Film Studies

Toy Story 3 (2010)

With their owner Andy leaving home for university, the toys fear for their future. Escaping being thrown away as rubbish, they arrive at a childcare centre.

Toy Story (1995)

When Andy receives a toy Buzz Lightyear for his birthday, his old favourite toy, cowboy Woody, feels left out and jealous.

Toy Story 2 (1999)

When Woody is kidnapped, Buzz Lightyear and the other toys set out in hot pursuit. However, when they find him they discover him in a new life, with new f...

The Book of Life (2014)

A museum tour guide explains the Mexican tradition of the Book of Life to a group of bored schoolchildren. They become entranced by the story of Mano...

Toy Story 4 (2019)

When Woody, Buzz and the gang join Bonnie on a road trip with her new craft project turned toy, Forky, the innocent little spork's hilarious antics launch...

The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) | Wallace & Gromit

Wallace and Gromit's pest control business is called into action when a giant rabbit terrorises their town's vegetable...

Animal Farm | Secrets of British Animation

Halas and Batchelor made the first British feature length animation, an adaptation of George Orwell's ''Animal Farm''.

The Wrong Trousers (1993) | Wallace & Gromit

The duo are plunged into a hilarious tale of skulduggery involving an extraordinary pair of automated trousers and a villainous ...

When The Wind Blows (1986)

Based on the work of Raymond Briggs, this chilling yet humorous story follows an elderly couple as they muddle through a nuclear attack, placing t...

Flee (2021) | Storyville

A Storyville documentary, mostly animated, that charts the extraordinary true tale of Ali, a gay Afghan man, and the desperate measures he is forced...

Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) | Wallace & Gromit

Wallace invents a 'smart gnome' that has a mind of its own - or does it? It falls to Gromit to take on the dastardly Feathers M...

A Close Shave (1995) | Wallace & Gromit

Oscar-winning animated comedy thriller. While Wallace is distracted by a romance with the local wool shop owner, Gromit is framed for...

A Grand Day Out (1989) | Wallace & Gromit

Inventor Wallace and his dog Gromit blast off in a homemade rocket to find out if the moon is really made of cheese.

Secrets of British Animation

Documentary exploring more than a century of animation in Britain, including the creative and technical inventiveness of the UK's greatest anima...

A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) | Wallace & Gromit

Wallace and Gromit's new bakery business faces danger when the 'Cereal Killer' targets the town's bakers.

S02: Little Dinosaurs | BBC HD Film Shorts

Original animation which uses a tale of two dinosaurs to reflect on issues around how we relate to each other.

S01E04: Round | BBC HD Film Shorts

Shot entirely using hand shadow performance, this short film highlights man's position as a footnote in the Earth's very long story. Music...

Aardman | Secrets of British Animation

The humble beginnings of Aardman, from using recordings of conversations in homeless shelters to the success of ''Chicken Run''.

S02: Ant & Len | BBC HD Film Shorts

An original and post-watershed take on the Aardman school of animation.

S01E01: This Way Up | BBC HD Film Shorts

Oscar-nominated British animation short in which two funeral directors go on a hellish journey trying to bury a woman's coffin.

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

To avoid her Sikh parents' disapproval, soccer-obsessed teenager Jess Bhamra hides the fact she has joined a local female football team, where he...

Pride (2014)

In 1984, a group of lesbian and gay activists take on hardship from the press and the government, and find unlikely allies in a group of Welsh miners.

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

An orphan from the slums of Mumbai makes it all the way to the final question of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The police think he must be cheati...

Belfast (2021)

Young Buddy's happy home life is rocked by the eruption of the Troubles, on top of his concerns about ailing grandparents, a crush on a girl at school, and do...

Home (2016)

Bafta Award-winning short film telling the story of millions of modern-day refugees - in reverse. A British family leave their home for what at first appears to ...

Back to Black (2024)

The life and music of Amy Winehouse, following the development of her unique talent and passion as she became a singular and iconic musician.

East is East (1999)

BAFTA-winning comedy-drama with Om Puri, Linda Bassett and Jimi Mistry, which takes a wry look at a Pakistani chip shop owner's efforts to raise his kids...

Trainspotting (1996)

Smart, funny, sickly, and sometimes just plain unconscious, Mark Renton is a hero of our times. Set in an underbelly of Edinburgh the city fathers never...

