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Mike Leigh is an English director and writer known for his work in film, television and stage.
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Distribution | Ref. |
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1971 | Bleak Moments | Yes | Yes | BBC Films | [1] |
1983 | Meantime | Yes | Yes | Premiered at
London Film Festival Screened on Channel 4 |
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1985 | Four Days in July | Yes | Yes | BBC Films | [3] |
1988 | High Hopes | Yes | Yes | Palace Pictures | [4] |
1990 | Life Is Sweet | Yes | Yes | [5] | |
1993 | Naked | Yes | Yes | First Independent Films | [6] |
1996 | Secrets & Lies | Yes | Yes | FilmFour Distributors | [7] |
1997 | Career Girls | Yes | Yes | [8] | |
1999 | Topsy-Turvy | Yes | Yes | Pathé Distribution | [9] |
2002 | All or Nothing | Yes | Yes | UGC Films UK | [10] |
2004 | Vera Drake | Yes | Yes | Momentum Pictures | [11] |
2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Yes | Yes | [12] | |
2010 | Another Year | Yes | Yes | [13] | |
2014 | Mr. Turner | Yes | Yes | [14] | |
2018 | Peterloo | Yes | Yes | Entertainment One/ Amazon | [15] |
2024 | Hard Truths | Yes | Yes | StudioCanal | [16] |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1982 | "The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final" "Old Chums" "Probation" "A Light Snack" "Afternoon" |
Yes | Yes | 5-part
BBC series of short films entitled Five Minute Films |
1987 | " The Short and Curlies" | Yes | Yes | Screened on Channel 4 |
1992 | "A Sense of History" | Yes | No | Screened on Channel 4 |
2012 | " A Running Jump" | Yes | Yes | Released 24 June 2012 (UK) |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1973 | Hard Labour | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
1975 | " The Permissive Society" | Yes | Yes | BBC Second City Firsts |
1976 | Nuts in May | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
Knock for Knock | Yes | Yes | BBC Second City Firsts, lost | |
1977 | Kiss of Death | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
1977 | Abigail's Party | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
1979 | Who's Who | Yes | Yes | |
1980 | Grown-Ups | Yes | Yes | BBC2 Playhouse |
1982 | Home Sweet Home | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1963 | Maigret | No | No | Actor: "Paul" Dir: Series 4, Episode 6: "The Flemish Shop" |
1973 | Scene | Yes | No | Dir: "A Mug's Game?" (8 March 1973) |
2009 | Teatr telewizji | No | Yes | Episode: "Przyjecie" (25 May 2009) |
Year | Title | Venue |
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1965 | The Box Play | Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham |
1966 | My Parents Have Gone to Carlisle | |
The Last Crusade of Five Little Nuns | ||
1968 | Individual Fruit Pies | East–15 Acting School, London |
Down Here Up There | Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London | |
1969 | Glum Victoria and the Lad with Specs | Manchester Youth Theatre |
1970 | Bleak Moments | Open Space Theatre, London |
1971 | A Rancid Pong | Basement Theatre, London |
1973 | Dick Whittington and His Cat | Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London |
Wholesome Glory | ||
The Jaws of Death | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | |
1974 | Babies Grow Old | Royal Shakespeare Company |
The Silent Majority | Bush Theatre | |
1977 | Abigail's Party | Hampstead Theatre |
1979 | Too Much of a Good Thing | Radio Play |
Ecstasy | Hampstead Theatre, London | |
1981 1998 |
Goose-Pimples |
Garrick Theatre, London Judith Anderson Theater, Off-Broadway [17] |
1988 | Smelling a Rat | Hampstead Theatre, London |
1989 | Greek Tragedy |
Belvoir St Theatre, Australia Edinburgh Festival Theatre Royal, Stratford East |
1993 | It's a Great Big Shame! | Theatre Royal, Stratford East |
2005 | Two Thousand Years | National Theatre, London |
2011 | Grief | Cottesloe Theatre, London |
The following is a list of actors which collaborated with Mike Leigh on an ongoing basis. The list only includes Leigh’s feature films.
