Film Studies

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...

Animal Farm | Secrets of British Animation

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

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.

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...

Toy Story (1995)

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

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 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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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 ...

S02: Ant & Len | BBC HD Film Shorts

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

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...

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.

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...

Emma Calder | Secrets of British Animation

Emma Calder makes use of a small shed for her studio, showing that you don't need much to be a creative animator.

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 ...

S03E06: Colourbleed | BBC HD Film Shorts

A young girl's fate is inextricably sealed when she crosses paths with a scheming and enigmatic old woman.

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...

Mogul Mowgli (2020)

British-Pakistani rapper Zed believes he is about to break into the big time - until he is suddenly struck by a debilitating illness that threatens to de...

Calendar Girls (2003)

Comedy drama based on the true story of 12 Yorkshire ladies who find a compelling way to raise money for charity: a nude calendar. Stars Helen Mirren a...

S02E04: Trainspotting | Movie Connections

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

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

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

S03E03: The Ride | BBC HD Film Shorts

After accepting a lift on his way back to university, a student is horrified when the driver commits a heinous act. In shock, he become...

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.

S02E02: British History Movies | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of the quintessential British film genre - his...

The Old Oak (2023)

A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community in County Durham struggles to hold on to his pub and keep it as the one remaining public space pe...

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 ...

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.

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...

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...

The Story of Slapstick

Slapstick comedy special narrated by Miranda Hart, charting the highs and lows of physical comedy and examining the audience's love of visual humour.

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...

Hollywood | Age of the Image

James Fox explores the major development of film that occurred in Hollywood, LA and the filmic techniques that were born.

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

Dr and Mrs McKenna's holiday in North Africa is interrupted when a passing acquaintance dies and they learn their son has been kidnapped. Di...

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...

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...

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

After the latest raid by bandits, the villagers in a small settlement in Mexico band together to hire a group of disparate gunfighters to protec...

Hitchcock's Shower Scene: 78/52

Director Alexandre O Philippe's gripping documentary takes an unprecedented look at Alfred Hitchcock's infamous and iconic shower scene and i...

Hitchcock: 2: Sex, Murder and Mayhem | Omnibus

Second part of a two-part documentary profile examining the personality and works of film director Alfred Hitchcock. This prog...

Hitchcock: 1: It's Only Another Movie | Omnibus

During a career spanning 50 years of filmmaking, from the silent era into the age of television, Alfred Hitchcock became as f...

The Last Moguls | Omnibus

Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus arrived in Hollywood seven years ago, almost penniless. Together, they now run Cannon, the world's largest independe...

The Conversation (1974)

Harry Caul is a surveillance expert - a wire tapper and industrial spy for hire. He is also a man who obsessively guards his own privacy, but when hi...

Casablanca (1942)

Rick's Cafe is a centre for criminals, refugees, resistance fighters and Nazis. Its cynical owner takes risks for no-one - until the arrival of Ilsa.

Kevin Macdonald on The Battle of Algiers | The Film Programme

Director Kevin Macdonald reveals the influence of The Battle Of Algiers on his latest drama, The Mauritanian, t...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Memento (2000)

Complex thriller about a man whose search for his wife's brutal killer is hindered by his loss of short-term memory.

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...

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.

Toy Story (1995)

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

Freaky Friday (2003)

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

S03E06: Colourbleed | BBC HD Film Shorts

A young girl's fate is inextricably sealed when she crosses paths with a scheming and enigmatic old woman.

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...

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...

S03E03: The Ride | BBC HD Film Shorts

After accepting a lift on his way back to university, a student is horrified when the driver commits a heinous act. In shock, he become...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

First Era | Shoah (1985)

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Parallel Mothers (2021)

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

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...

Second Era | Shoah (1985)

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

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...

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,...

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...

S02E02: British History Movies | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark Kermode uncovers the cinematic and storytelling secrets of the quintessential British film genre - his...

S01E02: The Heist | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Mark reveals the cinematic tricks and techniques used to create classic heist movies, from The Asphalt Jungle to Ocean's...

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.

S02E03: Sliding Doors | Movie Connections

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

S02E02: Summer Holiday | Movie Connections

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

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.

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...

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...

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: 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...

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...

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

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

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...

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: 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...

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...

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...

S02E01: Superheroes | Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

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

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.

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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. ...

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.

Elvis (2022)

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

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...

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,...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

Timbuktu (2014)

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

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...