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  • Pride And Prejudice And Zombies (2016)
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    Lily James bares her wit and her teeth as Elizabeth Bennet, and she does about as well as she could do with a script that can’t decide whether it wants to repackage or repurpose Austen’s original work, instead falling down the crevice in between.

    Luke Shaw · 1 out of 5
    A group of young women whose lives are already complicated by social expectations have to deal with a rampaging horde of undead.
  • The Priest's Children (2012)
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    Extremely engaging and frequently side-splittingly funny

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A young priest is appalled at the very low birthrate in his new community. When the confession of a local tobacconist reveals the reason why, he opts for a rather unusual method for rectifying the situation.
  • Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003)
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    The script by Peter Berry is sharp, tight, witty and intelligent, matched by supremely confidant actors, working in the Prime Suspect style of disciplined individuality.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Helen Mirren returns as tough cop Jane Tennyson in a Bosnian murder mystery in London.
  • Primo Amore (2004)
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    You know you're watching a dull movie when you begin to undress the female cast in your imagination, even if they're not that hot.

    Gator MacReady · 1.5 out of 5
    A blind date between bald bully and wholesome girl reconstituted as an Italian art movie.
  • Prince (2015)
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    Elasri's engaging performance and de Jong's vibrant directorial style connect well to create an energetic and genuinely unusual little film.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A teenager turns to violence to try and impress a girl.
  • Princesa (2001)
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    Goldman spins a moving story and allows the audience to empathise with the characters.

    Trinity · 4 out of 5
    Do girls have more fun?
  • Princess (2006)
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    The editing is choppy in parts, but the main problem is the story, which has little context or overall point.

    Chris · 1 out of 5
    Girl gangs in German suburbia.
  • Princess (2006)
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    An emotional, thrilling, disturbing and beautiful film.

    Susanna Krawczyk · 4.5 out of 5
    A priest adopts his orphaned niece and grows furious upon discovering what happened to her and her mother.
  • The Princess And The Frog (2009)
    Review preview for The Princess And The Frog

    The revolution in MouseLand, though tantalisingly glimpsed, proves to be short-lived.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    A retelling of the classic fairytale set in Jazz Age New Orleans.
  • Princess Aurora (2005)
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    The biggest obstacle for Princess Aurora is that it will suffer inevitable comparisons with Lady Vengeance, a far superior film on every level.

    Emma Slawinski · 2.5 out of 5
    A wronged mother goes on an imaginative killing spree and plays cat-and-mouse with the detectives.
  • Princess Cyd (2017)
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    Cone's characters are fresh and real.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A teenager escapes life with her depressive dad for a summer with her novelist aunt.
  • The Princess Diaries (2001)
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    The film demonstrates an innate vulgarity when it comes to imitating the trappings of royalty.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    A 15-year-old highschool girl in San Francisco discovers that she is an European princess.
  • The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
    Review preview for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

    There's enough of the tiara thing going on for the young wannabe ballerina types out there and, for the slightly older, the handsome prince still brings fairytale hopes for all.

    David Stanners · 2.5 out of 5
    Teen princess hunts for her prince.
  • The Princess of France (2014)
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    It only lasts an economical 70 minutes but seems considerably longer

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A year after his father’s death, Victor returns to Buenos Aires in order to reconquer the life he was forced to abandon. He brings a new project with him for his former theater company: a radio-play of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost.
  • Prince Of Broadway (2008)
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    Despite the central performances, Prince Of Broadway never quite grabs.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    An illegal immigrant and his boss try to do the right thing when unexpectedly asked to care for his young son.
  • The Prince Of Nothingwood (2017)
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    Even if the facts are fiction, you still get the sense of a man who is driven, at least in part, by an urge to bring some sort of happiness by shooting film rather than bullets.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The story of Salim Shaheen, the most prolific and popular actor-director-producer in Afghanistan.
  • Prince Of Persia (2010)
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    Formulaic though it is, the film is undeniably a lot of fun, with a good balance of peril, action, romance and humour.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Framed for murder, a young prince in possession of a mysterious sacred dagger must fight for justice - and fight to stay alive.
  • The Principles Of Lust (2003)
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    The whole affair is a dishevelled mess, with no linear narrative, no cohesion in the script or characters, and a revolting grimy looking film which drowns in its own cadaverous undercurrents.

