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• Humanist (2001)

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  This movie is a last resort for someone with extra 100 minutes to spare when they wouldn't rather be painting, taking the dog for a long walk or even drinking.

  A spoilt, rich kid tries to get away with murder by staging a kidnap.
• Humanity (1999)

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  A film of extraordinary power.

  Investigation into the rape and murder of a little girl in Northern France.
• Humano (2013)

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  It contains an interesting exploration of shamanistic beliefs, but it is also perfectly possible to view the entire proposition as an exercise in twenty-something navel-gazing.

  Twenty-five-year-old Alan sets off on an existential journey to discover the meaning of what it is to be human.
• The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)

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  The film, surprisingly, pulls back from extreme gore and specific scenes of insane surgery.

  A mad doctor plans to graft people together so that they form a crawling monstrosity, and two unfortunate American girls fall into his clutches.
• The Human Experiment (2013)

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  It feels very much like a first stab at a subject by people who still have a good bit more to learn.

  A documentary looking at potentially dangerous chemicals found in everyday household items in the US.
• Human Georgraphy (2013)

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  The themes of how globalisation affects personal destinies becomes evident as one individual story follows another with geographical and economic pressures impinging on the personal.

  Documentary about the Gare du Nord station in Paris.
• The Human Stain (2003)

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  The twisted story spans decades, but a series of consistently strong performances give the plot the cohesion it needs.

  An ageing professor hides a terrible secret from his past, as he begins an affair with a woman 30 years younger.
• Hummingbird (2013)

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  Tooth-rotting nonsensical entertainment with a chewy action centre.

  A former soldier goes all out for revenge.
• Humpday (2009)

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  A mumblecore masterpiece.

  Two old friends take male bonding a little too far.
• The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

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  Marinated in tradition.

  An Indian family move to France and open a curry house across the road from a Michelin-starred restaurant.
• The Hunter (2010)

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  The biggest problem with the film is not its snail's saunter, but rather the minimalist way Pitts approaches the scripting.

  A man hit by tragedy takes matters into his own hands.
• The Hunter (2011)

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  While the script wraps up its ambiguities a little too neatly in the end, the themes it wrestles with are sensitively handled for the most part and resonate long after the credits have rolled.

  A biotech company hires a hunter to track down the last Tasmanian tiger.
• Hunt To Kill (2010)

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  Strangely entertaining fun.

  A border patrol agent takes on a group of criminals who are holding his daughter hostage.
• Hustle & Flow (2005)

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  Edgy camerawork fails to distract from the fact that Hustle & Flow - a hit a Sundance - is about as edgy as the crust on Mom's apple pie.

  Niceguy pimp becomes killa streetsmart rap artist in feelgood Memphis sweetdream.
• Hyde Park On Hudson (2012)

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  Are Bill Murray's fabulous presidential brogues what is worth remembering most, or are some of the statements about gender still valid commentary?

  The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
• Hyena (2014)

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  Bent copper. Check. A liking for the charlie. Check. Shady gangsters operating out of shady strip clubs. Check.

  The story of a corrupt cop caught up in the London crime scene.
• Hyena Road (2015)

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  It's pleasing to see the usual bravado downplayed in favour of something more realistic; likewise, although the dialogue doesn't always sparkle, it's much more in keeping with the way real soldiers talk.

  A Canadian intelligence officer searches for a mysterious Afghan leader against the backdrop of brutal warfare.
• The Hypnotist (2012)

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  Everything is wreathed in snow and the crisp air seems to make the stark absence of clues even crueller,.

  A detective pairs up with a hypnotist to try to solve a brutal murder.
• Hysteria (2011)

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  It's rare to see a film that is at once so playful and so openly political.

  The story of the young doctor who invented the vibrator without understanding what it was really for.