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  • PTU (2003)
    Review preview for PTU

    An enjoyable, high-energy romp.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A cop's night spirals out of control when he loses his gun.
  • Public Benches (2009)
    Review preview for Public Benches

    The juxtaposition between comedy and meditation on contemporary life does throw the viewer off-guard a little bit, but it is no the less effective for doing so.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 3.5 out of 5
    Ensemble film that sees a regular day at the office shattered when the staff notice a banner on the building opposite reading: Man Alone.
  • Public Enemy (2002)
    Review preview for Public Enemy

    Sul's method acting seems so overdone as to be an intentional pastiche and many of the supporting cast are comedians, implying that Western audiences, fed on formulaic action pictures, don't get the joke.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A psychotic cop in Seoul has a vendetta against a businessman who murdered his parents.
  • Pucker Up (2005)
    Review preview for Pucker Up

    Hard to recommend, really, unless you enjoy hearing classics, such as Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo, being murdered.

    Scott Macdonald · 2 out of 5
    A competitive whistling documentary from Louisburg, North Carolina.
  • Puckoon (2002)
    Review preview for Puckoon

    here is a feeling throughout that everyone is playing to their stereotypes.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The Irish boundary commission divides a village with comic consequences.
  • Pudsey The Dog: The Movie (2014)
    Review preview for Pudsey The Dog: The Movie

    What a shame that those aiming to cash in on the cute mutt's charms with this low-rent film didn't look for a better script.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1 out of 5
    The Britain's Got Talent favourite gets a starring role.
  • Puffball (2007)
    Review preview for Puffball

    Its conception seems stunted from the outset by an inability to engage.

    Anton Bitel · 2.5 out of 5
    Isolated in a remote farmhouse, a pregnant woman begins to feel threatened by her envious neighbours.
  • The Puffy Chair (2005)
    Review preview for The Puffy Chair

    Realistic and deeply heartfelt.

    George Williamson · 4.5 out of 5
    Surprisingly real road trip movie about a quest to find a piece of furniture.
  • Pulgasari (1985)
    Review preview for Pulgasari

    Those with an interest in North Korean culture will find many points of interest here.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A giant, iron-eating monster hooks up with rebel peasants to help them fight their oppressors.
  • Pulse (2001)
    Review preview for Pulse

    The combination of subtlety and indeterminacy makes for an uncanny treat.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Facing the apocalypse, as a secret website devotes itself to the terrible isolation of ghosts and the parable of techno terror.
  • Pulse (2006)
    Review preview for Pulse

    The Americans have a way of destroying what could be an interesting, atmospheric story and instead opt to shove in as many SFX and wooden actors as they see fit.

    John Gallagher · 1 out of 5
    Teenagers are killed as they battle an evil website.
  • Pumpkinhead (1989)
    Review preview for Pumpkinhead

    If you're in the mood for undemanding horror, with slight irony, mild mythology, an interesting killer and one of the coolest actors ever (Mr Henrikson, take a bow) then go for it.

    Gator MacReady · 3 out of 5
    A man conjours a pumpkinheaded demon to avenge his son's death.
  • Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
    Review preview for Punch-Drunk Love

    There are similarities to the work of David Lynch and Jocelyn Moorhouse, but this is something entirely fresh.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Adam Sandler is a disturbed loner in a blue suit who is full of fear and suppressed rage
  • The Punisher (2004)
    Review preview for The Punisher

    Peter Parker thinks he has problems if he can't pay rent, get a girlfriend, or if no one likes him. Boo hoo! Frank Castle has REAL problems, none of this wimpy crap.

    Gator MacReady · 4.5 out of 5
    Comicbook revenge action picture that takes no prisoners.
  • Punishment Park (1971)
    Review preview for Punishment Park

    Punishment Park is an extraordinary film - provocative, incendiary and deeply depressing.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Psuedo documentary in which a film crew follow a group of US draft dodgers and rebels as they are given the choice between jail and a three-day endurance test in the park of the title.
  • Punk Fu Zombie (2017)
    Review preview for Punk Fu Zombie

    This is not a film made with the expectation of a polished result.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    An independent Quebec is infested by zombies and only the son of its dubious hero leader can unite the ninjas, punks and rat people whose skills might save it.
  • The Punk Singer (2013)
    Review preview for The Punk Singer

    If you are a fan of Kathleen and her work, this film is a must-see.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A look at the life musician Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill.
  • Purely Belter (2000)
    Review preview for Purely Belter

    The Ken Loach influence does not mix with the wacky scams and the wacky scams do not appear remotely possible.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Two kids bunk off school and come up with scams to make cash for a Newcastle season ticket.
  • The Purge (2012)
    Review preview for The Purge

    Overlong, too violent and bleak.

    Paul Logan · 2 out of 5
    An elderly woman gives shelter to a younger one but they are haunted by their past.
  • The Purge (2013)
    Review preview for The Purge

    For all its flaws, The Purge is for the most part an exciting and thought-provoking thriller.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    A family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legal.
  • The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
    Review preview for The Purge: Anarchy

    Somewhere an interesting idea gets choked with blood and ends up like any other killer spree fearjerker

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Trying to stay alive on the one day of the year when murder is legal.
  • The Purifiers (2004)
    Review preview for The Purifiers

    The design of the film is straightforward and yet cleverly skewed.

    Scott Macdonald · 2 out of 5
    Futuristic gang war chopsocky Scottish vigilante action packer.
  • Purple Butterfly (2003)
    Review preview for Purple Butterfly

    Ye Lou's visual style is that of a photographer's romantic vision, yet without flair.

    Scott Macdonald · 2 out of 5
    Secret loves and violent action of resistance fighters in Shanghai during the Japanese occupation.
  • Pursuing Happiness (2015)
    Review preview for Pursuing Happiness

    This film is as much a how-to guide as an observational work.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary quest to find out what makes Americans happy.
  • Push (2009)
    Review preview for Push

    The best praise you can heap on Push is that it’s nearly good.

    Stephen Carty · 2.5 out of 5
    Young telekinetics and clairvoyants band together to try to escape a sinister government agency.
  • Pusher (2010)
    Review preview for Pusher

    The film’s gritty, frenetic style lends it a very realistic tone.

    James Gracey · 3.5 out of 5
    Asian pusher has one week to find the money he owes a ruthless London drugs lord.
  • Pusher (2012)
    Review preview for Pusher

    Richard Coyle is decent in the title role, his engaging lead performance is a solid, if not star making turn.

    Scott Macdonald · 2.5 out of 5
    A London drugs dealer finds himself on the wrong side of a ruthless Mr Big. Remake of the 1996 feature.
  • Pushing The Elephant (2010)
    Review preview for Pushing The Elephant

    The film is at its strongest when it uses simple images.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A mother is reunited with the daughter 12 years after she was separated from her during the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)
    Review preview for Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

    What does become difficult here is balance, in part because many of Pussy Riot's critics are so aggressive as to make their case for them.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A documentary telling the story of both a band and a message, of a court case and in effect the trial of the entire Russian nation.
  • Putty Hill (2010)
    Review preview for Putty Hill

    In synthesising drama with a documentary degree of verity it hopes that events as depicted will create story without ensuring that there is one to show.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    A troubled family is united by bereavement.
  • The Pyramid (2014)
    Review preview for The Pyramid

    For a film entirely dependent on cliché, The Pyramid does a passable job of building up a sense of dread and making us root for characters who, by genre standards, make a succession of very foolish decisions.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Archaeologists and documentary makers become trapped in a hitherto undiscovered pyramid.
  • The Pyramid Texts (2015)
    Review preview for The Pyramid Texts

    Be told. See this film.

    Andrew Robertson · 5 out of 5
    A fighter recalls his life in and out of the ring.
  • Pyuupiru 2001-2008 (2008)
    Review preview for Pyuupiru 2001-2008

    This is an extraordinarily personal story.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary exploring the extraordinary career of a transgender designer whose brilliant work gained her cult status.
  • P Tinto's Miracle (1998)
    Review preview for P Tinto's Miracle

    Though it sparkles with sporadic brilliance, it is usually alarmingly different and probably the least profound film you are likely to encounter.

    Nicholas Dawson · 2.5 out of 5
    A childless couple adopt two time-travelling aliens.

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