Mike Leigh

Ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with a tragicomic study of human strengths and weaknesses.

Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.

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

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.

A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.

J.M.W. Turner, an unconventional British painter, goes down memory lane and recalls his romantic relationship with a seaside landlady and the various accolades he received for his works of art.

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

Set in the 1880s, chronicles how during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.

In a poor working class London home, Penny's love for her partner, taxi driver Phil, has run dry. When an unexpected tragedy occurs, they and their local community are brought back together.

A shop assistant, her cook husband, and their twin daughters go about their lives in a working-class London suburb.

Two young women reunite and rekindle their friendship after having said goodbye at their college graduation six years earlier.

The life of a working class couple living in London and their complicated relationships with other members of the family.

The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in which British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.

When one brother gets a job from their wealthy aunt, the other becomes increasingly jealous.

Moments from the uncompromisingly-bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually-disabled sister, her aloof teacher boyfriend, a bizarre neighbor, and an irritating workmate.

The 23rd Earl of Leete shares brief moments of his life, the truth behind his family estate and his particular glorious moment when he murdered his wife and his brother.

A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor. The story is told as a series of very short vignettes between her and the man and her and her doting mot...

Amidst a constant stream of hundreds of film clips, dozens of filmmakers voice their opinions on the titular question while primarily looking beyond the Hollywood mainstream to independent, experimental, documentary and avant-gard...

Members of a family live frantic lives of Olympian proportion.