Mike Leigh Movies

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

A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family.

Gary attempts to buy a second-hand car. What should be a straightforward task is turned into something of a quest by various people, including dodgy...

Based on David Stuart Leslie's novel Two Left Feet is a story about Alan Crabbe (Michael Crawford a callow youth desperate for a date with any girl...

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

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

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.

Documentary on Ciby 2000, the French film production company founded by Francis Bouygues in 1990.

In this second installment of his exploration of creativity, Hermann Vaske looks for factors that inhibit it. He asks artists, activists, and...

Dick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, living...

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

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...

Theatrical packaging of three comic shorts: Dean Parisot & Steven Wright's comedy "The Appointments of Dennis Jennings" (1988), Michael Moore's...

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...

A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor...

A documentary about cutting film... the way it used to be done.

Marking Play for Today’s 50th anniversary, Drama Out of a Crisis is a compelling exploration of the series, its origins, achievements,...

A couple of old friends drown their sorrows together while reveling in the naivety of a young newly-wed.

Two couples, one Catholic, one Protestant, exist on two sides of the chasm that is everyday life in Northern Ireland.