Undocumented immigrants Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Senay (Audrey Tautou) work at a posh London hotel and live in constant fear of deportation. One night, Okwe stumbles across evidence of a bizarre murder, setting off a series of events that could lead to disaster -- or freedom. This gritty, complex thriller from director Stephen Frears received an Oscar nod for its screenplay. Sophie Okonedo and Sergi López co-star

Here's my first post and I'll try to follow this format hereafter. Use the Netflix picture and description and go from there.

This is a BBC film, and unlike a lot of those films, the language has almost no objectionable words (f...). That's not a big issue for me but sometimes it becomes the dominate word in the script of other films and overwhelms what would otherwise be an interesting story. This film deserved the nomination for best script. The film moved right along, the dialogue was always just right, and there was real tension and surprise from the story telling rather than relying on killings and car chases. The humor was understated but there enough to be noticeable and the interplay between the maid and the cab driver/desk clerk was very well done. The lead, Chiwetel Ejiofor, will be familiar if you've seen "Serenity" or "Children of Men." He has a great film presence. As a bonus, Sergi Lopez will be very familiar to Amanda as the Fascist captain in "Pan's Labyrinth." He's as much a bad guy in this film as that one.

Since movie preferences are at least as strong as book preferences, it's tough to tell who would like this, although I know Becky would and even Jackie.