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JT LeRoyJT LeRoy
Drama2018109 minsDirector: Justin Kelly
Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern's towering tall story hoaxes the world.
The White CrowThe White Crow
Biopic2019127 minsDirector: Ralph Fiennes
Dance perfection meets political defection in director Ralph Fiennes’ intoxicating account of the young life of Rudolf Nureyev.
Dragged Across ConcreteDragged Across Concrete
Crime2018159 minsDirector: S. Craig Zahler
As brutal and uncompromising as its title would suggest, the third feature from S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99) is another instant classic crime drama.
The Third WifeThe Third Wife
Drama201892 minsDirector: Ash Mayfair
A fourteen-year-old girl falls for another of her polygamous husband's wives in this award-winning coming-of-age tale of love and self-discovery.
Pond LifePond Life
Drama201899 minsDirector: William Buckhurst
Rumours of a monster carp inspire an unlikely fishing expedition in an ex-mining village, in this first feature from acclaimed theatre director Bill Buckhurst, with a fantastic original score by Richard Hawley.
HolidayHoliday
Thriller201888 minsDirector: Isabella Eklöf
A lavish trip to the Turkish Riviera goes horribly awry in this disturbing tale of power, exploitation and complicity from the writer of Border.
Nineties Rentals
Exploring the films and filmmakers that broke the rules of cinema in the 1990s.
Pedro Almodóvar
Obscenity and poignancy fuse in the work of this Spanish legend, whom Pauline Kael declared was "Godard with a human face – a happy face."
BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents
The home of LGBTQ+ rentals on BFI Player, showcasing favourites from the BFI Flare festival and the best in contemporary LGBTQ+ cinema.
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Death in the GardenDeath in the Garden
Action and Adventure195699 minsDirector: Luis Buñuel
A band of fugitives are forced to flee for their lives into the jungle in this subversive adventure tale from cinema's master provocateur, Luis Buñuel.
The BroodThe Brood
Horror197992 minsDirector: David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg’s highly disturbing horror about a woman who’s able to externalise her inner torment and manifest it into a brood of killer offspring.
92 in the Shade92 in the Shade
Comedy197587 minsDirector: Thomas Mcguane
Peter Fonda and Warren Oates feature in a sweaty tale of warring Florida fishing outfits, in this quirky and long unavailable comedy-drama.
The AddictionThe Addiction
Horror199482 minsDirector: Abel Ferrara
Lili Taylor and Christopher Walken star in Abel Ferrara's raw, intense and intelligent take on the vampire myth - selected for the Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time Poll by The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw.
Back to BerlinBack to Berlin
Documentary201876 minsDirector: Catherine Lurie
Riding on their steel steeds, eleven bikers expose their family pasts, as they power through eight countries from Tel Aviv to the infamous 1936 Berlin Olympic stadium, in this compelling and cathartic documentary.
Bande à partBande à part
Crime196495 minsDirector: Jean-Luc Godard
Godard's playful tribute to the Hollywood pulp crime movies of the 1940s, executed with typically Gallic cool.
Controversial Classics
A collection of the bold and the banned; causes célèbre and succès de scandale to incite, provoke and arouse.
Documentaries
From actuality to direct cinema and the film essay, the documentary form is one of cinema’s pre-eminent mediums.
Nineties Cult Classics
Exploring the films and filmmakers that broke the rules of cinema in the 1990s.
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New Poet LaureateNew Poet Laureate
Current affairs19847 mins Location: North Tawton
Ted Hughes celebrates the news of his nomination at his local pub and vows to try and uphold the spiritual unity of the tribe.
Frank at 'Cities in the Park'Frank at 'Cities in the Park'
Amateur film19914 minsSilent Location: Heaton Park
Sunday in the park with Frank Sidebottom and the Manchester music mob.
Alive and KickingAlive and Kicking
Documentary19378 minsSilent Location: Highbury
Arsenal footballers including Ted Drake, Eddie Hapgood and Cliff Bastin show off their skills in training for this council film to promote healthy living.
Ever Been HadEver Been Had
Animation & Artists Moving Image19179 minsSilent
Blackly comic cartoon portrait of an apocalyptic England, destroyed 50 years after signing a premature peace in WWI.
Pig FarmingPig Farming
School programme and Educational film196411 mins Location: Cambridge
First catch your wriggly pig! Pig rearing from birth to market, and the sale of pedigree pigs overseas. A classroom film by Hugh Brandon-Cox.
Todd Yard DocksTodd Yard Docks
Home movie19374 minsSilent Location: Hartlepool
A memorable glimpse at the industrial docks and timber yards of West Hartlepool in the 30s.
London's Bridges on Film
A special selection of films capturing a century of life along the Thames and the iconic structures spanning it, to mark the launch of Illuminated River, a major new public art commission.
Football on Film
Football and film: two giants of 20th century spectacle. Born just a few years apart, film and the professional game have grown up together, as this fascinating collection shows.
Nineties Shorts
Exploring the films and filmmakers that broke the rules of cinema in the 1990s.