20th Century Flicks, Bristol

Members of the Weston family reunite at their family home in Osage County, Oklahoma when their troubled poet father Beverly goes missing; but left to the mercy of their opinionated, drug-addicted matriarch, Violet, the family’s facade of normality soon begins to disintegrate. A beautifully performed, viciously perceptive adaptation by Tracy Letts of her own play.

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AWAKE (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Naive rich kid Clay earnestly believes that babe Sam loves him and not his money. Unfortunately Clay suffers from a faulty heart and has a very rare blood group. Hey presto before the marriage is even consummated a call comes through alerting him of the availability of a donor and off he rushes to be operated on by his new mate, dodgy heart transplant surgeon Jack. find out more...

AWAKENINGS (1990)

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In a New York hospital Dr Malcolm Sayers finds a group of "forgotten" coma patients, seemingly oblivious to the world and beyond help. Through sheer dedication he discovers a spark of life in his charges and a long suppressed capacity for love in himself. A beautiful and uplifting true story. find out more...

AWAY FROM HER (2006)

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Married, and living in Ontario, for almost 50 years septuagenarians Grant and Fiona's commitment to each other appears unwavering, but Fiona has Alzheimer's disease. As her condition deteriorates the mutual decision is made that, for her own safety, she needs to live (and die) in a specialist nursing home. Once there, though, she 'forgets' Grant and transfers her emotions to an elderly male sufferer. Heartbroken Grant woos the old lady, but she remains emotionally distant from him. It is on meet find out more...

BABYTEETH (2019)

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When seriously ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it's her parents' worst nightmare. But as Milla's first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go out the window. Milla soon shows everyone in her orbit - her parents, Moses, a sensitive music teacher, a budding child violinist, and a disarmingly honest pregnant neighbou find out more...

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BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS (2002)

Certification12 Our Rating

Set during the cultural revolution in China we follow two urbane young men after they are dismissed to a remote, but beautiful, mountainous corner of the country to re-learn the basic tenets of Chairman Mao's communist ideology. At first depressed by their predicament, the two lads soon perk up when they come across a hidden selection of western literature, a find they eagerly share with the curious and beguiling local seamstress. They also survive by telling stories, making music and pulling te find out more...

BEGINNERS (2010)

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Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal has passed away. This new found love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 45 years, came out of the closet at age 75 and rocks it to the full. By turns touching and witt find out more...

BIGGER THAN LIFE (1956)

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When a friendly, successful suburban teacher and father (James Mason, in one of his most striking roles) is prescribed cortisone for a painful, possibly fatal, affliction he grows dangerously addicted to the experimental drug. His transition from loving father to homicidal despot is depicted on a scale more akin to operatic tragedy than melodrama and, on top of the inestimable pleasures of Mason's performance, a narrative that explores society's use of drugs provides an unexpectedly prophetic di find out more...

BIRDY (1985)

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Two soldiers return from Vietnam, one mentally scarred, the other physically. We flashback to their childhood and the fascination the slightly crazy one has with flying. So maybe after the horror of war it's a more logical decision to be a bird! A brilliant film about disillusionment, growing up and existential madness. find out more...

BIUTIFUL (2010)

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Uxbal is a criminal middleman, helping human traffickers and illicit street peddlers in Barcelona. But in the thick of his corrupt and compromised world, he indulges in small acts of kindness, particularly to his beloved children and, unusually, the recently deceased, with whom he can commune. When Uxbal discovers he has cancer the desire to leave something of worth becomes greater. It is this harrowing and heart rending journey to some form of redemption that is the main focus of 'Biutiful'. Ba find out more...