Mike Leigh Movies

An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in...

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking....

During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed husband and son, or random...

A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...

A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership....

Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts...

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

A young college student in London moves into a flat and becomes best friends with a flatmate; the former moves into her own flat 4 years later but 6...

Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre...

A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and producers.

A behind-the-scenes look at the preparations for the live broadcast of the 69th Annual Academy Awards ceremony.

Slice-of-life look at class divisions among employees of a brokerage house. Alan, with his portrait of the Queen and love of the peerage; his wife...

Three postal workers and their dysfunctional families interact over cups of tea and Sunday dinner.

A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them.

Trevor is an extremely shy undertaker's assistant. He always tags along with his good friend Ronnie, when he goes to the pub with his girlfriend...

Looks at the glamour, red carpets, movies, craziness, stunts, deals, parties and personalities that have been part of the Cannes Film Festival over...

A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.