Cast
Timothy Spall Dorothy Atkinson Marion Bailey
Credits
Written by: 
Mike Leigh
Plot
The last 25 years of the landscape painter J. M. W. Turner, his work, his father and his relationships.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mike Leigh's portrait of the painter J.M.W. Turner is gorgeous and grunting. Timothy Spall is magnificent, and Dick Pope's cinematography echoes Turner's light in a rich, unconventional biopic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (28,903 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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