Movies starring Ben Kingsley

Gandhi (1982)

191 mins     Biography, Drama      

"Gandhi" is Richard Attenborough's epic look at who Mahatma Gandhi was and what he achieved by being a man of non violence. We see through his patience and peaceful determination he achieved getting India independence. At the...

Without a Clue (1988)

107 mins     Comedy, Crime, Mystery      

There have been a lot of Sherlock Holmes movies over the years with numerous actors playing the fictional master sleuth but "Without a Clue" is a bit special. It has all the ingredients of a classic Sherlock Holmes movie, we ...

Dave (1993)

106 mins     Comedy, Romance      

In "Dave" Kevin Kline plays amiable president impersonator Dave Kovic who finds himself standing in for the president when the leader is taken ill in a less than decent circumstances. Although Dave is meant to do what he is t...

Schindler's List (1993)

195 mins     Biography, Drama      

I am half tempted just to tell you to watch "Schindler's List" rather than even attempt to review it because whilst I can put into words what I watched getting across how that affected me is not so easy. The thing is that I h...

Species (1995)

108 mins     Action , Horror, Sci-Fi      

It maybe a human/alien hybrid but at its heart "Species" is nothing more than a 60s b-move made in the 90s. This is clearly shown about 20 minutes into the movie as there is a scene on a train where an attendant enters a comp...

The Assignment (1997)

119 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

It seems that terrorist movies were all the rage back in 1997, off the top of my head there was "The Peacemaker" with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, there was "The Jackal" with Bruce Willis and Richard Gere and there was "...

Sexy Beast (2000)

89 mins     Crime, Drama      

"Sexy Beast" is basically one of many recent British gangster movies where we get a mix of snappy editing, full on characters and a lot of swearing. But "Sexy Best" has something which makes it stand out, which makes it stay ...

Rules of Engagement (2000)

128 mins     Action , Drama, War      

A cast with many recognizable names and faces, a director who has directed some big movies, some impressive action scenes which pave the way to a courtroom drama where a troubled lawyer gets to try and clear the name of an in...

Tuck Everlasting (2002)

90 mins     Drama, Family, Romance      

I watched "Tuck Everlasting" when it came out in 2002 and to be honest I didn't think much of it and had put it to the back of my mind. But watching it again for the first time in 13 years and it is a very different experienc...

Suspect Zero (2004)

99 mins     Crime, Thriller      

I left one thing out of that synopsis because to mention it would be a spoiler but I will mention it now so if you don't want to know just buy or rent "Suspect Zero" and watch it. The thing I didn't mention in that synopsis i...

Thunderbirds (2004)

95 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

My knowledge of Gerry Anderson's "Thunderbirds" boils down to Lady Penelope, Parker, the pink car, Brains and a strange memory of "Blue Peter" showing us how to make our own Tracy Island. Basically what I am saying is that I ...

Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

110 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

"Lucky Number Slevin" is a lot of things; it is well acted, stylishly directed, snappy, at times violent whilst at others amusing but I didn't like it. Oh I can appreciate that it is a well produced movie but it is too well p...

Elegy (2008)

112 mins     Drama, Romance      

For those who come to watch "Elegy" because they've heard it contains sex, nudity and Penélope Cruz will not be disappointed but I would hope they got more from this movie than just cheap titillation. "Elegy" is a mast...

Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)

117 mins     Drama, Thriller      

I want you to ignore two things for a moment, one of those is that this movie is about a spy within the IRA and the other is that the movie is loosely based on the true story of Martin McGartland. And if you ignore them what ...

Shutter Island (2010)

138 mins     Drama, Mystery, Thriller      

2010 must have been a dream for Leonardo DiCaprio quite literally because not only did he star in "Inception" where he played a man who could go into peoples' dreams he also starred in Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" which...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

116 mins     Action , Adventure , Fantasy      

It had been sitting there for some time staring at me saying you know you are going to have to watch me sooner or later and so reluctantly I put on "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" fearing that this would be a movie of C...

Hugo (2011)

126 mins     Adventure , Drama, Family      

"The film was received with critical acclaim, with many critics praising the visuals, acting, and direction" is a sentence which I found on Wikipedia and sums up "Hugo" quite brilliantly. Now the irony of this is that those w...

Ender's Game (2013)

114 mins     Action , Sci-Fi      

In space no one can hear you scream but I damn well bet they can hear you snore when tedium pushes you over the edge. It is what happened to me during the first hour of "Ender's Game" a movie which seems to be popular with th...

Iron Man 3 (2013)

130 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

It is kind of strange as whilst I enjoyed "Iron Man 3" and even with a change of director it packs that same big special effect, action punch for some reason this third movie felt detached from others. I suppose it is because...

Stonehearst Asylum (2014)

112 mins     Drama, Horror, Mystery      

Stonehearst Asylum (2014) Jim Sturgess stars as a young Oxford graduate who arrives at an insane asylum to observe treatments but not only finds strange things going on but becomes smitten with a patient, Eliza Graves (Kate B...