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Memoir of a SnailMemoir of a Snail

Animation & Artists Moving Image202495 minsDirector: Adam Elliot

Nick Cave and Sarah Snook voice an Oscar-nominated stop-motion classic of divided twins, told with adult candour and uncanny warmth.

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Punch-Drunk LovePunch-Drunk Love

Drama200295 minsDirector: Paul Thomas Anderson

Adam Sandler is a beleaguered businessman who finds romance with a mysterious woman, in Paul Thomas Anderson’s award-winning offbeat comedy.

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SebastianSebastian

Drama2024110 minsDirector: Mikko Mäkelä

A young London-based writer begins a double life as a sex worker to research his debut novel, in this gripping psychological drama.

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The People vs. Larry FlyntThe People vs. Larry Flynt

Biopic1996130 minsDirector: Milos Forman

Milos Forman’s provocative biopic starring Woody Harrelson as a notorious pornographer turned unlikely hero and champion of free speech.

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The Queen of My DreamsThe Queen of My Dreams

Comedy202399 minsDirector: Fawzia Mirza

Soulful story of the love and war between a queer woman and her mother, spanning across decades and continents.

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BlindBlind

Drama201396 minsDirector: Eskil Vogt

A woman’s blindness sharpens her capacity for imagination and fantasy in the Eskil Vogt’s inventive debut.

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SantoshSantosh

Drama2023128 minsDirector: Sandhya Suri

A housewife-turned-cop is sucked into a high-profile case that has polarised the local community in this taut, north India-set thriller.

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Memories of MurderMemories of Murder

Detective drama2003131 minsDirector: Bong Joon Ho

A pair of detectives clash trying to solve the brutal murder of two women, in Bong Joon Ho’s masterful blend of true crime and dark social satire.

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20732073

Documentary202483 minsDirector: Asif Kapadia

Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia's unsettling drama-documentary delivers a powerful commentary on the state of the world today… and tomorrow.

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Jeune & jolieJeune & jolie

Drama201393 minsDirector: François Ozon

Francois Ozon’s sly and seductive account of teenage girl’s dalliance with high-class prostitution.

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The OutcastsThe Outcasts

Fantasy1982106 minsDirector: Robert Wynne-Simmons

Haunting Irish folk-horror, from the writer of The Blood on Satan’s Claw, about an introverted farm girl suspected of witchcraft.

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Hundreds of BeaversHundreds of Beavers

Comedy2024109 minsDirector: Mike Cheslik

Stranded in a surreal winter landscape, a drunken applejack salesman must become North America's greatest fur trapper in Mike Cheslik’s gloriously anarchic slapstick comedy.

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God's Own CountryGod's Own Country

Drama2017105 minsDirector: Francis Lee

A troubled young sheep farmer falls for a hired hand in this stunning debut from Francis Lee.

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La HaineLa Haine

Drama199598 minsDirector: Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz’s landmark mid-90s drama throws a cinematic Molotov cocktail at structural racism, police brutality and media manipulation.

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All We Imagine as LightAll We Imagine as Light

Romance2024118 minsDirector: Payal Kapadia

Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix-winning portrait of three women is a transcendent tale of love and sisterhood.

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The HandmaidenThe Handmaiden

Period drama2016146 minsDirector: Park Chan-wook

Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Stoker) channels Sarah Waters’ novel Fingersmith, to create a sumptuous twisty psychological thriller full of erotic intrigue.

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Who We LoveWho We Love

Drama202194 minsDirector: Graham Cantwell

Bullied for her sexuality, Dublin schoolgirl Lily turns to her gay best friend for support in this vibrant coming-out, coming-of-age drama.

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On FallingOn Falling

Drama2025101 minsDirector: Laura Carreira

The importance of human connection lies at the heart of this powerful, nuanced portrait of a young Portuguese warehouse employee in Scotland.

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Long Day's Journey Into NightLong Day's Journey Into Night

Drama2018138 minsDirector: Bi Gan

Bi Gan's ‘destroyed film noir' is a dazzling dive into an immersive dreamscape.

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Night GamesNight Games

Drama1966105 minsDirector: Mai Zetterling

In Mai Zetterling’s scathing rebuke of European entitlement, a man returns to his childhood home and confronts his repressed memories and desire.

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Betty BlueBetty Blue

Drama1986185 minsDirector: Jean-Jacques Beineix

Jean-Jacques Beineix’s story of a volatile, highly sexual relationship was one of the most successful French films of the 1980s.

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Evil Does Not ExistEvil Does Not Exist

Drama2023106 minsDirector: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s follow-up to Drive My Car is a hauntingly enigmatic eco-thriller. Winner of Best Film at the BFI London Film Festival.

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Bottle RocketBottle Rocket

Comedy199591 minsDirector: Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson's debut ditches kitsch in favour of surprisingly subtle comedy, in this tale of a criminally inept gang led by Owen Wilson.

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BoundBound

Gangster1996109 minsDirector: Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski

A seductive neo-noir and cult classic centring on lesbian desire in dangerous circumstances.

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Paris, TexasParis, Texas

Drama1984145 minsDirector: Wim Wenders

The late, great Harry Dean Stanton's finest role came as the near-mute Travis, on a journey across America to reunite his family, in Wim Wenders' moving tale of loss and redemption.

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VermiglioVermiglio

Drama2024120 minsDirector: Maura Delpero

Unfolding against the stunning backdrop of a remote Italian mountain village, Maura Delpero’s film is a hauntingly beautiful period tale of family life gradually torn apart.

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The BalconettesThe Balconettes

Comedy2024104 minsDirector: Noémie Merlant

Co-written with Céline Sciamma, Noémie Merlant’s bold film follows three friends as they dispose of the body of an abuser they’ve accidentally killed.

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An Elephant Sitting StillAn Elephant Sitting Still

Drama2018234 minsDirector: Hu Bo

The troubled lives of four desperate people unfold over the course of a single day, in this melancholy masterpiece about the human condition.

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CronosCronos

Horror199293 minsDirector: Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro’s Cannes prize-winning directorial debut offers a unique take on the classic vampire story.

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Loving CouplesLoving Couples

Drama1964118 minsDirector: Mai Zetterling

Three expectant mothers on a maternity ward recall their personal and sexual experiences in Mai Zetterling’s bold, subversive debut.

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Seven SamuraiSeven Samurai

Drama1954207 minsDirector: Akira Kurosawa

Farmers hire a band of samurai to defend them against marauding bandits in Kurosawa’s influential epic, a touchstone for action movies ever since.

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Caligula: The Ultimate CutCaligula: The Ultimate Cut

Period drama2023178 minsDirector: Tinto Brass

Malcolm McDowell and Helen Mirren star in one of the most controversial films in cinema history, presented here in an entirely new cut compiled from the original rushes.

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Ghost in the ShellGhost in the Shell

Animation & Artists Moving Image199583 minsDirector: Mamoru Oshii

Mamoru Oshii's beautifully animated and disturbingly prophetic anime classic about the hunt for a supreme hacker in a transhumanist dystopia.

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