The Dresser
✭ ✭ ✭
United Kingdom · 2015
1h 45m
Director Richard Eyre
Starring Ian McKellen, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Watson, Vanessa Kirby
Genre Drama, TV Movie
Add to Watchlist
Please login to add films to your watchlist.
One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager Sir who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time and if he does will he be able to perform that night? The Dresser is a wickedly funny and deeply moving story of friendship and loyalty as Sir reflects on his lifelong accomplishments and seeks to reconcile his turbulent friendships with those in his employ before the final curtain.
What are people saying?
Users who liked this film also liked
Spirited Away
(千と千尋の神隠し)
A ten-year-old girl must save her parents from hostile spirits.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 2001
- Director Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Bunta Sugawara, Yumi Tamai, Ryunosuke Kamiki
- Genre Animation, Family, Fantasy
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
The Bounty
After 200 years, the truth is revealed behind the legend of Capitan Bligh and his crew.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand • 1984
- Director Roger Donaldson
- Cast Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox, Daniel Day-Lewis, Bernard Hill
- Genre Action, Drama, History
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
12
An adaptation of "12 Angry Men" set in contemporary Russia.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Russia • 2007
- Director Nikita Mikhalkov
- Cast Sergei Makovetsky, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Garmash, Valentin Gaft, Aleksey Petrenko, Yuriy Stoyanov
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Cracks
Jealousy flares after a much-coveted teacher at an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain • 2009
- Director Jordan Scott
- Cast Eva Green, Juno Temple, María Valverde, Imogen Poots, Ellie Nunn, Adele McCann, Zoe Carroll
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Snowpiercer
In 2031, the passengers aboard the Snowpiercer are the only survivors on Earth.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea, Czech Republic • 2013
- Director Bong Joon-ho
- Cast Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell
- Genre Action, Science Fiction, Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, Plex, Plex Player
Enemy
The enemy of my enemy is myself.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, Spain, France • 2013
- Director Denis Villeneuve
- Cast Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini, Joshua Peace, Tim Post
- Genre Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy
The Favourite
Two cousins compete viciously for the favor of their Queen.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States • 2019
- Director Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, Mark Gatiss
- Genre Drama, History, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Joker
A failed stand-up comedian is driven insane, turning to a life of crime in chaos in Gotham City.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, United States • 2019
- Director Todd Phillips
- Cast Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Shea Whigham
- Genre Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand