 All or Nothing 2002  R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Alison Garland, James Corden, Ruth Sheen, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Kathryn Hunter, Sally Hawkins, Helen Coker
A member of the British working class, taxi-driver Phil Bassett (Timothy Spall), and his common-law wife Penny (Lesley Manville) share a loveless marriage and children whose lives appear to be going nowhere–until a tragedy hits that jolts them out of the lethargy.
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Cassandra's Dream 2007  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Hayley Atwell, Sally Hawkins, Tom Wilkinson, Philip Davis, John Benfield, Clare Higgins, Peter-Hugo Daly, Ashley Madekwe, Andrew Howard, Keith Smee, Lee Whitlock
Terry (Colin Farrell) is an alcoholic gambler who works as an auto mechanic and has just bought a house with his girlfriend Kate (Sally Hawkins). His brother Ian (Ewan McGregor), who works for his father's (John Benfield) London restaurant, has fallen for actress Angela Stark (Hayley Atwell) who thinks he has money. Needing cash, these working-class London brothers make a deal with their wealthy Uncle Howard (Tom Wilkinson). They will murder his business associate in return for a large sum of cash. The murder goes as planned but leaves Terry suffering from guilt over the act. Can Ian help Terry find a way to live with it, or will their dark secret be revealed?
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Happy-Go-Lucky 2008 R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Stanley Townsend, Kate O'Flynn, Caroline Martin, Oliver Maltman, Sarah Niles, Samuel Roukin, Karina Fernandez, Nonso Anozie, Sinead Matthews, Andrea Riseborough, Trevor Cooper
Thirty-year-old schoolteacher Poppy (Sally Hawkins) enjoys a life filled with optimistic expectations. She lives with fellow teacher Zoe (Alexis Zegerman) whose outlook on life counterbalances that of Poppy. One day, Poppy decides to take driving lessons, and, despite her instructor Scott's (Eddie Marsan) verbal abuse, Poppy continues her lessons with him. When she goes to a dance class with colleague Heather (Sylvestra Le Touzel), Poppy connects with school social worker Tim (Samuel Roukin), and they are attracted to each other–which leads to a jealous Scott's confrontation with Poppy.
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Layer Cake 2005 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Daniel Craig, Kenneth Cranham, George Harris, Colm Meaney, Jamie Foreman, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon, Marcel Iures, Tom Hardy, Sally Hawkins, Tamer Hassan, Burn Gorman, Brinley Green, Francis Magee, Dimitri Andreas
Laid-back, cocaine dealer XXXX (Daniel Craig) has conducted a successful business–until crime boss Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham) asks him to find a runaway girl who is the daughter of mob boss Eddie Temple (Michael Gambon). Price also asks XXXX to move a shipment of Grade A ecstasy from Amsterdam. When it turns out that the ecstasy has been stolen by Duke (Jamie Foreman) who isn't interested in selling it to XXXX, violence bursts into XXXX's quiet world.
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| 1. All or Nothing (2002)
2. Cassandra's Dream (2007)
3. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
4. Layer Cake (2005)
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