The Selfish Giant

Name: The Selfish Giant
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013-01-01
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas, Sean Gilder, Lorraine Ashbourne, Ian Burfield

2013| 1h 31m| IMDb 7.3

The Selfish Giant (2013) is currently streaming in the UK on Curzon. Last updated 20 January 2026.

Streaming availability last checked 20 January 2026

Drama

Though self-consciously structured as if a fairy tale or fable, Clio Barnard’s follow-up to the docudrama The Arbor continues the tradition of Britain’s kitchen sink socio-realism. Both devastating and compassionate, The Selfish Giant is a profound film on friendship and the class system.

Director: Clio Barnard