Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
A widowed single mum goes on a road trip with her son in a bid to reignite her singing career.
The Aviator (2004)
The early years of movie mogul and planemaker, Howard Hughes.
Bringing Out The Dead (1999)
A night-shift paramedic in Hell's Kitchen finds himself on the brink of breakdown.
Casino (1995)
The rise and fall of a Las Vegas casino-running mobster.
The Departed (2006)
Two cops in Boston go undercover on either side of organised crime.
Feel Like Going Home (2003)
The story of the blues.
Gangs Of New York (2002)
Violent story of brutality on the streets in the early days of New York.
Goodfellas (1990)
Biopic of mafiosi Henry Hill and his rise and fall through the mob.
Hugo (2011)
Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
The Irishman (2019)
Story of the union official with mob ties, Frank Sheeran, and the part he claims to have played in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023)
Members of the Osage tribe in the United States are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s, sparking a major FBI investigation involving J Edgar Hoover.
Kundun (1997)
The story of the childhood of the 14th Dalai Lama.
Mean Streets (1973)
Trouble brews for a smalltime hood in Little Italy.
No Direction Home (2005)
A biography of Bob Dylan.
Raging Bull (1980)
An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring destroys his life outside it.
Shine A Light (2008)
Documentary of the rock legends, with footage from their A Bigger Bang Tour.
Shutter Island (2010)
Two US marshalls are sent to a remote island to investigate the disappearance of an inmate from a mental asylum.
Silence (2016)
In the 17th century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor.
Taxi Driver (1976)
A former soldier struggles to find direction and grows dangerously angry on the streets of New York.
Who's That Knocking At My Door (1967)
Snapshot of the life of a young man in 60s New York.
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Based on the true story of the rise and fall of a financial high roller.
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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

A heroine of the people Avid Liongoren on the Filipino animation industry and Zsazsa Zaturnnah

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