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Lesley Manville

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Grown-UpsGrown-Ups (1980)
Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Philip Davis, Lesley Manville, Brenda Blethyn
A working class couple discovers the joys of living in a council flat in this early Mike Leigh drama for the BBC (part of the 'Play for Today'…
Topsy-TurvyTopsy-Turvy (1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Allan Corduner
Rewarding biopic of Gilbert & Sullivan's ('HMS Pinafore', 'Pirates of Penzance') creative partnership that yields not so much drama as fascinating,…
All or NothingAll or Nothing (2002)
Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Alison Garland
Director Mike Leigh returns to (overly) familiar turf for this ensemble drama about dysfunctional, poverty–stricken lives of three families…
SparkleSparkle (2007)
Dir. Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
Feat. Stockard Channing, Shaun Evans, Anthony Head
Easy–going Brit comedy about a ruthless young go–getter (Evans) whose career in public relations is turned upside down when the girl of…
Cranford (TV Mini-series)Cranford (TV Mini-series) (2007) Recommended
Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Philip Glenister
Outstanding, atypical British costumer with Dame Judy and other bonneted Victorian women chewing the fat in 1840s Cheshire, England. Based on…
A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol (2009)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Jim Carrey, Daryl Sabara, Gary Oldman
The sure hand of dir. Robert Zemeckis guides this lavish CGI–animated retelling of Dickens' classic about a Victorian–era miser taken on…
WombWomb (2010)
Dir. Benedek Fliegauf
Feat. Eva Green, Matt Smith, Lesley Manville
Thoughtful drama in which a woman's overwhelming grief over her dead lover leads her to birth his clone. Languidly paced and loaded with Oedipal…
Another YearAnother Year (2010) Recommended
Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville
A happily married middle–aged couple attempt to fix up their cheery, if secretly depressed friend in this honest domestic drama, another winner…
Spike IslandSpike Island (2012)
Dir. Mat Whitecross
Feat. Elliot Tittensor, Nico Mirallegro, Jordan Murphy
A rising indie band travels to Spike Island, Cheshire, in May of 1990 to see The Stone Roses.
Mayday (TV Series)Mayday (TV Series) (2013)
Feat. Sophie Okonedo, Aidan Gillen, Lesley Manville
Off–beat thriller set in a small town steeped in pagan traditions where the crowning of the May Queen is the highlight of the day until…
MaleficentMaleficent (2014)
Dir. Robert Stromberg
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley
Angelina Jolie plays Sleeping Beauty's iconic villain in this visually striking update of the Disney animated classic.
Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (TV Mini-Series)Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond (TV Mini-Series) (2014)
Dir. Mat Whitecross
Feat. Dominic Cooper, Lara Pulver, Lesley Manville
The colourful and perilous adventures of Ian Fleming are liberally brought to life in this wartime spy romp pitched as the making of James Bond.
Mr. TurnerMr. Turner (2014) Recommended
Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson
Mike Leigh directs Timothy Spall in this acclaimed exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W.…
Mum (TV Series)Mum (TV Series) (2016-2019) Recommended
Dir. Richard Laxton
Feat. Lesley Manville, Peter Mullan
Quality British character comedy following twelve months in the life of a newly widowed mother in her late fifties who attempts to rebuild her life…
HampsteadHampstead (2017)
Dir. Joel Hopkins
Feat. Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, Lesley Manville
Cosy Brit rom–com in the Richard Curtis tradition, following a mis–matched love affair between Diane Keaton (a wealthy widow) and Brendan…
Phantom ThreadPhantom Thread (2017) Aro Favourite
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville
Deliciously gothic period drama by acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson. Set in 1950's London, a charismatic and obsessive couturier meets a…
Maleficent: Mistress of EvilMaleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Dir. Joachim Roenning
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson
Sequel to the 2014 Disney fantasy, with Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) and her goddaughter Aurora (Elle Fanning) returning to new adventures, this time…
World On Fire (TV Series)World On Fire (TV Series) (2019)
Feat. Jonah Hauer-King, Julia Brown, Helen Hunt
Ensemble drama set during the declaration and first year of WWII and following the intertwining stories of ordinary families who are affected. Season…
MisbehaviourMisbehaviour (2020)
Dir. Philippa Lowthorpe
Feat. Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keeley Hawes
Crowd pleasing comedy based on real life events in which a group of women disrupted the live broadcast of the 1970 Miss World competition to protest…
Let Him GoLet Him Go (2020)
Dir. Thomas Bezucha
Feat. Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Lesley Manville
Gripping neo–western thriller following a retired sheriff and his wife from rural Montana, who are grieving over the death of their son when…
Mrs. Harris Goes To ParisMrs. Harris Goes To Paris (2022)
Dir. Anthony Fabian
Feat. Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson
The story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress and decides that she must have one of her own.…

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