Ken Loach

Ken Loach

b. 1936 (age 90) Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK
Director Writer

Kenneth "Ken" Loach is an English film and television director. He is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness (Cathy Come Home) and labour rights (Riff-Raff).

Known For

Filmography

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La légende de la Palme d'or continue...
2025 Self
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Deleau: Le cinéma en liberté
2025 Self
Loach vs Corbyn: The Bad Patriots
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★ 7.1
Loach vs Corbyn: The Bad Patriots
2024 Actor
The Old Oak
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★ 7.1
The Old Oak
2023 Director
Cannes Uncut
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★ 6.4
Cannes Uncut
2023 Self
Yallah Gaza
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★ 7.0
Yallah Gaza
2023 Self
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★ 7.6
Oh Jeremy Corbyn: The Big Lie
2023 Self
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Les héritiers de la Commune
2023 Self
Once Upon a Time in Italy
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★ 8.7
Once Upon a Time in Italy
2022 Self
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Citto
2022 Self
I Get Knocked Down
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★ 7.3
I Get Knocked Down
2021 Self
Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
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★ 7.5
Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
2020 Self
Victoria Wood: The Secret List
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★ 7.4
Victoria Wood: The Secret List
2020 Self
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★ 8.4
Ethos
2020 Self
Sorry We Missed You
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★ 7.6
Sorry We Missed You
2019 Director
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★ 1.8
Studio B Unscripted
2019 Self
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★ 5.8
Greatest Chocolate Adverts of All Time
2019 Director
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Ronnie Campbell, from Pit to Parliament
2019 Self
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Cinetree Masterclass
2019 Self
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★ 9.4
Daydream Believers
2018 Self
I, Daniel Blake
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★ 7.8
I, Daniel Blake
2016 Director
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
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★ 7.3
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016 Self
In Conversation with Jeremy Corbyn
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★ 5.7
In Conversation with Jeremy Corbyn
2016 Director Writer
Jirí Menzel - To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
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★ 7.5
Jirí Menzel - To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
2016 Self
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★ 6.4
How to Make a Ken Loach Film
2016 Self
Um Filme de Cinema
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★ 7.7
Um Filme de Cinema
2015 Self
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In Conversation
2015 Self
Jimmy's Hall
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★ 6.7
Jimmy's Hall
2014 Director
We Are Many
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★ 7.4
We Are Many
2014 Self
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The Reel Britain
2014 Self
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Idyll
2014 Writer
The Spirit of '45
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★ 7.1
The Spirit of '45
2013 Director Writer
The Angels' Share
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★ 7.0
The Angels' Share
2012 Director
Catastroika
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★ 8.1
Catastroika
2012 Self
Football Rebels
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★ 7.4
Football Rebels
2012 Self
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★ 7.4
Melvyn Bragg on Class & Culture
2012 Self
Route Irish
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★ 6.4
Route Irish
2010 Director
Cheminots
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★ 7.4
Cheminots
2010 Self
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In Conversation
2010 Self
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Scab!
2010 Actor
Looking for Eric
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★ 7.1
Looking for Eric
2009 Director
Great Directors
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★ 6.4
Great Directors
2009 Self
It's a Free World...
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★ 7.0
It's a Free World...
2007 Director
To Each His Own Cinema
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★ 6.7
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 Director
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
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★ 7.5
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006 Director
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★ 5.8
Hidden History
2006 Self
Tickets
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★ 6.9
Tickets
2005 Director
McLibel
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★ 7.0
McLibel
2005 Director
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Lettre à un jeune cinéaste
2005 Self
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The Cinema Show
2005 Self
A Fond Kiss
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★ 7.1
A Fond Kiss
2004 Director
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Hey!
2004 Actor
A Film & Its Era
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★ 7.3
A Film & Its Era
2003 Self
Sweet Sixteen
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★ 7.4
Sweet Sixteen
2002 Director
September 11
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★ 6.8
September 11
2002 Director Writer
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★ 6.4
The Buzz
2002 Self
The Navigators
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★ 7.0
The Navigators
2001 Director
Bread and Roses
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★ 7.0
Bread and Roses
2000 Director
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Absolument cinéma
2000 Self
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Le cinéma britannique aujourd'hui, la tradition des francs-tireurs
1999 Self
My Name Is Joe
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★ 7.4
My Name Is Joe
1998 Director
McLibel: Two Worlds Collide
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★ 6.8
McLibel: Two Worlds Collide
1998 Director
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★ 5.0
Another City
1998 Self Director
Carla's Song
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★ 6.8
Carla's Song
1996 Director
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40 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografía
1996 Self
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Ken Loach in Nicaragua
1996 Self
Land and Freedom
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★ 7.5
Land and Freedom
1995 Director
Modern Times
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★ 6.1
Modern Times
1995 Director
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★ 4.3
A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership
1995 Director
Ladybird Ladybird
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★ 7.4
Ladybird Ladybird
1994 Director
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★ 7.4
Face to Face
1994 Self
Raining Stones
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★ 7.3
Raining Stones
1993 Director
Hollywood U.K. British Cinema in the Sixties
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★ 8.2
Hollywood U.K. British Cinema in the Sixties
1993 Self
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Signé croisette
1993 Self
Riff-Raff
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★ 7.0
Riff-Raff
1991 Director
Hidden Agenda
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★ 6.9
Hidden Agenda
1990 Director
The View from the Woodpile
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★ 4.0
The View from the Woodpile
1989 Director
Dispatches
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★ 6.6
Dispatches
1987 Director
Singing the Blues in Red
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★ 6.2
Singing the Blues in Red
1986 Director
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A Turnip Head's Guide to the British Cinema
1986 Self
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Split Screen
1986 Director
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Shooting from the Heart
1985 Self
Which Side Are You On?
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★ 7.1
Which Side Are You On?
1984 Director
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★ 5.6
The Red and the Blue: Impressions of Two Political Conferences - Autumn 1982
1983 Director
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★ 2.7
Questions of Leadership
1983 Director
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The BBC2 Film Competition
1983 Self
Looks and Smiles
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★ 6.9
Looks and Smiles
1981 Director
A Question of Leadership
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★ 3.5
A Question of Leadership
1981 Director
The Gamekeeper
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★ 6.5
The Gamekeeper
1980 Director Writer
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★ 2.3
Auditions
1980 Director
Black Jack
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★ 6.7
Black Jack
1979 Director Writer
Days of Hope
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★ 8.0
Days of Hope
1975 Director
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★ 3.3
A Misfortune
1973 Director Writer
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★ 5.3
Full House
1972 Director
Family Life
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★ 7.5
Family Life
1971 Director
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★ 5.9
The Save the Children Fund Film
1971 Director
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★ 5.5
Talk About Work
1971 Director
Play for Today
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★ 7.8
Play for Today
1970 Director
Kes
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★ 7.9
Kes
1969 Director Writer
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
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★ 5.9
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 Director