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Atonement (2007)

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As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Wright
CAST:  Keira Knightley  •  James McAvoy  •  Romola Garai  •  Saoirse Ronan

As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Wright
CAST:  Keira Knightley  •  James McAvoy  •  Romola Garai  •  Saoirse Ronan

Babel (2006)

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In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world. In the struggle to overcome isolation, fear, and displacement, each character discovers that it is family ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro González Iñárritu
CAST:  Brad Pitt  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Gael García Bernal  •  Rinko Kikuchi

In Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world. In the struggle to overcome isolation, fear, and displacement, each character discovers that it is family ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro González Iñárritu
CAST:  Brad Pitt  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Gael García Bernal  •  Rinko Kikuchi

Mary Reilly (1996)

A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Julia Roberts  •  John Malkovich  •  George Cole  •  Michael Gambon

A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Julia Roberts  •  John Malkovich  •  George Cole  •  Michael Gambon

Secrets & Lies (1996)

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With both her adoptive parents now dead, a black optometrist decides to make contact with her birth mother, but is shocked to find out that she is white.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  Timothy Spall  •  Phyllis Logan  •  Brenda Blethyn  •  Claire Rushbrook

With both her adoptive parents now dead, a black optometrist decides to make contact with her birth mother, but is shocked to find out that she is white.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  Timothy Spall  •  Phyllis Logan  •  Brenda Blethyn  •  Claire Rushbrook

Topsy-Turvy (1999)

After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which opens the way to "The Mikado," one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  Allan Corduner  •  Jim Broadbent  •  Timothy Spall  •  Dexter Fletcher

After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which opens the way to "The Mikado," one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  Allan Corduner  •  Jim Broadbent  •  Timothy Spall  •  Dexter Fletcher

Vera Drake (2004)

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Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  Imelda Staunton  •  Sally Hawkins  •  Phil Davis  •  Richard Graham

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  Imelda Staunton  •  Sally Hawkins  •  Phil Davis  •  Richard Graham

Hidden City (1987)

Cassies Stuart leads the uncooperative Charles Dance into a world of misplaces government secrets, capalistic artists and bungling secret agents. Will the truth be out, or will the attempts of agents suppress the truth hidden within government propaganda films, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Poliakoff
CAST:  Charles Dance  •  Cassie Stuart  •  Bill Paterson  •  Richard E. Grant

Cassies Stuart leads the uncooperative Charles Dance into a world of misplaces government secrets, capalistic artists and bungling secret agents. Will the truth be out, or will the attempts of agents suppress the truth hidden within government propaganda films, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Poliakoff
CAST:  Charles Dance  •  Cassie Stuart  •  Bill Paterson  •  Richard E. Grant

Tumbledown (1988)

The film centres on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC (played by Colin Firth), an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine sniper, and left ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Colin Firth  •  Paul Rhys  •  David Calder  •  Barbara Leigh-Hunt

The film centres on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC (played by Colin Firth), an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine sniper, and left ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Colin Firth  •  Paul Rhys  •  David Calder  •  Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Madame Bovary (2015)

The classic story of Emma Bovary, the beautiful wife of a small-town doctor in 19th century France, who engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sophie Barthes
CAST:  Mia Wasikowska  •  Ezra Miller  •  Paul Giamatti  •  Rhys Ifans

The classic story of Emma Bovary, the beautiful wife of a small-town doctor in 19th century France, who engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sophie Barthes
CAST:  Mia Wasikowska  •  Ezra Miller  •  Paul Giamatti  •  Rhys Ifans

The Short & Curlies (1988)

A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  Alison Steadman  •  Sylvestra Le Touzel  •  David Thewlis  •  Wendy Nottingham

A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Leigh
CAST:  Alison Steadman  •  Sylvestra Le Touzel  •  David Thewlis  •  Wendy Nottingham

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas (2009)

This is the time of year when friends and family gather round the television to exchange the traditional greeting -“Don’t bother, there’s nothing on”. Well this Christmas join Victoria Wood for her ‘Mid Life Christmas’ featuring highlights from the Mid Life ...  (more)

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CAST:  Victoria Wood  •  Julie Walters  •  Jason Watkins  •  Lorraine Ashbourne

This is the time of year when friends and family gather round the television to exchange the traditional greeting -“Don’t bother, there’s nothing on”. Well this Christmas join Victoria Wood for her ‘Mid Life Christmas’ featuring highlights from the Mid Life ...  (more)

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CAST:  Victoria Wood  •  Julie Walters  •  Jason Watkins  •  Lorraine Ashbourne

Bigga Than Ben (2008)

