Some Well-Connected Movies
When Did You Last See Your Father?

The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.
2007
Jim Broadbent
actor
Womb

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.
2010
Lesley Manville
actor
Vera Drake

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
2004
Mike Leigh
director
Vera Drake

2004
Mike Leigh
writer
Vanity Fair

Growing up poor in London, Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend, Amelia.
2004
Ruth Sheen
actor
Another Year
A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.
2010
Jim Broadbent
actor
Lesley Manville
actor
Mike Leigh
director
Mike Leigh
writer
Ruth Sheen
actor
The Iron Lady

An elderly Margaret Thatcher talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene.
2011
Jim Broadbent
actor
Mr. Turner

An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life.
2014
Mike Leigh
director
Mr. Turner

2014
Mike Leigh
writer