Ben Kingsley Filmography

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina

Synopsis: Ubisoft's popular video-game series of the same name gets adapted for the big screen in this sweeping fantasy adventure starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton. The setting is sixth century Persia. A nefarious nobleman covets the Sands of Time, a legendary gift from the gods that allows its Read More

Elegy

Actors: Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard

Synopsis: Adapted from author Philip Roth's novel The Dying Animal, director Isabel Coixet's elegant tale of obsession explores the relationship between a highly respected professor (Sir Ben Kingsley) and an impossibly gorgeous grad student (Penelope Cruz). As their relationship deepens, the professor finds Read More

Transsiberian

Actors: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Kate Mara, Eduardo Noriega

Synopsis: When an American couple (Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer) traveling from China to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railway meets an outwardly friendly couple (Eduardo Noriega and Kate Mara) traveling the same route, deception soon gives way to murder in The Machinist director Brad Anderson's tense Read More

The Wackness

Actors: Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen

Synopsis: A psychiatrist (Ben Kingsley) is put into a moral quandary when a young drug dealer who's been supplying him with pot in exchange for clinical treatment ends up dating his daughter in this comedy from All the Boys Love Mandy Lane's writer/director Jonathan Levine. Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, Mary-Kate Olsen Read More

The Love Guru

Actors: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Romany Malco, Verne Troyer, Ben Kingsley

Synopsis: Austin Powers trilogy star Mike Myers collaborates with writer Graham Gordy for this comedy concerning a self-help guru named Pitka (Myers), who devotes his life to unknotting the romantic entanglements of troubled couples. As a young child, Pitka is abandoned at the gates of an ashram in India Read More

War, Inc.

Actors: John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Dan Aykroyd

Synopsis: An assassin posing as a trade-show producer fixes his crosshairs on a Middle Eastern oil minister while maintaining his cover by organizing a high-profile wedding in this satirical action comedy starring John Cusack, Hilary Duff, and Marisa Tomei. A private American corporation run by a former Read More

The Last Legion

Actors: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Peter Mullan, Kevin McKidd

Synopsis: Co-adapted by Tom Butterworth and Jez Butterworth from Valerio Massimo Manfredi's bestselling historical adventure novel, Doug Lefler's period epic The Last Legion unfurls c. 470 A.D., just prior to the fall of the colossal Roman Empire. As the most recent in a long line of Caesars, a young Roman Read More

You Kill Me

Actors: Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson, Philip Baker Hall, Dennis Farina

Synopsis: John Dahl's mob comedy You Kill Me stars Ben Kingsley as Frank Falenczyk, an alcoholic mob hitman who is ordered into AA by his boss (Philip Baker Hall). In order to clean up, he goes to San Francisco and successfully starts tw12-stepping with the help of his sponsor (Luke Wilson). Eventually Read More

China's Stolen Children

Synopsis: Australian-born Jeeza Neumann presents a scathing indictment of perhaps the largest experiment in social engineering ever conducted with this undercover documentary investigation of China's notorious stolen-child black market. Narrated by Ben Kingsley, China's Stolen Children highlights the tragic Read More

The Ten Commandments

Actors: Christian Slater, Alfred Molina, Elliott Gould, Ben Kingsley, Christopher Gaze

Synopsis: One of the most fabled stories of the Old Testament gets a new interpretation in this CGI-animated feature. When the Pharaoh of Egypt sentences Hebrew children to their death, the mother of baby Moses floats the child down the River Nile in a basket, hoping he will be found by people who give him Read More

I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal

Actors: Nicole Kidman, Simon Wiesenthal, Richard Seibel, Pauline Kreisberg, Zvi Aharoni, Peter Michael Ungers

Synopsis: Richard Trank's documentary I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal joins Into the Arms of Strangers, The Power of Good, and other recent nonfiction films that reflect on WWII-era individuals emotionally invested in the pursuit of justice. This heart-rending film Read More

Number Thirteen

Actors: Dan Fogler, Ewan McGregor, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer

