Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy
Date of Birth: 25 May 1976
Country: Ireland
Total Credits at Criticker: 51 (Actor)
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works. (imdb)
Intermission
A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very (very) bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. (IFC Films)
The Trench
This dramatization of the 48 hours leading up to the Battle of the Somme in 1916 underscores the bitter loss of innocence of a group of idealistic young men, including 17-year-old Billy Macfarlane who's enlisted in order to be with his older brother, Eddie. But Eddie's sent home after being wounded, leaving his innocent brother behind to face the slow, inevitable countdown to the bloodiest massacre in British military history.
28 Days Later
Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
Batman Begins
Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. (Warner Bros.)
Red Eye
Wes Craven presents a suspense thriller at 30,000 feet. Lisa Reisert (McAdams) hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with fear of flying. Moments after takeoff, Lisa's seatmate Jackson (Murphy), menacingly reveals that he is an operative in a plot to kill the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security -- and Lisa is the key to his success. (DreamWorks Pictures)
Breakfast on Pluto
Director Neil Jordan weaves a wonderfully surreal and magical tale to bring us this funny, moving and poignant rites of passage account of a young man enduring the trials and tribulations he faces with a smile and unwavering faith in the inherent goodness in us all. (Sony Pictures Classics)
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
A sympathetic look at Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-Brit rebellion. (imdb)
At Death\
Death is training his son in the art and responsibilities of the family business. His son does well until he's sent out on his own to claim an accident victim. Instead, he's asked by a friend of the dying man to help with CPR. Taken aback, he assents, the dying man is resuscitated, and Death's son is in the doghouse with dad... (imdb)
On the Edge
On the Edge is about suicidal patients discovering their true selves while going through therapy in a treatment center. (imdb)
Sunshine
The Sun is being destroyed from inside out by a type of highly stable form of matter that renders nuclear fusion impossible, by turning common matter on its own kind. The only hope is to send a team of astronauts to detonate a massive, highly energetic bomb, able to destroy this strange matter and restore Sun's natural state. (imdb)
The Silent City
A stunning visual effects film with a gripping character study of the ultimate futility of war... (sliceofscifi.com)
Disco Pigs
Pig and Runt - born on the same day, in the same hospital, moments apart. Twins, all but by blood. Inseparable from birth, they are almost telepathic. They are also partners in crime, with an appetite for recklessness, exploration and destruction... (imdb)
How Harry Became a Tree
A depressed father in 1920s Ireland decides to give his life meaning by randomly picking on a local pub owner to be his number one enemy. (Yahoo! Movies)
The Dark Knight
Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly.
Watching the Detectives
A film noir buff has his life turned on end by a femme fatale with a big adventure in mind. (imdb)
The Edge of Love
Two feisty, free-spirited women are connected by the brilliant, charismatic poet who loves them both. (imdb)
Perrier\
A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the accidental death of one of his cronies
Peacock
John Skillpa, a quiet bank clerk living in tiny Peacock, Nebraska, prefers to live an invisible life. This might have to do with John's secret: he has another personality no one knows about, a woman who each morning does his chores and cooks him breakfast before he starts his day. Then, in a moment, everything changes.
Inception
In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a single idea within one's mind can be the most dangerous weapon or the most valuable asset.
Tron: Legacy
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, looks into his father's disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin's loyal confidant, father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous. (ZootCatchy)
The Way We Live Now
At the center of the story is Augustus Melmotte, a European-born city financier, whose origins are as mysterious as his business dealings. Trollope describes him as 'something in the city', but the "something" part is not always clear. Within weeks of arriving in London, he announces a new company and promises instant fortune to those who join him in this scheme... (imdb)
In Time
In the future people stop aging at 25 and must work to buy themselves more time, but when a young man finds himself with more time than he can imagine he must run from the corrupt police force to save his life. (imdb)
Retreat
Kate and Martin escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside world, their attempts to recover are shattered when a Man is washed ashore, with news of airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe. (imdb)
Red Lights
Psychologist Margaret Matheson and her assistant study paranormal activity, which leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic. (imdb)
Sunburn
Davin McDerby is a handsome, irresponsible slacker who arrives in Montauk Long Island for a summer of fun (yahoo movies)
Broken
The story of a young girl in North London whose life changes after witnessing a violent attack. (imdb)
Aloft
A story about responsibility and radical new beginnings. (Berlinale.de)
Transcendence
A terminally ill scientist downloads his mind into a computer. This grants him power beyond his wildest dreams, and soon he becomes unstoppable. (imdb)
In the Heart of the Sea
Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home. (imdb)
Peaky Blinders
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world. (imdb)
Free Fire
Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shootout and a game of survival. (imdb)
Hippie Hippie Shake
An account of counterculturalist Richard Neville's misadventures in London at the end of the 1960s. (imdb)
Anthropoid
Based on the true story of two Czechoslovak soldiers sent to assassinate the head of the SS in 1942. SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich was the Reich's number three and main architect for the 'Final Solution'. (imdb)
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
Documentary on the life and times of Ken Loach. His politics in British TV and Cinema and the chaos he has caused the establishment for 50 years.
The Party
THE PARTY is a comedy wrapped around a tragedy. It starts as a celebration and ends with blood on the floor. (imdb)
Dunkirk
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada, and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. (imdb)
The Delinquent Season
Two couples appear to live in marital bliss until cracks begin to appear in both seemingly steady marriages. (imdb)
Anna
Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.
A Quiet Place Part II
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats lurking beyond the sand path.
Peaky Blinders - Season 1
In Conversation
Poets, film stars, theater stars, directors and writers discuss their work in conversation with fellow-professionals. Recorded in front of live audiences. (imdb)
Oppenheimer
'The Oppenheimer Project' delves into the untold story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in creating the atomic bomb. Meticulously crafted, the film explores the ethical dilemmas faced by Oppenheimer and his team during WWII.
Small Things Like These
In 1985 devoted father and Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.
Kensuke\
Young Michael, shipwrecked on a remote island, must adapt to life alone. Over time, he feels another presence, learning that this world is home to both unimaginable danger and beauty. A gripping animated adaptation of a beloved novel. - IMDb
Sweety Barrett
Sweety Barret is a big man with a gentle nature, who is not exactly known for his brain power. He loses his job with a travelling circus and is stranded in an Irish village, where he gets caught up in a local vendetta. (imdb)