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The Epic of Everest

Restored by the BFI, this staggering 1924 documentary captures footage from two ill-fated explorers on Mount Everest.

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Mank

The legend of Citizen Kane is explored in David Fincher’s gorgeous homage to, and exposé of, Hollywood’s golden age.

A dark-redheaded white woman and a dark haired white man sit on the edge of a river bank in the rain facing each other, staring intently

Wild Mountain Thyme

John Patrick Shanley directs and adapts his own play in this comedic, moving and wildly romantic tale.

A red headed white teen girl wearing glasses reading a newspaper with excitement

How To Build A Girl

Beanie Feldstein charmingly leads this rough-and-ready romp about the exploits of a working-class teenager from Wolverhampton.

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Oppenheimer

Cillian Murphy is astonishing in Christopher Nolan’s engrossing and expansive biopic about the creation of the atomic bomb.

A teenage girl wearing a multi-coloured jumper in a kitchen with her mum chopping a leek

Pin Cushion

This disquieting family drama is led by two career-making performances by British actors Lily Newmark and Joanna Scanlan.

A young Arab boy with short curly hair riding a small donkey in a sandy landscape

Theeb

Young Jordanian actor Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat is outstanding in this Bedouin western about betrayal and survival.

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Of Time and the City

Immerse yourself in Terence Davies’ heartful study of the city of Liverpool, where he grew up in the 1950s.

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Early Man

Immerse yourself in the stone age in this unique, charming and laugh-out-loud funny Aardman animation.

An old farmer in a red plaid shirt and brown brimmed hat, leaning against a fence with with sign reading Coombe End Farm attached

A Life on the Farm

Discover a Somerset farmer’s inspiring and wonderfully absurd legacy through found footage he shot himself.

Two women and one man stand in a dark, haunting room

A Haunting In Venice

An all-star cast - Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh and Camille Cottin - board Kenneth Branagh’s third Hercule Poirot murder mystery.

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Neither Confirm Nor Deny

This captivating documentary recounts a colossal CIA programme that used Howard Hughes as a cover during the cold war.

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Legend

Writer-director Brian Helgeland helms this striking portrait of London’s notorious Kray twins, both masterfully played by Tom Hardy.

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Girl with a Pearl Earring

Scarlett Johansson dazzles in this ambitious and captivating 17th century tale about betrayal and coercion, based on Tracy Chevalier’s novel.

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Slumdog Millionaire

Based on the book by Vikas Swarup, this delightfully entertaining drama stars Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Madhur Mittal.

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Under the Skin

Scarlett Johansson gives an incredible central performance in Jonathan Glazer’s haunting, absorbing and visually hypnotic masterpiece.

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Greed

Steve Coogan leads this enjoyable mockumentary that takes a glimpse into the extravagant lives of the mega-rich.

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Bohemian Rhapsody

Rami Malek taps into Freddy Mercury’s untamed and charismatic energy in this spirited Queen biopic.

An older white man in a fine suit with silver hair combed back sits at a large stylish office table looking serious

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Let The Right One In filmmaker Tomas Alfredson directs this icily atmospheric and erudite Cold War espionage thriller.

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A Little Chaos

The late Alan Rickman directs, co-writes and stars in this stylish, delightfully dramatic and spectacularly-acted romantic drama.

A young mixed-race Black woman and a young white woman dressed in grand period dresses sitting on ornate chairs

Belle

Seemingly inspired by the work of Jane Austen, a subtle social consciousness permeates this assured costume drama.

A woman in period dress in a laboratory holding a very large beaker up

Radioactive

Persepolis director Marjane Satrapi constructs an ambitious and unconventional biopic about famed female physicist Marie Curie.

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What We Did on our Holiday

Developed from the endearing BBC comedy show Outnumbered, Brits Rosamund Pike and David Tennant lead this warm-hearted family film.

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The Gentlemen

Matthew McConaughey leads this entertaining gangster comedy, filled with enjoyably shady characters and comical mishaps.

Four white older teen lads on holiday, one with a dark fake tan, walking in nightlife

The Inbetweeners Movie

Fans of the beloved TV series will be charmed by this irreverent and endlessly entertaining Brits abroad film.

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The Iron Lady

Meryl Streep’s deserved Oscar-winning performance is pitch-perfect as Britain’s first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

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Mamma Mia!

The feel-good songs of seventies pop legends, Abba, permeate this joyous musical, led by Amanda Seyfried and Meryl Streep.

An slim older white man sits in a music studio with a guitar propped up behind him

If These Walls Could Sing

Explore the diverse ingenuity of Abbey Road Studios in London-born Mary McCartney’s deeply enjoyable directorial debut.

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Six Minutes to Midnight

The UK’s Eddie/Suzy Izzard co-writes, co-produces and stars in this fascinating and fact-based World War Two spy drama.

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Mr. Holmes

Director Bill Condon reunites with renowned star Ian McKellen for a playful take on Sherlock Holmes in his later years.

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Slaughterhouse Rulez

Simon Pegg and Michael Sheen lead this boarding school-set horror-comedy in which terror is unleashed from the ground beneath them.

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Rocketman

The highs and lows of Elton John’s life are beautifully captured in this authentic and rousing music biopic.

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Crooked House

Gilles Paquet-Brenner directs and co-writes this intriguing Agatha Christie adaptation starring Glenn Close, Christina Hendricks and Gillian Anderson.

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Daphne

Emily Beecham gives an outstanding central performance in this portrait of a woman facing a period of unexpected upheaval.

