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The Best Rufus Sewell Movies

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List of the best Rufus Sewell movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Rufus Sewell's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Rufus Sewell movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Rufus Sewell movies will be at the top of the list. Rufus Sewell has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Rufus Sewell movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Rufus Sewell films to end the squabble once and for all.

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This list includes Tristan & Isolde, Charles II: The Power and The Passion and more films.

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Dangerous Beauty Naomi Watts, Jacqueline Bissett, Oliver Platt

Released: 1998

Directed by: Marshall Herskovitz

Dangerous Beauty is a 1998 American biographical drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz and starring Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, and Oliver Platt. Based on the non-fiction book The ...more

Dark City is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Best Rufus Sewell Movies

Dark City Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, Melissa George

Released: 1998

Directed by: Alex Proyas

Dark City is a 1998 neo-noir science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas. The screenplay was written by Proyas, Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer. The film stars Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, ...more

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A Knight's Tale Heath Ledger, Paul Bettany, Shannyn Sossamon

Released: 2001

Directed by: Brian Helgeland

A Knight's Tale is a 2001 medieval adventure comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, Rufus ...more

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The Illusionist Jessica Biel, Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti

Released: 2006

Directed by: Neil Burger

The Illusionist is a 2006 American period drama film written and directed by Neil Burger and starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel. It is based loosely on Steven Millhauser's ...more

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Charles II: The Power and The Passion Rufus Sewell, Helen McCrory, Ian McDiarmid

Directed by: Joe Wright

Charles II: The Power and the Passion is a British television mini-series, broadcast on BBC One in 2003, and produced by the BBC in association with the A&E Network in the United States. It ...more

Cold Comfort Farm Kate Beckinsale, Ian McKellen, Stephen Fry

Released: 1995

Directed by: John Schlesinger

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Tristan & Isolde James Franco, Henry Cavill, Mark Strong

Released: 2006

Directed by: Kevin Reynolds

Tristan & Isolde is a 2006 epic romantic drama film based on the medieval romantic legend of Tristan and Isolde. It was produced by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott, directed by Kevin Reynolds ...more

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Middlemarch Rufus Sewell, Patrick Malahide, Juliet Aubrey

Released: 1994

Directed by: Anthony Page

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Amazing Grace Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Gambon, Ioan Gruffudd

Released: 2006

Directed by: Michael Apted

Amazing Grace is a 2006 American-British biographical drama film directed by Michael Apted, about the campaign against slave trade in the British Empire, led by William Wilberforce, who was ...more

A Man of No Importance Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Michael Gambon, Albert Finney

Released: 1994

Directed by: Suri Krishnamma

A Man of No Importance is a 1994 comedy drama film directed by Suri Krishnamma and starring Albert Finney.

Paris, je t'aime Natalie Portman, Willem Dafoe, Nick Nolte

Released: 2006

Directed by: Tom Tykwer, Gus Van Sant, Olivier Assayas, Christopher Doyle, Ethan Coen, + more

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The Holiday Lindsay Lohan, Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet

Released: 2006

Directed by: Nancy Meyers

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The Legend of Zorro Catherine Zeta-Jones, Antonio Banderas, Michael Emerson

Released: 2005

Directed by: Martin Campbell

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Uncorked Minnie Driver, Rufus Sewell, Nigel Hawthorne

Released: 1998

Directed by: John Huddles

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Hamlet Kate Winslet, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal

Released: 1996

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

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Judy is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Best Rufus Sewell Movies

Judy Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock

Released: 2019

Directed by: Rupert Goold

Judy is a 2019 British biographical drama film directed by Rupert Goold, it is an adaptation of the Olivier and Tony-nominated West End and Broadway play End of the Rainbow by Peter Quilter. ...more

Carrington Emma Thompson, Rufus Sewell, Alex Kingston

Released: 1995

Directed by: Christopher Hampton

Carrington is a 1995 British biographical film written and directed by Christopher Hampton about the life of the English painter Dora Carrington, who was known simply as "Carrington". ...more

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Helen of Troy Stellan Skarsgård, Sienna Guillory, Rufus Sewell

Released: 2003

Directed by: John Kent Harrison

Helen of Troy is a 2003 television miniseries based upon Homer's story of the Trojan War, as recounted in the epic poem, Iliad. This TV miniseries also shares the name with a 1956 movie starring ...more

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Alan Tudyk, Erin Wasson

Released: 2012

Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a 2012 American dark fantasy action horror film directed by Timur Bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. The novel's author, Seth ...more

Illuminata Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken, John Turturro

Released: 1998

Directed by: John Turturro

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Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence Monica Potter, Ray Winstone, Joseph Fiennes

Released: 1998

Directed by: Nick Hamm

Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence is a 1998 British romantic comedy directed by Nick Hamm. The screenplay by Peter Morgan focuses on the chance meeting each of three childhood friends now ...more

Victory Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Rufus Sewell

Released: 1996

Directed by: Mark Peploe

Victory is a 1996 film written and directed by Mark Peploe based on the novel of the same name by Joseph Conrad. The novel previously has been adapted films multiple times including a 1919 ...more

Arabian Nights Andy Serkis, Dougray Scott, John Leguizamo

Released: 2000

Directed by: Steve Barron

Arabian Nights is a two-part 2000 American/British miniseries, adapted by Peter Barnes from Sir Richard Francis Burton's translation of the medieval epic One Thousand and One Nights. Mili Avital ...more

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature Carla Gugino, Rufus Sewell, Gil Bellows

Released: 2001

Directed by: Sebastian Gutierrez

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature is a 2001 TV film directed by Sebastian Gutierrez.

Bless the Child Christina Ricci, Kim Basinger, Ian Holm

Released: 2000

Directed by: Chuck Russell

Bless the Child is a 2000 American horror-thriller film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Angela Bettis, Rufus Sewell, Christina Ricci, and Holliston Coleman. It is ...more

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