Movies starring Eileen Atkins

Let Him Have It (1991)

110 mins Crime, Drama

At 9am on the 28th January, 1953, Derek Bentley was hung for murder, or to be more specific for saying the words "let him have it, Chris" which were taken as an insightful command for Chris to shoot. But there lies the proble...

Ask the Dust (1996)

117 mins Drama, Romance

Within minutes of "Ask the Dust" I was struggling for the simple reason it felt forced, a movie trying to be something but never feeling natural. From the narration to the camera work everything felt constructed and forced an...

Gosford Park (2001)

137 mins Drama, Mystery

As a rule I try to avoid these types of movies as I am not a fan of this sort of period drama where you have the well to do sitting around talking posh and acting pretentious. But then "Gosford Park" not only features a ridic...

What a Girl Wants (2003)

105 mins Comedy, Romance

Despite being an adaptation of William Douglas-Home's play "The Reluctant Debutante", "What a Girl Wants" fits solidly into the genre of fun, charming, obvious, fairytale not too un-similar to the likes of "The Princes Diarie...

Cold Mountain (2003)

154 mins Adventure , Drama

Cold Mountain (2003) Jude Law and Nicole Kidman star in this romantic drama about a soldier during the American Civil War trying to return to Cold Mountain and the woman he loves...

Vanity Fair (2004)

141 mins Drama

I have mentioned many times in the past that I am not a great reader and the only classic we had to read in school was "Macbeth" so it should be of little surprise when I say I have never read William Makepeace Thackeray's "V...

Evening (2007)

117 mins Drama, Romance

"Help, let me out" no that wasn't my cry for help as I sat watching "Evening" but more of the good movie which is in there struggling to get out. It makes "Evening" a frustrating movie because it is full of talent in front of...

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...

Last Chance Harvey (2008)

93 mins Drama, Romance

"Last Chance Harvey" is the sort of movie I like because in a way it shows an old dog can learn new tricks. You are probably thinking I've gone barking mad with that comment but what I mean is that the central premise to "Las...

Wild Target (2009)

98 mins Comedy, Crime

"Wild Target" opens with a scene of Victor walking along the street practicing his French, he walks into a building where upon someone falls to their death from a great height and Victor exits in a calm manner still practicin...

Beautiful Creatures (2013)

124 mins Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Romance, supernatural elements, evil relatives: oh dear doesn't "Beautiful Creatures" sound an awful lot like those pesky "Twilight" movies. In truth I imagine that was the reason why the novel of the same name by Kami Garcia...

Valentine's Kiss (2015)

180 mins Drama, Romance, TV Movie

Movie Review - Valentine's Kiss (2015) Katja Weitzenb�ck stars as Valentine who has made a career out of being the perfect wife and mother. But then her husband leaves, meets another a woman and a journalist threatens to writ...

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