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The Old Oak (2023) United Kingdom, France, BelgiumGenre: Drama Release: 2023 May, 26 The future for the last remaining pub, The Old Oak, in a village of Northeast England, where people are leaving the land as the mines are closed... IMDb: 7.1/10 (13 836) |
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Sorry We Missed You (2019) United Kingdom, France, BelgiumGenre: Drama Release: 2019 May, 16 Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation... IMDb: 7.6/10 (27 920) |
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I, Daniel Blake (2016) United Kingdom, France, BelgiumGenre: Drama Release: 2016 May, 13 A 59 year old carpenter recovering from a heart attack, befriends a single mum and her two kids as they navigate their way through the kafkaesque impersonal benefits system... IMDb: 7.8/10 (67 789) |
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The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, NetherlandsGenre: Drama / War Release: 2006 May, 18 Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces... IMDb: 7.5/10 (58 238) |
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Sweet Sixteen (2002) United Kingdom, Germany, SpainGenre: Crime / Drama Release: 2002 May, 21 Liam is a young, restless teen struggling to realize his dream in the gritty and dismal streets of Greenock, where unemployment is rampant and little hope is available to the city's youth... IMDb: 7.4/10 (16 346) |
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Carla's Song (1996) United Kingdom, Spain, GermanyGenre: Drama / Romance / War Release: 1996 September, 20 1987, love in time of war... IMDb: 6.8/10 (3 675) |
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Black Jack (1979) United KingdomGenre: Adventure / Comedy Release: 1979 August, 23 A rediscovered classic from director Ken Loach (THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY, KES) and one of the inspirations for Wes Anderson's MOONRISE KINGDOM, BLACK JACK is a dark and complex adventure film set in the 18th century and based on Leon Garfield's novel for children... IMDb: 6.7/10 (840) User Rating: /10 Votes: 1 |
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Full House (1972) United KingdomRelease: 1972 October, 14 IMDb: 5.6/10 (29) |
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Play for Today (1970) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1970 October, 15 Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series... IMDb: 7.8/10 (479) |
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Kes (1969) United KingdomGenre: Drama / Family Release: 1969 November, 19 Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper (David Bradley), a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes... IMDb: 7.9/10 (25 134) User Rating: /10 Votes: 33 |
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1969 January, 11 IMDb: 5.9/10 (113) User Rating: /10 Votes: 1 |
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Poor Cow (1967) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1967 December, 7 A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices... IMDb: 6.8/10 (2 237) |
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The Wednesday Play (1964) United KingdomGenre: Drama Release: 1964 September, 30 Series of one-off plays made by BBC television which gave breaks to a wide range of writers and directors in the late 60s, such as Dennis Potter, Ken Loach, David Mercer and John Hopkins... IMDb: 7.3/10 (152) |
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Z Cars (1962) United KingdomGenre: Crime / Drama Release: 1962 January, 2 A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional northern English town of Newtown... IMDb: 7.1/10 (476) |