Spiker & Cobakka are two self-confessed 'pieces of Moscow scum' who come to London to rip it off. This is their guide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Suzie Halewood
CAST:  Ben Barnes  •  Andrey Chadov  •  Wendy Nottingham  •  Ovidiu Matesan

Spiker & Cobakka are two self-confessed 'pieces of Moscow scum' who come to London to rip it off. This is their guide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Suzie Halewood
CAST:  Ben Barnes  •  Andrey Chadov  •  Wendy Nottingham  •  Ovidiu Matesan

Housewife, 49 (2006)

Downtrodden wife and mother Nella's life takes an unexpected turn for the better after she joins the Women's Voluntary Service office in Barrow-in-Furness during the Second World War. However, her new-found happiness is shattered when her son Cliff leaves to join ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Millar
CAST:  Victoria Wood  •  David Threlfall  •  Ben Crompton  •  Christopher Harper

Downtrodden wife and mother Nella's life takes an unexpected turn for the better after she joins the Women's Voluntary Service office in Barrow-in-Furness during the Second World War. However, her new-found happiness is shattered when her son Cliff leaves to join ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Millar
CAST:  Victoria Wood  •  David Threlfall  •  Ben Crompton  •  Christopher Harper

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

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A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Judi Dench  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Bill Nighy  •  Juno Temple

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Judi Dench  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Bill Nighy  •  Juno Temple

Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014)

A heartwarming, quintessentially British adventure for all the family, PUDSEY THE DOG: THE MOVIE follows cheeky London stray dog, Pudsey, who is quite happy being a lone ranger, looking out for number one, until he meets siblings Molly (Izzy Meikle-Small), George ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Moore
CAST:  David Walliams  •  Olivia Colman  •  John Sessions  •  Jessica Hynes

A heartwarming, quintessentially British adventure for all the family, PUDSEY THE DOG: THE MOVIE follows cheeky London stray dog, Pudsey, who is quite happy being a lone ranger, looking out for number one, until he meets siblings Molly (Izzy Meikle-Small), George ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Moore
CAST:  David Walliams  •  Olivia Colman  •  John Sessions  •  Jessica Hynes

The Children Act (2018)

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In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Emma Thompson  •  Fionn Whitehead  •  Stanley Tucci  •  Ben Chaplin

In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Eyre
CAST:  Emma Thompson  •  Fionn Whitehead  •  Stanley Tucci  •  Ben Chaplin

Farming (2018)

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
CAST:  Damson Idris  •  Kate Beckinsale  •  John Dagleish  •  Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
CAST:  Damson Idris  •  Kate Beckinsale  •  John Dagleish  •  Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Mr. Malcolm's List (2019)

Set in early 1800s England, a young lady (Gemma Chan) engages in courtship with a mysterious wealthy suitor, Mr. Malcolm (Sope Dirisu), unaware of his unattainable list of demands for his future wife. Written by Suzanne Allain, based on her script and novel of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emma Holly Jones
CAST:  Gemma Chan  •  Sope Dirisu  •  Freida Pinto  •  Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Set in early 1800s England, a young lady (Gemma Chan) engages in courtship with a mysterious wealthy suitor, Mr. Malcolm (Sope Dirisu), unaware of his unattainable list of demands for his future wife. Written by Suzanne Allain, based on her script and novel of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emma Holly Jones
CAST:  Gemma Chan  •  Sope Dirisu  •  Freida Pinto  •  Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Hell Bent for Leather (2007)

A coming-of-age story of a boy's journey to adulthood surrounded by Glam Rock and an unsupportive father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Wood
CAST:  Julian Barratt  •  Charlie Condou  •  Tim McInnerny  •  Wendy Nottingham

A coming-of-age story of a boy's journey to adulthood surrounded by Glam Rock and an unsupportive father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Wood
CAST:  Julian Barratt  •  Charlie Condou  •  Tim McInnerny  •  Wendy Nottingham

Lawless (2013)

From the cells in the basement to the judge's chambers, Lawless offers a backstage pass to the inner workings of a modern court. Suranne Jones stars as a brand new judge battling to keep her head above the water in the murky depths of the justice system.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Jones
CAST:  Suranne Jones  •  Lindsay Duncan  •  Malachi Kirby  •  Chris Coghill

From the cells in the basement to the judge's chambers, Lawless offers a backstage pass to the inner workings of a modern court. Suranne Jones stars as a brand new judge battling to keep her head above the water in the murky depths of the justice system.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Jones
CAST:  Suranne Jones  •  Lindsay Duncan  •  Malachi Kirby  •  Chris Coghill
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