PickFlick
Sylvia

Sylvia

Life was too small to contain her.

2003•1h 49m•5.8/10
DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.8/10(121)

Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

Open in PickFlick

Production

BBC Film, Capitol Films, Ruby Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Available in Your Library

Cast

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Sylvia Plath

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Ted Hughes

Jared Harris

Jared Harris

Al Alvarez

Amira Casar

Amira Casar

Assia Wevill

Andrew Havill

Andrew Havill

David Wevill

Sam Troughton

Sam Troughton

Tom Hadley-Clarke

Lucy Davenport

Lucy Davenport

Doreen

Anthony Strachan

Anthony Strachan

Michael Boddy

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Aurelia Plath

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Professor Thomas

Alison Bruce

Alison Bruce

Elizabeth

David Tristan Birkin

Morecambe

Sonia Ritter

Sonia Ritter

Midwife

Julian Firth

Julian Firth

James Michie

Derek Payne

Derek Payne

Vicar

Recommended

Fifty Shades Darker
Checking...

Fifty Shades Darker

6.5
2017
Movie

When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.

Fifty Shades Darker

2017
6.5
Blind
Checking...

Blind

6.1
2017
Movie

A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.

Blind

2017
6.1
The Edge of Love
Checking...

The Edge of Love

6.2
2008
Movie

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.

The Edge of Love

2008
6.2
Julia
Checking...

Julia

6.5
1977
Movie

At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

Julia

1977
6.5
The Souvenir
Checking...

The Souvenir

6.1
2019
Movie

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.

The Souvenir

2019
6.1
The Man from Elysian Fields
Checking...

The Man from Elysian Fields

5.9
2001
Movie

A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.

The Man from Elysian Fields

2001
5.9
Vita & Virginia
Checking...

Vita & Virginia

6.8
2019
Movie

Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the two forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly contemporary marriages.

Vita & Virginia

2019
6.8
Women in Love
Checking...

Women in Love

6.6
1969
Movie

Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited sisters Gudrun and Ursula explore erotic love with a wealthy playboy and a philosophical educator, with cataclysmic results for all four.

Women in Love

1969
6.6
The Shipping News
Checking...

The Shipping News

6.4
2001
Movie

An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.

The Shipping News

2001
6.4
Adoration
Checking...

Adoration

6.1
2013
Movie

Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotions that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention.

Adoration

2013
6.1
My Week with Marilyn
Checking...

My Week with Marilyn

6.7
2011
Movie

London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.

My Week with Marilyn

2011
6.7
Dogfight
Checking...

Dogfight

6.9
1991
Movie

In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in Vietnam. Planning a massive blowout for their last night in San Francisco, Eddie, his buddies, and a number of other Marines set up a contest they call a "dogfight”.

Dogfight

1991
6.9

Similar Movies

Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
Checking...

Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit

5.2
2012
Movie

Jorge, bastard child of the infamous Red Light Bandit, decides himself to pursuit a life of crime after meeting with his father, who has been incarcerated for the last 30 years.

Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit

2012
5.2
Émilie
Checking...

Émilie

6.5
2013
Movie

No overview available.

Émilie

2013
6.5
Nanayo
Checking...

Nanayo

7.0
2008
Movie

Saiko travels to Thailand but she jumps out of the cab after knowing the driver's intentions. However, her life changes after she meets Greg.

Nanayo

2008
7.0
Passion
Checking...

Passion

6.8
1986
Movie

Sylvia and Cora Miao play two widowed mothers, best friends and confidants who spend their days reminiscing about times past. Over the course of a lazy weekend afternoon, the two women conjure memories of Cora's husband, his life, his death, and his passionate affair with Sylvia. A series of wistful flashbacks reveal the sometimes touching, sometimes painful circumstances around the women's deep friendship with one another, and their love for the same man.

Passion

1986
6.8
Splendid Float
Checking...

Splendid Float

6.5
2004
Movie

Roy is a Taoist priest but also a drag queen performer. He meets and falls for Sunny but when Sunny disappears without saying goodbye, Roy begins to suspect that something terrible has happened.

Splendid Float

2004
6.5
Young Werther
Checking...

Young Werther

4.7
2024
Movie

Charming, passionate, totally irresponsible young novelist Werther is sent to the city on an errand by his mother. By chance, he meets lovely Charlotte, whose allure and commitment to her impressive, stable fiancé Albert will turn Werther’s life upside down. Werther and Charlotte embark on an emotional affair, while Werther and Albert start an awkward friendship. The more entwined this trio becomes, the harder it is to navigate the complexities of lust, affinity, and love.

Young Werther

2024
4.7
Die Hochzeitsverplaner
Checking...

Die Hochzeitsverplaner

4.2
2017
Movie

Chakra masseuse Claudia has already planned the perfect wedding for her son: Small, contemplative, in the family. But these plans are thrown into disarray when Herb, the father of the bride, intervenes and fights with her over planning rights. To settle the dispute, they spend a few days together at the request of their children, but this also causes problems: Claudia discovers feelings for Herb, which are answered by the arrival of Herb's girlfriend. Without further ado, she decides that the two families are completely incompatible and pleads with the children to cancel the celebrations.

Die Hochzeitsverplaner

2017
4.2
First They Killed My Father
Checking...

First They Killed My Father

7.4
2017
Movie

A 5-year-old girl embarks on a harrowing quest for survival amid the sudden rise and terrifying reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.

First They Killed My Father

2017
7.4
For Fun
Checking...

For Fun

7.3
1993
Movie

Required to retire from his job as a utility man at a Peking Opera theater, Old Han is at loose ends, wandering the backstreets of Beijing looking for something to correct.

For Fun

1993
7.3
A Room for Moon
Checking...

A Room for Moon

2022
Movie

Anyone carries something with them, something that can be short and painful, sweet and long, and strange and lovely, but it does not matter. What’s important is Life. And the Moon which sees everything

A Room for Moon

2022
Syrup
Checking...

Syrup

4.9
1990
Movie

In this wry comedy, the self-deceiving exploits of Lasse (Peter Hesse Overgaard), are shown, as he more or less innocently runs small cons on the people in his life, all the while sponging off of his girlfriend in a bohemian quarter of Copenhagen. He is a no-count, but fairly handsome young stud who imagines that he is some sort of art promoter, or is perhaps even a video artist himself.

Syrup

1990
4.9
The Undefeated
Checking...

The Undefeated

6.3
2000
Movie

In 1950, long after the world has finished fighting World War II, a fight continues behind the newly drawn Iron Curtain: as the Ukrainians keep fighting both Nazi and Soviet abuses, General Roman Shukhevych (Hryhoriy Hladiy) is forced by brutal circumstances and his own sense of honor and duty to lead this effort as an underground war. As portrayed by the film, Shukhevych is a genteel family man who is also a complex character (revolted by ethnic discrimination, a music lover and a military genius) that with his charisma fuels his countrymen with desire for freedom. In the end, Shukhevych's efforts are unable to defeat the Soviets despite paying for his resistance with his life, but they re-enforce Ukrainian patriotism as an underground force until Ukraine finally recovers its freedom from Soviet tyranny.

The Undefeated

2000
6.3
PickFlick Assistant
Hi! I'm your PickFlick Assistant. Ask me about movies, TV shows, OTT sources, or anything about PickFlick.

Powered by CopilotKit