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Tony Rayns

Personal Information

Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 20, 1948 (Died at 78)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthOxford, England, UK
Career Span1982 – 2026
Known Credits32 Titles
Official Links
WritingPopularity Score 0.8

Tony Rayns

Also known as:Antony RaynsAntony Keith Graham Rayns
Total Works

32

32 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Antony Keith Graham Rayns (20 September 1948 – 7 July 2026) was a British writer, commentator, film festival programmer and screenwriter. He wrote for the underground publication Cinema Rising before contributing to the Monthly Film Bulletin from the December 1970. He contributed writings to Sight & Sound from the 1970s, and also contributed to Time Out, Melody Maker, and Film Comment.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Black Coal, Thin Ice
6.5
Role: Thanks

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 32 titles featuring Tony Rayns

Black Coal, Thin Ice
6.5

Role: Thanks

Away with Words
6.4
Away with Words
1999•movie

Role: Writer

Hold You Tight
5.3
Hold You Tight
1998•movie

as Rosa's Friend

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
5.5
Love Will Tear Us Apart
6.5

Role: Translator

The Cinema on the Road
5.6

as Self

Jury
6.3
Jury
2013•movie

as Tony

Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
8.5

as Self

Crystal Gazing
7.0
Crystal Gazing
1982•movie

as Chinese Takeaway

The Jang Sun-woo Variations
8.0

Role: Director

London Calling
London Calling
1985•movie

as Tony Rayns

New Chinese Cinema
New Chinese Cinema
1989•movie

as Narrator

The Art of Akira Kurosawa

as Tony Rayns

Derek Jarman: A Portrait

as Self

Virtuous Women
Virtuous Women
1987•movie

as Foreign Director