All movies starring Judi Dench

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) poster

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) ★ 6.7

Riddick has spent the last five years on the run among forgotten worlds at the back of the galaxy, hiding from mercenaries who put a price on his head. Now the fugitive finds himself on the planet Helion, home to a progressive multinational society conquered by Lord Marshall, a fanatic determined to enslave humanity with his armada of warriors, the Necromongers.

After escaping from an underground prison where temperatures fluctuated from arctic nights to volcanic days, Riddick meets Kaira, the last surviving woman from earlier in his life. His attempts to free himself and Kaira lead them aboard the main Necromonger ship, where he faces Lord Marshall in an apocalyptic battle not for life but for death.

Casino Royale (2006) poster

Casino Royale (2006) ★ 8.0

Using a rich spy arsenal, James Bond engages in a duel with the financial genius of the underworld, Le Chiffre. But the general battle against him can only be won by force of mind, and not on the battlefield, but on the green baize of the Casino Royale.
Chocolat (2000) poster

Chocolat (2000) ★ 7.3

Genres: Drama Romance
A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.
Ladies in Lavender (2004) poster

Ladies in Lavender (2004) ★ 7.0

Two sisters befriend a mysterious foreigner who washes up on the beach of their 1930s Cornish seaside village.
Six Minutes to Midnight (2020) poster

Six Minutes to Midnight (2020) ★ 5.8

Genres: Drama Thriller War
UK, Aug. 15, 1939: 17 days before WWII, an English teacher and his camera disappear from a coastal boarding school with 20 German teen girls. Miller gets the job six days later, secretly trying to find out what happened.
Notes on a Scandal (2006) poster

Notes on a Scandal (2006) ★ 7.4

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her fifteen-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond a platonic friendship.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) poster

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) ★ 7.2

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.
Victoria & Abdul (2017) poster

Victoria & Abdul (2017) ★ 6.8

Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal) arrives from India to participate in Queen Victoria's (Dame Judi Dench's) golden jubilee. The young clerk is surprised to find favor with the Queen. As Victoria questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance that her household and inner circle try to destroy. As their friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes, joyfully reclaiming her humanity.
Philomena (2013) poster

Philomena (2013) ★ 7.6

When former journalist Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) is dismissed from the Labour Party in disgrace, he is at a loss as to what do. That changes when a young Irish woman approaches him about a story of her mother, Philomena Lee (Dame Judi Dench), who had her son taken away when she was a teenage inmate of a Catholic convent. Martin arranges a magazine assignment about her search for him that eventually leads to America. Along the way, Martin and Philomena discover as much about each other as about her son's fate. Furthermore, both find their basic beliefs challenged.