Mike Leigh

Secrets & Lies
8.0

Secrets & Lies

A middle-aged London factory worker is shocked when the mixed-race daughter she gave up at birth decides to track her down. At first she denies ...
Another Year
7.3

Another Year

Mike Leigh’s much praised 2010 tragicomical drama. During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family ...
Happy-Go-Lucky
7.0

Happy-Go-Lucky

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.
Mr. Turner
6.8

Mr. Turner

2014

Mr. Turner

Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his ...
High Hopes
7.5

High Hopes

1988

High Hopes

Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who’s aging quickly and becoming forgetful, ...
Meantime
7.2

Meantime

1983

Meantime

A working-class family in London’s East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret ...
Life Is Sweet
7.5

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 ...
A Running Jump
7.5

A Running Jump

Leigh’s comedy short follows Gary’s (Lee Ingleby) attempt to buy a second-hand car. What should be a straightforward task is turned ...
All or Nothing
7.7

All or Nothing

Penny’s love for her partner, taxi-driver Phil, has run dry. He is a gentle, philosophical guy, and she works on the checkout at a ...