12 Monkeys (1995)

Captain Phillips (2013)

Film drama based on the true story of the hijacking by pirates of the MV Maersk Alabama off the coast of Somalia and the bravery of her crew in a des...

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

Idris Elba and Naomie Harris star in a biopic based on Nelson Mandela's autobiography, chronicling his journey from a rural village to o...

The Lives of OthersDas Leben der Anderen (2006)

Oscar-winning drama set in 1980s East Germany about a Stasi agent, employed to spy on a dramatist and his lover, who becomes ...

S02E01: Superheroes | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of the superhero movie.

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

After surviving the carnage of D-Day, Captain Miller is ordered into heavily contested territory to find and return a single soldier. The mission ...

S01E03: Coming of Age | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark reveals the cinematic tricks and techniques used to create classic coming-of-age films, from Rebel without a Ca...

Black Panther (2019)

Prince T'Challa, the Black Panther, hopes to lead his people to a brighter future but faces many threats, including a challenge to his throne from a rut...

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Top silent screen couple Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont face disaster when their latest movie is made into a talkie, as both the technology and Lina...

Alien (1979)

A commercial spacecraft on its way home is diverted to investigate a mysterious signal on a nearby planet, where it picks up a deadly, parasitic life form that ...

28 Days Later (2002)

28 days after a killer virus is accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate str...

Frost/Nixon (2008)

The story behind one of the most unforgettable moments in TV history - David Frost's interview with disgraced President Richard Nixon. Starring Michael Sh...

Gladiator (2000)

Maximus Decimus Meridius, heir and favoured general of the Roman emperor, is betrayed by the emperor's son Commodus and enslaved to a gladiator trainer.

S01E04: Science Fiction | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark Kermode reveals the tricks and techniques used to create classic science fiction films, from 2001 to Arrival,...

S03E02: Pop Music Movies | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Rebellion, romance, anarchy, excitement. Mark shows how the fusion of pop music and movies are a double act like ...

The Babadook (2014)

Widow Amelia's worries about her highly strung young son's behaviour worsen when a mysterious pop-up book inspires fresh fears.

The Hurt Locker (2008)

A maverick member of a US military unit tackling IEDs and bomb disposal aggravates his teammates.

Walk the Line (2005)

The story of the legendary country artist Johnny Cash, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records and his long ...

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

King Kong (1933)

Hollywood's most famous monster movie in which Kong, the giant gorilla, is taken from his prehistoric island home to be exhibited in the music halls of Manh...

One Life (2023)

Based on the true story of how British stockbroker Nicholas Winton helped to organise the evacuation of vulnerable, mainly Jewish children out of Czechoslova...