A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.

Malice in Wonderland

2009

English

5.8

♡ 15

10%

Simon Fellows Director

Maggie Grace as Alice

Paul Kaye as Caterpillar

Pam Ferris as Doochey

Garrick Hagon as Louis Dodgson

A modern take on the classic fairytale, Alice in Wonderland, set in South East England.An American law student in London. Knocked down by a black cab, she wakes with amnesia in a world that's a million miles from home - Wonderland. We follow her adventures as she's dragged through an underworld filled with twisted individuals and the lowest low-lifers, by the enigmatic cab driver, Whitey. She needs to find out who she is, where she's from and use what wits she has left to get back home in one piece. As her journey progresses she discovers nothing is what it seems, realizes that fate and life are terminally entwined, and finds true love lurking in the unlikeliest place.

Within the Whirlwind

2009

English

6.7

♡ 3

55%

Marleen Gorris Director

Ulrich Tukur as Dr. Anton Walter

Emily Watson as Evgenia Ginzburg

Pam Ferris as Genia's mother

Ben Miller as Krasny

During Stalin's reign of terror, Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor, was sent to 10 years hard labor in a gulag in Siberia. Having lost everything, and no longer wishing to live, she meets the camp doctor and begins to come back to life.

Tolkien

2019

English

6.8

♡ 126

51%

71%

Action

based on a true story

Dome Karukoski Director

Lily Collins as Edith Bratt

Anthony Boyle as Geoffrey Smith

Nicholas Hoult as J.R.R. Tolkien

Pam Ferris as Mrs. Faulkner

England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.

Pollyanna

2003

English

7.5

♡ 5

Drama

Family

woman director

Sarah Harding Director

Amanda Burton as Aunt Polly

Pam Ferris as Mrs. Snow

Kate Ashfield as Nancy

Tom Ellis as Tim

Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her wealthy but bitter aunt after the tragic death of her father. Pollyanna shares a game her father taught her -- the 'Glad Game' -- in which everyone can find a silver lining in even the darkest cloud, and her sunny nature, good humor and determination to look on the bright side of life prove to have an astonishing effect on those around her. With the help of her orphaned friend, Jimmy Bean, she casts her spell on the grumpiest townsfolk of Beldingsville -- including the cynical shut-in Mrs. Snow, the morose millionaire Mr. Pendleton and the enigmatic Dr. Chilton. And Pollyanna masterminds the romance between her Aunt's maid, Nancy, and the handyman, Tim. It is only Aunt Polly, who cannot bring herself to embrace Pollyanna's innocence and joy. But all is not straightforward in Pollyanna's war against pessimism, since she must overcome a personal tragedy that threatens to banish "glad" from her vocabulary forever.

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

2008

English

6.5

♡ 1

Nick Moran Director

Tom Burke as Geoff Goddard

Kevin Spacey as Major Wilfred Banks

Pam Ferris as Mrs. Violet Shenton

Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Teddy Boy

Set against a backdrop of early '60s London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal success with Telstar – the biggest selling record of it's time – before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall.

Ethel & Ernest

2016

English

♡ 5

97%

Roger Mainwood Director

Simon Day as Alf

Peter Wight as Detective Sergeant Burnley

Jim Broadbent as Ernest Briggs

Pam Ferris as Mrs. Bennet / Aunty Betty

This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.

Matilda

1996

English

7.0

♡ 133

92%

73%

Action

based on novel or book

parent child relationship

telekinesis

Danny DeVito Director

Mara Wilson as Matilda

Embeth Davidtz as Miss Honey

Danny DeVito as Mr. Wormwood

Pam Ferris as Trunchbull

Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia misunderstand her because they think she is so different. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a sadistic headmistress. As she gets fed up with the constant cruelty, she begins to realize that she has a gift of telekinetic powers. After some days of practice, she suddenly turns the tables to stand up to Harry and Zinnia and outwit the headmistress.

Saving Santa

2013

English

5.3

♡ 1

Leon Joosen Director

Martin Freeman as Bernard D. Elf

Craig Fairbrass as Mercenary #4

Pam Ferris as Mrs. Claus

Tim Curry as Neville Baddington

A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa - twice.

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!

2012

English

5.4

♡ 6

33%

Debbie Isitt Director

David Tennant as Donald / Roderick Peterson

Rosie Cavaliero as Miss Rye

Marc Wootton as Mr. Desmond Poppy

Pam Ferris as Mrs. Bevan

This sequel to the popular British comedy sees a new teacher (David Tennant) take over. When he enters his school in the National 'Song for Christmas' Competition, he and his pregnant wife, and the schoolchildren, embark on an epic road trip that ends up with a birth and a donkey, where he must embrace his fears and become a hero.

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