Watch Order
0 / 12 watchedKey features in release order.
About Mike Leigh
Bleak Moments opened in 1971 with lonely Londoners, High Hopes in 1988 with class clash, and Life Is Sweet in 1990 with drinker twins. Naked followed in 1993 with Manchester drifter, Secrets and Lies in 1996 with reunion search, and Career Girls in 1997 with flatmates.
Topsy-Turvy arrived in 1999, All or Nothing in 2002, Vera Drake in 2004 with abortion trial, Happy-Go-Lucky in 2008, Another Year in 2010, Mr Turner in 2014 with painter light, Peterloo in 2018, and Hard Truths in 2024. No next film is dated. Watch in release order for the rehearsal habit.
Good to know
These are standalone kitchen sink stories with no shared continuity, so there is no chronological order to untangle. Release order shows the long improv rehearsals tighten from estates to period sets. Secrets and Lies is the hinge Palme winner to watch early. Hard Truths in 2024 is the latest released.
