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Looking for Eric (2009) -- Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending in to crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) -- A sympathetic look at Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-Brit rebellion.
Sweet Sixteen (2002) -- Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
My Name Is Joe (1998) -- Open-ended Trailer from Artisan
Sweet Sixteen (2002) -- HV post

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Mini Biography:
Unlike virtually all his contemporaries, Ken Loach has never succumbed... more
Trivia:
He allegedly declined the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British... more
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Down 8% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 68 wins & 41 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(170 articles)
Ken Loach Is Looking For Iraq
 (From EmpireOnline. 6 November 2009, 7:51 AM, PST)

New Actors En 'Route' to Ken Loach's Latest Drama
 (From ioncinema. 6 November 2009)

Alternate Names:
Kenneth Loach

Filmography

Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Irish Route (pre-production) (2010)   2010 - -
AKAs:
  • Route Irish (UK: long title)
- 2. Looking for Eric (2009)   2009 - 7.4 (1,822)
AKAs:
  • Il mio amico Eric (Italy)
- 3. It's a Free World... (2007)   2007 - 7.1 (2,172)
AKAs:
  • En un mundo libre... (Spain)
  • In questo mondo libero (Italy)
  • It's a Free World (Germany)
  • Polak potrzebny od zaraz (Poland)
- 4. Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007)   (segment "Happy Ending") 2007 - 6.8 (1,333)
AKAs:
  • Chacun son cinéma (France: short title)
  • To Each His Own Cinema (International: English title)
- 5. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)   2006 $3.98M 7.6 (14,771)
AKAs:
  • El viento que agita la cebada (Spain)
  • Il vento che accarezza l'erba (Italy)
  • Le vent se lève (France)
- 6. McLibel (2005) (re-enactments) 2005 - 7.6 (1,539)
- 7. Tickets (2005) 2005 - 6.9 (1,095)
- 8. Ae Fond Kiss... (2004)   2004 - 7.2 (3,472)
AKAs:
  • Just a Kiss (Europe: English title)
  • Sólo un beso (Spain)
  • Un bacio appassionato (Italy)
  • Un beso (Spain)
- 9. 11'09''01 - September 11 (2002)   (segment "United Kingdom") 2002 - 7.0 (3,239)
AKAs:
  • 11 septembre 2001 (Iran: Persian title)
  • 11'09''01 - September 11 (France)
  • 11'09''01: Onze minutes, neuf secondes, un cadre (France)
  • Eleven Minutes, Nine Seconds, One Image: September 11 (International: English title)
  • September 11 (USA)
- 10. Sweet Sixteen (2002/I)   2002 - 7.5 (5,196)
AKAs:
  • Felices dieciseis (Spain)
  • Sweet Sixteen (Spain)
- 11. The Navigators (2001)   2001 - 6.9 (1,199)
AKAs:
  • Geschichten von den Gleisen (Germany)
  • La cuadrilla (Spain)
- 12. Bread and Roses (2000)   2000 - 7.1 (2,768)
AKAs:
  • Bread and Roses (France)
  • Brot und Rosen (Germany)
  • Pan y rosas (Spain)
- 13. My Name Is Joe (1998)   1998 - 7.4 (3,509)
AKAs:
  • Mein Name ist Joe (Germany)
  • Mi nombre es Joe (Spain)
  • My Name Is Joe (France)
- 14. McLibel (1998) (re-enactments) 1998 - 7.8 (62)
- 15. The Flickering Flame (1997) 1997 - 6.6 (36)
- 16. Carla's Song (1996)   1996 - 6.8 (1,351)
AKAs:
  • La canción de Carla (Spain)
- 17. Land and Freedom (1995)   1995 - 7.5 (3,446)
AKAs:
  • Terra e libertà (Italy)
  • Tierra y libertad (Spain)
- 18. A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership (1995)   1995 - 3.0 (11)
AKAs:
  • Clause IV: The Movie (UK: alternative title)
- 19. Ladybird Ladybird (1994) 1994 - 7.7 (1,222)
- 20. Raining Stones (1993) 1993 - 7.5 (1,582)
- 21. Riff-Raff (1991) 1991 - 7.2 (1,433)
- 22. Hidden Agenda (1990) 1990 - 7.0 (1,096)
- 23. The View from the Woodpile (1989) (TV)   1989 - -
AKAs:
  • The Eleventh Hour: The View from the Woodpile (UK: series title)
- 24. Fatherland (1986)   1986 - 6.7 (122)
AKAs:
  • Fatherland (France)
  • Singing the Blues in Red (USA)
  • Vaterland (West Germany)
- 25. Which Side Are You On? (1984) 1984 - 7.7 (19)
- 26. The Red and the Blue: Impressions of Two Political Conferences - Autumn 1982 (1983) (TV) 1983 - -
- 27. Questions of Leadership (1983) (TV)   1983 - -
AKAs:
  • Problems of Democracy in Trade Unions: Some Views from the Frontline
- 28. Looks and Smiles (1981) (as Kenneth Loach) 1981 - 6.9 (94)
- 29. A Question of Leadership (1981) (TV) 1981 - -
- 30. Auditions (1980) (TV) 1980 - -
- 31. The Gamekeeper (1980) 1980 - 6.8 (37)
- 32. Black Jack (1979) 1979 - 6.5 (100)
- 33. "Play for Today" (1970)   (3 episodes, 1971-1977) 1977 - 7.1 (52)
- 34. "Days of Hope" (1975) 1975 - 7.3 (27)
- 35. A Misfortune (1973) (TV) 1973 - 2.8 (5)
- 36. Family Life (1971/I)   (as Kenneth Loach) 1971 - 7.9 (365)
AKAs:
  • Wednesday's Child
- 37. The Save the Children Fund Film (1971)   1971 - 7.6 (10)
AKAs:
  • In Black and White
- 38. After a Lifetime (1971) (TV) 1971 - -
- 39. Kes (1970) (as Kenneth Loach) 1970 - 7.6 (4,419)
