Letter to Brezhnev

1985

English

6.7

♡ 10

100%

Chris Bernard Director

Alexandra Pigg as Elaine

Peter Firth as Peter

Alfred Molina as Sergei

Carl Chase as Taxi Driver

The factories, pubs, clubs, hotels and streets of 1980s Liverpool form the backdrop for this tale of love, friendship, sex and a letter to the Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev. Two Liverpool lasses, Teresa and Elaine meet two Russian sailors, Sergei and Peter and hook up for a night of fun and frolics. Teresa is looking for sex and a smile, Elaine wants love, romance and the dream of a life far away from the grime of the Liverpool docklands. A classic British romantic comedy filled with new wave tunes, 80s fashion, a little politics and a lot of heart.

Shirley Valentine

1989

English

7.2

♡ 5

72%

86%

Action

based on play or musical

Lewis Gilbert Director

Julia McKenzie as Gillian

Alison Steadman as Jane

Joanna Lumley as Marjorie

Pauline Collins as Shirley Valentine

Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.

Straight on Till Morning

1972

English

5.7

♡ 12

43%

Peter Collinson Director

Rita Tushingham as Brenda Thompson

James Bolam as Joey

John Clive as Newsagent

Shane Briant as Peter Clive

Brenda, a timid, withdrawn woman, meets Peter, a man she believes is finally the love of her life. However, little does Brenda know that Peter is a vicious serial killer.

Gumshoe

1971

English

6.4

♡ 5

88%

Stephen Frears Director

Albert Finney as Eddie Ginley

Billie Whitelaw as Ellen

Maureen Lipman as Naomi

Tom Kempinski as Psychiatrist

A would be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case.

Blonde Fist

1991

English

4.7

♡ 5

Frank Clarke Director

Jake Abraham as Eric Crane

Ken Hutchison as John O'Dowd

Julie Graham as Sylvie

Stephen Graham as Young Boy

A woman attempts to escape her domestic problems by fleeing to New York in search of her father. She finds him, and also new problems, some friendship, a romance, and an unexpected career as pro-boxer, to make ends meet.

Formula 51

2001

English

6.3

♡ 32

26%

Ronny Yu Director

Emily Mortimer as Dakota Parker

Samuel L. Jackson as Elmo McElroy

Robert Carlyle as Felix DeSouza

Jake Abraham as Konokko

An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.

Waterfront Women

1950

English

6.4

♡ 6

Michael Anderson Director

Duncan Lamont as 3rd Engineer On Ship

Michael Brennan as Engineer

Robert Newton as Peter McCabe

Arthur Hambling as Police Sergeant

When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.

Nowhere Boy

2009

English

7.1

♡ 21

81%

74%

Action

based on a true story

Sam Taylor-Johnson Director

Aaron Taylor-Johnson as John

Anne-Marie Duff as Julia

Ophelia Lovibond as Marie

Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Paul

A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral. Despite Mimi's misgivings, John intends to have a real relationship with his mother. Julia introduces him to popular music and the banjo and, though a family conflict looms, young John is inspired to form his own band.

Anthony

2020

English

7.2

♡ 5

100%

Terry McDonough Director

Alexander Armstrong as Alexander Armstrong

Rakie Ayola as Gee Walker

Julia Brown as Katherine Walker

Bobby Schofield as Mick Woodfield

In July 2005, black teenager Anthony Walker was murdered by two white men in an unprovoked racist attack in a Liverpool park. He was just 18 years old. This film tells the story of how this talented young man's life might have turned out.

Of Time and the City

2008

English

7.2

♡ 5

93%

Terence Davies Director

John Lennon as Self

George Harrison as Self

Jack Hawkins as Self

Terence Davies as Self - Narrator

British director Terence Davies reflects on his birthplace of Liverpool - his memories of growing up there and how it has changed in the years since - in the process meditating on the internal struggles and conflicts that have wracked him throughout his life and the history of England during the second half of the 20th century.

The Magnet

1950

English

6.8

♡ 4

46%

Charles Frend Director

Meredith Edwards as Harper

James Fox as Johnny Brent

David Boyd as Mike

James Robertson Justice as Tramp

A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.

The End of the Storm

2020

English

7.7

♡ 6

75%

James Erskine Director

Caoimhin Kelleher as Self

Simon Mignolet as Self

Adam Lallana as Self

James Milner as Self

Featuring exceptional access to Liverpool Football Club, this is the gripping inside story of the club’s 2019/20 Premier League winning season, set against the context of their global fan base waiting for 30 years of disappointment and near misses to come to an end.

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.

Help

2021

English

7.6

♡ 24

100%

Marc Munden Director

Andrew Schofield as Bob

Lesley Sharp as Gaynor

Jodie Comer as Sarah

Stephen Graham as Tony

Sarah seems to have found her calling working in a Liverpool care home where she has a special talent for connecting with the residents. Then, in March 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic hits.

Hear My Song

1991

English

7.0

♡ 12

90%

Peter Chelsom Director

James Nesbitt as Fintan O'Donnell

Adrian Dunbar as Micky O'Neill

William Hootkins as Mr. X

Frank Kelly as Taxi Driver #2

Singer Josef Locke fled to Ireland 25 years ago to escape the clutches of the tax man and police Chief Jim Abbott. What he also left behind was the love of his life Cathleen Doyle. Now, Micky O’Neill is desperate to save both his ailing Liverpool nightclub ‘Heartly’s’ and his failing relationship with the beautiful Nancy, Cathleen’s daughter. The solution? Book the infamous Josef Locke.

Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988

English

7.4

♡ 12

80%

Terence Davies Director

Pete Postlethwaite as Father

Andrew Schofield as Les

Lorraine Ashbourne as Maisie

Judith Barker as Rose's Family

Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.

Yellow Submarine

1968

English

7.4

♡ 43

96%

George Dunning Director

George Harrison as George

John Lennon as John

John Clive as John

Geoffrey Hughes as Paul

The wicked Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, eliminating all color and music. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and journeys to Liverpool to enlist the help of the Beatles.

Across the Universe

2007

English

7.3

♡ 57

53%

Julie Taymor Director

Dylan Baker as Mr. Carrigan - Lucy's Father

Linda Emond as Mrs. Carrigan - Lucy's Mother

Nikky Smedley as Sergeant

Salma Hayek as Singing Nurse

When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.

Millions

2004

English

6.8

♡ 4

87%

78%

Action

beheading

christmas movie alternative

Danny Boyle Director

Leslie Phillips as Leslie Phillips

James Nesbitt as Ronnie

Nasser Memarzia as St Joseph

Christopher Fulford as The Man

Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

2017

English

6.7

♡ 17

81%

68%

1970s

Action

based on memoir or autobiography

Paul McGuigan Director

Julie Walters as Bella Turner

Gloria Grahame as Herself

Stephen Graham as Joe Turner, jr.

Jamie Bell as Peter Turner

Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort.

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The End of the Storm

Spike Island

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