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  • Naciye (2015)
    Review preview for Naciye

    What was presumably intended to inspire fear, or at least disgust, just comes off as slightly unpleasant.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A middle-aged woman takes umbrage at the presence of strangers in what she still considers to be her home.
  • Nada (1974)
    Review preview for Nada

    A tame political farce that fails to ignite.

    David Stanners · 2.5 out of 5
    A group of French anarchists kidnap the American ambassador to France.
  • The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
    Review preview for The Naked Civil Servant

    What it lacks in complexity or emotional intensity, it makes up for in entertainment.

    Themroc · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of Quentin Crisp's attempts to lead an openly gay life in pre-War Britain.
  • The Nameless (1999)
    A distraught mum gets a call from the daughter she thought was murdered five years ago and sets out to find her - but instead discovers indescribable evil.
  • Nameless Gangster: Rules Of The Time (2012)
    Review preview for Nameless Gangster: Rules Of The Time

    Because the pace is kept brisk and the two lead actors play so well off each other and are so magnetic on screen, Nameless Gangster never bores.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    A corrupt customs offcer becomes involved in racketeering.
  • The Namesake (2006)
    A Bengali family in America attempt to bridge the divides between cultures and generations.
  • Nancy Drew (2007)
    Review preview for Nancy Drew

    The mystery's got some darker touches than might be expected, the process of updating Nancy from the Thirties to the new millennium is well handled, but there's little originality, little sparkle.

    Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
    Upon moving to LA, a teenage girl uncovers clues to the mysterious disappearance of a Hollywood star.
  • The Nanny (1965)
    Review preview for The Nanny

    William Bax delivers a brave, refreshingly unmannered performance as the young hero, the perfect foil for Bette Davis' steely old lady.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Returning to his parental home after a two year break, a ten year old boy refuses to trust his apparently loving nanny.
  • The Nanny Diaries (2007)
    Review preview for The Nanny Diaries

    It might be light fun, but its bland derivativeness and lack of any cohesive attempt to tackle its own core subject matter will make you want to forget it faster than a disposable diaper.

    Chris · 2.5 out of 5
    A young graduate gets a taste of what life is like for the rich after inadvertently becoming a nanny.
  • Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
    Review preview for Napoleon Dynamite

    The movie is eccentric and wild in one respect and positive and cool in another.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    In praise of small town high school losers who discover their skills.
  • Napping Princess (2017)
    Review preview for Napping Princess

    There is much to like here: plenty of action, dazzling animation and a score that backs up the action without being intrusive.

    Jane Fae · 3 out of 5
    A sleepy girl's dreams of life as a princess with the power to bring the inanimate to life begin to intrude on the real world.
  • Narc (2002)
    Review preview for Narc

    The uncompromising nature of Carnahan's approach, with its full-on confrontational style, is contained by an absolute conviction and a refusal to cheat for sensation's sake.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Jason Patric joins embittered detective Ray Liotta in tracking down the killer of a narcotics agent.
  • Narcopolis (2014)
    Review preview for Narcopolis

    Frustratingly, the film isn’t really concerned with its setting, and the large bulk of the plot is a time travel caper that’s solvable within a few minutes of it being revealed.

    Luke Shaw · 2 out of 5
    A troubled cop tackles a case in a near-future world where all recreational drugs are legal.
  • Narrow Margin (1990)
    Review preview for Narrow Margin

    All this would be thrills-by-numbers if it wasn't for Hackman, He has the energy and ability to make every part matter; he never freewheels.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Cat-and-mouse thriller about a woman who witnesses a mafia hit and finds herself on the run.
  • Nasty Baby (2015)
    Review preview for Nasty Baby

    It either, depending on how open you are to it, completely goes off the rails in the final 20 minutes and destroys its credibility, or instead delivers a provocative moral twist

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    A gay couple try to have a baby with the help of their best friend... but trouble lies ahead.
  • The Nasty Girl (1990)
    Review preview for The Nasty Girl

    Verhoeven paints a convincing picture of a small town with a big secret and asks serious questions about a still sensitive subject.

