Popular The week's most watched free films. Showgirls is a Western In this mini video essay, BFI contributor Maha Al-Badrawi explains why Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls is a rhinestoned, stilettoed Western. Contains spoilers! Short documentary 2025 2 mins Hard, Cracked the Wind A haunting with words is the lure between life and death for a young Cornish poet. Horror 2019 17 mins The Walk Adeel Akhtar portrays a man on a weekly trek to his nearest JobCentre, entering a state of purgatory through barriers put in place by the system. Drama 2023 12 mins Seagull Seagull is a recovering drug addict who is about to have a very strange night on The English Riviera. Horror 2022 6 mins The Ice Tower - Extended Q&A Writer-director Lucile Hadžihalilović explains how she spun her own dark fairytale out of Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen. Inside Film Non-Fiction 2026 36 mins Frederick Wiseman's High School - a discussion Filmmaker Andrea Luka Zimmerman and curator Matthew Barrington discuss Frederick Wiseman’s High School with Sandra Hebron. Short documentary 2026 22 mins The Pioneers of Nudism If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise... Amateur film 1938 27 mins A Last Resort Rose is desperate to celebrate her 60th birthday in style, but her daughter Genevieve is struggling to ignore some recent tragic news about her mum. Comedy 2022 17 mins Chloé Zhao Screen Talk | BFI London Film Festival 2025 The Oscar®- winning director of Nomadland discusses her unique approach to filmmaking and the inspiration behind the adaptation of Hamnet. Inside Film Non-Fiction 2025 65 mins Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio in Conversation Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio in Conversation at BFI Southbank, discussing the making of One Battle After Another. Inside Film Non-Fiction 2025 50 mins On Falling - Extended Q&A Writer-director Laura Carreira talks to Nia Childs about her debut feature, On Falling. Inside Film Non-Fiction 2025 30 mins Daniel Day-Lewis Screen Talk | BFI London Film Festival 2025 Daniel Day-Lewis, the ultimate actor’s actor discusses his career in conversation with Mark Kermode. Inside Film Non-Fiction 2025 73 mins Fiona Richmond at her Pleasure Fiona Richmond is interviewed about her Men Only column and attitudes towards sex. News Current affairs 1970 9 mins Night Mail The flagship of the GPO Film Unit's output and a cornerstone of British documentary, featuring music by Benjamin Britten and the verse of W.H. Auden. Documentary 1936 24 mins Screen Talks Career discussions with some of cinema's finest filmmakers and actors. Extended Q&As A collection of extended interviews with members of the British Film Industry discussing their work. Film Academy Shorts We present the very best shorts by young filmmakers, produced through the BFI Film Academy. Christmas Crackers It's time to join the ghosts of Christmases past as we celebrate a century of festive film.