    David Stanners · 1 out of 5
    Gritty, hard-nosed drama about a man caught between love, lust and temptation.
  • Print The Legend (2014)
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    Though its narrative is busy throughout, there's also a lot going on beneath the surface of Print The Legend, and it will leave viewers wanting to go off and watch or read more.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The story of 3D printing, told through a tale of two start-ups.
  • The Prisoner (1967)
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    One of the most unique shows ever imagined.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    A kidnapped secret agent finds himself trapped in "the village".
  • The Prisoner (2009)
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    Dragging at times and lacking both humour and heart, it rarely intrigues in the way McGoohan's often loopy version sometimes did.

    Stephen Carty · 2.5 out of 5
    Modern remake of the Sixties classic, sees a surveillance expert finds himself stranded in a "the village".
  • Prisoner Of War (2014)
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    Though both Moran and Abtahi deliver effective performances, the script is hampered by what feels like a lack of confidence in its own narrative.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A young US soldier posted to an Iraqi prison forms a forbidden friendship with a detainee.
  • Prison Break: Season 3 (2007)
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    I feel that after all this time I have been part of the escape team

    Darren Amner · 4 out of 5
    Plenty of cons, lots more pros.
  • Private (2004)
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    Private winds up the tension, showing how each step in a conflict comes slowly, inexorably and often between individuals who are not natural enemies.

    Symon Parsons · 4 out of 5
    A Palestinian family is subjected to Israeli occupation of the most personal kind.
  • Private Fears In Public Places (2006)
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    In clumsier hands this might have been yet another flimsy drama about a group of people longing for romance, but Alain Resnais' astute handling gradually illuminates those human interiors and shows us much more going on.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Several interconnected people search for emotional fulfillment during a Parisian winter.
  • A Private Function (1984)
    Review preview for A Private Function

    Bennett's script gently mocks his characters, while also maintaining a level of understanding.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    In post-war Britain, a couple become involved in the bacon black market.
  • Private Property (2006)
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    Private Property is an ostensibly simple film which reveals increasingly complex layers the more one thinks about it.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A single mother comes into conflict with her twin teenage sons when she considers selling their house to make a new life for herself.
  • Process (2004)
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    This is difficult, challenging viewing and a film of considerable bravery from Leigh and his performers.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 2.5 out of 5
    Casual sex, a mastectomy, marital disintegration leads a depressed actress to take her life.
  • Professor Marston And The Wonder Women (2017)
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    It may be an odd choice for a biopic but it is certainly a brave one

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    The true story of the creator of Wonder Woman.
  • The Program (2015)
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    A clear, clean picture without tricks

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A journalist tries to prove Lance Armstrong is a cheat.
  • The Project (2008)
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    Despite the important message, you're left with the feeling that it hasn't actually told us anything new or created anything fresh.

    Paul Griffiths · 2.5 out of 5
    Fictional tale of naïve filmmakers trying to make a documentary about inner-city New York.
  • Project Almanac (2014)
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    The film achieves so much more than you would imagine

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A group of teenagers build a time machine.
  • Project Nim (2011)
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    A thorough and provocative portrait.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The turbulent life of a chimpanzee whom scientists tried to teach sign language.
  • Project X (2012)
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    In short: lad fantasy.

