Riff Raff
(1990) [M]

Stevie (Robert Carlyle), a young Glaswegian just out of Barlinnie prison, comes down to London and gets a job on a building site. Here he has to contend with Mick the bossy ganger trying, but usually failing, to control his workers, Shem, Mo and Larry and the other lads as they duck and dive the...  More

Raining Stones
(1993) [M]

Bob Williams (Bruce Jones) is a survivor. He supplements his dole by becoming embroiled in whatever scam is on offer, from rustling sheep to rodding drains. But now life has dealt him a bitter blow. His van has been stolen and his daughter, Coleen, is approaching her first communion. She needs...  More

Ladybird Ladybird
(1994) [M]

Ken Loach's raw and uncompromising study of a working-class single mother deemed unfit to look after her own children is one of the most acclaimed British films in recent years. Newcomer Crissy Rock, a Liverpudilian stand-up comedian, won the Silver Bear Award as Best Actress at the Berlin Film...  More

Carla's Song
(1996) [M]

1987, love in time of war. A bus driver George Lennox meets Carla, a Nicaraguan exile living a precarious, profoundly sad life in Glasgow. Her back is scarred, her boyfriend missing, her family dispersed; she's suicidal. George takes her to Nicaragua to find out what has happened to them and to...  More

Poor Cow
(1967) [M]

Classic British drama from acclaimed director Ken Loach. A young London woman has to cope with poverty and squalor while her husband is in jail. Sadly clutching at any slight hope of happiness, she enters into a promiscuous relationship with his best friend, which ends in heartbreak. Based on the...  More

Kes
(1969) [PG]

Billy Casper comes from the poorest end of town (Barnsley, England), he can't concentrate at school and does very badly. He is beaten up regularly by his elder brother and disregarded by everyone. Then one day he sees a wild Kestrel and this leads to a whole new side of his character being...  More

My Name Is Joe
(1998) [MA]

Ken Loach's 'My Name Is Joe' is a slice of life so raw that you can see the blood dripping off it and as in real life it mixes humour, passion, tragedy and violence in equal measure. Joe (Peter Mullan) is a recovering alcoholic and has done a few things in his past which he'd rather forget. Like...  More

The Navigators
(2001) [M]

Set in Yorkshire during the privatisation of British Rail, a group of rail track workers learn the stark reality of redundancy and life as casual agency workers, or work for the new company, under the new rules.  More

11 09 01 September 11
(2002) [M]

This film is a unique and extraordinary response to the catastrophic events in New York City that shook the world on September 11, 2001. producer Alain Brigand invited 11 renowned international directors to look towards their own cultures, their own memories, their own stories and their own...  More

Sweet Sixteen
(2002) [MA]

Set in the estates of Greenock in Scotland, Liam (Martin Compston) dreams of the family life he never had. With his mum to be released from prison in time for his 16th birthday, Liam is determined that things will be different. And that means creating a safe haven beyond the reach of wasters like...  More