Rentals
Unavailable on DVD
This collection showcases a selection of hard-to-see features that are unavailable to watch anywhere else (legally) in the UK.
From Peter Sellers' sole feature-film directorial credit, Mr. Topaze, to Dennis Potter's Secret Friends, this collection features a trove of (largely) unseen delights.
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Mr. TopazeMr. Topaze
Comedy196197 minsDirector: Peter Sellers
Charming character comedy, unseen for decades, starring Peter Sellers as a school teacher corrupted by big business.
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Wild WestWild West
Comedy199384 minsDirector: David Attwood
Defying opposition from his conservative Pakistani family, Zaf Ayub dreams of becoming Southall's greatest gift to country & western.
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LambLamb
Drama1985110 minsDirector: Colin Gregg
In one of Liam Neeson’s earliest starring roles, he plays an errant priest who kidnaps a vulnerable boy from an abusive Catholic school
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ExtremesExtremes
Documentary197181 minsDirector: Anthony Klinger and Michael Lytton
In-your-face 70s documentary exploring the lives of Hell's Angels, hippies, skinheads, rudeboys, mods and drug addicts.
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Remembrance of Things FastRemembrance of Things Fast
Animation & Artists Moving Image199362 minsDirector: John Maybury
John Maybury’s dark, queer state of the nation film starring Tilda Swinton and Rupert Everett
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The Golden MadonnaThe Golden Madonna
Drama194988 minsDirector: Ladislao Vajda
When she inherits an Italian palazzo, a young woman takes on more than she bargained for
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MantrapMantrap
Drama195379 minsDirector: Terence Fisher
Hammer thriller in which a wrongly imprisoned man escapes to find the real murderer.
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Conflict of WingsConflict of Wings
Drama195485 minsDirector: John Eldridge
When the RAF tries to take over an island for target practice, the locals rally to prevent them.
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Happiness of Three WomenHappiness of Three Women
Comedy195479 minsDirector: Maurice Elvey
The Wishing Well Inn in rural Wales is the bustling centre of love and intrigue in this charming romance starring Petula Clarke.
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DoombeachDoombeach
Thriller198976 minsDirector: Colin Finbow
A truant schoolboy sabotages the secretive power station he believes killed his friend. With Glenda Jackson.
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Blue ScarBlue Scar
Drama194997 minsDirector: Jill Craigie
A stirring tale of love, music, and coalmining in Abergwynfi, South Wales.
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Captain StirrickCaptain Stirrick
Children's198295 minsDirector: Colin Finbow
Pickpockets, mad puppets, and murder – all from the 1840 press accounts of a real case that lead to the gallows – conceived as a musical by the Children’s Film Unit.
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VroomVroom
Drama198888 minsDirector: Beeban Kidron
Beeban Kidron’s first feature film follows Clive Owen, David Thewlis and Diana Quick as they take to the road in a bubblegum-pink Chevrolet.
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What Every Woman WantsWhat Every Woman Wants
Drama195488 minsDirector: Maurice Elvey
The trials and tribulations of 1950s working class family life are engagingly evoked in this warm-hearted drama of urban England.
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Twice BrandedTwice Branded
Drama193669 minsDirector: Maclean Rogers
The great James Mason has a juicy early role in this dynamic vintage drama of false imprisonment, disgrace, deception and family intrigue.
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Secret FriendsSecret Friends
Drama199297 minsDirector: Dennis Potter
Alan Bates stars as an illustrator whose life begins to unravel as fantasy and reality collide in Dennis Potter’s psychosexual drama.
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Death in High HeelsDeath in High Heels
Crime194747 minsDirector: Lionel Tomlinson
When one of the ladies at a posh couturier is poisoned, all the staff come under suspicion.
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DoublecrossDoublecross
Comedy195671 minsDirector: Anthony Squire
Exciting British B-movie about a Cornish poacher who clashes with dangerous international spies.
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Blanche FuryBlanche Fury
Melodrama194894 minsDirector: Marc Allégret
Valerie Hobson stars as the scheming governess with designs on taking over the Fury estate, in this atmospheric Gothic melodrama
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The Silent PlaygroundThe Silent Playground
Crime196472 minsDirector: Stanley Goulder
A warning tale about the dangers of taking sweets from strangers.