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The Strays

Ashley Madekwe is captivating in this absorbing examination of race, class and privilege in the vein of Get Out.

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Postcards From London

Harris Dickinson leads this innovative drama in which a queer and bygone Soho is imaginatively crafted and explored.

Animation in the style on Vincent Van Gogh's self portrait, ginger hair and beard, with different tones of blue swirls in the background

Loving Vincent

Dazzling visuals permeate this ambitious, animated Vincent Van Gogh biopic, which reimagines the last days of the painter’s life.

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The Dive

The first English-language feature from German writer-director Maximilian Erlenwein is a tense and high-stakes underwater thriller.

A woman with multi-coloured hair and sharp, angular chopped fringe and sides, with another woman behind her styling the hair into a tall bouffant

Medusa Deluxe

Thomas Hardiman’s promising debut is a uniquely stylish, extravagant and comical whodunit set in the world of competitive hairdressing.

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Lola

This captivating debut feature from writer-directed Andrew Legge expertly blends time travel and found footage in this smart ‘what-if’ drama.

A tall man with bleached hair stands facing a young girl, both pointing at each other in a dance

Scrapper

Harris Dickinson and newcomer Lola Campbell are irresistibly charming in this vibrant, innovative and sweet father-daughter dramedy.

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The Lesson

Richard E. Grant and Daryl McCormack give outstanding performances in this taut and mysterious noir thriller.

Seven men standing on a beachfront with the sea and cliffs behind them singing into mics

Fisherman's Friends

Meet a sweet and likeable singing group from Cornwall in this feel-good and charming story of unlikely success.

Earth Mama

Rap artist Tia Nomore gives a powerful and authentic performance in this intimate, A24-backed exploration of single motherhood.

A mix of seven children and adults laughing and playing piggyback in a sunny field, wearing period clothing

The Railway Children Return

The sequel to cherished British classic, The Railway Children, is a heart-warming and captivating adventure for a new generation.

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The Princess

This mesmerising documentary brings a spectacular freshness to the much-told story of the life and death of Princess Diana.

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Mr. Malcolm's List

Fans of Bridgerton will be enthralled by this amusing, engaging and self-aware alternative historical romcom.

A woman holding a baby sat next to a 12 year old boy on a boat

Joyride

Bad Sisters writer Ailbhe Keogan pens the script for this uplifting Olivia Colman-led Irish road movie.

An old woman sits at a table at night, toasting a glass

My Old Lady

A highly-talented cast lead this endearing drama directed and written by American playwright Israel Horovitz.

Two men sitting in a courtroom in front of two mics, one pointing their finger

Argentina, 1985

This electrifyingly-acted courtroom drama is based on the real-life events of the Argentinian junta trial of 1985.

A woman and a man sitting in bed on top of white covers, wearing dark clothes looking ahead

Exhibition

Joanna Hogg’s beautifully shot drama examines the anxieties of the middle-upper class in this masterful slice of life portrait.

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Talk to Me

YouTube famous Australian brothers Danny and Michael Philippou co-direct this thrillingly creepy tale of possession.

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The Miracle Club

Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates, and Laura Linney shine in this charming tale exploring the power of love and friendship.

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Barbie

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie dazzle in Greta Gerwig’s whimsical, wonderful and witty take on Barbie and Ken.

A diver in vast, dark body of water plunging through an opening looking lit by turquoise blue rays through the water

The Deepest Breath

Plunge to unknown depths with this immersive, thrilling and high stakes documentary about the deadly and extreme sport of free diving.

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Wham!

A touching and thoroughly entertaining tribute to 80s pop legends George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, otherwise known as WHAM!

A blonde woman and a blond man in period costume dancing closely in a dark candlelit room

Emma

Director Autumn de Wilde’s debut feature is a refreshing and good-natured take on the famous Jane Austen novel.

A dark haired man and woman in traditional Indian clothing leant against a stone pillar facing each other in an embrace

Trishna

Riz Ahmed and Freida Pinto are exceptional in this hypnotic adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s renowned novel, Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

Two young men leaning over a balcony in a high rise looking down, at night

I Came By

Under The Shadow director Babak Anvari delivers a riveting thriller, brimming with entertaining performances and intelligent themes.

A blonde woman laying her head on a blond man's chest as he lays the opposite way to her, both in tennis clothing

Wimbledon

Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany lead this affable drama-comedy where romance blooms on a tennis court.

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Four Lions

Riz Ahmed stars in Chris Morris’s incredibly smart black comedy about a group of hopelessly inept aspiring suicide bombers.

A male football team in red and white kit and managers in a small locker room

United

Based on a catastrophic real-life event, this drama pays homage to the footballers’ lives lost in a devastating plane crash.

Two young women in a triumphant embrace, arm in the air, both wearing white and red football kit

Bend It Like Beckham

Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra lead this compassionate, much-loved and extremely enjoyable teenage coming-of-age comedy.

A football team and coach of 13 men in two rows, one standing, one kneeling in front of a football goal and fascist flags hung behind them

Escape To Victory

Prisoners of War go head-to-head with a Nazi superteam in this Sylvester Stallone vehicle, loosely based on true events.

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Chariots of Fire

This highly-intelligent British classic follows two underdog athletes as they prepare for the prestigious 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.

Two men in F1 drivers jumpsuits one sitting, one standing beside a race car, both in red

Rush

Ron Howard's thoroughly entertaining and action-packed sports drama recreates the famous rivalry between F1’s James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

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The Damned United

Michael Sheen gives a career-defining performance as Brian Clough, the infamous and short-lived manager of Leeds United.

