24 Hour Party People (2002)
The short history of Madchester and the club scene, with Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson.
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)
The hapless presenter is caught up in a hostage negotiation situation.
Around The World In 80 Days (2004)
Chop-socky remake of Jules Verne classic.
A Cock And Bull Story (2005)
The difficulty of being Steve Coogan playing Tristram Shandy in a film directed by Jeremy Northam.
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
There's a new supervillain on the block and Gru is recruited to help the Anti-Villain League.
Despicable Me 4 (2024)
Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr, who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.
Ella Enchanted (2004)
A girl who is cursed to obey orders goes on a quest to lift the spell.
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Tongue-in-cheek British twist on the buddy cop genre.
Ideal Home (2018)
A bickering gay couple find their lives turn upside down when a young boy arrives on their doorstep saying he is the grandson of one of them.
In The Loop (2009)
Politicians spin while they're winning on the brink of a Middle East war. Plus read our interview with .
The Look Of Love (2013)
Biopic of porn king Paul Raymond.
The Lost King (2022)
An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.
Minions (2015)
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
Marie Antoinette (2006)
A portrait of France's most famous Queen.
Night At The Museum 2 (2009)
Colourful sequel sees the world’s largest museum complex spring to life.
Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb (2014)
The magic comes to London with Teddy, Attila, the neanderthals and Larry.
Northern Soul (2014)
Two boys form a friendship through a shared love of music.
The Other Guys (2010)
After their heroes meet a valiant but stupid end, two back-office cops rise to the call and quickly get out of their depth.
The Parole Officer (2001)
A nerdy parole officer witnesses a murder and, with three ex-crooks, attempts to expose the killer
Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief (2010)
Teenage gods and monsters - classical, but not a classic
The Penguin Lessons (2024)
An Englishman in Uruguay adopts a penguin, smuggles it back to his home in Argentina, and gradually wakes up to the political violence going on around him.
Philomena (2013)
The true story of an Irish Catholic woman who decides to find her son more than 50 years after she was forced, as an unmarried mother, to give him up for adoption.
Stan & Ollie (2018)
True story of the late years of the comedy double-act.
Tales Of The Riverbank (2008)
Hammy the hamster and pals get a re-imagining.
The Trip (2010)
A comic road trip through the north of England.
The Trip To Italy (2014)
Two men take a humorous journey through Italy in search of understanding and delicious food.
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Actors take their craft a little bit too far in war comedy...
What Maisie Knew (2012)
A divorce and custody battle from the perspective of a young girl.
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