something comprehensible. They join up with Belle, an aristocratic teenager who has escaped from the madhouse her family imprisoned her in when she grew troublesome. Together, the three join a carnival. However, as it becomes clear that the girl is far from crazy, love between Tolly and Belle grows. This story, set in the mid-18th century, is based on a novel by Leon Garfield.

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
7.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 02/12/2003
  • Character: Self (archive footage)
The creation of the film Alien³ (1992) is covered here in this feature-length documentary in exhaustive detail. Many interviews with the cast and crew give us an idea of how hard of a time David Fincher had creating his first feature film, as well as present us with much information about every element that went into making this film, including how the plot and script changed drastically through filming.

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