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The New Boy

Cate Blanchett is mesmerising as a feverish nun, in Warwick Thornton’s striking tale of spiritual worlds colliding in 1940s Australia.

Starve Acre

Dark and sinister forces invade a couple’s home in this wildly eerie British folk horror, with unflinching performances from Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark.

Sleep

A recently married couple find their lives turning upside down as a result of the husband’s nocturnal behaviour.

Point Break

Kathryn Bigelow’s pulse-pounding action thriller and heady bromance, with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.

Tangerine

A big-hearted film shot on a small phone, this LA tale of two transgender working girls out for vengeance fizzes with wild energy.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Ang Lee’s exquisitely choreographed Oscar-winning epic, starring Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh and Ziyi Zhang on a quest to recover a stolen sword.

Certain Women

Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone and Jared Harris star in Kelly Reichardt's acclaimed portmanteau of women's stories; winner of Best Film at BFI London Film Festival 2016.

Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

Radu Jude’s follow-up to the Golden Bear-winning Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn is a pin-sharp, caustically funny critique of workplace culture and oppression.

Run Lola Run

Tom Tykwer’s breathtaking time-loop thriller, with a terrific Franka Potente as the titular runner attempting to save her boyfriend.

Cop Secret

Two Icelandic cops forced to work together become more than just buddies in this enjoyably explosive send-up of action movies.

Way of the Dragon

Bruce Lee faces off against Chuck Norris in his only completed directorial work, and arguably his most personal film.

A Bittersweet Life

A hitman becomes the target in this ultra-stylish neo noir from Kim Jee-woon.

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