Movies starring Lesley Manville

High Hopes (1988)

112 mins Comedy, Drama

I am sure that when "High Hopes" came out it was more of a movie about the socialist struggle in the conservative 80s. But over 25 years later the entertainment of "High Hopes" is simply summed up by saying nothing is as quee...

Sparkle (2007)

100 mins Comedy, Drama

"Sparkle" is a movie which may end up annoying people because it feels like it has tried to take the classic "The Graduate" update it and have a twist. By that I mean here we have a young man who ends up sleeping with a sexy ...

A Christmas Carol (2009)

96 mins Animation, Comedy, Drama

A Christmas Carol (2009) Jim Carrey stars as the Christmas grump, Scrooge, in this 3D motion-capture take on Charles Dickens' classic Christmas story...

Spike Island (2012)

105 mins Drama

I remember during my last year at school there were those, myself included, who were into heavy metal, there were others who were into more pop type music and then there was this one guy who was into The Stone Roses. I say th...

Ashes (2012)

100 mins Drama, Mystery, Thriller

There is no denying that "Ashes" is an intriguing movie which attempts to fuse a mystery/thriller storyline with a road trip movie which in turn fuses in the difficulties and mild comedy of when one of the passengers is suffe...

The Christmas Candle (2013)

100 mins Drama

The Christmas Candle: a long held tradition surrounding a blessed candle comes under threat not just by the arrival of electricity but because of a new reverend...

Mr. Turner (2014)

150 mins Biography, Drama

"Mr. Turner" is a look at the later years of British painter J.M.W. Turner. We see his closeness to his father and how his death affected him. We see how his loyal maid was in love with him but all he did was to use her. We s...