A scuffed up and sweaty man sitting in the corner of a boxing ring having his cuts attended to looking forlorn

Journeyman

Following the acclaimed Tyrannosaur, Paddy Considine’s second feature as writer-director is a powerful but heartfelt boxing drama.

A woman gleefully sprays champagne on a shocked man wearing a sporting letterman jacket

Oxford Blues

British class structures and the notion of being an outsider are skilfully explored in this Rob Lowe led rowing drama.

A cricket bowler energetically bowling a red ball at a batter poised to hit, both wearing cricket whites, watched on by spectators in the background

Fire In Babylon

The riveting documentary charts the unlikely rise to prominence of the West Indies cricket team in the 70s and 80s.

The Dig

Simon Stone directs this arresting and charming multi-BAFTA-nominated drama, set against the stunning English countryside.

The King's Man

The third film in the Kingsman franchise is a deeply enjoyable, action-packed and playfully tongue-in-cheek spy movie.

Munich: The Edge of War

Fact and fiction blur in Christian Schwochow’s gripping political thriller, exploring the events that led to World War II.

Mary Queen of Scots

Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie showcase their talent in this retelling of the notable rivalry between two powerful cousins.

The Children Act

A powerful and affecting performance from Emma Thompson steers this thought-provoking drama, based on an Ian McEwan novel.

The Constant Gardener

Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz are outstanding in this conspiracy-thriller-cum-love-story from City of God director Fernando Meirelles.

Pride

This charming, BAFTA-winning drama joyously explores the power of solidarity across lines of class, gender and sexuality.

Entergalactic

This imaginative animation featuring Timothée Chalamet and Jaden Smith offers a stunning blend of comic book and graffiti aesthetic.

Weekend

Tom Cullen and Chris New are outstanding in writer-director Andrew Haigh’s distinctive and highly-acclaimed second feature.

Lilting

Writer-director Hong Khaou’s astounding debut feature is a beautiful meditation on grief, loss, language and love.

Ammonite

Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan are sensational in this stunning romantic drama about forbidden love in the Victorian era.

Suffragette

Rocks director Sarah Gavron takes on the suffragette movement in this suspenseful and essential historical drama.

Viceroy's House

Bend It Like Beckham writer-director Gurinder Chadha explores the tumultuous period of India's partition in this gripping historical drama.

Boxing Day

Actor-turned-director Aml Ameen’s debut feature is a refreshing Black British take on the classic Richard Curtis format.

ear for eye

A powerful and uncompromising call-to-action on racial injustice featuring No Time To Die’s Lashana Lynch.

A United Kingdom

David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike give mesmerising performances in Amma Asante’s absorbing, true-life love story.

Yardie

Based on the 1992 novel by Victor Headley, Idris Elba’s accomplished directorial debut bursts with energy and ambition.

Battle of the Sexes

Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris dramatise one of the most-watched televised sports events of all time.

Spirits in the Forest

Anton Corbijn co-directs this heartfelt exploration of the transformative power of music, centring a handful of Depeche Mode’s faithful fans.

Life

Dane DeHaan brings idolised 1950s film star James Dean to life in Anton Corbijn’s atmospheric biographical drama.

An Ordinary Man

Veteran actor Ben Kingsley is outstanding as a transient fugitive who meets his unlikely match.

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Blue Jean

This captivating Section 28 drama features a stunning performance from Rosy McEwen, who plays a teacher leading a double life.

Dalíland

Ben Kingsley leads this idiosyncratic biopic exploring the latter years of the life of surrealist Spanish painter Salvador Dalí.

Pretty Red Dress

Humour, tenderness and punchy Tina Turner numbers abound in Dionne Edwards fresh, distinctive and bold feature debut as writer-director.

Wuthering Heights

Andrea Arnold reimagines Emily Brontë’s classic romance novel in this visceral, innovative and intoxicating adaptation.

Peterloo

Acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh writes and directs this impressive and passionate reenactment of an important but lesser-known British battle.

Misbehaviour

The story of feminist disruptions to the 1970 Miss World competition is brilliantly rehashed in this warm and light-hearted comedy-drama.

King of Thieves

Follow a group of elderly criminals as they try to execute one of the most ambitious heists in London’s history.

Mrs Harris Goes To Paris

Based on Paul Gallico’s 1958 novel Flowers for Mrs Harris, Lesley Manville charms in this delightful and uplifting comedy-drama.

Another Year

Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen and Lesley Manville offer first-class performances in Mike Leigh’s Palme d’Or-nominated ensemble drama.

Pride & Prejudice

Succession’s Matthew MacFadyen and Atonement's Keira Knightley give unforgettable performances in this delightful Jane Austen adaptation.

Secrets & Lies

Mike Leigh offers up a beguiling slice of everyday Britain in his nuanced and critically-acclaimed darkly comic drama.

Red Road

Themes of paranoia and alienation pervade Kent-born Andrea Arnold’s dark and stunning debut feature as writer-director.

Sweet Sixteen

In this heartbreaking coming-of-age tale, Ken Loach gives now-famous Martin Compston his first acting role.

Sorry We Missed You

This brutal indictment of Britain’s zero-hours contract economy deservedly earned both BAFTA and Palme d’Or nominations.

The Angels’ Share

Ken Loach expertly combines comedy and politics in this surprisingly uplifting and charming Glasgow-set caper.

