Under 90 Minutes When time is of the essence. A collection of classics and favourites to complete in under 90 minutes... Read more 9 Songs After meeting at a gig, a London couple’s relationship unfolds in Michael Winterbottom’s intimate and controversial portrait of sex and live music. Drama 2005 67 mins Michael Winterbottom Ghost in the Shell Mamoru Oshii's beautifully animated and disturbingly prophetic anime classic about the hunt for a supreme hacker in a transhumanist dystopia. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1995 83 mins Mamoru Oshii Eyes without a Face Georges Franju’s gorgeous, poetic horror film about a surgeon’s dark obsession with restoring his daughter’s disfigured face. Horror Medical drama 1959 90 mins Georges Franju Victims of Sin Sizzling, feverish melodrama set amid Mexico City’s red-light district nightclubs Melodrama 1951 85 mins Emilio Fernández Losing Ground A philosophy professor and an artist reach a crisis point in their marriage, in Kathleen Collins’ groundbreaking masterpiece. Drama 1982 86 mins Kathleen Collins Naked Acts Bridgett M. Davis’s comedy about an aspiring young Black actress who lands her first major role, but there’s a big problem: it requires a nude scene. Drama 1996 88 mins Bridgett M. Davis Discover exceptional cinema Free for 14 days, then £6.99/month or £65/year Subscribe now Available on multiple devices Help support a UK cultural charity Unique and trusted film picks New movies added weekly Beauty and the Beast Macabre and singular Czech reimagining of the classic fairy tale about a merchant’s daughter held captive by a mysterious winged beast. Fairy tale 1978 88 mins Juraj Herz Laurin Richly atmospheric, gloriously morbid and menacing Gothic chiller about a child killer in 19th century Germany. Horror Drama 1989 83 mins Robert Sigl Following Christopher Nolan’s gritty neo-noir first feature about a young London writer who gets drawn into a criminal underworld. Drama 1999 67 mins Christopher Nolan Floating Skyscrapers Hailed as ‘Poland’s first LGBT film’, Tomasz Wasilewski’s striking drama follows a champion swimmer whose gay relationship causes ripples. Drama 2013 89 mins Tomasz Wasilewski Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande The incredible story of a band you may never have heard of but whose sound has influenced generations with their irresistible rhythms and message of peace. Documentary 2022 90 mins Tim MacKenzie-Smith Jarv Is... Beyond the Pale: Live from the Centre of the Earth Jarvis Cocker performs live in a cave in this spectacular concert film captured by BAFTA-nominated filmmaking duo, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. Documentary 2020 51 mins Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard Alma's Rainbow Ayoka Chenzira’s vital coming-of-age comedy about three Black women living in Brooklyn learning to embrace life and exercise their agency. Comedy Drama 1993 89 mins Ayoka Chenzira Wilding A dying landscape is healed against all odds, going on to thrive in astonishing ways, in this hopeful story of ecological regeneration. Documentary 2024 75 mins David Allen Four Mothers Hilarious, uplifting tale of an Irish son juggling four very different mothers over one chaotic weekend in Dublin. Comedy Drama 2023 89 mins Darren Thornton Bait Simmering tensions between locals and newcomers in a modern-day Cornish fishing village reach boiling point in this hugely acclaimed British independent film. Drama 2019 89 mins Mark Jenkin Silent Roar On the Isle of Lewis, a passionate surfer and his sweetheart have dreams of escaping in this charming comedy with echoes of Bill Forsyth. Drama 2023 90 mins Johnny Barrington Paradise Lost? Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard’s extraordinary interpretation of John Milton’s classic tale, starring Florence Pugh. Drama 2015 9 mins Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard Big Banana Feet Captivating 'lost' record of Billy Connolly on the cusp of international stardom during his 1975 tour of Ireland. Documentary 1976 78 mins Murray Grigor and Patrick Higson Àma Gloria Six-year-old Cléo spends a final summer with her beloved nanny Gloria, in this profoundly moving story of chosen family, duty and innocence lost. Drama 2023 84 mins Marie Amachoukeli Journey to Italy Roberto Rossellini's acerbic but finally very moving masterpiece about marital crisis boasts great performances from Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders Drama 1954 86 mins Roberto Rossellini The Extraordinary Miss Flower Hugely creative biographical film full of charm and intrigue, uncovering the remarkable story of Geraldine Flower and a suitcase of love letters. Drama-documentary Performance 2024 73 mins Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard I've Been Trying to Tell You Saint Etienne present a beautiful and enveloping nostalgia trip through 1990s Britain. Narrative music video 2021 45 mins Alasdair McLellan Man With a Movie Camera Dazzling document of Soviet life, by Dziga Vertov, showing a living city and the people and machines that propel it. Documentary 1929 67 mins Dziga Vertov Of Time and the City Brilliantly mixing archive film and music, Liverpool-born director Terence Davies reflects with wit and wisdom on a times of change, for good or ill Documentary 2008 74 mins Terence Davies Lady Macbeth Florence Pugh shines in this exceptional British debut of a young wife's need for freedom, whatever the cost. Period drama 2017 89 mins