Movies starring Robert Carlyle

Riff-Raff (1991)

95 mins     Comedy, Drama      

"Riff-Raff" is Ken Loach doing romantic comedy but set against a more typical social commentary set up, which if that sounds awkward it kind of is as for me they are not good bed fellows. But if you take them separately then ...

Trainspotting (1996)

94 mins     Crime, Drama      

When "Trainspotting" came out there was a bit of an outcry as people complained that this movie glorified drugs, I will admit the first time I watched I thought the same. It is actually easy to understand why I and others tho...

The Full Monty (1997)

88 mins     Comedy      

Before "Magic Mike" there was "The Full Monty", starring Robert Carlyle who down on his luck starts a stripping group....

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...

Plunkett & Macleane (1999)

99 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime      

So it's an interesting idea; make a highwayman movie where we have rogues robbing the rich along with some romance but whilst setting it during the right period give it some contemporary touches, from a more rough and ready d...

The Beach (2000)

119 mins     Drama      

I am sure some people must get what "The Beach" is all about but by the time the movie ended it seemed like nothing much had happened. Oh we watched Leonardo DiCaprio as Richard finding Nirvana whilst holidaying in Bangkok an...

The 51st State (2001)

93 mins     Adult , Comedy, Crime      

To explain "The 51st State" is easy, take "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" shift the action up North to Liverpool and Manchester and make the characters even more caricature like. It really is that simple and like Guy Ri...

To End All Wars (2001)

125 mins     Action , Drama, War      

2001 and actors Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland and Mark Strong all had been in major movies, had box office success and they were appearing in a second world war prisoner of war movie based on the memoirs of Ernest Gordon....

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)

104 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

If you are British and enjoy modern working class comedies which feature embellished caricatures you must watch Shane Meadows' simply brilliant "Once Upon a Time in the Midlands". This movie is hysterical from start to finish...

Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)

177 mins     Biography, Drama, TV Movie      

I will be honest and say up front that history has never been my thing although with a fascination for old movies sometimes I wish I did. But on the flip side of that statement admitting my historical ignorance or should I sa...

Eragon (2006)

104 mins     Action , Adventure , Family      

"Star Wars", giant blue jelly beans and dragons are some of the words which came to mind as I watched "Eragon" a movie which I had put off watching for a long time as what I had heard about it did little for me. Now in fairne...

28 Weeks Later (2007)

99 mins     Action , Horror      

More than 28 months after we had "28 Days Later" we got "28 Weeks Later" a big budget sequel which sees America coming to the aid of the British in the fight against the Rage Virus as an infected father, Don (Robert Carlyle) ...