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Rentals
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Rent new and acclaimed films, including those in cinemas now. Features start from £2.50 with BFI Member discount available
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Love Lies BleedingLove Lies Bleeding
Romance2023104 minsDirector: Rose Glass
Rose Glass’s gripping and gory follow-up to Saint Maud finds a lesbian couple drawn into a web of violence in 1980s small-town New Mexico.
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WildingWilding
Documentary202375 minsDirector: David Allen
A dying landscape is healed against all odds, going on to thrive in astonishing ways, in this hopeful story of ecological regeneration.
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La ChimeraLa Chimera
Action and Adventure2023132 minsDirector: Alice Rohrwacher
Alice Rohrwacher’s fascinating new drama finds Josh O’Connor’s fish out of water delving into the world of stolen artefacts.
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The Taste of ThingsThe Taste of Things
Drama2023135 minsDirector: Trân Anh Hûng
Tran Anh Hùng directs Juliette Binoche in this delicious culinary romance that leaves no crumbs. Winner of the best director award at Cannes.
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Hoard Hoard
Drama2023126 minsDirector: Luna Carmoon
A young woman journeys through childhood trauma and emerging sexuality in this staggering drama from an exciting new voice in British cinema.
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The BeastThe Beast
Fantasy2022145 minsDirector: Bertrand Bonello
Léa Seydoux wanders through a maze of past, present and uncertain future in Bertrand Bonello’s audacious blend of period drama and conceptual crystal-gazing.
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A House in JerusalemA House in Jerusalem
Drama2022104 minsDirector: Muayad Alayan
After moving from the UK to Jerusalem, young Rebecca strikes up a mysterious and an unlikely friendship, in this poignant tale of loss and longing.
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Copa 71Copa 71
Documentary202390 minsDirector: Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine
Buried for 50 years, this is the untold story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup – a tremendous, televised rollercoaster ride and a historic moment in football.
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Tiger StripesTiger Stripes
Horror202395 minsDirector: Amanda Nell Eu
Nothing is quite as scary as puberty in this exuberant feminist pre-teen body horror from first time Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu.
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Birthday GirlBirthday Girl
Drama202395 minsDirector: Michael Noer
Heart-pounding Danish drama about a mother’s desperate attempts to unmask her daughter’s attacker on board a cruise ship.
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and PressburgerMade in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Documentary2024133 minsDirector: David Hinton
Martin Scorsese presents a highly personal tribute to the work and influence of Powell and Pressburger.
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The BeastThe Beast
Fantasy2022145 minsDirector: Bertrand Bonello
Léa Seydoux wanders through a maze of past, present and uncertain future in Bertrand Bonello’s audacious blend of period drama and conceptual crystal-gazing.
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and PressburgerMade in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Documentary2024133 minsDirector: David Hinton
Martin Scorsese presents a highly personal tribute to the work and influence of Powell and Pressburger.
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Your Fat FriendYour Fat Friend
Biopic202496 minsDirector: Jeanie Finlay
A powerful and moving documentary exploring body image, diet culture and anti-fat bias through the life and work of Aubrey Gordon.
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Anatomy of a FallAnatomy of a Fall
Crime2023152 minsDirector: Justine Triet
Justine Triet's gripping, Palme d'Or-winning psycho-thriller is deeply intelligent with a spellbinding performance from Sandra Hüller.
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Sometimes I Think About DyingSometimes I Think About Dying
Drama202394 minsDirector: Rachel Lambert
Daisy Ridley stars as a melancholic office worker who fantasises about her own death, in Rachael Lamberts wonderfully offbeat drama.
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Blackbird Blackbird BlackberryBlackbird Blackbird Blackberry
Drama2023110 minsDirector: Elene Naveriani
A fiercely independent woman’s tranquillity is disturbed by an unexpected affair, in this wry, tender and understated drama from Georgia.
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SamsaraSamsara
Drama2023114 minsDirector: Lois Patiño
Berlin Film Festival award winner Lois Patiño’s assured third feature transports us to magical places in Laos and Zanzibar, where the visible and the invisible merge.
