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  • Leviathan: The Story Of Hellraiser And Hellbound: Hellraiser II (2015)
    Review preview for Leviathan: The Story Of Hellraiser And Hellbound: Hellraiser II

    The impression it is gives is that absolutely everything recorded has been included, with nothing left on the cutting room floor.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A documentary about Clive Barker and the first two Hellraiser films.
  • L'Homme De Ma Vie (1992)
    Review preview for L'Homme De Ma Vie

    If you'll forgive the stereotype, it should be more French, damnit.

    Keith Dudhnath · 1.5 out of 5
    A woman searches for the man of her dreams.
  • L'Homme Du Train (2002)
    A bank robber and a retired schoolmaster become friends in a small French town.
  • The Liar (1981)
    Review preview for The Liar

    I found the pseudo intellectualism in the movie tiresome and affected.

    Caro Ness · 2 out of 5
    Drama charts the life of a compulsive liar.
  • Liar's Dice (2013)
    Review preview for Liar's Dice

    Thapa, Siddiqui and Gupta - not to mention the goat - are all eminently watchable but Mohandas' pacing leaves much to be desired.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A woman goes in search of her missing husband.
  • Libeled Lady (1936)
    Review preview for Libeled Lady

    The tone remains upbeat despite all the dodgy dealings, making this a cheery and entertaining film throughout.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An editor facing a lawsuit for his comments on the behaviour of an heiress hires a man to seduce her and ruin her case, but the seducer falls in love.
  • Liberation Day (2016)
    Review preview for Liberation Day

    There’s a strange voyeurism to the film, especially given the isolated nature of North Korea.

    Luke Shaw · 4 out of 5
    The story of Laibach's visit to North Korea.
  • Libero (2005)
    Review preview for Libero

    Alessandro Morace, who plays Tommi, is a real stand-out, enormously capable and effortlessly charming.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    In an imperfect world, compromise can often produce the happiest results.
  • The Libertine (2004)
    Review preview for The Libertine

    Morton continues to show her acting talents with a substantial - if not substantial enough - role and Malkovitch is an adequate counter balance to the very considerable presence of Depp.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    The tragic, promiscuous, defiant world of a 17th century philandering philosopher earl.
  • L.I.E. (2001)
    Review preview for L.I.E.

    The film is intelligent and honest, without being, in any way, entertaining.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A disaffected youth on Long Island becomes involved with a rich paedophile, after his father has been arrested for fraud.
  • Life (1999)
    Review preview for Life

    Very few laughs.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Comic complications for cons who get life for a murder they didn't commit.
  • Life (2015)
    Review preview for Life

    Drifts dangerously close to irrelevance.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    An ambitious young photographer takes pictures of an unknown actor in the hope of selling them to Life magazine. The actor's name is James Dean.
  • The Lifeguard (2011)
    Review preview for The Lifeguard

    Goes to show that life is often more fascinating than fiction.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary which begins as a quirky character study of lifeguards and beachgoers, but becomes something altogether darker and more shocking when events take a dramatic turn.
  • Lifelike (2005)
    Review preview for Lifelike

    This is a slight documentary - but it scores by never taking itself or its subjects too seriously.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Lifting the lid - and the fur - on the taxidermist's art.
  • Life's A Beach (2014)
    Review preview for Life's A Beach

    A simple, lyrical film, with beautiful photography that amply conveys Mungo's love of his home.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A documentary about a man campaigning for the right to keep living in the home he built from driftwood on Folkestone Beach.
  • Lifetime Guarantee: Phranc's Adventures in Plastic (2001)
    Review preview for Lifetime Guarantee: Phranc's Adventures in Plastic

    By picking such a fantastic heroine, all director Udelson needs to do is let the cameras roll, which is pretty much what she does.

    Nicola Osborne · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about a Jewish lesbian folk singer who switches career to sell Tupperware.
  • Life, Above All (2010)
    Review preview for Life, Above All

    Director Oliver Shmitz does a good job of balancing the immediate, visible tragedy of the characters we follow with a wider, national problem.