    Sophie Monks Kaufman · 3 out of 5
    A birthday party spirals out of control.
  • Prometheus (2012)
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    This big-screen epic is immersive less for its binocular vistas than for their impossibly grand scale

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Exploration to the dark reaches of space, to discover the origins of mankind. It doesn't go well.
  • The Promise (1996)
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    The Dardennes' film is unfussy and the revelations small but that is why it is so affecting.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The son of a shady slum landlord faces a moral quandry after he makes a promise to a dying man.
  • Promises (2000)
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    Illuminating documentary transcends our preconceived vision of the Holy Land and its inhabitants, revealing the human complexities beneath.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 4 out of 5
    Illuminating documentary showing the realities of the Arab-Israeli conflict through the eyes of seven children.
  • A Promise To The Dead: The Exile Journey Of Ariel Dorfman (2007)
    Review preview for A Promise To The Dead: The Exile Journey Of Ariel Dorfman

    There’s a lot of meandering in this documentary but this does not detract from the overall impact.

    David Stanners · 4 out of 5
    An exploration of the exiled life of writer Ariel Dorfman.
  • Prom Night II: Hello Mary Lou (1987)
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    Delivers the schlock goods.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    A tale of accidental death, possession and ghostly revenge.
  • A Proper Violence (2010)
    Review preview for A Proper Violence

    Ultimately, it's the film's emotional shifts that really make it interesting.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Three men conspire to murder an ex-con, but nothing goes to plan.
  • Prophet's Prey (2014)
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    A fascinating but deeply disturbing film.

    Rebecca Naughten · 3.5 out of 5
    A look at the mega- lomaniacal leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  • The Proposal (2009)
    Review preview for The Proposal

    Follows a standard rom-com formula and there won’t be anything you haven’t seen a hundred times before.

    Leanne McGrath · 3 out of 5
    In order to get leave to remain in the US, a boss bullies her assistant into agreeing to marry her.
  • Protégé (2007)
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    It is difficult to shake the feeling that Yee's latest film is a collection of interesting research data, with a plot stitched together from other, superior films, and tacked on, apparently, as an afterthought.

    Anton Bitel · 2.5 out of 5
    A drug lord unwittingly grooms an undercover cop to be his successor.
  • Proxy (2013)
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    Director Parker excels at misdirection but risks losing audience interest in the process.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A pregnant woman meets a bereaved mother in a support group for survivors of violence, but nothing is as it seems.
  • P.S. (2004)
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    The plot revelations are interesting and not easily guessed beforehand, making this film more than your simple romantic drama .

    Skyline · 3 out of 5
    Surprisingly intense romantic drama following a 39-year-old and her battle with past secrets that resurface when she gets herself a toy-boy.
  • Psycho (1998)
    Review preview for Psycho

    In remake heaven, where all clones meet, the only question is 'Why?'

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Colour, shot-for-shot remake of Hitchcock's classic.
  • Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015)
    Review preview for Psycho-Pass: The Movie

    Doesn’t really pass the bar as anything other than as an indulgence for the fan who has seen the whole of the main story.

    Luke Shaw · 2 out of 5
    In a future world, a young police officer is sent to a war-torn nation in search of a former colleague turned outlaw.
  • Psychosis (2010)
    Review preview for Psychosis

    Director Reg Traviss attempts to evoke twisted classic chillers from British cinema past, combining an off-kilter and edgy energy reminiscent of more contemporary horror fare with a classic British sensibility which draws on the old ‘Hammer House of Horro

    James Gracey · 3.5 out of 5
    A US horror writer moves to Britain after a nervous breakdown, but becomes plagued by horrific visions.
  • Psycho Beach Party (2000)
    Review preview for Psycho Beach Party

    The major problem is a bland script. There's next to nothing to laugh at.

    Keith Dudhnath · 1.5 out of 5
    Surfing spoof about a beach bunny with a sexually ravenous alter ego.
  • P.S. I Love You (2007)
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    It will definitely appeal to women rather than men, but it will also touch anyone, male or female, who has had to or is having to face a terminal illness.

    Caro Ness · 3 out of 5
    A widow is guided through her bereavement by a series of letters her husband wrote to surprise her with.

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