Mike Leigh Movies: Top 6 Performances by a Successful Director



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Another Year Poster
Another Year ( 2010) | IMDb: 7.4
Comedy , Drama
During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.
Starring:
Jim Broadbent , Lesley Manville , Ruth Sheen , Peter Wight , Oliver Maltman , David Bradley
Directed by:
Josh Robertson , Steve Wentworth , Melanie Heseltine
Produced by:
Nina Gold , Will Tyler , Sarah McBryde
Happy-Go-Lucky Poster
Happy-Go-Lucky ( 2008) | IMDb: 7
Comedy , Drama
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
Starring:
Sally Hawkins , Eddie Marsan , Alexis Zegerman , Sylvestra Le Touzel , Stanley Townsend , Kate O'Flynn
Directed by:
Chloe Chesterton , Serena Plunkett , Melanie Heseltine
Produced by:
Jonah Coombes , Nina Gold , Bek Leigh
Vera Drake Poster
Vera Drake ( 2004) | IMDb: 7.6
Drama
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Starring:
Imelda Staunton , Phil Davis , Sally Hawkins , Daniel Mays , Eddie Marsan , Alex Kelly
Directed by:
Josh Robertson , Heather Storr , Mike Leigh
Produced by:
Robert Jones , Georgina Lowe , Duncan Reid
All or Nothing Poster
All or Nothing ( 2002) | IMDb: 7.5
Drama
Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.
Starring:
Timothy Spall , Lesley Manville , James Corden , Alison Garland , Ruth Sheen , Sally Hawkins
Directed by:
Heather Storr , Lyndsay Bullock , Lucy Whitton
Produced by:
Darren Price , Pierre Edelman , Danielle Brandon
Topsy-Turvy Poster
Topsy-Turvy ( 1999) | IMDb: 7.4
Comedy , Drama , History , Music
After their latest production, "Princess Ida", meets with less-than-stunning reception, Gilbert and Sullivan's relationship is strained to the breaking point. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which bares the path to "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.
Starring:
Jim Broadbent , Allan Corduner , Timothy Spall , Lesley Manville , Ron Cook , Wendy Nottingham
Directed by:
Josh Robertson , Echo Ward , Paula Spinks
Produced by:
Rosie Chambers , Simon Channing Williams , Scott Horan
Secrets & Lies Poster
Secrets & Lies ( 1996) | IMDb: 8
Drama
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.
Starring:
Brenda Blethyn , Marianne Jean-Baptiste , Timothy Spall , Phyllis Logan , Claire Rushbrook , Lee Ross
Directed by:
Zerlina Hughes , Paula Spinks , Chris Rose
Produced by:
Susie Parriss , Stephanie Faugier , Will Tyler