Synopsis: First time feature filmmaker Chase Palmer gathers an impressive cast including Ewan McGregor, Ben Kingsley, and Emily Mortimer for this fictional thriller about a torrid murder mystery in which the prime suspect is director Alfred Hitchcock. As Hitchcock struggles to keep the production on his Read More

Lucky Number Slevin

Actors: Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci, Bruce Willis

Synopsis: An innocent man visiting a friend in New York City becomes embroiled in a dangerous series of events after being mistaken for the very man he has come to the city to see in director Paul McGuigan's labyrinthine murder mystery. Upon arriving at the empty apartment of his old friend Nick, the Read More

BloodRayne

Actors: Kristanna Loken, Michelle Rodriguez, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Matthew Davis, Billy Zane

Synopsis: The war against the forces of darkness becomes a family affair in this cinematic prequel to the popular video game Bloodrayne. In 16th century Europe, Lord Kagan (Ben Kingsley) is an evil ruler who holds more power than any man alive, but he still dreams of having more, and when he's told of three Read More

Oliver Twist

Actors: Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Jamie Foreman, Harry Eden, Leanne Rowe

Synopsis: Director Roman Polanski gives one of Charles Dickens' best-loved stories a new and dynamic interpretation in this period drama. Oliver Twist (Barney Clark) is a young orphan in Victorian England who has been sent to a dank workhouse run by the miserly Mr. Bumble (Jeremy Swift) when it is learned Read More

A Sound of Thunder

Actors: Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley, Jemima Rooper, David Oyelowo

Synopsis: A seemingly insignificant act may cause the fabric of history to unravel in this sci-fi adventure. Charles Hatton (Ben Kingsley) owns and operates a successful firm known as Time Safari. Thanks to time travel technology developed by Hatton's employee Sonia Rand (Catherine McCormack), Time Safari Read More

Mrs. Harris

Actors: Frances Fisher, Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley

Synopsis: The sensationalistic murder of diet guru Dr. Herman Tarnower is explored in this stylized take on the tabloid cover story from first-time director Phyllis Nagy. As the inventor of the popular "Scarsdale Diet," Dr. Herman Tarnower (Ben Kingsley) became an overnight success during the peak of the Read More

Unlikely Heroes

Synopsis: Directed by Richard Trank and narrated by Ben Kingsley, Unlikely Heroes revolves around the largely untold tales of Jewish heroism during the Nazi regime. The film is supplemented with touching personal artifacts and rare footage from the Holocaust era, most of which was found in an extensive Read More

Suspect Zero

Actors: Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss, Harry J. Lennix

Synopsis: Directed by E. Elias Merhige, Suspect Zero follows the disgraced FBI Agent Thomas Mackelway (Aaron Eckhart), who was transferred to a desolate area in Albuquerque, New Mexico as punishment for botching a procedure which ultimately led to the release of one of the most notorious criminals on the Read More

Thunderbirds

Actors: Bill Paxton, Anthony Edwards, Sophia Myles, Ben Kingsley, Brady Corbet

Synopsis: Directed by Jonathan Frakes and based on the '60s British television series of the same name, Thunderbirds chronicles the intergalactic exploits of the Tracy family. Set in 2010, the world looks toward the mysterious Tracy Island when mere international security is not enough; the remote South Read More

House of Sand and Fog

Actors: Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jonathan Ahdout, Frances Fisher

Synopsis: Russian filmmaker Vadim Perelman makes his feature-film debut with the psychological drama House of Sand and Fog, based on the novel by Andre Dubus III. Ben Kingsley plays Massoud Amir Behrani, an Iranian immigrant living the United States. Even though he was a high-ranking official in Iran, he Read More

Helena: First Pilgrim to the Holy Land

Tuck Everlasting

Actors: Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, Sissy Spacek, Scott Bairstow, Ben Kingsley

Synopsis: Natalie Babbitt's award winning book for children comes to the screen in a lavish adaptation from Walt Disney Pictures. Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) is a girl in her early teens growing up in the small rural town of Winesap in 1914. Winnie's parents (Victor Garber and Amy Irving) are loving but Read More

