Search results for "Ken Loach"
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema
IMDb: 6.8
100

Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, “To Each His Own Cinema” brought together 33 of the world’s pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Old Oak

The Old Oak

The Old Oak
IMDb: 7.1
113

A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses…

Genre: Drama
Poor Cow

Poor Cow

Poor Cow
IMDb: 6.8
101

A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age she marries and has a child–with an abusive thief who quickly ends up in prison. Left…

Genre: Drama
Looking for Eric

Looking for Eric

Looking for Eric
IMDb: 7.1
119

A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor (the ex-footballer Eric Cantona) in this comedy-drama from acclaimed British director Ken Loach.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Tickets

Tickets

Tickets
IMDb: 7
109

A train travels across Italy toward Rome. On board is a professor who daydreams a conversation with a love that never was, a family of Albanian refugees who switch trains…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Spirit of ’45

The Spirit of ’45

The Spirit of ’45
IMDb: 7
94

Social change in Britain in the aftermath of the Second World War, including the nationalisation of industries and the formation of the welfare state. Made almost entirely in black &…

Genre: Documentary
Ae Fond Kiss…

Ae Fond Kiss…

Ae Fond Kiss…
IMDb: 7.1
104

A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.

Genre: Drama
The Gamekeeper

The Gamekeeper

The Gamekeeper
IMDb: 6.4
84

George Purse is the gamekeeper for the duke’s estate, a role he takes seriously. His position gives him a certain status, but he has an uneasy relationship with some of…

Genre: Drama
11’09”01 September 11

11’09”01 September 11

11’09”01 September 11
IMDb: 6.9
135

Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine seconds, and one frame of film in length – that offer differing perspectives…

Genre: Drama
Family Life

Family Life

Family Life
IMDb: 7.6
108

A young woman, Janice, is living with her restrictive and conservative parents, who lead a dull working-class life and consider their daughter to be “misbehaving” whenever she’s trying to find…

Genre: Drama
Jimmy’s Hall

Jimmy’s Hall

Jimmy’s Hall
IMDb: 6.7
106

Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.

Genre: Drama, History
The Angels’ Share

The Angels’ Share

The Angels’ Share
IMDb: 7
101

Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Route Irish

Route Irish

Route Irish
IMDb: 6.4
109

A private security contractor in Iraq rejects the official explanation of his friend’s death and decides to investigate.

Genre: Drama
My Name Is Joe

My Name Is Joe

My Name Is Joe
IMDb: 7.5
105

Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic relationship in the one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Ladybird Ladybird

Ladybird Ladybird

Ladybird Ladybird
IMDb: 7.4
101

Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refugee, she gradually…

Genre: Drama
Raining Stones

Raining Stones

Raining Stones
IMDb: 7.3
90

Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff
IMDb: 7.1
95

Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda
IMDb: 6.9
108

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the “Troubles.” But when…

Fatherland

Fatherland

Fatherland
IMDb: 6.2
111

Persona Non Grata in his homeland, protest singer Klaus Drittemann must leave East Berlin, his wife and child and emigrate to West Berlin, where the representatives of an American record…

Genre: Drama
Black Jack

Black Jack

Black Jack
IMDb: 6.5
105

In this fascinating adventure of the England of the 1750s, the huge Frenchman Black Jack (Jean Franval) miraculously survives a hanging by the British authorities in Yorkshire and escapes from…

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
IMDb: 7.5
127

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O’Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend’s farm, British Black and…

Genre: Drama, War
Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen
IMDb: 7.4
106

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses
IMDb: 7
110

Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Navigators

The Navigators

The Navigators
IMDb: 7
96

In South Yorkshire, a small group of railway maintenance men discover that because of privatization, their lives will never be the same. When the trusty British Rail sign is replaced…

Genre: Drama
Cathy Come Home

Cathy Come Home

Cathy Come Home
IMDb: 8
75

A British woman faces a downward social climb thanks to her country’s rigid and problem-ridden welfare system.

Genre: Drama, TV Movie
I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake
IMDb: 7.9
100

A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.

Genre: Drama
Kes

Kes

Kes
IMDb: 7.9
110

A young, English working-class boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet falcon.

Genre: Drama
Carla’s Song

Carla’s Song

Carla’s Song
IMDb: 6.8
125

A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Sorry We Missed You

Sorry We Missed You

Sorry We Missed You
IMDb: 7.6
100

Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new van…

Genre: Drama
Land and Freedom

Land and Freedom

Land and Freedom
IMDb: 7.6
109

David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists…