Brenda Blethyn

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

Dir. Joe Wright · With Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn

A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Dir. Joe Wright · With James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.

Dir. Mike Leigh · With Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Timothy Spall

While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.

Dir. Nicolas Roeg · With Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Anjelica Huston

Who or what exactly is a Heffalump? The lovable residents of the Hundred Acre Wood -- Winnie the Pooh, Rabbit, Tigger, Eeyore, Kanga and the rest of the pack -- embark on a journey of discovery in search of the elusive Heffalump. But as is always the case, this unusual road trip opens their eyes to so much more than just the creature they're seeking.

Dir. Frank Nissen · With Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, Kath Soucie

This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.

Dir. Roger Mainwood · With Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Luke Treadaway

The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.

Dir. Robert Redford · With Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt

After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedroom listening to her father's collection of old records of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe and various other famous female singers. But at night time, LV sings, imitating these great singers with surprising accuracy. One night she is overheard by one of her mother's boyfriends, who happens to be a talent agent. He manages to convince her that her talent is special and arranges for her to perform at the local night club, but several problems arise.

Dir. Mark Herman · With Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Michael Caine

A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.

Dir. Ann Cleeves · With Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison, Riley Jones

Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial straits when she inherits massive debts her late husband had been accruing for years. Faced with losing her house, she decides to use her talent for horticulture and hatches a plan to grow potent marijuana which can be sold at an astronomical price, thus solving her financial crisis.

Dir. Nigel Cole · With Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes

In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, both colonists and natives object to their plans to marry.

Dir. Guy Jenkin · With Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Dancy

A politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her death so they can run away together.

Dir. Nick Hurran · With Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts

In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.

Dir. Benjamin Ross · With Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith

Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin, a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.

Dir. Adam Larson Broder, Anthony Abrams · With Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn

Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life.

Dir. Kevin Spacey · With Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman