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• No More Wings (2019)

  Review preview for No More Wings

  With some variety in subject matter across them, No More Wings shows a flexibility with tone in script that's carried over to other duties behind the camera.

  Two old friends meet up at a favourite childhood haunt.
• Nuisance Bear (2021)

  Review preview for Nuisance Bear

  It’s hard not to root for Nuisance Bear, sauntering along the streets, climbing up a heap of snow to peer over a fence into a yard.

  A documentary study of the polar bears who draw tourists to Churchill, Manitoba.
• Nobody Passes Perfectly (2009)

  Review preview for Nobody Passes Perfectly

  Given that it has so much to say for itself, it's a shame this isn't more involving for the viewer.

  An intimate portrait of two people's lives including open discussion about issues of sexuality and gender.
• Noise Control (2002)

  Review preview for Noise Control

  The filmmaking is rough and ready, with a certain lack of finesse, but Bicat's sense of humour prevails.

  Satire of TV documentary on the effects of low flying jets on Welsh rural life
• Nosey (2017)

  Review preview for Nosey

  Rory Alexander Stewart's film isn't quite a shaggy dog story, but as it meanders across Edinburgh it definitely entertains.

  Hoping to find some conversation beyond her dog, Julie tries to get to know a strange man in the park.
• Nostradamus (2014)

  Review preview for Nostradamus

  A taut and good looking showcase for Ikimi and his technical crew.

  Trouble brews for a wannabe drone operator in an out-of-town diner.
• Notes (2012)

  Review preview for Notes

  There's a lack of focus that lets the film down badly.

  Flatmates who never meet communicate entirely through the written word.
• Notes On Blindness (2014)

  Review preview for Notes On Blindness

  Hull's reflections touch on areas the sighted rarely stop to consider, such as the way that still photos are easier to remember than actual physical moments with loved ones.

  Adaptation of John Hull's audio diary about the experience of losing his sight.
• A Not Sad Story (2009)

  Review preview for A Not Sad Story

  It verges on the unhinged, but its good humour is infectious.

  A man, a woman and a dog experience unexpected animated adventures.
• Nowhere In Particular (2013)

  Review preview for Nowhere In Particular

  The debut directorial work by Mason Cardiff, son of the great Jack Cardiff, this film is heavy on atmosphere even though it's slender in plot.

  When a young man lets a strange young woman into his car, can he guess what he's letting himself in for?
• Nowhere, No One (2006)

  Review preview for Nowhere, No One

  Burbled dialogue and snappy tempers doesn't substitute as drama.

  A man picks up a stranger in the woods.
• No Fly Zone (2003)

  Review preview for No Fly Zone

  It's a bit of a duff note.

  Apocalypse Now in 3 minutes.
• No Hope For Men Below (2014)

  Review preview for No Hope For Men Below

  A striking work.

  The story of the Redding Pit disaster and the experiences of the women waiting whilst their men were trapped below.
• No Matter Who (2015)

  Review preview for No Matter Who

  No Matter Who presents a stark portrait of female aggression in terms that most teenagers will recognise even if adults like to try and forget.

  A girl on a scouting trip kisses one of her comrades and is subsequently subjected to a homophobic attack.
• No Place Like Home (2015)

  Review preview for No Place Like Home

  The film... shows talent and ingenuity.

  Under threat of imminent eviction from her countryside home, a self-reliant woman struggles to preserve her way of life.
• No Sleep Won't Kill You (2010)

  Review preview for No Sleep Won't Kill You

  Meštrovic seems to know exactly what he's doing, and the bold narration, accompanied by a fantastic jazz score, grip the viewer throughout.

  Haunted by strange dream figures since childhood, an isolated man undertakes a dangerous experiment, sleeping less and less, with unexpected results.