8 Best Stephen Graham Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 5, 2026

Stephen Graham has spent two decades as one of British cinema’s most intense character actors, equally convincing playing real historical gangsters and invented ones. Boiling Point follows a head chef’s hectic restaurant service in one unbroken take, The Irishman recounts a mob hitman’s decades of crime, Venom: Let There Be Carnage faces a serial killer who gains a symbiote, and On Stranger Tides pits Blackbeard against a pirate captain’s Fountain of Youth quest. Public Enemies, This Is England, Gangs of New York and Snatch round out the list.

Boiling Point (2021)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A head chef battles chaos and mounting pressure on one relentless night at his London restaurant.

Directed by Philip Barantini · 1h 32m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, ShortsTV Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Stephen Graham features in this sequel about a journalist bonded with an alien symbiote who faces off against a serial killer.

Directed by Andy Serkis · 1h 37m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Irishman (2019)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A truck driver and hitman recounts his decades-long involvement with organised crime and a legendary union boss.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 3h 29m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Penelope Cruz plays a cunning pirate first mate opposite Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow.

Directed by Rob Marshall · 2h 16m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Public Enemies (2009)

IMDb ★ 6.9 RT 68% Metacritic 70

John Dillinger's bank-robbing spree makes him a folk hero the FBI is determined to end.

Directed by Michael Mann · 2h 20m · Rated R

1 win & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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This Is England (2006)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Stephen Graham plays a skinhead gang leader who takes in a lonely young boy, before the group's values curdle into violence.

Directed by Shane Meadows · 1h 42m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel

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Gangs of New York (2002)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Cameron Diaz takes a grittier, more period-appropriate register than most of her comedy work.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 2h 48m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Snatch (2000)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 74% Metacritic 55

A stolen diamond sets off a chaotic chain of double-crosses among London's criminal underworld.

Directed by Guy Ritchie · 1h 43m · Rated R

4 wins & 7 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Sundance Now, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

8 Best Stephen Graham Movies

Boiling Point (2021)

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

The Irishman (2019)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Public Enemies (2009)

This Is England (2006)

Gangs of New York (2002)

Snatch (2000)

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