Alison Steadman
18 titles
Filmography
18 results

Abigail's Party
(1977)[This program reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time. Some viewers may find this content offensive.] Tensions boil over during Beverly Moss’ neighborly soirée. Meanwhile, a guest’s teen daughter is throwing her own party.
The Short & Curlies
(1987)
Life Is Sweet
(1990)Mike Leigh’s first international sensation stars Alison Steadmank, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, and Jane Horrocks in this invigorating, intimate portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London. Melancholy and funny by turns, Leigh and his brilliant cast create a vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams carry enormous weight.

Nuts in May
(1976)A camping holiday in the Dorset countryside tests the relationship of a middle class couple.

23 Walks
(2020)While walking his dog, retiree Dave meets divorcee Fern. Through 23 dog walks, their burgeoning friendship turns into something more.

Care
(2018)Life for a single mom of two girls struggling to pay the bills comes crashing down when her own mother suffers a debilitating stroke and dementia.

Come Rain Come Shine
(2010)This family drama follows a high-living property developer whose world unravels under a mountain of debt, forcing him to move in with his parents.

Clockwise
(1986)John Cleese, at his harried best in this hilarious British comedy, plays a school headmaster obsessed with punctuality. His best laid plans to attend a headmasters' conference go wrong when he boards the wrong train. He turns back to find alternative means of transport, hijacking one of his pupils who is taking the afternoon off school in her father's car. As the journey descends into further chaos, the head begins to lose his schoolmasterly poise.

Coming Through
(1985)The story of one the great love affairs and sensational scandals of the 20th century: D.H. Lawrence's passionate relationship with Frieda Weekley.

Stitch Head
(2025)A mad professor's forgotten creation, Stitch Head, protects his family of frightened monsters in their castle. But when a sly carnival owner named Mr. Freakfinder offers him fame and fortune, will Stitch Head accept and leave his family helpless against a mob of local townspeople? Based on the best-selling book series, Stitch Head is a delightful comedy adventure for monsters of every age!

Monster Maker
(1989)Young Matt hopes to one day work for his idol, a renowned designer of animatronic creatures, until one of his creations comes to life.

Better Man
(2024)Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Under the visionary direction of Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), the film is uniquely told from Robbie’s perspective, capturing his signature wit and indomitable spirit.

Shirley Valentine
(1989)Shirley's a middle-aged Liverpool housewife, who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husband's chip'n'egg.

Peterman
(2015)A young junkie is held captive by a group of gangsters when his grandfather's death makes him the only one left alive who can open a valuable safe.

Hard Labour
(1973)A quiet housewife and charwoman is abused and exploited by just about everybody, including her daughter-in-law.

Stormy Monday
(1988)In a town outside London, a dishonest American businessman intimidates a local nightclub owner who doesn't want to sell his property.

Champions
(1984)Just as British jockey Bob Champion is in the middle of a vacation in Kentucky, he finds out he has cancer, and, like others beforehim, submits to the full, painful treatments of multiple injections and radiation, suffering as much or more from the cure as from the illness.

Burn Burn Burn
(2016)A posthumous request by their mutual best friend sends two twenty-something women on a very deliberate road trip across Britain to scatter his ashes.