"Topsy-Turvy" director Mike Leigh returns to familiar ground contemporary working-class England with this drama. The hope-drained day-to-day lives of a South London family--cab driver Timothy Spall, common-law wife Lesley Manville, seniors' home worker daughter Alison Garland, and unemployed layabout son James Cordon--are thrown into turmoil by a tragedy that tests their dormant emotional bonds. 128 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish.

Twists and turns abound in this adaptation of the award-winning Dickensian thriller by novelist Sarah Waters. Sue, an orphan raised to be an expert pickpocket (or "fingersmith") agrees to help a young con man defraud a wealthy heiress. Their plot is complicated when Sue falls madly in love with the intended victim. This lavishly mounted production, originally airing on the BBC, stars Imelda Staunton, Charles Dance, Sally Hawkins, and Rupert Evans. 180 min.