    James Benefield · 3.5 out of 5
    A 12-year-old girl struggles to protect her family as her stepfather descends into alcoholism and her mother becomes increasingly ill, in a small town full of prejudice and hostility.
  • Life After Beth (2014)
    Review preview for Life After Beth

    Feels less experimental and alternative than, well, the zombie genre demands.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    Beth dying makes life hard. Beth coming back makes it harder.
  • The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
    Review preview for The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby

    Considering the massive cast of characters and overlapping plotlines, David Edgar's adaptation is little short of a masterpiece.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    Stage adaptation of the Dickens classic.
  • The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
    Review preview for The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby

    If this rather workmanlike adaptation has any standout aspects, it is probably the performance of Cedric Hardwicke as Ralph.

    Owen Van Spall · 2.5 out of 5
    A teacher on his uppers absconds from a workhouse with a persecuted child.
  • The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers (2004)
    Review preview for The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers

    Schizophrenic in its approach and vicious in its intent.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Critical biopic of The Goon Show master-of-voices who became a Hollywood movie star.
  • Life And Lyrics (2006)
    As hip hop MCs battle for supremacy in London, a couple from rival gangs fall in love.
  • Life, Animated (2015)
    Review preview for Life, Animated

    This is not about once upon a times or fairy tale endings but the challenges on the way and it stands as a testament to the love and determination of every member of the Suskind family.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of an autistic man who was able to reconnect with his family via Disney films.
  • Life As We Know It (2010)
    Review preview for Life As We Know It

    Several films have used almost this exact plot before.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    Two mismatched adults are called upon to care for a baby girl after her parents, their best friends, are killed.
  • Life Doesn't Scare Me (1999)
    Review preview for Life Doesn't Scare Me

    The experiences are achingly real and, thanks mostly to the remarkable performances, acutely touching.

    Trinity · 4.5 out of 5
    Four girls come of age in a movie about love, sex and friendship.
  • Life In A Day (2011)
    Review preview for Life In A Day

    The cinematic equivalent of coffee table literature.

    David Graham · 1.5 out of 5
    Clips of real life from all around the world as experienced on the 24th of July 2010.
  • Life In A Fishbowl (2014)
    Review preview for Life In A Fishbowl

    An intelligent script and strong acting bring life and depth to the characters.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Three different lives interweave to tell the story of the impact of Iceland's economic collapse.
  • Life In Movement (2011)
    Review preview for Life In Movement

    This carefully crafted and wonderfully edited documentary stands as a warm and absorbing tribute to Tanja Liedtke's work, her impact on the dance scene around her and as a testimony to the joys of creativity itself.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A look back at the career of a talented dancer and choreographer tragically killed at the age of just 29.
  • Life Is Sacred (2014)
    Review preview for Life Is Sacred

    The second half shows that the director played the long game by returning a year later once the dust had settled, and then again in 2014 for the next set of presidential elections.

    Rebecca Naughten · 3.5 out of 5
    Antanas Mockus, the former Mayor of Bogota, challenges the normal violent political practice by running an unusually positive campaign in Colombia's 2010 presidential elections.
  • The Life I Want (2004)
    Review preview for The Life I Want

    The central performances from Luigi Lo Cascio and Sandra Ceccarelli are sublime, free from the usual heavy handedness used to indicate acting within a film.

    George Williamson · 4 out of 5
    Troubled romance between stars on an Italian film set.
  • Life Just Is (2012)
    Review preview for Life Just Is

    Offering a British twist on the mumblecore genre, writer/director Alex Barrett's debut feature doesn't lack bravery.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    Love, death and the meaning of life figure among the preoccupations of a group of uni graduates in London.
  • The Life Of David Gale (2003)
    Review preview for The Life Of David Gale

    This race for life never fails to stimulate excitement, but Parker takes it easy, too easy.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Kevin Spacey tells his story to Kate Winslet four days before being executed for murder.
  • Life Of Oharu (1952)
    Review preview for Life Of Oharu

    In the leading role, Tanaka is extraordinary.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A privileged woman struggles to survive in a strictly hierarchical society, and is unable to prevent her life from spiralling downwards.
  • Life Of Riley (2014)
    Review preview for Life Of Riley

