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The Little Stranger
Thriller2018111 minsDirector: Lenny Abrahamson
Lenny Abrahamson (Room, Frank) directs this Gothic mystery, with Domhnall Gleeson as a doctor helping the heir of a haunted stately home (Ruth Wilson).
Monsters and Men
Drama201896 minsDirector: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Unravelling the aftermath of a police killing of a black man - and how it affects the lives of three separate individuals. With John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman).
The Rider
Drama2017103 minsDirector: Chloé Zhao
Chloé Zhao's luminous and enthralling study of a young South Dakotan cowboy’s struggle following a rodeo injury.
RBG
Documentary201899 minsDirector: Julie Cohen
Revelatory documentary on an unexpected hero - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
BlacKkKlansman
Drama2018135 minsDirector: Spike Lee
Spike Lee's stunning crime drama tells the stranger-than-fiction true story of an African-American police officer who infiltrated the KKK in the 1970s.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Drama201792 minsDirector: Desiree Akhavan
Desiree Akhavan’s award-winning follow-up to Appropriate Behaviour, with Chloë Grace Moretz as a teen sent to a gay conversion camp.
LGBTQ+ Best of 2018
Stories with hunger, lust and courage, adventures from the community to rouse and inspire…
Best of BAFTA
A selection from the nominees and winners, past and present, honouring the world’s most inventive storytellers.
Best Films of 2018
Cinema can be sharpest at its edge. This year’s chart has small stories told well, and grand adventures that magnetise…
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The Old Dark House
Comedy193272 minsDirector: James Whale
A group of weary travellers arrive at a spooky mansion with a madman on the loose, in this classic horror-comedy from James Whale (Bride of Frankenstein)
A Northern Soul
Documentary201873 minsDirector: Sean McAllister
Acclaimed filmmaker Sean McAllister (A Syrian Love Story) returns to his hometown of Hull to profile local resident Steve Arnott, a struggling warehouse worker who harbours his own creative dream of breaking into hip-hop.
New Town Utopia
Documentary201781 minsDirector: Christopher Ian Smith
From Utopian dreams to concrete realities; charting the challenging, funny, and sometimes tragic story of the British new town of Basildon, Essex.
Cold Weather
Comedy200996 minsDirector: Aaron Katz
An amateur sleuth investigates his ex-girlfriend's disappearance in Aaron Katz's mumblecore take on the detective mystery.
Ballast
Drama200796 minsDirector: Lance Hammer
Three haunted souls are thrust into co-existence in this searing debut work from Lance Hammer, a double prize winner at the Sundance Film Festival.
8½
Drama1963138 minsDirector: Federico Fellini
Fellini triumphantly conjured himself out of writer's block with this magnum opus about a film director experiencing his own creative crisis.
Documentaries
From actuality to direct cinema and the film essay, the documentary form is one of cinema’s pre-eminent mediums.
Most Popular Films of 2018
The classics that cut through in 2018 – here are the year’s most popular subscription titles.
Coming of Age
Filmmakers love it, audiences live it. The rites-of-passage film enables us the chance to relive the past with wisdom, but not angst.
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Ian Dury
Biopic198352 mins
Blockheads lead singer talks about how becoming disabled has affected his life and music.
The End
Science Fiction201124 mins
A moving speculation on the future decline of Deaf culture
Hands Solo
200915 mins
A Deaf man becomes a world-famous porn star thanks to some advanced skill with his hands.
A Bit of Old Burnley
Amateur film19405 minsSilent Location: Burnley
Come for a drive around the streets of a busy Lancashire town.
Joules beer
News19714 mins Location: Stone
What will the 'working man' of Stone do when their beloved Joules ale is replaced by inferior keg beers?
The Seagulls are Calling
Amateur film193017 minsSilent Location: Port Isaac
An amateur portrait of the pretty Cornish fishing village, Port Isaac, in 1930. More recently the setting for the popular ITV drama Doc Martin.
Disabled Britain on Film
This diverse and fascinating collection looks at representations of disabled people on screen over the past ten decades. It offers a glimpse into the lives and experiences of people often hidden from screen history, and a chance to see how contemporary disabled artists and filmmakers are insisting that their own images and voices must be seen and heard.
Most Popular Free 2018
Our national fabric has many threads and deep colour. Each year, it gets more vivid and popular…
Comedy Genius
Celebrating side-splitting film and TV, from slapstick legends to today's anarchic voices.