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  • Die Another Day (2002)
    Review preview for Die Another Day

    [Brosnan is] put through his paces by Maori director Lee Tamahori and comes out of it stirred, but not shaken.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Pierce Brosnan as 007 and Halle Berry as the bird in the wetsuit fight North Korean face changers.
  • DiG! (2004)
    Review preview for DiG!

    An energetic, insightful look into the dysfunctional, drug fuelled world of the modern pop musician.

    Bradley Brasier · 4 out of 5
    Two bands turn from friends to rivals as they struggle to make it big in the Nineties rock scene.
  • Digging for Dutch (2001)
    Review preview for Digging for Dutch

    This is not so much a treasure doc as an upstate New York small town story.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Documentary about the world's most wacky treasure hunt.
  • Digging Up The Marrow (2014)
    Review preview for Digging Up The Marrow

    Smart, witty and genuinely scary in places, Digging Up The Marrow delivers much more than you'd expect.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Documentarians exploring monster art meet a man who claims the monsters are real - and that he knows where to find them.
  • Dina (2017)
    Review preview for Dina

    What emerges is a warm profile of two people who love each other, working a damned sight harder than many neurotypical couples to get over the humps in the road.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    An unconventional love story.
  • Dinnerladies: Series 1 (1998)
    Large serving of canteen comedy courtesy of Victoria Wood.
  • Dinner Rush (2000)
    Entertaining ensemble movie, set in a New York restaurant.
  • Dinosaur (2000)
    An orphan dinosaur hunts for fresh nesting grounds after a meteorite wipes out his home.
  • Dinosaur 13 (2014)
    Review preview for Dinosaur 13

    What Miller’s film conveys is how fierce the battle became for Larson as he and his team fought to keep the dinosaur bones.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    A documentary about the legal disputes surrounding the discovery of the world's most famous tyrannosaurus rex fossil.
  • Dior And I (2014)
    Review preview for Dior And I

    Frédéric Tcheng's documentary about a house and its ghosts in past and present is all you could desire from a fashion film.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A look inside the House of Dior as Raf Simons prepares his collection.
  • Directors Commentary (2004)
    Spoof commentary series.
  • The Dirties (2013)
    Review preview for The Dirties

    The Dirties... has two leads who work well with each other and whose naturalism and likeability draws us in

    Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
    Two best friends are filming a comedy about getting revenge on the bullies at their high school. One of them isn't joking.
  • Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Review preview for Dirty Dancing

    Swayze toned down his abilities as a dancer to play Castle, but still looks riveting.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    A lonely girl finds romance with a dance teacher at a holiday resort, but her strict parents disapprove.
  • Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
    A "modern" love story against the backdrop of revolutionary Cuba.
  • Dirty Grandpa (2016)
    Review preview for Dirty Grandpa

    With its thinly veiled homophobia and misogyny, you begin to long for the upfront approach of Benny Hill.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1 out of 5
    An uptight guy and his grandad go on a lewd trip.
  • Dirty Oil (2009)
    Review preview for Dirty Oil

    A committed but controlled piece of documentary film-making that makes its case in a sober, factual manner.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    A documentary investigation into a Canadian oil operation which campaigners claim is destroying the environment – and residents’ health.
  • Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
    Review preview for Dirty Pretty Things

    Ejiofor's performance is perfectly judged.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Illegal immigrants in London become caught up in an organ replacement racket.
  • Dirty Wars (2013)
    Review preview for Dirty Wars

    An intriguing documentary which contains some powerful interview material.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    When an Afghan family is attacked by US soldiers, a journalist sets out to investigate.
  • The Disappearance Of Alice Creed (2009)
    Review preview for The Disappearance Of Alice Creed

    For the most part it’s a clever, solid script with a quirky take on the femme fatale role.

    Paul Griffiths · 3.5 out of 5
    A claustrophobic thriller about a kidnap where all does not go according to plan.
  • The Disappeared (2008)
    Review preview for The Disappeared

    Elevated by an outstanding central performance from Harry Treadaway.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A youth released from a mental hospital tries to get back to normal but is haunted by the voice of his younger brother, who disappeared.
  • The Disaster Artist (2017)
    Review preview for The Disaster Artist

    Rather than simply turn Tommy into a laughing stock, Franco teases out the tragicomedy of the man.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of the making of the 'Citizen Kane of bad movies', The Room.
  • Disaster Movie (2008)
    Review preview for Disaster Movie

    It's all about attacking Hollywood and celebrity culture - the problem is that it's so very much a product of it that it comes across like an unpopular kid reacting to bullies by trying, badly, to become one himself.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    Spoof about a group of young people facing the end of the world.
  • Les Diseurs de Verite (2000)
    Review preview for Les Diseurs de Verite

    An effective, worthwhile film.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 4 out of 5
    Intense drama about the plight of a political refugee.
  • Disgrace (2008)
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    Detached rather than indifferent.

