Movies from Benedict Cumberbatch

The Royal Tenenbaums

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch’s most recent pick is The Royal Tenenbaums by Wes Anderson, a vibrant family drama following the eccentric Tenenbaum family played by the likes of Ben Stiller, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Luke Wilson. Calling the film “so clever”, Cumberbatch points to Wes Anderson’s boundless creativity and appreciation for the history of world cinema as to why he adores the film so much.
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The Elephant Man

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 Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Calling his second film compelling and “strong”, Cumberbatch goes for The Elephant Man by David Lynch, a film that follows a disfigured man rescued from mistreatment by a Victorian surgeon.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark

When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Starting with Spielberg, the actor’s first choice is the action, adventure classic Raiders of the Lost Ark, starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen and Alfred Molina, a film that Cumberbatch calls “my childhood favourite”.
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Skyfall

When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - aided only by field agent, Eve - following a trail to the mysterious Silva, whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
And Bond does London proud, too. We completely ripped off that shot from “Skyfall” of him standing on the [Ministry of Defence’s] Whitehall roof in “Sherlock”.
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Withnail & I

Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Which films capture London best for you? “Withnail and I” is right up there. I probably know the dialogue better than any single part I’ve played.
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Captain Marvel

The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
What was the last film you saw? “Captain Marvel” in Swiss Cottage. It’s a wonderful guilty pleasure watching a film in the middle of the day.
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Cold War

A man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet drawn to each other.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
It was such a sad and achingly honest story of love and how destructive and tragic it can be. It was beautifully shot and used all the power of cinema in its framing and acting without words—and when the words came, they were arresting and surprising and dangerous and unexpected.
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It's a Wonderful Life

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
What movie will you always watch when on TV? Groundhog Day and It's a Wonderful life. Loads loads of them, and my mind goes completely blank when I'm asked.
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Groundhog Day

A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
What movie will you always watch when on TV? Groundhog Day and It's a Wonderful life. Loads loads of them, and my mind goes completely blank when I'm asked.
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Waterfront

A Nazi spy passes himself off as an optometrist in San Francisco's waterfront district. Someone robs him of his code book, and he must get it back.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Brando, I have a huge crush on Brando, in the Waterfront. It is really phenomenal, a real benchmark I think for his acting.
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Birdman

A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
So the film that made me cry recently is Birdman. Some points in Bridman, yeah.
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Die Hard

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Now that’s true, Scrooged is on a lot. That and Die Hard. Yes, Scrooged and Die Hard, those are the two big Christmas movies. They are for me anyway. I love them.
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Henry V

Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Henry V was filmed originally the same way they intended to film it, I remember it made a big impact on me when I first watched it.
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Where Eagles Dare

World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Then among classics you know it's " Broadsword calling Danny boy , Broadsword calling Danny boy". I watched in when I was at school many many times.
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Lone Survivor

Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Lone Survivor The pounding tribute to realism is non-stop, I mean it is incredible. Really extraordinary film
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Zero Dark Thirty

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Zero Dark Thirty was extraordinary.
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Batman

Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
First Superhero movie? Oh, Batman. Michael Keaton's Batman. Yeah.
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Octopussy

James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
First movie you've ever went to? I think it was Octopussy, yeah.
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2001: A Space Odyssey

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Hi Ben, what are a few of your favorite comfort movies that are nostalgic to you and you never tire of? Ghostbusters. Loads of John Hughes classics. Annie Hall. annnnnd 2001 Space Odyssey!!
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Annie Hall

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Hi Ben, what are a few of your favorite comfort movies that are nostalgic to you and you never tire of? Ghostbusters. Loads of John Hughes classics. Annie Hall.
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Ghostbusters

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
Hi Ben, what are a few of your favorite comfort movies that are nostalgic to you and you never tire of? Ghostbusters.
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Inception

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor
What was the last film you saw? Inception. Extraodinary, breathtaking mindmaze of a thriller.