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• From The Life Of The Marionettes (1980)

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  The course of true love never runs smooth, especially if you are inclined to murder.

  Disturbing drama about a couple who cannot live together... or apart.
• From Time To Time (2009)

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  This haunting ghost story is an old-fashioned family film that will delight both kids and adults. S

  Ghostly goings on ensue when a youngster is sent to live with his grandma at Green Knowe.
• From Up On Poppy Hill (2011)

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  Deserving of special mention is the fantastically lush animated vision of Yokohama.

  A new friendship and the prospect of romance are thrown into disarray by a shocking revelation.
• From Zero To Ten (2002)

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  It's almost as if Ligabue has a surfeit of ideas.

  Three men return to Rimini after a 20-year absence.
• Frontier(s) (2007)

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  Ridiculous lines and arrogant, heartless protagonists leave you feeling you have seen this type of film many times before.

  Thieves on the run fall prey to vicious neo-Nazis. Plus read our exclusive interview with Xavier Gens.
• Frost (2012)

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  Shot on a real glacier in some genuinely fierce weather, it is at times completely immersive.

  Two people at a remote drilling station on a glacier grow increasingly concerned about missing colleagues.
• Frostbite (2006)

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  There is nothing new under the full moon. Frostbite has the advantage of enthusiasm, naivety and youth.

  Innocent flesh and the long night of a Lapp midwinter brings out the hunger of the undead.
• Frozen (2005)

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  [Henderson] holds this difficult movie together in a powerhouse performance of quiet steel.

  Searching for a lost sister. Debut feature that blends mystery, horror and filial bonding.
• Frozen (2013)

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  The animation is breathtaking and the characters are funny, charming and occasionally scary.

  The beauty and danger of ice exposed in an animated musical tale of royal siblings and treachery behind the throne.
• Frozen Land (2005)

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  As a feelbad movie, Frozen Land remains faithful to its message that without money you're a four-letter word and without love loneliness will kill you.

  Desperate lives, bloody murder, alcohol, drugs and bad sex in Helsinki.
• Frozen River (2007)

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  Although it is an actual river which divides the two countries, Hunt aims to explore societal divisions that run much deeper than that.

  Two women enter an uneasy partnership to smuggle illegal immigrants from Canada to the US.
• Fruitvale Station (2013)

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  The film takes an even-handed view of its main protagonist, illustrating faults on both sides of the divide.

  The true story of Oscar Grant, who set out one day to try and bcome a better person and ended up in a shocking encounter at Fruitvale station.
• Fuck (2005)

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  It's a particular treat to see some of the last interview material ever recorded by the late great Hunter S Thompson.

  A documentary looking at the history and social significance of the word 'fuck'.
• Fujian Blue (2007)

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  This is not a film seeking resolution, but a snapshot of life, inviting scrutiny.

  Dual stories analyse societal breakdown in modern China.
• A Fuller Life (2013)

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  Any greater insight into the life of Fuller is most welcome.

  Tribute to maverick American filmmaker Samuel Fuller.
• Fulltime Killer (2001)

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  This is not a film to be taken seriously.

  Hong Kong action-packed story of two hitmen who share the same girl.
• Full Frontal (2003)

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  What's infuriating about Full Frontal is that it's too close to real life to make sense. What's invigorating about it is that it doesn't give a damn.

  A back-to-basics ensemble day-in-the-life-of media folk in Hollywood.
• Funeral Parade Of Roses (1969)

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  A predictable twist on the old Greek legend.

  Sixties Japanese avante garde take on the Oedipus legend.
• Funny Face (1957)

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  Donen shows us how magic is made.

  A fashion photographer discovers a sales girl's ability as a model and makes her a star.
• Funny Games (1997)

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  It takes your blood and sticks it in the freezer.

  A family is held hostage by two polite young men who use games as a form of torture.
• Funny People (2009)

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  The film lacks strong enough dialogue to do justice to the boldness of its script.

  A popular comedian has to re-evaluate his life when he discovers he has cancer, but things don't go the way he expects.
• Funuke: Show Some Love You Losers! (2007)

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  The opening sequence is both grisly and weirdly humorous, creating an ambivalence which haunts the rest of the film.

  A struggling actress finds herself embroiled in family conflict after her parents' death.
• Fun Mom Dinner (2017)

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  What just about saves this film from its scruffiness is the strength of the performances.

  Four mums decide to de-stress on a girls' night out.
• Fun With Dick And Jane (2005)

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  There is no reason why this should not be a hoot, but nothing is followed through, as if the writers are desperate to fit everything in before the sentimental finale.

  Getting even with thieving CEO after unfair dismissal in corporate redundancy caper.
• Fury (2014)

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  Ayer’s film doesn’t really have the script or plot to back up all the hardware.

  A battle-hardened sergeant takes a crew on a deadly mission in the last days of the Second World War.
• Fur - An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

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  An intriguing and genuinely inventive piece of cinema of the sort which doesn't come along very often.

  The bored wife of a successful photographer becomes intrigued by her unusual new neighbour.
• Fuse (2003)

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  This is an engaging, enjoyable film. The acting is utterly convincing and the plot so tight you could bounce things on it.

  The war in Bosnia is over, but the trouble is just beginning.
• Futurama: Into The Wild Green Yonder (2009)

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  Fans can now rejoice at having Futurama spin-off that is up to the standard of the series.

  Bender finds love, Fry gets telekinetic ablities and Leela fights to save the environment from Leo Wong.
• Futurama - Season 1 (1999)

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  The Simpsons took about eight years to become crap, whereas Futurama began to really suck after only a few episodes.

  futuristic sci-fi TV animated series from the makers of The Simpsons
• Futurama: The Beast With A Billion Backs (2008)

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  The narrative of Billion Backs contains too many disparate elements but when the comedy is this consistent it isn’t too much of a compromise.

  The world is threatened by love struck alien Yivo.
• The Future Is Wild (2002)

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  The Discovery Channel's answer to Walking With Dinosaurs.

  How the planet might evolve.
• Future Shock! The Story Of 2000AD (2014)

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  This is not the most revealing documentary ever, and it deals with a subject that is ultimately pure pop-culture, but it is impossible to feel anything other than inspired by the pluckiness of the this British underdog.

  Study of the British sci-fi comic's evolution.
• Futuro Beach (2014)

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  If you're willing to go with the flow, this study of emotion develops and maintains a sensual and sensory intensity.

  A lifeguard finds love in an unexpected place.