12 Years A Slave (2013)
A free black man is abducted and sold into slavery.
The Ballad Of Jack And Rose (2005)
The dangers for impressionable teenage daughter of living with ex-hippie eco warrior dad.
The Extra Man (2010)
An aspiring author forms an unusual friendship with an oddball older playwright.
The Fabelmans (2022)
Growing up in post-World War Two era Arizona, a young man named Sammy Fabelman discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
Fast Food Nation (2006)
Exposing the beef burger industry as bacteria friendly, with blood in the boardroom and illegals in the slaughterhouse.
For Ellen (2012)
A rock musician in the middle of an acrimonious divorce tries to gain access to his six-year-old daughter.
Gigantic (2008)
A mattress salesman commences an awkward affair with a depressive rich girl.
The Girl Next Door (2004)
A guy falls in love with his neighbour but there's a slight hitch - she's a famous porn star.
The Good Heart (2009)
A barman tries to help a young homeless man by teaching him to be tougher, but finds his own nature changing in the process.
The King (2005)
A man goes in search of his father and embarks on a relationship with tragic consequences.
Knight And Day (2010)
A car mechanic finds herself on the run with an AWOL Superspy.
L.I.E. (2001)
A disaffected youth on Long Island becomes involved with a rich paedophile, after his father has been arrested for fraud.
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
A dysfunctional family's road trip to a beauty pageant.
Love & Mercy (2014)
A look at two periods of the life of Beach Boy Brian Wilson.
Meek's Cutoff (2010)
Drama tracks a wagon train on the 1840s Oregon Trail.
Okja (2017)
Young girl Mija must risk everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
Prisoners (2013)
A man whose daughter disappears, takes matters into his own hands.
Spaceman (2024)
An astronaut, has been on a space mission for months. He realises that his wife might not be waiting for him once he returns to Earth. In his desperation, he turns for help to a mysterious creature lurking deep in the bowels of his spaceship.
Taking Lives (2004)
Lippy, leggy FBI agent goes to Montreal to find a serial killer.
Taking Woodstock (2009)
The story of the youngster who set the wheels in motion for the iconic music festival.
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Gushers and guns and an emotionally damaged prospector in the early years of California's oil boom.
The Wizard Of The Kremlin (2025)
Russia, early 1990s. Amid post-Soviet chaos, a brilliant young man, Vadim Baranov, charts his path. First an artist, then a reality show producer, he becomes the spin doctor to a rising KGB agent: Vladimir Putin.
Youth (2015)
A composer and a film director staying in an Alpine hotel find themselves under unexpected pressure.
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