    Gary Duncan · 3.5 out of 5
    A young German student gets more than she bargained for when she writes an essay about her home town during the Third Reich.
  • Nathalie (2003)
    Review preview for Nathalie

    This is a film, not about marriage, or sex, although on the surface that's what it appears, but about lies and whether absolute truth in life and love is possible, or even preferable.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A suspicious wife hires a prostitute to seduce her unfaithful husband.
  • Nathan Barley (2005)
    Review preview for Nathan Barley

    Its first two episodes suffer from a lethargic lack of quality drama and comedy, but from episode three onwards, it digs its heels in and occasionally stuns with cleverly observed satire.

    Scott Macdonald · 2.5 out of 5
    TV sitcom that satirises celebrity media types and pretentious art.
  • National Gallery (2014)
    Review preview for National Gallery

    What comes through is a sense of the vast number of tasks the museum must carry out to cover its remit as a public service.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    A documentary exploring the National Gallery in London.
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
    Review preview for National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

    What stops it from being just another generic Christmas movie is a brilliant script by John Hughes, packed full of hilarious set pieces and perfect comic timing from Chevy Chase.

    Gator MacReady · 5 out of 5
    The Griswolds try to stop their Christmas turning into a Turkey.
  • National Security (2003)
    Review preview for National Security

    The action is packed and the gags keep coming.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn are mismatched security guards on the trail of killers.
  • National Security (2012)
    Review preview for National Security

    Each of the performances adds to the whole but it's Won-sang Park who carries the film on his increasingly damaged shoulders.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A pro-democracy activist faces off against his torturers, determined not to reveal his secrets.
  • National Treasure (2004)
    Review preview for National Treasure

    National Treasure is just plain boring. There is no mystery, or sense of discovery.

    Gator MacReady · 2 out of 5
    Treaure hunt for kids and soft-centred adults who like watching Nicolas Cage sleep walking.
  • National Treasure: Book Of Secrets (2007)
    Review preview for National Treasure: Book Of Secrets

    With an unchallenging plot, some interesting facts thrown in for history fans, and likable characters, this is an unpretentious, entertaining film which adults as well as kids can enjoy.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A treasure hunter pursues a series of clues in an attempt to clear the name of a famous ancestor.
  • Nativity! (2009)
    Review preview for Nativity!

    Martin Freeman is such a great actor that no matter how outlandish the film's events, it's grounded.

    Martin Gray · 4 out of 5
    Can a school's Christmas play succeed when it's directed by The Grinch?
  • The Nativity Story (2006)
    Review preview for The Nativity Story

    Released to coincide with seasonal spending sprees, it will help to float modern day Herods' coffers.

    Chris · 1 out of 5
    A simple retelling of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ.
  • Natural Born Pranksters (2016)
    Review preview for Natural Born Pranksters

    It's often the lowbrow humour that's the most entertaining.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Popular YouTube stars bring their mischief-making to the big screen.
  • Natural City (2003)
    Review preview for Natural City

    A good-looking, moderately distracting Korean riff on Blade Runner.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    Futuristic action-packed, robot-serviced, Blade Runner-esque thriller from South Korea.
  • Natural Resistance (2014)
    Review preview for Natural Resistance

    Extensive talk about the importance of serendipity in the wine making process suggests that Nossiter is taking a similar approach to his film, hoping the diversity of ingredients will generate something interesting, but he's only partly successful.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the artisan wine business in Italy.
  • The Navigators (2001)
    Review preview for The Navigators

    The unknown cast are magnificent, the humour and banter very Yorkshire.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    South Yorkshire railwaymen are faced with privatisation.
  • Ned Kelly (2003)
    Review preview for Ned Kelly

    Drab and strangely unfocused.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The myth The Kelly Gang is brought down to earth in an unromantic biopic.
  • Need For Speed (2014)
    Review preview for Need For Speed

    If the smell of exhaust nauseates you and the sight of skinny grown boys going all the way with macho machines makes you want to take up cycling, stand well back

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A street racer from upstate New York drives to California to compete against the man who sent him to jail.
  • The Neighbour (2016)
    Review preview for The Neighbour

    There's an extra treat for US fans because of the casting of Engvall, the self-described 'sitcom dad', in his first ever horror role.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    What is the guy next door doing in his basement?
  • Neither Heaven Nor Earth (2015)
    Review preview for Neither Heaven Nor Earth

