By Vlad Zakh · January 14, 2026
Drama thought provokingintense
Glenda Jackson brought fierce, uncompromising intelligence to British film before leaving acting entirely for a long career in Parliament. Women in Love and Sunday Bloody Sunday are early highlights, Mary, Queen of Scots escalates a royal rivalry to tragedy, A Touch of Class begins an affair with a married American businessman, House Calls navigates a widowed doctor’s awkward dating, and Hopscotch writes a tell-all memoir to embarrass the CIA.
01 Glenda Jackson is in this comedy about a disgruntled ex-CIA agent who writes a tell-all memoir to embarrass the agency that fired him.
Directed by Ronald Neame · 1h 44m · Rated R
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02 Glenda Jackson stars in this comedy about a recently widowed doctor who navigates awkward dating and hospital politics after his wife's death.
Directed by Howard Zieff · 1h 38m · Rated PG
03 A married businessman's affair with a divorced fashion designer turns out more complicated than either expected.
Directed by Melvin Frank · 1h 46m · Rated PG
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04 The rivalry between Mary, Queen of Scots and her cousin Elizabeth I escalates into conflict, with Glenda Jackson as the Tudor queen.
Directed by Charles Jarrott · 2h 08m
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05 A divorced woman and a gay man unknowingly share the same lover, each navigating their own heartbreak.
Directed by John Schlesinger · 1h 50m · Rated R
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
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06 Two sisters pursue very different romances with a pair of close friends in industrial England.
Directed by Ken Russell · 2h 11m · Rated R
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