The best Iain Glen’s drama movies
Iain Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish film and stage actor.
Glen was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He trained at RADA where he won the Bancroft Gold Medal. He was married to Susannah Harker from 1993 to 2004. They have one son, Finlay (born 1994). He is now married to Charlotte Emmerson and they have a daughter Mary (born September 2007).
It 1990, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in Silent Scream.
It was announced on August 20, 2009 that Glen would star as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO series A Game of Thrones, based on George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels. On February 18th, 2011, it was revealed that Glen had joined the cast of Downton Abbey for its second series, appearing as Sir Richard Carlisle.
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Kingdom of Heaven
7.3/10
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Eye in the Sky
7.3/10
A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of US and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.
The Iron Lady
6.4/10
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Gorillas in the Mist
7/10
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
Black Beauty
6.4/10
Born free in the American West, Black Beauty is a horse rounded up and brought to Birtwick Stables, where she meets spirited teenager Jo Green. The two forge a bond that carries Beauty through the different chapters, challenges and adventures.
Song for a Raggy Boy
7.5/10
William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline.
Harry Brown
7.2/10
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
My Cousin Rachel
6/10
A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.
Beautiful Creatures
5.8/10
When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.
The Windermere Children
7.2/10
The story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere.
Pope Joan
6.7/10
A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
Mountains of the Moon
7.1/10
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey.
The Soul Keeper
6.7/10
In the present days, Maria Spielrein and Fraser are in Russia making a research about the life of Sabina Spielrein. In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, this Russian girl was a patient treated by Dr. Jung and later they fall in love for each other and Sabina became his lover. While the researchers read the documents, the romance between Sabina and Dr. Jung is disclosed, in a time of revolution and war.
Tara Road
6/10
Two grieving women - Ria, a Dublin mom whose husband discloses he's in love with a woman already pregnant, and Marilyn, a Connecticut Yankee who's son has died - swap houses for a couple months. Marilyn finds solace in Ria's garden and becomes friends with Colm, a local with a restaurant and his own demons. Ria gets a job cooking, has a date or two, and gradually comes out of her shell. Meanwhile,
Into the Storm
7/10
This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
The Racer
5.9/10
Summer 1998 - the opening stages of Le Tour de France are relocated to Ireland. Belgian rider Dom Chabol (late 30s) has been one of the best “Domestiques” (support riders) on the Tour for the last 20 years. It’s a sacrificial role – setting pace, blocking wind, and providing support to enable the team’s sprinter to victory - winning is not an option. But Dom secretly harbours a desire to wear the yellow jersey - just once before his career is over. At the start of what will likely be his last Tour, Dom is unceremoniously dropped from the Team he has dedicated his life to. His best mate Sonny, the team masseur, fails to reassure him about his future. But a chance liaison with Lynn, a young Irish doctor, softens the blow, and Dom starts to accept - and even enjoy - the idea of civilian life. But as he gears up to go home and to face his estranged sister, a massive doping error knocks another teammate off the Tour and Dom is thrown back in the saddle…
The Lost Girls
2.8/10
Like her grandmother and her mother Jane before her, Wendy must escape Pan's hold on her and the promise he wants her to keep. As her daughter Berry comes into Pan's orbit, Wendy must fight to save her relationship with her daughter while reconciling her legacy.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
7.3/10
Two minor characters from the play "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.
The Flood
5.6/10
Wendy, a hardened immigration officer is offered a high-profile asylum case, judged on her ability to quickly and clinically reject applicants. Through her interrogation, she must uncover whether Haile is lying and has a more sinister reason for seeking asylum.
The Young Americans
5.7/10
Experienced New York Police Detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force investigate a series of gangster killings organized by a new player in town, an American.With the help of a young teen wronged by gangsters, Harris navigates London's seedy, drug-fueled underworld in order to take down its new criminal empire.
