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The Boy David Story 2003
Spanning nearly three decades, this is the true story of a chronically disfigured Peruvian baby adopted by a Scottish plastic surgeon, who rebuilt the boy's face
The Boys From Brazil 1978
The Bride Of Frankenstein 1935
A tour-de-force of gothic expressionism from an early master of horror. Although the film is already parodying the genre, there's plenty of pathos and intelligence in this beautifully crafted and moving story
The Bride With White Hair 1993
Superior Hong Kong action romance. Romeo and Juliet head east and learn that you don't mess with the wu-tang clan
The Bride With White Hair II 1993
A witch abducts a bride and takes her back to her place: a castle of man-hating warrior women. A passionate, blood-drenched and beautiful martial arts feast
The Brood 1979
One of head-popping director David Cronenberg's fine early films. Gory and intellectually stimulating, it shows all the hallmarks of this visionary, fascinating director
The Brown Bunny 2003
Sophomore feature from Vincent Gallo, in which he stars as Bud Clay, a motorcycle racer who travels to California haunted by the loss of his only true love, played by Chloë Sevigny
The Butterfly Effect 2004
Ashton Kutcher stars as a troubled man who has the ability to revisit his earlier life - with the result of changing contemporary reality. Sci-fi thriller from the writers of Final Destination 2
The Cabinet Of Caligari 1962
The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari 1919
The Cable Guy 1996
Jim Carrey is extremely sinister as the more than intrusive cable guy in this box office failure and critical smash hit
The Calcium Kid 2004
Orlando Bloom stars as Jimmy Connelly, a diffident milkman with an unlikely killer punch, in this south London knockabout comedy
The Candidate 1972
Robert Redford stars in this razor-sharp, Oscar-winning political satire. An idealistic young lawyer runs for the US Senate but swiftly comes up against corruption, media manipulation, cynicism and spin
The Canterbury Tales 1972
An earthy adaptation by Italian director Pasolini of Chaucer's very English Canterbury Tales
The Captive 2000
Serious, brooding and claustrophobic drama about a tragic and dysfunctional love. Set in Paris, it showcases the talents of Stanislas Merhar and Sylvie Testud and the unique direction of Chantal Akerman
The Carriers Are Waiting 1999
Quietly profound Belgian tragi-comedy detailing family life in a run-down suburb. Tortured by the mess he's made of his own life, a tyrannical father forces his son to compete in the World Door-Opening Championship.
The Cat In The Hat 2003
The outrageous world of Dr Seuss comes to life in this live action children's movie starring Mike Myers
The Cider House Rules 1999
Typically earnest middle-brow offering from Miramax and director Lasse Hallström. Tobey Maguire stars as John Irving's young orphan who decides to set off and see the world
The Circus 1928
One of the most purely entertaining films of Chaplin's career, The Circus may be lesser known but it is brilliantly funny and quintessential Little Tramp, as he unwittingly becomes the star of a circus
The Clan Of The Cave Bear 1986
The Clay Bird 2002
Semi-autobiographical drama from Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud. A Bengali boy comes of age amidst the social and political turmoil of late 1960s East Pakistan
The Client 1994
The Color Purple 1985
Steven Spielberg takes on Alice Walker's controversial novel of African-American womanhood - with mixed results. Whoopi Goldberg stars
The Company 2004
Robert Altman's fictional ensemble story, spanning a year in the life of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. From a story by Neve Campbell - who also produced
The Contender 2000
Quality political thriller about a slimey Republican, played by Gary Oldman, trying to destroy the career of Joan Allen's Democrat vice-presidency candidate. Jeff Bridges joins the list of Hollywood worthies who've played the pres
The Conversation 1974
A classic of unostentatious cinema from Coppola. In one of his finest roles, Gene Hackman portrays a surveillance expert whose work begins to challenge his morality - and sanity
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover 1989
