Richard Eyre Movies

  • 1979
    Just a Boys' Game

    Just a Boys' Game

    Just a Boys' Game

    81979HD

    Jake lives in the shadow of his dying grandfather, who was once the town's toughest hard man. Despite their hatred of each other, Jake's sole aim is...

    Just a Boys' Game
  • 1979
    Cries from a Watchtower

    Cries from a Watchtower

    Cries from a Watchtower

    01979HD

    A watchmaker finds his livelihood is threatened by cheaply imported digital watches.

    Cries from a Watchtower
  • 1980
    The Imitation Game

    The Imitation Game

    The Imitation Game

    7.11980HD

    Second World War drama - A young woman decides against working in a munitions factory, and lands a post with the signals corps attempting to crack...

    The Imitation Game
  • 1986
    The Insurance Man

    The Insurance Man

    The Insurance Man

    5.3331986HD

    Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a rash-like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with...

    The Insurance Man
  • 1979
    Long Distance Information

    Long Distance Information

    Long Distance Information

    01979HD

    Play For Today written by and starring Neville Smith. Christian Harvey , a local radio DJ and ageing rocker, is an obsessive fan of Elvis and the...

    Long Distance Information
  • 1993
    Suddenly, Last Summer

    Suddenly, Last Summer

    Suddenly, Last Summer

    6.1671993HD

    The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went...

    Suddenly, Last Summer
  • 1979
    Comedians

    Comedians

    Comedians

    81979HD

    Comedians is a TV movie/play by Trevor Griffiths, set in a Manchester evening class for aspiring working-class comedians.

    Comedians
  • 1978
    Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

    Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

    Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

    01978HD

    One man's view of the British Army in Germany - the social life, discipline, drink, women and, occasionally, the defence of the West.

    Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
  • 1978
    Victims of Apartheid

    Victims of Apartheid

    Victims of Apartheid

    01978HD

    George, a black South African, finds it hard to settle down in London after his experiences in South Africa.

    Victims of Apartheid
  • 2025
    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro

    72025HD

    Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading an extraordinary cast in Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Bass-baritone Michael Sumuel stars as...

    The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
  • 2026
    The Housekeeper

    The Housekeeper

    The Housekeeper

    02026HD

    Set in the mystic, brooding, and wild landscape of Cornwall, the rugged Atlantic foot of England, Danni, a housekeeper at Manderville Hall—a...

    The Housekeeper
  • 2008
    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait

    7.72008HD

    An exclusive featurette in which directors and fellow actors speaks about Maggie Smith's career and her way of working.

    Maggie Smith at the BBC: a portrait
  • 1987
    V.

    V.

    V.

    7.71987HD

    Visualisation of Tony Harrison's poem "v.". v. is about the multiple meanings of the letter - victory, versus, verses, etc. Starting from an incident...

    V.
  • 1988
    Tumbledown

    Tumbledown

    Tumbledown

    5.61988HD

    The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC, an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the...

    Tumbledown
  • 1998
    King Lear

    King Lear

    King Lear

    81998HD

    An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

    King Lear
  • 2016
    Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

    Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

    Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage

    7.82016HD

    This documentary celebrates one of Britain’s greatest actors, Dame Judi Dench, and looks back over her remarkable 60-year career.

    Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
  • 2022
    La Traviata - ROH

    La Traviata - ROH

    La Traviata - ROH

    02022HD

    La Traviata - ROH