Air (2023)
The story of of shoe salesman Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball: Michael Jordan.
Doubt (2008)
An infamously tough headteacher, also a nun, becomes convinced that the priest at her school is molesting one of the children.
Disturbia (2007)
A teenager becomes convinced his neighbour is a serial killer.
Ender's Game (2013)
A young boy is trained to lead his fellow soldiers into battle against an alien race.
Eleanor Rigby (2013)
Two people struggle to stay together after the death of their child.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
A boy trying to come to terms with the death of his father on 9/11 finds a mysterious key.
Far From Heaven (2002)
Sexuality and stigma in 1950s America.
Fences (2016)
Pittsburgh in the Fifties exposes the prejudice and failed ambition of an ex-baseball contender/now garbage collector and how it affects the hopes and dreams of his family.
Get On Up (2014)
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
The Help (2011)
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American Maid's point of view on the White families they work for.
Knight And Day (2010)
A car mechanic finds herself on the run with an AWOL Superspy.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2021)
Sparks fly during the recording of a song by a famous blues singer.
Nights In Rodanthe (2008)
Two unhappy strangers meet in a remote inn and fall in love.
Prisoners (2013)
A man whose daughter disappears, takes matters into his own hands.
Solaris (2002)
A bereaved man is sent to investigate a mysterious planet and the disaffected crew in orbit around it.
State Of Play (2009)
An investigative reporter finds his loyalties conflicted when a story involving murder, blackmail and conspiracy centres on his old friend, now an up-and-coming Congressman.
Suicide Squad (2016)
A secret government agency recruits jailed supervillains to take on a dangerous mission.
Syriana (2005)
A high-octane thriller for adults that exposes US dirty tricks in the Gulf oil business
Troop Zero (2019)
A young girl founds a girl scout troop in a bid to win a NASA competition.
Widows (2018)
Women left in debt by their dead husbands' crimes conspire to pull off a heist.
The Woman King (2022)
A historical epic inspired by the true events that happened in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Precision filmmaking Casey Walker on setting rules, layering complexity, and making Home Bodies

A dangerous woman Rebecca De Mornay on finding characters' truth and making The Gentleman Thief

Divine transformation Eriko Katagiri on the itako tradition and When You Open The Door

Learning to let go Gloria Mercer and Bethany Brown on filming sex, drugs and A Safe Distance

Framing a feature Michele Fiascaris on expanding his short Rain Catcher into a rain-slicked noir thriller

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