The Triumph of Love

Actors: Mira Sorvino, Ben Kingsley, Fiona Shaw, Jay Rodan, Ignazio Oliva

Synopsis: A beautiful princess (Mira Sorvino) whose throne is threatened falls in love at first sight with the rightful heir to the throne, a lonely young man named Agis (Jay Rodan), in Clare Peploe's romantic comedy Triumph of Love. The film was adapted from an 18th century play by Marivaux. Peploe's Read More

Spooky House

Actors: Ben Kingsley, Mercedes Ruehl, Matt Weinberg, Jason Fuchs, Ronald Joshua Scott

Synopsis: An old man and a young boy teach one another some lessons about magic and friendship in this adventure-comedy for all ages. Max (Matt Weinberg) is a fourth grader who has been having a tough time lately; his parents have died, and he's become the target of bullies at school. One night, not long Read More

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence

Actors: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Brendan Gleeson, William Hurt

Synopsis: Based on the 1969 short story Super-Toys Last All Summer Long, by Brian Aldiss, this science fiction fantasy bears similarities to Pinocchio (1940) and originated as a long-gestating project of director Stanley Kubrick that passed to his friend Steven Spielberg after Kubrick's death. Haley Joel Osment Read More

Sexy Beast

Actors: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, Cavan Kendall

Synopsis: Gary (Ray Winstone) is a former gangster who has made a modest amount of money from his criminal career. Happy to put his life of crime behind him, he has retired with his wife Deedee (Amanda Redman) to the sunny bliss of rural Spain, where he lives an idyllic life with his family and a few close Read More

Islam: Empire of Faith, Part 1 - The Messenger

Synopsis: Originally aired on PBS, this first of three episodes in the documentary Islam: Empire of Faith recounts the history of the religion of Islam, from its beginning in 622 A.D. as a small desert sect led by the prophet Muhammad, to its zenith hundreds of years later as an intellectual and artistic Read More

Anne Frank

Actors: Ben Kingsley, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Brenda Blethyn, Tatjana Blacher, Joachim Krol

Synopsis: Anne Frank was an ordinary girl forced by circumstances to bear witness to the most extraordinary tragedy of the 20th century, and the diary she left behind became one of the best known and most affecting documents of those who struggled to survive the Holocaust under Nazi occupation during World Read More

The Magic Never Ends: The Life & Work of C.S. Lewis

Islam: Empire of Faith [TV Documentary Series]

Islam: Empire of Faith, Part 2 - The Awakening

Synopsis: As Academy Award-winning actor Ben Kingsley notes in his narration, the European Renaissance had its beginning in the metropolis of Baghdad, a center of learning at a time when Europe was sunk in the Dark Ages. Originally aired on PBS, this second of three episodes in the documentary Islam: Empire Read More

Islam: Empire of Faith, Part 3 - The Ottomans

Synopsis: Originally aired on PBS, this last of three episodes in the documentary Islam: Empire of Faith covers the history of the expansionist Ottoman Empire and its ambitious sultans through the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent. As Academy Award-winning actor Ben Kingsley explains, a key successful Read More

Rules of Engagement

Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, Bruce Greenwood, Blair Underwood

Synopsis: In this drama, two U.S. Marines who stood side by side on the field of battle are reunited in a court of law. Attorney Hayes Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones) once aspired to a career as an officer, but a serious injury in Vietnam put an end to his military future, leaving him bitter and resentful. Col. Read More

What Planet Are You From?

Actors: Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear, Ben Kingsley, Linda Fiorentino, John Goodman, Richard Jenkins, Caroline Aaron, Judy Greer

Synopsis: Garry Shandling makes his big-screen debut as a leading man in this sci-fi romantic comedy. Harold (Shandling) is an alien from another galaxy sent to Earth on a vital mission: in order to ensure that his civilization will prevail, Harold must impregnate an Earth woman. But he discovers that this Read More

A Force More Powerful: South Africa - Freedom in Our Lifetime

Actors: Ben Kingsley, Alyque Padamsee, John Lewis

Synopsis: Director Steve York argues in this documentary that non-violent political movements have been the most formative tool to effect political change during the 20th century. The film opens with Mohandas Gandhi's colossal struggle against British colonialism. Using footage from old black and white Read More

