Directing
Ken Loach
- Titles
- 109movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2023, busiest in 1965 with 6 main titles.
- Directed
- 74titles as director
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Kes90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Class & Capitalism7.5average 3.3
- Social Commentary8.5average 4.9
- Politics5.9average 2.6
- Contemporary Realism7.6average 5.2
- Melancholy6.9average 4.7
- Pathos7.3average 5.2
- Family Dynamics5.5average 4.7
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.4, average 5.1
- Mystery2.6, average 4.1
- Physical Comedy1.1, average 2.5
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Realism 18
- Political Commentary 8
- Social Commentary 7
- British Cinema 6
- Character Study 6
- Thought-Provoking 6
- Class Struggle 4
- British Social Realism 4
- Working-Class Life 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Contemporary Issues 4
- Documentary 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJonathan MorrisActorI, Daniel Blake, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, How to Make a Ken Loach Film, Sorry We Missed You, The Old Oak, +23 more
Paul LavertyActorI, Daniel Blake, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, How to Make a Ken Loach Film, Sorry We Missed You, The Old Oak, +13 more
George FentonComposerI, Daniel Blake, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Sorry We Missed You, The Old Oak, Bread and Roses, +13 more
Barry AckroydActorThe Wind That Shakes the Barley, How to Make a Ken Loach Film, Bread and Roses, Land and Freedom, The Angels' Share, +10 more
Chris MengesActorHow to Make a Ken Loach Film, Kes, After a Lifetime, Route Irish, Fatherland, +9 more- RRoy WattsEditorKes, Poor Cow, Family Life, The Rank and File, Up the Junction, +4 more
Neville SmithActorAfter a Lifetime, The Rank and File, Wear a Very Big Hat, The Big Flame, The Golden Vision
Jim AllenWriterLand and Freedom, Hidden Agenda, Raining Stones, The Rank and File, The Big Flame
Robbie RyanCinematographerI, Daniel Blake, Sorry We Missed You, The Old Oak, The Angels' Share, Jimmy's Hall
Bill DeanActorAfter a Lifetime, Family Life, The Rank and File, The Golden Vision- JJohnny GeeActorAfter a Lifetime, Family Life, The Rank and File, The Golden Vision
Peter KerriganActorAfter a Lifetime, The Rank and File, The Big Flame, Talk About Work
Movies and TV shows
112010s
3 titles · average score 66
In Conversation With Jeremy Corbyn (2016)
Producer, Writer
Idyll (2014)
Writer
66
The Spirit of '45 (2013)
Director, Writer
2000s
1 title · average score 66
66
September 11 (2002)
Director, Writer
1990s
1 title
The Flickering Flame (1996)
Director, Screenplay
1980s
1 title · average score 61
61
The Gamekeeper (1980)
Director, Writer
1970s
3 titles · average score 79
68
Black Jack (1979)
Writer, Director
A Misfortune (1973)
Writer, Director
90
Kes (1970)
Screenplay, Director
1960s
2 titles · average score 70
60
Poor Cow (1967)
Director, Screenplay
80
Cathy Come Home (1966)
Screenplay, Director