I, Daniel Blake

Ken Loach’s Palme d'Or-winning indictment of the UK’s punitive welfare system is an unmissable work of empathy and genius.

The Hill

Taking a break from his role as James Bond, Sean Connery is exceptional in this tense World War II drama.

Nil by Mouth

Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke are outstanding in Gary Oldman’s blistering and uncompromising directorial debut.

Ladybird, Ladybird

Acting newcomer Crissy Rock gives an astounding performance in Ken Loach’s raw and powerful social drama.

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Rally Road Racers

A starry voice cast bring to life this lively, high-stakes animation about a slow loris with a need for speed.

Matangi/Maya/M.I.A

Delve into the life of controversial, opinionated and endlessly talented rapper M.I.A in this candid documentary.

Eaten By Lions

In this lively, multicultural comedy, two teenagers travel to once-popular holiday destination Blackpool in search of their biological father.

Wild Rose

Jessie Buckley is outstanding as the fervent but sometimes vulnerable Rose-Lynn in this feel-good drama about a wannabe country singer.

Falling For Figaro

An American singer flees London for the Scottish Highlands to pursue a long dreamed of career in the opera.

The Last Bus

UK acting veteran Timothy Spall stars in this uplifting drama about a retiree’s affecting expedition across Britain.

The Story of Looking

Cinephile Mark Cousins encourages us to slow down and really look at the world in this impossibly absorbing documentary.

All Is True

Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as William Shakespeare in a screenplay penned by well-known author and playwright, Ben Elton.

Artemis Fowl

Kenneth Branagh’s big-budget fantastical adventure features a young genius and his allies battling against powerful magical forces.

Gosford Park

Director Robert Altman films on British soil for the first time in this intricately plotted, satirical murder mystery.

Iris

Kate Winslet and Judi Dench are spellbinding in their portrayal of prominent British novelist Iris Murdoch.

The King

An ever-emotive Timothée Chalamet takes centre stage as Henry V in this coming-of-age historical epic.

Mrs Brown

Judi Dench and Billy Connolly star in this exquisite exploration of the tension between love and duty.

Quartet

Dustin Hoffman directs a top tier cast in a stirring tale of elderly opera singers facing their own mortality.

The Young Victoria

Emily Blunt shines as Queen Victoria in this BAFTA-winning dramatisation of the first years of her rule.

Elizabeth

Cate Blanchett dazzles as England’s first Queen Elizabeth in this exploration of her rise to power.

The Unloved

Samantha Morton’s impeccably crafted debut is a searing exploration of social care in the UK.

Submarine

An all-star British cast ooze charm and wit in Richard Ayoade’s accomplished debut feature.

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Rye Lane

Raine Allen-Miller's acclaimed debut feature will enchant and endear in this lively and poignant South London-based romcom.

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Polite Society

We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor brings action and familial affection to her distinctive debut feature.

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Mafia Mamma

Toni Collette stars as a suburban woman who unexpectedly inherits the position of mafia boss in this hilarious crime-comedy.

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My Happy Ending

Andie MacDowell stars in this gentle comedy-drama about a fading film star facing a cancer diagnosis.

Die Another Day

Pierce Brosnan’s final Bond outing is a jam-packed action epic with lasers, helicopters and Rosamund Pike.

Mandrake

Belfast’s Jude Hill stars in this atmospheric folk horror from Northern Ireland.

Steve Jobs

Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet impress in Danny Boyle’s operatic ode to the tech entrepreneur.

Macbeth

Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard are the Macbeths, in a muscular and macabre Shakespeare adaptation.

12 Years a Slave

Steve McQueen’s unflinching, Oscar Best Picture-winning portrait of Solomon Northrup’s experience of American slavery.

Good Vibrations

A big-hearted biopic about a record-store owner in Belfast, instrumental to its punk rock population.

The Martian

Ridley Scott and Matt Damon team up for a surprisingly feel-good man-in-space drama.

Miss Julie

Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton shine in a cinematic adaptation of a classic Swedish play.

Grabbers

Irish villagers fight off alcohol-fearing aliens with drunkenness in this riotous horror-comedy from Jon Wright.

Robot Overlords

Grabbers director Jon Wright’s irreverent alien invasion comedy, starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson.

Tamara Drewe

Gemma Arterton leads an ensemble cast in this countryside-set rom-com from director Stephen Frears.

High Rise

Ben Wheatley adapts JG Ballard in a surrealist dystopian drama starring Tom Hiddleston and Sienna Miller.

Sexy Beast

Jonathan Glazer’s cult-favourite crime thriller, starring Ray Winstone and Sir Ben Kingsley, is sizzingly-good.

Gregory’s Girl

It’s a well-known fact that Bill Forsyth’s chemistry-laden, coming-of-age comedy is a cult favourite.

This Is England

A landmark British film from Shane Meadows, starring Stephen Graham in a career-making role.

Spectre

Sam Mendes’ second outing as a Bond director is a heady cocktail of dazzle and daring.

Quantum of Solace

Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and Gemma Arteron star in this action-packed, desert-set Bond movie.

Casino Royale

Daniel Craig is 007 in a barnstorming Bond movie, also starring Eva Green and Mads Mikkelsen.

Skyfall

Sam Mendes steers Daniel Craig’s third outing as Bond into sentimental, but no less spectacular territory.

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Enys Men

Mark Jenkin reunites with Film4 for an experimental, ecological 16mm horror.

