Choose Irvine (2023)
Profile of the Trainspotting author.
The Damned United (2009)
Partially fictionalised biopic of the outspoken manager, Brian Clough
The Disappearance Of Alice Creed (2009)
A claustrophobic thriller about a kidnap where all does not go according to plan.
Donkeys (2010)
An ailing man seeks to reconnect with his family but inadvertently keeps making all his previous blunders worse.
Ghosted (2011)
Think Alan Clarke's Scum, updated for 2011.
A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
A man haunted by a summer from his past, returns to his old stamping ground to confront old ghosts.
The Legend Of Barney Thomson (2015)
A Glasgow barber accidentally turns killer.
Paris/Sexy (2010)
A girl on the verge of womanhood imagines life away from the constraints of caring for her father.
Red Mist (2008)
A coma victim with psychic powers hunts down the medical students who tormented him.
Red Road (2006)
A psychological thriller from Glasgow's heart of darkness.
Scottish Mussel (2015)
A Glaswegian chancer who moonlights as an illegal pearl fisher in the Highland streams falls for a beautiful English conservationist.
Sister (2012)
A snapshot of life for a 12-year-old, who steals from the rich at a local ski resort to support him and his sister.
SoulBoy (2010)
A coming-of-age tale mixed in with the genesis of Northern Soul.
Sweet Sixteen (2002)
Scottish teenager becomes drug dealer to give his mum, who is in jail, a proper home.
Tickets (2005)
Three international film directors take a train to Rome and tell stories of love, loss and the beautiful game.
True North (2006)
A young man arranges to smuggle illegal immigrants across the North Sea on his Dad's boat, but he's about to find himself way out of his depth.
When The Lights Went Out (2012)
A family move into a haunted council house.
Wild Country (2005)
Monster horror flick in poundstretched kilted country.
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