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The Boy and the BridgeThe Boy and the Bridge
Children's195987 minsDirector: Kevin McClory
A child's-eye-view of one of the capital's most iconic landmarks, with stunning views of the Thames and its traffic.
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The Triple EchoThe Triple Echo
War197393 minsDirector: Michael Apted
Oliver Reed and Glenda Jackson star in the rarely seen drama about an AWOL soldier who disguises as a woman to avoid capture.
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JustineJustine
Drama197690 minsDirector: Stewart Mackinnon
Stewart Mackinnon’s avant-garde adaptation of Marquis de Sade’s infamous erotic novel has been near impossible to see since 1976.
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BedeliaBedelia
Drama194690 minsDirector: Lance Comfort
Britain’s top star Margaret Lockwood plays a devoted wife who is not quite what she seems.
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Secret RitesSecret Rites
Documentary197147 minsDirector: Derek Ford
'King of the Witches' Alex Sanders initiates doe-eyed Penny into the ways of his coven.
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Welcome II the TerrordomeWelcome II the Terrordome
Drama199594 minsDirector: Ngozi Onwurah
A ferocious dystopian nightmare, this was the first film directed by a Black British woman to receive a UK theatrical release.
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The Gypsy and the GentlemanThe Gypsy and the Gentleman
Period drama1958107 minsDirector: Joseph Losey
Joseph Losey’s 1958 film tells the engaging and twisty story of a golddigging Belle (Melina Mecouri) who meets her match in the cunning Sir. Paul Deverill (Keith Michell).
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Which Side Are You On? Songs, Poems and Experiences of the Miners' Strike, 1984Which Side Are You On? Songs, Poems and Experiences of the Miners' Strike, 1984
Anthology198554 minsDirector: Ken Loach
Ken Loach’s documentary focuses on the 1984 Miner’s Strike, capturing a range of complicated emotions, situations, and circumstances.
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The God KingThe God King
Historical drama197499 minsDirector: Lester James Peries
Epic tale set in 5th century Sri Lanka, following the battle for the throne between Kassapa and his father King Dhatusena.
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Black Bird Descending: Tense AlignmentBlack Bird Descending: Tense Alignment
Animation & Artists Moving Image1977109 minsDirector: Malcolm Le Grice
A brilliantly constructed, melancholic ode to the passing of time by Malcolm Le Grice
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Spirit of AlbionSpirit of Albion
Animation & Artists Moving Image198760 minsDirector: Richard Philpott
On the road with New Age travellers: political disquiet in the apocalyptic years of the mid-80s.
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Flight from ViennaFlight from Vienna
Drama195557 minsDirector: Denis Kavanagh
Filmmaker Denis Kavanagh teams with venerable British actor John Bentley in this thrilling drama about a refugee who becomes enrolled in espionage.
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Food of LoveFood of Love
Drama1997109 minsDirector: Stephen Poliakoff
Richard E. Grant leads a dramatic reunion as friends and lovers gather to perform Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in Stephen Poliakoff’s romantic comedy.
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Stories of Our LivesStories of Our Lives
Documentary201461 minsDirector: Jim Chuchu
Five stories of forbidden desire, courageously collected to tell the hidden truths of LGBT life in Kenya.
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Dog Eat DogDog Eat Dog
Comedy200193 minsDirector: Moody Shoaibi
David Oyelowo makes his first feature film role as one of posse of DJs who enrage a local drug baron after stealing his dog.
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The Optimists of Nine ElmsThe Optimists of Nine Elms
Drama1973106 minsDirector: Anthony Simmons
Peter Sellers is superb in a warm, wistful family drama, in which two Battersea kids forge an unlikely alliance with a faded music hall star.
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TravellerTraveller
Drama198181 minsDirector: Joe Comerford
Reluctant newlywed travellers Angela and Michael try to smuggle goods across the border in this lyrical Irish road movie written by Neil Jordan.
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A Private EnterpriseA Private Enterprise
Drama197572 minsDirector: Peter K. Smith
The trials and tribulations of Shiv, a South Asian entrepreneur trying to set up a business in industrial Birmingham
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A Century of French CinemaA Century of French Cinema
Documentary199550 minsDirector: Anne-Marie Miéville and Jean-Luc Godard
Six regions, six films appraised for cultural and historical meaning. Produced by Jean-Luc Godard.