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Golda

Helen Mirren and Liev Schrieber lead a tense historical drama about Israeli prime minister Golda Meir.

Woman in a blue raincoat looks up at a man riding a horse and dressed in medieval clothes

The Lost King

Sally Hawkins and Steve Coogan star in a comedic historical caper about Richard III’s remains. Sally Hawkins and Steve Coogan star in a comedic historical caper about Richard III’s remains.

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Unwelcome

Bloodthirsty goblins terrorise a couple in this contemporary, Ireland-set creature feature.

Urban Hymn

Letitia Wright and Shirley Henderson tug on our heartstrings in a musical drama about redemption and rehabilitation.

The Score

Sparks - and lyrics - fly between Will Poulter and Naomi Ackie in an original genre-blending drama.

Attack the Block

John Boyega leads a wonderfully entertaining sci-fi alien invasion comedy from Joe Cornish.

Atonement

Joe Wright’s Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning period drama, starring Keira Knightley, is gorgeous and devastating.

1917

Sam Mendes directs a WWI epic that combines spectacular craft with powerful storytelling.

Never Let Me Go

Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield star in an affecting adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s dystopian novel.

Nanny McPhee

Emma Thompson and Colin Firth lead this magic-infused family fable.

Blur: Starshaped

Go on-the-road with Britpop band Blur in this lo-fi but up-close music documentary.

20,000 Days on Earth

Venture into the mind of musical iconoclast Nick Cave with this inventive, introspective documentary.

Inna de Yard

A harmonious love letter to reggae music and the talents who reinvented its sound.

Amy

The life and death of Amy Winehouse is reappraised in a gut-wrenching documentary from Asif Kapadia.

Blue

A blue screen becomes a canvas for joy in this 1993 film from artist-filmmaker Derek Jarman.

Billy Elliot

Jamie Bell pirouetted his way into our hearts with this classic feel-good tale.

Ratcatcher

Lynne Ramsay’s beguiling directorial debut about a Glaswegian boy contending with poverty and guilt.

Tyrannosaur

Olivia Colman stars in a hard-hitting slice of social realism from actor-turned-director Paddy Considine.

Seven Psychopaths

Martin McDonagh casts Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson in his self-referential screwball comedy.

In Bruges

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are bickering buddies in Martin McDonagh’s blackly comic crime caper.

Man and woman hold each others faces in the bathroom, smiling and putting cream on each other

She is Love

Sam Riley and Haley Bennett electrify as estranged spouses in this swooning drama from Jamie Adams.

Two men and a woman with red hair smile while bank notes fall around them

Bank of Dave

Rory Kinnear and Jo Hartley star in a David and Goliath tale of working class do-goodery.

Group of nuns in white habits in a church, one of them covered in blood

Consecration

Murderous nuns and mysterious conspiracies abound in this contemporary religious horror, starring Jena Malone.

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Emily

Sex Education’s Emma Mackey stars as the Wuthering Heights writer in this fittingly ferocious biopic.

SAS Rogue Heroes

Jack O’Connell and Alfie Allen star in a six-part WWII drama about the legendary Special Forces unit.

The Colour Room

Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor and Matthew Goode star in a whimsical biopic of a working-class artist.

Notes on Blindness

A BAFTA-nominated documentary exploring the sensation of blindness, as experienced by writer and academic John Hull

Locke

Tom Hardy commands the screen, and the wheel, in this minimalist but mesmerising thriller.

Dirty God

Andrea Arnold fans will find lots to admire in this deeply-felt, BIFA-nominated drama.

The Death of Stalin

A staggeringly brilliant ensemble assembles for Armando Iannucci’s raucous BAFTA-nominated Soviet satire

Woman in red raincoat in the foreground and man in orange coat in the background, both look worried.

In The Earth

Hayley Squires and Reece Shearsmith star in a kaleidoscopic horror from British auteur Ben Wheatley.

Young shirtless man looks into the distance in the rainforest

The Territory

Journey to the Amazon where a community of people fight to protect their way of life.

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Supersonic

An electric documentary about seminal rock band Oasis, their chart-topping highs and feuding lows.

A young man and woman are lying on their backs on a carpet, looking upwards at the camera.

Pink Wall

Jay Duplass and Tatiana Maslany are a couple confronting fault lines in their relationship.

A man and a woman, both with grey hair, stand outside of an imposing looking stone building

Le Week-end

Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan pop to Paris to salvage their marriage in this charming Hanif Kureishi-scripted drama.

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One Fine Morning

French director Mia Hansen-Løve returns with another tender, bittersweet tale of love, loss and family.

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The Wedding Guest

Dev Patel smoulders as a mysterious wedding guest in Michael Winterbottom’s lean and lively thriller.

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Greenland

A comet hurtles towards Earth in this Gerald Butler disaster film, directed by Ric Roman Waugh.

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Plane

Gerard Butler is pitted against a dangerous militia in this explosive island-set action thriller.

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Sherlock Gnomes

Emily Blunt and James McAvoy add star power to a Toy Story-esque sequel to Gnomeo and Juliet.

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The Amazing Maurice

A starry voice cast animate this adventurous Terry Pratchett adaptation, featuring talking cats and rats.

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White Noise

Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of the classic Don DeLillo novel is a surreal and thrilling satire.

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The Power of the Dog

Benedict Cumberbatch earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in Jane Campion’s sensuous and sinister Western.

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Love Actually

A starry cast assembles for Richard Curtis’ irresistible and now iconic Christmas tapestry.

