James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Birthday:Apr 21, 1979
Place of birth:Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Filmography

2008
Wanted

Wanted

Action Thriller Crime Superhero Action Mind Game Thriller
6.7

20081h 50min

United States

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan, the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley, through intense training, to tap into dormant powers and hone his innate killing skills. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.

2007
Penelope

Penelope

Fantasy Comedy Romance Fantasy Romance High-Concept Comedy
6.7

20071h 43min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Mark Palansky

Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.


Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Historical Drama
7.0

20072h

United Kingdom, Ireland

Director: Julian Jarrold

Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist.


Atonement

Atonement

Drama Romance Tragic Drama Bittersweet Romance
7.8

20072h 3min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Joe Wright

A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

2006
The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

Drama Historical Drama
7.6

20062h 3min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Kevin Macdonald

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Adventure Family Fantasy Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy
6.9

20052h 23min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Andrew Adamson

Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.

2004
Inside I'm Dancing

Inside I'm Dancing

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.7

20041h 44min

France, Ireland

Director: Damien O'Donnell

Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in.


Wimbledon

Wimbledon

Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Parody
6.3

20041h 38min

United Kingdom

Director: Richard Loncraine

Britain’s Peter Colt has never quite lived up to his dreams of tennis stardom. Once ranked as high as number 11 in the world, the journeyman veteran has watched his number slip to 119 as his confidence on the court slowly ebbs away.  Now, on the eve of his leaving the world of professional tennis, he’s granted a wild card, allowing him to play his final Wimbledon tournament…make that his final tournament ever.