Blindness (
2008) | IMDb:
6.5
When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.
Starring:
Julianne Moore
,
Mark Ruffalo
,
Alice Braga
,
Yûsuke Iseya
,
Yoshino Kimura
,
Don McKellar
Directed by:
Fernando Meirelles
The Constant Gardener (
2005) | IMDb:
7.4
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.
Starring:
Ralph Fiennes
,
Rachel Weisz
,
Danny Huston
,
Bill Nighy
,
Pete Postlethwaite
,
Richard McCabe
Vera Drake (
2004) | IMDb:
7.6
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Man About Dog (
2004) | IMDb:
6.4
Three pedigree chumps learn that every underdog has its day in this freewheeling Irish comedy. In hock to the tune of £50,000 to a Belfast bookie and saddled with a dopey greyhound that wouldn't run if its backside was on fire, the likely lads head south on a road trip in the hope of seeing a man about a dog. Foul-mouthed and funny, Man About Dog is full of great craic.
Directed by:
Paddy Breathnach
All or Nothing (
2002) | IMDb:
7.5
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
Secrets & Lies (
1996) | IMDb:
8
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