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Kokomo CityKokomo City
Documentary202373 minsDirector: D. Smith
A bold first feature about Black trans sex workers that buzzes with passion, energy and intelligence.
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PunchPunch
Drama202299 minsDirector: Welby Ings
New Zealand filmmaker Welby Ings’ powerful film is a beautifully shot and moving story about finding queer love and identity in the face of overwhelming odds.
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Mysterious WaysMysterious Ways
Drama202390 minsDirector: Paul Oremland
Paul Oremland’s impassioned drama is a searing critique of the church’s attitude towards the LGBTQI+ community.
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A Date For Mad MaryA Date For Mad Mary
201683 minsDirector: Darren Thornton
Dry, sarcastic, maddening Mary must find a date for her best friend’s wedding in this Irish feel-good hit for misfits everywhere.
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AmmoniteAmmonite
Biopic2021118 minsDirector: Francis Lee
Francis Lee follows up God’s Own Country with a film that is every bit as immersive, tactile and emotionally powerful, aided by the devastatingly good Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan.
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FleeFlee
Animation & Artists Moving Image202183 minsDirector: Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at Sundance Film Festival, Flee is a testament to friendship, family and acceptance.
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The Iron ClawThe Iron Claw
Biopic2023132 minsDirector: Sean Durkin
Zac Efron, Harris Dickinson and Jeremy Allen White lead this brilliant, bruising true story of wrestling glory and family tragedy.
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The End We Start FromThe End We Start From
Drama2023102 minsDirector: Mahalia Belo
A stunning post-apocalyptic British drama navigating the anxieties of parenthood and the future of the world.
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Blackbird Blackbird BlackberryBlackbird Blackbird Blackberry
Drama2023110 minsDirector: Elene Naveriani
A fiercely independent woman’s tranquillity is disturbed by an unexpected affair, in this wry, tender and understated drama from Georgia.
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Dirty GodDirty God
Drama2019104 minsDirector: Sacha Polak
A young mother (Vicky Knight) tries to recover from an acid attack in Sacha Polak's vivid and vital drama.
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Boiling PointBoiling Point
Drama202095 minsDirector: Philip Baranttini
An emotionally scarred London chef (Stephen Graham) struggles to keep it together in this formally extraordinary and beautifully acted single-take thriller.
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Anatomy of a FallAnatomy of a Fall
Crime2023152 minsDirector: Justine Triet
Justine Triet's gripping, Palme d'Or-winning psycho-thriller is deeply intelligent with a spellbinding performance from Sandra Hüller.
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Funny PagesFunny Pages
Comedy202287 minsDirector: Owen Kline
Produced by the Safdie brothers, Owen Kline’s feature debut about a young comic book artist is an unsettling coming-of-age comedy filled with awkward humour and questionable characters.
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Swiss Army ManSwiss Army Man
Comedy201698 minsDirector: Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan
Paul Dano and a flatulent corpse (Daniel Radcliffe) excel in this bizarre, yet surprisingly moving surreal comedy.
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Triangle of SadnessTriangle of Sadness
Comedy2022148 minsDirector: Ruben Östlund
Riotously funny with a barbed wire-sharp wit, Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated Triangle of Sadness garnered Ruben Östlund (The Square, Force Majeure) his second Cannes Palme d’Or award.
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Official CompetitionOfficial Competition
Comedy2021115 minsDirector: Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn
An eccentric filmmaker (Penélope Cruz plus eye-catching wig) takes her two leading men (Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martínez) on a volatile – and very entertaining - journey through the rehearsal process.
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Joy RideJoy Ride
Comedy202395 minsDirector: Adele Lim
Four unlikely friends embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure in this riotous and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery.
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AmandaAmanda
Comedy202295 minsDirector: Carolina Cavalli
Carolina Cavalli’s darkly comic feature debut follows a young woman who returns to home town to find she doesn't know anyone, so decides to rekindle her friendship with an old agoraphobic childhood friend.
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How to Blow Up a PipelineHow to Blow Up a Pipeline
Crime2022104 minsDirector: Daniel Goldhaber
A group of environmental activists plan the sabotage of an oil pipeline in this taut thriller.
