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  • U2 3D (2008)
    Review preview for U2 3D

    If you are a fan, or enjoy new cinematic encounters, this is an intermittently awesome experience.

    Paul Griffiths · 4 out of 5
    The Irish mega-band take it to the Imax.
  • U2: Rattle And Hum (1988)
    Review preview for U2: Rattle And Hum

    The roughness feels good.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    On the road with U2 in America, with rehearsal times in Dublin.
  • U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha (2005)
    Review preview for U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha

    Visually exciting, vocally powerful and moving.

    Natasha Footman · 4 out of 5
    The popular opera Carmen gets a South African makeover.
  • Ultimate Avengers - The Movie (2006)
    Review preview for Ultimate Avengers - The Movie

    There's an intriguing storyline, plenty of action and characterisation to spare, well-conveyed by a cast mostly unknown to me.

    Martin Gray · 4 out of 5
    Animated super-hero adventure.
  • Ultimate Zombie Feast (2012)
    Review preview for Ultimate Zombie Feast

    Despite being a real endurance test, Ultimate Zombie Feast isn't a total write off.

    Neil Mitchell · 1 out of 5
    A compilation of 18 zombie themed short films from around the world
  • Ultrasuede: In Search Of Halston (2010)
    Review preview for Ultrasuede: In Search Of Halston

    Fans of Halston's work will enjoy occasional snippets of insight from wiser interviewees and will enjoy the vast number of spectacular dresses on display, but there are no major revelations.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Roy Halston Frowick defined the Seventies with the glorious excesses of his fashion designs and decadent lifestyle, dressing movie stars like Elizabeth Taylor.
  • The Unborn (2009)
    Review preview for The Unborn

    The script is bland and unimaginative, giving the actors little room to give personality to their characters.

    Donald Munro · 1 out of 5
    A young woman is gradually possessed by a malignant spirit that has haunted her family since her grandmother was in a concentration camp.
  • Unborn But Forgotten (2002)
    Review preview for Unborn But Forgotten

    A tacky and disappointing rip-off.

    Merlin Harries · 1 out of 5
    Scary website kills pregnant women in South Korea!
  • Unbranded (2015)
    Review preview for Unbranded

    The end result is part buddy trail-trip mosey and part factual gallop.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Four men take wild mustangs on an epic trip across the States.
  • Uncanny (2015)
    Review preview for Uncanny

    The surface detail may be uncanny, but there’s a truly different film under the skin here.

    Luke Shaw · 3.5 out of 5
    Trouble brews when a young journalist starts to interact with a humanoid robot.
  • The Uncertain Guest (2004)
    Review preview for The Uncertain Guest

    The kind of debut feature that encourages you to believe that cinema does have a future.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 4.5 out of 5
    A man in an isolated house admits a stranger, then doesn't know whether or not he's gone.
  • Unconditional (2012)
    Review preview for Unconditional

    Higgins film is at its best in the early stages, when brooding threat is mixed with Owen's general sense of confusion.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A teenager finds himself in a dangerous relationship with a charismatic older man.
  • Unconscious (2015)
    Review preview for Unconscious

    This role is something quite new for Bosworth, and she handles it with considerable aplomb

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A man awakens with vague memories of a car accident and grows suspicious of the woman who says she is his wife.
  • Undead (2003)
    Review preview for Undead

    This is piffle on a stick, which starts out as a darkly comic left field oddity, with interesting characters and a possibly intriguing plotline.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Sci-fi zombie spoof from Oz, in which aliens turn Aussies into walking corpses.
  • Undefeated (2011)
    Review preview for Undefeated

    There are fights between players, season-threatening injuries, bashful romance and inspirational team talks, but none of it feels false.

    Robert Munro · 4 out of 5
    Meet the coach who is determined to help Mannassas High School football team overcome their 110 year losing streak.
  • Undercover Brother (2002)
    Review preview for Undercover Brother

    What appears to be the black version of Austin Powers, except without the charm, fun or decent one-liners.

    Lottie Oaktrees · 1.5 out of 5
    Sub-Austin Powers high jinks in which bad guy tries to stop an African American running for president.
  • Underground (2007)
    Review preview for Underground

    Just how much pleasure can be gained from watching unpleasant characters beat on each other? Answer: Not much.

