Mike Leigh Movies

Jim Broadbent wrote and starred in this short film directed by none other than Mike Leigh. As a member of the landed gentry, the 23rd Earl of Leete...

A behind-the-scenes look at the preparations for the live broadcast of the 69th Annual Academy Awards ceremony.

Marking Play for Today’s 50th anniversary, Drama Out of a Crisis is a compelling exploration of the series, its origins, achievements,...

A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.

Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh,...

In this second installment of his exploration of creativity, Hermann Vaske looks for factors that inhibit it. He asks artists, activists, and...

Based on David Stuart Leslie's novel Two Left Feet is a story about Alan Crabbe (Michael Crawford a callow youth desperate for a date with any girl...

A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family.

A slow-witted couple decide to start a family.

Scenes from A Separation

A look at the production of Play for Today: Abigail's Party (1977).

A man on crutches bumps into an old acquaintance who relentlessly bombards him with small talk.

Slice-of-life look at class divisions among employees of a brokerage house. Alan, with his portrait of the Queen and love of the peerage; his wife...

Trevor is an extremely shy undertaker's assistant. He always tags along with his good friend Ronnie, when he goes to the pub with his girlfriend...

Looks at the glamour, red carpets, movies, craziness, stunts, deals, parties and personalities that have been part of the Cannes Film Festival over...

A boy goes to see his probation officer.

A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...

Three postal workers and their dysfunctional families interact over cups of tea and Sunday dinner.

Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

Documentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950.