Starring Bob Hoskins
4 Episodes
A unique and blazing talent, Bob Hoskins was one of the most versatile and consistently riveting actors Britain ever produced. “Five-foot-six cubic” in his own words, Hoskins combined a brawny physicality with a vast emotional range, leading to a series of indelible performances: as a beleaguered gangland boss with a volcanic temper in John Mackenzie’s THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY; a naive, lovelorn ex-con in Neil Jordan’s MONA LISA; an avuncular but mysterious stranger in Atom Egoyan’s FELICIA’S JOURNEY; and as the leader of a band of travelers in his own directorial debut, the fascinating, unfairly overlooked period piece THE RAGGEDY RAWNEY.
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1:54:24Episode 1
The Long Good Friday
Episode 1
Directed by John Mackenzie • 1980 • United Kingdom
Starring Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave KingA combustible performance from Bob Hoskins is the fuse that lights this underworld saga, a landmark of British crime cinema. Hoskins plays Harold Shand, an ambitious London mobster who, just as he at...
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Mona Lisa
Episode 2
Directed by Neil Jordan • 1986 • United Kingdom
Starring Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael CaineThe brilliant breakthrough film by writer-director Neil Jordan journeys into the dark heart of the London underworld to weave a gripping, noir-infused love story. Bob Hoskins received a multitude of ...
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1:56:45Episode 3
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Episode 3
Directed by Jack Clayton • 1987 • United Kingdom
Starring Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Wendy HillerMaggie Smith delivers a tremendously moving performance as a woman grappling with loneliness, love, and faith in this sensitive character study adapted from the novel by Brian Moore. Middle-aged spi...
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1:43:29Episode 4
The Raggedy Rawney
Episode 4
Directed by Bob Hoskins • 1988 • United Kingdom
Starring Dexter Fletcher, Bob Hoskins, Zoë NathensonAcclaimed actor Bob Hoskins made a striking directorial debut with this curiously captivating fable that plays freely with gender, fantasy, and magic. Stationed somewhere in Eastern Europe, a you...