Direction: Clio Barnard
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Clio Barnard. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
The Selfish Giant
2013 · Movie · 91 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Clio Barnard
Cast Conner Chapman · Shaun Thomas · Sean Gilder · Lorraine Ashbourne
Plot This is a contemporary fable about 14-year-old Arbor (Conner Chapman) and his best friend Swifty (Shaun Thomas). Excluded from school and outsiders in their own community, the boys meet Kitten...
7.0
921 votes
7.0
921 votes
The Arbor
2010 · Documentary · 94 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Clio Barnard
Cast Natalie Gavin · Christine Bottomley · Neil Dudgeon · Manjinder Virk
Plot A documentary charting the life of Bradford-born playright Andrea Dunbar, from the performance of her first play to her tragic early death. Directed by artist Clio Barnard, The Arbor tells...
6.7
175 votes
6.7
175 votes
Ali & Ava
2021 · Movie · 95 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Clio Barnard
Cast Adeel Akhtar · Claire Rushbrook · Ellora Torchia · Shaun Thomas
Plot Ali & Ava, both lonely for different reasons, meet and sparks fly. Over a lunar month a deep connection begins to grow, despite the legacy of Ava's past relationship, and...
6.5
60 votes
6.5
60 votes
Dark River
2017 · Movie · 89 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Clio Barnard
Cast Ruth Wilson · Mark Stanley · Sean Bean · Esme Creed-Miles
Plot Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson) returns to her home village for the first time in 15 years, to claim the tenancy to the family farm she...
5.9
203 votes
5.9
203 votes
The Essex Serpent (TV Miniseries)
2022 · Series · 50 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Anna Symon · Clio Barnard
Cast Claire Danes · Tom Hiddleston · Frank Dillane · Clémence Poésy
Plot TV Miniseries (2022). 6 Episodes. Cora is a recently widowed woman who, having been released from an abusive marriage, relocates from Victorian London to the small village of Aldwinter in...
5.7
439 votes
5.7
439 votes