Directing
Mike Leigh
- Titles
- 58movies18TV shows
- Career
Active from 1970 to 2026, busiest in 1982 with 7 main titles.
- Directed
- 40titles as director
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Secrets & Lies86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Class & Capitalism6.6average 3.3
- Social Commentary7.6average 4.9
- Melancholy7.1average 4.7
- Family Dynamics7.0average 4.7
- Pathos7.3average 5.2
- Cringe Humor3.3average 2.2
- Historical3.7average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.3, average 5.1
- Crime1.6, average 3.7
- Mystery2.2, average 4.1
- Scare1.0, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 5
- British Social Realism 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Family Dynamics 3
- Political Commentary 3
- Character Study 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Working-Class Struggles 2
- Working Class Life 2
- Slice of Life 2
- Heartwarming 2
- Slice-of-Life 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dick PopeCinematographerNaked, Secrets & Lies, Mr. Turner, Happy-Go-Lucky, Hard Truths, +9 more- JJon GregoryEditorNaked, Secrets & Lies, Mr. Turner, Another Year, Life Is Sweet, +5 more
Lesley ManvilleActorSecrets & Lies, Mr. Turner, Another Year, All or Nothing, Topsy-Turvy, +2 more
Gary YershonComposerMr. Turner, Happy-Go-Lucky, Hard Truths, Another Year, Tender Loving Care, +2 more
Timothy SpallActorSecrets & Lies, Mr. Turner, All or Nothing, Topsy-Turvy, Life Is Sweet, +1 more- AAndrew DicksonComposerNaked, Secrets & Lies, All or Nothing, Vera Drake, Meantime, +1 more
- CChris LovettEditorOld Chums, Who's Who, The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final, Probation, A Light Snack, +1 more
Ruth SheenActorMr. Turner, Another Year, All or Nothing, Vera Drake, High Hopes
Alison SteadmanActorLife Is Sweet, The Short & Curlies, Abigail's Party, Nuts in May, Hard Labour
Jim BroadbentActorAnother Year, Topsy-Turvy, Life Is Sweet, Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright, A Sense of History
Brian TufanoCinematographerOld Chums, The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final, Probation, A Light Snack, Afternoon- RRobin SalesEditorTopsy-Turvy, Career Girls, Home Sweet Home, Four Days in July, Grown-Ups
Movies and TV shows
42010s
1 title
In Confidence (2010)
TV show
2000s
2 titles
British Film Forever (2007)
TV show
Le Cercle (2005)
TV show
1960s
1 title · average score 74
74
Maigret (1960)
TV show