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Title | Rating | |
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Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | |
Bleak Moments | — | 71 (7 reviews) [18] |
Meantime | 80% (10 reviews) [19] | 69 (unknown reviews) [20] |
Four Days in July | — | — |
High Hopes | 92% (13 reviews) [21] | 84 (12 reviews) [22] |
Life is Sweet | 93% (15 reviews) [23] | 88 (18 reviews) [24] |
Naked | 88% (60 reviews) [25] | 85 (21 reviews) [26] |
Secrets & Lies | 96% (45 reviews) [27] | 92 (27 reviews) [28] |
Career Girls | 88% (25 reviews) [29] | 76 (25 reviews) [30] |
Topsy-Turvy | 90% (89 reviews) [31] | 90 (31 reviews) [32] |
All or Nothing | 82% (93 reviews) [33] | 72 (31 reviews) [34] |
Vera Drake | 93% (161 reviews) [35] | 83 (40 reviews) [36] |
Happy-Go-Lucky | 93% (163 reviews) [37] | 84 (34 reviews) [38] |
Another Year | 92% (173 reviews) [39] | 81 (36 reviews) [40] |
Mr. Turner | 97% (196 reviews) [41] | 94 (44 reviews) [42] |
Peterloo | 67% (162 reviews) [43] | 66 (34 reviews) [44] |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2021) |
Mike Leigh is an English director and writer known for his work in film, television and stage.
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Distribution | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | Bleak Moments | Yes | Yes | BBC Films | [1] |
1983 | Meantime | Yes | Yes | Premiered at
London Film Festival Screened on Channel 4 |
[2] |
1985 | Four Days in July | Yes | Yes | BBC Films | [3] |
1988 | High Hopes | Yes | Yes | Palace Pictures | [4] |
1990 | Life Is Sweet | Yes | Yes | [5] | |
1993 | Naked | Yes | Yes | First Independent Films | [6] |
1996 | Secrets & Lies | Yes | Yes | FilmFour Distributors | [7] |
1997 | Career Girls | Yes | Yes | [8] | |
1999 | Topsy-Turvy | Yes | Yes | Pathé Distribution | [9] |
2002 | All or Nothing | Yes | Yes | UGC Films UK | [10] |
2004 | Vera Drake | Yes | Yes | Momentum Pictures | [11] |
2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Yes | Yes | [12] | |
2010 | Another Year | Yes | Yes | [13] | |
2014 | Mr. Turner | Yes | Yes | [14] | |
2018 | Peterloo | Yes | Yes | Entertainment One/ Amazon | [15] |
2024 | Hard Truths | Yes | Yes | StudioCanal | [16] |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1982 | "The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final" "Old Chums" "Probation" "A Light Snack" "Afternoon" |
Yes | Yes | 5-part
BBC series of short films entitled Five Minute Films |
1987 | " The Short and Curlies" | Yes | Yes | Screened on Channel 4 |
1992 | "A Sense of History" | Yes | No | Screened on Channel 4 |
2012 | " A Running Jump" | Yes | Yes | Released 24 June 2012 (UK) |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1973 | Hard Labour | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
1975 | " The Permissive Society" | Yes | Yes | BBC Second City Firsts |
1976 | Nuts in May | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
Knock for Knock | Yes | Yes | BBC Second City Firsts, lost | |
1977 | Kiss of Death | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
1977 | Abigail's Party | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
1979 | Who's Who | Yes | Yes | |
1980 | Grown-Ups | Yes | Yes | BBC2 Playhouse |
1982 | Home Sweet Home | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | Maigret | No | No | Actor: "Paul" Dir: Series 4, Episode 6: "The Flemish Shop" |
1973 | Scene | Yes | No | Dir: "A Mug's Game?" (8 March 1973) |
2009 | Teatr telewizji | No | Yes | Episode: "Przyjecie" (25 May 2009) |
Year | Title | Venue |
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1965 | The Box Play | Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham |
1966 | My Parents Have Gone to Carlisle | |
The Last Crusade of Five Little Nuns | ||
1968 | Individual Fruit Pies | East–15 Acting School, London |
Down Here Up There | Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London | |