    Daniel Hooper · 1 out of 5
    Twelve fighters compete to win £500,000 in an underground fighting competition.
  • Understanding Jane (1998)
    Review preview for Understanding Jane

    Director Caleb Lindsay tries in vain to create something out of nothing...His attempts only cheapen already empty scenes.

    Josh Morrall · 1.5 out of 5
    Romantic adventure between two men and women who meet through a personal ad.
  • Undertow (2004)
    Review preview for Undertow

    Emphasising texture over tension, Undertow plays like a mud-splattered Hansel and Gretel.

    The Exile · 4 out of 5
    Atmospheric thriller from the Deep South resurrects shades of darker, deadlier incarnations.
  • Undertow (2009)
    Review preview for Undertow

    This is a delicate examination of attitudes and social mores, touching on issues of self-hate and betrayal.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A closeted gay fisherman finds himself trapped in an unusual love triangle.
  • Underworld: Evolution (2006)
    Review preview for Underworld: Evolution

    Delivers in spades what the first film only hinted at.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    The vicious mythology of wars between Vampires and Lycans continues.
  • Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans (2009)
    Review preview for Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans

    Offers far more visually than it does narratively.

    Leanne McGrath · 3 out of 5
    Prequel chases the origins of the feud between vampires and werewolves.
  • Under Construction (2015)
    Review preview for Under Construction

    Hossain allows Roya to embrace her freedom, showing intimate details of an affair that is allowed to have a much more positive impact on her life than is more often the case on film.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A modern Muslim woman struggles to find herself in the sprawl of urban Bangladesh.
  • Under Milk Wood (2015)
    Review preview for Under Milk Wood

    Kevin Allen succeeds, brilliantly, in creating something new, fresh and thoroughly engaging.

    Jane Fae · 4.5 out of 5
    Dylan Thomas' tale of a Welsh seaside town.
  • Under Suspicion (2000)
    Review preview for Under Suspicion

    Stephen Hopkins can't leave the arty flashbacks alone, destroying any semblance of tension.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A lawyer is called in for a routine chat about a child-killing, only to face a verbal duel with cops who believe he did it.
  • Under The Bombs (2007)
    Review preview for Under The Bombs

    This film is not a hectoring polemic, rather a passionate plea for understanding and empathy.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    As the Israeli army bombs Lebanon in 2006, a mother makes a desperate journey to try to save her son.
  • Under The Mud (2006)
    Review preview for Under The Mud

    The writers have put together a funny, frequently surreal and occasionally touching script.

    Emma Slawinski · 3.5 out of 5
    A family on the edge of a breakdown are the unlikely protagonists of a Liverpool fairytale.
  • Under The Shadow (2016)
    Review preview for Under The Shadow

    The sleeping and waking worlds begin to tumble together, with cinematographer Kit Fraser using his camera to add to the unsettling atmosphere, spinning the image at key moments or rocking it to ratchet tension.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A mum and daughter in fear of war find they are being stalked in their home by a malevolent djinn.
  • Under The Skin (2013)
    Review preview for Under The Skin

    A film that seeks to challenge and alienate its audience from the get-go, knowing full well that it won't win all of them back.

    Max Crawford · 5 out of 5
    An alien in human form takes a roadtrip across Scotland.
  • Under The Stars (2007)
    Review preview for Under The Stars

    Bittersweet has rarely felt so life-affirming.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A self-centered trumpeter finds redemption in an unexpected place.
  • Unearthed (2007)
    Review preview for Unearthed

    Unearthed doesn't have any real bite and could quite happily be re-interred.

    Tony Sullivan · 1 out of 5
    Creature feature sees a beastie escape from a burial ground.
  • The Unfolding (2015)
    Review preview for The Unfolding

    The premise, rich in possibility, is enhanced by haunting cinematography, eerie music and a colour palette which sees initially subdued tones fade almost into black and white.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A paranormal researcher and his girlfriend investigate a supposedly haunted house as the world faces a growing threat of nuclear war.
  • The Unforgiven (1960)
    Review preview for The Unforgiven

    Huston wanted to make a film about racism, and succeeded.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Gritty John Huston western about heritage and race.
  • Unforgiven (1992)
    Review preview for Unforgiven

    Perfectly paced and beautifully shot, this manages to be both a successful piece of revisionism and a classic Western at the same time.

