Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Love story about an escaped outlaw and the wife who waits for him.
All Is Lost
One man must battle to survive after his boat sinks in the ocean.
The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz
The ambitions of an energetic young Jewish Canadian in Montreal, 1948.
An Autumn Afternoon
A father who is dependent on his daughter comes to realise that she needs to find a life of her own. Out to own as part of The Ozu Collection: Volume 4.
Les Apaches
A casual theft leads to trouble for a group of young friends.
As I Lay Dying
The death of a family matriarch and her loved ones' efforts to have her buried according to her wishes.
Bastards
A vengeful man sets out to find out about the businessman who caused his family's ruin.
Behind The Candelabra
The story of legendarily flamboyant entertainer Liberace and the man who loved him.
La Belle Et La Bête
Timeless classic that lives up to the label.
The Birds
Chaos comes to an isolated community when birds begin attacking people in this Hitchcock classic.
The Bling Ring
A group of teenage fans monitors celebrities' activities over the internet in order to rob their homes.
Blue Is The Warmest Colour
Two young women fall unexpectedly and passionately in love.
Blood Ties
Brothers on opposite sides of the law come into conflict in Seventies Brooklyn.
Blue Ruin
Unexpected news transforms an easy-going vagrant into a man bent on revenge.
Borgman
The Devil moves into a suburban street and turns the lives of its inhabitants upside-down.
A Castle In Italy
A family are forced to sell their Italian home.
Cleopatra
An epic based on the life of the legendary queen.

D

The Dance Of Reality
The director looks back at his childhood in Chile.
The Desert Of The Tartars
A young army recruit is sent to a remote and mysterious desert outpost.
For Those In Peril
The lone survivor of a shipwreck, blamed for it for superstitious reasons, refuses to believe his fellow sailors are dead and sets out to find them.
Fruitvale Station
The true story of Oscar Grant, who set out one day to try and bcome a better person and ended up in a shocking encounter at Fruitvale station.
The Golden Dream
A group of Guatemalan teenagers tries to make it to the US.
Grand Central
A complex romance set against the backdrop of the nuclear power industry.
The Great Beauty
An ageing writer recalls the passions of his youth.
The Great Gatsby
A war veteran drawn into the glamorous life of his millionaire neighbour gradually discovers his secrets.
Hiroshima Mon Amour
A French actress making an anti-war film embarks on an affair with a married man.
Honey
A woman devoted to promoting euthanasia encounters a man with an invisible malaise.

I

Ilo Ilo
A family struggles to deal with the impact of the financial crisis.
Inside Llewyn Davis
One week in the life of a talented, failed singer/songwriter in Greenwich Village, New York, in the Sixties
Jimmy P: Psychotherapy Of A Plains Indian
A Native American man is admitted to hospital after fighting in France and forms an unexpected friendship with the doctor who treats him.
Jodorowsky’s Dune
A documentary about Alejandro Jodorowsky's failed attempt to adapt Frank Herbert's famous science fition novel Dune for the big screen.
Last Days On Mars
Astronauts working on Mars gradually fall prey to a mysterious force.
The Last Detail
Ordered to take a young convict to prison, two Navy officers decide to help him have one last good time.
The Last Of The Unjust
Benjamin Murmelstein addresses his unique relationship to Adolf Eichmann and his role as the last Jewish elder of Theresienstadt.
Like Father, Like Son
When he discovers his baby boy was accidentally swapped with another at birth, whom he has raised and loved, a wealthy businessman must decide which one he truly feels is his son.
The Lunchbox
A mistakenly delivered lunchbox sparks romance between two lonely people.

M

Me, Myself And Mum
A comedy of misunderstandings.
Magic Magic
A young American starts to unravel on a trip to Chile.
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
The story of Muhammed Ali's fight with the US government after he refused to participate in the Vietnam War.
Nebraska
An alcoholic father and his resentful son travel cross-country together to collect big sweepstake winnings.
Only God Forgives
A drug smuggler in Bangkok is charged by his mother with finding and killing whoever killed his brother.
Only Lovers Left Alive
A vampire couple contemplate a changing world.
The Past
A couple meeting to finalise their divorce find themselves in difficult emotional terrain.
Queen Margot
Sixteenth century intrigue in the court of the king of France, as a religious war rages and passions run red with blood.

R

Salvo
Life changes for a professional assassin because of a witness.
Seduced And Abandoned
A documentary about filmmakers' attempts to raise money to make a film.
The Selfish Giant
Roughly based on the Oscar Wilde parable, this is a tale of jealousy between two boys vying for the favour of a scrap merchant.
Shield Of Straw
Five police officers struggle to protect a murder suspect afer a powerful man puts a price on his head.
Stranger By The Lake
After a shocking incident takes place at a cruising spot, a young man is caught in the throes of a dangerous passion.
The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
A low-key story of young lovers is turned into a beautiful MGM style musical in this French classic.

V

Venus In Fur
An actress endeavours to convince a director of her talents so she can win a part in the play based on Sacher-Masoch's novel.
Vertigo
A detective becomes obsessed with a beautiful woman who reminds him of someone else.
Weekend Of A Champion
Portrait of Jackie Stewart on the weekend of his victory at the Monte Carlo Grand Prix.
We Are What We Are
A cannibal family faces an uncertain future following a bereavement.
Young & Beautiful
Portrait of a 17-year-old, who sells her body for cash.
You And The Night
A couple prepare to welcome guests for the evening but the atmosphere is tense.
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