The Constant Gardener (2005)

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Thriller adapted from the John Le Carre novel, with an emotional dimension you wouldn’t usually expect from that genre.  Ralph Fiennes play...

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)

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Biographical drama detailing an unlikely romance between American actress Gloria Grahame (Annette Bening) and a Liverpudlian half her age ( ...

Flood (2007)

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Disaster film.  A storm surge causes flooding and mass destruction in London. Robert Carlyle has to save the city with the help of his estr...

Eddie the Eagle (2016)

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Good-natured comedy-drama telling the true story of Michael “Eddie” Edwards, a British ski jumper who represented his country at the 1988 Wi...

Fame (1980)

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Alan Parker’s engaging drama tells the story of a group of teenagers at the New York High School of Performing Arts. We follow them from the...

Crocodile Dundee (1986)

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The internet: “A journalist travels to Australia to interview a unique crocodile poacher. When he rescues her from an attack, she invites hi...

The Princess Bride (1987)

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Fantasy comedy romance directed by Rob Reiner presented as a fairytale story within a story. A grandfather (Peter Falk) reads a book to his...

An American in Paris (1951)

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Musical. An American artist falls in love with a woman who is already involved with a man he knows. Meanwhile, a wealthy heiress promotes hi...

Bachelorette (2012)

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So-called comedy that didn’t make me laugh even once. Three friends who seem to have nothing in common ( Kirsten Dunst , Lizzy Caplan and Is...

Mystic River (2003)

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Compelling drama directed by Clint Eastwood .  Three Boston -based childhood friends are reunited in unhappy circumstances. They discover ho...

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

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Western.  Arizona, 1884. Christian Bale plays Dan Evans, a rancher who – desperate for money – takes on a job escorting a dangerous crimina...

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

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The plot is a little tricky to explain, so here’s what it says on the internet: “A teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on...

Hidden Figures (2016)

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Based on a true story, Hidden Figures focuses on three female mathematicians who worked for NASA during the Space Race. Despite their brill...

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)

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Romantic comedy-drama.  A fisheries expert ( Ewan McGregor ) attempts to help a Yemeni sheikh (Amr Waked) with the expensive and improbable ...

Brassed Off (1996)

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The Yorkshire mining community of Grimley is threatened when the mine risks closure. Gloria Mullins (Tara Fitzgerald) is sent there to asses...

Sing Street (2016)

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In Dublin in the mid-1980s, a boy named Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) is sent to a new school because his parents – on the brink of separating ...

Argo (2012)

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Superb thriller regarding the real-life events of the so-called “Canadian Caper”.  In November 1979, Iranian extremists stormed the US embas...

Wimbledon (2004)

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Peter Colt ( Paul Bettany ) is a British tennis player on the way down. Then he meets and falls for up-and-coming American Lizzie Bradbury (...

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

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In the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, six American soldiers planted a US flag on the Japanese island – a symbol of victory, even wh...

Spaceballs (1987)

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Daft and sometimes very funny parody of Star Wars , written and directed by Mel Brooks. The humour is so silly that it’s difficult to resist...

Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

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Ridley Scott is responsible for at least six great films ( Alien , Blade Runner , Black Hawk Down , Body of Lies , Gladiator  and  Thelma ...

The Blues Brothers (1980)

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Directed by John Landis , this is a remarkable blend of comedy, musical, road-trip saga, crime caper and love letter to Chicago . It’s right...

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

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Uneven comedy directed by John Hughes and starring Steve Martin and John Candy . Martin plays a tense marketing executive hoping to get ho...

The Boat That Rocked (2009)

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Highly entertaining ensemble comedy written and directed by Richard Curtis . It focuses on a North Sea pirate radio station, Radio Rock, and...

Jersey Boys (2014)

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Clint Eastwood proves he can do pretty much anything by directing the film of the musical about the lives and careers of Frankie Valli and ...

Elizabethtown (2005)

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Slightly awkward comedy-drama directed by Cameron Crowe .  Drewe ( Orlando Bloom ) works as a designer for a shoe company and somehow manage...

Taken (2008)

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Former CIA operative Bryan Mills ( Liam Neeson ) has to track down his teenage daughter (Maggie Grace) after she’s kidnapped by Albanians in...

The American (2010)

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Stylish and refreshingly different thriller directed by Anton Corbijn, who brings his photographer’s eye to every scene with the effect that...

No Time to Die (2021)

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Famously much-delayed by the Coronavirus pandemic, the 25th James Bond film finally hit cinemas in September 2021 – five years after work o...

Enemy at the Gates (2001)

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An expert Russian sniper, Vasily Zaytsev ( Jude Law ) plays a cat-and-mouse game with German sniper Major König ( Ed Harris ) during the Bat...

I’m Not There (2007)

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Impressionistic sort-of biopic of Bob Dylan starring six different actors, each representing different aspects of Bob’s personality.  Fragm...

The Virgin Queen (1955)

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Bette Davis stars as Queen Elizabeth I of England, juggling royal duties and protocols with her own hopes and passions.  The film focuses on...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

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Adapted from the Swedish bestseller by Stieg Larsson, this is a surprisingly disappointing thriller. I wanted to see what all the fuss was a...

Misery (1990)

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Brilliant adaptation of the Stephen King novel.  A writer ( James Caan ) crashes his car in a snowstorm and is rescued by his “number-one f...

Duel (1971)

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The first film directed by Steven Spielberg is a masterpiece of suspense and horror. The story is incredibly simple and there’s hardly any ...

Yentl (1983)

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Musical romantic drama starring and directed by Barbra Streisand , based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer.  Poland. 1904. Barbra wants to...

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

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Moving drama based on the story by Stephen King . An innocent man (Tim Robbins) is imprisoned for a double murder he did not commit. In jail...

It Follows (2014)

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Rotten Tomatoes: “After carefree teenager Jay (Maika Monroe) sleeps with her new boyfriend, Hugh (Jake Weary), for the first time, she learn...

Parenthood (1989)

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Brilliant mixture of comedy and drama on the subject of family relationships, directed by the always-reliable Ron Howard .  Steve Martin an...

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

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War film directed by Mel Gibson. It tells the true story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who served as a medic in World War II. A ...

The Go-Getter (2007)

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A 19-year-old boy steals a car and takes a road trip in search of his estranged brother. Then the owner of the car phones him and he strikes...

Absolute Power (1997)

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Above-average political thriller.  While robbing a billionaire’s mansion, a skilled burglar named Luther Whitney ( Clint Eastwood ) witnesse...

Stardust (1974)

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In this satisfying sequel to That’ll Be the Day (1973), David Essex ’s character is now a rock star on a steep rise to fame. Initially he’s...

That'll Be the Day (1973)

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Brilliant drama set in England in the late 1950s. A young David Essex stars as Jim MacLaine, a boy who leaves school and goes off in search ...

Match Point (2005)

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Excellent drama written and directed by Woody Allen . Critics were harsh on the fact that an American film set in London features some occa...

The Look of Love (2013)

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Biopic of pornographer Paul Raymond starring Steve Coogan and directed by Michael Winterbottom .  It’s told in flashback, giving an often (...