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Actor: Bill Nighy

The Phantom of the Opera (1989)

6 January 20035 July 2024

Rating: ★★★

Disfigured Madman Beneath the Opera House/Time Travel

Director: Dwight H. Little
Actors: Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White, Molly Shannon, …
Category: Horror

FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

28 October 199910 November 2020

Rating: ★★½

Photos of Fairies/”True Story”

Director: Charles Sturridge
Actors: Peter O'Toole, Harvey Keitel, Florence Hoath, Phoebe Nicholls, …
Category: Fantasy

Underworld (2003)

9 December 20032 August 2019

Rating: ★★½

Vampire-Werewolf War

Director: Len Wiseman
Actors: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Shane Brolly, Michael Sheen, …
Category: Horror

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

29 July 200427 November 2021

Rating: ★★★½

Zombie Comedy

Director: Edgar Wright
Actors: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Penelope Wilton, Kate Ashfield, …
Category: Horror

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

2 May 200529 December 2023

Rating: ★

Gonzo SF

Director: Garth Jennings
Actors: Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Mos Def, …
Category: Science Fiction

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)

24 July 20065 September 2024

Rating: ★★½

Pirate Fantasy Swashbuckler

Director: Gore Verbinski
Actors: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, …
Category: Fantasy

Flushed Away (2006)

11 February 200728 December 2023

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Talking Rats

Director: David Bowers, Sam Fell
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Jean Reno, …
Category: Fantasy

Stormbreaker (2006)

10 November 200625 February 2025

Rating: ★½

Teenage Spy

Director: Geoffrey Sax
Actors: Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke, Alicia Silverstone, Bill Nighy, …
Category: Science Fiction

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)

25 July 20076 September 2024

Rating: ★★

Pirate Fantasy Swashbuckler

Director: Gore Verbinski
Actors: Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, …
Category: Fantasy

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

20 March 200918 December 2022

Rating: ★

Vampire-Werewolf War

Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
Actors: Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh, …
Category: Horror

G-Force (2009)

20 October 200916 October 2019

Rating: ★★½

Talking Guinea Pig Secret Agents

Director: Hoyt H. Yeatman Jr.
Actors: Zach Galifianakis, Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Kelli Garner, …
Category: Fantasy

Astro Boy (2009)

14 November 200924 September 2019

Rating: ★★½

Anime TV Series Remake/Android Boy

Director: Dave Bowers
Actors: Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Kristen Bell, …
Category: Science Fiction

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010)

17 November 20101 July 2021

Rating: ★★★

Young Wizard

Director: David Yates
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, John Hurt, …
Category: Fantasy

Arthur Christmas (2011)

15 December 201121 February 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Animation/Santa’s Son

Director: Sarah Smith
Actors: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, …
Category: Fantasy

Rango (2011)

13 March 201121 February 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Animation/Talking Animal Western Homage

Director: Gore Verbinski
Actors: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, …
Category: Fantasy

Wrath of the Titans (2012)

29 March 20126 October 2024

Rating: ★★

Greek Mythology Adventure

Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Actors: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Rosamund Pike, …
Category: Fantasy

Total Recall (2012)

2 August 20125 May 2025

Rating: ★★½

Virtual Memories/Reality Bender/Action

Director: Len Wiseman
Actors: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, …
Category: Science Fiction

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

28 February 201317 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Fairytale Adaptation/Epic Fantasy

Director: Bryan Singer
Actors: Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, …
Category: Fantasy

The World’s End (2013)

23 August 201327 November 2021

Rating: ★★★

Alien Body Snatchers Comedy

Director: Edgar Wright
Actors: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, …
Category: Science Fiction

About Time (2013)

3 November 201321 September 2019

Rating: ★★★

Time Travel Romantic Comedy

Director: Richard Curtis
Actors: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, …
Category: Fantasy

I Frankenstein (2014)

25 January 201425 October 2021

Rating: ★

Frankenstein Monster’s Modern-Day War with Demons

Director: Stuart Beattie
Actors: Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, …
Category: Horror

Norm of the North (2016)

20 May 201621 January 2025

Rating: ★

Animation/Talking Polar Bear

Director: Trevor Wall
Actors: Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Bill Nighy, …
Category: Fantasy

The Limehouse Golem (2016)

25 September 201729 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Victorian Serial Killer

Director: Juan Carlos Medina
Actors: Bill Nighy, Olivia Cook, Douglas Booth, Daniel Mays, …
Category: Horror

Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019)

16 June 20196 March 2021

Rating: ★★

Cute Creatures/Videogame Adaptation

Director: Rob Letterman
Actors: Justice Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, …
Category: Fantasy

The First Omen (2024)

7 June 20246 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Prequel to The Omen

Director: Arkasha Stevenson
Actors: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Bill Nighy, Sonia Braga, …
Category: Horror

The Wild Robot (2024)

16 November 202416 November 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Animation/Robot’s Adventure

Director: Chris Sanders
Actors: Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Boone Storm, …
Category: Science Fiction

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns
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