S02E01: Holy Grail | Movie Connections

Members of the Monty Python team take a critical look back at their first film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

S01E05: Bend it Like Beckham | Movie Connections

Writer/director Gurinder Chadha and star Parminder Nagra discuss the making and success of Bend it Like Beckham, the romanti...

Saltburn (2023)

A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming, aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling ...

If (1968) | Cast and Crew

With its portrayal of youthful rebellion in an English public school, Lindsay Anderson's controversial film "If" helped push the boundaries of Brit...

Gregory's Girl (1981)

Witty and unsentimental coming-of-age comedy about a boy (John Gordon Sinclair) who falls hopelessly in love with a girl who becomes the new star playe...

S02E03: Sliding Doors | Movie Connections

Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch and others remember the making of 1998 smash hit Sliding Doors.

S01E07: Brassed Off | Movie Connections

Pete Postlethwaite, Stephen Tompkinson, Melanie Hill, Philip Jackson, and Peter Martin join the director in recalling Brassed Off's j...

S02: The Rules of the Game | BBC HD Film Shorts

An exploration of love and betrayal as a groom reflects on a recent revelation.

S02: Cherries | BBC HD Film Shorts

Starring Alfie Allen, this is a highly original take on teenagers today, their preoccupations and their challenges, set in the possible ne...

S02: Mud Boy | BBC HD Film Shorts

Creative and cinematic drama which explores the imagination of a young girl who needs to believe in an alternative reality.

S02: Little Dinosaurs | BBC HD Film Shorts

Original animation which uses a tale of two dinosaurs to reflect on issues around how we relate to each other.

S02: Turning | BBC HD Film Shorts

BAFTA-nomimated for Best Short Film in 2011, Turning tells the story of Robert, who on his sixth birthday receives three beautiful broken o...

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 ...

JFK (1991)

Oliver Stone's re-creation of the 1963 Kennedy assassination in Dallas and its aftermath, focusing on the investigations of New Orleans DA Jim Garrison (Kevin Cos...

Some Like It Hot (1959)

Musicians Joe and Jerry accidentally witness the St Valentine's Day massacre. The boys decide to make a getaway by joining a jazz band heading for Fl...

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...

Alfred Hitchcock | Icons

Nicknamed the master of suspense, Hitchcock's career spanned six decades, and he was behind some of the most famous moments in cinema. Not only was ...

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Terrifying gothic chiller about two sisters, ageing former movie stars, who live together in a decaying Hollywood mansion. Starring B...

S01E01: Moviedrome | The Wicker Man

An introduction to 1973's cult folk horror film The Wicker Man.

Hollywood and the Holocaust | Storyville

Director Danny Anker investigates the American film industry's complex and contradictory responses to the horrors of Nazi Germany in...

Marilyn Monroe | Icons

Marilyn Monroe used her image to propel her from starlet status to that of arguably the most iconic film star in the world. She pushed to expand the f...

Charlie Chaplin | Icons

Chaplin spent much of his childhood in poverty, before becoming the world's first international movie star. Chaplin took on the powers of the studio ...

North by Northwest (1959)

When advertising executive Roger Thornhill is mistaken for the mysterious Mr Kaplan by a ruthless espionage ring, he soon faces deadly peril, frame...

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker achieve growing notoriety as they carry out a series of robberies with their gang in 1930s America.

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Classic melodrama about a woman who struggles to build up her own business from scratch in a vain attempt to satisfy her snobbish, ungrateful daughter.

Moviedrome | S11E02: The Body Snatcher

An introduction to The Body Snatcher by Robert Wise.

Moviedrome | S11E00: Mildred Pierce

An introduction to Mildred Pierce by Michael Curtiz.

Moviedrome | S11E11: One-Eyed Jacks

An introduction to One-Eyed Jacks by Marlon Brando.

Moviedrome | S11E08: Johnny Guitar

An introduction to Johnny Guitar by Nicholas Ray.

Moviedrome | S11E07: Mommie Dearest

An introduction to Mommie Dearest by Frank Perry.

The Terminator (1984)

Classic sci-fi action thriller, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, about the battle between two time-travelling soldiers who arrive in 1980s LA from a fut...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Two unlikely partners in a bounty-hunting scam join forces in a new venture as they try to outdo a sadistic criminal looking for the $2...

