

Dreaming of Joseph Lees
1999, English. Directed by Eric Styles.
Set in rural England in the 1950s Eva fantasises about her handsome, worldly cousin Joseph Lees, with whom she fell in love as a girl. However, stuck in a closed community she becomes the object of someone else's fantasy, Harry. When Harry learns that Eva is planning to leave the village in order to live with and look after the injured Lees, he devises a gruesome scheme in order to force her to stay and look after him.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
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- Released
- 29 October 1999
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Written by
- Catherine Linstrum
- Budget
- $2M
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Dreaming of Joseph Lees runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Dreaming of Joseph Lees is rated R in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Dreaming of Joseph Lees isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free or rent it or buy it online. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Dreaming of Joseph Lees?
If you liked Dreaming of Joseph Lees, try Love Everlasting, Not Easily Broken, Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between.
Who directed Dreaming of Joseph Lees?
Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999) was directed by Eric Styles and stars Rupert Graves, Samantha Morton, Nicholas Woodeson.