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A man gets embroiled in two simultaneous attempted bank heists.
A fiftysomething woman who hires a gigolo finds their relationship becomes unexpectedly complex.
A struggling actress finds herself embroiled in family conflict after her parents' death.
Old school pals visit a country mansion but their relaxing plans are scuppered by an insane ghost.
The elegiac tale of a milkman and his assistant.
An unhinged house guest spells trouble for a psychiatrist and his family.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
A melancholy comedy about recent immigrants trying to adjust to life in Britain.
A photographer's son with an unusual birthmark comes to suspect that demons are murdering the people of London.
A morbid young man falls in love with a vivacious septuagenarian.
Brazenly weird road movie about a TV soap actor's odyssey.
A musical interpretation of the last days of the life of Jesus Christ.
A man has an uncanny encounter with a sofa.
A gay five-a-side team take on a team from an inner city.
A woman is forced to become an assassin to entertain her blackmailers.
A playwright is struck by cancer while working on the post-production of a TV drama.
The relationship between King George VI and an unconventional Australian speech therapist.
A chance encounter between two school friends has unexpected implications for their lives.
A 12-year-old girl struggles to protect her family as her stepfather descends into alcoholism and her mother becomes increasingly ill, in a small town full of prejudice and hostility.
A mysterious man shares coffee and conversation with people, writing down details on matchbook flaps. But what are his motives?
A scheme to embezzle gold bullion goes awry in this classic black comedy.
True story of Derek Bentley, sentenced to death for a bungled robbery.
A penny proves a lucky charm for a woman down on her luck.
The story of what happens when ordinary people hit the lottery jackpot.
An architectural battle of wits.
Restored documentary about the people of Aran. On limited re-release.
A highly capable soldier who is quietly dismissed after it's discovered she's a lesbian takes on the training of a troubled local teenager who wants to join up.
Documentary tracing a decade in the career of the British chef.
An unhappy woman takes a road trip with two strangers, looking to round up wild horses.
The dull lives of a banker's family are filled with magic by a rather unusual nanny.
A struggling writer visiting Paris with his fiancee explores the city's illustrious past in order to find his real passions.
A sports writer goes looking for the sex worker birth mother of his adopted son.
A factory worker struggles to come to terms with a rapidly changing world in this silent comedy classic.
When an elderly matriarch decides to bequeath the family home to a charlatan's cult, resentments among her family come to the fore.
Controversial story of Joan Crawford, based on the memoirs of her adopted daughter.
Mouse meets cheese, but life is never that simple.
The story of two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the US Supreme Court.
After a couple split up on their anniversary they find the grass is not necessarily greener on the other side.
A documentary about a County Mayo campaign against the laying of a new Shell oil pipeline.
Eight months after the death of their son, a couple are still trying to cope with grief.
A chance meeting following a car crash plunges a young woman into an unfamiliar criminal underworld.
Sibling rivals opt for surgery in the battle for their master's attention.
A young comics fan tries to escape from the suffocating influence of his Jewish family in Forties New York.
A butler realises late in life the folly of his devotion to the household he has served.
Biopic of featherweight boxing world champion Howard Winstone.
Short of cash, Santa decides to become a stripper.
A sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show which sees Brad and Janet get out of their depth after competing in a game show.
A prison in Marseille forms the centrepiece of a series of interlocking stories.
A daughter's journey to try to find out what triggered her father's mental illness.
When a contract killer on the run takes what looks like an easy job in the mountains, things go from bad to worse.
Expanding the possible Fernanda Salgado on fantasy, reality, Jan Švankmajer and Ana, En Passant
A burning thing Sneha Mehta and Teddy Stern on falling in love with Mumbai, and making Getar Hero
Nothing is impossible Paul Rowley on moving to New York, the Pulse massacre, and Gays Against Guns
‘The only thing that makes a story universal is emotions’ Warsaw’s Industry panel discuss reaching audiences abroad
The only thing worth saying Chuko and Arie Esiri on adapting Mrs Dalloway and making Clarissa
European Film Academy shortlist announced 68 features vie for nomination
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