Best Mike Leigh movies by genre
Directed movies (36 total, ranked by score)
1Secrets & Lies
1996 · ★ 7.6 (748 votes)
Drama
2Naked
1993 · ★ 7.3 (680 votes)
Drama, Comedy
3Vera Drake
2004 · ★ 7.2 (413 votes)
Drama
4All or Nothing
2002 · ★ 7.1 (175 votes)
Drama
5Another Year
2010 · ★ 7.0 (443 votes)
Drama, Comedy
6Life Is Sweet
1991 · ★ 7.0 (174 votes)
Comedy, Drama
7Topsy-Turvy
1999 · ★ 6.6 (166 votes)
Drama, Music, Comedy
8Mr. Turner
2014 · ★ 6.5 (593 votes)
History, Drama
9High Hopes
1989 · ★ 7.0 (101 votes)
Comedy, Drama
10Happy-Go-Lucky
2008 · ★ 6.6 (508 votes)
Comedy, Drama
11Abigail's Party
1977 · ★ 7.4 (45 votes)
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
12Hard Truths
2024 · ★ 6.5 (169 votes)
Drama, Comedy
13Meantime
1983 · ★ 6.7 (107 votes)
Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
14Nuts in May
1976 · ★ 7.1 (37 votes)
Comedy, TV Movie
15A Sense of History
1992 · ★ 7.3 (32 votes)
Drama, Comedy
16Career Girls
1997 · ★ 6.6 (91 votes)
Drama
17Peterloo
2018 · ★ 6.8 (157 votes)
History, Drama
18Four Days in July
1984 · ★ 6.4 (12 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
19Afternoon
1982 · ★ 5.8 (6 votes)
Comedy
20Home Sweet Home
1982 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
21The Permissive Society
1975 · ★ 6.2 (6 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
22The Short & Curlies
1987 · ★ 6.4 (30 votes)
Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
23Grown-Ups
1980 · ★ 6.7 (12 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
24Probation
1982 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)
Comedy, Drama
25The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final
1982 · ★ 5.8 (6 votes)
Comedy, Drama
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A Light Snack
1982 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)
Comedy
27Bleak Moments
1971 · ★ 6.1 (40 votes)
Comedy, Drama
28A Running Jump
2012 · ★ 6.0 (16 votes)
Comedy, TV Movie
29Hard Labour
1973 · ★ 6.5 (9 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
30The Kiss of Death
1977 · ★ 6.5 (12 votes)
Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.