Ken Russell

Director, writer, and performer with 5 reviewed and 26 watchlist titles.

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1960s
- director
  French Dressing 1964
  Ken Russell’s debut feature. James Booth plays Jim, a deckchair attendant in a dying English seaside resort. Alita Naughton plays his charming girlfriend, an American journalist who’s showing signs of outgrowing their small town. With his world threatened, Jim concocts a scheme to stage a film festival starring a French beauty.
  Feb 7, 2022
  Comedy, Drama
- director, writer
  Isadora 1966
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Biography
- director
  Billion Dollar Brain 1967
  British spy Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) uncovers a Texas tycoon’s plot to incite a coup in a Communist country.
  Nov 29, 2008
  Crime, Drama, Thriller
- director
  Women in Love 1969
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Drama, Romance
1970s
- director
  The Music Lovers 1971
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
- director, writer
  The Devils 1971
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Biography, Drama, History
- director, writer
  The Boy Friend 1971
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Comedy, Musical, Romance
- director
  Savage Messiah 1972
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Biography, Drama
- director, writer
  Mahler 1974
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Biography, Drama, Music
- director, writer
  Tommy 1975
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Drama, Musical
- director, writer
  Lisztomania 1975
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Biography, Comedy, Music, Musical
- director, writer
  Valentino 1977
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Biography, Drama
1980s
- director
  Altered States 1980
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- director
  Crimes of Passion 1984
  A moonlighting private eye falls for the fashion designer he’s surveilling after discovering her secret life as a prostitute—but a deranged street preacher is watching too.
  Nov 3, 2025
  Drama, Romance, Thriller
- director
  Faust 1985
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Drama, Musical
- director
  Gothic 1986
  The poet Percy Shelley, his lover Mary, and her cousin Claire spend a nightmarish night at Lord Byron’s mansion.
  Jan 9, 2004
  Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
- director, writer
  Aria 1987
  Because Ken Russell and Robert Altman directed.
  Comedy, Drama, Music
- director, performer, writer
  Salome's Last Dance 1988
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Biography, Comedy, Drama
- director, writer
  The Lair of the White Worm 1988
  The discovery of a strange prehistoric skull in the English countryside leads a Lord (Hugh Grant) and an archeologist to an ancient snake-worshipping cult.
  Dec 14, 2007
  Comedy, Horror
- director, writer
  The Rainbow 1989
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Action, Drama, Romance
- director
  Il Mefistofele 1989
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Drama, Fantasy, Musical
1990s
- performer
  The Russia House 1990
  Because Sean Connery performed.
  Drama, Romance, Thriller
- director, writer
  Whore 1991
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Drama
- director
  Prisoner of Honor 1991
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Biography, Drama
- director
  The Mystery of Dr Martinu 1992
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Drama, Music, Musical
- director, performer, writer
  The Secret Life of Arnold Bax 1992
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Drama
- director, writer
  Treasure Island 1995
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Adventure, Comedy, Musical
- director, writer
  Mindbender 1996
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Biography, Drama, Sci-Fi
- director
  Dogboys 1998
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Action, Thriller
2000s
- director, performer, writer
  The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century 2002
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Musical, Sci-Fi
- director, performer
  Trapped Ashes 2006
  Because Ken Russell directed.
  Horror