Joan Plowright Movies

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

64/100

Fact-based story about a 90's espionage case that was chronicled as the worst case of espionage in US history. Aldrich Ames was a middle class CIA agent, whose problems with alcohol and ... See full summary »

Three Sisters

67/100

Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Olga attempts to find satisfaction in teaching ... See full summary »

Hotel Sorrento

66/100

Meg, Pippa, and Hillary are sisters who grew up in Sorrento, a small seaside town in Australia. Meg, who has lived in England for 10 years has just written a criticially acclaimed novel ... See full summary »

The Importance of Being Earnest

73/100

Algy and Jack discover that they have both been "Bunberrying", that is, assuming different identities in order to enjoy themselves in a guilt-free manner. Jack's pretending to be his ... See full summary »

The Merchant of Venice

76/100

Antonio's friend Bassanio is in love and needs money to go courting. Using Antonio as his collateral...

The Dressmaker

65/100

In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier.

The Assistant

59/100

It's the turn of the century and jobs are hard to find. A young man assigns himself the job of a store clerk, without pay... only a place to sleep and eat... after he was manipulated by a ... See full summary »

Scrooge and Marley

49/100

A Pin for the Butterfly

74/100

A British-Czech co-production from British director Hannah Kodicek which looks at the postwar Communist...

Driving Miss Daisy

73/100

Failed series pilot based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play and multi-Academy Award-winning film. Was aired on CBS during the summer of 1992.

Daphne Laureola

69/100

A young man becomes infatuated with the exotic Lady Pitts - whose much older husband is not pleased.

This Could Be the Last Time

59/100

Sophie

Part of the By Herself drama series made for Channel 4, the plot revolves around Sophie and her decision to move out of the home she shares with her husband and family into a bedsit.