Movies starring Robbie Coltrane

National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

95 mins Adventure , Comedy, Crime

The first of these Chevy Chase lead vacation movies "National Lampoon's Vacation" really was quite good fun and it pretty much set the bench mark when it came to road trip movies. But whilst good fun I would never have expect...

Defence of the Realm (1985)

96 mins Thriller

"Defence of the Realm" is one of those political thrillers where we have a journalist discovering a cover up and then getting himself in danger by basically sticking his nose in where it's not wanted. Being set in Britain giv...

Mona Lisa (1986)

104 mins Crime, Drama, Romance

There have be many times when I have watched a movie deemed a classic by the majority only to end up disappointed, it has made me cautious of watching some movies because I hate to be disappointed. Thankfully one of those cla...

GoldenEye (1995)

130 mins Action , Adventure , Thriller

It may have been 7 years between Bond movies but other than Pierce Brosnan replacing Timothy Dalton as Britain's most famous agent not a lot has changed, well other than Judi Dench taking on the role of "M". The storyline is ...

Message in a Bottle (1999)

126 mins Drama, Romance

"Message in a Bottle" is as you would expect for a movie adapted from a Nicholas Sparks novel both tender and heart wrenching. Featuring Kevin Costner and Robin Wright Penn it takes you on a romantic journey through a pretty ...

The World Is Not Enough (1999)

128 mins Action , Adventure , Thriller

The Bond franchise is a curious beast because every movie is pretty much the same, we see Bond sent on a mission to stop some crazed criminal and in-between saving the day he has time to bed a beauty or two, look cool, play w...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

152 mins Adventure , Family, Fantasy

Unlike many I never went wild about the "Harry Potter" movies, in fact I only watched the first three when they came out and have never read the books but it doesn't mean I disliked them. In fact I think "Harry Potter and the...

From Hell (2001)

122 mins Horror, Mystery, Thriller

I have a predisposition to be suspicious of movies which are rated highly and who feature an actor who receives blind enthusiasm from those who think it is impossible for them to star in a bad movie. As such with Johnny Depp ...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

161 mins Adventure , Family, Fantasy

As mentioned in my review of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" I think they got it absolutely spot on with the first movie because whilst it appealed to fans of J.K. Rowlings' series of books it also appealed to thos...

Ocean's Twelve (2004)

120 mins Comedy, Crime, Thriller

The first "Ocean's Eleven" was a surprisingly good movie, especially as it was a remake so a sequel was pretty much anticipated. Well "Ocean's Twelve" comes along full of the impressive visuals, star studded cast, humour and ...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

142 mins Adventure , Family, Fantasy

Back in 2004 when I went to watch "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" I didn't enjoy it, in fact I didn't like it so much that I didn't bother with the rest of the Harry Potter movies. The reason why I didn't like it? ...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

157 mins Adventure , Family, Fantasy

In my review of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" I mentioned that I struggled with the darker tone which director Alfonso Cuar�n delivered and I expected the next movie to be the same. Well "Harry Potter and the Gob...

Stormbreaker (2006)

93 mins Action , Adventure , Family

To put it simply "Stormbreaker" or to give it its full title "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker" is basically a James Bond junior, another movie which has a teenage boy turning super spy. Now I have never read Anthony Horowi...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

138 mins Adventure , Family, Fantasy

So Harry Potter number 5 or to give it its proper title "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and both surprisingly and unsurprisingly it is another brilliant movie. Surprisingly, well let's be honest how many movie fra...

Brave (2012)

93 mins Adventure , Animation, Comedy

Brave - Princess Merida ends up on a quest to reverse a spell she cast on her much which turned her into a bear...

* This is purely a list of reviews on The Movie Scene featuring the name Robbie Coltrane as one of the principle cast members.