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1. Grown Ups (1980)
directed by Mike Leigh
featuring Brenda BlethynMade for British television by filmmaker Mike Leigh, Grown Ups is a detailed slice-of-life drama about a married, working-class couple in Canterbury, ... More
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2. Mysterious Creatures (2006)
directed by David Evans
featuring Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall, Rebekah StatonBrenda Blethyn and Timothy Spall headline this family drama inspired by the true story of two parents whose adult daughter suffers from an unknown ... More
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3. Outside Edge [TV Series] (1994)
directed by Nick Hurran
featuring Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall, Josie LawrenceProduced for Central Television, the British sitcom Outside Edge was based on Richard Harris' 1982 TV play of the same name. The stories dealt with ... More
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4. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
directed by Joe Wright
featuring Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Judi DenchJane Austen's perennially popular story of the game of love among the British upper classes returns to the screen in this polished film adaptation. ... More
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5. Beyond the Sea (2004)
directed by Kevin Spacey
featuring Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Bob Hoskins, Brenda BlethynKevin Spacey serves as both director and star for this biopic based on the life and career of legendary entertainer Bobby Darin, which moves back and ... More
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6. On a Clear Day (2006)
directed by Gaby Dellal
featuring Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Sean McGinley, Jamie Sives, Billy BoydA middle-aged man gives himself the challenge of a lifetime in this comedy drama from the U.K. Frank (Peter Mullan) has spent most of his 55 years ... More
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7. Little Voice (1998)
directed by Mark Herman
featuring Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Ewan McGregorBased on Jim Cartright's play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, this screen adaptation directed by Mark Herman is an underdog film about an underdog ... More
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8. Pumpkin (2002)
directed by Adam Larson Broder, Tony R. Abrams
featuring Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn, Dominique Swain, Marisa CoughlanAdam Larson and Tony R. Abrams' directorial debut Pumpkin is an unconventional love story. College senior Carolyn McDuffy (Christina Ricci) agrees to ... More
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9. The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
directed by Roger Michell
featuring Roshan Seth, Naveen Andrews, Susan Fleetwood, Steven Mackintosh, Brenda BlethynIn the new tradition of "Tales of the City," this long, complex British satire profiles a decade in the life of a British family. The story opens in ... More
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10. London River (2011)
directed by Rachid Bouchareb
featuring Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Bernard BlancanIt marked a sickening and devastating second act to 9/11: On July 7, 2005, a series of bombs set by terrorists exploded on the London subways. Over ... More
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11. Saving Grace (2000)
directed by Nigel Cole
featuring Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes, Tchéky Karyo, Jamie FormanList of all editionsWaking Ned Divine (1998) meets Up in Smoke (1978) in this wacky British comedy about growing marijuana. Grace Trevethan (Brenda Blethyn is a cheerful ... More
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12. Lovely & Amazing (2002)
directed by Nicole Holofcener
featuring Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer, Raven Goodwin, Jake GyllenhaalList of all editionsNicole Holofcener, writer/director of the critically acclaimed Walking and Talking, shifts her focus from New York to Los Angeles for her second ... More
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13. In the Winter Dark (2004)
directed by James Bogle
featuring Brenda Blethyn, Ray Barrett, Richard Roxburgh, Miranda OttoList of all editionsJames Bogle directed this Australian psychological thriller adapted (by Bogle and Peter Rasmussen) from the novel by Tim Winton. Living on their farm ... More
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14. A River Runs Through It (1992)
directed by Robert Redford
featuring Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Lloyd, Joseph Gordon-LevittList of all editionsRobert Redford's lyrical direction sets the tone for this evocative adaptation of author Norman MacLean's memoir of his idyllic Montana youth. The ... More
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15. Sonny (2002)
directed by Nicolas Cage
featuring James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Mena Suvari, Harry Dean Stanton, Brenda VaccaroList of all editionsFilm superstar Nicolas Cage's directing debut, Sonny follows a very unconventional family as they struggle to overcome personal and financial ... More
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16. Anne Frank (2001)
directed by Robert Dornhelm
featuring Ben Kingsley, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Brenda Blethyn, Tatjana Blacher, Joachim KrolList of all editionsAnne Frank was an ordinary girl forced by circumstances to bear witness to the most extraordinary tragedy of the 20th century, and the diary she left ... More
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17. The Sleeping Dictionary (2002)
directed by Guy Jenkin
featuring Hugh Dancy, Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Bob Hoskins, Emily Mortimer, Noah TaylorList of all editionsGuy Jenkin directs this straight-to-video romantic drama shot on-location in Malaysia. In the rainforests of Boreno in the 1930s, English officer ... More
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18. Secrets and Lies (1996)
directed by Mike Leigh
featuring Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Phyllis Logan, Timothy Spall, Claire RushbrookList of all editionsA family is forced to confront the personal issues they've been avoiding for years in this powerful, realistic drama. Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn) is a ... More
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19. Blizzard (2003)
directed by LeVar Burton
featuring Brenda Blethyn, Brittany Bristow, Christopher Plummer, Kevin Pollak, Whoopi Goldberg, Zoë WarnerList of all editionsA young girl still saddened by the decision of her best friend's family to move away learns an important life lesson about change from her eccentric ... More
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20. RKO 281 (1999)
directed by Benjamin Ross
featuring Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Brenda Blethyn, Roy ScheiderList of all editionsWhen RKO Pictures began work on production number 281, no one could have imagined that they were making perhaps the greatest American film of all ... More
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21. Undertaking Betty (2005)
directed by Nick Hurran
featuring Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Christopher Walken, Naomi Watts, Lee Evans, Robert PughList of all editionsDirected by Nick Hurran, Undertaking Betty revolves around the competitive world of undertaking in the Welsh countryside. One of the most respected ... More
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22. Dead Man Running (2009)
directed by Alex De Rakoff
featuring Alex De Rakoff, Tamer Hassan, Danny Dyer, Brenda Blethyn, Curtis JacksonList of all editionsTwo desperate criminals (Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan) race to raise $100,000 in just 24 hour hours in order to pay off a ruthless drug kingpin ... More
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23. Introducing the Dwights (2007)
directed by Cherie Nowlan
featuring Brenda Blethyn, Khan Chittenden, Emma Booth, Frankie J. Holden, Richard Wilson, Rebecca GibneyList of all editionsAn already-unstable household becomes a virtual battle zone when the son of a risqué comedienne and a has-been singer finds mom meddling in his love ... More
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24. A Way of Life (2004)
directed by Amma Assante
featuring Stephanie James, Nathan Jones, Garry Sheppeard, Dean Wong, Sara Gregory, Oliver Haden, Brenda BlethynList of all editionsA single teenage mother operating along the margins of society unleashes a bitter torrent of anger on her unsuspecting neighbors in first-time ... More
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25. Music From Another Room (1998)
directed by Charlie Peters
featuring Bruce Jarchow, Jennifer Tilly, Martha Plimpton, Brenda Blethyn, Jude Law, Gretchen MolList of all editionsWhat do you do when you've loved someone literally all their life? As Music From Another Room opens, five-year-old Danny is with his father, a U.S. ... More







