Stan & Ollie (
2018) | IMDb:
7.2
With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille and Ida – a formidable double act in their own right – the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public
Starring:
Steve Coogan
,
John C. Reilly
,
Shirley Henderson
,
Nina Arianda
,
Rufus Jones
,
Danny Huston
Their Finest (
2017) | IMDb:
6.8
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
Denial (
2016) | IMDb:
6.8
Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.
Starring:
Rachel Weisz
,
Tom Wilkinson
,
Timothy Spall
,
Andrew Scott
,
Jack Lowden
,
Caren Pistorius
City of Tiny Lights (
2016) | IMDb:
5.6
In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of religious fanaticism and political intrigue.
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
Brooklyn (
2015) | IMDb:
7.5
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
Starring:
Saoirse Ronan
,
Domhnall Gleeson
,
Emory Cohen
,
Jim Broadbent
,
Julie Walters
,
Jessica Paré
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
Far from the Madding Crowd (
2015) | IMDb:
7.1
In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
Starring:
Carey Mulligan
,
Matthias Schoenaerts
,
Michael Sheen
,
Tom Sturridge
,
Juno Temple
,
Jessica Barden
Suite Française (
2015) | IMDb:
7
France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.
Starring:
Michelle Williams
,
Kristin Scott Thomas
,
Matthias Schoenaerts
,
Sam Riley
,
Ruth Wilson
,
Heino Ferch
My Old Lady (
2014) | IMDb:
6.4
Mathias Gold is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he's shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not prepared to budge. His apartment is a viager—an ancient French real estate system with complex rules pertaining to its resale—and the feisty Englishwoman Mathilde Girard, who has lived in the apartment with her daughter Chloé for many years, can by contract collect monthly payments from Mathias until her death.
Starring:
Maggie Smith
,
Kevin Kline
,
Kristin Scott Thomas
,
Dominique Pinon
,
Michael Burstin
,
Elie Wajeman
Directed by:
Israel Horovitz
Saving Mr. Banks (
2013) | IMDb:
7.5
Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
Starring:
Emma Thompson
,
Tom Hanks
,
Colin Farrell
,
Paul Giamatti
,
Ruth Wilson
,
Jason Schwartzman
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
Now Is Good (
2012) | IMDb:
7
A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.
Starring:
Dakota Fanning
,
Jeremy Irvine
,
Kaya Scodelario
,
Olivia Williams
,
Paddy Considine
,
Edgar Canham
Directed by:
Ol Parker
My Week with Marilyn (
2011) | IMDb:
6.9
London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.
Starring:
Michelle Williams
,
Kenneth Branagh
,
Eddie Redmayne
,
Dominic Cooper
,
Philip Jackson
,
Derek Jacobi
We Need to Talk About Kevin (
2011) | IMDb:
7.5
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
Starring:
Tilda Swinton
,
Ezra Miller
,
John C. Reilly
,
Jasper Newell
,
Rock Duer
,
Ashley Gerasimovich