Stanley Townsend films and TV shows, ranked by your taste
Actor · 15 films and 1 TV show on Boxlist
Known for In the Name of the Father, Happy-Go-Lucky and Jay Kelly.
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In the Name of the Father
1993 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDBA small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's...
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The Physician
2013 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDBEngland, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to...
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The Nativity Story
2006 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDBMary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their...
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The Song of Names
2019 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDBA man searching for his childhood best friend — a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust — who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.
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Florence Foster Jenkins
2016 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBThe story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
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The Current War
2018 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBElectricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
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Happy-Go-Lucky
2008 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBA look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
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One Chance
2013 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBThis film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.
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The Voices
2014 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBA mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
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What a Girl Wants
2003 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBAn American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is...
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The Regime
2024 · TV
6.2/10 · TMDBThe story of one year within the walls of the palace of a modern European regime as it begins to unravel.
Cars 2
2011 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDBStar race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
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Jay Kelly
2025 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBFamous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.
The Libertine
2004 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBThe story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
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Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
2019 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDBOn an archaeological dig in Iraq, author Agatha Christie uncovers a series of murders.
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The Uprising
2026 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDBIn cinemasAs war and plague devastate 14th-century England, a humble peasant ignites a rebellion, uniting an army of commoners to defy the King’s might in a desperate fight for justice and survival.
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