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All About Eve
An aging star is challenged by a ruthless younger actress.
An aging star is challenged by a ruthless younger actress.
Angel
The life story of a self-obsessed young woman determined to succeed as a romance novelist at the beginning of the 20th Century.
The life story of a self-obsessed young woman determined to succeed as a romance novelist at the beginning of the 20th Century.
La Antena
Dystopian fairytale about a 'city without a voice'.
Dystopian fairytale about a 'city without a voice'.
The Bank Job
The true story of a group of bank robbers who stole more than they'd bargained for.
The true story of a group of bank robbers who stole more than they'd bargained for.
Bunny Chow
A group of Johannesburg stand-up comedians take a roadtrip to perform at a rock concert.
A group of Johannesburg stand-up comedians take a roadtrip to perform at a rock concert.
Caramel
A glimpse into the lives of five women working in and around a beauty salon in Beirut.
A glimpse into the lives of five women working in and around a beauty salon in Beirut.
Cassandra's Dream
Two brothers in need of money are confronted with a terrible proposition.
Two brothers in need of money are confronted with a terrible proposition.
The Cottage
When wannabe big-time crooks kidnap a gangster's daughter and hole up in a remote cottage, they find there are scarier people out there than the mob.
When wannabe big-time crooks kidnap a gangster's daughter and hole up in a remote cottage, they find there are scarier people out there than the mob.
Charlie Bartlett
A bright but troubled rich kid unexpectedly finds himself in the American ‘public school’ system – and finds a novel way of beating the bullies.
A bright but troubled rich kid unexpectedly finds himself in the American ‘public school’ system – and finds a novel way of beating the bullies.
Children Of Glory
The Hungarian revolution as seen from the perspective of its water polo heroes.
The Hungarian revolution as seen from the perspective of its water polo heroes.
Consenting Adults
The story of John Wolfenden and the legalisation of homosexuality in England.
The story of John Wolfenden and the legalisation of homosexuality in England.
Crazy Love
Documentary about a man who mutilates the woman he claims to love.
Documentary about a man who mutilates the woman he claims to love.
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Dark Victory
A young heiress diagnosed with terminal brain cancer must decide how to spend her last few weeks of life.
A young heiress diagnosed with terminal brain cancer must decide how to spend her last few weeks of life.
Death Proof
Quentin Tarantino's glorious grindhouse send-up.
Quentin Tarantino's glorious grindhouse send-up.
Diary Of The Dead
Film students try to record the end of civilisation as they know it when the dead begin to walk. Plus read our exclusive interview with George A Romero.
Film students try to record the end of civilisation as they know it when the dead begin to walk. Plus read our exclusive interview with George A Romero.
El Baño Del Papa
A man tries to build a public loo to cash in on a Papal visit.
A man tries to build a public loo to cash in on a Papal visit.
Far North
A stranger enters the world of two isolated, nomadic women.
A stranger enters the world of two isolated, nomadic women.
Funny Games
English language remake of the ice-cold horror about a family held hostage by a pair of preppy youngsters. Plus read our exclusive interview with producer Chris Coen.
English language remake of the ice-cold horror about a family held hostage by a pair of preppy youngsters. Plus read our exclusive interview with producer Chris Coen.
Four Minutes
A young prisoner receives piano lessons which change her life.
A young prisoner receives piano lessons which change her life.
Garage
The life of a lonely petrol station attendant is changed forever when he is befriended by a bored teenager.
The life of a lonely petrol station attendant is changed forever when he is befriended by a bored teenager.
Honeydripper
The owner of a run-down bar, struggling to compete with the arrival of a jukebox across the road, gambles everything on a star who may not even turn up.
The owner of a run-down bar, struggling to compete with the arrival of a jukebox across the road, gambles everything on a star who may not even turn up.
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I Served The King Of England
The history of Prague recounted through one man's story, full of glamour and danger.
The history of Prague recounted through one man's story, full of glamour and danger.
The Inheritance
Two brothers who hate each other drive to Skye to search for their dead daddy's money.
Two brothers who hate each other drive to Skye to search for their dead daddy's money.
In Search Of A Midnight Kiss
Lonely in the run-up to New Year, a young man decides to post a personal ad to find someone with whom to spend that special midnight moment.
Lonely in the run-up to New Year, a young man decides to post a personal ad to find someone with whom to spend that special midnight moment.
Juno
A teenager finds her own way of dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.
A teenager finds her own way of dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.
Joy Division
An in-depth biographical account of the legendary Manchester band.
An in-depth biographical account of the legendary Manchester band.
King Corn
Two friends plant an acre of corn and investigate how it grows, its history and its destination.
Two friends plant an acre of corn and investigate how it grows, its history and its destination.
Lars And The Real Girl
A quiet young man falls in love with a woman who is perfect in every way - except that she's inflatable.
A quiet young man falls in love with a woman who is perfect in every way - except that she's inflatable.
The Last Mistress
Exploration of aristocratic fidelity in 18th Century France.
Exploration of aristocratic fidelity in 18th Century France.
Lonesome Jim
Struggling to make it on his own, a young man moves back into his parents' house, with ensuing awkwardness.
Struggling to make it on his own, a young man moves back into his parents' house, with ensuing awkwardness.
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Margot At The Wedding
A neurotic woman undermines her whole family and her sister's impending marriage.
A neurotic woman undermines her whole family and her sister's impending marriage.
Michou D'Auber
The story of an Arab boy fostered in a conservative French village during the Algerian War.
The story of an Arab boy fostered in a conservative French village during the Algerian War.
Mister Lonely
Celebrity lookalikes get to know one another whilst a crazy old priest takes nuns flying.
Celebrity lookalikes get to know one another whilst a crazy old priest takes nuns flying.
My Blueberry Nights
A heartbroken woman travels across America in search of love.
A heartbroken woman travels across America in search of love.
My Brother Is An Only Child
Two brothers growing up in small town Italy in the 1960s devote themselves to opposite ends of the political spectrum. Then they both fall in love with the same girl.
Two brothers growing up in small town Italy in the 1960s devote themselves to opposite ends of the political spectrum. Then they both fall in love with the same girl.
My Nikifor
Biopic of the legendary naive painter Nikifor Krynicki.
Biopic of the legendary naive painter Nikifor Krynicki.
Outlanders
The fate of illegal immigrants on a London building site.
The fate of illegal immigrants on a London building site.
Planet Terror
Survivors take on infected zombies in the second part of the double-bill formerly known as Grindhouse.
Survivors take on infected zombies in the second part of the double-bill formerly known as Grindhouse.
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[Rec]
A news crew get trapped in an apartment block with a deadly virus and something else...
A news crew get trapped in an apartment block with a deadly virus and something else...
Savage Grace
Accomplished telling of a real life upper class family's disturbing meltdown.
Accomplished telling of a real life upper class family's disturbing meltdown.
She Wanted To Be Burnt
A woman wakes to a living nightmare.
A woman wakes to a living nightmare.
Soft
Youth Gang Terrorises Suburbia. Winner of European Film Academy Short Film Prix UIP.
Youth Gang Terrorises Suburbia. Winner of European Film Academy Short Film Prix UIP.
Special People
A film-maker faces comic consequences when he tries to make something 'real' with a group of disabled teens.
A film-maker faces comic consequences when he tries to make something 'real' with a group of disabled teens.
Shotgun Stories
Blood ties and vengeance in rural Arkansas.
Blood ties and vengeance in rural Arkansas.
Son Of Rambow
Delightful comedy about childlike imagination and love of the movies.
Delightful comedy about childlike imagination and love of the movies.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Moving to a creepy old house after their parents split up, three children encounter a dangerous but enchanting supernatural world.
Moving to a creepy old house after their parents split up, three children encounter a dangerous but enchanting supernatural world.
Them
A documentary exploring the use and meaning of political symbols.
A documentary exploring the use and meaning of political symbols.
Thieves
A youth taught to steal in early childhood finds himself resorting to it almost compulsively as he searches for his mother.
A youth taught to steal in early childhood finds himself resorting to it almost compulsively as he searches for his mother.
Teeth
A virgin's anatomical quirk means she bites off more than she can chew.
A virgin's anatomical quirk means she bites off more than she can chew.
Unrelated
A middle-aged woman holidays with her bourgeois friends in Tuscany. Plus read our exclusive interview with Joanna Hogg.
A middle-aged woman holidays with her bourgeois friends in Tuscany. Plus read our exclusive interview with Joanna Hogg.
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We Are Together
Life in an African orphanage where the children are united by a love of singing.
Life in an African orphanage where the children are united by a love of singing.
Water Lilies
Love and sex become urgent issues for the young members of a sychronised swimming team.
Love and sex become urgent issues for the young members of a sychronised swimming team.
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?
Two sisters, a former child star and a now disabled Hollywood actress, are bound together by co-dependency and mutual resentment.
Two sisters, a former child star and a now disabled Hollywood actress, are bound together by co-dependency and mutual resentment.
XXY
Coming of age drama about an intersex teen.
Coming of age drama about an intersex teen.
You, The Living
Surreal, dreamlike, and darkly comic sketches about life and death.
Surreal, dreamlike, and darkly comic sketches about life and death.
Zombie Strippers!
You need a one liner after reading the title?
You need a one liner after reading the title?
59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground
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