Movie: Billy Liar

Top 10 Billed Cast

Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay

William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher

Julie Christie
Julie Christie

Liz

Wilfred Pickles
Wilfred Pickles

Geoffrey Fisher

Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne

Alice Fisher

Ethel Griffies
Ethel Griffies

Grandma Florence

Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie

Duxbury

Gwendolyn Watts
Gwendolyn Watts

Rita

Helen Fraser
Helen Fraser

Barbara

Leonard Rossiter
Leonard Rossiter

Emanuel Shadrack

Rodney Bewes
Rodney Bewes

Arthur Crabtree

Video Trailer Billy Liar

Video: BILLY LIAR - Official Trailer - 50th Anniversary Edition

BILLY LIAR - Official Trailer - 50th Anniversary Edition

BILLY LIAR - Official Trailer - 50th Anniversary Edition

Brian Trenchard-Smith on BILLY LIAR

Brian Trenchard-Smith on BILLY LIAR

Critics' Picks - 'Billy Liar'

Critics' Picks - 'Billy Liar'

All 3 videos

BILLY LIAR - Official Trailer - 50th Anniversary Edition

BILLY LIAR - Official Trailer - 50th Anniversary Edition - Trailer

Brian Trenchard-Smith on BILLY LIAR

Brian Trenchard-Smith on BILLY LIAR - Featurette

Critics' Picks - 'Billy Liar'

Critics' Picks - 'Billy Liar' - Featurette

Recommendations Movies

Basquiat
66%

Basquiat(en)

1996-08-09

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

Wrath of Daimajin
63%

Wrath of Daimajin(ja)

1966-12-10

In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers on their own.

Room at the Top
69%

Room at the Top(en)

1958-12-29

An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
72%

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner(en)

1962-09-20

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.

Far from the Madding Crowd
68%

Far from the Madding Crowd(en)

1967-06-18

Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men.

The Kautokeino Rebellion
60%

The Kautokeino Rebellion(no)

2008-01-18

Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.

Where the Wild Things Are
65%

Where the Wild Things Are(en)

2009-10-16

Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.

The Peanuts Movie
70%

The Peanuts Movie(en)

2015-11-05

Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest.

Predator 2
63%

Predator 2(en)

1990-11-21

A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.

Angels & Demons
67%

Angels & Demons(en)

2009-04-20

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.

Ford v Ferrari
80%

Ford v Ferrari(en)

2019-11-13

American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Taxi Driver
81%

Taxi Driver(en)

1976-02-09

Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.

Joker
81%

Joker(en)

2019-10-01

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Oppenheimer
80%

Oppenheimer(en)

2023-07-19

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Titanic
79%

Titanic(en)

1997-12-18

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.

The Truman Show
81%

The Truman Show(en)

1998-06-04

An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.

Shutter Island
82%

Shutter Island(en)

2010-02-14

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
74%

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood(en)

2019-07-24

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

Gladiator
82%

Gladiator(en)

2000-05-04

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

Back to the Future
83%

Back to the Future(en)

1985-07-03

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

Similar Movies

The Elementary Particles
61%

The Elementary Particles(de)

2006-02-10

Based on Michel Houellebecq's controversial novel, Atomised (aka The Elementary Particles) focuses on Michael and Bruno, two very different half-brothers and their disturbed sexuality. After a chaotic childhood with a hippie mother only caring for her affairs, Michael, a molecular biologist, is more interested in genes than women, while Bruno is obsessed with his sexual desires, but mostly finds his satisfaction with prostitutes. But Bruno's life changes when he gets to know the experienced Christiane. In the meantime, Michael meets Annabelle, the love of his youth, again.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
70%

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(en)

2005-07-13

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

Blind Chance
75%

Blind Chance(pl)

1987-01-10

Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.

Dracula
72%

Dracula(en)

1931-02-12

A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.

All Quiet on the Western Front
77%

All Quiet on the Western Front(en)

1930-04-29

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

Wings of Desire
78%

Wings of Desire(de)

1987-09-23

Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk — that it might be possible for him to take human form.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
74%

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(zh)

2000-07-06

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

The Nightingale
0%

The Nightingale(en)

2027-02-11

The lives of two French sisters are torn apart by the onset of World War II.

Zelňačka
10%

Zelňačka(cs)

1996-03-13

Czech TV adaptation of the french novel "La Soupe aux choux", previously adapted for the cinema in France, with De Funès ("Cabbage Soup", 1981).

La tarde del domingo
60%

La tarde del domingo(es)

1957-05-25

Thanks for the Tip
67%

Thanks for the Tip(ca)

1997-11-07

The story of an odd family in which two uncles, apparently bachelors, play the role of mother and father for their two orphan nephews in the Valencia of the 1960s and 70s.

Miriam
46%

Miriam(fi)

1957-10-18

After her aunts death, young Miriam gets a position with the Allnes family. They have a son, Hans. Miriam and Hans fall in love. But the Hans mother is jealous and disapprove.

1918
70%

1918(fi)

1957-09-20

Pastor Samuel Bro has lost his faith in God. He is in conflict with the Church Council and is rejected from his priesthood. He moves away to a different life.

1949
0%

1949(de)

In 1949, German writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika embark on a road trip across a Germany in ruins, from US-dominated Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar.

Perfect Addiction
68%

Perfect Addiction(en)

2023-02-16

A female boxing trainer discovers that her champion cage-fighter boyfriend has been cheating on her with her sister and decides to seek revenge by training up his arch-rival to challenge him.

Starý včelár
0%

Starý včelár(sk)

1981-01-01

The Old Beekeeper brings a suggestive reflection on the pure soul of a brave simple man who strives to live honestly and selflessly. His relationship to the order of the world and nature also reflects his relationship to people, and he achieves harmony in life through his ability to live in accordance with his conscience and moral principles.

No Thank You
47%

No Thank You(fi)

2014-01-10

Heli Valkonen is desperately in love with her husband. But Matti is just not in the mood. He is only interested in playing computer games, dressed in worn out fleece pants. For him, a shoulder massage is the highest form of intimacy. When subtle hints, nice words and fetching clothes won't help, Heli resorts in direct, and increasingly direct action - in vain.

The Canterville Ghost
67%

The Canterville Ghost(en)

2023-09-22

An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.

Mourning Recipe
60%

Mourning Recipe(ja)

2013-11-09

A widower and his daughter deal with the death of the man's wife.

The Nun's Night
72%

The Nun's Night(cs)

1967-12-15

A dark fable set in an early 1950s Czech village, a time of Soviet-style socialism which saw the implementation of collectivized agriculture and the mass closure of monasteries and convents.