A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.
Casts Maxine Peake, Stephen Graham, Christine Bottomley, Paddy Considine, Tony Pitts, Alun Armstrong, Lindsey Coulson, Kevin Eldon, Hannah Walters, Diane Morgan
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Man on the Moon
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Salvador (Puig Antich)
When Saturday Comes
The 51st State
Still Crazy
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
The Full Monty
Brassed Off
Sleeping with the Enemy
Running with Scissors
The Lovely Bones
Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint
Now and Then
Amy Schumer Presents: Parental Advisory
Daughter of the Sun
Wuthering Heights
Donnie Brasco
Starsky & Hutch
Detroit Rock City
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IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1999
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IMDB 7.2 | May , 1998
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IMDB 6.8 | May , 2006
The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's Fascist State in 1974.When Saturday Comes
IMDB 5.7 | Mar , 1996
Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other ideas - he dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Confronted by a bitter and unsupportive father, hard drinking friends and a lifetime of bad habits...has Jimmy the will to achieve his ultimate goal?The 51st State
IMDB 6.1 | Dec , 2001
An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.Still Crazy
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1998
In the 1970s, Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose. Even their demise was glamorous; when lightning struck the stage during an outdoor festival. Twenty years on, these former rock gods they have now sunk deep into obscurity when the idea of a reunion tour is lodged in the head of Tony, former keyboard player of the Fruits. Tony sets out to find his former bandmates with the help of former manager Karen to see if they can recapture the magic and give themselves a second chance.The Life and Death of Lily Savage
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2024
Intimate documentary exploring how Paul O'Grady's creation, Lily Savage, took mainstream TV by storm. Unravel the real story of Lily with insights from Paul's daughter and famous pals.The Full Monty
IMDB 7 | Aug , 1997
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.Brassed Off
IMDB 7 | Nov , 1996
A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.Sleeping with the Enemy
IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 1991
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.Running with Scissors
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 2006
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.The Lovely Bones
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 2009
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2013
Her innocent appearance is just a cover for Last Comic Standing winner Iliza Shlesinger's acerbic, stream-of-conscious comedy that she unleashes on an unsuspecting audience in her hometown of Dallas in "War Paint," her first stand-up special.Now and Then
IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1995
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IMDB 4.4 | Jun , 2022
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IMDB 5 | Jul , 2023
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IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 2011
Yorkshire moorlands, northern England, in the late 18th century. Young Heathcliff, rescued from the streets of Liverpool by Mr. Earnshaw, the owner of Wuthering Heights, an isolated farm, develops over the years an insane passion for Cathy, his foster sister, a sick obsession destined to end tragically.Donnie Brasco
IMDB 7.5 | Feb , 1997
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.Starsky & Hutch
IMDB 5.8 | Mar , 2004
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.Detroit Rock City
IMDB 6.7 | Aug , 1999
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!