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Above Us the EarthAbove Us the Earth
Documentary197782 minsDirector: Karl Francis
Karl Francis’ docu-drama about the closure of the Ogilvie Colliery in the Rhymney Valley by the National Coal Board in 1975.
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MaeveMaeve
Drama1982110 minsDirector: Pat Murphy and John Davies
Pat Murphy and John Davis’ experimental film brings a feminist alternative to the conventional narrative of the Troubles.
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ElenyaElenya
War199278 minsDirector: Steve Gough
During World War Two, a German airman crash-lands in a wood and is looked after by a naïve 12-year-old girl.
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Giro CityGiro City
Drama1982102 minsDirector: Karl Francis
Glenda Jackson and Jon Finch play Welsh investigative journalists covering the Troubles in Northern Ireland only to unearth censorship and corruption back home.
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Smack and ThistleSmack and Thistle
Drama198995 minsDirector: Tunde Ikoli
When a young black wide-boy rescues a rich white girl from a heroin overdose – and falls for her – he’s drawn into a world of high-class crime.
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The Tell-Tale HeartThe Tell-Tale Heart
Horror193450 minsDirector: Brian Desmond Hurst
A madman harbours murderous thoughts about an old relative with an evil eye in this chilling Edgar Allan Poe adaptation
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Nelly's VersionNelly's Version
Drama1983103 minsDirector: Maurice Hatton
Legendary British actress Eileen Atkins stars as a woman with no memory or recollection, only knowing her own name.
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Solomon and GaenorSolomon and Gaenor
Romance1999104 minsDirector: Paul Morrison
The moving and passionate story of illicit love between a Welsh girl and a Jewish boy, set against a backdrop of industrial unrest in the Welsh Valleys of 1911.
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HeroHero
Fantasy198291 minsDirector: Barney Platts-Mills
In a medieval Scotland where sorcery still reigns, a young knight joins a band of warriors but becomes enmeshed in a power struggle with their leader.
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Foreign MoonForeign Moon
Drama199687 minsDirector: Zhang Zeming
A beautiful tale of three Chinese migrants who find love and companionship while struggling to work and survive in London.
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We Went to WonderlandWe Went to Wonderland
Documentary200872 minsDirector: Xiaolu Guo
British-Chinese filmmaker Xiaolu Guo follows her ageing parents' journey to the West as they visit Europe. A rare chance to see one of Guo’s most personal films.
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CocaineCocaine
Crime192250 minsSilentDirector: Graham Cutts
A decadent, controversial tale of London's seedy underbelly, where an elegant Chinese club host enslaves the weak with white powder.
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Skid KidsSkid Kids
Action and Adventure195349 minsDirector: Don Chaffey
Young 'Swanky' Clarke, leader of the Burton Bullets Cycle Speedway Club, foils bicycle thieves on the streets of 1950s Bermondsey.
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Child's PlayChild's Play
Comedy195468 minsDirector: Margaret Thomson
Splitting the atom is as easy as ABC in this family-friendly adventure.
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A Bit of ScarletA Bit of Scarlet
Documentary199671 minsDirector: Andrea Weiss
Mapping how British film and TV depicts the gay and lesbian lifestyle, Andrea Weiss raids the archives for her funny and persuasive documentary.
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Night of the FilmmakersNight of the Filmmakers
Documentary199551 minsDirector: Edgar Reitz
From the director of Heimat, a mini-epic about the history of German cinema.
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Yang ± Yin - Gender in Chinese CinemaYang ± Yin - Gender in Chinese Cinema
Documentary199779 minsDirector: Stanley Kwan Kam-pang
An inspirational and star-laden journey through Chinese cinema in the company of John Woo, Chen Kaige, Ang Lee and Tsui Hark.
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Irish Cinema - Ourselves Alone?Irish Cinema - Ourselves Alone?
Documentary199651 minsDirector: Donald Taylor Black
Irish images, foreign fathers: asking why a nation's cinematic identity has been outsourced.
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Cinema of Unease A Personal Journey by Sam NeillCinema of Unease A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
Documentary199552 minsDirector: Sam Neill and Judy Rymer
Take a trip with Sam Neill through his country's celluloid culture.
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A Century of Australian CinemaA Century of Australian Cinema
Documentary199668 minsDirector: George Miller
Mad Max director George Miller explores the tradition of film production in Australia.