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Last Christmas

Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding star in a heart-wrenching rom-com from director Paul Feig.

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Silent Night

Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode lead a blackly comic Christmas film about an impending apocalypse.

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Ray & Liz

Turner Prize-nominated photographer Richard Billingham directs his feature debut; a viscerally intimate family portrait.

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Beats

Take a rambunctious journey into Glasgow’s rave scene with this BIFA-winning drama.

The Reason I Jump

A stunning, sensory insight into the world of non-speaking autism, from award-winning filmmaker Jerry Rothwell.

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Funny Cow

Maxine Peake is a tour-de-force as a Northern stand-up comedian battling sexism in the 70s.

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After Love

Joanna Scanlan stars in an emotionally-layered, award-winning drama about the difficulty of knowing those we love.

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The Souvenir

Joanna Hogg draws from her own life in this ravishing portrait of a toxic relationship.

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The Lost Daughter

Olivia Colman stars in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut; a spiky, sensuous Elena Ferrante adaptation.

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Marriage Story

Noah Baumbach’s divorce saga, starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, is razor-sharp and raucously-funny.

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Cruella

The dalmatian-hating villain gets a gloriously punk-rock origin story, starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson.

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Blinded by the Light

A British-Pakistani teenager becomes Bruce Springsteen-obsessed in Gurinder Chadha’s feel-good musical.

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Matilda The Musical

Smash-hit musical Matilda gets a cinematic revamp, starring Emma Thompson, Stephen Graham and Lashana Lynch.

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Been So Long

Michaela Coel and Arinzé Kene team up for a ravishing and romantic Camden-set musical.

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See How They Run

Saoirse Ronan and Sam Rockwell star in a murder-mystery that promises parody and hilarity.

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Empire of Light

Sam Mendes follows up his BAFTA-winner 1917 with a swooning seafront ode to cinema itself.

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Summerland

Gemma Arterton and Gugu Mbatha-Raw star in a sun-kissed WWII drama about friendship and forbidden love.

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Moffie

Oliver Hermanus skewers toxic masculinity and homophobia in a BAFTA-nominated military drama.

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Living

Bill Nighy and Aimee Lou Wood light up a life-affirming period drama from director Oliver Hermanus.

Nothing Compares

Sinéad O'Connor’s rise to fame is reconsidered and recontextualised in a gorgeously intimate documentary.

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God's Creatures

Emily Watson and Paul Mescal go head-to-head as a mother and son wading murky moral waters.

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Dream Horse

Damian Lewis and Toni Collette star in a feel-good drama about a racehorse that defied expectation.

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The Secret Garden

Colin Firth and Julie Walters star in a spellbinding adaptation of the beloved novel.

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The Aftermath

James Kent directs Keira Knightley in a sensual period tale of forbidden love.

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Testament of Youth

Kit Harington, Taron Egerton and Alicia Vikander star in a sweeping and moving WWI biopic.

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The Nest

Jude Law and Carrie Coon play husband and wife in this brooding 80s-set psychological drama.

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Disobedience

Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams play childhood friends in a sensitive story of forbidden love.

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The Wonder

Florence Pugh and writer Alice Birch reunite for a spellbinding period psychodrama.

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A Dangerous Method

Keira Knightley and Michael Fassbender star in a provocative period drama about the fledgling days of psychoanalysis.

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Hope Gap

Bill Nighy and Josh O’Connor star as father and son in a sob-inducing family drama.

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The Son

The Father’s Florian Zeller is back to tug on our heartstrings with a studious, star-studded drama.

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Luxor

Andrea Riseborough rediscovers the city of Luxor in a transporting romance-tinged character study.

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For Sama

Filmed in Aleppo, this BAFTA-winning, Oscar-nominated documentary is as intimate as it is imperative.

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The Swimmers

The miraculous true story of two Syrian sisters makes for a moving and magnificent drama.

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Slow West

Beauty and barbarity coalesce in a contemporary Western from Scottish musician-turned-filmmaker John Maclean.

Ethel & Ernest

Raymond Briggs’ graphic novel is brought to spellbinding life, featuring the voices of Jim Broadbent and Brenda Blethyn.

Eternal Beauty

Craig Roberts’ third outing as director is an enchanting, tonally-edgy love story, featuring a whirlwind Sally Hawkins.

My Son

Claire Foy and James McAvoy star in a Scottish Highlands-set drama about the disappearance of their child.

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Nowhere Special

James Norton is devastatingly good in a Northern Ireland-set drama that will break your heart.

Ordinary Love

Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson shine in a subtle, quietly affecting cancer drama.

Amulet

Actor Romola Garai’s directorial debut is a heady concoction of body horror and gothic fantasy.

Nuclear

Emilia Jones, George Mackay and Sienna Guillory power an atmospheric thriller about a fleeing mother and daughter.

Mogul Mowgli

Riz Ahmed co-writes and stars in this poignant and boundary-pushing meditation on race, family and rap.

Aftersun

Paul Mescal stars in an exquisitely-crafted 90s-set drama from Scottish director Charlotte Wells.

The Party

Sally Potter’s coiled spring of a social satire pops off like a champagne cork.

The Banishing

Jessica Brown Findlay and Sean Harris star in this unnerving horror about the most haunted house in England.

Raven's Hollow

The early life of Edgar Allan Poe is as haunting as his poetry in this gothic horror.

On Chesil Beach

Saoirse Ronan and Billy Howle are spellbinding as naive newlyweds in a 60s-set period romance.

