Films starring Gemma Arterton

Summerland

By Ariel Klinghoffer

Gemma Arterton plays a reclusive writer who rediscovers her romantic side in Jessica Swale’s tender wartime drama.

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Vita and Virginia

By David Jenkins

A handsome if underpowered period drama on literary lesbianism and the early career of Virginia Woolf.

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The Escape

By Adam Woodward

Gemma Arterton excels in this quietly devastating character study about a desperate housewife.

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Their Finest

By David Jenkins

Gemma Arterton gives Blighty a much-needed morale boost in this charming wartime comedy-drama.

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The Girl with All the Gifts

By Anton Bitel

A new star rises in Sennia Nanua who plays a preteen zombie who’s still showing signs of life.

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Gemma Bovery

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

This quaint French farce brings the best out of its star, Gemma Arterton.

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The Voices

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Talking household pets are the source of a murderous rampage in Marjane Satrapi’s wicked, comic-tinged slasher movie.

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Byzantium

By Anton Bitel

Bloodsuckers hit the beach in Neil Jordan’s woozy and extremely violent British noir.

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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

By David Jenkins

How could a gore-flecked take on the beloved Brothers’ Grimm fairy tale turn out to be such a write-off?

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Tamara Drewe

By Matt Bochenski

Stripping away the dazzling veneer of sun-dappled privilege, Stephen Frears reveals a world of betrayal, desperation, bitterness and regret.

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

By Matt Bochenski

The problem in this empty cinema of spectacle is that there are hardly any arresting images or memorable moments.

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Clash of the Titans

By Tom Seymour

A big-budget 3D remake of a classic and popular spectacle film starring the guy from Avatar.

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