manchester

55 movies and shows

Naked

Fri, 06 Aug 1993

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

Nobody Loves You and You Don't Deserve to Exist

Sun, 01 May 2022

A maverick British art house movie exploring solitude, sanity and suffering under The State. As a contagion befalls the UK a grieving teacher attempts to recover the tragic-comic fragments of his shattered self in Manchester.

24 Hour Party People

Wed, 13 Feb 2002

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.

Monsters, Marriage and Murder in Manchvegas

Sun, 31 May 2009

When a homicidal madman begins slaying young women in the idyllic New England town of Manchvegas, it's up to a trio of cunning local freelance businesspeople known as M.O.S. -- the Manchvegas Outlaw Society -- to get to the bottom of the crime spree. Meanwhile, a band of hairy forest monsters also menaces the village.

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

Fri, 25 Aug 2000

Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. At school he is constantly being bullied by the other kids, and at home he has to face his mother's new boyfriend. However, through football, and some special boots, he manages to gain the confidence to succeed and leads his school football team towards the final of the local schools cup.

Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In

Thu, 27 May 2021

A look at the life and legend of Sir Alex Ferguson, from his working-class roots in Glasgow through to his career as one of the greatest football managers of all time. While recovering from a traumatic brain haemorrhage in 2018, Sir Alex intimately recounts vivid details of his life and career to his son, including his legendary 26-year tenure as manager of Manchester United.

Northern Lights

Sun, 16 Oct 2016

Emma approaches adulthood, she tries to live an ordinary life and keep up to her late mothers expectations. However her anxiety weighs over her, stopping her from enjoying the last few youthful years.

Raining Stones

Thu, 09 Sep 1993

Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.

Spike Island

Thu, 11 Oct 2012

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.

The Moon is a Hologram

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Sasha returns to Manchester to discover the city has been taken over by aliens in this apocalyptic queer Sci-Fi movie.

A Kind of Loving

Thu, 12 Apr 1962

As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she finds out that she is pregnant and Vic has to reconcile how he thought his life would go with what life actually has in store for him.

Peter Kay: 20 Years of Funny

Thu, 24 Dec 2015

Documentary looking at the career to date of Peter Kay, from Bolton schoolboy to award-winning, record-breaking comic, actor, writer and director.

Habit

Fri, 25 Aug 2017

Manchester, the present. Michael divides his time between the job center and the pub. A chance meeting with Lee, an introduction to her Uncle Ian and a heavy night on the lash lead to a job working the door at a Northern Quarter massage parlor. After witnessing the violent death of one of the punters, Michael experiences blood-drenched flashbacks and feels himself being sucked into a twilight world that he doesn't understand but that is irresistibly attractive. When he eventually finds out what goes on in the room below Cloud 9, Michaels' life will never be the same again.

Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House

Mon, 27 Mar 2006

Demon Days: Live at the Manchester Opera House is a Grammy Award nominated live DVD by Gorillaz, It compiles live performances by the band from the 1st through the 5th of November 2005 at the Manchester Opera House that recreated the Demon Days Studio album.

Mrs Lowry & Son

Fri, 30 Aug 2019

An intimate portrayal of the relationship between one of greatest artists of the 20th century, L.S. Lowry and his unhappy and controlling mother, Elizabeth, whom he lived with all his life.

Comedians

Thu, 25 Oct 1979

Comedians is a TV movie/play by Trevor Griffiths, set in a Manchester evening class for aspiring working-class comedians.

Cracker: Nine Eleven

Mon, 30 Oct 2006

After living in Australia for the past decade, Fitz and Judith return to Manchester in 2004 for their daughter Katie's wedding. Drinking too much at the reception, Fitz stumbles through a rambling toast, which only embarrasses the bride. Instead of spending time with his grandson, son of his married son Mark, Fitz opts to join in the investigation of a serial killer who has an apparent dislike of Americans in the wake of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq.