The 12 Day Tale Of The Monster That Died In 8 (2020)
An actor buys capsule monsters online to defeat Covid-19.
20th Century Boys: The Complete Saga (2010)
Epic manga trilogy sees a boy and his friends fight to save mankind.
Adult Life Skills (2016)
Anna is stuck: she’s approaching 30, living in her mother’s shed, and spending her time making movies with her thumbs. Her mom wants her to move out; she just wants to be left alone.
Akira (1988)
The classic anime tale of rivalry between two boys who uncover the mysterious secret of a post-apocalyptic world. On re-issue.
The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster (2023)
Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life.
Arrival (2016)
A linguist is given the task of helping to communicate with extra-terrestrial beings when they touch down around the globe.
Attack The Block (2011)
A gang of dissolute teenagers protect their block of flats from an alien attack.
Au Revoir L'Été (2013)
Rites of passage drama about a youngster on a summer break with her family.
The Air I Breathe (2007)
Multi-stranded film sees four lives collide.
Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
Japanese high school kids are forced to hunt down a dangerous renegade, or die.
Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans (2009)
Re-imagining of Abel Ferrara's film, starring Nic Cage as a cop in post-Katrina New Orleans, whose moral compass slips after he is put in charge of a murder investigation.
Battlefield Earth (1999)
Slave rebellion... with added turkey.
Black Panther (2018)
T'Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was a childhood victim of T'Challa's father's mistake.
The Boy And The Heron (2023)
A teenager, haunted by his mother’s tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, who bears a striking resemblance to his mum. His strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who dubs him the “long-awaited one.”
Brother (2000)
An exiled yakuza leads a drug war against the mafia.
Black Sea (2014)
A skeleton crew in a decommissioned submarine launch a clandestine search for Nazi gold under Russian waters.
Creepy (2016)
An ex-cop is drawn into a missing persons case.
The Crying Game (1992)
An IRA man questions his ways after befriending a captured soldier, then flees to London and finds himself out of his depth in the soldier's world.
Dead Or Alive (1999)
Cops versus the Japanese mafia thriller.
Dead or Alive: Final (2002)
A renegade cyborg locks horns with a hard-boiled cop in the final part of Takashi Miike's sci-fi trilogy.
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)
Piccolo and his former student Gohan go on a mission to save the world.
Dolls (2002)
Three separate stories of love lost in the beautiful landscapes of Japan.
Dragon (2011)
A qi expert detective is suspicious when a seemingly ordinary paper maker fights off notorious bandits.
East Side Sushi (2014)
A hard pressed single mother gets a job in a Japanese restaurant and is inspired to pursue a career as a sushi chef.
Everything Must Go (2010)
Tale of a middle-aged suburbanite whose life is crumbling.
Fortune Favours Lady Nikuko (2021)
The most ordinary people and places can be quite extraordinary.
Fragments (2008)
A group of people experience crises in their lives after surviving a shooting in a diner.
Free Birds (2013)
Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history and get turkey off the holiday menu for good
Get Santa (2014)
Santa Claus is on the run.
Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai (1999)
A modern-day contract killer in New York, who works according to the Samurai code.
Gran Turismo (2023)
The story of how Jann Mardenborough went from being a gamer to a professional motor racer.
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
A literate anime that sets a dog loving, once-human detective to discover why female sex droids are killing their users.
Go (2001)
Korean youth in Japan fights against prejudice.
Gohatto (1999)
A period tale of Samarai warriors and their obsessions with honour, love and death.
Good (2008)
An examination of the people who thought of themselves as 'good', yet allowed the Nazis to rise to power.
Good Vibrations (2012)
The story of Terri Hooley, Ulster’s Godfather of Punk, and the record shop and music label through which he promoted cult bands.
Hello Carter (2013)
One man's quest to win back his ex takes him on a series of adventures through London
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
Running a guest house proves deathly for a family. Just as well they know a few good songs.
High And Low (1963)
When a man who thinks his child has been kidnapped discovers they've nabbed the wrong kid, he has to decide if the life of another's son is equally worth saving.
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)
Knives, passion, police, bamboo, disguise, a blind dancer, a dangerous quest in 9th century China.
High Kick Girl! (2009)
A high school girl and highly skilled karate expert sets about proving herself as the ultimate fighter.
Into The Storm (2014)
The worst twisters anyone can remember in a small American town. Bad weather, boring people, big winds. Where can they hide?
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
A courier who transports data in his brain faces a race against time and those who want the information he is carrying.
The Kid (2010)
Adaptation of Kevin Lewis' autobiography of the same name.
Kikujiro (1999)
A boy goes looking for his mum, accompanied by an intolerant thief.
Kubo And The Two Strings (2016)
A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
Last Days Of The Boss (1976)
A former labourer turned yakuza plots to avenge the murder of the boss who changed his life.
Last Life In The Universe (2003)
A failed Japanese suicide makes friends with a neurotic, spoilt Thai girl in Bangkok.
The Last Stand (2013)
A small town sheriff is the only one who can prevent the leader of a drug cartel from escaping justice.
A Little Trip To Heaven (2005)
An insurance investigator probes the suspicious death of a conman whose sister and dodgy hubby inherit $1million after his demise.
The Last King Of Scotland (2006)
Ugandan dictator's rise to power as seen through the eyes of a young doctor.
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
A butler's eye view of the White House staffer who served seven presidents.
Lost In Translation (2003)
Two lonely American tourists in Tokyo find solace in each other.
Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart In The Land Of Demons (1973)
The assassin and his child take on another assignment.
Lone Wolf And Cub: Sword Of Vengeance (1972)
A ronin wanders the Japanese countryside with his child, having adventures.
Lone Wolf And Cub: White Heaven In Hell (1974)
Lord Retsudo musters the last of his resources in an attempt to destroy the father and son team once and for all.
Memory And Desire (1997)
Tragedy strikes a couple on holiday.
Midnight My Love (2005)
A tender relationship forms between a cab driver and a young prostitute.
Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
The story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been forced to become soldiers.
Megalopolis (2024)
Power play and corruption unfold in a futuristic city.
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (1983)
Study of brutality in a Japanese PoW camp
Me And The Cult Leader (2020)
Atsushi Sakahara, a victim of the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo's subway system, travels with Hiroshi Araki, an executive of Aleph (formerly Aum Shinrikyo), the attack's perpetrators, visiting their respective hometowns and the university they both attended.
Odayaka (2012)
Two women in Tokyo face a wave of anxiety after the south-east Asian tsunami.
One Million Yen Girl (2008)
A girl uses a target of earning a million yen to dictate when she moves from place to place.
Ollie Kepler's Expanding Purple World (2010)
A man with a passion for astrophysics experiences a schizophrenic break after suffering a bereavement.
One Cut Of The Dead (2017)
Shooting a zombie movie in one take is harder than you think...
One Day (2011)
Will they/won't they romance set over two decades.
Our Family Wedding (2010)
Two families clash when their offspring decide to tie the knot.
Perhaps Love (2005)
Complex relationships develop between cast and crew members working on a musical.
Perrier's Bounty (2009)
A Dublin wastrel finds his troubles piling up when he attempts to pay off a debt to a gangster.
Panic Room (2002)
A woman and her daughter are stalked by a trio of thieves on their first night in a luxury apartment, with contains a monitor-equipped safe room.
Phone Booth (2002)
Colin Farrell is trapped in a New York telephone box by a mysterious sniper.
Pulse (2001)
Facing the apocalypse, as a secret website devotes itself to the terrible isolation of ghosts and the parable of techno terror.
Queer Japan (2019)
Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to live unconventional lives in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ culture in contemporary Japan.
Returner (2002)
Japanese futuristic action pic about a probable alien invasion.
Ring 2 (1999)
Effective sequel to the original Ring.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Rebels set out to steal the plans for the Empire's deadly Death Star.
Red Cliff (2008)
The story of an ancient Chinese battle in which a ragtag southern alliance tried to hold out against a powerful warlord from the north.
Respect (2021)
A biopic about Aretha Franklin.
Ring (1998)
A cursed video that spawned a thousand sequels and remakes makes its debut.
Rumours (2024)
World leaders become stranded in the woods during a G7 summit.
Saudade (2011)
Ethnic tensions complicate working class lives in the industrial town of Kofu.
Sex And Fury (1973)
Pinky violence film about a female yakuza out for vengeance.
Scarf Face (2021)
A dive into the world of competitive eating.
Shall We Dance? (1996)
A fed up accountant joins a dance class to find romance.
Shin Godzilla (2016)
Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.
The Silent Enemy (1958)
Explosives exert Lionel Crabb joins frogmen to root out an Italian wartime secret base.
Snake Eyes (2021)
A GI Joe spin-off centered around the character of Snake Eyes.
Southpaw (2015)
Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife.
Species (1995)
A test-tube sci-fi girl grows up into a man-eating centrefold nymphomaniac.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
A training cruise for Kirk turns deadly with the return of an old enemy.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Capt Kirk, now an Admiral, brings the old team back to save the world from a fresh alien attack.
Street Kings (2008)
A lone cop goes up against a corrupt system.
The Tale Of Princess Kaguya (2013)
The story of a beautiful princess found in bamboo who goes on to be wooed by the Emperor of Japan.
Tokyo Tribe (2014)
Hybrid of Yakuza gang action and hip-hop musical.
Tape (2020)
The story of two aspiring actresses who cross paths with the darker side of the entertainment industry.
A Thousand Kisses Deep (2010)
Caught in a timeless world of passions and betrayals, Mia searches for the truth behind a mysterious woman's death.
Typist Artist Pirate King (2022)
A road movie which draws from the archives of artist Audrey Amiss.
Vantage Point (2008)
After a presidential assassination, secret service agents try to work out what happened via five different perspectives.
Venus (2006)
Love, with catheters, for an ageing act-or who is seduced by the beauty of passion’s young promise.
Vampire Clay (2017)
A group of art students seem to fall under the influence of demonic clay.
Warlords (2007)
Nineteenth century battle epic about blood brothers who find their bond is tested.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan.
The Wind Rises (2013)
Hayao Miyazaki brings together the engineer Jiro Horikoshi and the author Tatsuo Hori in a fictional epic tale of love.
Warrior (2011)
Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime – and the wreckage of their broken family.
Where The Wild Things Are (2009)
Mischievous lad learns how tough it is to be a parent when he is crowned king of a family of magical monsters.
Wolfwalkers (2020)
Animation set in the Ireland of the Cromwell period, when a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland to wipe out the last pack... only to discover the magical world of the wolfwalkers.
Yakuza Princess (2021)
When a Japanese gang boss is killed, his only heiress is sent abroad as a baby. 20 years later she discovers her inheritance and unleashes a war against her pursuers.
Zatoichi (2003)
Japanese myth of the blind warrior made flesh by Takeshi Kitano.
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