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The Personal History of David CopperfieldThe Personal History of David Copperfield
Drama2019120 minsDirector: Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci brings David Copperfield fizzing to life with all-star collaborators in this exuberant, entertaining and sharply pertinent adaptation.
A White, White DayA White, White Day
Drama2019109 minsDirector: Hlynur Pálmason
Iceland’s finest actor Ingvar Sigurðsson gives a heart-breaking and Cannes award-winning performance as widowed cop who becomes increasingly obsessed with his wife’s death.
Dark WatersDark Waters
Historical drama2019126 minsDirector: Todd Haynes
Mark Ruffalo plays an attorney trying to uncover the corporate scandal of a chemical company poisoning a local community, in this searching ecological drama from Todd Haynes (Safe, Carol).
Fanny Lye Deliver'dFanny Lye Deliver'd
Drama2019112 minsDirector: Thomas Clay
The wife of a puritanical farmer seems resigned to her lot, until she has her head turned by the arrival of a young couple in Thomas Clay’s provocative period drama.
The LighthouseThe Lighthouse
Drama2019109 minsDirector: Robert Eggers
Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson star in this hypnotic fusion of beauty and brutality from Robert Eggers, director of The Witch.
Days of the Bagnold SummerDays of the Bagnold Summer
Comedy201986 minsDirector: Simon Bird
Simon Bird’s directorial debut is a warm and witty graphic novel adaptation about a single librarian trying to reconnect with her introverted, metalhead teenage son.
Black Stories
A celebration of black culture in film and TV, dive into a selection that flows deep and far.
American Indie
US independent films made away from the pressures and glitz of Hollywood have offered directors a greater creative freedom.
Women Make Film - a companion collection
Mark Cousins selects some remarkable films from his epic doumentary Women Make Film: A Road Movie Through Cinema.
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Lynn + LucyLynn + Lucy
Drama201988 minsDirector: Fyzal Boulifa
A lifelong friendship is tested by tragedy in this atmospheric and intense first feature from acclaimed British shorts director Fyzal Boulifa.
ChevalierChevalier
Comedy2015105 minsDirector: Athina Rachel Tsangari
Athina Rachel Tsangari's biting and hilarious dissection of the male ego was awarded Best Film at the 2015 BFI London Film Festival.
The Last TreeThe Last Tree
Drama201999 minsDirector: Shola Amoo
Femi, a young British boy of Nigerian heritage, has to adapt to the new environment of inner-city London, in this outstanding, BIFA-winning drama from Shola Amoo (A Moving Image).
It Couldn't Happen HereIt Couldn't Happen Here
Drama198786 minsDirector: Jack Bond
The pop-surrealist road movie starring the Pet Shop Boys, finally available for the first time in the digital era.
Little JoeLittle Joe
Science Fiction2019105 minsDirector: Jessica Hausner
Jessica Hausner’s cool, witty and unsettling sci-fi starring Emily Beecham and Ben Whishaw.
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema Part 5Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema Part 5
Documentary2019122 minsDirector: Mark Cousins
The journey ends with the biggest themes of love, death and the meaning of life.
BFI London Film Festival
BFI Player is the home of BFI London Film Festival all year round. And with Subscription you have a festival pass - allowing unlimited screenings of favourites from festivals past.
Black Stories
A celebration of black culture in film and TV, dive into a selection that flows deep and far.
Japanese Classics
From the samurai thrillers of Kurosawa to the beautiful melodramas of Naruse, this collection celebrates the extraordinary diversity of Japanese cinema.
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Pub Crawl Record AttemptPub Crawl Record Attempt
News19726 mins Location: Swadlincote
Darrell Jones is trying to elevate the pub crawl to a competitive sport. Well, at least he's wearing his track suit!
Leatherhead Repertory TheatreLeatherhead Repertory Theatre
Amateur film196918 minsSilent Location: Leatherhead
Leatherhead gets a new theatre in this fascinating film which records its construction - with visits from stars of stage and screen as well as a grand Royal opening.
Schoolchildren's Cinema Outing: Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, 1913Schoolchildren's Cinema Outing: Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, 1913
Non-Fiction19138 minsSilent Location: Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Lucky Northumberland schoolchildren take a trip to the pictures
Glastonbury past and PresentGlastonbury past and Present
Documentary192268 minsSilent Location: Glastonbury
Druids, kings and mystics - rekindling the ancient spirit of Glastonbury.
Pub DonkeyPub Donkey
News19754 mins Location: Gotherington
Jim is a particularly obstinate customer at the Shutter Inn at Gotherington, drinking five gallons a day from a bucket - he doesn't even pay!
Tour of the InnsTour of the Inns
Amateur film19386 minsSilent Location: Newark
Join this pub crawl and tread in the ghostly footsteps of innkeepers, smugglers, authors and bargemen of old.
Black Britain on Film
Striking, illuminating and sometimes surprising images of black culture, community and characters, spanning over a century of British film and TV.
Virtual Pub Crawl
Fancy a swift half? This round of Britain's drinking establishments is on us.
Festival Fever
From deep-rooted folk traditions to youth culture happenings: a celebration of the music and arts festivals of summers past.