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Movies starring Sam Riley have generally received mixed reviews and hold an average score of 59%.
Control - released in 2007 - is Sam Riley's highest rated movie, with a score of 78% based on 729 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Sam Riley is She Is Love - released in 2023 - with a score of 46% based on 4 reviews.
He is best known for playing the lead role of Ian Curtis in the movie Control, a biopic about the lead singer of the 1970s post-punk band Joy Division. His performance in the role won him the British Independent Film Award for "Most Promising Newcomer".[1]. He also won a Kermode for Best Actor 2007 for the film. Prior to his portrayal of Ian Curtis, Riley played The Fall frontman Mark E. Smith in the Michael Winterbottom film 24 Hour Party People, which details the Factory Records era. His scenes, however, were omitted from the final cut. In September 2007, Riley was cast in Gerald McMorrow's British science fiction film Franklyn. He will play a lead role in 13, an English-language remake of the French thriller 13 Tzameti. He is currently playing the role of Pinkie Brown in a remake of Brighton Rock alongside Helen Mirren.
Sam Riley has acted in films with Elle Fanning, Angelina Jolie, Lily James and Juno Temple.
Sam Riley has worked with these film directors: Ben Wheatley, Neil Jordan, Burr Steers and Walter Salles.
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