Oliver Parker

Screenwriting

3 titles

The Importance of Being Earnest

Movie2002

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...

An Ideal Husband

Movie1999

Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father. Goring knows the lady of old, and, for him, takes the whole thing pretty seriously.

Othello

Movie1995

The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.

Directing

10 titles

The Great Escaper

Movie2023

In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

Swimming with Men

Movie2018

A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.

Dad's Army

Movie2016

A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.

Johnny English Reborn

Movie2011

The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that would make even James Bond jealous, the once-disgraced agent uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy involving some of the world's most powerful organisations, and vows to redeem his tarnished reputation by stopping the killers before they can strike.

Dorian Gray

Movie2009

Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton, handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of time while he remains forever young. When Gray's obsession spirals out of control, his desperate attempts to safeguard his secret turn his once-privileged life into a living hell.

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

Movie2009

The girls of St. Trinians are on the hunt for buried treasure after discovering headmistress Miss Fritton is related to a famous pirate.

St. Trinian's

Movie2007

When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the red.

The Importance of Being Earnest

Movie2002

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...

An Ideal Husband

Movie1999

Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father. Goring knows the lady of old, and, for him, takes the whole thing pretty seriously.

Othello

Movie1995

The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.

Producing

2 titles

Emily

Movie2022

The imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights. Explore the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte and Anne; her first aching, forbidden love for Weightman and her care for her maverick brother whom she idolises.

St. Trinian's

Movie2007

When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the red.

Editing

1 title

Truth or Dare

Movie2012

A group of friends are lured to an isolated cabin by a promise of heavy partying, only to find themselves in a nightmarish game of truth or dare.

Miscellaneous Crew

16 titles

The Great Escaper

Movie2023

In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

Emily

Movie2022

The imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights. Explore the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte and Anne; her first aching, forbidden love for Weightman and her care for her maverick brother whom she idolises.

Swimming with Men

Movie2018

A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.

Dad's Army

Movie2016

A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.

Truth or Dare

Movie2012

A group of friends are lured to an isolated cabin by a promise of heavy partying, only to find themselves in a nightmarish game of truth or dare.

Johnny English Reborn

Movie2011

The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that would make even James Bond jealous, the once-disgraced agent uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy involving some of the world's most powerful organisations, and vows to redeem his tarnished reputation by stopping the killers before they can strike.

Dorian Gray

Movie2009

Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton, handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of time while he remains forever young. When Gray's obsession spirals out of control, his desperate attempts to safeguard his secret turn his once-privileged life into a living hell.

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

Movie2009

The girls of St. Trinians are on the hunt for buried treasure after discovering headmistress Miss Fritton is related to a famous pirate.

St. Trinian's

Movie2007

When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the red.

The Importance of Being Earnest

Movie2002

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...

An Ideal Husband

Movie1999

Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father. Goring knows the lady of old, and, for him, takes the whole thing pretty seriously.

Othello

Movie1995

The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.

Nightbreed

Movie1990

A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of monsters are hiding from humanity.

Nuns on the Run

Movie1990

Brian and Charlie work for a gangster. When the boss learns they want to "leave" he sets them up to be killed, after they help rob the local Triads of their drug dealing profits. B&C decide to steal the money for themselves, but when their escape doesn't go to plan, they have to seek refuge in a Nuns' teacher training school.

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Movie1988

Julia Cotton, her step daughter Kirsty, and the sinister Dr. Channard are sent into the dominion of the Cenobites themselves.

Hellraiser

Movie1987

After tinkering with a box he bought while abroad, sexual deviant Frank inadvertently opens a portal to hell, where fetish-demons led by Pinhead tear his body apart. When Frank’s brother and his wife move into his house, a skeletal Frank appears to his sister-in-law and asks her to supply him with corpses for his regeneration.

Oliver Parker

Ratings

Filmography

Screenwriting

The Importance of Being Earnest

An Ideal Husband

Othello

Directing

The Great Escaper

Swimming with Men

Dad's Army

Johnny English Reborn

Dorian Gray

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

St. Trinian's

The Importance of Being Earnest

An Ideal Husband

Othello

Producing

Emily

St. Trinian's

Editing

Truth or Dare

Miscellaneous Crew

The Great Escaper

Emily

Swimming with Men

Dad's Army

Truth or Dare

Johnny English Reborn

Dorian Gray

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

St. Trinian's

The Importance of Being Earnest

An Ideal Husband

Othello

Nightbreed

Nuns on the Run

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Hellraiser

Oliver Parker

Biography

Ratings

Filmography

Screenwriting

The Importance of Being Earnest

An Ideal Husband

Othello

Directing

The Great Escaper

Swimming with Men

Dad's Army

Johnny English Reborn

Dorian Gray

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

St. Trinian's

The Importance of Being Earnest

An Ideal Husband

Othello

Producing

Emily

St. Trinian's

Editing

Truth or Dare

Miscellaneous Crew

The Great Escaper

Emily

Swimming with Men

Dad's Army

Truth or Dare

Johnny English Reborn

Dorian Gray

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

St. Trinian's

The Importance of Being Earnest

An Ideal Husband

Othello

Nightbreed

Nuns on the Run

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Hellraiser