Movies starring Richard Griffiths

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

143 mins Adventure , Drama, Romance

Despite having been born long after Johnny Weissmuller hung up his loin cloth as Tarzan it was always Weissmuller's Tarzan which I remember, a jungle action figure who battled baddies and wrestled animals. As such when I firs...

Withnail & I (1987)

107 mins Comedy, Drama

"Withnail & I" is the sort of movie that if you first watched drunk or stoned will not only be hilarious but a movie of fond memories that frequently come flashing back and lead you to not only want to watch it again but wax ...

King Ralph (1991)

97 mins Comedy, Romance

Movie review "King Ralph" � John Goodman stars as Ralph Jones who following a freak accident which wipes out the British Royal family learns that he is next in line. But Ralph is an American and a lounge singer and certainly ...

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)

85 mins Action , Comedy, Crime

So in 1988 we got "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!" a rip roaring comedy from the creators of "Airplane!" Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker. So popular was "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squ...

Guarding Tess (1994)

96 mins Comedy

On one level "Guarding Tess" is not that special a movie, it serves up the odd couple storyline of two people who don't get on but grow not only to respect each other but also a fondness for each other. It had been done prior...

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

105 mins Horror, Mystery

I guess as a Brit I am at a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to Tim Burton's "Sleep Hollow" because I had never heard of Washington Irving's story on which it is based and I guess for American's it is part of their schooli...

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...

Venus (2006)

95 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance

When you watch a lot of movies it's quite easy to become depressed by the often shallow, unoriginal stories which end up filling our screens, especially when it comes to the genre of romantic comedy. But then you watch someth...

The History Boys (2006)

109 mins Comedy, Drama

I was at secondary school during the 80s at an all Boy's school which would be a dead ringer for the grammar school featured in "The History Boys". I don't just mean bricks and mortar but also the characters from the cocky st...

Ballet Shoes (2007)

85 mins Drama, Family, TV Movie

Movie Review - Ballet Shoes (2007) with Great Uncle Matthew (Richard Griffiths) away on another exploration the girls he has given a home to seek to make money by taking in lodgers and in doing so the three latest young girls...

Bedtime Stories (2008)

99 mins Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Two things amused me about "Bedtime Stories"; firstly the number of well known stars who appear in what is essentially and Adam Sandler movie and secondly the only difference between this and a regular Adam Sandler movie is t...

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...

Private Peaceful (2012)

102 mins Drama, War

Every review I browsed as I looked for information on "Private Peaceful" mentioned the Michael Morpurgo novel it was based on and how good it was, even those who didn't think much of the movie mentioned how the book moved the...

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