# The best Ken Loach films

From Kes to I, Daniel Blake: Ken Loach's films ranked by critics and fans, including both his Palme d'Or winners (Collider, MovieMeter, Ranker).

- 376 votes · 14 items
- Feb 18, 2024 · Katie Hughes
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## Top 13

1. **Kes (1969)** (44 · ▲47 ▼3) — A Barnsley boy and his kestrel.
2. **I, Daniel Blake (2016)** (31 · ▲35 ▼4) — A carpenter against the welfare system; Palme d'Or.
3. **The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)** (29 · ▲33 ▼4) — Two brothers in the Irish War of Independence; Palme d'Or.
4. **Land and Freedom (1995)** (20 · ▲25 ▼5) — A Liverpool volunteer in the Spanish Civil War.
5. **Sorry We Missed You (2019)** (17 · ▲22 ▼5) — A delivery driver in the gig economy.
6. **Cathy Come Home (1966)** (16 · ▲19 ▼3) — The TV play about homelessness that shook Britain.
7. **My Name Is Joe (1998)** (15 · ▲19 ▼4) — A recovering alcoholic in Glasgow; Peter Mullan won Best Actor at Cannes.
8. **Sweet Sixteen (2002)** (15 · ▲18 ▼3) — A Greenock teenager wants a home for his mother.
9. **Riff-Raff (1991)** (15 · ▲18 ▼3) — Builders on a London site.
10. **Raining Stones (1993)** (14 · ▲20 ▼6) — A broke father wants to buy his daughter a communion dress.
11. **Looking for Eric (2009)** (13 · ▲18 ▼5) — A postman and the imaginary help of Eric Cantona.
12. **The Angels' Share (2012)** (13 · ▲17 ▼4) — Young offenders and a rare whisky; Cannes Jury Prize.
13. **The Old Oak (2023)** (10 · ▲13 ▼3) — A pub in a former mining village and Syrian refugees.
14. **Ladybird Ladybird (1994)** (4 · ▲12 ▼8) — A mother fights social services for her children.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.