Movies starring Joanna Lumley

Shirley Valentine (1989)

108 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

I never watched "Shirley Valentine" when it first came out in 1989; a movie adapted from a play featuring a middle aged woman discussing her re-awakening was definitely not my sort of thing at the age of 17. And in a way it's...

James and the Giant Peach (1996)

79 mins     Adventure , Animation, Family      

Okay I am all for encouraging young children to think outside of the box and let their imagination run wild but "James and the Giant Peach" is out there, it is one of the most out there children's movies which I have come acr...

Coming Home (1998)

199 mins     Drama, Romance, TV Movie, War      

I wonder how those who read Rosamunde Pilcher's novel from which "Coming Home" is adapted feel about this TV mini-series/ TV movie? At the same time I also wonder what the fans of "Downton Abbey" feel about it. I say the seco...

Ella Enchanted (2004)

96 mins     Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

For those who have never heard of yet read Gail Carson Levine book of which "Ella Enchanted" is adapted from the simple way to describe the movie is "Cinderella" with some twists which tries to mix in the contemporary comedy ...

Corpse Bride (2005)

77 mins     Animation, Fantasy, Musical, Romance      

The first time I watched Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" I didn't get it, it took a gap of several years before I found it entertaining. And I have to say having only watched "Corpse Bride" the once I just don't...

Late Bloomers (2011)

95 mins     Drama      

I think there was a good idea behind "Late Bloomers", in fact having watched other movies which deal with the subject of ageing and the struggles people face as the wrinkles appear and so on I know this could have been a good...

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

180 mins     Biography, Comedy, Crime      

Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" is a tale of excess in more ways than one. On one hand it is the story of Jordan Belfort whose life of crime as a dodgy stock broker was full of excess and it is a movie which is fu...