Peter Greenaway directs Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren and Alan Howard in this compelling tale of abuse, ego and cannibalism
The Core 2003
Humanity faces certain doom unless Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank and various character actors can get into the Earth's outer core and set off some nukes. An enjoyably silly blend of Hollywood bombast and old-school sci-fi pomposity
The Count Of Monte Cristo 2002
Alexandre Dumas' tale of adventure, treachery and revenge gets an even-handed treatment from Kevin Reynolds, with handsome young James Caviezel and Guy Pearce on good form as the friends turned enemies
The Crazies 1973
An experimental biological weapon is accidentally released into the water supply of a small American town in this prescient thriller from director George A Romero
The Cremator 1968
Czechoslovakian Gothic comedy about the obsessive owner of a crematorium
The Crime Of Father Amaro 2002
Old-fashioned Mexican film about the temptation of the flesh and the sins of the Catholic Church. Stars Gael Garcia Bernal as the ambitious priest who breaks his vow of celibacy to conduct a passionate affair with a local girl
The Criminal Life Of Archibaldo De La Cruz 1955
The Crossing Guard 1995
Reflective character-driven drama about grief and guilt. The performances are exceptional but anyone
looking for a fast-paced action packed story should look elsewhere
The Cuckoo 2002
Gently humorous and lyrical WW2 drama from Russia. Two enemy soldiers develop a strange relationship with the local tribeswoman who saves them - despite none of them understanding what the other is saying
The Dancer Upstairs 2002
John Malkovich's first foray behind the cameras is a South American manhunt with striking vistas and Latin cast, including Javier Bardem
The Dark Crystal 1982
All-puppet fantasy from Jim Henson and Frank Oz. The last two members of an elf-like race must save the world from evil by repairing a large chunk of mystical mineral
The David O. Selznick Alfred Hitchcock Collection 2001
The first four films (Notorious, Rebecca, The Paradine Case and Spellbound) Hitchcock made in Hollywood under the aegis of the superstar producer of Gone With The Wind, David O. Selznick
The Day Of The Beast 1995
Full-on blood and guts in a wicked Spanish horror movie, loaded with fearsome imagery, that combines sacrilege and satire. A mild-mannered priest tries to summon the Devil in an attempt to foil the antichrist
The Day The Earth Stood Still 1951
A reasoned plea for peace in the face of the escalating Cold War. The high-water mark of 50s science fiction cinema
The Daytrippers 1995
Enjoyable domestic comedy-drama turned arch indie road movie. Hope Davies and her bickering family drive to New York, delivering a stream of sharp one-liners as they go
The Dekalog 1988
Based on the Ten Commandments, ten contemporary stories of love, loss, betrayal, heartbreak and redemption on a Warsaw housing estate from modern cinema's most incisive and unassuming auteur. An absolute must for any self-respecting cinephile
The Deserted Station 2002
A photographer and his schoolteacher wife find themselves stranded in the desert when their car breaks down. A gentle parable about motherhood from Iran
The Devil's Backbone 2001
A rich tale of greed and ghosts set during the Spanish Civil War. Quality drama from Guillermo Del Toro
The Disappearance Of Finbar 1996
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is the useless Irish teenager who vanishes leaving best mate Luke Griffin to speculate on his fate. An intriguing Irish-Scandinavian road movie with a thoughtful take on urban teenage angst
The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie 1972
Surreal, award-winning comedy from Luis Buñel. Six friends are invited to a meal but when they arrive the host is nowhere to be seen
The Double Life Of Veronique 1991
Kieslowski's masterful and complex tale of two young women - one Polish, the other French - who are physically and emotionally identical
The Draughtsman's Contract 1982
A cocky young draughtsman becomes an unwitting pawn in a complex Jacobean murder mystery. Peter Greenaway's intriguing feature debut
The Dreamers 2003
Set in Paris during the student uprisings of May 1968, Bernardo Bertolucci's mesmerising film concerns a naive American who befriends a sexually charged brother and sister and moves in with them for a month while their parents are away
