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  • Our Paradise (2011)
    Review preview for Our Paradise

    Morel struggles to bring shallow and uneven characters to life in what is ultimately an awkward and outlandishly graphic drama.

    Merlin Harries · 2 out of 5
    A murderous sex worker strikes up a bond with a youngster he meets by chance.
  • Our Song (1999)
    Review preview for Our Song

    Shot in an unobtrusive style, the camera lets the girls tell their story themselves.

    Symon Parsons · 3.5 out of 5
    Three teenage girls coping with growing up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
  • Outcast (2010)
    Review preview for Outcast

    For much of its runtime, Outcast may be the best British horror film since The Descent.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    Beasties, romance, black magic, comedy and horror - sounds like it's got it all!?
  • Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War On Journalism (2004)
    Documentary about bias on the Fox News channel.
  • Outlanders (2007)
    Review preview for Outlanders

    The personal story is recounted against a cityscape that leaves bare the warmth of human kindness.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The fate of illegal immigrants on a London building site.
  • Outlaw (2007)
    Review preview for Outlaw

    Love’s approach is consistently fresh and, until the end, when things fall apart a bit, surprisingly original. The writing here is taut, concise and as lean as a whippet.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Fighting back against the heritage of an illegal war and a corrupt police force in Blair's Britain.
  • The Outlaws (2017)
    Review preview for The Outlaws

    This Korean action thriller is cut from the same sort of cloth as that favoured by Johnnie To and, if it's not quite up there with the Hong Kong great's best, it's still got plenty of style.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A hard-boiled cop takes on a gang of violent gangsters.
  • Outlaws - Series 1 (2004)
    Review preview for Outlaws - Series 1

    The writing (Steve Coombes and associates) is as witty as a whiplash.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    The desperate life of lawyers at the Legal Aid end of criminal justice.
  • Outpost (2008)
    Review preview for Outpost

    In short, Outpost is exactly what a horror film should be.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A group of soldiers find themselves facing an ancient and seemingly unstoppable enemy.
  • Outpost 3: Rise Of The Spetsnaz (2013)
    Review preview for Outpost 3: Rise Of The Spetsnaz

    Outpost 3's menagerie of menace is a muddle.

    Andrew Robertson · 1 out of 5
    A member of Russia's elite special forces must battle to survive after he is captured by the Nazis and comes face to face with their grotesque zombie experiments.
  • Outpost: Black Sun (2012)
    Review preview for Outpost: Black Sun

    The film's biggest asset is Steadman, who approaches her character in a much more rounded way that we are used to seeing in films of this sort.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    The daughter of a Nazi hunter is looking for revenge and stumbles across an undead Nazi army.
  • Outrage (2009)
    Review preview for Outrage

    Dick makes it clear that he only feels it necessary to out those who are essentially leading double lives - repressing gays on the one hand, while living as one in secret on the other.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Documentary focuses on the hypocritical voting records of closeted gay politicians.
  • Outside Bet (2012)
    Review preview for Outside Bet

    There is a certain amount of retro charm to Sacha Bennett's film tale of print union strife and racing but it never really manages to break free from the small-screen shadow of the likes of Only Fools And Horses.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A group of printers invest in a racehorse.
  • Out At The Wedding (2007)
    Review preview for Out At The Wedding

    This is an amiable farce, played at breakneck speed

    Caro Ness · 5 out of 5
    Trouble brews for a New Yorker when she tries to keep her mixed race beau a secret at her sister's wedding.
  • Out In The Dark (2012)
    Review preview for Out In The Dark

    Out In The Dark is at its best when biting off more than it can chew

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An Israeli lawyer and a Palestinian student begin a secret gay love affair.
  • Out Of Control (2002)
    Review preview for Out Of Control

    It's awful, yet is so well directed and acted that you can't take your eyes off it, no matter how much you want to.

    Gator MacReady · 4 out of 5
    Gritty drama about boys in borstal.
  • Out Of The Ashes (2010)
    Review preview for Out Of The Ashes

    A film with moments of striking beauty, compassion, and more than a few sporting thrills.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    The story of the unexpected rise and rise of the Afghan cricket team.
  • Out Of The Dark (2014)
    Review preview for Out Of The Dark

    Seemingly aware of its narrative limitations, director Quílez invests this film with a depth of character and intense sense of place that lift it above most other entries in the genre.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A young couple and their child move to Colombia to start a new life, but old legacies could threaten everything they hold dear.
  • The Out Of Towners (1999)
    Review preview for The Out Of Towners

    The sight gags are myopic, the running gags lame.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Remake of Neil Simon's comedy about the misadventures of an married couple in the middle of a midlife crisis.
  • Out On A Limb (2005)
    Review preview for Out On A Limb

    It's Robert Heath's feature debut and he handles things with enough conviction and style to mark himself out as a name to remember.

    Paul Griffiths · 3 out of 5
    Game serving of British black comedy.
  • Overlord (1975)
    Review preview for Overlord

    This is from the Seventies school of war film that says no matter how noble the cause, there will be a senseless loss of life.

    Tony Sullivan · 4.5 out of 5
    Archive film interwoven with a narrative about a young soldier in the run up to D-Day.
  • Overnight (2003)
    Review preview for Overnight

    A bit biased.

    Gator MacReady · 3.5 out of 5
    How to be the next big thing in Hollwood and screw up.
  • The Overnight (2015)
    Review preview for The Overnight

    Resembles the first 15 minutes of a porn flick

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Young couple, new to L.A, are seduced by cool couple who enjoy sexual experimentation
  • Oxyana (2012)
    Review preview for Oxyana

    Sean Dunne's debut documentary, while impressively intimate, is a long way from thorough.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Exploration of a small Appalachian town in the grip of drug addiction.
  • Oxygen (2010)
    Review preview for Oxygen

    Oxygen is a breath of fresh air.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Two young men who share an incurable illness face death together and try to find something precious in life.
  • The Ozu Collection: Volume Four (2007)
    Fourth collection in the series, celebrates Ozu's later work, including Late Autumn and An Autumn Afternoon.
  • Oz The Great And Powerful (2013)
    Review preview for Oz The Great And Powerful

    An uneven mix of kiddie whimsy and intense fantasy.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    When a stage magician finds himself magically transported to the land of Oz he must work hard to convince three dubious witches of his talents and save the troubled kingdom.

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