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  • O (2001)
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    The film is appallingly directed, exposing the actors to scenes of baffling embarrassment.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Othello gets a high-school makeover.
  • Oasis (2002)
    Review preview for Oasis

    This is a film which explores ‘otherness’ and what it truly means to be ‘abnormal’.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 3.5 out of 5
    An ex-con suffering from mental illness falls for a woman with cerebral palsy.
  • The Oasis (2008)
    Review preview for The Oasis

    Each of the youngsters in the film is shown with a great degree of careful balance.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    AFI-winning documentary about a youth refuge in inner-city Sydney.
  • The Oath (2010)
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    A low-key, but fascinating, documentary.

    James Benefield · 4.5 out of 5
    The story of two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the US Supreme Court.
  • Oblivion (2013)
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    The slow-burning two-hander first half gives way to a revelation-heavy final hour, where every new sub-Shyamalan surprise only confirms how much Oblivion is ripped off from superior sci-fi that knows its game better.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    One of the few humans left after alien atacks on Earth begins to question his misson.
  • Obra (2014)
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    Obra is as layered as the past it seeks to uncover.

    Rebecca Naughten · 4 out of 5
    In São Paulo, a young architect discovers a clandestine burial on the worksite of his first important project, located in a lot belonging to his family.
  • Obscene (2007)
    Review preview for Obscene

    Certainly an honest portrait, but it only looks so closely.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Documentary about Barney Rosset, who challenged obscenity laws most famously in the case of Lady Chatterley's Lover.
  • Observe and Report (2009)
    Review preview for Observe and Report

    I found myself half-laughing at moments of acidic and keenly observed characterisation before being blasted with horrific crassness and vicious violence.

    Scott Macdonald · 2 out of 5
    Mall cop comes off his meds, and the world had better watch out!
  • Obvious Child (2014)
    Review preview for Obvious Child

    This is really a film that rests on Slate’s charm, which fortunately she delivers in spades.

    Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
    A struggling comedian loses her boyfriend, her home and her job, then accidentally gets pregnant from a one night stand.
  • Ocean Waves (1993)
    Review preview for Ocean Waves

    The standard of animation is perhaps a bit more basic than the more exotic Miyazaki fare, and in terms of dramatic punch the film is very low-key.

    Owen Van Spall · 2.5 out of 5
    Anime movie in which a young japanese student recalls a love triangle he was caught up in at high school.
  • October Sky (1999)
    Review preview for October Sky

    Director Joe Johnston and scriptwriter Lewis Colick have taken no liberties with the text and yet considerably weakened it.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Bright young kids are inspired by Sputnik and build rockets in their spare time. A sceptical towsfolk and a disapproving father await.
  • Octopus 2: River Of Fear (2001)
    Review preview for Octopus 2: River Of Fear

    There are a lot of bad films out there, but Octopus 2 has to be one of the laziest.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    A giant octopus terrorises New York.
  • Oculus (2013)
    Review preview for Oculus

    The supernatural is not super for nothing. Poltergeists are play things compared to this lot.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A woman tries to prove her brother is taking the rap for a murder committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
  • Odayaka (2012)
    Review preview for Odayaka

    The film - whose bleached palette drips with melancholy - is, ironically given all those pent up emotions Uchida wants to outwardly express, best in its quieter moments.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Two women in Tokyo face a wave of anxiety after the south-east Asian tsunami.
  • The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (2012)
    Review preview for The Odd Life Of Timothy Green

    Likely to please younger audiences who will find the simple, fairy story style arc comfortingly familiar and the central protagonist quirkily relatable.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A magical little boy changes the lives of a childless couple and the community they live in.
  • Odd Thomas (2013)
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    It's down to Yelchin to convince us to care, and it's to his credit that he generally manages to pull this off.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Odd Thomas sees murdered dead people and feels it’s his duty to make the people responsible pay for their sins. He works with the local police chief but one day he encounters something that may be too big for either of them to handle.
  • The Odyssey (2016)
    Review preview for The Odyssey

