List of the best Mike Leigh movies: Secrets & Lies(1996), Naked(1993), Vera Drake(2004), Bleak Moments(1971), High Hopes(1988), Topsy-Turvy(1999), Another Year(2010), Career Girls(1997), Happy-Go-Lucky(2008), Mr. Turner(2014), Peterloo(2018), Meantime(1983) ... ...
8.0/10
Drama
UK|France
1996
142 Minutes
Director
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.
7.8/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
1993
131 Minutes
Director
David Thewlis Lesley Sharp Katrin Cartlidge Greg Cruttwell Claire Skinner Peter Wight Ewen Bremner Susan Vidler Deborah MacLaren Gina McKee
Parallel tales of two sexually obsessed men, one hurting and annoying women physically and mentally, one wandering around the city talking to strangers and experiencing dimensions of life.
7.6/10
Drama
UK|France
2004
125 Minutes
Director
Imelda Staunton Philip Davis Peter Wight Adrian Scarborough Heather Craney Daniel Mays Alex Kelly Sally Hawkins Eddie Marsan Ruth Sheen Helen Coker
abortionist mother partner mechanic tailor factory worker dark emotional england household police station hospital courtroom secret abortion family investigation compassion class distinctions quest
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
7.4/10
Drama
UK
1971
111 Minutes
Director
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.
7.4/10
Comedy
UK
1988
112 Minutes
Director
Philip Davis Ruth Sheen Edna Doré Philip Jackson Heather Tobias Lesley Manville David Bamber
The life of a working class couple living in London and their complicated relationships with other members of the family.
7.3/10
Drama
UK|USA
1999
160 Minutes
Director
Jim Broadbent Allan Corduner Lesley Manville Eleanor David Ron Cook Timothy Spall Kevin McKidd Martin Savage Shirley Henderson Wendy Nottingham
playwright friend manager associate old man witty theater paris house show business risk deception opera drugs friendship rise sacrifice 1880s
Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.
7.3/10
Drama, Comedy
UK|USA
2010
129 Minutes
Director
Jim Broadbent Ruth Sheen Lesley Manville Oliver Maltman Peter Wight David Bradley Martin Savage Karina Fernandez Michele Austin Philip Davis Imelda Staunton
husband friend wife psychiatrist son lawyer amusing moving charming england house family marriage relationships heartbreak matchmaking husband/wife relationship quest love forbidden love
A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
UK|France
1997
87 Minutes
Director
Katrin Cartlidge Lynda Steadman Kate Byers Mark Benton Andy Serkis Joe Tucker Margo Stanley Michael Healy
young woman friend landlord young man ex-boyfriend witty quirky england apartment restaurant college reunion the past friendship class distinctions adventure growing up discovery 1990s
2 young women reunite and rekindle their friendship after having said goodbye at their college graduation, six years earlier.
7.0/10
Comedy
UK
2008
118 Minutes
Director
Sally Hawkins Alexis Zegerman Andrea Riseborough Sinead Matthews Kate O'Flynn Sarah Niles Eddie Marsan Sylvestra Le Touzel
teacher friend instructor sister social worker charming amusing offbeat london apartment family home coast optimism education family friendship adventure discovery 2000s
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
6.8/10
Biography, Drama, History
UK|France|Germany|USA
2014
149 Minutes
Director
Timothy Spall Dorothy Atkinson Marion Bailey Paul Jesson Lesley Manville Martin Savage Joshua McGuire Ruth Sheen David Horovitch Karl Johnson Sandy Foster
painter eccentric homeowner emotional seaside academy united kingdom biography creative process transformation victorian era
An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life.
6.5/10
Drama, History
UK
2018
154 Minutes
Director
Rory Kinnear Maxine Peake Neil Bell Philip Jackson Vincent Franklin Karl Johnson Tim McInnerny David Bamber Nico Mirallegro Leo Bill Michael Culkin
protester british soldiers engaging fascinating manchester, england protest massacre political activism political repression underdog 1810s
The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre where British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.
Comedy, Drama
1983
104 Minutes
Director
Marion Bailey Phil Daniels Tim Roth Pam Ferris Jeff Robert Alfred Molina Gary Oldman Tilly Vosburgh Leila Bertrand Paul Daly Eileen Davies
Two brothers (Phil Daniels, Tim Roth) live on the dole in a small apartment with their unemployed parents in London's East End.
Drama
1980
95 Minutes
Director
Lesley Manville Philip Davis Brenda Blethyn Lindsay Duncan Janine Duvitski Sam Kelly
A working-class husband and wife find themselves in a heated battle with their mean next-door neighbor.
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