Selma (2014)

Biopic chronicling the three-month period in 1965 which saw Dr Martin Luther King Jr lead a turbulent march from Selma to Montgomery in a bid to secure equal vo...

Toy Story (1995)

When Andy receives a toy Buzz Lightyear for his birthday, his old favourite toy, cowboy Woody, feels left out and jealous.

Toy Story 3 (2010)

With their owner Andy leaving home for university, the toys fear for their future. Escaping being thrown away as rubbish, they arrive at a childcare centre.

Toy Story 2 (1999)

When Woody is kidnapped, Buzz Lightyear and the other toys set out in hot pursuit. However, when they find him they discover him in a new life, with new f...

Green Book (2018)

New York, 1962: Italian-American nightclub bouncer Tony Lip gets taken on as a driver for acclaimed African American pianist Donald Shirley on a tour of th...

Toy Story 4 (2019)

When Woody, Buzz and the gang join Bonnie on a road trip with her new craft project turned toy, Forky, the innocent little spork's hilarious antics launch...

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Bookish young Ofelia, stuck in her sadistic new stepfather’s army outpost, where her ailing mother is to give birth, gets drawn to a fantastical alter...

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...

Freaky Friday (2003)

An overworked mother and her headstrong teenage daughter are given magic fortune cookies and wake up with switched identities.

La La Land (2016)

An aspiring actress and a dedicated jazz musician fall in love in modern-day Los Angeles. Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.

Captain Fantastic (2016)

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced...

Moonlight (2016)

A coming-of-age drama that presents the childhood, adolescence and early adult life of Chiron, born to a drug-addicted single mother in Miami and facing dif...

Lady Bird (2017)

High school senior Lady Bird expects much from life, but the strained relationship with her mother and failing family finances keep clipping her wings, whil...

S02: Cherries | BBC HD Film Shorts

Starring Alfie Allen, this is a highly original take on teenagers today, their preoccupations and their challenges, set in the possible ne...

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Black comedy about the activities of a group of LA lowlifes. A hit-man falls for his boss's wife, a boxer loses a big fight, and a couple attempt a heist...

Challengers (2024)

A love triangle forms between three tennis players: formidable former prodigy Tashi, her champion husband Art and his former best friend Patrick, who is a...

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Animated musical fantasy set in a world where every holiday has its own special land. Tired of the same old routine in Hallowe'en Town,...

Tenet (2020)

A hardened CIA agent is recruited into a mind-bending mystery with cause and effect ‘inverted’, so weapons can strike from the future. His suspect is a ruthless...

S02: The Rules of the Game | BBC HD Film Shorts

An exploration of love and betrayal as a groom reflects on a recent revelation.

S02: Mud Boy | BBC HD Film Shorts

Creative and cinematic drama which explores the imagination of a young girl who needs to believe in an alternative reality.

Flee (2021) | Storyville

A Storyville documentary, mostly animated, that charts the extraordinary true tale of Ali, a gay Afghan man, and the desperate measures he is forced...

Taxi Tehran (2015)

Banned from making movies in Iran, director Jafar Panahi poses as a taxi driver, driving around Tehran recording the lives of its inhabitants and the diff...

Man on Wire (2008) | Storyville

Documentary telling how Frenchman Philippe Petit fulfilled his dream of walking on a wire strung between the rooftops of New York's Twin Towe...

Cindy Sherman - Nobody's Here But Me | Arena

Using herself as the model, American artist Cindy Sherman has produced hundreds of photographs exploring the use of female stere...

Biggie And Tupac (2002)

Nick Broomfield examines the lives and murders of rappers Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur and the rivalry between East Coast and West Coast music that...

The Fire Within | Storyville

A Storyville documentary in which film-maker Werner Herzog pays homage to French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, who were killed in a p...

A Hard Day's Night

Anarchic and offbeat 1960s story of 36 hours in the lives of The Beatles as they travel to a TV show in London. The film uses a variety of cinematographic...

Don't Look Back

DA Pennebaker's classic film about Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of Britain is an intimate portrait of the artist as a quite young and formidably intelligent man.

Nick Broomfield | HARDtalk

Zeinab Badawi speaks to world renowned and influential British film-maker Nick Broomfield. His subjects have included a female serial killer, a Ho...

BalloonBallon (2018)

The Strelzyk family attempt to escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon. In German with English subtitles.

