Career Girls
Two young women reunite and rekindle their friendship after having said goodbye at their college graduation, six years earlier.
Bleak Moments
Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre neighbor and irritating workmate.
The Short & Curlies
A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor…
All or Nothing
Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner,…
A Sense of History
Jim Broadbent wrote and starred in this short film directed by none other than Mike Leigh. As a member of the landed gentry, the 23rd Earl of Leete has a…
Meantime
A working-class family in London’s East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and…
Life Is Sweet
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, leads aerobics at a primary school, jokes like a vaudevillian, agrees…
Vera Drake
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Peterloo
A play in relation to this infamous 1819 Manchester bloodbath, that killed an estimated 18 protesters and hurt up to 700.
High Hopes
Naked
Secrets & Lies
A middle-aged London mill employee is shocked if the mixed-race girl she gave up at dawn decides to track down her. In the beginning she denies she’s her mom. All…
Topsy-Turvy
Following their creation “Princess Ida” matches with less-than-stunning testimonials, the connection between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and partners attempt to find both to work collectively,…
Happy-Go-Lucky
A have a look at a number of chapters within the lifetime of Poppy, a cheery, colourful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate these round her.
Another Year
Mr. Turner
Eccentric British gentleman J.M.W. Turner resides his past 25 years together with gusto and covertly becomes associated with a beachfront landlady, while his loyal housekeeper conveys an undying passion for…