Deep in the heart of the English countryside lies the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has it every 25 years an angel visits the village candlemaker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights this candle receives a miracle on Christmas Eve. But in 1890, at the dawn of the electric age, this centuries old legend may come to an end.

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

2015

English

5.2

♡ 21

29%

Christopher N. Rowley Director

Celia Imrie as Edna

Lesley Manville as Miss Adderstone

Emily Watson as Miss Trinklebury

Tom Bell as Talent Show Judge

An orphan who practices hypnosis faces off against a bank robber who wants her book on the art form.

High Hopes

1988

English

7.4

♡ 10

92%

Mike Leigh Director

Phil Davis as Cyril

Lesley Manville as Lætitia

Philip Jackson as Martin

Jason Watkins as Wayne

Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. Shirley wants a baby, but Cyril, who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect, is reluctant. Cyril's mum locks herself out and must ask her snooty neighbors for help. Then Cyril's sister Valerie stages a surprise party for mum's 70th birthday, a disaster from start to finish. Shirley holds things together, and she and Cyril may put aside her Dutch cap after all.

Ashes

2012

English

5.5

♡ 5

17%

Mat Whitecross Director

Lesley Manville as Cath

Alistair Petrie as Dr. Burrows

Ray Winstone as Frank

Luke Evans as JB

One-time hard man Frank Barron is barely recognisable now he’s been afflicted with Alzheimer's, but when his estranged son Jamie visits him in hospital he realises the extra stress Frank is put under and decides to break him out in the hope of returning him to his family. As the two travel across the country, beginning to bond along the way, it soon transpires that both Frank and Jamie are at odds with their past.

Misbehaviour

2020

English

6.4

♡ 21

87%

based on a true story

Philippa Lowthorpe Director

Lesley Manville as Dolores Hope

Phyllis Logan as Evelyn Alexander

Emma D'Arcy as Hazel

Keira Knightley as Sally Alexander

A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed, the results caused an uproar and turned the Western ideal of beauty on its head.

A Five Star Life

2013

Italian

6.3

62%

Maria Sole Tognazzi Director

Fausto Maria Sciarappa as Fabrizio

Margherita Buy as Irene Lorenzi

Lesley Manville as Kate Sherman

Gianmarco Tognazzi as Tommaso

Single and middle-aged, beautiful Irene (Margarita Buy) is wholly devoted to her job as an inspector of luxury hotels. Constantly on the road, she indulges in expensive pleasures at impeccable resorts, but always incognito and alone, soon escaping to the next exotic destination with her checklist and laptop in tow. When her best friend and ex, Andrea (Stefano Accorsi), who has always been a source of emotional support, suddenly becomes unavailable, Irene is thrown into a deep existential crisis. "Luxury is a form of deceit," she is told by a fellow traveller in the fog of a steam room, and thus begins Irene's quest to bring more meaning into her life.

Ordinary Love

2019

English

6.6

♡ 42

93%

Lisa Barros D'Sa Director

Melanie Clark Pullen as Doctor

Lesley Manville as Joan

David Wilmot as Peter

Liam Neeson as Tom

An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.

Spike Island

2012

English

6.3

♡ 9

44%

Mat Whitecross Director

Lesley Manville as Margaret

Emilia Clarke as Sally

Jake Abraham as Security Dave

Kaya Scodelario as T-shirt Vendor

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.

Vera Drake

2004

English

7.6

♡ 22

93%

Mike Leigh Director

Lesley Manville as Mrs. Wells

Tom Ellis as Police Constable

Leo Bill as Ronny

Imelda Staunton as Vera

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

Romeo & Juliet

2013

English

5.8

♡ 57

Action

based on play or musical

Drama

family feud

middle ages

middle ages (476-1453)

Romance

star crossed lovers

tragic love

Carlo Carlei Director

Paul Giamatti as Friar Laurence

Hailee Steinfeld as Juliet

Natascha McElhone as Lady Capulet

Lesley Manville as Nurse

In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.

Topsy-Turvy

1999

English

7.3

♡ 11

90%

Mike Leigh Director

Lesley Manville as Lucy Gilbert

Alison Steadman as Madame Leon

Richard Coyle as Mr. Hammond

Jonathan Aris as Wilhelm

After their latest production, "Princess Ida", meets with less-than-stunning reception, Gilbert and Sullivan's relationship is strained to the breaking point. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which bares the path to "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.

Dance with a Stranger

1985

English

6.6

♡ 7

91%

Mike Newell Director

Ian Holm as Desmond Cussen

Lesley Manville as Maryanne

Stratford Johns as Morrie Conley

Harry Fielder as Partygoer

Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background, it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with her, something which makes Ellis, obsessed by him, very upset.

Womb

2010

English

6.3

♡ 50

35%

Benedek Fliegauf Director

Lesley Manville as Judith

Eva Green as Rebecca

Ruby O. Fee as Rebecca - 9 years

Natalia Tena as Rose

A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.

Mr. Turner

2014

English

6.8

♡ 24

96%

Mike Leigh Director

James Norton as Clarinettist

Leo Bill as JE Mayall

Lesley Manville as Mary Somerville

Tom Wlaschiha as Prince Albert

Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

BBC2 Playhouse Grown-Ups

1980

English

7.6

♡ 5

Action

Drama

Mike Leigh Director

Lindsay Duncan as Christine Butcher

Brenda Blethyn as Gloria

Lesley Manville as Mandy

Janine Duvitski as Sharon

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 next door. Mandy's unmarried sister, Gloria, is constantly dropping in, and will not take any hints that the couple would prefer to be left alone, until her presence finally goads them to action.

All or Nothing

2002

English

7.5

♡ 7

82%

Mike Leigh Director

Daniel Ryan as Crash Driver

Lesley Manville as Penny

Sally Hawkins as Samantha

Leo Bill as Young Man

Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.

Screen Two The Firm

1989

English

7.2

♡ 7

1980s

Drama

football (soccer)

Alan Clarke Director

Gary Oldman as Bex

Nick Dunning as Simon

Lesley Manville as Sue

Dan Hildebrand as Sully

A seemingly respectable estate agent leads a double life as the head of a vicious, well-organised gang of football hooligans.

Phantom Thread

2017

English

7.4

♡ 165

91%

husband wife relationship

Paul Thomas Anderson Director

Vicky Krieps as Alma

Harriet Sansom Harris as Barbara Rose

Lesley Manville as Cyril

Brian Gleeson as Dr. Robert Hardy

In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.

The Go-Between

2015

English

6.8

♡ 1

1900s

based on novel or book

Drama

illicit affair

Pete Travis Director

Jack Cutmore-Scott as Denys Maudsley

Stephen Campbell Moore as Hugh Trimingham

Lesley Manville as Mrs Maudsley

Jim Broadbent as Old Leo

An elderly man pieces together his childhood memories after finding his diary from 1900, which he wrote when he was 13 years old.

Back to Black

2024

English

6.3

♡ 35

35%

Sam Taylor-Johnson Director

Jack O'Connell as Blake

Lesley Manville as Cynthia

Eddie Marsan as Mitch

Tony Bennett as Self

The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.

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The Christmas Candle

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

High Hopes

Ashes

Misbehaviour

A Five Star Life

Ordinary Love

Spike Island

Vera Drake

Romeo & Juliet

Topsy-Turvy

Dance with a Stranger

Womb

Mr. Turner

BBC2 Playhouse Grown-Ups

All or Nothing

Screen Two The Firm

Phantom Thread

The Go-Between

Back to Black