Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch is one of the most famous and prominent British actors. The descendant of the English king Edward III became famous thanks to the excellent acting in the series "Sherlock". We present to the attention of readers best films starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
10. Amazing lightness
Tears off our list of historical drama "Amazing lightness". This picture, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, tells of a member of the English parliament, William Wilberforce, who lived in the early 19th century. He is a supporter of the abolition of slavery and year after year he submits to the parliament a bill to abolish slavery, but fails every time. Benedict Cumberbatch played in the film, British Prime Minister William Pitt Jr.
9. The Black Mass
Films with Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role continue the crime drama "Black mass».
Whitey Bulger is the crime boss of Boston, one of America's most ruthless criminals. For a long time, he remained untouched by the FBI, as he was a secret police informant. He was involved in 19 murders and disappeared in 1995 to evade arrest. In 2011, an 80-year-old criminal was found and arrested. The role of the famous gangster was brilliantly played by Johnny Depp, and Benedict Cumberbatch embodied on the screen the image of the criminal's younger brother, the politician Billy Bulger.
8. Star Trek: Retribution
«Star Trek: Into Darkness"- one of the brightest films with the participation of Benedict Cumberbatch. He played in him Starfleet officer John Harrison, who was actually Han Nunyen Singh, a representative of genetically advanced superhumans. Under pressure from Admiral Marcus, he was developing weapons for the Starfleet, but then rebelled and fled. The Enterprise team sets off in search of Khan, who launched a terrorist attack in London. He surrenders and reveals all the secrets of the corrupt Admiral Marcus. As it turns out, the latter blackmailed the superman with the lives of his team members. The goal of Khan himself is a new round of wars, and only the crew of the Enterprise Starship can prevent him.
7. Fifth power
Films with Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role continues the thriller "Fifth power". Information gives enormous power to those who possess it. In the modern world, with the advent of the Internet, the fifth power has arisen - the WikiLeaks website, created by hacker Julian Assange. Its purpose is to expose state corruption. Over the years, the Internet resource has revealed a huge number of financial frauds, government conspiracies and secrets of public services. But when the United States secret archive falls into the hands of Assange and his people, he faces a difficult dilemma - if documents are submitted without preliminary verification and editing, innocent people will suffer.
6. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
«The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"- one of the most memorable films with Benedict Cumberbatch, although the viewer himself will not see the actor in the frame. He gave his voice and facial expressions to the most terrible and majestic character of the famous trilogy about the journey of a team of gnomes and a hobbit to the Lonely Mountain - the dragon Smaug, who became the main antagonist of the film. Benedict Cumberbatch also worked on the movements of his character, although initially he was invited only for voice acting. But the actor himself wanted to completely create the image of a dragon using motion capture technology. To do this, he had to crawl around his studio with his legs tied, imitating the movements and facial expressions of Smaug. In Hobit, the actor voiced another important character - the Necromancer, the future incarnation of Sauron.
5. Hawking
Films with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role can not do without a biographical picture "Hawking". In it, the actor played the famous physicist Stephen Hawking. By the way, this is the first feature film about the great scientist. The picture tells about the university years of physics and work at Cambridge University. The viewer learns about the scientist’s struggle with a rare disease - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It was not possible to defeat her, but Hawking was able to stabilize his condition over time.
4. Dr. Strange
Superhero action movie not yet releasedDr. Strange"Continues the list of films starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Stefan Strange is a talented neurosurgeon, but too arrogant and narcissistic. In a car accident, he receives damage to his arm, which is why the surgeon’s career ended for him. The doctor sets off on a journey around the world, hoping to find healing. One day he learns about the mysterious Elder living in Tibet, who has some power. Strange finds him and asks for the healing of his hand. But the Elder explains to the doctor that he must first go the way of studying magic in order to find a way to heal himself. The doctor stays and begins training. After a few years, he becomes one of the most powerful magicians on Earth.
3. Spy, get out!
In the detective thriller "Spy, get out!Benedict Cumberbatch played Peter Guillem, a British MI-6 intelligence officer who helps George Smiley find the mole. An informant with access to classified data disrupted the MI-6 agent’s meeting with the Hungarian general. As a result, they were killed, and the right hand of the head of MI6 George Smiley was forced to resign due to this incident. The curator of British intelligence asks the former agent to calculate the "mole", until he struck another blow.
2. The game of imitation
«Imitation game"- one of the last interesting films with Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role. The actor played the talented British cryptographer Alan Turing, who during the Second World War accomplished the almost impossible - he cracked the code of Enigma, a German encryption machine. Thanks to this, millions of lives were saved and the day of victory over the German troops was approximated.
1. Sherlock
In 2010, the series “Sherlock»With Benedict Cumberbatch as the famous English detective. He became one of the most successful series in the last decade. He is interesting in that he represents a free adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories about Holmes. The action of the series has been postponed in our time, which allows the main characters to use all modern technologies in investigations. The famous detective performed by Benedict Cumberbatch is a mixture of an eccentric scientist and an ingenious detective brilliantly applying the deductive method. This role brought the actor worldwide fame and love of fans of his talent.
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