SimilarWatch
MoviesTV ShowsThemes
Wishlist

Popular Movies

Talking Heads
Tv Show

Talking Heads (1988)

8.6

A series of dramatic monologues written for BBC television by the acclaimed British playwright Alan Bennett.

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Tv Show

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)

7.9

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020) is a collection of monologues in which characters share their personal stories, addressing social issues such as isolation, guilt, and British culture. The unique format involves characters looking directly at the camera while talking, creating an intimate and powerful connection with the audience.

Watch Trailer
The History Boys
Movie

The History Boys(2006)

6.8
tomato66%
R
109Minutes

Set in the 1980s, a group of boys attending a grammar school in Yorkshire, England, prepares for the entrance exams to Cambridge and Oxford. They receive deep insights on life and education from their eccentric English teacher, including lessons on art, history, and love. As the boys navigate their adolescence, they develop friendships, experience heartbreak, and explore their sexuality. The History Boys is a coming-of-age story that tackles themes of education, identity, and the pursuit of knowledge.

Watch Trailer
A Private Function
Movie

A Private Function(1984)

6.5
tomato91%
R
96Minutes

In A Private Function, a Yorkshire village deals with food rationing in the post-war era. The local council plans to have a feast to celebrate the upcoming royal wedding, but the food supplies are limited. A couple, Gilbert and Joyce Chilvers, hatch a plan to illegally raise a pig to provide meat for the feast. As they carry out their scheme, they face opposition from the village council, as well as comedic complications that arise from their actions.

Watch Trailer
Allelujah
Movie

Allelujah(2022)

6
tomato38%
99Minutes

In a small Yorkshire hospital, the geriatric ward faces closure. To save their ward, the hospital mobilizes the local community and organizes a concert to honor their esteemed nurse. ALLELUJAH is a heartwarming and touching story that celebrates the resilience of elderly patients and the dedication of the medical staff.

Telling Tales
Tv Show

Telling Tales (2000)

7.8

Alan Bennett re-lives his upbringing in Leeds in a series of talks, both amusing and touching.

CreatorsAlan Bennett
An Englishman Abroad
Movie

An Englishman Abroad(1983)

7.5
63Minutes

An English actress becomes friends with a Russian ex-spy who defected from the Soviet Union to live in London. Based on a true story, the movie explores their unlikely friendship and how it affects both of their lives.

National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
Movie

National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III(2018)

7.8
132Minutes

King George III, the ruler of England in the late 18th century, battles with his deteriorating mental health and its consequences on his leadership. The movie portrays his descent into madness and the challenges faced by his loyal subjects to maintain stability in the kingdom.

A Day Out
Movie

A Day Out(1972)

7.1
49Minutes

Alan Bennett's debut play for television follows the members of a Halifax cycling club, on an outing from Halifax to the ruins of Fountains Abbey. Set in the summer of 1911 and projects an idyllic vision of Edwardian England .

Bed Among the Lentils
Movie

Bed Among the Lentils(1988)

50Minutes

Susan, an alcoholic, nervous vicar's wife who has to travel into Leeds to go to the off-licence because of her debts with the local shop keeper, distracts herself from her ambitious, and, as she sees him, vainly insensitive husband and his doting parishioners by conducting an affair with a nearby grocer, Ramesh Ramesh, discovering something about herself and God in the process.

Julie Walters and Friends
Movie

Julie Walters and Friends(1991)

8.1
55Minutes

Julie Walters and Friends is a hilarious comedy film showcasing the comedic talents of Julie Walters and her friends. With a series of sketch-based and observational comedy, the movie brings British humor to life. Released in 1991, this film is a must-watch for fans of witty and light-hearted humor.

Watch Clips
All Day on the Sands
Movie

All Day on the Sands(1979)

7.4
65Minutes
Rolling Home
Movie

Rolling Home(1982)

60Minutes
DirectorsPiers Haggard
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
Movie

National Theatre Live: Allelujah!(2018)

7.4
170Minutes

National Theatre Live: Allelujah! is a comedic and dramatic movie that takes place in a theater. The film combines elements of comedy, drama, and music to tell its story. It was released in 2018.

Watch Trailer
Our Winnie
Movie

Our Winnie(1982)

40Minutes

Winnie is a mentally handicapped woman who lives with her elderly mother (Cora) and aunt (Ida). They visit the cemetery where Winnie’s father is buried. Also in the cemetery are two art students, one of whom (Liz) asks if she can take a photograph of the three women. She takes it while they are not prepared, making them look ridiculous (Cora is putting her make-up on, Winnie is staring at the camera with her mouth open). Cora is angry, and Liz takes another of them properly posed. But she enters the first photograph for a competition, where it wins a prize

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Movie

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf(1978)

7.8
66Minutes

In this psychological drama, a troubled couple who appear to have the perfect life slowly unravel as their deep-seated secrets and resentments come to the surface during a night of intense and destructive arguments.

Watch Clips

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter and author. Born in Leeds, he attended Oxford University where he studied history and performed with The Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years. His collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival brought him instant fame. He gave up academia, and turned to writing full time, his first stage play Forty Years On being produced in 1968. His output includes The Madness of George III and its film incarnation The Madness of King George, the series of monologues Talking Heads, the play The History Boys, and popular audio books, including his readings of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Alan Bennett
Tv Show

Where to watch in United States

    settings

  • Sign In
  • Create Account

    Support

  • Help
  • Contact Us