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100 Years of Polish Cinema100 Years of Polish Cinema
Documentary199661 minsDirector: Pawel Lozinski
A history of Polish movies perceived by cinemagoers of all ages.
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SoursweetSoursweet
Drama1989111 minsDirector: Mike Newell
Hong Kong newlyweds seek a fresh start in 60s Britain, but fall foul of the Triad underworld in this adaptation of Timothy Mo's blackly comic novel.
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Speak Like a ChildSpeak Like a Child
Drama199877 minsDirector: John Akomfrah
Moving drama about three close friends forever tied to a dark secret from their teenage past.
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Ping PongPing Pong
Comedy1987100 minsDirector: Leong Po-Chih
A young lawyer has to execute the will of a Chinese man found dead in a phone box in a witty comic thriller - the first British-Chinese feature film.
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BabymotherBabymother
Musical199877 minsDirector: Julian Henriques
Neeta and her crew rise to dancehall fame in North West London's Caribbean community, in the first Black British musical.
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Man without DesireMan without Desire
Fantasy1924108 minsSilentDirector: Adrian Brunel
A sumptuous silent drama of love, frustrated desire and suspended animation in 18th-century Venice.
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Friendship's DeathFriendship's Death
Science Fiction198772 minsDirector: Peter Wollen
Tilda Swinton plays an extra-terrestrial android discussing life’s big questions with a British war correspondent in this unique sci-fi by influential film theorist Peter Wollen.
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Hidden CityHidden City
Thriller1987108 minsDirector: Stephen Poliakoff
Charles Dance stars in Stephen Poliakoff’s debut feature film about a writer whose research uncovers a conspiracy of hidden artefacts.
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Another SkyAnother Sky
Romance195586 minsDirector: Gavin Lambert
Two cultures collide in a beautifully photographed love story - an ode to Morocco, its music, its people and way of life.
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YpresYpres
Documentary192579 minsSilentDirector: Walter Summers
Battle film made as a memorial to the dead of WWI, documenting events at Ypres using reconstructed and genuine footage.
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Self MadeSelf Made
Documentary201184 minsDirector: Gillian Wearing
Artist Gillian Wearing’s ‘documentary’ observes seven people creating (fantasy?) identities in collaboration with a drama teacher. Raw and revealing.
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Sons of the SeaSons of the Sea
Crime192676 minsSilentDirector: H. Bruce Woolfe
Two boys answer the call of the sea as Royal Navy recruits in this adventure of the seven seas.
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3 Steps to Heaven3 Steps to Heaven
Drama199587 minsDirector: Constantine Giannaris
Edgy mixture of black comedy and urban drama about a woman uncovering the hidden truths about her dead lover.
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Poppies of FlandersPoppies of Flanders
War1928122 minsSilentDirector: Arthur Maude
Powerful wartime drama that sees rivals in love becoming comrades-in-arms in the trenches of the Western Front.
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A Window in LondonA Window in London
Melodrama194076 minsDirector: Herbert Mason
Michael Redgrave's construction worker is embroiled in murder and intrigue in this lively British thriller, packed with pre-war London locations.
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MelancholiaMelancholia
Thriller198987 minsDirector: Andi Engel
Cerebral thriller about a German art critic who reconnects with his radical past when he agrees to be involved with an assassination attempt.
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SkinflickerSkinflicker
Drama197341 minsSilentDirector: Tony Bicât
Tony Bicât’s radical, found-footage record of a revolutionary act, in which three dissidents kidnap a cabinet and torture a cabinet minister.
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AscendancyAscendancy
Drama198382 minsDirector: Edward Bennett
An English aristocrat is driven to despair over the effects of violence on her family, in this powerful meditation on the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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Welcome to BritainWelcome to Britain
Documentary197673 minsDirector: Ben Lewin
Ben Lewin’s 1976 film captures a moment in Britain's evergreen immigration debate, focusing on new arrivals at Heathrow as they wrestle with immigration law.
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Flight to BerlinFlight to Berlin
Drama198490 minsDirector: Chris Petit
Chris Petit’s sparse moody thriller begins with a mysterious death.
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AnchoressAnchoress
Historical drama1993109 minsDirector: Christopher Newby
Chris Newby’s poetic debut feature addresses the gulf between patriarchal power and female ritual and rebellion against the backdrop of a remote Medieval village.
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