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Best Rentals of 2022

These are our most resonant adventures of 2022. They move and thrill, proving that cinema is sharpest at its edges...

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Drive My CarDrive My Car

Drama2021179 minsDirector: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Inspired by Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryūsuke Hamaguchi takes us on an unpredictable and self-revelatory journey in this serene yet riveting Oscar-winning 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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Good Luck to You, Leo GrandeGood Luck to You, Leo Grande

Comedy202297 minsDirector: Sophie Hyde

Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson), a retired schoolteacher and widow, is yearning for adventure and really good sex, in comedian Katy Brand’s BAFTA-nominated drama.

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Rebel DykesRebel Dykes

Documentary202191 minsDirector: Harri Shanahan and Sîan Williams

A brilliant and refreshing story of UK post-punk dyke culture, told by those who lived it.

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BenedictionBenediction

Drama2020137 minsDirector: Terence Davies

Terence Davies’ moving and lyrical portrait of the life of celebrated war poet Siegfried Sassoon.

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Compartment No. 6Compartment No. 6

Drama2021107 minsDirector: Juho Kuosmanen

Juho Kuosmanen’s grungy train journey to Siberia, in a Finnish student’s shared sleeper carriage with a volatile Russian labourer, won the 2021 Cannes Grand Prix.

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The Souvenir Part IIThe Souvenir Part II

Drama2020107 minsDirector: Joanna Hogg

The second chapter of Joanna Hogg’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece and winner of Sight and Sound's 'Best Films of 2021' poll.

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Paris, 13th DistrictParis, 13th District

Comedy2021105 minsDirector: Jacques Audiard

Jacques Audiard ventures into new territory with a vibrant take on love and Paris, as four characters cross amorous paths in the modern city.

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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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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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TitaneTitane

Science Fiction2021108 minsDirector: Julia Ducournau

Agathe Rousselle makes a ferocious debut as a killer on the run, in Julia Ducournau’s electrifying techno-chiller and Palme d'Or winner.

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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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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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Mothering SundayMothering Sunday

Drama2021104 minsDirector: Eva Husson

In this beautiful adaptation of Graham Swift’s novel, starring Josh O’Connor and Odessa Young, a writer has a creative awakening steeped in books, love and loss.

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Pierrot le FouPierrot le Fou

Crime1965110 minsDirector: Jean-Luc Godard

Godard’s stunning, colour widescreen account of the wild journey of ‘the last romantic couple’, Pierrot (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and his lover Marianne (Anna Karina).

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Wheel of Fortune and FantasyWheel of Fortune and Fantasy

Drama2021121 minsDirector: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

A triptych of charming romantic mishaps from Ryusuke Hamaguchi, director of the Oscar and Bafta-nominated Drive My Car.

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SpencerSpencer

Drama2021117 minsDirector: Pablo Larraín

Pablo Larraín's sublime ‘fable from a true story’ imagines a Christmas weekend at Sandringham in the early 1990s, as an unhappy Princess Diana contemplates saying ‘no’.

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Three FloorsThree Floors

Drama2021121 minsDirector: Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti’s beautifully crafted melodrama charts the interconnected lives of the residents in an elegant apartment block in Rome.

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MaisieMaisie

Documentary202276 minsDirector: Lee Cooper

An intimate portrait of ageing and friendship, we follow David Raven as he dons the sequins and eyelashes to prepare for a special birthday performance as ‘Maisie Trollette’, Britain’s Oldest Performing Drag Artiste.