Screenplay: David Leland

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by David Leland. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


The Borgias (TV Series)

2011 · Series · 55 min. · Ireland

Direction Neil Jordan · Kari Skogland · John Maybury · Jon Amiel

Cast Jeremy Irons · François Arnaud · Holliday Grainger · Pete Sullivan

Plot TV Series (2011-2013). 3 Seasons. 29 Episodes. The Borgias is a forthcoming historical fiction television series created by Neil Jordan. The series is based on the Spanish Borgia dynasty, and...

6.9

2K votes

6.9

2K votes

Mona Lisa

1986 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Neil Jordan

Cast Bob Hoskins · Michael Caine · Cathy Tyson · Robbie Coltrane

Plot George, after getting out of prison, begins looking for a job, but his time in prison has reduced his stature in the criminal underworld. The only job he can find...

Max

6.7

2K votes

6.7

2K votes

Made in Britain (TV)

1982 · Movie · 76 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Alan Clarke

Cast Tim Roth · Eric Richard · Terry Richards · Bill Stewart

Plot Trevor is a 16 year old, sometimes-violent skinhead with no regard for authority, and would rather spend his time stealing cars than sitting in the detention centre to which he...

6.5

410 votes

6.5

410 votes

Wish You Were Here

1987 · Movie · 92 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Leland

Cast Emily Lloyd · Clare Clifford · Barbara Durkin · Geoffrey Hutchings

Plot Lynda is a sexy teenage girl growing up after the the Second World War in a bleak and dismal English seaside town. She spends most of the film getting sacked...

6.0

149 votes

6.0

149 votes

Personal Services

1987 · Movie · 105 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry Jones

Cast Julie Walters · Shirley Stefox · Alec McCowen · Danny Schiller

Plot The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne.

5.7

93 votes

5.7

93 votes

The Land Girls

1998 · Movie · 111 min. · United Kingdom

Direction David Leland

Cast Catherine McCormack · Rachel Weisz · Anna Friel · Steven Mackintosh

Plot World War II. It is England in 1941 in the glorious Dorset countryside. Three beautiful young women of different social backgrounds, Stella, Ag and Prue, arrive on a remote farm....

5.5

504 votes

5.5

504 votes

The White River Kid

1999 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

3.8

807 votes

3.8

807 votes

Virgin Territory (Decameron: Angels & Virgins)

2007 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction David Leland

Cast Hayden Christensen · Mischa Barton · Christopher Egan · Tim Roth

Plot Young Florentines regale one another in the Italian countryside while the black plague decimates their city.

3.3

3K votes

3.3

3K votes

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only (TV)

1983 · Movie · 78 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jane Howell

Cast Deltha McLeod · Andrew Partridge · Michael Buffong · Alfred Fagon

Plot An isolated, overweight girl with a penchant for shoplifting, gets pushed from pillar to post as the authorities struggle to know what to do with her.

Not rated

Not rated

Psy-Warriors (Ep)

1981 · Movie · 73 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Alan Clarke

Cast Rosalind Ayres · Anthony Bate · Colin Blakely · Warren Clarke

Plot Soldiers are captured and interrogated by terrorists: but is it real or only a sadistic form of psychological training exercise?

Not rated

Not rated