Movies starring Brenda Blethyn

The Witches (1990)

91 mins     Family, Fantasy, Horror      

When it comes to "The Witches" I fear I am in the minority because I just don't get it or more importantly why so many people love this movie. I wouldn't go as far as saying it was terrible but I would say it was boring which...

A River Runs Through It (1992)

123 mins     Drama      

Movie Review - A River Runs Through It (1992) Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt star in this look at the life of Norman Maclean and his brother Paul and how their shared love of fly fishing teaches them many a life lesson...

Secrets & Lies (1996)

142 mins     Drama      

If you read that synopsis and many others which have been written about "Secrets & Lies" you would believe that this is a movie about the curious situation of Hortense discovering that she has a white mother. And there are pa...

Little Voice (1998)

97 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

There are 3 things going on with "Little Voice", 3 things which make it a well rounded entertaining movie. We have the entertaining drama of the story of the shy LV being manipulated by others till she finally has enough. The...

Saving Grace (2000)

88 mins     Comedy, Crime      

Saving Grace: Brenda Belthy stars as Grace who with her handyman (Craig Ferguson) grow some drugs in her greenhouse to clear the debts her husband left her with...

Blizzard (2003)

93 mins     Drama, Family      

Blizzard (2003) Brenda Blethyn staras as Aunt Millie who tells her upset neice the story of a lonely girl and a magical reindeer who could talk...

Beyond the Sea (2004)

118 mins     Biography, Drama, Musical      

As biopics go Kevin Spacey's "Beyond the Sea", the story of Bobby Darin, is very much a typical Hollywood biopic, full of glitz and glamour yet often glossing over any less than savoury details to deliver a crowd pleasing eul...

Belonging (2004)

96 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

The one thing which I have come to expect is that when a movie stars Brenda Blethyn not to expect the obvious. And in some ways that is the one stumbling block which "Belonging" has because the set up of a middle aged woman h...

On a Clear Day (2005)

95 mins     Drama      

At first glance "On a Clear Day" seems almost stereotypical, we have a story about a man who has spent his life working in the boat building yard only to find at 55 he is being laid off and facing the harshness of life being ...

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

129 mins     Drama, Romance      

Pride & Prejudice - Keira Knightley & Matthew MacFadyen star in this romantic adaptation of Jane Austen's novel...

Atonement (2007)

123 mins     Drama, Mystery, Romance      

There is a scene in "Atonement" where Robbie decides to type a letter of apology to Cecilia over what happened at the fountain. This scene which flits between Robbie struggling to come up with the right words whilst in anothe...

London River (2009)

88 mins     Drama      

If you were to just read the blurb about "London River" you might be lead to think that this is purely a drama about two very different people looking for their children following the horror of the terrorist attacks in London...

Dead Man Running (2009)

92 mins     Action , Comedy, Crime, Drama      

I reckon Tamer Hassan and Danny Dyer are the Del Boy and Rodney of cockney crime comedies; they seem to crop up in so many and seem to play the same sort of characters with the same sort of relationships. And the thing is tha...

Christmas Angel (2011)

86 mins     Drama      

Movie Review - Christmas Angel (2011) (aka: My Angel) whilst Eddie's (Joseph Phillips) mum is a critical condition having been hit by a car he gets a visit from her in his dream leading to him going on a quest to find an ange...

Ethel & Ernest (2016)

94 mins     Animation, Drama      

I could go on about the plot to "Ethel & Ernest" but it is simply Raymond Briggs' touching homage to his parents and what they went through from getting married and having nothing but a mattress to sleep on in their new home ...