List of the best Liz Smith movies: Apartment Zero(1989), Dead Cool(2004), A Private Function(1984), We Think the World of You(1988), Bleak Moments(1971), Dakota Road(1991), Keeping Mum(2006), Tom's Midnight Garden(1999), Haunted(1995), The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover(1989), The French Lieutenant's Woman(1981), High Spirits(1988) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1989
117 Minutes
Mary Louise McKinney
Colin Firth Hart Bochner Dora Bryan Liz Smith Fabrizio Bentivoglio James Telfer Mirella D'Angelo Juan Vitalí Cipe Lincovsky Francesca D'Aloja Miguel Ligero
landlord tenant roommate theater owner assassin thrilling buenos aires, argentina apartment building movie theater mental institution assassination political unrest investigation failing career movies mystery 1980s
Set in modern day Buenos Aires, the film centers around a relationship between two emotionally crippled roommates. Adrian LeDuc is a lonely sociopath who is forced to rent his insane ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
2004
99 Minutes
Liz
Imogen Stubbs James Callis David Cohen Liz Smith Daon Broni Kulvinder Ghir Rosanna Arquette Anthony Calf Gemma Lawrence Patricia England Gordon Warren
Six years after his dad dies in a car crash, 15 year-old David sees his mom move in with the new man in her life - and his extended, misfit family.
Comedy
UK
1984
93 Minutes
Joyce's Mother
Michael Palin Maggie Smith Denholm Elliott Liz Smith Richard Griffiths John Normington Bill Paterson Tony Haygarth Alison Steadman Pete Postlethwaite Jim Carter
husband wife mother solicitor doctor inspector witty madcap england small town movie theater farm country road food theft class distinctions mother/daughter relationship black market husband/wife relationship rise
In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.
Comedy, Drama
1988
94 Minutes
Millie
Alan Bates Gary Oldman Max Wall Frances Barber Liz Smith Kerry Wise
lover gay man convict wife dog mother tender amusing quirky cheeky london family home jail park love triangle imprisonment dogs homosexuality sexual repression forbidden love
A middle-aged homosexual (Alan Bates) in postwar Britain forms a bond with his ex-lover's (Gary Oldman) German shepherd dog.
Drama
UK
1971
111 Minutes
Pat's Mother
Anne Raitt Sarah Stephenson Eric Allan Joolia Cappleman Mike Bradwell Liz Smith Linda Beckett Sandra Bolton Una Brandon-Jones Peter Chandler Brian Chenley
Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre neighbor and irritating workmate.
Drama
UK
1991
88 Minutes
Joan Benson
Alan Howard Amelda Brown Charlotte Chatton Jason Carter Rachel Scott Matthew Scurfield Liz Smith David Warrilow
pilot farmer daughter sister mother shop owner melodramatic disheartening somber england small town farm air force base teen pregnancy loss of job eviction depression suicide small-town life growing up
A sensitive drama about a farm labourer's abused daughter who fantasises about the officers of the local U.S. Air Base to escape the guilt and hypocrisy of everyday life. But her dreams of ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK|USA|Isle Of Man
2006
103 Minutes
Mrs. Parker
Rowan Atkinson Kristin Scott Thomas Maggie Smith Patrick Swayze Tamsin Egerton Toby Parkes Liz Smith Emilia Fox James Booth Patrick Monkton Rowley Irlam
vicar wife golfer daughter housekeeper son dark amusing confident england family home pond murder family dysfunction female bonding revenge wretched excess 2000s
A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair, and his children are up to no good.
Fantasy
1999
107 Minutes
Mrs. Willows
Anthony Way Nigel Le Vaillant Greta Scacchi James Wilby Florence Hoath Caroline Carver David Bradley Arlene Cockburn Liz Smith Tom Bowles Rory Jennings
teen boy ghost teen girl aunt uncle neighbor confident dreamy heartwarming lighthearted moving positive united kingdom garden house haunted house growing up first love friendship family
A teen (Anthony Way) discovers that at midnight his aunt's grandfather clock strikes 13, bringing to life a garden and a girl from the past.
Mystery & Thriller
1995
108 Minutes
Old Gypsy Woman
Aidan Quinn Kate Beckinsale Anthony Andrews John Gielgud Anna Massey Alex Lowe Geraldine Somerville Victoria Shalet Peter England Liz Smith Linda Bassett
professor sister spiritualist nanny young girl chilling eerie solemn brooding england university haunted house lake accidental death drowning ghosts going home guilt rationality mystery
Visions of his dead sister and other phenomena torment a man (Aidan Quinn) visiting a haunted English mansion inhabited by eccentrics.
Drama
Netherlands|UK|France
1989
120 Minutes
Richard Bohringer Michael Gambon Helen Mirren Alan Howard Tim Roth Ciarán Hinds Gary Olsen Ewan Stewart Roger Ashton-Griffiths Ron Cook Liz Smith
gangster wife cook store owner messenger lover dark shocking london restaurant bookstore love triangle retribution affair mafia cooking love revenge 1980s
At Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence, and gluttony. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge.
Romance
UK
1981
123 Minutes
Meryl Streep Jeremy Irons Leo McKern Hilton McRae Emily Morgan Charlotte Mitchell Lynsey Baxter Jean Faulds Peter Vaughan Colin Jeavons Liz Smith
actor actress paleontologist brooding emotional melodramatic passionate movie set england affair filmmaking forbidden love art imitating life forbidden love temptation victorian era
Anna and Mike portray two characters in a film set in 19th century England who fall in love despite the fact that Mike's character is engaged.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Ireland|UK|USA
1988
99 Minutes
Daryl Hannah Peter O'Toole Steve Guttenberg Beverly D'Angelo Liam Neeson Peter Gallagher Jennifer Tilly Ray McAnally Donal McCann Connie Booth Liz Smith
owner tourist wife ghost husband hilarious suspenseful charming castle ireland bedroom bed and breakfast opposites attract tourism deception haunting business scheme ghosts forbidden love mystery
When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.
Drama
UK|France
1996
142 Minutes
Timothy Spall Brenda Blethyn Phyllis Logan Marianne Jean-Baptiste Claire Rushbrook Ron Cook Lesley Manville Elizabeth Berrington Michele Austin Lee Ross Emma Amos
doctor mother blue-collar worker daughter brother powerful tense funeral london backyard café family dysfunction mother/daughter relationship family history adoption class distinctions friendship discovery transformation 1990s
Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.
Musical, Adventure, Drama
France|UK|Czech Republic
2005
130 Minutes
Ben Kingsley Barney Clark Jamie Foreman Harry Eden Leanne Rowe Edward Hardwicke Ian McNeice Mark Strong Jeremy Swift Frances Cuka Michael Heath
oliver twist orphan benefactor grandfather crime boss pickpocket amusing gripping bleak touching gritty london prison funeral home big city kidnapping darkness innocence cruelty troubled childhood
An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Comedy
UK|USA
2005
115 Minutes
Johnny Depp Freddie Highmore David Kelly Helena Bonham Carter Noah Taylor Missi Pyle James Fox Deep Roy Christopher Lee Adam Godley Franziska Troegner
willy wonka oompa loompa young boy young girl grandfather father amusing playful dreamy wonka candy company factory household childhood family virtue inventions candy bad behavior adventure discovery
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.