20th Century Flicks, Bristol

1560, Peru. In a beautiful poetic opening scene the conquistadors cross an Andes pass, situated between the peaks and the valleys, between conquered land and unexplored forests, between 'heaven' and 'earth', shrouded in mists, they make their way down a narrow path. Aguirre's meglomania grows as around him his comrades mutiny and die in his search for the lost city of El Dorado. Herzog's best film, an unforgetable tour de force. Made before the director himself gave in to meglomania on a later t find out more...

ALAMAR (2009)

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Jorge and Roberta have been separated for several years. They simply come from opposite worlds: he likes an uncomplicated life in the jungle, while she prefers a more urban existence. He is Mexican and she is Italian, and she has decided to return to Rome with their five-year-old son, Natan. But before they leave, Jorge wishes to take young Natan on a trip, hoping to teach him about his Mayan origins in Mexico. So begins an affecting coming of age documentary with exquisite cinematography. find out more...

ALIENS OF THE DEEP (2005)

CertificationU Our Rating

A breathtaking exploration of the deepest parts of the earth's vast oceans, populated by creatures both fascinating and creepy. Aliens of the Deep doesn't have quite the informative cache of the BBC's very similar series but it's an eye-popping journey nonetheless. find out more...

ALL IS LOST (2013)

Certification12 Our Rating

Deep into a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, an unnamed man wakes to find his 39-foot yacht taking on water after a collision. Left floating on the high seas, with his navigation equipment and radio disabled, the man sails unknowingly into the path of a violent storm. Despite his success in patching the breached hull, his mariner’s intuition, ingenuity and a strength that belies his age, the relentless series of disasters look set to finally overwhelm him. No dialogue, narrative o find out more...

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ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (2011)

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Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chippettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. The third outing for these helium lunged rodents. Dear God..... the humanity!

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AMISTAD (1998)

Certification15 Our Rating

A group of abducted Africans break free from their shackles aboard a Spanish slave ship, the Amistad, so setting the scene for a lengthy courtroom drama played out against a backdrop of 19th Century slavery. Matthew McConaughy is the noble young lawyer fighting for the slaves' freedom, while Anthony Hopkins is mesmerising as decrepit former President John Quincy Adams. Superb sets and an authentic atmosphere, and it's pretty gruesome at times too. Typically Spielberg-esque epic. find out more...

AMY FOSTER (1997)

Certification15 Our Rating

Romantic period drama, adapted from the novel by Joseph Conrad. Cornish servant girl Amy is an outcast in her small community, shunned even by her own family and suspected of being a witch by the locals. When a Ukranian ship is wrecked in a storm, Amy claims the sole survivor, Yanko, as her own. But the villagers, who believe Amy conjured up the storm herself, conspire to keep the lovers apart. A windswept epic. find out more...

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (1957)

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An enduring and endearing romance with Grant and Kerr as two people who inadvertently fall in love aboard ship, despite both being already involved elsewhere. They vow to meet again, but things don't work out as planned. Romantic. find out more...

ANACONDA (1996)

Certification15 Our Rating

Big-budget monster movie with the biggest, baddest, meanest and maddest computer-generated snake you've ever seen! A film crew on location in the Amazon jungle get the squeeze put on them by a 40 foot long Anaconda, unaware that a stranger in their midst is secretly out to trap the beast! Cheesey fun, and watch out for Jon Voight's smile - wicked. find out more...

AND THE SHIP SAILS ON (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Cinematic maestro Federico Fellini shows that, even in his mid-sixties, he had lost none of his power to shock, entertain and amaze with this `comedy of arias'. The film is set on the eve of the WWI, but this matters little find out more...