My Policeman

Emma Corrin, Harry Styles and David Dawson form a love triangle in this Brighton-based period drama.

The Escape

Gemma Arterton gives an astounding performance in this sensitive drama directed by Dominic Savage.

Our Ladies

Freewheeling female friendship takes centre stage in this 90-set, Scottish road-trip comedy.

The Rescue

Daring cave divers lead a heart-pounding rescue mission in this thrilling documentary.

Possessor

A dystopian future provides the backdrop for this audacious body-horror about a mind-hijacking hit woman.

The Program

Stephen Frears directs a finely-calibrated, undeniably gripping account of Lance Armstrong’s doping scandal.

Victoria & Abdul

An unlikely friendship forms between Queen Victoria and an Indian clerk in Stephen Frears’ majestic biopic.

Supernova

Oscar winner Colin Firth stars in this sobering sophomore feature from British filmmaker Harry Macqueen.

Adult Life Skills

Jodie Whittaker and Brett Goldstein star in this off-kilter, but on-point comedy about coming-of-age.

Breathe

Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy are on fiercely good form in Andy Serkis’ directorial debut.

Herself

Harriet Walter and Conleth Hill star in this uplifting story from the producers of The Favourite and Normal People.

England is Mine

A retelling of Mancunian musician Morrisey’s formative years, prior to starting The Smiths.

Yesterday

The producers of Love Actually and Bridget Jones return with a Beatles-fuelled romantic romp.

Blue Story

Top Boy’s Micheal Ward stars in this rap-fuelled, revenge-based drama about rival gangs.

Lady in the Van

Dame Maggie Smith is a thrifty, sharp-tongued pensioner in this quintessentially British comedy.

My Brother the Devil

Sally El Hosaini’s award-winning crime drama about a sibling relationship tested by gang culture.

Dark River

Ruth Wilson powers an intense family drama from the master of rural realism, Clio Barnard.

True Things

Ruth Wilson and Tom Burke beguile as lovers in Harry Wootliff’s mesmerising psychological drama.

Paddington 2

Paddington returns for more adventure, and jail time, than he bargained for in this original-surpassing sequel.

Gigi & Nate

An unusual and life-changing friendship forms between a quadriplegic teenager and a capuchin monkey.

Anthropoid

Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan lend star power to this slow-burn WWII thriller.

Burial

Tom Felton stars in a pulpy period thriller set amidst the final throes of WWII.

King Lear

A thrilling and thoroughly accessible adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic, boasting a starry, thoroughbred cast.

Malevolent

Florence Pugh is a fraud ghost hunter in this effective, low-budget horror.

Outlaw King

Florence Pugh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chris Pine go medieval in a sweeping Scottish historical drama.

The Falling

Florence Pugh and Maisie Williams are afflicted by a fainting epidemic in this hypnotic thriller.

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Rogue Agent

Gemma Arterton and James Norton star in a cat-and-mouse thriller, based on a true story.

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Fall

127 Hours meets Free Solo in this stomach-churning climbing-based survival thriller.

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American Animals

A clever and exhilarating heist thriller, with a twist or two, from British documentarian Bart Layton.

The Imposter

Bart Layton’s breathtaking BAFTA winner is a true-crime doc by way of a psychological thriller.

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Pixie

Vanity Fair’s Olivia Cooke attempts to pull off a heist in this fiery Ireland-set road movie.

The Last Tree

A lyrical coming-of-age portrait on par with American Honey and Moonlight from British-Nigerian filmmaker Shola Amoo.

Monsoon

Crazy Rich Asians’ Henry Golding is a man returning to Vietnam in this pensive, poignant drama.

Rocks

Empowering BAFTA-winning drama about a young teenager forced to take care of herself.

His House

Remi Weekes announces himself as a talent to watch with his atmospheric and assured debut horror.

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Calvary

John Michael McDonagh announced himself as one to watch with this darkly comic drama.

Host

The millennial generation get their Blair Witch with this timely and well-constructed Zoom-based horror.

Sunset Song

Terence Davies adapts the classic 1930s novel into a period drama as sombre as it is stunning.

In Fabric

A horror comedy about a havoc-wreaking haute couture dress from the mind of Peter Strickland.

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Eddie the Eagle

Welsh actor Taron Egerton gives a winning performance as Olympic ski jump hopeful ‘Eddie the Eagle’.

Animals

An electric adaptation of Emma Jane Unsworth’s novel in which two best friends drift apart.

The Survivalist

This haunting, high-stakes (but low-budget) post-apocalyptic thriller makes for a grim but gripping watch.

A Banquet

Nail-biting chills are on the menu in Scottish filmmaker Ruth Paxton’s disturbing debut.

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My Old School

Documentary meets animation in this charming and occasionally chilling tale of a Scottish scandal.

Earwig

A young girl with ice cubes for teeth comes of age in this macabre body-horror.

She Will

An ageing actress retreats to the Scottish wilderness in this creepy supernatural horror.

The Forgiven

A starry cast - Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith, Jessica Chastain - unite for a gripping Morocco-set thriller.

Dashcam

British director Rob Savage’s follow-up to cult hit Host is an equally riotous lo-fi horror.

Benediction

Terence Davies consolidates his sublime reputation with this sensitive portrait of WWI poet Siegfried Sassoon.

Flux Gourmet

Maestro of the macabre Peter Strickland concocts a culinary horror to churn the senses.

