Misery Loves Comedy (2015)
Comics are asked why they do it and whether it is necessary to be miserable to be funny?
The Mission (2009)
A father in San Francisco's Mission District, struggles to come to terms with his son's sexuality.
Mississippi Grind (2015)
On the road with gambling addicts who live high and lose loads.
The Mist (2007)
People are trapped in a supermarket after a sinister mist envelopes the town.
MacGruber (2010)
Eighties spoof sees hapless bomb expert take on an old nemesis.
The Machinist (2004)
Christian Bale lives in the subconscious of a mentally frail insomniac.
Madagascar (2005)
Four animated animals from Central Park Zoo are shipwrecked on the wild shores of Madagascar.
Mad Men: Series 1 (2007)
A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Story of the Catholic convents where Irish girls were sent in response to an assortment of social transgressions.
The Magnet Man (2023)
A man with a magnetic ability finds himself drawn to life in a circus.
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Seven gunmen team up to help save a village from an evil mining boss.
Le Mans '66 (2019)
Dramatisation of a friendship that shaped motor racing in the Sixties.
Man of Steel (2013)
A young journalist is forced to confront his secret extraterrestrial heritage when Earth is invaded by members of his race.
Man Of The House (2005)
Texas Ranger goes undercover to protect teenage cheerleaders.
Man Of The Year (2006)
Satire with thriller pretensions about a comedian who decides to run for the White House.
Man On Fire (2004)
An assassin goes all out for vengeance after the family he is hired to protect are attacked.
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Two schemers plot a coup in the Middle East.
Maria (2024)
Dramatisation of the life of the opera singer Maria Callas.
A Married Woman (1964)
A young woman is troubled by the difficulties in her relationships with her husband and lover.
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
A woman is traumatised after fleeing a cult.
Martin (1977)
A young man who believes he's a vampire goes to stay with a relative who plans to destroy him.
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)
Life at sea on a fighting ship of the Royal Navy in South American waters at the time of Nelson.
A Matter Of Trust (2022)
Five stories on interpersonal trust and unspoken truths intertwine.
Max Winslow And The House Of Secrets (2019)
Five teenagers compete to win a mansion owned by an eccentric billionaire. The night takes a dark turn when they become trapped and are forced to face off against a super computer who has gone rogue.
Maya The Bee: The Golden Orb (2021)
When Maya, a headstrong little bee, and her best friend Willi, rescue an ant princess they find themselves in the middle of an epic bug battle that will take them to strange new worlds and test their friendship to its limits.
Meanwhile On Earth (2024)
Siblings Elsa and Franck were very close. Since Franck disappeared during a space mission three years ago, Elsa has struggled to move on with her life. Until one day she is contacted by an unidentified life form.
Melancholia (2011)
Two sisters' relationship is examined as a planet threatens to bring about the apocalypse.
Melk (2023)
A mum who has lost her baby tries to work through her grief as she attempts to donate her milk.
Mephisto (1981)
A provincial actor's rise to fame and glory within the protective patronage of Nazi Germany before the war.
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (1983)
Study of brutality in a Japanese PoW camp
Metroland (1997)
The reappearance of old pal causes a man to re-evaluate his life.
Metropolitan (1990)
The self-contained cynicism and bitchy banter of New York’s young contenders at the debutantes’ after parties.
Mickey 17 (2025)
The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes, has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job … to die, for a living.
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
Shakespearean story of star-crossed lovers gets Tuscan treatment.
Millie Lies Low (2021)
Anxious architecture graduate Millie is about to fly from Wellington to New York for a prestigious internship but has a panic attack before departure and gets off the plane. Unable to afford another flight, she hides out in her hometown, posting fake Big Apple updates to Instagram while trying to raise the money for a replacement ticket.
Millions (2004)
Two brothers on a housing estate experience a financial miracle.
Minyan (2020)
New York in the 1980s. Seventeen-year-old David, who is tentatively beginning to express his homosexuality in the East Village gay scene, gradually starts to question the strict rules of his Jewish community.
The Miracle Maker (2000)
Puppet retelling of the life of Christ.
The Miseducation Of Cameron Post (2018)
1993: after being caught having sex with the prom queen, a girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center.
Misper (2025)
A staff member at a seaside hotel vanishes without a trace.
Les Misérables (1998)
Faithful adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic.
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children (2016)
A boy who discovers a magical place that spans worlds and times comes to realise that it's under threat - and perhaps only he can save it.
The Mitchells Vs The Machines (2021)
A family find themselves trying to avert the robot apocalypse.
Molly's Game (2017)
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
Mom (2024)
A young mother struggles to cope alone in a new home.
Mondo Hollywoodland (2019)
A groovy mushroom dealer and a man from the 5th dimension journey through Hollywood to find the meaning of 'mondo'.
Moneyball (2011)
The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Money Monster (2016)
A financial TV host and his producer are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor who has lost everything forcefully takes over their studio.
Monster (2003)
Dramatised version of the life of serial killer Aileen Wuornos.
Monster Seafood Wars (2020)
A young master at the Tsukiji Fish Market, accidentally drops his meal of mixed seafood into the Sumida River. Some time afterwards a gigantic mutated squid monster arises from the water.
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