The best Ivor Roberts’s movies

Ivor Roberts

Ivor Roberts

19/07/1925- 05/09/1999
We present our ranking of the best Ivor Roberts’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 Ivor Roberts.
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Hopscotch

Hopscotch
7.1/10
When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destroying his own records and traveling to Austria where he begins work on a memoir that will expose all his former agency's covert practices. The CIA catches wind of the book and sends other agents after him, initiating a frenetic game of cat and mouse that spans the globe.

Without a Clue

Without a Clue
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 05/05/1988
  • Character: Reporter #3
Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.

Another Country

Another Country
7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 01/06/1984
  • Character: Chief Judge
In Moscow in 1983, an American journalist interviews Guy Bennett, who recalls his last year at public school, fifty years before, and how it contributed to him becoming a spy.

Penda's Fen

Penda's Fen
7.1/10
Through a series of real and imagined encounters with angels, demons, and England's pagan past, a pastor's son begins to question his religion and politics, and comes to terms with his sexuality.

Personal Services

Personal Services
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 12/02/1987
  • Character: Glossop
The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows Christine Painter (Julie Walters) as the down-at-heel waitress who, with the help of prostitute Shirley (Shirley Stelfox) and cross-dressing Wing Commander Morten (Alec McCowen), seeks to up her earnings by turning her suburban home into a brothel. Before long she and her girls are chaining up judges, spanking Generals and attending to the needs of Honourable Members. Christine sees herself as providing a vital service to these harmless pervs and when finally the house is busted and the case comes to court, it's fair to say that the presiding judge isn't unfamiliar with her work.

Home Before Midnight

Home Before Midnight
5.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 18/10/1979
  • Character: Inspector Gray
A successful rock lyricist becomes romantically involved with a girl he picks up hitchhiking only to learn that she is only fourteen. Her parents take action against him.

We Think the World of You

We Think the World of You
5.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 22/12/1988
  • Character: Harry
An aimless young man, Johnny, is sent prison. He entrusts his beloved dog, Evie, to the care of his former lover and best friend, Frank. When he gets out of prison, he has to face difficulties at home. Added to this, is the fact that he may have to give up Evie to Frank.

Jack Point

Jack Point
6.5/10
  • Release: 01/11/1973
  • Character: Chairman
Rivalry at a local Gilbert and Sullivan Society over who will play Jack Point in the Silver Jubilee production. Rowland Matthews has always been the main star, but he is getting on, and the young Clive Bates is a strong rival.

Alternative 3

Alternative 3
6.8/10
Purporting to be an investigation into the UK's contemporary "brain drain", Alternative 3 uncovered a plan to make the Moon and Mars habitable in the event of climate change and a terminal environmental catastrophe on Earth.

London Is Drowning

London Is Drowning
6.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 27/10/1981
  • Character: Henry
"Many areas of London might be under water for days. For example, the Isle of Dogs could be under eight feet of water for six days. River engineers believe that it is not a matter of if there is a flood, but when the flood comes." (Greater London Council)

Lady Killer

Lady Killer
7/10
  • Release: 18/01/1973
A shy, lonely American girl marries a charming man she meets while on vacation in England, unaware that he has sinister plans for her.

Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration

Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration
  • Release: 10/04/1976
  • Character: Mr Lee
Jack Flea finds himself living with a woman nearly twice his age, who decides to make him her fantasy child. It is a role our young hero cannot resist.

Twelve Off the Belt

Twelve Off the Belt
  • Release: 03/05/1977
  • Character: Jimmy Quinn
Grand Challenge pie-eating contest : ' Winner finishes most whole pies off the belt in half-an-hour. Ties decided on a raw cabbage '. The Bedworth Hog faces tough competition.

In The Dead Spell

In The Dead Spell
  • Release: 24/05/1977
  • Character: Mr Coleman
When Mr Coleman was alive he found it hard to talk to his son. Since his death he finds it strangely easier.

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