An ensemble comedy loosely based on a true story, this film is about a pirate radio station run from a boat in the North Sea in the 1960s. Radio Rock, which broadcast from the boat, shook up Britain with its hardrocking tunes. Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy and Philip Seymour Hoffman all play rogue DJs who keep the boat rocking. Kenneth Branagh is a humorless government official who makes it his life's mission to shut the boat down. The soundtrack features classic rock tunes. Directed by Richard Curtis. With Tom Wisdom and Talulah Riley, Kenneth Branagh. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance. Year: 2009.
Rhys Ifans in The Boat That Rocked
A group of people living on the edge in Los Angeles in 1983 spend their days trying to advance their careers and their nights in a drug-fueled haze. Winona Ryder plays a newswoman, while Billy Bob Thornton is a studio head who likes to party with more than one woman at a time. Kim Basinger is his pill-popping wife, while Mickey Rourke plays an uncle who is a dangerous influence on his nephew (Brad Renfro), a would-be actor. Directed by Gregor Jordan. With Jon Foster, Amber Heard, Chris Isaak, Austin Nichols. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Rhys Ifans in The Informers
With the changing religious and political tides of late 16th century Europe, Queen Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) finds her rule challenged by King Philip II of Spain (Jordi Mollà). With Spain's powerful army and armada intent on returning England to Catholicism, Queen Elizabeth must prepare to defend her empire, while struggling with her forbidden love with Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen). Directed by Shekhar Kapur. With Geoffrey Rush, Samantha Morton and Abbie Cornish. Categories: Drama, History, Biography. Year: 2007.
Rhys Ifans in Elizabeth: The Golden Age
While Joe (Daniel Craig) and Claire (Samantha Morton) enjoy their anniversary in the park, an out of control hot air balloon drifts into view. Joe and three other men are unable to save the people in the basket. Weeks later, one of the rescuers, Jed Parry (Rhys Ifans), contacts Joe to reflect on the day. The initial contact soon turns to stalking as Jed torments Joe's life, forcing him to relive and come to terms with the tragic day. Directed by Roger Michell. With Bill Nighy, Susan Lynch and Ben Whishaw. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Rhys Ifans in Enduring Love
Little Nicky (Adam Sandler), a kind-hearted demon who has an angel for a mother (Reese Witherspoon) and the Devil as a father (Harvey Keitel), leaves his home in Hell to stop his evil brothers Adrian (Rhys Ifans) and Cassius (Tommy 'Tiny' Lister) from wreaking havoc on the unsuspecting citizens of New York City. With the gates of Hell frozen over and the Devil disintegrating from the lack of new souls, Nicky has one week to find a way to get his brothers home, or neither Hell nor Earth will never be the same. Directed by Steven Brill. With Allen Covert, Peter Dante and Robert Smigel. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2000.
Rhys Ifans in Little Nicky
Can the owner of a small bookstore in London's multi-cultural Notting Hill neighborhood find love with the biggest star in Hollywood? That's the question in Notting Hill, in which Hugh Grant plays the bookstore owner and Julia Roberts is the actress he meets by chance. Grant and Roberts make for a charming couple in this gentle romantic comedy, but Rhys Ifans gets the biggest laughs as Grant's slacker roommate. Directed by Roger Michell. With Richard McCabe, James Dreyfus and Dylan Moran. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 1999.
Rhys Ifans in Notting Hill