Movies starring Idris Elba

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) ...

This Christmas (2007)

117 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance

This Christmas: The Whitfield family are coming together for a family Christmas but with various issues it may take a miracle to be a happy one...

Prom Night (2008)

88 mins Horror, Mystery, Thriller

So whilst "Prom Night" shares the same title as a slasher movie from 1980 it isn't a remake of that movie. I added of that movie because "Prom Night" is just a bog standard slasher movie where a psycho killer comes to town an...

RocknRolla (2008)

114 mins Action , Crime, Thriller

So once again Guy Ritchie gives us another play on the whole mockney gangster movie where we have different levels of criminals involved in various dodgy dealings, all interweaving, all swearing and many of them getting beate...

Obsessed (2009)

108 mins Drama, Thriller

I've lost count of the number of movies I have watched which feature a spurned woman and occasionally a man who turns bunny boiler when it comes to either getting revenge or going after what they want and having dropped the b...

The Losers (2010)

97 mins Action , Crime, Drama

2010 saw a much anticipated movie hit the big screen; it was the modern movie version of "The A-Team" and as someone who grew up on the original TV series I was seriously disappointed by what they had done to it. Ironically 2...

Takers (2010)

107 mins Action , Crime, Thriller

Takers: a gang of slick robbers plan one last heist but not only have to be wary of the police but also a former gang member just out of prison...

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

96 mins Action , Fantasy, Thriller

As I sat there watching "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" I tried to remember "Ghost Rider" and frankly struggled to remember any of it other than Cage with some bad looking hair. I kind of remember being disappointed by it ...

Thor (2011)

155 mins Action , Adventure , Fantasy

I've said before that I am not a comic book fanboy and am one of those movie reviewers who a few years back got frustrated by the number of super hero movies hitting the cinema as it got to the point that options to watch any...

Prometheus (2012)

124 mins Adventure , Mystery, Sci-Fi

Watching "Prometheus" reminded me of being a child on Christmas day as every time Ridley Scott served up another fancy special effect it was like opening another present. And then every time I spotted a familiar face it was l...

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

152 mins Action , Adventure , Fantasy

We have comedy, we have some romance, we have big action and we also have Stellan Skarsg�rd running around Stonehenge stark naked, thank goodness for pixelation. Now I could go on because in its two and a half hour running ti...

Pacific Rim (2013)

131 mins Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

Pacific Rim (2013) Kaiju are threatening mankind as they appear from the sea which leads to some brave souls in mega mechanical suits to try and save the day...

Second Coming (2014)

105 mins Drama

That synopsis is technically what "Second Coming" is about but heavily told from the viewpoint of Jax as she initially tries to work out what she should do about the pregnancy. And then it should evolve in to how this family ...

The Gunman (2015)

115 mins Action , Crime, Drama

The Gunman (2015) Sean Penn stars as the former assassin on the run when he discovers there has been a hit put out on him...

The Take (2016)

92 mins Action , Crime, Drama

Movie Review - The Take (2016) (aka: Bastille Day) Idris Elba stars as a reckless CIA agent who finds himself dealing with corruption in the French Interior Ministry when he picks up a pick pocket accused of terrorism...

The Jungle Book (2016)

106 mins Adventure , Drama, Family

Movie Review - The Jungle Book (2016) Jon Favreau directs this live action take on the Rudyard Kipling story, previously made by Walt Disney in to an animation back in 1967...

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

122 mins Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

Movie Review - Star Trek Beyond (2016) when the USS Enterprise gets destroyed by an unknown alien the crew must find a way to fight back, with a little help of an alien warrior....

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