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