The Directors: Steven Spielberg

Synopsis: Two-time Best Director Oscar winner and easily one of America's most popular directors, Steven Spielberg and his films, such as E.T., Jurassic Park, and Jaws, redefined the term "Hollywood blockbuster." This video biography highlights his high-flying career, featuring interviews with Jeff Read More

CNN Millennium, Part 2: Century of the Axe - The Twelfth Century

Synopsis: Part of the CNN Millennium 10-hour documentary, which explores global events of the past 1000 years, CNN Millennium, Part 2: Century of the Axe - The Twelfth Century outlines pivotal points between 1100 and 1200. The program describes a period of great innovation in architecture and education. In Read More

CNN Millennium, Part 1: Century of the Sword - The Eleventh Century

Synopsis: Part of the CNN Millennium 10-hour documentary, which explores global events of the past 1000 years, CNN Millennium, Part 1: Century of the Sword - The Eleventh Century outlines pivotal points between 1000 and 1100. The program discusses explorer Leif Ericksson's important journey to North America Read More

Alice in Wonderland

Actors: Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Tina Majorino

Synopsis: Originally produced for NBC television, this adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic features an impressive cast, including Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Ben Kingsley, Whoopi Goldberg, Gene Wilder, Peter Ustinov, and George Wendt. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide Read More

CNN Millennium, Part 7: Century of the Telescope - The Seventeenth Century

Synopsis: Part of the CNN Millennium ten-hour documentary which explores global events from the past 1,000 years, CNN Millennium, Pt. 7: Century of the Telescope -- The Seventeenth Century outlines pivotal points between 1600 and 1700, a period of scientific advancement, global commercialization, and New Read More

CNN Millennium, Part 6: Century of the Compass - The Sixteenth Century

Synopsis: Part of the CNN Millennium ten-hour documentary which explores global events of the past 1,000 years, CNN Millennium, Pt. 6: Century of the Compass -- The Sixteenth Century outlines pivotal points between 1500 and 1600, a century of new beginnings. Seven empires cropped up during this period Read More

CNN Millennium, Part 10: Century of the Globe - The Twentieth Century

Synopsis: Part of the CNN Millennium ten-hour documentary which explores global events of the past 1,000 years, CNN Millennium, Pt. 10: Century of the Globe -- The Twentieth Century outlines pivotal points between 1900 and the year 2000. The program describes a period of turmoil and prosperity, in which two Read More

CNN Millennium, Part 8: Century of the Furnace - The Eighteenth Century

Synopsis: Part of the CNN Millennium ten-hour documentary which explores global events of the past 1,000 years, CNN Millennium, Pt. 8: Century of the Furnace -- The Eighteenth Century outlines pivotal points between 1700 and 1800, a period of climactic action. In this century, the Moguls in India Read More

CNN Millennium, Part 3: Century of the Stirrup - The Thirteenth Century

Synopsis: Part of the CNN Millennium 10-hour documentary, which explores global events of the past 1000 years, CNN Millennium, Part 3: Century of the Stirrup - The Thirteenth Century outlines pivotal points between 1200 and 1300. The program follows Ghengis Khan and his Mongol warriors as they mapped their Read More

The Confession

Actors: Alec Baldwin, Amy Irving, Ben Kingsley

Synopsis: Alec Baldwin and Amy Irving star in this emotional drama about a lawyer struggling with an ethical dilemma. He is asked to defend a man for a murder;the victim, however, was the man who killed the lawyer's child. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide Read More

CNN Millennium, Part 5: Century of the Sail - The Fifteenth Century

Synopsis: Part of the CNN Millennium ten-hour documentary which explores global events of the past 1,000 years from a global perspective, CNN Millennium, Pt. 5: Century of the Sail -- The Fifteenth Century outlines pivotal points between 1500 and 1600, a century of self-improvement. In Europe, artists Read More

CNN Millennium, Part 4: Century of the Scythe - The Fourteenth Century

Synopsis: Part of the CNN Millennium ten-hour documentary which explores global events of the past 1,000 years, CNN Millennium, Pt. 4: Century of the Scythe -- The Fourteenth Century outlines pivotal points between 1300 and 1400. The program describes a century of passionate revolt, in which French and Read More

