Bleak Moments
Makes his feature-film directing debut with Bleak Moments, an intimate drama about loneliness and family responsibility.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Mike Leigh Biography and Timeline
Follow Mike Leigh through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Mike Leigh, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1971–2014Years on this page
1971
1988
High Hopes
Directs High Hopes, a bittersweet portrait of class and social change in London.
1993
Naked
Directs Naked, a dark urban drama centred on an alienated drifter in London.
1996
Secrets and Lies
Directs Secrets and Lies, which wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
2004
Vera Drake
Directs Vera Drake, a period drama about an illegal abortionist in 1950s Britain.
2014
Mr Turner
Directs Mr Turner, with Timothy Spall portraying painter J. M. W. Turner in later life.
Records, sources and methodology
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