Ruth Sheen

James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.

Dir. Roger Spottiswoode · With Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt

Soon after the break of the pandemic and realizing that his clock is ticking, Kristofer gets the urge to embark on a journey to try to find out what really happened when his Japanese girlfriend mysteriously vanished without a trace from London fifty years earlier.

Dir. Baltasar Kormákur · With Egill Ólafsson, Kōki, Pálmi Kormákur Baltasarsson

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

Dir. Mike Leigh · With Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Sally Hawkins

Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.

Dir. Mike Leigh · With Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Alison Garland

During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

Dir. Mike Leigh · With Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen

Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.

Dir. David Schwimmer · With Simon Pegg, Thandiwe Newton, Hank Azaria

Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

Dir. Mike Leigh · With Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey

A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator prove crucial in solving complex crimes that have baffled the police. Based on the bestselling novels written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

Dir. J.K. Rowling, Ben Richards, Tom Edge · With Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Jack Greenlees

When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.

Dir. Eran Creevy · With James McAvoy, Mark Strong, David Morrissey

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

Dir. Joe Wright · With Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Jamie Morgan is a troubled young man with a facial birthmark, which has left him isolated and fearful, hiding from the world outside. He lives in the East End, notorious for its violent hooded gangs. According to news reports, the gangs are now wearing demon masks. But, one night, after the murder of his mother, Jamie discovers the terrifying truth.

Dir. Philip Ridley · With Jim Sturgess, Luke Treadaway, Clémence Poésy

Working-class couple Shirley and Cyril are in conflict over whether they should have children, their problems with 'yuppies' moving into the neighbourhood and outpricing them, and the advent of Cyril's ageing mother's seventieth birthday.

Dir. Mike Leigh · With Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Doré