    The tension between Philippe and his dad ultimately drives the film in ways that lead Salle to cut corners with other characters and leave it caught in the doldrums when Niney is absent.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Biopic of the underwater pioneer Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
  • Office (2015)
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    Global Economic Crash: The Musical.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Musical set in the world of finance.
  • The Officers' Ward (2001)
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    The integrity of Depeyron's direction, which avoids the grotesque in favour of the human spirit, is matched by an imaginative and unexpected use of the camera.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A man's recovery in hospital after being disfigured on the fields of France during World War One.
  • The Office: An American Workplace - Season One (2005)
    Review preview for The Office: An American Workplace - Season One

    Although Steve Carell is an undoubtedly talented actor with fantastic comedic ability, his shouty boss frequently overplays things and lacks the subtlety that made Gervais’ Brent so watchable.

    Stephen Carty · 2.5 out of 5
    US Version of the Ricky Gervais hit.
  • The Office: An American Workplace - Season Two (2006)
    Review preview for The Office: An American Workplace - Season Two

    The second series improves immeasurably over the first and proves all its doubters - including me - totally wrong.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    More office politics at Dunder Mifflin, in the American version of the Brit hit.
  • The Official George Best Story (2000)
    Review preview for The Official George Best Story

    This is the official biodoc, which means the alcoholism is understated, the missed training sessions glossed over and the women mentioned briefly in dispatches.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Documentary about the well-loved Man Utd football star.
  • The Official Story (1985)
    Review preview for The Official Story

    Aleandro beautifully captures Alicia's sense of loss as everything around her falls apart.

    Gary Duncan · 4 out of 5
    A mother begins to question her own family after coming to suspect her adopted daughter was stolen from her real parents.
  • Offside (2006)
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    Inspiring and charming.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about Iran's female footie fans.
  • Off Label (2012)
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    With no hard endorsement from any sort of doctor or a counter-argument to kick against, the assertions regarding psychiatric drugs feel dangerously flimsy.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Exploration of pharamceutical companies' ethics and reach.
  • Off The Beaten Track (2011)
    Review preview for Off The Beaten Track

    The film quietly and confidently draws us in to the lives of one particular family of shepherds, and their ordinary struggle for survival.

    Robert Munro · 4.5 out of 5
    Transylvania transported into the new world.
  • Off The Rails (2016)
    Review preview for Off The Rails

    When Darius tells us about his great love, it's magical - like hearing Roald Dahl's Charlie talk about the Chocolate Factory.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A documentary about a man who loves public transport vehicles so much that he keeps borrowing them.
  • Of Freaks and Men (1998)
    Review preview for Of Freaks and Men

    Balabanov massages human nature's ugly heart.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The porn industry in pre-revolutionary Russia.
  • Of Horses and Men (2013)
    Review preview for Of Horses and Men

    Cinematographer Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson captures Iceland at its wildest and yet this is also a tale of intimacy without romanticism.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human.
  • Of Parents And Children (2008)
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    Brims with charming performances and nuanced observations, but these alone are not enough to prevent it from seeming to last an epoch.

    Anton Bitel · 2.5 out of 5
    A retired scientist and his adult son reflect on life during their regular walk around the outskirts of Prague.
  • Of Snails And Men (2012)
    Review preview for Of Snails And Men

    Mostly, Of Snails And Men is a light, entertaining comedy.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    When their factory is threatened with closure, a group of men plan to raise the funds to buy it by selling their sperm.
  • O'Horten (2007)
    Review preview for O'Horten

    O'Horten's gentle, absurdist humour is perfectly complemented by a charmingly understated performance from Owe.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    An engine driver adjusting to retirement has a series of strange adventures.
  • Oh! Calcutta! (1972)
    Review preview for Oh! Calcutta!

