Shane Meadows
Shane Meadows (born 26 December 1972) is an English director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in independent film, most notably the cult film This Is England (2006) and its three television sequels (2010–2015). Meadows' other films include Small Time (1996), Twenty Four Seven (1997), A Room for Romeo Brass (1999), Once Upon a Time in... more
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This Is England
(2006)
Crime, Drama
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
Runtime:
101 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, Andrew Shim
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Dead Man's Shoes
(2004)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
A soldier returns home to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his dimwitted brother while he was away.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell, Jo Hartley, Seamus O'Neill
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This Is England '88
(2011)
Set during Christmas 1988, Lol is haunted by the devastating events that took place two and a half years before. She and Woody both find themselves struggling to cope with their lives without each other after he leaves the gang. Lol is carrying the burden of her guilt, whilst Woody is trying to build a domestic life with a new girlfrie...
Runtime:
144 min
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A Room for Romeo Brass
(1999)
Comedy, Drama
Two twelve-year-old boys, Romeo and Gavin, undergo an extraordinary test of character and friendship when Morell, a naive but eccentric and dangerous stranger, comes between them. Morell befriends with the two boys and later asks them to help him pursue Romeo's beautiful elder sister. He gradually becomes more violent after she rejects...
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Paddy Considine, Andrew Shim, Martin Arrowsmith, Dave Blant, Darren O. Campbell
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This Is England '90
(2015)
Following on from This Is England ’86 and ‘88, this much-anticipated final chapter finds the gang embracing the rave scene of a new decade. But the utter hilarity and unadulterated joy of the second ‘summer of love’ soon gives way to a war torn winter. As the stark reality of life takes hold and, ultimately, takes life.
Runtime:
180 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Joseph Gilgun, Vicky McClure, Andrew Shim, Thomas Turgoose
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Somers Town
(2008)
Comedy, Drama
Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek (Piotr Jagiello) lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link.
Runtime:
71 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Elisa Lasowski, Kate Dickie, Perry Benson
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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
(2002)
Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Robert Carlyle, Rhys Ifans, Shirley Henderson, Kathy Burke, Ricky Tomlinson
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TwentyFourSeven
(1997)
Drama
In a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. One day, Alan Darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience, starts trying to get the young people off the street and into doing something they can believe in: Boxing. Darcy opens a boxing club, aiming to bri...
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Bob Hoskins, Danny Nussbaum, Bruce Jones, Toby, Annette Badland
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The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
(2013)
Documentary
A documentary about the English alternative rock band, The Stone Roses. Meadows interweaves archive film, intimate behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen material, delivering the definitive account of the band and their music. He was also granted unprecedented access to their rehearsals for the summer 2012 Manchester concerts....
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Ian Brown, Gary 'Mani' Mounfield, John Squire, Alan Wren, Shane Meadows
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Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
(2009)
Comedy, Documentary
An improvised comedy, shot over five days by Shane Meadows, devised with and starring Paddy Considine. Rock roadie and failed musician, Le Donk has lived, loved and learned. Along the way he's lost a girlfriend but he has found a new sidekick in up-and-coming rap prodigy Scor-zay-zee. With Meadows' fly-on-the-wall crew in tow, Donk set...
Runtime:
71 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Olivia Colman, Dean Palinczuk, Paddy Considine, Shane Meadows, Seamus O'Neill
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Smalltime
(1996)
Drama
Follows a gang of small time crooks in an English town. Malc is in danger of losing his girlfriend Kate if he doesn't spend more time at home and the gang leader Jumbo looks like he is about to lose control.
Runtime:
60 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Tim Cunningham, Shane Meadows
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Where's the Money, Ronnie?
(1996)
Shane Meadows’ debut short (in which he also acts) is Rashomon by way of Tarantino. Four guys, interviewed by the police, give different accounts of an armed robbery.
Runtime:
12 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Shane Meadows, Paul Anderson, John Powell, Mick Pritchard, Jimmy Hynd
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King of the Gypsies
(1995)
'King of the Gypsies' is a short documentary from Shane Meadows about Bartley Gorman, a bare-knuckle boxer born in Uttoxeter and a man that Shane had known for many years. A full length feature of Bartley Gorman's story is still the dream project that Shane is waiting to get underway.
Runtime:
10 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
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The Man with No Name
(2000)
A documentary film-maker ventures into local woodland to meet up with a mysterious man that claims to have been living in the woods for three years.
Runtime:
10 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Paddy Considine, Shane Meadows
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Three Tears for Jimmy Prophet
(2000)
Jimmy was a promising young boxer, but a past tragedy still haunts him.
Runtime:
10 min
Director:
Shane Meadows
Cast:
Paddy Considine
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This Is England '86
(2010)
This Is England '86 is a 2010 British drama miniseries written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne, a spin-off from the 2006 film This Is England. Shaun has just finished his final exams and he realizes he is no longer a kid. It's mid 80's England, a World Cup summer, and the gang are back, looking for a laugh, a job, and something that r...