    If the characters are focused on how and if, for us the question why lingers in the air.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A group of close friends discover that one of them only has a few months to live.
  • Life On Mars (2006)
    Review preview for Life On Mars

    Worth getting nicked for.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    A police detective in 2006 finds himself in Manchester in 1973.
  • Life On Mars: The Complete Second Series (2007)
    Review preview for Life On Mars: The Complete Second Series

    Many layers of fascination and enjoyment here and on every level subtleties of perception, not least with the central premise.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    At last a conclusion for the injured DI in a coma who lives and works in a politically incorrect police station 30 years in the past.
  • Life On Mars US: Season One (2008)
    Review preview for Life On Mars US: Season One

    Inferior to the original in practically every way.

    Stephen Carty · 2 out of 5
    US version of the retro UK cop show about a copper stranded in the past.
  • Life Track (2007)
    Review preview for Life Track

    The freak show element is never far from the surface of the plot, if, indeed, there is one.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A disabled man allows a mute girl into his private space.
  • Lift To The Scaffold (1958)
    Review preview for Lift To The Scaffold

    In this very impressive debut from Louis Malle, the small budget proves no impediment to delivering a taut thriller.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    Moreau's first lead role about an unfaithful wife who finds nothing but trouble after a fling with her lover.
  • Lights In The Dusk (2006)
    Review preview for Lights In The Dusk

    Though most of the story is unrelentingly grim, it's always watchable, absorbing despite its depressing atmosphere.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A lonely security guard is exploited by a group of gangsters including a beautiful femme fatale.
  • Lights Out (2016)
    Review preview for Lights Out

    As a one trick pony the film executes a number of repetitive moves that inspire a factor of fear which seems genuine

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A murderous ghost is scared of the light so keep those candles burning.
  • A Light In The Fog (2008)
    Review preview for A Light In The Fog

    We need to see more diversity from the Iranian filmmakers here in the West.

    Sarah Artt · 1 out of 5
    Story of a widow and her sick dad, who live in isolation.
  • Light Sleeper (1992)
    Review preview for Light Sleeper

    Light Sleeper doesn't belong in any oeuvre. The feeling is personal, introspective, wounded.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A drug dealer 'sleep walking' through life begins to wonder about his trade.
  • Like Father, Like Son (2013)
    Review preview for Like Father, Like Son

    Shuttling back and forth between the families, Like Father, Like Son scrutinises words, deeds, allegiances.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    When he discovers his baby boy was accidentally swapped with another at birth, whom he has raised and loved, a wealthy businessman must decide which one he truly feels is his son.
  • Like Mike (2002)
    Review preview for Like Mike

    The Hollywood take on magic sporting footwear is the cinematic equivalent of fast food - easily digestible, too sweet, utterly predictable, well packaged, bland and bad for you.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A boy finds a pair of trainers that give him the power to play basketball like Michael Jordan.
  • Like Someone In Love (2012)
    Review preview for Like Someone In Love

    A sublime lesson in emotional manipulation through cinematic traditions.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    A drama centered on the relationship of a young woman and old man in Tokyo.
  • Like Water For Chocolate (1992)
    Review preview for Like Water For Chocolate

    There are moments when it feels like a five hour movie squeezed into two and others when it drags.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Food becomes emotional for a dutiful, sex starved daughter during the Mexican revolution.
  • Liliom (1930)
    Review preview for Liliom

    In many ways the film is representative of the transience of Borzage’s genius.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 3 out of 5
    A serving girl falls for a fairground barker.
  • Lilith (1964)
    Review preview for Lilith

    The clear highpoint of Lilith is Seberg’s performance which carries the picture along.

    Merlin Harries · 3 out of 5
    A troubled ex-soldier takes a job as a counsellor at a mental institution and finds himself falling for a patient.
  • Lilo & Stitch (2002)
    Review preview for Lilo & Stitch

    The script is sharp and witty, but, like the big waves, comes and goes.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Mini-monster from outer space makes friends with misfit girl in Haiwaii.

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