The Driver 1978
Ryan O'Neal's getaway driver and Bruce Dern's corrupt cop play a deadly game of cat and mouse as Isabelle Adjani pouts in the shadows. Powerful action thriller from Walter Hill
The Duel 2000
Light hearted martial arts extravaganza featuring some of Hong Kong cinema's hottest young stars. Despite comedy, combat, and cool CGI effects, it's let down by poor plotting and a rambling script
The Edge Of The World 1937
Haunting depiction of life on the inhospitable Scottish island of Foula. A powerful portrait of a community in crisis, it established director Michael Powell as one of the UK's foremost film-makers
The Element Of Crime 1984
The impressive film debut from Lars Von Trier (Breaking The Waves, The Idiots). A gripping whodunnit set in a ravished near-futuristic northern Europe
The Emperor And The Assassin 1999
Lavish and ambitious epic about the blood-soaked path to the first Chinese empire. From Kaige Chen, director of Farewell My Concubine
The Emperor's New Clothes 2004
A quirky period drama, suggesting an alternate ending for one of history's most famous dictators. Ian Holm plays Napoleon Bonaparte, whose botched escape plan leads him into an unexpected new life
The End Of Summer 1961
The penultimate film of Yasujior Ozu. A contemplative look at aging, family and social change
The Enemy Below 1957
The Enforcer 1976
Dirty Harry returns to clean the streets of San Francisco of hoods. This time it's a gang of armed-and-dangerous hippies. Oh, and keeping apace with the times Harry's new partner's a gal. Whatever next?
The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill, But Came Down A Mountain 1995
The residents of a small Welsh town are proud of their neighbouring mountain. Then a couple of English surveyors arrive and find it doesn't quite measure up. Hugh Grant and Tara Fitzgerald star
The Escort 2000
Daniel Auteuil's Parisian lecturer turned gigolo charms the pants off clients and audience alike in an intimate crisis of identity drama set in London's sleazy underworld
The Europeans 1979
Henry James' comedy of manners, immaculately adapted by Merchant Ivory. Starring Lee Remick
The Evening Star 1996
The Evil Dead 1983
Self-proclaimed as "the ultimate experience in gruelling terror", this was the blood-spurting, flesh-tearing surprise hit of the 80s that launched Sam Raimi's career and spawned two successful sequels
The Executioner's Song 1982
The Exorcist 1973
The most successful adult horror film of all time which, despite being made 30 years ago, still has the power to shock
The Eye 2002
A cornea transplant-recipient is plagued by terrifying visions in this stylish made-in-Hong Kong supernatural thriller from directorial siblings Danny and Oxide Pang
The Fabulous Baker Boys 1989
Romantic drama about a pair of professional musicians whose life takes a new direction when they hire a female singer
The Falcon And The Snowman 1984
Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton lead John Schlesinger's intelligent espionage drama. Two disillusioned middle class Americans gain access to CIA files and, in an act of misplaced idealism, attempt to sell them on to the Russians
The Fall Of The Romanov Dynasty 1927
A silent 1927 Soviet documentary gathering together reams of archive footage to form a loose chronicle of events from 1913-1917
The Fan 1996
A big dumb commercial thriller from Scott that scores highly on the stupidity scale but still offers good solid Saturday night thrills
The Fantasist 1986
This ambitious thriller from the director of superb horror The Wicker Man, works from a similarly oddball premise
The Fantasy Worlds Of Irwin Allen 1995
Solid documentary about the man who gave the world The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno and Lost In Space
The Farewell - Brecht's Last Summer 2000
Pleasant but unenthralling account of one of the last days in the life of legendary German playwright Bertolt Brecht
The Fast And The Furious 2001
Vin Diesel breaks through as an action hero. There's top stunt driving in this lean, frenetic B-movie about a cop infiltrating a wild group of street racers in Los Angeles
The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967
Roman Polanski's skewed, affectionate spoof on vampire movies
The Fifth Element 1997
Luc Besson's big budget sci-fi extravaganza set in the 24th century. Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm and Chris Tucker star
The Fighting Temptations 2003
Cuba Gooding Jr and Beyonce Knowles star in this rousing comedy about creating a gospel choir from scratch in a conservative African-American community
The Firm 1988
Gary Oldman stars as the unhinged suited-and-booted leader of a 'firm' of London football hooligans. Punch-ups, baseball bats, Stanley knives and not a ball in sight. Not to be confused with the Tom Cruise legal drama of the same name
The Five Obstructions 2003
A fascinating collaboration between Lars Von Trier and one of his filmmaking mentors, the documentary maker J?rgen Leth. Trier torments his father figure by insisting he remake a film multiple times under varying conditions
The Flower Of My Secret 1995
Comedy-drama by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. Kitsch, colourful and nominated for six Goya Awards, it tells of a romantic novelist's battle with the bottle and her own sinking self-esteem
The Fog 1980
A small coastal town is celebrating its centenary when a bank of fog rolls in, bringing with it the vengeful ghosts of the town's founders. Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau and Janet Leigh star in John Carpenter's horror film
The Fog Of War 2003
Errol Morris' seventh documentary, built around a to-camera interview with Robert McNamara, former US Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy administration
The Football Factory 2004
A dissatisfied twentysomething finds meaning in his life with a group of football hooligans and their violent clashes with other 'firms'. Danny Dyer stars in Nick Love's adaptation of John King's novel
The Fortune Cookie 1966
The Four Feathers 2002
Another adaptation of AEW Mason's novel about colonialism and heroism. Shekhar Kapur co-ordinates the efforts of Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley and Kate Hudson as they pretend to be Victorian Brits
The Fourth Man 1983
Paul Verhoeven's stylish erotic black comedy starring Jeroen Krabbé. His last Dutch film before he hit the Hollywood big-time with Robocop
The Frogmen 1951
The brave and daunting feats of World War Two underwater demolition teams are brought to life in this classic film, with Richard Widmark leading the way
The Front Page 1974
The Fugitive 1993
Harrison Ford stars in Andrew Davis' slick update of the classic TV Series, as the doctor accused of his wife's murder. Frenetic action, massive explosions and Ford, looking harassed. Real escapist cinema
The Funeral 1996
Second teaming for Ferrara and screenwriter Nicholas St John. Chris Penn and Christopher Walken avenge the death of their brother in this hard noir thriller set amid organised labour and mob crime in 30s New York
The Game 1997
A taut, tense and darkly stylish thriller by the director of Se7en and Fight Club.
Michael Douglas is the control-freak millionaire plunged into an unstoppable game
The Gamekeeper 1978
Ken Loach's touching semi-documentary set in Yorkshire eleven years after the filming of Kes
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight 1971
The Getaway 1994
The Gift 2000
Keanu Reeves and Cate Blanchett join up with Sam Raimi, the director who made his name with the Evil Dead trilogy of horror classics, for a return to Terrorsville
The Girl Next Door 2004
The school nerd's life is transformed when he gets into a relationship with a girl who turns out to be a porn star. Romantic comedy starring Elisha Cuthbert, of '24' fame
The Godfather DVD Collection 2001
The whole Godfather trilogy together with commentaries from Francis Ford Coppola and a mass of extra features. As good as you could hope
The Gold Rush 1925
The Tramp ventures into the Klondike in search of romance and riches, but finds only misery - and edible footwear - in a groundbreaking comedy from one of Britain's most gifted sons
The Good Father 1986
Set in the vicinity of Clapham Common - the dilema as seen by two fathers separated from their wives and children based on a book by Peter Prince.
The Good Girl 2001
Jennifer Aniston plays against type as a downtrodden slacker in this enjoyable sideswipe at American suburbia. From the writer-director partnership behind Chuck & Buck
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