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The Crime is MineThe Crime is Mine

Thriller2022103 minsDirector: François Ozon

François Ozon’s witty 1930s farce about a penniless actress who finds fame while on trial for murder, featuring a riotous performance from Isabelle Huppert.

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Barrio BoyBarrio Boy

Romance202283 minsDirector: Dennis Shinners

A Latino barber embarks on an erotically charged odyssey of self-discovery over one hot summer in Brooklyn.

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William TellWilliam Tell

Action and Adventure2024133 minsDirector: Nick Hamm

A peaceful huntsman is thrust into the heart of the resistance following an Austrian Empire invasion, in this gripping retelling of a timeless legend.

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Island of the Hungry GhostsIsland of the Hungry Ghosts

Documentary201898 minsDirector: Gabrielle Brady

A therapist helps traumatised refugees detained on a remote island where powerful natural and tribal rituals prevail, in this extraordinary mix of fact and fiction.

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No Other LandNo Other Land

Documentary202492 minsDirector: Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham

This powerful documentary from a Palestinian-Israeli collective might be one of the most important films of this year.

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Small Things Like TheseSmall Things Like These

Drama202499 minsDirector: Tim Mielants

Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as a coal merchant who discovers horrific secrets about his local convent.

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20732073

Documentary202483 minsDirector: Asif Kapadia

Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia's unsettling drama-documentary delivers a powerful commentary on the state of the world today… and tomorrow.

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Barry LyndonBarry Lyndon

Period drama1975185 minsDirector: Stanley Kubrick

Kubrick charts the rise and fall of an 18th-century charlatan as an acerbic study of self-destruction amid social ritual.

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KneecapKneecap

Drama2024105 minsDirector: Rich Peppiatt

Fantastically outlandish biopic about the anarchic Belfast rap trio and their fight to save the Irish language.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'EtatSoundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Documentary2024150 minsDirector: Johan Grimonprez

Johan Grimonprez’s involving film essay, anchored by the rhythm of American jazz, reveals disturbing truths about the decolonial struggle between global political powers.

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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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The DevilsThe Devils

Drama1972107 minsDirector: Ken Russell

Ken Russell’s bold account of religious hysteria, political persecution and the corrupt marriage of church and state.

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A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper ThingsA Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

Biopic202488 minsDirector: Mark Cousins

A striking portrait of an artist deserving of greater recognition, directed by Mark Cousins (A Story of Film).

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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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Black DogBlack Dog

Thriller2024110 minsDirector: Guan Hu

An ex-con is sent to catch stray dogs in the Gobi Desert in Guan Hu’s picturesque, Cannes prize-winning, canine caper.

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The Alcohol YearsThe Alcohol Years

Documentary200050 minsDirector: Carol Morley

Carol Morley's exploration of Manchester in the early 1980s, and the five years of her life she lost in an alcohol-fuelled blur.

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The BanquetThe Banquet

2006125 minsDirector: Feng Xiaogang

Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) stars is this lavish wuxia based on elements from Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Ibsen’s Ghosts.

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The CriticThe Critic

Period drama2023101 minsDirector: Anand Tucker

Ian McKellen is in delicious form as London's most vicious critic, who strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actor (Gemma Arterton).

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The Crying GameThe Crying Game

Drama1992112 minsDirector: Neil Jordan

Neil Jordan's acclaimed 1992 drama-mystery tells the story of Fergus (Stephen Rea), who looks after the lover (Jaye Davidson) of a British soldier he once knew. But what is Dil hiding?

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Only Lovers Left AliveOnly Lovers Left Alive

Romance2014123 minsDirector: Jim Jarmusch

Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton star as ageless, blood-drinking lovers in Jim Jarmusch’s clever, funny and sexy vampire tale.

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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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Something Must BreakSomething Must Break

Drama201485 minsDirector: Ester Martin Bergsmark

A striking 21st-century love story about the passionate relationship between a transgendered teen and a straight man.

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CasablancaCasablanca

Romance1942103 minsDirector: Michael Curtiz

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman star in the eternal story of love, loss and redemption; the ultimate testament to the brilliance of Golden Age Hollywood.

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Kensuke's KingdomKensuke's Kingdom

Animation & Artists Moving Image202384 minsDirector: Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry

Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel is brought to life in this delightful, animated tale of a young castaway who discovers he’s not alone.

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