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  • Better Watch Out (2016)
    Review preview for Better Watch Out

    Miller is outstanding.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    As a 12-year-old prepares to confess his romantic feelings for his babysitter one Christmas Eve, something starts trying to break into the house.
  • Betty Fisher And Other Stories (2001)
    Ensemble French thriller about the death of a child and the kidnap of another to replace it.
  • Between (2005)
    Review preview for Between

    Horrendously executed in every regard.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1 out of 5
    American lawyer goes looking for her sister in Mexico and loses her marbles.
  • Between 2 Fires (2010)
    Review preview for Between 2 Fires

    A riveting film with a huge amount of depth and a brilliantly deceptive narrative.

    David Graham · 4.5 out of 5
    How far would you go to protect your daughter? Would you become a refugee?
  • Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
    Review preview for Beverly Hills Cop

    For all the charm on show, there’s still too much cheese.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    When his friend is murdered, rough-around-the-edges Detroit cop heads to Beverley Hills. Culture clashes abound!
  • Beware Of Mr Baker (2012)
    Review preview for Beware Of Mr Baker

    What comes out in the film seems like the very essence of a rock life, though Baker demands to be called a jazz, as opposed to a rock, musician.

    Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
    Documentary about the flamboyant drummer.
  • Bewitched (2005)
    What would you do if you had magic powers?
  • Beyond Borders (2003)
    American socialite becomes infatuated with British aid worker in Ethiopia.
  • Beyond Hatred (2005)
    A documentary portrait of a family's experiences following the homophobic murder of their son.
  • Beyond The Black Rainbow (2011)
    Review preview for Beyond The Black Rainbow

    The rich and strange debut of Panos Cosmatos throbs with style and portent, which proves a winning combination even if it is somewhat light in the narrative department.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Sci-fi fable about a young woman imprisoned in an experimental laboratory facility and the mysterious scientist who is her captor.
  • Beyond The Edge (2013)
    Review preview for Beyond The Edge

    Pooley and cinematographer Richard Bluck bring the story to life - along with the vivid possibility of death - and the big screen is the place to see it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A docudrama about Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's historic ascent of Everest.
  • Beyond The Fire (2009)
    Review preview for Beyond The Fire

    This film might have worked better if it hadn't taken on quite as much.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A survivor of rape begins a tentative relationship with a former priest, only to discover that he has a troubled past of his own.
  • Beyond The Gates (2016)
    Review preview for Beyond The Gates

    Crampton is clearly having a whale of a time.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Two brothers get into trouble playing the old VCR board game that led to their father's disappearance.
  • Beyond The Hills (2012)
    Review preview for Beyond The Hills

    If the way Alina cries and hugs her friend hello, in between train tracks, does not trigger your empathy, you are possibly already dead.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    The story of two female orphans and their friendship in a remote Romanian monastery.
  • Beyond The Pole (2009)
    Review preview for Beyond The Pole

    A gentle comedy that targets its jokes at environmentalists rather than the usual targets, with beautifully drawn characters you can't help but feel for.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Two friends decide to save the planet by undertaking the first ever carbon-neutral, organic, vegetarian expedition to the North Pole.
  • Beyond The Sea (2004)
    The Bobby Darin Story as perceived and sung by Kevin Spacey.
  • Beyond the Valley Of The Dolls (1970)
    Review preview for Beyond the Valley Of The Dolls

    Uncompromising, visionary and enormously enjoyable to watch.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Three ambitious young women look for stardom in Hollywood but find sex, drugs and rock'roll instead.
  • Beyond The Walls (2012)
    Review preview for Beyond The Walls

    Paolo's skittishness and studied lack of depth makes him difficult to get close to as a central character but the film comes alive when Gouix is on screen.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A pianist and a double-bass player find their new love tested.
  • Be Afraid (2017)
    Review preview for Be Afraid

    All the actors are invested in their roles and there are great supporting turns from Michelle Hurd and the always reliable Louis Herthum.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    After moving to a new home, a man starts seeing otherworldly entities when he has sleep paralysis, and goes on to learn that they have a terrible purpose.
  • Be Kind Rewind (2008)
    Review preview for Be Kind Rewind

    Oddball, endearing, and very, very funny.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    After accidentally wiping all the tapes in the video store where they work, two enterprising clerks decide to re-shoot the films themselves.
  • Be With Me (2005)
    Disparate stories from Singapore on themes of unrequited love and blind courage.
  • Bicentennial Man (1999)
    A robot strives to be human.
  • Les Biches (1968)
    Love, jealousy and domination in Sixties France.
  • Bigga Than Ben: A Russians' Guide To Ripping Off London (2007)
    Review preview for Bigga Than Ben: A Russians' Guide To Ripping Off London

    Although the original story must have had room for being a major hit, Sacha Baron Cohen it isn’t.

    Chris · 2 out of 5
    Two sneaky young Russians dodge the military draft and head for London, all the while figuring out the best means for screwing their respective systems.
  • A Bigger Splash (2015)
    Review preview for A Bigger Splash

    You have to care for these people to give a damn. That's hard.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A rock star's holiday is interrupted by the arrival of her old flame and his daughter.
  • Biggie And Tupac (2002)
    Documentary maker Nick Broomfield fails to find out who killed Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.
  • Big Bad Wolves (2013)
    Review preview for Big Bad Wolves

    Definitely one of this year’s most accomplished thrillers.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    Two vigilantes kidnap a suspected child-killer.
  • The Big Bang (2010)
    Review preview for The Big Bang

    Banderas is convincing in this role but he is the only actor who brings any grace to a movie which is filmed with a dark and obscure filter to match the unredeemingly seedy world it portrays.