    James Benefield · 3.5 out of 5
    The complex social life of an English professor forms a mirror for a complex country.
  • The Dish (2000)
    Character-driven comedy drama about how an isolated Australian radio telescope was crucial to the first Apollo moon landing.
  • Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle (2017)
    Review preview for Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle

    Sng makes no bones about the fact this is a campaigning film, firmly voicing an argument that home ownership is not the main thing we should be striving for - but he does manage to keep a level of political balance.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    An examination of Britain's housing crisis.
  • Distance (2009)
    Review preview for Distance

    Displays some of the finer stylistic points of modern German cinema.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    A serial killer tries to juggle his hobby, his girlfriend and his job.
  • A Distant Echo (2016)
    Review preview for A Distant Echo

    This is cinema that is not necessarily safe.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    The vast expanse of various Californian deserts provide a stage for the contemplative re-enactment of an Egyptian history.
  • District 13 (2004)
    Two reluctant heroes rush to defuse a bomb in a future Paris enclave ruled by violent gangs.
  • District 13: Ultimatum (2009)
    Review preview for District 13: Ultimatum

    If you like your action comic-book style, with the emphasis more on slapstick than on blood and gore, this silly but slick sequel is a great way to get your fix.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A pair of unlikely heroes try to stop bombs being detonated in a Paris ghetto.
  • District 9 (2009)
    Review preview for District 9

    District 9 actually has some intelligence behind it and expects some in front of it, too.

    Tony Sullivan · 4.5 out of 5
    A government agent joins the cause of ghettoised aliens he has come to evict.
  • Disturbia (2007)
    Review preview for Disturbia

    Looks terrific and moves with the fluidity and energy of a much classier picture.

    The Exile · 3.5 out of 5
    A teenager becomes convinced his neighbour is a serial killer.
  • Ditching (2009)
    Review preview for Ditching

    If you found The Road just that little bit too feelgood, then Ditching could be the film for you.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    In a post-apocalyptic Ulster, a group of travellers try to find vital medicine.
  • Divergent (2014)
    Review preview for Divergent

    It's not war with an aggressor. It's war within.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
  • The Divide (2011)
    Review preview for The Divide

    The film's strongest suit is, somewhat surprisingly, its rich vein of gallows humour.

    David Graham · 2 out of 5
    A group of survivors from an unexpected attack on an apartment block hide out together, but discover they can't trust each other.
  • The Divide (2015)
    Review preview for The Divide

    Katharine Round has produced a film that feels human and substantial.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of the rising gap between rich and poor, told through seven individual accounts.
  • Divided We Fall (2000)
    A couple decide to take in a holocaust fugitive - a move which has unexpected consequences.
  • Divines (2016)
    Review preview for Divines

    If this gang of ideas doesn’t quite hang together as it should, Benyamina still makes her mark with some brilliant moments.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Story of an Arabic drug dealer in a Parisian ghetto.
  • Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (1985)
    Review preview for Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti

    Deren's observations reveal a dispassionate ethnographer but one with an artist’s ability to create atmosphere using metaphor.

    Chris · 5 out of 5
    An exploration of voodoo culture and traditions.
  • Divine Intervention (2001)
    Absurdist comedy from the heart of the Occupied Territories, Palestine.
  • Diving Into The Unknown (2016)
    Review preview for Diving Into The Unknown

    Despite the confusion there is a tremor of excitement that never goes away.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The survivors of a cave accident risk their lives to bring the bodies of their friends to the surface.
  • Divorcing Jack (1998)
    Comedy thriller, a newspaper columnist finds himself on the run from the local Northern Ireland hardman.
  • Djomeh (2000)
    Review preview for Djomeh

    A modest, unpretentious film whose heartfelt humanism shines through.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 4 out of 5
    A young Afghani in Iran tries to woo a prospective bride.
  • Délice Paloma (2007)
    Review preview for Délice Paloma

    Biyouna delivers a powerhouse performance in the central role and is utterly believable as the charismatic figure at the centre of an empire.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of a woman whose agency solves people's problems, often in ways which bend the law.
  • D-Love (2016)
    Review preview for D-Love

    Beuca makes a solid lead and delivers the sort of all-out performance that's rare from somebody also handling directing duties.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The lives of a couple struggling to keep their marriage together are profoundly altered when they get to know a young drifter.
  • Do99ing: A Love Story (2009)
    Review preview for Do99ing: A Love Story

    As resolutely unerotic as it is paralyzingly unfunny.

    Mike Davies · 1 out of 5
    A man gets more than he bargains for when he dips his wick in the world of al fresco swinging.
  • DOA: Dead Or Alive (2006)
    Beautiful women beating each other up in a video game spin-off.
  • Doctor Dolittle 2 (2001)
    Californian vet, who talks to animals, attempts to save endanged forest with help of circus bear
  • Doctor Strange (2016)
    Review preview for Doctor Strange

    The most mind-bending, spectacular visuals of the entire series.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
  • Doctor Who And The Daleks (1965)
    Review preview for Doctor Who And The Daleks

    When those metal monsters take to the screen, it's non-stop fun and extermination.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    The Doctor and his companions travel to the planet Skaro and try to help the Thals escape the nuclear menace posed by the daleks.

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