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Bookish young Ofelia, stuck in her sadistic new stepfather’s army outpost, where her ailing mother is to give birth, gets drawn to a fantastical alter...

Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Provocative comedy in which a son tries to prevent his mother from learning about the fall of the Berlin Wall when she emerges from a lengthy coma, fe...

Downfall | Der Untergang (2004)

As defeat looms, the increasingly unhinged Adolf Hitler readies himself for the end and makes his final declarations to a dwindling crowd of ...

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 ...

Flee (2021) | Storyville

A Storyville documentary, mostly animated, that charts the extraordinary true tale of Ali, a gay Afghan man, and the desperate measures he is forced...

The White Ribbon | Das Weisse Band (2009)

Award-winning film by Michael Haneke set on the eve of World War I. The quiet order of a small German village is disturbed by a ser...

The Beasts (2022)

Middle-aged French couple Antoine and Olga have moved to an inland Galician hamlet, happy to live off the land and renovate some dilapidated properties and...

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

Models Carl and Yaya are invited for a luxury cruise with a rogues' gallery of super-rich passengers - but a storm is brewing, and the cruise ends...

Un Chien Andalou (1929)

Luis Bunuel, who made his name with this short shocking film in 1929, is one of the great exponents of surrealism in the cinema. An Andalusian Dog, w...

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

A countess resorts to subterfuge to have her reluctant daughter's portrait painted so that she can be appraised by a prospective suitor.

La Haine | Witness History

It has been thirty years since film director Mathieu Kassovitz started work on the cult cinema classic, La Haine. He has been sharing his memories...

Paris, 13th District (2021)

The lives of four young people intertwine as they navigate love, sex and romance in a modern city in writer-director Jacques Audiard's compelling...

S10E09: Léon | Moviedrome

An introduction to Léon by Luc Besson.

S10E09: Le Samouraï | Moviedrome

An introduction to Le Samouraï by Jean-Pierre Melville.

Parallel Mothers (2021)

Two mothers bond in an unexpected way after giving birth on the same day.

Second Era | Shoah (1985)

Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.

First Era | Shoah (1985)

Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.

Mustang (2015)

Lale and her four sisters are on their way home from school, innocently playing with the local boys. But prying village eyes view their games with suspicion.

S01E04: Battleship Potemkin | Art That Shook The World

Today, film-maker Renny Bartlett tells the story of the making of the film which inspired Francis Bacon, Woody Allen, ...

S02E01: Superheroes | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

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

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...

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 ...

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,...

S02E01: Holy Grail | Movie Connections

Members of the Monty Python team take a critical look back at their first film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

S01E05: Bend it Like Beckham | Movie Connections

Writer/director Gurinder Chadha and star Parminder Nagra discuss the making and success of Bend it Like Beckham, the romanti...

S01E04: Video and Film Production | Hire Me: Competing for a Dream Job

A job as a video creator is up for grabs. Can our candidates shoot and edit a social video with drag r...

S02E03: Sliding Doors | Movie Connections

Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch and others remember the making of 1998 smash hit Sliding Doors.

S01E07: Brassed Off | Movie Connections

Pete Postlethwaite, Stephen Tompkinson, Melanie Hill, Philip Jackson, and Peter Martin join the director in recalling Brassed Off's j...

Un Chien Andalou (1929)

Luis Bunuel, who made his name with this short shocking film in 1929, is one of the great exponents of surrealism in the cinema. An Andalusian Dog, w...

Propaganda films | Age of the Image

James Fox explains the method in which propaganda was created to advertise Nazism.

A Hard Day's Night

Anarchic and offbeat 1960s story of 36 hours in the lives of The Beatles as they travel to a TV show in London. The film uses a variety of cinematographic...

S02E08: Calendar Girls | Movie Connections

Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie and others discuss the making of 2003 hit Calendar Girls.

S02E07: Local Hero | Movie Connections

Peter Reigert, Denis Lawson and others recall the production of the 1983 comedy drama Local Hero.

S02E06: Buster | Movie Connections

Phil Collins and others discuss the making of 1988 smash hit Buster, the story about little people who craved the big time.

S02E04: Trainspotting | Movie Connections

Danny Boyle, John Hodge, Ewan McGregor and others remember the making of 1996 smash hit Trainspotting.

S02E02: Summer Holiday | Movie Connections

Sir Cliff Richard and fellow cast members discuss the making of '60s smash hit musical Summer Holiday.