William Oldroyd Pink Narcissus With its highly charged hallucinogenic quality, its atmosphere of lush decadence, Pink Narcissus is a landmark of gay cinema. Fantasy 1971 65 mins James Bidgood Reawakening BAFTA-winner Jared Harris stars as a father wrestling with uncertainty when his daughter reappears a decade after vanishing. Thriller 2024 90 mins Virginia Gilbert Edit Short film by musician Joe McAlinden (BMX Bandits) and artists Iain & Jane (20,000 Days on Earth) about loss, truth and the emotional power of the sea Animation & Artists Moving Image 2014 30 mins Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard Welcome to the Dollhouse Todd Solondz’s outstanding sophomore feature is a darkly comic portrait of suburban teen angst. Drama 1995 87 mins Todd Solondz Days of the Bagnold Summer A warm and witty graphic novel adaptation about a single librarian trying to reconnect with her introverted, metalhead teenage son. Comedy 2019 86 mins Simon Bird Currently unavailable The Garden Inside his modest, sparsely-furnished home on the barren, windswept Dungeness coastline, Derek Jarman dreams. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1991 92 mins Derek Jarman The Colour of Pomegranates The film that Martin Scorsese compared to ‘opening a door and walking into another dimension, where time has stopped and beauty has been unleashed’. Animation & Artists Moving Image Biopic 1968 80 mins Sergei Paradjanov The Passion of Joan of Arc An incontestable masterpiece of silent cinema, Carl Dreyer's moving biopic features one of the most powerful performances ever captured on film. Biopic Historical drama 1928 80 mins Carl Th. Dreyer Gregory's Girl The ultimate depiction of coming-of-age awkwardness, Bill Forsyth’s comedy about a teen who falls for the new female footballer on the school team. Comedy Romance 1981 92 mins Bill Forsyth Un Chien Andalou A scabrous study of desire, the subconscious and anti-clericalism - Buñuel and Dalí’s provocative first film is a classic of Surrealist cinema. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1928 16 mins Luis Buñuel Lynn + Lucy A lifelong friendship is tested by tragedy in this atmospheric and intense first feature from acclaimed British shorts director Fyzal Boulifa. Drama 2019 88 mins Fyzal Boulifa The Reckless Moment Joan Bennett and James Mason become entangled in a web of secrets and unexpected attraction in Max Ophüls masterful domestic noir. Film noir 1949 82 mins Max Ophuls Eden and After Alain Robbe-Grillet’s sensual fantasy follows a group of students who enter a bizarre sado-masochistic realm after taking a mysterious drug. Animation & Artists Moving Image Drama 1969 98 mins Alain Robbe-Grillet 2073 Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia's unsettling drama-documentary delivers a powerful commentary on the state of the world today… and tomorrow. Documentary Drama-documentary 2024 83 mins Asif Kapadia The Appointment An evil and enigmatic entity throws a family into turmoil in Lindsey C. Vickers' much sought-after cult horror. Horror 1981 89 mins Lindsey C. Vickers Hannah Takes the Stairs Greta Gerwig plays the carefree intern who finds herself at the centre of a love triangle with two co-workers, in this charming 'mumblecore' rom-com. Comedy 2006 84 mins Joe Swanberg Inland This strange, enigmatic and engrossing thriller finds a troubled young man returning to his hometown in the wake of his mother’s disappearance. Drama 2022 82 mins Fridtjof Ryder Daisies Two self-confessed hedonists wreak wanton havoc in Věra Chytilová's visually spectacular neo-dadaist farce. Comedy Drama 1966 73 mins Věra Chytilová Craig's Wife Rosalind Russell’s breakout performance is a tour de force in Dorothy Arzner's high melodrama. Drama 1936 74 mins Dorothy Arzner The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy Kathleen Collins’ debut feature about three brothers tasked with renovating an elderly woman’s mansion so she can host one last party before she dies. Drama 1979 49 mins Kathleen Collins The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner Werner Herzog’s moving portrait of a record-breaking ski jumper. Documentary 1975 46 mins Werner Herzog Gone Too Far! Riotous urban comedy adapted from the hit Royal Court play, about a Peckham teen affronted by the arrival of his long-lost Nigerian sibling. Comedy Drama 2014 88 mins Destiny Ekaragha Interior. Leather Bar. James Franco and Travis Mathews recreate explicit footage cut, rumoured to be lost, from one of the most notorious gay features ever made. 2013 60 mins James Franco and Travis Mathews Kamikaze Hearts Juliet Bashore’s queer docufiction, starring Tigr and real-life girlfriend Sharon Mitchell, celebrates the the San Francisco underground in the 1980s. Drama 1986 87 mins Juliet Bashore Visions of Ecstasy Nigel Wingrove's experimental depiction of the erotic imaginings of the 16th Century Carmelite nun. Drama 1989 20 mins Nigel Wingrove We Love Moses Twelve year old Ella's obsession with her brother's best friend Moses leaves her with a secret to take to the grave. Drama 2016 16 mins Dionne Edwards Fata Morgana Herzog’s intense, dreamlike mediation on desert life as if seen by an alien. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1971 76 mins Werner Herzog Last and First Men Tilda Swinton narrates this visually stunning lament for humanity by acclaimed composer Jóhann Jóhannsson (Sicario, Arrival). Animation & Artists Moving Image Science Fiction 2020 70 mins Jóhann Jóhannsson