The company was founded in 2000 by Solon Papadopoulos, a marine engineer turned filmmaker, and Roy Boulter, the former drummer for pop group The Farm.

In 2008, as part of Liverpool's Capital of Culture celebrations, Hurricane was awarded a £500,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant to produce a project of local importance.

Narrated by Davies himself, the film showcases masses of archive footage chronicling the evolution of Merseyside over the course of the 20th century, and features poetry excerpts from such authors as T.S.

Of Time and the City was shown in Competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival where it won heavy critical acclaim,[2] and it continued to receive accolades as it expanded into international release.

In 2010, Hurricane won the tender to produce a specially commissioned immersive film exploring the early lives and career of The Beatles for the new Museum of Liverpool.

[5] Made in collaboration with Apple Corps Ltd, "In The Town Where I was Born" is shown in its own purpose-built circular theatre, which also houses the actual stage on which John Lennon and Paul McCartney first met – from St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool.

[11] The biopic of Dickinson – America's greatest female poet will trace her life from gifted schoolgirl to tortured recluse – who published just seven poems in her lifetime from over a thousand works.

Released in UK cinemas during July 2018, A Prayer Before Dawn is directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and contains a cast including Joe Cole, Pornchanok Mabklang and Panya Yimmumphai.

Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, who has once again teamed up with director Carl Hunter, the film stars Bill Nighy, Sam Riley and Jenny Agutter.