迈克·李的《与此同时》描述了撒切尔夫人时代英国的经济衰退，是这位编剧兼导演在电视领域开创性工作的巅峰之作。他利用紧张的接触来打破菲尔·丹尼尔斯和蒂姆·罗斯饰演的兄弟俩枯燥乏味的日常生活，其中包括与一个努力成为中产阶级的一本正经的阿姨(玛丽安·贝利)，与一个快要发疯的喋喋不休的光头党(抢镜的加里·奥德曼，这是他第一个主要角色)，这令兄弟俩越来越不满。《与此同时》由迈克·李如今标志性的即兴创作过程以及贝克特式摇摆不定的对话节奏推动，是对领取失业救济金的生活的一种无情的、往往极其有趣的观察。

　　Based on the novel by L. P. Hartley, The Hireling is a dissection of antiquated but hardly dormant British class distinctions. Chauffeur Robert Shaw is in the employ of aristocratic widow Sarah Miles. When she suffers a nervous breakdown, Shaw helps her through her recovery. They grow to love each other during the convalescence; but when she is cured, Ms. Miles refuses to regard Shaw as an equal, and the original status quo is reinstated. The Hireling provides an interesting contrast to the similarly structured American film of 1991, Driving Miss Daisy.

　　Autumn 1977. Derek Springfield is an 18-year-old misfit, who 5 years earlier was plucked from his home in the industrial outskirts of Leeds to attend Public School on a scholarship. He has just returned home at the end of his studies to await his Oxbridge results that he's hoping will result in his permanent escape. Life at home is awkward for the brainy lad and embarrassing for his working class family who can't relate: his feckless dad, no-nonsense mum and two older brothers, one a football hopeful and the other a distinctly dodgy acquirer of flash consumer goods.
　　Derek kills time by walking a no hope greyhound, Slapper, and loving out-of-his league Chrissie from afar. But under Derek's loving care Slapper gets faster - so fast she's stolen for her racing potential. Derek despairs at being completely alone once more but Chrissie gets the local community to keep watch. Slapper eventually escapes from her furious captors at an illegal flapper track. Exhausted, she somehow finds her way back and is reunited with Derek who tries to nurse her back to health his bedroom without his family finding out.
　　Derek, Chrissie and Slapper disguise themselves to avoid the dognappers and try their luck at racing her at a proper dog track. The dognappers and all the Springfields converge on the stadium for the exciting climax.
　　Its also the day Derek's results are due...

　　Based on the true story of Donald Crowhurst.
　　1968: An inexperienced sailor enters a round the world race which he fears he won't be able to complete yet alone win. In order to save his dignity, he decides to cheat to come last but things don't go according to plan.

　　在一个风景如画的英国乡村，自然学家查尔斯·达尔文（保罗·贝坦尼 Paul Bettany 饰）与妻女一起过着恬静的生活。他十岁的大女儿安妮对世界充满好奇，达尔文便教予她很多自然和科学知识，其中还包括他的进化论，然而在世人都相信上帝乃造物主的当时，女儿口中的进化论无疑是危险的，以至于令她被家庭教师体罚，就连达尔文深爱的妻子艾玛（詹妮弗·康纳利 Jennifer Connelly 饰）也无法认同他的观念和研究。更令达尔文受创的是，不久后，小安妮因生病早夭，唯一一个支持他完成学说的力量之源也黯淡了，整理《物种起源》手稿的工作变得犹如逆行荆棘，举步维艰……
　　本片改编自达尔文第三代玄孙兰德尔·凯恩斯（Randal Keynes）的传记小说《安妮的盒子》。

故事开始于阳光普照的牙买加，安东尼（丽贝卡·豪尔 Rebecca Hall 饰）自幼便生活在那里。安东尼拥有着四分之一的黑人血统，在殖民地，种族歧视盛行，安东尼的特殊身份除了带给她一种独特的美丽外，也让她尝尽了人间的冷暖。                                                                      　　一次偶然中，安东尼邂逅了英国男子罗切斯特（拉菲·斯波 Rafe Spall 饰），安东尼独特的异域风情深深的吸引了罗切斯特的注意，而这位风度翩翩温文尔雅的英国绅士自然也捕获了安东尼的芳心。就这样，不顾众人的阻拦，两人决定结婚。然而，这段婚姻却并没有想象中的那么幸福美满，罗切斯特是一个坚定的种族主义者，他将对陌生文化的恐惧和仇恨投射到了妻子的身上。

　　爱丽斯（凯特·温斯莱特 Kate Winslet 饰）住在英国伦敦的乡村，而阿曼达（卡梅隆·迪亚兹 Cameron Diaz 饰）则是洛杉矶的美国丽人。她们在天南地北的两端，却遇上了同样的问题：在感情上遭受了挫败，令生活灰暗无光。二人在网上聊天，商议在圣诞节到来之前，到对方 的环境去生活，交互双方的住所作为度假场地。于是，一场令人兴奋的旅行开始了。爱丽斯来到美国大都市，阿曼达则乘班机前往极具英伦情调的英国乡村。除了新鲜的生活环境，当地男生的魅力更让她们猝不及防。

　　故事发生在第一次世界大战结束之后，战争给克里夫特查泰来爵士（詹姆斯·诺顿 James Norton 饰）带来了永久的创伤，亦给他同妻子康妮（荷丽黛·格兰杰 Holliday Grainger 是）之间的婚姻造成了无法弥补的缺憾。无奈之下，年轻的康妮只能终日生活在压抑之下。
　　一次偶然中，康妮邂逅了名为帕尔金（理查德·麦登 Richard Madden 饰）的男子，后者是查泰来爵士雇佣的园丁。康妮无法自持的被体格壮硕充满了男子气概的帕尔金吸引着，两人天雷勾地火，很快走到了一起，在帕尔金强壮蛮横的肉体之中，康妮重新找回了身为女人的意义和快乐。然而，好景不长，就在康妮怀上了帕尔金的孩子之后，帕尔金的妻子现身揭露了他们两人的奸情。

　　一群有着不同背景阶级的乘客们所乘坐的飞机坠毁在太平洋之中，整个机身半淹没在汪洋里，机舱内的空气供应即将耗尽，然而更恐怖的是海洋里的危险也从四面八方悄然袭来。