- 40. "The Wednesday Play" (1964)   (10 episodes, 1965-1969) 1969 - 7.2 (19)
- 41. Poor Cow (1967) 1967 - 6.8 (378)
- 42. "Diary of a Young Man" (1964)   (3 episodes, 1964) 1964 - 4.9 (7)
- 43. "Z Cars" (1962)   (3 episodes, 1964) 1964 - 7.5 (64)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. 11'09''01 - September 11 (2002)   (segment United Kingdom) 2002 - 7.0 (3,239)
AKAs:
  • 11 septembre 2001 (Iran: Persian title)
  • 11'09''01 - September 11 (France)
  • 11'09''01: Onze minutes, neuf secondes, un cadre (France)
  • Eleven Minutes, Nine Seconds, One Image: September 11 (International: English title)
  • September 11 (USA)
- 2. The Gamekeeper (1980) (writer) 1980 - 6.8 (37)
- 3. Black Jack (1979) (writer) 1979 - 6.5 (100)
- 4. A Misfortune (1973) (TV) (writer) 1973 - 2.8 (5)
- 5. Kes (1970) (adaptation) (as Kenneth Loach) 1970 - 7.6 (4,419)
- 6. Poor Cow (1967) (writer) 1967 - 6.8 (378)
- 7. "The Wednesday Play" (1964)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.2 (19)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. It's a Free World... (2007)   (producer) 2007 - 7.1 (2,172)
AKAs:
  • En un mundo libre... (Spain)
  • In questo mondo libero (Italy)
  • It's a Free World (Germany)
  • Polak potrzebny od zaraz (Poland)
- 2. The View from the Woodpile (1989) (TV)   (producer) 1989 - -
AKAs:
  • The Eleventh Hour: The View from the Woodpile (UK: series title)
- 3. Which Side Are You On? (1984) (producer) 1984 - 7.7 (19)
- 4. A Question of Leadership (1981) (TV) (producer) 1981 - -
- 5. Auditions (1980) (TV) (producer) 1980 - -
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. McLibel (1998) (drama director) 1998 - 7.8 (62)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Limey (1999) (special thanks) 1999 - 7.0 (14,410)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Di me cosa ne sai (2009)   Himself 2009 - -
AKAs:
  • What Do You Know About Me (Europe: English title: festival title)
- 2. "The Fabulous Picture Show" (2006)   Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 9.0 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "Cinema tres" (1984)   Himself (3 episodes, 1996-2009) 2009 - 6.0 (27)
AKAs:
  • Informatiu cinema (Spain: Catalan title)
- 4. "Días de cine" (1991)   Himself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 7.6 (31)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "Le grand journal de Canal+" (2004)   Himself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 6.3 (66)
- 6. Great Directors (2009) Himself 2009 - -
- 7. "Cartelera" (1994)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 5.5 (16)
1 TV episode:
- 8. Making of the 15th Raindance Film Festival (2007) Himself 2007 - 7.8 (8)
- 9. "British Film Forever" (2007)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 6.7 (26)
- 10. 4th Irish Film and Television Awards (2007) (TV) Himself 2007 - -
- 11. The 2006 European Film Awards (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 7.2 (21)
- 12. "Saturday Night with Miriam" (2005)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - -
- 13. Cannes 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 6.0 (24)
- 14. "Breakfast" (2000)   Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2006) 2006 - 5.3 (48)
- 15. "Hidden History" (2006) Himself 2006 - -
- 16. "Lettre à un jeune cinéaste" (2005)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - -
- 17. The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV) Himself 2005 - 6.0 (76)
- 18. Je t'aime... moi non plus: Artistes et critiques (2004) Himself 2004 - 5.4 (84)
- 19. "The Buzz" (2002)   Himself (1 episode, 2002) 2002 - -
1 TV episode:
- 20. "Time Shift" (2002) Himself (unknown episodes) 2002 - -
- 21. "Question Time" (1979)   Himself (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 7.1 (73)
1 TV episode:
- 22. "Cinéma, de notre temps" (1988)   Himself (1 episode, 1997) 1997 - 9.3 (26)
- 23. 40 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografía (1996) (TV) Himself 1996 - -
- 24. "Ex-S" (1994)   Himself - interviewed (1 episode, 1996) 1996 - -
1 TV episode:
- 25. Ken Loach in Nicaragua (1996) 1996 - -
- 26. The Fame Factor: The Battersea Bardot (1994) (TV) Himself - Interviewee 1994 - -
- 27. "The South Bank Show" (1978)   Himself (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - 6.7 (32)
- 28. "Hollywood U.K." (1993)   Himself - Contributor (2 episodes, 1993) 1993 - 8.5 (6)
2 TV episodes:
- 29. Cinématon (1984) Himself (1991) 1984 - 7.7 (41)
- 30. "Clapper Board" (1972)   Himself (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - -
- 1. Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007) (TV) Himself
- 2. Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (2007) (TV) Himself
- 3. "Cinema mil"  
3 TV episodes:

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(1997) Directed party election broadcast for the Socialist Labour Party. more
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