Search results for "Ken Loach"
The Old Oak

The Old Oak

The Old Oak
IMDb: 7.1
113

A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses…

Genre: Drama
Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen
IMDb: 7.4
106

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Looking for Eric

Looking for Eric

Looking for Eric
IMDb: 7.2
119

A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor (the ex football player Eric Cantona) in this comedy-drama from acclaimed British director…

Jimmy’s Hall

Jimmy’s Hall

Jimmy’s Hall
IMDb: 6.7
106

In the 1930s political activist Jimmy Gralton is deported from Ireland during the ‘Red Scare’.

Kes

Kes

Kes
IMDb: 7.9
110

A young, English working-class boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet falcon.

Genre: Drama, Family
Carla’s Song

Carla’s Song

Carla’s Song
IMDb: 6.8
125

A Glasgow man (Robert Carlyle) visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee (Oyanka Cabezas) tormented by her memories.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
The Angels’ Share

The Angels’ Share

The Angels’ Share
IMDb: 7.0
101

Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Poor Cow

Poor Cow

Poor Cow
IMDb: 6.9
101

The first of several social realism films by Ken Loach, this had less impact than those made as TV plays. Poor Cow follows the tangled life of Joy, who turns…

Genre: Drama
Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda
IMDb: 7.0
108

In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the “Troubles.” But when…

Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff
IMDb: 7.1
95

The story of Stevie, a construction worker, and his girlfriend, an unemployed pop singer, serves to show the living conditions of the British poor class.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Raining Stones

Raining Stones

Raining Stones
IMDb: 7.5
90

This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake
IMDb: 7.9
100

A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.

Genre: Drama
Fatherland

Fatherland

Fatherland
IMDb: 6.3
111

Persona Non Grata in his homeland, protest singer Klaus Drittemann must leave East Berlin, his wife and child and emigrate to West Berlin, where the representatives of an American record…

Genre: Drama
Route Irish

Route Irish

Route Irish
IMDb: 6.4
109

A private security contractor in Iraq rejects the official explanation of his friend’s death and decides to investigate.

The Wind that Shakes the Barley

The Wind that Shakes the Barley

The Wind that Shakes the Barley
IMDb: 7.5
124

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O’Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend’s farm, British Black and…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Ladybird Ladybird

Ladybird Ladybird

Ladybird Ladybird
IMDb: 7.4
101

Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refugee, she gradually…

Genre: Drama
McLibel

McLibel

McLibel
IMDb: 7.1
85

McLibel is a documentary film directed by Franny Armstrong for Spanner Films about the McLibel case. The film was first completed, as a 52 minute television version, in 1997, after…

Genre: Documentary
The Gamekeeper

The Gamekeeper

The Gamekeeper
IMDb: 7.1
84

George Purse is the gamekeeper for the duke’s estate, a role he takes seriously. His position gives him a certain status, but he has an uneasy relationship with some of…

Genre: Drama
The Spirit of ’45

The Spirit of ’45

The Spirit of ’45
IMDb: 7.2
94

Ken Loach�s 2013 documentary about social change in Britain in the aftermath of the Second World War, including the nationalisation of industries and the formation of the welfare state. Made…

Sorry We Missed You

Sorry We Missed You

Sorry We Missed You
IMDb: 7.9
100

From the Director of I DANIEL BLAKE (Ken Loach) comes a story exploring the issue of hardship in modern-day Britain through a young couple scraping to get by in a…

Genre: Drama