Religions of the World: Protestant Christianity

Synopsis: Narrated by Ben Kingsley, each installment in the Religions of the World series offers an in-depth investigation into the practices and theology of a major world religion. Through interviews with experts, examination of artifacts, and dramatic reenactments, the major facets of these faiths are Read More

Religions of the World: Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christianity

Synopsis: Narrated by Ben Kingsley, each installment in the Religions of the World series offers an in-depth investigation into the practices and theology of a major world religion. Through interviews with experts, examination of artifacts, and dramatic reenactments, the major facets of these faiths are Read More

Religions of the World: Religions of Small Societies

Synopsis: Narrated by Ben Kingsley, each installment in the Religions of the World series offers an in-depth investigation into the practices and theology of a major world religion. Through interviews with experts, examination of artifacts, and dramatic reenactments, the major facets of these faiths are Read More

Religions of the World: Skepticism and Religious Relativism

Synopsis: Narrated by Ben Kingsley, each installment in the Religions of the World series offers an in-depth investigation into the practices and theology of a major world religion. Through interviews with experts, examination of artifacts, and dramatic reenactments, the major facets of these faiths are Read More

Religions of the World: Shinto

Synopsis: Narrated by Ben Kingsley, each installment in the Religions of the World series offers an in-depth investigation into the practices and theology of a major world religion. Through interviews with experts, examination of artifacts, and dramatic reenactments, the major facets of these faiths are Read More

Religions of the World: African and African American Religions

Synopsis: Narrated by Ben Kingsley, each installment in the Religions of the World series offers an in-depth investigation into the practices and theology of a major world religion. Through interviews with experts, examination of artifacts, and dramatic reenactments, the major facets of these faiths are Read More

Religions of the World: Ancient Religions of the Mediterranean

Synopsis: Narrated by Ben Kingsley, each installment in the Religions of the World series offers an in-depth investigation into the practices and theology of a major world religion. Through interviews with experts, examination of artifacts, and dramatic reenactments, the major facets of these faiths are Read More

Religions of the World: Buddhism

Synopsis: Narrated by Ben Kingsley, each installment in the Religions of the World series offers an in-depth investigation into the practices and theology of a major world religion. Through interviews with experts, examination of artifacts, and dramatic reenactments, the major facets of these faiths are Read More

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

Actors: Ben Kingsley, Joanna Lumley, Campbell Scott, Selina Boyack, John Kavanagh

Synopsis: John Schlesinger directed this razor-sharp retelling of the familiar Demon Barber legend, previously a Victorian penny-dreadful by Christopher Bond (The Story of Pearls), a stage play by George Dibdin-Pitt, a Tod Slaughter film (the 1936 Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street), and the Read More

Parting Shots

Actors: Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, John Cleese, Bob Hoskins, Ben Kingsley

Synopsis: Michael Winner directed this British comedy-thriller about the disappointing life of wedding photographer Harry Sterndale (singer-actor Chris Rea). Betrayed by his wife, Harry had his ideas stolen by his best friend Maurice Walpole (John Cleese), was fleeced by shady businessman Gerd Layton (Bob Hoskins Read More

Crime and Punishment

Actors: Patrick Dempsey, Ben Kingsley, Julie Delpy

Synopsis: Dostoyevsky's socially conscious epic novel of morality and ethics comes to vivid life in this lavish version from Hallmark Entertainment. Originally aired on NBC and produced by Robert Halmi Sr. (known for such high-calibre and popular literature-based miniseries as Gulliver's Travels, The Odyssey Read More

Religions of the World: Islam

Synopsis: Narrated by Ben Kingsley, each installment in the Religions of the World series offers an in-depth investigation into the practices and theology of a major world religion. Through interviews with experts, examination of artifacts, and dramatic reenactments, the major facets of these faiths are Read More

Religions of the World: Hinduism

Synopsis: Narrated by Ben Kingsley, each installment in the Religions of the World series offers an in-depth investigation into the practices and theology of a major world religion. Through interviews with experts, examination of artifacts, and dramatic reenactments, the major facets of these faiths are