    Jeff Robson · 5 out of 5
    An ageing gunfighter is lured out of retirement to provide for his children.
  • Uniform (2003)
    Review preview for Uniform

    Uniform is a brave and conscientious attempt to depict the lives of ordinary residents of modern provincial China, and address some of the social issues of the moment.

    Emma Slawinski · 2.5 out of 5
    By impersonating a police officer, a young man starts to lead a double life.
  • Union City (1980)
    Review preview for Union City

    For me the film promised to truly shock and yet I felt somehow cheated as it unravelled.

    Caro Ness · 3 out of 5
    Milk snatching leads to murder.
  • United (2003)
    Review preview for United

    A lighthearted, slightly flimsy little film, which is funny and nicely executed.

    David Stanners · 3.5 out of 5
    Light-hearted comedy, where one man’s obsession with playing for Manchester United threatens to tear up his relationship.
  • A United Kingdom (2016)
    Review preview for A United Kingdom

    The tensions are taut and the feelings genuine

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Enduring love story of Seretse Khama, King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana) and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948.
  • The United States of Leland (2003)
    Review preview for The United States of Leland

    An accomplished feature about sin and redemption.

    Ben Sillis · 3.5 out of 5
    A disaffected US teen searches for meaning through murder.
  • Unknown (2006)
    Review preview for Unknown

    A smart, twisty little thriller of the sort which don't come along very often.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Five men wake up in a deserted warehouse with no memories. There has been a kidnapping - but who committed it, and who are the victims?
  • The Unknown Known (2013)
    Review preview for The Unknown Known

    Ultimately, the Unknown Known is what you don't know you know. This film is a reminder.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
    Documentary about Donald Rumsfeld.
  • Unknown White Male (2005)
    Review preview for Unknown White Male

    Whether the story is true or not does have a bearing on how good you think it is.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Controversial documentary about an amnesiac.
  • Unleashed (2004)
    Review preview for Unleashed

    Unusually powerful, due to Besson's ability to interweave shockingly brutal violence with intimate human storylines.

    Nick Jones · 4 out of 5
    A Jet Li martial arts extravaganza, with sensitive side issues and Bob Hoskins in bully mode.
  • The Unloved (2009)
    Review preview for The Unloved

    A striking and inventive piece of work that many more experienced directors would give their right arms for.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    After being beaten by her father, a young girl is taken to a children’s home.
  • Unmade Beds (2009)
    Review preview for Unmade Beds

    Strives for profundity but instead grates irritatingly.

    George Williamson · 3 out of 5
    Two young foreigners find romance in the vibrant, artistic underground of London's East End.
  • Unrelated (2007)
    Review preview for Unrelated

    An object lesson in less is more, it makes an absolute virtue of its small cast and diminutive budget.

    Paul Griffiths · 4 out of 5
    A middle-aged woman holidays with her bourgeois friends in Tuscany. Plus read our with Joanna Hogg.
  • Unrest (2017)
    Review preview for Unrest

    This isn't just a film to inform those who are lucky enough to know very little about ME, it also serves as a love letter of understanding for those who have it and a call to arms for everyone.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Filmmaker documents her own experience - and that of others - with ME.
  • The Unseen (2017)
    Review preview for The Unseen

    Hyde, in her first major film role, imbues Gemma with a self assurance that makes her an appealing protagonist and keeps the film from becoming morbid.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Gemma and Will are shattered when their son dies in an accident. Gemma blames herself and starts to have panic attacks that affect her eyesight, while Will believes his son is caling to him.
  • The Unspeakable Act (2012)
    Review preview for The Unspeakable Act

    Sallitt brings an unusually stringent intellectual level to proceedings that marks his film out from the largely immature field of its peers.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Adolescent anxiety inspires a "love that dare not speak its name" in Dan Sallitt's frank and patient family drama.
  • Unspoken (2015)
    Review preview for Unspoken

    Unspoken is saved from the one star zone by a dedicated performance from Ferland, who brings depth and emotional resonance to her character in spite of everything.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    In 1997 the Anderson family vanished from their home without a trace. No bodies were ever found. For 17 years the house has remained undisturbed... until now.

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