S01E08: Gregory's Girl | Movie Connections

Documentary series about Britain's biggest movies. Director Bill Forsyth scored a hat-trick with his themes of football, schoolday...

S01E04: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Movie Connections

The documentary series charting the evolution of Britain's biggest movies turns its attention to the 1998 hit...

S01E01: Four Weddings and a Funeral | Movie Connections

Documentary charting the evolution of British movie Four Weddings and a Funeral. Hugh Grant and Richard Curtis are am...

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

To avoid her Sikh parents' disapproval, soccer-obsessed teenager Jess Bhamra hides the fact she has joined a local female football team, where he...

East is East (1999)

BAFTA-winning comedy-drama with Om Puri, Linda Bassett and Jimi Mistry, which takes a wry look at a Pakistani chip shop owner's efforts to raise his kids...

S01E05: Bend it Like Beckham | Movie Connections

Writer/director Gurinder Chadha and star Parminder Nagra discuss the making and success of Bend it Like Beckham, the romanti...

Un Chien Andalou (1929)

Luis Bunuel, who made his name with this short shocking film in 1929, is one of the great exponents of surrealism in the cinema. An Andalusian Dog, w...

Do The Right Thing (1989)

An uncompromising comedy about the racial tensions surrounding a white-owned pizzeria in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn on the hottest day of the...

Bhaji On The Beach (1994)

A day trip to Blackpool to see the lights, a harmless break from the routine for a mini-bus full of women from the Asian's Women's Centre. It all s...

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

An ambitious Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend strive for success and hope when they open a glamorous laundromat.

S01E04: Battleship Potemkin | Art That Shook The World

Today, film-maker Renny Bartlett tells the story of the making of the film which inspired Francis Bacon, Woody Allen, ...

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...

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 ...

Elvis (2022)

Elvis Presley's story seen through the lens of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Action-packed adventure with Harrison Ford. Intrepid archaeologist Indiana Jones races to beat the Nazis to a religious relic which is central...

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 ...

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...

Yesterday (2019)

Following a road accident, struggling singer-songwriter Jack Malik wakes up in an alternative reality where no-one seems to have ever heard of The Beatles. ...

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...

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...

S02E01: Superheroes | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

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

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.

Freaky Friday (2003)

An overworked mother and her headstrong teenage daughter are given magic fortune cookies and wake up with switched identities.

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...

La La Land (2016)

An aspiring actress and a dedicated jazz musician fall in love in modern-day Los Angeles. Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.

The Railway Man (2013)

A survivor of the Burma railway during World War II discovers that the Japanese officer responsible for torturing him is still alive.

Back to Black (2024)

The life and music of Amy Winehouse, following the development of her unique talent and passion as she became a singular and iconic musician.

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...

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

On his return from the Crusades, Robin of Locksley learns that his father has been murdered by the tyrannical Sheriff of Nottingham and ...

The Others (2001)

Supernatural thriller set at the end of WWII about a devoutly religious mother who moves to a Jersey mansion with her ailing children to await the return o...

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 ...

Les Choristes (2004)

The new supervisor at a boarding school for difficult boys sets up a singing choir and the lives of the boys are transformed by the magic of music. In F...

Untouchable | Intouchables (2011)

A quadriplegic Parisian millionaire strikes up an unlikely friendship with the young man from the projects who he hires to be his live-in c...

Taxi Tehran (2015)

Banned from making movies in Iran, director Jafar Panahi poses as a taxi driver, driving around Tehran recording the lives of its inhabitants and the diff...

City of Men (2007)

Follow-up to Brazilian hit drama City of God, set in the slums of Morro da Sinuca. About to turn 18, Laranjinha goes on a quest for his unknown father wit...

Timbuktu (2014)

The inhabitants of Timbuktu, captured by Islamist militants, are forced to live under new laws that threaten their freedom and existence.

The Piano (1993)

Sold into marriage to a farmer in New Zealand, non-speaking Scottish woman and piano player Ada McGrath refuses to warm up to her husband, Alisdair - especi...

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.

Past Lives (2023)

Following two childhood friends over the course of 24 years while they contemplate the nature of their relationship as they grow apart, living different li...

The Black Balloon (2008)

Drama about a teenage boy trying to adjust to a new neighbourhood, school and friends, while dealing with his unpredictable family.