Typically British

What if your father was a Nazi? This is the harrowing question raised in David Evans’ thought-provoking documentary.

Patricio Guzmán’s lyrical, illuminating follow-up to Nostalgia for the Light explores the fateful role played by water in Chile’s tragic history.

The BFI Archive's restoration of Herbert Ponting's official film record of Captain Scott's tragic expedition to the South Pole, with a new score by Simon Fisher Turner.

There goes the neighbourhood! It’s the last night ever at the Roaring 20’s cocktail lounge, and all’s fair in boozy truths and wavy fictions.

Kenyan couple Samuel and Alex remain committed to each other despite the danger facing them in Peter Murimi’s moving documentary.

Frank Sidebottom was a pillar of alternative comedy of the late 80s/early 90s. This charming documentary remembers the man behind the head.

From the director of Heimat, a mini-epic about the history of German cinema.

A history of Polish movies perceived by cinemagoers of all ages.

Irish images, foreign fathers: asking why a nation's cinematic identity has been outsourced.

Mad Max director George Miller explores the tradition of film production in Australia.

Take a trip with Sam Neill through his country's celluloid culture.

An inspirational and star-laden journey through Chinese cinema in the company of John Woo, Chen Kaige, Ang Lee and Tsui Hark.

The return of beautiful journalist Tamara Drewe (Gemma Arterton) awakens destructive passions in a Dorset village.

Stephen Frears and Steve Coogan (Philomena) reunite for this uplifting underdog story about a Richard III enthusiast (Sally Hawkins) who made global headlines when she dug up what became the most notorious car park in the world.

Ian McKellen and Stephen Frears reunite for the sequel to their TV play Walter. The titular character (McKellen) meets a young mother (Sarah Miles) who is suicidally depressed; the two support one another to cope with life in a closed institution.

Ian McKellen stars in Stephen Frears' TV play as Walter, a man with learning difficulties who's put in an institution after the death of his mother.

Meryl Streep plays the wealthy socialite determined to make it as an opera singer despite being tone deaf, in a delightful comedy from Stephen Frears.

Ben Foster is Lance Armstrong in this kinetic account of the cyclist who fell from grace, from acclaimed director Stephen Frears.

In the Tunisian mountains, a boy is forced to witness his cousin's horrifying murder. Based on true events.

When a corporation threatens to take over a small railway line, a group of villagers decide to try and run it for themselves, in Ealing studios' first colour comedy.

When an attempt to poison a visiting movie star leads to the death of a local woman, famed detective Miss Marple arrives to solve the mystery.

Sin lurks even in paradise, as Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) must solve the case of a former actress who is strangled on an idyllic island.

Jane Campion’s Academy Award-winning fable about a Scottish woman’s search for happiness in the harsh world of 19th-century New Zealand.

Beatrix Potter's most beloved characters spring to life in this live-action classic.