Anthony Hopkins biography and movies
Anthony Hopkins was born on 31 December 1937, in Margam, Wales. Influenced by Richard Burton, he decided to study at College of Music and Drama and graduated in 1957. In 1965, he moved to London and joined the National Theatre, invited by Laurence Olivier, who could see the talent in Hopkins. In 1967, he made his first film for television, A Flea in Her Ear (1967) (TV).From this moment on, he enjoyed a successful career in cinema and television. In 1968, he worked on The Lion in Winter (1968) with Timothy Dalton. Many successes came later, and Hopkins' remarkable acting style reached the four corners of the world. In 1977, he appeared in two major films: A Bridge Too Far (1977) with James Caan, Gene Hackman, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Elliott Gould and Laurence Olivier, and Maximilian Schell. In 1980, he worked on The Elephant Man (1980). Two good television literature adaptations followed: Othello (1981) (TV) and "Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (#31.2)" (1982). In 1987 he was awarded with the Commander of the order of the British Empire. This year was also important in his cinematic life, with 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), acclaimed by specialists. In 1993, he was knighted.In the 1990s, Hopkins made movies like Desperate Hours (1990) and Howards End (1992), The Remains of the Day (1993) (nominee for the Oscar), Legends of the Fall (1994), Nixon (1995) (nominee for the Oscar), Surviving Picasso (1996), Amistad (1997) (nominee for the Oscar), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Meet Joe Black (1998) and Instinct (1999). His most remarkable film, however, was The Silence of the Lambs (1991), for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor. He also got a BAFTA for this role.

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Rate: 6.6 Beowulf

Year: 2007

Genres: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Artists: Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Hrothgar, John Malkovich, Dragon


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Rate: 7.1 Fracture

Year: 2007

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Gregory Hoblit

Artists: Billy Burke, Xander Berkeley, Bob Gunton, David Strathairn, Anthony Hopkins


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Rate: 9.7 Beowulf

Year: 2007

Genres: Animation, Action, Adventure

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Artists: Rod D. Harbour, John Bilezikjian, Paul Baker, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright


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Rate: 9.7 Fracture

Year: 2007

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Gregory Hoblit

Artists: Embeth Davidtz, Rosamund Pike, David Strathairn, Ryan Gosling, Anthony Hopkins


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Rate: 5.3 Slipstream

Year: 2007

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Comedy

Artists: Gavin Grazer, Lana Antonova, Eddie DeVille, Stella Arroyave, Lindsay Barth, Jennifer Anne Franklin, Fionnula Flanagan, Charlie Edwards, Michael Clarke Duncan, Gene Borkan, Marshall Barth, Monica Garcia, Saginaw Grant, Anthony Hopkins, Dean Bitter


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Rate: 6 All the King's Men

Year: 2006

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Director: Steven Zaillian

Artists: Thomas McCarthy, Kevin Dunn, Paul Desmond, Frederic Forrest, Travis Champagne, Lucy Stark, Talia Balsam, Kathy Baker, Jackie Earle Haley, James Gandolfini, Patricia Clarkson, Mark Ruffalo, Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Sean Penn


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Rate: 9.7 All The Kings Men

Year: 2006

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Director: Steven Zaillian

Artists: Mark Ruffalo, Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Sean Penn


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Rate: 9.7 The Worlds Fastest Indian

Year: 2005

Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport

Director: Roger Donaldson

Artists: Tim Shadbolt, Aaron Murphy, Tessa Mitchell, Iain Rea, Anthony Hopkins


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Rate: 8 The World's Fastest Indian

Year: 2005

Genres: Sport, Biography, Drama

Director: Roger Donaldson

Artists: Aaron Murphy, Tessa Mitchell, Iain Rea, Anthony Hopkins, Craig Hall


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Rate: 8 The Worlds Fastest

Year: 2005

Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport

Director: Roger Donaldson

Artists: Aaron Murphy, Tessa Mitchell, Iain Rea, Anthony Hopkins, Craig Hall


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Rate: 5.4 Alexander

Year: 2004

Genres: History, Drama, Biography, Adventure

Director: Oliver Stone

Artists: Colin Farrell, Rosario Dawson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie


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Rate: 5.4 Alexander

Year: 2004

Genres: History, Drama, Biography, Adventure

Director: Oliver Stone

Artists: Colin Farrell, Rosario Dawson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie


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Rate: 5.4 Alexander

Year: 2004

Genres: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama

Director: Oliver Stone

Artists: Colin Farrell, Rosario Dawson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie


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Rate: 5.4 Alexander

Year: 2004

Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Romance

Director: Oliver Stone

Artists: Raz Degan, Annelise Hesme, Parmenion, John Kavanagh, Aristotle, Christopher Plummer, Neil Jackson, Ian Beattie, Gary Stretch, Rory McCann, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rosario Dawson, Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Anthony Hopkins, Jared Leto, Darius III


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Rate: 9.7 Alexander

Year: 2004

Genres: Action, Adventure, Biography

Director: Oliver Stone

Artists: Angelina Jolie, Colin Farrell, Jared Leto, Anthony Hopkins, Val Kilmer


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Rate: 7.3 Red Dragon

Year: 2002

Genres: Thriller, Crime

Director: Brett Ratner

Artists: Ralph Fiennes, Edward Norton, Emily Watson, Frankie Faison, Anthony Hopkins


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Rate: 5.3 Bad Company

Year: 2002

Genres: Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Action

Director: Joel Schumacher

Artists: Anthony Hopkins, Kerry Washington, John Slattery, Peter Stormare, Chris Rock


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Rate: 7.3 Red Dragon

Year: 2002

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Director: Brett Ratner

Artists: Ralph Fiennes, Edward Norton, Emily Watson, Frankie Faison, Anthony Hopkins


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Rate: 7.3 Red Dragon

Year: 2002

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Director: Brett Ratner

Artists: Ralph Fiennes, Edward Norton, Emily Watson, Frankie Faison, Anthony Hopkins


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Rate: 6.4 Hannibal

Year: 2001

Genres: Horror, Crime, Thriller

Director: Ridley Scott

Artists: Anthony Hopkins, Frankie Faison, Zeljko Ivanek, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta


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Rate: 7.2 Chaplin

Year: 1992

Genres: Drama, Biography

Director: Richard Attenborough

Artists: Kevin Dunn, Dan Aykroyd, Diane Lane, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Hopkins


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Rate: 9.7 The Silence Of The Lambs

Year: 1991

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Director: Jonathan Demme

Artists: Brooke Smith, Ted Levine, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Jodie Foster


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Rate: 9.7 The Elephant Man

Year: 1980

Genres: Drama, Biography, History

Director: David Lynch

Artists: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Frederick Treves, John Merrick, Anne Bancroft


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Rate: 9.7 The Elephant Man

Year: 1980

Genres: Biography, Drama, History

Director: David Lynch

Artists: Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Hurt, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller


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Rate: 6.6 Young Winston

Year: 1972

Genres: Adventure, War, Biography, Drama

Director: Richard Attenborough

Artists: Pat Heywood, Robert Shaw, Anne Bancroft, Simon Ward, Jack Hawkins, Ian Holm, Anthony Hopkins, Russell Lewis, Raymond Huntley, Ronald Hines, Peter Cellier, John Mills, Edward Woodward, Patrick Magee, Laurence Naismith, Lord Salisbury


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Rate: 9.7 The Lion In Winter

Year: 1968

Genres: Drama, History

Director: Anthony Harvey

Artists: Nigel Terry, John Castle, Anthony Hopkins, Katharine Hepburn, Peter O\'Toole


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