Directing
Iain Softley
Born November 30, 1956 · London, England, UK (age 69)
Iain Declan Softley (born November 30, 1956) is an English film director. He was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, where he played the part of Thomas Becket in its 1975 production of T. S. Eliot's play, Murder in the Cathedral, and Queens' College, Cambridge. His movies include the Beatles film Backbeat (1994), Hackers (1995), The Wings of the Dove (1997), K-PAX (2001), The Skeleton Key (…
Known For
Hackers · 1995Hackers
★ 6.41995
MovieActionCrime
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.
Inkheart · 2008Inkheart
★ 6.32008
MovieAdventureFamily
The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.
The Skeleton Key · 2005The Skeleton Key
★ 6.62005
MovieDramaHorror
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
K-PAX · 2001K-PAX
★ 7.22001
MovieScience FictionDrama
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
Backbeat · 1994Backbeat
★ 6.11994
MovieDramaMusic
Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, and Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr.
Curve · 2015Curve
★ 5.82015
MovieHorrorThriller
A soon-to-be bride on her way to a wedding rehearsal is having second thoughts and decides to take a detour. Her car breaks down and a hitch-hiker offers help. Could it be fate?
The Shepherd · 2023The Shepherd
★ 6.92023
MovieDramaFantasy
On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home becomes lost while flying over water and needs a miracle to land safely.
The Wings of the Dove · 1997The Wings of the Dove
★ 6.61997
MovieDramaRomance
Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.
Movies
Hackers · 1995Hackers
★ 6.41995
MovieActionCrime
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.
Inkheart · 2008Inkheart
★ 6.32008
MovieAdventureFamily
The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.
The Skeleton Key · 2005The Skeleton Key
★ 6.62005
MovieDramaHorror
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
K-PAX · 2001K-PAX
★ 7.22001
MovieScience FictionDrama
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
Backbeat · 1994Backbeat
★ 6.11994
MovieDramaMusic
Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, and Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr.
Curve · 2015Curve
★ 5.82015
MovieHorrorThriller
A soon-to-be bride on her way to a wedding rehearsal is having second thoughts and decides to take a detour. Her car breaks down and a hitch-hiker offers help. Could it be fate?
The Shepherd · 2023The Shepherd
★ 6.92023
MovieDramaFantasy
On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home becomes lost while flying over water and needs a miracle to land safely.
The Wings of the Dove · 1997The Wings of the Dove
★ 6.61997
MovieDramaRomance
Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.
Trap for Cinderella · 2013Trap for Cinderella
★ 5.22013
MovieThrillerCrime
A young girl, suffering from amnesia after surviving a house fire that takes her childhood friend's life, begins a tormented road to recovery.
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers · 2015The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
★ 10.02015
MovieDocumentary
Brand-new interviews with director Iain Softley, cast members Fisher Stevens, Matthew Lillard and Penn Jillette, costume designer Roger Burton, visual effects artist Peter Chiang, and more!
TV Shows
Playhouse Presents · 2012Playhouse Presents
★ 6.02012
SeriesDramaComedy
Playhouse Presents is a series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on 12 April 2012, on Sky Arts 1. Each episode is written by a different writer with a different cast.
The Outcast · 2015The Outcast
★ 5.12015
SeriesDrama
Set in post-war Britain, ten year-old Lewis Aldridge is grief-stricken as he struggles to cope with the death of his beloved mother. Left under the care of his emotionally distant father Gilbert, whom he barely knows and who quickly remarries, Lewis is forced to bury his feelings.