The Lady in the Van (
2015) | IMDb:
6.7
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
Starring:
Maggie Smith
,
Alex Jennings
,
Frances de la Tour
,
Gwen Taylor
,
Dominic Cooper
,
James Corden
Directed by:
Nicholas Hytner
Mr. Holmes (
2015) | IMDb:
6.8
In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.
Starring:
Ian McKellen
,
Laura Linney
,
Milo Parker
,
Hiroyuki Sanada
,
Roger Allam
,
Frances de la Tour
The Book Thief (
2013) | IMDb:
7.5
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
Starring:
Geoffrey Rush
,
Sophie Nélisse
,
Emily Watson
,
Nico Liersch
,
Ben Schnetzer
,
Heike Makatsch
The Woman in Black (
2012) | IMDb:
6.4
The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true identity.
The Iron Lady (
2011) | IMDb:
6.4
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Starring:
Meryl Streep
,
Anthony Stewart Head
,
Harry Lloyd
,
Jim Broadbent
,
Susan Brown
,
Alice da Cunha
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (
2011) | IMDb:
6.6
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love — or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
Inkheart (
2008) | IMDb:
6.1
The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.
Starring:
Brendan Fraser
,
Sienna Guillory
,
Andy Serkis
,
Eliza Bennett
,
Paul Bettany
,
Jim Broadbent
Speed Racer (
2008) | IMDb:
6.1
Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.
Starring:
Emile Hirsch
,
Christina Ricci
,
John Goodman
,
Susan Sarandon
,
Matthew Fox
,
Benno Fürmann
The Queen (
2006) | IMDb:
7.3
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.
Starring:
Helen Mirren
,
Michael Sheen
,
James Cromwell
,
Helen McCrory
,
Alex Jennings
,
Roger Allam
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (
2006) | IMDb:
7.5
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
Starring:
Cillian Murphy
,
Pádraic Delaney
,
Liam Cunningham
,
Orla Fitzgerald
,
Gerard Kearney
,
William Ruane
V for Vendetta (
2006) | IMDb:
8.2
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.