I, Daniel Blake

7.7

2016

100 mins

Drama

A 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system. With equal amounts of humour, warmth and despair, the journey is heartfelt and emotional until the end.

It's a Free World...

Year : 2007Rating : ⭐ 6.6

Working-class Angie, sacked from a recruitment agency for bad public behaviour, teams up with her flatmate to run a similar business from their kitchen. With immigrants desperate for work, the opportunities are considerable, particularly for two girls so in tune with these times.

Nothing Personal

Year : 2009Rating : ⭐ 6.5

Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is leaving her previous life in Holland behind. She goes to Ireland, where she chooses to lead a solitary, wandering existence, striding through the austere landscapes of Connemara. During her travels, she discovers a house that is home to a hermit, Martin.

A Question of Faith

Year : 2017Rating : ⭐ 7.5

When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs

Mr. Church

Year : 2016Rating : ⭐ 7.4

A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.

The Old Oak

Year : 2023Rating : ⭐ 7.2

A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.

Helen

Year : 2009Rating : ⭐ 6.5

On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen finds solace through her friendship with Mathilda, a kindred spirit struggling with bipolar disorder.

Fathers and Daughters

Year : 2015Rating : ⭐ 7.2

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.

Norma Rae

Year : 1979Rating : ⭐ 7.2

Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Year : 2004Rating : ⭐ 5.9

The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.

Dancer in the Dark

Year : 2000Rating : ⭐ 7.8

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life becomes increasingly difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

Eleanor the Great

Year : 2025Rating : ⭐ 6.8

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.

Hereafter

Year : 2010Rating : ⭐ 6.2

Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.

Resurrecting the Champ

Year : 2007Rating : ⭐ 6.3

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Mum's List

Year : 2016Rating : ⭐ 6.9

The story of Singe and Kate, a couple from North Somerset, whose lives were turned upside down when Kate was diagnosed with an incurable breast cancer. Over her last few days, she created her list: writing her thoughts and memories down, to help the man she loved create the best life possible for their two sons, after she was gone.

The Book of Henry

Year : 2017Rating : ⭐ 7.5

Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother. When Henry discovers that the girl next door has a terrible secret, he implores Susan to take matters into her own hands.

Still Life

Year : 2013Rating : ⭐ 7.5

A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.

Rosie

Year : 2019Rating : ⭐ 6.2

A mother strives to shield her young family from their new reality when their landlord sells the property and renders them homeless.

The Beautiful Game

Year : 2024Rating : ⭐ 6.3

A group of advocates to end homelessness organize an annual tournament for homeless people to compete in a series of football matches known as The Homeless World Cup.

JOY

Year : 2024Rating : ⭐ 6.9

A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.

The Starling

Year : 2021Rating : ⭐ 6.9

A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward.