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July 2025

Raining stones

Directed by: Ken LoachWith: Bruce Jones & Julie Brown

October 2023

Directed by: Ken LoachWith: Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Debbie HoneywoodThe 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. Houses are cheap and available, thus making it an ideal location for Syrian refugees.

October 2019

Sorry We Missed You

Drama

Directed by: Ken LoachWith: Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys StoneRicky 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 van and the chance to run a franchise as a self-employed delivery driver. It's hard work, and his wife's job as a carer... Read more...

October 2016

I, Daniel Blake

Drama

Directed by: Ken LoachWith: Hayley Squires, Natalie Ann Jamieson, Dave Johns,...Daniel Blake (59) has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, he needs help from the State for the first time in his life. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie's only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London... Read more...

August 2014

Jimmy's Hall

Drama

Directed by: Ken LoachWith: Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Andrew ScottIn 1932, after ten years in the United States of America, Jimmy Gralton returns to his native Ireland to help his mother run the family farm. A new government is in power in Ireland ten years after the end of the Civil War. To meet the needs of the young people of County Leitrim, Jimmy, in spite of... Read more...

September 2013

Spirit of 45

Documentary

Directed by: Ken LoachA documentary on how the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.

June 2012

The Angel's Share

Comedy

Directed by: Ken LoachWith: Paul Brannigan, Jasmin Riggins, William Ruane,...Sneaking into the maternity ward to visit his girlfriend Leonie and hold his newborn son for the first time, Robbie swears that Luke will not have the same tragic life he has had. But with Leonie's father and local hood Clancy after him, Robbie's cornered. Escaping prison by the skin of his teeth,... Read more...

April 2011

Route Irish

Drama

Directed by: Ken LoachWith: Mark Womack, John Bishop, Stephen LordThe story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth.