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M*A*S*H 1970
Robert Altman's anti-establishment comedy set during the Korean War but satirising the US Vietnam war effort. Stars Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould and Robert Duvall
Ma Femme Est Une Actrice 2002
A young French journalist becomes obsessed with his film actress wife's love scenes: is it really only acting, or is she actually being unfaithful? Yvan Attal, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Terence Stamp star
Mad Max 1979
Mel Gibson's breakthrough feature and the first in the hugely popular series. A violent, gritty and surprisingly cheap slab of Apocalyptic Aussie cinema
Madame Bovary 1991
Isabelle Huppert is chick-lit's first great heroine in Claude Chabrol's obsessively faithful adaptation of Flaubert's novel. Less adventurous than the director's earlier work this lengthy and lavish costume drama is still an impressive dissection of self-absorbed womanhood
Made 2001
The two lovable losers from Swingers - Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn - reteam for this low-life comedy-drama about second-rate boxers, written and directed by Favreau
Madness Of King George, The 1994
Deservedly acclaimed film adaptation of Alan Bennett's play about the 18th century royal who lost his marbles. Humour, elegance, sumptuous design, sharp direction and spot-on acting from all those involved, notably from Nigel Hawthorne who plays the addled king
Magnificent Seven, The 1960
Sturges's grand remake of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. The Seven - of whom James Coburn and Charles Bronson are most memorable - have been hired to protect a Mexican village from Eli Wallach's impressively moustached bandits. No attempt is made to deviate from the standard Western themes, which is precisely why the film remains so enjoyable
Magnificent Warriors 1987
Barely out of her teens, a nubile Michelle Yeoh is an ass-kicking aviatrix and mercenary, vanquishing all comers with an already comprehensive, lethal array of martial arts moves. Her task? To boot the occupying Japanese out of pre-War Manchuria
Magnum Force 1973
Clint returns to slap the wrists of more miscreants for the first sequel to Dirty Harry. An acceptable but far too conventional follow up
Man Who Fell to Earth, The 1976
Mannered adaptation of the intriguing novel by Walter Trevis showcasing the innately otherworldly David Bowie as the titular alien visitor. Psychedelia-inflected sci-fi about loneliness and consumerism from Nicolas Roeg
Man Who Knew Too Much, The 1934
The original version of a film that Hitchcock himself remade in 1955 (a unique occurrence in his long career). Less often seen, but more often praised, a tight and quirky classic that took the thriller genre to another level
Man Who Knew Too Much, The 1956
The only film that Hitchock ever remade. This is a glossier, if slightly flabbier, version of his 1934 classic. Starring James Stewart and Doris Day
Man in the White Suit, The 1951
Alec Guinness and Joan Greenwood star in this darkly comic fable about a scientist who invents a dirt-repelling indestructible fibre, to the consternation of self-serving capitalists, unionists - and washerwomen everywhere
Manhunter 1986
Hannibal the cannibal made his first appearance on screen in this prequel to The Silence Of The Lambs. Starker and less sensational, with a cracking opening scene, it offers a revealing glimpse into a murderous mind
Maniac 1990
Character-actor extraordinaire Joe Spinell stars as social misfit Frank Zito who, abused by his mother as a child, now collects the bloody scalps of New York women. A sleazy strong-stomacher
Marathon Man 1976
The celebrated 70s thriller about a Nazi dentist prepared to inflict whatever amount of pain it takes to ensure his own personal safety. Starring Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier on absolutely top form
Marquis De Sade's Justine 1969
Loyally adapted from De Sade's 1791 story of a young girl's descent into corruption, violation and perversion; sleaze-merchant Jess Franco serves up the Barry Lyndon of 70s European sexploitation cinema
Mary Poppins 1964
The songs, the sets, the accent. Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke star as magical nanny and cockernee chinmey sweep respectively in this much-loved, Oscar-garlanded, part-animated musical from Uncle Walt
Matewan 1987
Quality reworking of the Western into a drama of union politics from US independent filmmaker John Sayles. Chris Cooper's union representative encourages workers to take a stand against a heavy-handed mining company in 1920s West Virginia
Maverick 1994
TV veteran James Garner outshines a roster of stars (Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Coburn) in this vacuous but enjoyable sharp-scripted, sharp-shooting Western
Me, Myself & Irene 2000
The latest outing from gross merchants the Farrelly brothers. Jim Carrey stars in a Jekyll and Hyde-inspired sick-fest filled to the brim with jokes about tits, dicks, dildos and, er, chickens
Meet Joe Black 1998
Overlong remake of the 1934 film Death Takes A Holiday. Brad Pitt heads up a starry cast, but fails to inject any real life into the proceedings
Meet The Parents 2000
One of the funniest films of 2000, in which Ben Stiller spends a nightmarish weekend when he meets his girlfriend's parents. Laugh-a-minute Robert De Niro plays the dad
Memento 2000
Straightforward revenge flick that goes backwards. Then sideways. An audacious (not to mention confusing) exploration of memory loss starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss and some stunning tattoos
Men In Black II 2002
Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and director Barry Sonnenfeld team up again for this retread of the smash sci-fi comedy, once more "Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe"
Men Of Honour 2000
Machismo-infused tale of the all-American will to succeed. A poor African-American battles the postwar prejudices of the US Navy to become the first black Master Chief diver. Clichéd and oddly contradictory, but stirring
Merci la Vie 1991
Artful, highly stylised coming of age comedy-drama. The action veers between the present and war-time France as Charlotte Gainsbourg and Anouk Grinberg embark on a Thelma and Louise-style journey of self discovery
Metropolis 1926
Original version of Fritz Lang's spectacular, highly-influential vision of a teeming, politically dubious urban future
Mexican, The 2001
Stylish but sparkle-free desert road movie-crime drama-offbeat romantic comedy. Brad Pitt is a hapless mob retainer, Julia Roberts his despairing girlfriend and head-Soprano James Gandolfini plays her sensitive kidnapper
Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, A 1982
Woody Allen gives himself all the best lines as the sexually frustrated husband, Andrew Hobbs, in this airy country house comedy of emotional, intellectual and sexual entanglements
Mike Bassett England Manager 2001
An England squad attempt to qualify for the World Cup led by clueless manager Mike Bassett. Enjoyable mockumentary that does for football what This Is Spinal Tap did for rock
Millionairess, The 1960
Poor adaptation of the George Bernard Shaw play of the same name. The terrifyingly beautiful Sophia Loren is the woman of property looking for love and falling for a man in poverty
Mind Snatchers, The 1972
A youthful Christopher Walken stars in this cheap but thought-provoking tale about mental health and the ethics of medical research
Minority Report 2002
Steven Spielberg directs Tom Cruise in this exciting but convoluted sci-fi thriller based on a Philip K Dick short story. A future police department has eliminated murder, thanks to clairvoyants who predict crimes - but is the system really flawless?
Mirror 1974
Tarkovsky's lyrical and largely autobiographical meditation on childhood, memory, family and the State. The film abandons traditional narrative structure in favour of some strikingly beautiful sequences
Misfits, The 1961
A film about the passing of the old West that, with added poignancy, became the last film for stars Monroe and Gable. John Huston directs a rich, heavily-wrought script by Arthur Miller
Miss Congeniality 2000
A slobbish FBI agent is given a makeover so she can infiltrate a terrorist-targeted beauty pageant in this slight action-comedy with Sandra Bullock
Mission To Mars 2000
Patchy Apollo 13-2001: A Space Odyssey-Contact hybrid. Director Brian De Palma's first pure sci-fi foray, it stars Don Cheadle as an astronaut trapped on Mars, and Tim Robbins as the head of the team sent to save him
Mona Lisa 1986
From award winning Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan, this is the unsettling story of George, a small-time crook and eternal victim
Monkeybone 2001
An offbeat, innovative and downright manic mix of live-action, CGI and stop-motion. Brendan Fraser stars as a cartoonist tormented by his own creation, the mischievous Monkeybone. Whoopi Goldberg stars as Death, no less
Monsoon Wedding 2001
Vivacious, sensual and ultimately moving ensemble piece about a Delhi family's preparations for a wedding. From Mira Nair, director of Salaam Bombay! and Kama Sutra
Monster's Ball 2001
Halle Berry is the widow of an executed prisoner, Billy Bob Thornton his racist executioner in this quality US drama
Monsters, Inc. 2001
Pixar follows up Toy Story 2 with this endearing tale of monsters in a cupboard who gather the screams of children. Voice talent includes John Goodman, Billy Crystal and Steve Buscemi
Monty Python's Life Of Brian 1979
History is rewritten and sacred cows are merrily sacrificed as the Python team unleash their alternative take on certain well-known events from 2,000 years ago
Mothman Prophecies, The 2002
Superbly creepy, downright freaky tale of a journalist investigating mysterious phenomena that seem to prophesy disaster, 'based on true events'. Stars Richard Gere
Moulin Rouge 2001
Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman star in Baz Luhrmann's musical megamix extravaganza, setting a tragic love story in a fantastical recreation of the notorious fin-de-siécle Parisian venue
Mr. Vampire 1985
Forget Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee, here come kung-fu kicking vampires with blue nails, in this Hong Kong comedy-horror sensation that opened Western eyes to Eastern fantasy films
Mrs Doubtfire 1993
Abysmal Robin Williams outing sees the hairiest man on earth wearing a dress, chasing children and spouting nonsense in a dreadful Scottish accent
Mulholland Drive 2001
Surreal noir about Hollywood corruption, originally shot for American television. A naive wannabe starlet arrives in town only to embroiled in a passionate lesbian relationship and a shadowy conspiracy surrounding a new movie
Mummy Returns, The 2001
Irrepressible adventure romp. Writer/director Stephen Sommers reunites Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and the other stars of The Mummy but ups the ante in this sequel with wider vistas, louder noises and a whole raft of digital effects
Musketeer, The 2001
Spectacular, but ultimately pointless, take on an oft-told tale. The handiwork of fight choreographer Xiong Xin Xin does however enliven the proceedings
Mutilator, The 1983
"By pick... By axe... By chainsaw... Bye bye!"... As a child Ed accidentally killed his mother. Now at high-school, it seems his father still hasn't quite forgiven him. Dull splatter horror film stocked with bored actors
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2002
A Greek-American girl finds happiness with a non-Greek man, overcoming the objections of her traditional - but highly amusing - family in this romantic-comedy. A surprise hit in the US
My Bloody Valentine 1981
Is this the film that gave the name to Kevin Shields' reclusive and legendary indy band? Worth watching for that possibility alone. And all the gore...
My Little Eye 2001
Five contestants in a Big Brother-style contest discover a deadly side to the show. Grade A-shocks in a bleak and compelling horror tale from Marc Evans (Resurrection Man)
My Name is Nobody 1973
Sergio Leone is credited as a producer, but this lament for the west has his directorial dabs all over it. It's funny, touching and spectacular, a western that examines the genre, rather than merely inhabiting it
My Wrongs 8245-8249 and 117 2003
Short film from satirist and absurdist Chris Morris. A depressed house sitter gets taken for a walk by a dog who thinks it's a lawyer
Mystery Train 1989
Three off-kilter, interconnected stories brilliantly told, and set in Elvis' home town of Memphis Tennessee
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