John Standing films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 9 films on Boxlist

Known for The Elephant Man, V for Vendetta and Lassie.

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Starring John Standing

The Elephant Man
1980 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph...
V for Vendetta
2006 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her...
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Lassie
2005 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
The Great Escaper
2023 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
The Eagle Has Landed
1976 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations...
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Chaplin
1992 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
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The Contractor
2007 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDB
Former CIA Operative, James Dial is coaxed back into action to kill a terrorist in London, but it all goes wrong and he is forced into hiding, where he meets and befriends a 12 year old girl.
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Scoop
2006 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
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A Good Woman
2004 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Fleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled Amalfi coast. Mrs Erlynne's appearance causes a stir amongst the visiting aristocracy. Based on the Oscar...

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