1969 | Glum Victoria and the Lad with Specs | Manchester Youth Theatre |
1970 | Bleak Moments | Open Space Theatre, London |
1971 | A Rancid Pong | Basement Theatre, London |
1973 | Dick Whittington and His Cat | Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London |
Wholesome Glory | ||
The Jaws of Death | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | |
1974 | Babies Grow Old | Royal Shakespeare Company |
The Silent Majority | Bush Theatre | |
1977 | Abigail's Party | Hampstead Theatre |
1979 | Too Much of a Good Thing | Radio Play |
Ecstasy | Hampstead Theatre, London | |
1981 1998 |
Goose-Pimples |
Garrick Theatre, London Judith Anderson Theater, Off-Broadway [17] |
1988 | Smelling a Rat | Hampstead Theatre, London |
1989 | Greek Tragedy |
Belvoir St Theatre, Australia Edinburgh Festival Theatre Royal, Stratford East |
1993 | It's a Great Big Shame! | Theatre Royal, Stratford East |
2005 | Two Thousand Years | National Theatre, London |
2011 | Grief | Cottesloe Theatre, London |
The following is a list of actors which collaborated with Mike Leigh on an ongoing basis. The list only includes Leigh’s feature films.
Work Actor |
1983 | 1988 | 1990 | 1993 | 1996 | 1997 | 1999 | 2002 | 2004 | 2008 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2024 |
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Marion Bailey | ![]() |
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Mark Benton | ![]() |
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Elizabeth Berrington | ![]() |
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Jim Broadbent | ![]() |
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Katrin Cartlidge | ![]() |
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Eileen Davies | ![]() |
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Phil Davis | ![]() |
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Paul Jesson | ![]() |
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Sam Kelly | ![]() |
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Sally Hawkins | ![]() |
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Oliver Maltman | ![]() |
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Eddie Marsan | ![]() |
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Lesley Manville | ![]() |
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Martin Savage | ![]() |
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Judith Scott | ![]() |
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Ruth Sheen | ![]() |
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Timothy Spall | ![]() |
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Imelda Staunton | ![]() |
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Alison Steadman | ![]() |
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Peter Wight | ![]() |
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Title | Rating | |
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Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | |
Bleak Moments | — | 71 (7 reviews) [18] |
Meantime | 80% (10 reviews) [19] | 69 (unknown reviews) [20] |
Four Days in July | — | — |
High Hopes | 92% (13 reviews) [21] | 84 (12 reviews) [22] |
Life is Sweet | 93% (15 reviews) [23] | 88 (18 reviews) [24] |
Naked | 88% (60 reviews) [25] | 85 (21 reviews) [26] |
Secrets & Lies | 96% (45 reviews) [27] | 92 (27 reviews) [28] |
Career Girls | 88% (25 reviews) [29] | 76 (25 reviews) [30] |
Topsy-Turvy | 90% (89 reviews) [31] | 90 (31 reviews) [32] |
All or Nothing | 82% (93 reviews) [33] | 72 (31 reviews) [34] |
Vera Drake | 93% (161 reviews) [35] | 83 (40 reviews) [36] |
Happy-Go-Lucky | 93% (163 reviews) [37] | 84 (34 reviews) [38] |
Another Year | 92% (173 reviews) [39] | 81 (36 reviews) [40] |
Mr. Turner | 97% (196 reviews) [41] | 94 (44 reviews) [42] |
Peterloo | 67% (162 reviews) [43] | 66 (34 reviews) [44] |