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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006 • Drama • War
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 Tans arrive,…
Why matched: genres Drama, War
I, Daniel Blake
2016 • Drama
A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.
Why matched: genres Drama
The Angels' Share
2012 • Drama • Comedy
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 their hopeless lives.
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
Riff-Raff
1991 • Drama • Comedy
Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigrati…
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
Poor Cow
1967 • Drama
A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age she marries and has a child--with an abusive thief who quickly ends up in prison. Left alone, she takes up wit…
Why matched: genres Drama
Kes
1970 • Drama
Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet k…
Why matched: genres Drama
Sweet Sixteen
2002 • Drama • Crime
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.
Why matched: genres Drama, Crime
Bread and Roses
2000 • Drama • Comedy
Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor:…
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
The Old Oak
2023 • Drama
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…
Why matched: genres Drama
Looking for Eric
2009 • Drama • Comedy
A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer Eric Cantona.
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
Carla's Song
1996 • Drama • Romance • War
A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories.
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
Sorry We Missed You
2019 • Drama
Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new…
Why matched: genres Drama
Black Jack
1979 • Adventure • History
When honest young Tolly is forced on the run with ‘Black Jack’, a villainous ruffian, adventure and mishap are never far away. As the two enter a world of body-snatchers, privat…
Why matched: genres Adventure, History
Ladybird Ladybird
1994 • Drama
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 ref…
Why matched: genres Drama
My Name Is Joe
1998 • Drama
Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic relationship in one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods.
Why matched: genres Drama
Cathy Come Home
1966 • Drama • TV Movie
Cathy and Reg are a couple with three young children, who find their life spiralling into poverty when Reg loses his well-paid job. Gripping and emotional, Cathy Come Home remai…
Why matched: genres Drama, TV Movie
Land and Freedom
1995 • Drama • History • War
David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists…
Why matched: genres Drama, History
It's a Free World...
2007 • Drama
Angie is a working class woman. After being fired, she decides to set up a recruitment agency of her own, running it from her kitchen with her friend, Rose. Taking advantage of…
Why matched: genres Drama
Ae Fond Kiss...
2004 • Drama • Romance
A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
Jimmy's Hall
2014 • Drama • History
Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.
Why matched: genres Drama, History