Phantom of the Open

Welsh actor-turned-director Craig Roberts returns with this big-hearted biopic of not-so-gifted golfer Maurice Flitcroft.

Brian and Charles

A marvellously charming and quintessentially British buddy comedy about Brian and his robot, Charles.

American Honey

Conversation With Friends star Sasha Lane gave a breakout performance in this riotous road-movie.

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Little Joe

Ben Whishaw, Emily Beecham and Heartstopper’s Kit Connor star in this unsettling, psychological sci-fi.

Mr. Turner

Masterful director Mike Leigh gives Turner’s life a fresh coat of paint with this vivid biopic.

The Souvenir Part II

Joanna Hogg follows up the first film with an equally compelling portrait of creative middle-class life.

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Ali & Ava

Clio Barnard directs this contemporary Bradford-set love story about two lonely souls embarking on an affair.

Fish Tank

Andrea Arnold’s raw reflection on adolescence, anger and alienation, starring Michael Fassbender.

Boiling Point

Stephen Graham’s stressed-out head chef has a night that goes from bad to worse in this one-take drama.

Limbo

The refugee experience is relayed with wry humour and humanity in this BAFTA-nominated drama.

The Imitation Game

Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley join forces in this heartfelt biopic of code-cracking genius Alan Turing.

The Courier

Benedict Cumberbatch plays a reluctant spy in this real-life story of Soviet espionage.

Vita & Virginia

Gemma Arterton stars as Vita Sackville-West, a celebrated writer and lover of Virginia Woolf.

Ex Machina

Alex Garland’s Oscar-winning sci-fi is an unforgettable exploration of power, deceit and the possibilities of A.I.

The Little Stranger

Domhnall Gleeson and Ruth Wilson star in this lyrical British horror from Normal People’s Lenny Abrahamson.

Men

Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation) returns with a feverish folk horror to fester in your minnd.

The House

A spellbinding stop-motion trilogy about three different owners occupying the same house.

Rare Beasts

Billie Piper’s directorial debut is a heady blend of genres: raunchy rom-com by way of biting psychological satire.

Saint Maud

Praise be to British writer-director Rose Glass’s whose audacious debut is an assault to the cinematic senses.

Prevenge

Directorial debuts don’t come much punchier than this pitch-black portrait of the perils of pregnancy.

God's Own Country

Josh O’Connor put himself firmly on the map in this full-bodied, Yorkshire-set love story.

Virunga

A devastating and daring documentary about the fight to protect the mountain gorillas of the Congo’s Virunga National Park.

The Library Suicides

A stylish and surprising Welsh-language thriller from director Euros Lyn (Heartstopper, Happy Valley).

Mr. Jones

James Norton and Vanessa Kirby headline a heart-rending historical thriller about Soviet era brutalities.

The Duke

Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren charm in this quintessentially British crime caper.

Cow

Andrea Arnold focuses her unflinching, socially-realist eye on a dairy cow in this defiant documentary.

White Riot

An award-winning, rabble-rousing documentary about the formation of Rock Against Racism.

The Feast

A succulent horror that should more than satiate your appetite for bracing British cinema.

The Favourite

The singular and mischievous period drama for which national treasure Olivia Colman won an Oscar.

The Father

Oscar-winners Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman star in this devastating, dementia-driven drama.

Surge

Ben Whishaw unleashes a kinetic performance in this boundary-pushing drama about what it means to be alive.

Spencer

Kristen Stewart received her first Oscar nomination in this exquisite portrait of royal unravelling.

Sisters with Transistors

A fascinating documentary spotlighting female pioneers in electronic music who synthesised their way beyond the glass ceiling.

Rebel Dykes

Honouring the anarchic spirit of queer and feminist activism, this is a heartfelt and consciousness-raising documentary.

Pirates

Party like it’s 1999 with this peppy comedy about mates, music and the new millennium.

Philomena

Judi Dench and Steve Coogan share undeniable chemistry in this restrained and heart-wrenching true story.

Only You

Josh O’Connor leads this intimate, Glasgow-set story that sees a passionate new relationship unravel.

Mothering Sunday

A sumptuous adaptation of Graham Swift’s novel about young love and class struggle in post-WWI England.

Make Up

A claustrophobic Cornwall-set tale of suspicion and self-discovery, starring rising British actress Molly Windsor.

Lady Macbeth

Revisit Florence Pugh’s breakout performance as a restless chattel bride in this defiantly violent gothic drama.

Here Before

The ever-compelling Andrea Riseborough heads up this haunting head-scratcher about a grieving woman.

Gwen

Bolton-born actress Maxine Peake stars as a woman plagued by a mysterious illness in remote Snowdonia in this effective and nerve-jangling gothic period drama.

Encounter

An alien invasion-esque road movie from the talented filmmaker behind the exhilarating romantic thriller Beast.

Darkest Hour

Gary Oldman won an Oscar for his transformative turn as Churchill in this dynamic biopic.

Cyrano

Peter Dinklage leads this lavish and musical adaptation of the classic tale of unrequited love.

Colette

Keira Knightley portrays French novelist and trailblazer Colette in this playful and bracing biopic.

Censor

This dizzying, disturbing and distinctively tactile tale of a film is British horror at its best.

Calibre

A lean, low-budget thriller that will linger well beyond its 100-minute runtime..

Belfast

Kenneth Branagh returns to his childhood Belfast to tell a feel-good story of growing up amid the Troubles.

'71

Jack O’Connell sets the screen alight in this hair-raising action thriller set over the course of one night in Belfast.