Philippa Lowthorpe Movies & Biography

H IS FOR HAWK (2026)

Starring Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson, Lindsay Duncan, Denise Gough, Josh Dylan, Eden Hamilton, Arty Froushan, Sam Spruell, Emma Cunniffe and Garry Cooper. Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe.

When Helen's beloved father passes away, she is overtaken by grief and loses herself in memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together. She becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk, and so she brings the fearsome bird Mabel home to Cambridge with her.

Ready to embark on the arduous process of trying to train the wildest of animals, Helen fills the freezer with hawk food and turns off her phone. But as she labours to teach Mabel how to hunt and fly free on her own, Helen uncovers how neglected her own emotions and life have become.

MISBEHAVIOUR (2020)

Starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Lesley Manville, Rhys Ifans, Greg Kinnear, Phyllis Logan, John Sackville, Keeley Hawes and Suki Waterhouse. Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe.

REVIEWS Misbehaviour - "We’re not beautiful, we’re not ugly, we’re angry!"

H IS FOR HAWK (2026)

Starring Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson, Lindsay Duncan, Denise Gough, Josh Dylan, Eden Hamilton, Arty Froushan, Sam Spruell, Emma Cunniffe and Garry Cooper. Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe.

When Helen's beloved father passes away, she is overtaken by grief and loses herself in memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together. She becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk, and so she brings the fearsome bird Mabel home to Cambridge with her.

Ready to embark on the arduous process of trying to train the wildest of animals, Helen fills the freezer with hawk food and turns off her phone. But as she labours to teach Mabel how to hunt and fly free on her own, Helen uncovers how neglected her own emotions and life have become.