    Caro Ness · 3 out of 5
    A private investigator goes in search of a boxer's missing girlfriend... and a stash of diamonds.
  • Big Boy (2012)
    Review preview for Big Boy

    Shino is interested in memory and experimentation, ditching traditional narrative in favour of a Super-8 stroll through the echoes of the past.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Little Julio's family try hard to make him grow bigger.
  • Big Country At Rockpalast (2005)
    Two gigs in Bonn, five years apart, for Scottish band Big Country.
  • Big Daddy (1998)
    Review preview for Big Daddy

    Sandler's five years on Saturday Night Live, as writer and performer, taught him the first lesson of sight bite comedy - keep it simple.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Bad parenting and basic gags after law school dropout adopts a kid on a whim.
  • Big Eyes (2014)
    Review preview for Big Eyes

    Burton does not think he needs to make up his mind about the tone of the movie. It is like a child ordering an ice cream with five kinds of toppings.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3.5 out of 5
    A man makes his wife's art a massive success - while claiming he created it himself.
  • Big Fan (2009)
    Review preview for Big Fan

    Paul may in many ways be the ultimate ‘loser’ but he feels like a ‘winner’, so this becomes not just a study of obsession but of the essence of self-delusion and its importance in many people's lives.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Being the world's greatest New York Giants' fan proves tricky after an altercation with the team's star player.
  • Big Fat Liar (2002)
    Review preview for Big Fat Liar

    The story won't win prizes, but what does that matter when you're having fun?

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Teenage comedy about a high school liar who goes to Hollywood to find the man who stole his deal.
  • Big Fish (2003)
    Review preview for Big Fish

    Something has happened to Tim Burton. The darkness has left him... The film fails on every level.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    A teller of tall tales remembers the adventures of his youth.
  • The Big Gay Musical (2009)
    Review preview for The Big Gay Musical

    Sondheim can probably breathe a sigh of relief, but these numbers are colourful and fun.

    James Benefield · 2.5 out of 5
    Story of two actors whose lives mirror their onstage characters in an anti-evangelical musical.
  • A Big Girl Like You (2003)
    Review preview for A Big Girl Like You

    A confident, assured and mature handling of the coming of age story.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3.5 out of 5
    A French provincial girl grows up fast in Paris.
  • Big Hero 6 (2014)
    Review preview for Big Hero 6

    A story of courage, conviction and physics in free fall

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A young inventor from Nerd School and an inflatable robot battle the terrible power of a deranged scientist
  • The Big Hit (1998)
    The double life of a hitman is played for laughs and destruction.
  • The Big Kahuna (1999)
    Three salesmen in a hotel room.
  • The Big Melt (2013)
    Review preview for The Big Melt

    There is steel here, both of the physical and more metaphorical kind.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Celebration of the steel industry.
  • Big Miracle (2012)
    Review preview for Big Miracle

    Big Miracle isn't going to win any awards for originality or become anyone over 12's favorite film, but it serves its purpose sincerely and does what it does extremely well.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    A group of volunteers race to save three whales trapped by ice.
  • Big Momma's House (1999)
    Review preview for Big Momma's House

    The story doesn't matter. You know it already.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    FBI agent does drag to protect a witness.
  • Big Nothing (2006)
    Review preview for Big Nothing

    Big Nothing is a very uneven film, whether by intention or design.

    Chris · 2.5 out of 5
    Two friends find themselves out of their depth after a blackmail scheme goes wrong.
  • Big River Man (2008)
    Review preview for Big River Man

    This is Jackass for the saddest and most isolated.

    Chris · 2 out of 5
    A Slovenian endurance swimmer takes on the Amazon.
  • The Big Sick (2017)
    Review preview for The Big Sick

    Each of the characters here, presumably because they are rooted in truth, is given room to breathe and shows an ability to be changed by circumstance.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A couple struggle to maintain their culture-clash relationship... and then one of them falls ill.
  • The Big Something (2011)
    Review preview for The Big Something

    There is nary a scene where the clumsiness of the performances doesn't get in the way of the story.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    When his boss dies mysteriously and the police write it off as suicide, a record store clerk becomes determined to find out the truth.
  • Big Sonia (2016)
    Review preview for Big Sonia

    More than just a portrait of one woman's life or a remembrance of that awful time, Big Sonia is a film about history, how we carry it with us and why it matters.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A Holocaust survivor with an outsized personality faces her biggest fear: retirement.
  • The Big White (2005)
    Review preview for The Big White

    The main problem lies with predictability and a fundamental lack of originality.

    David Stanners · 3 out of 5
    Black comedy set in Alaska revolving around a death, a cover up, a swindle and a vendetta.
  • Bikes Vs Cars (2015)
    Review preview for Bikes Vs Cars

    Is it enough to criticise?

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A documentary about traffic problems in cities around the world and the push by bike enthusiasts for a new way of thinking about transport.

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