Peter Guinness Movies
Centurion
R 2010
A Roman soldier (Michael Fassbender) leads a small band of troops on a mission to rescue a key Roman general after becoming trapped in the territory of their sworn enemies in...
Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
2006
From the mind of bestselling author Terry Pratchet comes this off-the-wall holiday film. In the parallel universe of Discworld, they don't celebrate Christmas. Instead,...
Red Cap [TV Series]
2003
A spin-off of the 2001 TV movie of the same name, the British action-adventure series Red Cap was devoted to the exploits of the U.K. Army's Special Investigation Branch,...
Greenfingers
R 2000
A fish-out-of-water comedy in the vein of 1997's oft-imitated The Full Monty, Greenfingers takes as its inspiration the true story of a group of British criminals who...
Arabian Nights
2000
In this made-for-TV retelling of the classic tale A Thousand and One Nights, a woman discovers the ability to spin a good yarn is literally a matter of life and death....
Sleepy Hollow
R 1999
Washington Irving's tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman gets a few new twists in a screen adaptation directed by Tim Burton. In this version, Ichabod...
Rhodes
1998
Filmed in South Africa, this lengthy biographical drama details events in the life of 19th-century British imperialist Cecil Rhodes (Martin Shaw) through an extensive series...
Cadfael: The Raven in the Foregate
1997
The new parish priest of Shrewsbury, Father Ailnoth, proves to be most unpopular with his parishioners. After refusing to baptize the illegitimate baby of a prostitute, he's found...
Alien ³
R 1992
Crash landing on a barren penal-colony planet with an unwelcomed visitor in tow, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) contends with a group of hardened convicts while using nothing but...
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: The Creeping Man
1991
"The Creeping Man" is a reclusive hunchback who has been making surprise appearances of late. Most recently, the shadowy figure has been nosing around the home of a respected...
Blackeyes
1990
In this intricately layered, dark story, a woman whose guardian sexually abused her tells her story. It seems that her guardian also used her life as the basis for a series of...
The Woman in Black
1989
Woman in Black was originally made for British TV. It's a melodrama, as the title should make abundantly clear. Adrian Rawlins stars as a vacationing barrister. He becomes...
Family Ties Vacation
1985
All the main characters from the popular TV sitcom Family Ties were carried over into this made-for-TV feature. Michael J. Fox heads the cast as insufferable/lovable young...
The Keep
R 1983
The Keep is an ambitious visual feast from director Michael Mann, whose previous effort was the moody, stylish Thief, and who would soon produce the quintessential...
Smiley's People
1982
A sequel to 1980's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, this BBC miniseries once again focuses on British spy George Smiley (Sir Alec Guinness), once again called out of...
Highlander: Nowhere to Run
Duncan (Adrian Paul), Tessa (Alexandra Van Der Noot), and Richie (Stan Kirsch) are the guests of Tessa's old friend Allan Rothwood (Anthony Head). The...