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BurningBurning
Thriller2018148 minsDirector: Lee Chang-dong
Lee Chang-dong (Poetry) returns with this spellbinding, richly complex thriller about obsession, class conflict and suppressed male rage.
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Master GardenerMaster Gardener
Drama2022111 mins
Joel Edgerton stars as a meticulous horticulturalist with a dark past, in Paul Schrader’s creeping gritty thriller.
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The FeverThe Fever
Thriller202098 minsDirector: Maya Werneck Da-Rin
Justino, a 45-year-old Desana native, is a security guard at the Manaus harbor. As his daughter prepares to study medicine in Brasilia, Justino is taken over by a mysterious fever.
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Alice, DarlingAlice, Darling
Drama202289 minsDirector: Mary Nighy
A young woman (Oscar-nominee Anna Kendrick, Up In the Air) is forced to examine her emotionally abusive relationship when she takes a rare trip with friends.
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Here BeforeHere Before
Drama202182 minsDirector: Stacey Gregg
A bereaved mother (Andrea Riseborough) grows ominously close to her neighbours’ young daughter, in Stacey Gregg’s Northern Irish psychological horror.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: OpusRyuichi Sakamoto: Opus
Documentary2023103 minsDirector: Neo Sora
This moving tribute to the late composer and musician speaks volumes about his enormous talent, pioneering work and dedication to his craft.
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TishTish
Documentary202390 minsDirector: Paul Sng
An essential portrait of a major photographer whose work provides a key record of lives lived on the margins of 1980s Britain.
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Red HerringRed Herring
Documentary202394 minsDirector: Kitson Vincent
Following his terminal diagnosis, young filmmaker Kit Vincent sets out to document an intimate and darkly humorous journey in this BIFA nominated documentary.
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Smoke Sauna SisterhoodSmoke Sauna Sisterhood
Documentary202389 minsDirector: Anna Hints
A remarkable and award-winning documentary exploring female solidarity through a soothing ancient tradition.
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The Man from Mo'WaxThe Man from Mo'Wax
Documentary2018116 minsDirector: Matthew Jones
The exhilarating, no holds-barred story of Mo'Wax records founder James Lavelle, one of the most enigmatic yet influential figures in British music culture.
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Fahrenheit 11/9Fahrenheit 11/9
Documentary2018128 minsDirector: Michael Moore
Michael Moore paints a fiery portrait of life in Trump’s America. Populist, provocative and piercingly captivating, this is Moore’s clarion call to action.
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Out of DarknessOut of Darkness
Horror202487 minsDirector: Andrew Cumming
Bringing a whole new meaning to the term ‘period film’, Andrew Cumming’s Palaeolithic horror movie is a true original.
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Ali & AvaAli & Ava
Drama202094 minsDirector: Clio Barnard
Clio Barnard’s latest film is a tremendously warm and tenderly written love story.
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NezouhNezouh
Drama2024104 minsDirector: Soudade Kaadan
Enchanting feminist coming-of-age drama, from award winning Syrian director Soudade Kaadan.
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SurgeSurge
Drama2019100 minsDirector: Aneil Karia
Ben Whishaw is superb as a man on a bold and reckless journey of self-liberation in this highly strung, stripped-back thriller.
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True ThingsTrue Things
Drama2021102 minsDirector: Harry Wootliff
Ruth Wilson is at her best in this compelling drama about a lonely woman whose life is changed by Tom Burke, the dangerous stranger who offers something different.
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Triangle of SadnessTriangle of Sadness
Comedy2022148 minsDirector: Ruben Östlund
Riotously funny with a barbed wire-sharp wit, Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated Triangle of Sadness garnered Ruben Östlund (The Square, Force Majeure) his second Cannes Palme d’Or award.
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BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Presents
The home of LGBTQIA+ rentals on BFI Player, showcasing favourites from the BFI Flare festival and the best in contemporary LGBTQIA+ cinema.
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French Cinema
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American Indie
US independent films made away from the pressures and glitz of Hollywood have offered directors a greater creative freedom.