The Duke (
2021) | IMDb:
6.9
In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happened next became the stuff of legend.
Starring:
Jim Broadbent
,
Helen Mirren
,
Fionn Whitehead
,
Matthew Goode
,
Aimee Kelly
,
Charlotte Spencer
The Personal History of David Copperfield (
2019) | IMDb:
6.4
A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.
Starring:
Dev Patel
,
Peter Capaldi
,
Ben Whishaw
,
Tilda Swinton
,
Gwendoline Christie
,
Hugh Laurie
Philomena (
2013) | IMDb:
7.6
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
Starring:
Judi Dench
,
Steve Coogan
,
Sophie Kennedy Clark
,
Mare Winningham
,
Barbara Jefford
,
Ruth McCabe
Directed by:
Stephen Frears
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (
2013) | IMDb:
6.9
When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.
Starring:
Steve Coogan
,
Colm Meaney
,
Felicity Montagu
,
Simon Greenall
,
Anna Maxwell Martin
,
John Boyd
Directed by:
Declan Lowney
Becoming Jane (
2007) | IMDb:
7
A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman.
Starring:
Anne Hathaway
,
James McAvoy
,
Julie Walters
,
James Cromwell
,
Maggie Smith
,
Joe Anderson