Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.

Let Him Go

2020

English

6.7

♡ 101

85%

76%

abusive father

Action

based on novel or book

Thomas Bezucha Director

Lesley Manville as Blanche Weboy

Kevin Costner as George Blackledge

Diane Lane as Margaret Blackledge

Booboo Stewart as Peter Dragswolf

Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.

Secrets & Lies

1996

English

8.0

♡ 41

95%

parent child relationship

reunion

secret

socially deprived family

Mike Leigh Director

Alison Steadman as Dog Owner

Clare Perkins as Hortense's Sister-in-Law

Phyllis Logan as Monica Purley

Lesley Manville as Social Worker

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.

Another Year

2010

English

♡ 10

93%

Mike Leigh Director

Ralph Ineson as Drill Worker

Lesley Manville as Mary

David Bradley as Ronnie

Jim Broadbent as Tom

During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

Mr Burton

2025

English

7.0

♡ 5

teacher student relationship

Marc Evans Director

Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Cis

Lesley Manville as Ma Smith

Toby Jones as Philip Burton

Harry Lawtrey as Young Richard Burton

In the Welsh town of Port Talbot, 1942, Richard Jenkins lives as a wayward schoolboy, caught between the pressures of his struggling family, a devastating war and his own ambitions. However, a new opportunity arises when Richard’s natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton.

A Christmas Carol

2009

English

6.8

♡ 141

Action

Adventure

Animation

based on novel or book

Robert Zemeckis Director

Gary Oldman as Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim

Colin Firth as Fred

Lesley Manville as Mrs. Cratchit

Jim Carrey as Scrooge / Ghost of Christmas Past / Scrooge

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

Queer

2024

English

6.4

♡ 41

77%

65%

Action

based on novel or book

Luca Guadagnino Director

Lesley Manville as Doctor Cotter

Drew Starkey as Eugene Allerton

Jason Schwartzman as Joe Guidry

Daniel Craig as William Lee

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

The Critic

2023

English

6.0

♡ 15

51%

Anand Tucker Director

Lesley Manville as Annabel Land

Ian McKellen as Jimmy Erskine

Gemma Arterton as Nina Land

Ben Barnes as Stephen Wyley

Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

2019

English

6.6

♡ 680

40%

phoenix (mythical bird)

Romance

sequel

villain

Joachim Rønning Director

Elle Fanning as Aurora

Lesley Manville as Flittle

Angelina Jolie as Maleficent

Juno Temple as Thistlewit

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

An Adventure in Space and Time

2013

English

8.2

♡ 40

96%

Terry McDonough Director

Lesley Manville as Heather Hartnell

Ian Hallard as Richard Martin

Brian Cox as Sydney Newman

David Bradley as William Hartnell

Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles while wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling. Both of them were to find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama. Allied with a team of unusual but brilliant people, they went on to create the longest running science fiction series ever made.

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Let Him Go

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Another Year

Mr Burton

A Christmas Carol

Queer

The Critic

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

An Adventure in Space and Time