Meantime
(1984) [M]

This wry and amusing working class comedy is an early work by writer/director Mike Leigh. Frank (Jeff Robert) and his two deadbeat sons, Mark (Phil Daniels) and Colin (Tim Roth) are unemployed and living in a cramped apartment in London's East End. Wanting to escape the doldrums of his mediocre...  More

Bleak Moments
(1971) [PG]

This first film by one of Britain's most acclaimed theatrical creators already contains the seeds of such later successes as Abigail's Party and High Hopes. A tippling spinster, a tongue-tied schoolteacher and a would-be pop star from Scunthorpe are just some of Mike Leigh's brilliantly conceived...  More

High Hopes
(1988) [M]

Set in and around King’s Cross and London’s suburbs in the early weeks of 1988, ‘High Hopes’ examines the contrasting lives and personalities of an assortment of characters.

Wayne left home because of an argument about pies. Cyril would like to machine-gun the Royal Family and...  More

Life Is Sweet
(1990) [M]

Wendy and Andy (Alison Steadman and Jim Broadbent) have twin daughters, Natalie and Nicola. Natalie (Claire Skinner) is a plumber, and Nicola (Jane Horrocks) is unemployed. Natalie is relaxed whereas Nicola is anorexic. Andy is persuaded by his friend Patsy to buy a mobile snack bar. Wendy works...  More

Naked
(1993) [R]

"A MASTERPIECE OF DARK HUMOUR. THE FINEST FILM OF THE DECADE - Empire Magazine". Mike Leigh's most controversial and commercial work to date is a nightmarish trawl through the twilight world of London's excluded and rejected. It's a London that many people prefer to ignore, where friendships are...  More

Secrets And Lies
(1996) [M]

Nominated for 5 Oscars and winner of 3 BAFTA awards, Mike Leigh’s hilarious, bittersweet comedy is an unmissable and moving slice of real life. Secrets and Lies centres around Cynthia, a sad, unmarried mother who works in a factory and lives in a shabby terraced house with a confrontational...  More

Career Girls
(1997) [M]

From the award winning director of Secrets & Lies, Mike Leigh, comes a film about friendship, love, sex and memories of student life. Former flatmates Annie (Lynda Steadman) and Hannah (Katrin Cartlidge) meet up in London for the weekend. Naturally both girls have changed since their student days...  More

Topsy Turvy
(1999) [M]

Winner of the New York Film Critics Best Picture and Best Director awards, and Oscar winner for costume design and make-up, TOPSY TURVY combines all the elements of wonderful entertainment: Egos, Music, Women and Scandal. For nearly a decade, Gilbert & Sullivan's collaborations have delighted and...  More

All Or Nothing
(2002) [MA]

Taking place over the course of a weekend and set amongst the run-down surroundings of a south London housing estate, Mike Leigh's All Or Nothing paints a vivid portrait of the lives of taxi driver Phil (Timothy Spall), his dysfunctional family and a selection of their neighbours. Phil's partner...  More

Vera Drake
(2004) [M]

Mike Leigh returns to the screen with the Golden Lion winning, Vera Drake, a beautifully crafted and effecting drama that finds the Director at a career highpoint. Vera Drake is a portrait of a selfless woman who is totally dedicated to her loving working class family, but Vera has a secret side....  More