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The Best Mike Leigh Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them
If you're looking for the best Mike Leigh movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Mike Leigh based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In April 2025 there are 8 films in this list.
List of the Best Movies Directed by Mike Leigh In Order of Popularity
Stream the top 8 Movies directed by Mike Leigh
Rated: R
8.0/10
With both her adoptive parents now dead, a black optometrist decides to make contact with her birth mother, but is shocked to find out that she is white.
Rated: R
7.7/10
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Rated: R
7.5/10
Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.
Rated: PG-13
7.4/10
During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.
Rated: R
7.0/10
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
Rated: R
6.8/10
Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.
Rated: PG-13
6.5/10
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
Rated: Not Rated
5.4/10
Following a wild night out with his Best Man, Rob Anderson wakes up to find himself naked in an elevator on the morning of his wedding day and is forced to relive the morning over and over again.