    It is when Neither Heaven Nor Earth ventures into the unexplainable that it brings us closest to the concrete battlefield.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    French soldiers in Afghanistan are faced with unexpected circumstances.
  • Nena (2014)
    Review preview for Nena

    Saskia Diesing's rapid fire photography captures the pace of Nena's quickly shifting world but isn't afraid to linger when the moment calls for it.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A teenager is faced with a suicide attempt by her disabled dad.
  • Neon Bull (2015)
    Review preview for Neon Bull

    Mascaro is completely in control of his material.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Story of a bull handler who dreams of a career in the world of fashion.
  • The Neorealism: We Were Not Just Bicycle Thieves (2013)
    Review preview for The Neorealism: We Were Not Just Bicycle Thieves

    As in the best Neorealist works, the transitions here are seamless, the editing superb, and everything has a lucid quality that allows documentary and fiction to intermingle effortlessly.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A history of the Neorealist movement in cinema.
  • Neo Ned (2005)
    Review preview for Neo Ned

    Succeeds in grabbing your attention but doesn't really deliver what it seems to promise.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    Oddball romantic comedy - not for everyone!
  • Nerve (2016)
    Review preview for Nerve

    The film has visual chops but leaves too many threads hanging

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A dangerous game of Dare becomes the obsessive must play for social media addicts.
  • The Net: Complete First Series (1998)
    Review preview for The Net: Complete First Series

    Minutes later, she's running for her life. And she keeps on running for 972 minutes. You feel out of breath watching her. You feel confused, too.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    TV spin off series from the Sandra Bullock movie about a computer analyst on the run from international criminals
  • Never Apologize (2007)
    Review preview for Never Apologize

    A good evening's entertainment which, for an Anderson newbie like myself, provides a decent primer in his work.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    Malcolm McDowell's one-man memoriam for his mentor, Lindsay Anderson.
  • Never Back Down (2008)
    Review preview for Never Back Down

    Has all the ingredients of a fun Friday night out.

    Darren Amner · 3 out of 5
    A teenager joins a secret school fight club and starts training in martial arts.
  • Never Been Kissed (1999)
    Review preview for Never Been Kissed

    Teenyboppers will think it cool, twentysomethings will throw up.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A journalist goes back to school in the interests of research.
  • Never Forget: A New Musical Based On The Songs Of Take That (2007)
    Review preview for Never Forget: A New Musical Based On The Songs Of Take That

    Brocklehurst script oozes romance, despair and humour with equal aplomb.

    Darren Amner · 4 out of 5
    Stage show about a Take That tribute band.
  • Never Let Go (2015)
    Review preview for Never Let Go

    Dixon has certainly got what it takes.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A single mother on holiday in India faces murder charges when her daughter is kidnapped by traffickers.
  • Never Let Me Go (2010)
    Review preview for Never Let Me Go

    Never Let Me Go arrives trailing a lot of hype and carrying a considerable weight of expectation. Happily, it more than delivers.

    Jeff Robson · 4.5 out of 5
    Adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's best-selling novel about love and loss.
  • Never Too Late (2011)
    Review preview for Never Too Late

    Despite its more heavy-handed aspects, Fluk shows potential behind the camera, with a good eye for framing and patience when it comes to giving the mood of a scene time to develop.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A man returns to Israel after an eight-year absence and embarks on a trip that makes him confront his memories.
  • Newton (2017)
    Review preview for Newton

    Even though Newton is a stickler, there's an appealing purity to his views and he remains likeable almost despite himself.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A young bureaucrat named Newton is sent to the jungle to monitor an election there. But Maoist blockades, forced police protection and indifferent voters make defending democracy no easy task.
  • New Battles Without Honor And Humanity (1974)
    Review preview for New Battles Without Honor And Humanity

    The film was put together at speed and it shows, falling far short of Fukasaku's best work, but Sugawara makes a charismatic lead and there are some strong individual scenes.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A failed assassin gets out of prison to find that his clan is at war with itself, putting him in untenable position.
  • New Battles Without Honor And Humanity Box Set (2017)
    Review preview for New Battles Without Honor And Humanity Box Set

    Proven to have ongoing appeal to fans.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Three tales of yakuza conflict.

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