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Point BreakPoint Break

Action and Adventure1991122 minsDirector: Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow’s pulse-pounding action thriller and heady bromance, with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.

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Starve AcreStarve Acre

Horror202398 minsDirector: Dan Kokotajlo

Dark and sinister forces invade a couple’s home in this wildly eerie British folk horror, with unflinching performances from Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark.

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The New BoyThe New Boy

Drama202396 minsDirector: Warwick Thornton

Cate Blanchett is mesmerising as a feverish nun, in Warwick Thornton’s striking tale of spiritual worlds colliding in 1940s Australia.

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SleepSleep

Horror202394 minsDirector: Jason Yu

A recently married couple find their lives turning upside down as a result of the husband’s nocturnal behaviour.

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TangerineTangerine

Comedy201588 minsDirector: Sean Baker

A big-hearted film shot on a small phone, this LA tale of two transgender working girls out for vengeance fizzes with wild energy.

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Run Lola RunRun Lola Run

Drama199880 minsDirector: Tom Tykwer

Tom Tykwer’s breathtaking time-loop thriller, with a terrific Franka Potente as the titular runner attempting to save her boyfriend.

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Jesus' SonJesus' Son

Drama1999108 minsDirector: Alison Maclean

Billy Crudup stars as a young drifter who gets hooked on heroin in this star-studded story of addiction, recovery and redemption.

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Police StoryPolice Story

Martial arts1985101 minsDirector: Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan's mind-blowing, high-octane extravaganza of death-defying stunts and action comedy.

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A Bittersweet LifeA Bittersweet Life

Action and Adventure2005120 minsDirector: Kim Jee-woon and Doo Hong Jung

A hitman becomes the target in this ultra-stylish neo noir from Kim Jee-woon.

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Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the WorldDo Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

Comedy2023163 minsDirector: Radu Jude

Radu Jude’s follow-up to the Golden Bear-winning Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn is a pin-sharp, caustically funny critique of workplace culture and oppression.

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The ChaserThe Chaser

Crime2008125 minsDirector: Na Hong-jin

A disgraced ex-cop has twelve hours to stop the release of a serial killer in this acclaimed, multi award-winning cult classic.

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China O'BrienChina O'Brien

Action and Adventure199191 minsDirector: Robert Clouse

Cynthia Rothrock stars as the tough city cop and martial artist on the trail of a local crime boss, in this action classic from the director of Enter the Dragon.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Martial arts2000120 minsDirector: Ang Lee

Ang Lee’s exquisitely choreographed Oscar-winning epic, starring Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh and Ziyi Zhang on a quest to recover a stolen sword.

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Certain WomenCertain Women

Drama2015107 minsDirector: Kelly Reichardt

Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone and Jared Harris star in Kelly Reichardt's acclaimed portmanteau of women's stories; winner of Best Film at BFI London Film Festival 2016.

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The Teachers' LoungeThe Teachers' Lounge

Drama202399 minsDirector: Ilker Çatak

A teacher’s life unravels when one of her students is accused of stealing in this arresting, Oscar-nominated thriller.

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Paris, TexasParis, Texas

Drama1984145 minsDirector: Wim Wenders

The late, great Harry Dean Stanton's finest role came as the near-mute Travis, on a journey across America to reunite his family, in Wim Wenders' moving tale of loss and redemption.

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Evil Does Not ExistEvil Does Not Exist

Drama2023106 minsDirector: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s follow-up to Drive My Car is a hauntingly enigmatic eco-thriller. Winner of Best Film at the BFI London Film Festival.

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ScrapperScrapper

Comedy202390 minsDirector: Charlotte Regan

A gorgeous and colourful heart-warming gem from Charlotte Regan, one of the best new voices in British film.

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The Battle of AlgiersThe Battle of Algiers

Drama1966121 minsDirector: Gillo Pontecorvo

Gillo Pontecorvo’s masterpiece about the last years of French colonial rule in Algeria, seen from the perspective of both the revolutionaries and the French authorities.

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House [Hausu]House [Hausu]

Horror197788 minsDirector: Nobuhiko Obayashi

An unforgettable mixture of bubblegum teen melodrama and grisly phantasmagoria, Obayashi’s deranged fairy tale House is one of Japanese cinema’s wildest supernatural ventures and a truly startling debut feature.

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The HousemaidThe Housemaid

Thriller2010107 minsDirector: Im Sang-soo

An enigmatic housemaid and her wealthy, totalitarian employer begin an affair that will have disastrous consequences for them both.

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The HandmaidenThe Handmaiden

Crime2016146 minsDirector: Park Chan-wook

Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Stoker) channels Sarah Waters’ novel Fingersmith, to create a sumptuous twisty psychological thriller full of erotic intrigue.

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Kajaki: The True StoryKajaki: The True Story

War2014108 minsDirector: Paul Katis

A unit of British paratroopers in Afghanistan become caught in a minefield, unable to move or help their injured colleagues, in this unbearably tense thriller.

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Beasts Clawing at StrawsBeasts Clawing at Straws

Crime2022109 minsDirector: Kim Yong-hoon

The lives of ten strangers collide when a cleaner finds a bag stuffed with money in this slick, jet-black comedy that unspools like a Korean Pulp Fiction. Starring Academy Award winner Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari).

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Seven SamuraiSeven Samurai

Drama1954207 minsDirector: Akira Kurosawa

Farmers hire a band of samurai to defend them against marauding bandits in Kurosawa’s influential epic, a touchstone for action movies ever since.

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JSA: Joint Security AreaJSA: Joint Security Area

Thriller2001109 minsDirector: Park Chan-wook

Gunfire breaks out in the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea in this gripping thriller from Park Chan-wook.

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After the Long RainsAfter the Long Rains

Drama202491 minsDirector: Damien Hauser

Ten-year-old Aisha courageously pursues her dream of becoming an actress in this exquisite coming-of-age tale from Kenya.

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Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 BruxellesJeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Drama1975202 minsDirector: Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman's magnificent epic of experimental cinema offering a feminist perspective on recurrent events of everyday life.

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OldboyOldboy

Thriller2003120 minsDirector: Park Chan-wook

Park’s wilfully grotesque fable about an abductee trying to fathom the mysteries of his past.

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Rare BeastsRare Beasts

Comedy202192 minsDirector: Billie Piper

Billie Piper stars in her own directorial debut, a no-holds-barred, Fleabag-esque anti-romcom about a modern woman’s struggles in work and love.

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La HaineLa Haine

Drama199598 minsDirector: Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz’s landmark mid-90s drama throws a cinematic Molotov cocktail at structural racism, police brutality and media manipulation.

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One False MoveOne False Move

Crime1990106 minsDirector: Carl Franklin

Explosive thriller starring Bill Paxton as a small-town Sheriff, out to bust a gang of LA drug dealers… until he learns his ex-girlfriend is one of them.

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AkenfieldAkenfield

Drama197598 minsDirector: Peter Hall

Peter Hall’s extraordinary, long-unseen work of sublime poetic realism traces three generations of one Suffolk family and their lives in the farming industry.

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