Shirley Henderson
24 titles
Filmography
24 results

Urban Hymn
(2015)Music becomes an outlet and escape for a delinquent teen girl encouraged to use her powerful singing voice by an unconventional social worker.

Life During Wartime
(2010)Three sisters struggle with love, family and the American Dream in Todd Solondz's hilarious new film starring Allison Janney and Charlotte Rampling.

Everyday
(2012)A powerful family drama about a father's prison sentence.

Never Steady, Never Still
(2017)A mother with Parkinson’s Disease struggles to control her life, while her son comes to terms with his sexual identity, within Alberta's oil fields.

The House Across the Street
Claudia (Shirley Henderson), often unnoticed by her community and struggling to bridge the gap with her son, yearns for a meaningful connection. Her chance arises when a local child mysteriously disappears. Claudia becomes entangled in the investigation, becoming fixated on unraveling the truth independently.

The Gruffalo's Child
(2011)A little Gruffalo ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse.

Dirty Filthy Love
(2005)Offbeat, poignant comedy starring Michael Sheen and Shirley Henderson. A man living with obsessive compulsive disorder negotiates divorce, therapy, filth and possibly even love.

The Trouble with Jessica
(2024)A London couple in financial trouble finds themselves in an outrageous, darkly comic situation when an uninvited dinner guest behaves shockingly
ShakespeaRe-Told
Playful and cunning, these Shakespeare adaptations breathe new life into four classic plays.

I Really Hate My Job
(2007)The demoralized staff of a swank restaurant in London’s Soho district deal with rats, conflict, and workplace drama before an A-list star arrives.
The Crimson Petal and the White
This BBC series based on the bestseller reveals a gritty, dark, Victorian England. Sugar, a prostitute, uses her charms to woo William Rackham, whose wife is slowly going mad. As their lives intertwine, events occur that will change them forever.

Stan & Ollie
(2018)Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly, STAN&OLLIE is the untold story of the world’s greatest comedy act – Laurel and Hardy. In the twilight of their careers and facing an uncertain future, Laurel and Hardy set out on a farewell tour of Great Britain and Ireland. Despite personal grievances and setbacks, the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, shines throughas they reconnect with legions of adoring fans, old and new. From acclaimed screenwriter Jeff Pope (Philomena), STAN&OLLIE celebrates a unique friendship and legendary working partnership with humour and warmth.

24 Hour Party People
(2002)A Sex Pistols concert inspires a frustrated news reporter to launch Factory Records, which brings the revolutionary sound of Manchester to the world.

A Cock and Bull Story
(2005)Michael Winterbottom teams up with Steve Coogan again (24 Hour Party People) in this rollicking, inventive adaptation of the classic 18th Century comic novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne. The film multiplies Sterne's conceit to tell two stories: one of an 18th Century Englishman, Tristram Shandy (Steve Coogan); and that of the hapless 21st Century filmmakers who are adapting the notoriously unfilmable work. With Tristram Shandy, Winterbottom again affirms his protean talent as he delivers a zesty celebration of storytelling and the life that spills out of it.

Tale of Tales
(2015)Lush cinematic feat of three interwoven classic Italian fairytales which feature a queen on a bitter quest, two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king and a young daughter who must wrestle with her father's obsession with a giant flea. Starring Salma Hayek and Vincent Cassel.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
(2008)A governess in 1938 gets a taste of glamour when she goes to work in the home of an up and coming actress. One of Pettigrew's chores is to sort out the actresses unrespectable affairs.

Set Fire to the Stars
(2014)An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.

T2 Trainspotting
(2017)The iconic gang from the original indie hit are back as Mark Renton goes back to Scotland to catch up with his mates Sick Boy, Begbie, and Spud.

Intermission
(2003)Director John Crowley (Brooklyn) and playwright Mark O’Rowe made the move from stage to screen with this rollicking tale of malcontents on the make. With Colin Farrell and Cillian Murphy leading an ensemble cast of familiar faces, Intermission is a crime comedy with mischief and attitude to burn.

Meek's Cutoff
(2011)In 1845, a wagon train of three families gets lost in the Cascade Mountains, where they must fight for their survival as they battle the elements.