Ken Loach films (10 titles)
The Navigators
My favourite Loach film about a bunch of railway workers and their hardships.
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The Navigators
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Steve Huison, Joe Duttine, Tom Craig
Director: Ken Loach
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Ken Loach's THE NAVIGATORS follows a group of South Yorkshire railway workers during the mid-1990s privatisation of British Rail. The film features Loach's typically asute social commentary and subtle humour.
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Land And Freedom
Superb acting by Ian Hart and an idealistic Liverpudlian who goes off to fight in the Spanish Civil War.
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Land And Freedom
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Icíar Bollaín
Director: Ken Loach
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Ken Loach's acclaimed 1936-set film about the Spanish Civil War stars Ian Hart as a disillusioned Liverpudlian who decides to follow his principles and join the fight aginst fascism in Spain.
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Riff Raff
Like "The Navigators" this film deals with the lives of manual labourers, this time on a building site. Ricky Tomlinson is great.
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Riff Raff
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Ricky Tomlinson, Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt
Director: Ken Loach
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Director Ken Loach's concern for the plight of the working man takes a comic turn in this gritty film starring Robert Carlyle (TRAINSPOTTING) as Stevie, a young Scotsman who finds a construction job in the north of London turning an old hospital into luxury condos. Like most of the largely non-..read more »
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Kes
Probably his best known film and deservedly so.
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Kes
on DVD
(1969)
Starring: Colin Welland, David Bradley, Brian Glover
Director: Ken Loach
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Rebellious Billy Casper (David Bradley) finds that training a kestrel takes his mind off his troubled home life and the bullies at school. Set in the Northern English town of Barnsley, the film is a gritty slice of working-class life in the �60s. Based on the Barry Hines novel A KESTREL FOR ..read more »
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My Name Is Joe
The film is about a man's battle against alcoholism. Splendid performances and great ending.
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My Name Is Joe
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, David McKay
Director: Ken Loach
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Peter Mullan (ORPHANS, MISS JULIE) won the Best Actor award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Joe Kavanagh, a recovering alcoholic in his late thirties. Like half the people in his impoverished Glasgow neighborhood, he's unemployed and struggles to get by between odd jobs and ..read more »
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The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Film about Irish independence. Excellent cinematography. The DVD has an interesting short documentary about the man himself.
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The Wind That Shakes The Barley
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham
Director: Ken Loach
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A gripping drama from Ken Loach, The Wind That Shakes The Barley is the story of the Irish Civil War in the 1920's - a fight for freedom which saw the Irish Republican Army up against the occupying British forces. Workers from field and country unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to face ..read more »
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Raining Stones
Bruce Jones plays a man trying to earn money for his daughter's communion dress. Hilarious segment with Jones and Ricky Tomlinson trying to catch a sheep.
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Raining Stones
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Bruce Jones, Ricky Tomlinson, Julie Brown
Director: Ken Loach
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RAINING STONES, in its quietly observant, almost documentary-like style, is typical of director Ken Loach's understated approach to his left-leaning politics. The film stars Bruce Jones as Bob, a man in an impoverished town in the north of England, struggling to survive on the dole while hustling ..read more »
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Sweet Sixteen
Features good debut performance by Martin Compston who was also seen in Ken's segment of the film "Tickets".
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Sweet Sixteen
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Martin Compston, Annmarie Fulton, William Ruane
Director: Ken Loach
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Using a cast of unknown actors and newcomers, Ken Loach fashions another gritty social drama in SWEET SIXTEEN. In his acting debut, Martin Crampston plays Liam, whose mother is about to be released from prison on his 16th birthday. Liam recognises that the only chance for the pair of them to escape ..read more »
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Ladybird, Ladybird
Somewhat frustrating film as the main character is hard to like but a good film nonetheless.
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Ladybird, Ladybird
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Crissy Rock, Vladimir Vega, Ray Winstone
Director: Ken Loach
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Ken Loach directs this harrowing story about Maggie, a woman whose four children are taken into care following a violent relationship. When Maggie finds herself in a new and stable relationship with Jorge, a sweet natured Latin American refugee, she learns that she must fight to get her children ..read more »
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Tickets
Three short films rolled into one all taking place on a European train. Loach's vignette about three young Celtic supporters is third and by far the best.
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Tickets
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Blerta Cahani, Martin Compston
Director: Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach
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Three stories of human interaction aboard a single train trip from Eastern Europe to Rome.
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