    The sketches are parodies of What The Butler Saw, titillating sexual fantasies taken a little further and given unexpurgated dialogue to shock the audience into nervous laughter.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    The soft porn stage sensation of the Seventies filmed in the theatre, naked and unashamed.
  • The Oh in Ohio (2006)
    Review preview for The Oh in Ohio

    A gloriously enjoyable light comedy.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    An all-American wife pursues elusive orgasm.
  • Oh La La! (2006)
    Review preview for Oh La La!

    Unpicking a woolen jumper has more intrinsic merit.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A disparate group of Parisians rehearse a play that is trying to be typically French.
  • Oh, Woe Is Me (1993)
    Review preview for Oh, Woe Is Me

    Never shy at innovation, Godard tells his story in a new, deep and meaningful way.

    Chris · 5 out of 5
    Divine intervention and a marriage in trouble.
  • OJ: Made In America (2016)
    Review preview for OJ: Made In America

    There's a much better five hour documentary inside this, trying to get out.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    More than 20 years later, Ezra Edelman revisits not only OJ Simpson's infamous "trial of the century," but the story of his entire life.
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)
    Review preview for The Old Curiosity Shop

    Does a no-nonsense, often inspired job of tackling one of his lesser-known and least-admired works.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    A young shopgirl and her grandfather flee from London to escape an evil moneylender.
  • The Old Garden (2006)
    Review preview for The Old Garden

    The sentimental nature of the film lets it down somewhat.

    Susanna Krawczyk · 3 out of 5
    Drama about a former political radical trying to come to terms with his new life.
  • Old Joy (2006)
    Review preview for Old Joy

    Kurt does all the talking, which can be annoying, because he’s a boring guy. Mark is boring, too, but in a passive way.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Two friends go camping in Oregon. They take the dog. They have a hot bath in the woods. They come home.
  • The Old Master (1980)
    Review preview for The Old Master

    You don't laugh with the film, you laugh at it.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 2 out of 5
    An LA martial arts expert crosses the mob and calls on an old friend for help.
  • Old Partner (2008)
    Review preview for Old Partner

    A thoroughly disarming horse-fly-on-the-wall documentary.

    Tony Sullivan · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about an elderly farmer, his wife and their loyal ox.
  • Old School (2003)
    Review preview for Old School

    Wilson has not one, but two expressions - miserable and embarrassed.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Three men who should know better start a college fraternity to get close and personal with girls.
  • Old Stone (2016)
    Review preview for Old Stone

    There are strong performances throughout, but it's Gang Chen who carries the film with every furrow of his brow and stoop of his shoulder.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A psychological thriller about a taxi driver battling bureaucracy and legal manipulation in China.
  • Oliver Sherman (2011)
    Review preview for Oliver Sherman

    Redford, and cinematographer Antonio Calvache, do an excellent job of subtly playing with the audience’s nerves.

    Robert Munro · 4 out of 5
    Nerve splintering drama about man's dual capacity for compassion and violence.
  • Oliver Twist (2005)
    Review preview for Oliver Twist

    Polanski has crafted something that already feels like a classic film, beautiful to look at, combining accurate period detail with a certain gothic expressionism and brimming with earthy characters and high drama.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Lavish adaptation of Charles Dickens' tale of an orphan who crosses paths with a pickpocket.
  • Olivier, Olivier (1992)
    Review preview for Olivier, Olivier

    Agnieszka Holland has crafted a disturbing Hitchcockian mystery

    John Reid · 3 out of 5
    The mystery of the boy who disappeared.
  • Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
    Review preview for Olympus Has Fallen

    24-carat, high pressure excitement

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Terrorists take the White House, and only a disgraced former Presidential guard can stop them.
  • The Omen (1976)
    Review preview for The Omen

    Despite his illustrious career, Peck has never bettered his performance as the tortured father, torn between duties to his family and to the wider world.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A diplomat and his wife begin to suspect that there is something inherently evil about the child they are raising.
  • Once In A Lifetime (2006)
    Documentary outlining the rise and fall of the New York Cosmos soccer team.

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