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Certification15 Our Rating

The seemingly happy marriage of Tony and Brenda, a rich and socially-connected country couple, is shattered by the arrival of penniless bounder John and the death of their beloved only son. A tale with a sinister twist in its tail. find out more...

CertificationU Our Rating

Follows the story of a group of British athletes preparing for the Olympic Games 1924. One of the most successful and acclaimed British movies ever made, and responsible for the birth of that optimistic cry "the Brits are coming". Indulge yourself with a bit of nostalgia and watch us winning. find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

The Sontaran Stratagem: Martha Jones summons the Doctor back to modern-day Earth, but an old enemy lies in wait... find out more...
GANDHI (1982)

Certification12 Our Rating

The object of this massive tribute died as he had always lived, without wealth, without property, without official title or office. Mahatma Gandhi was not the commander of armies, nor the ruler of vast lands, he could not boast any scientific achievement or artistic gift, yet men, governments, dignitaries from all over the world, have joined hands today to pay homage to the little brown man in the loin cloth who led his country to freedom. This quote is from his funeral, one of the greatest s find out more...


Certification15 Our Rating

Heat and Dust fuses several Merchant Ivory themes; the exoticism of India stirring English blood, the past hanging heavy over the present, dirty dealings flourishing behind a cloak of good manners. Anne (Christie) arrives in India to investigate the story of her great-aunt Olivia (Scacchi), an unconventional woman, who did not fit into the straightjacket of the Britsh Raj and caused a scandal back in the 20s. Ivory cuts back and forth between the newly-married Olivia's discovery of India, her co find out more...

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Adapted from the EM Forster story of cultural misunderstanding and imperialism during the period of the British Raj. Lean underestimates EM Forster's hatred of the British presence in India, but this is a magnificent award winning costume drama with stellar performances, particularly from Judy Davis as the hysteric Miss Quested, (was she or was she not raped in the Marabar caves by her Indian host?), and Lean's eye for scenery remains superb. find out more...

Certification12 Our Rating

Howard Hughes was an insatiable man, a billionaire whose success within Hollywood and obsession with aviation made him more famous than many of the movie stars his studio employed. This lush dramatisation of Hughes concentrates on the man, as a rebel within the ordered system of big business, charming, glamorous, decadent and ruthlessly focused. We witness the beginning of his fall from grace and decent into reclusive paranoia, but this is more an epic of Hughes glory years and, though lacking t find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

Spielberg's aclaimed adaptation of Alice Walker's novel of a poor black girl, raped and rejected by her father, separated from her beloved sister and given into a life of domestic servitude and virtual imprisonment to her farmer husband. A bleak tale of hope and eventual liberation warmly told. find out more...

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It's all sweetness and light in this moving music biopic classic of Glen Miller's impressive rise to fame with June Allyson playing his childhood sweetheart and James Stewart outstanding as the man himself. It's got all the great arrangements from 'Pensylvania 6-500' to 'Moonlight Serenade', all scored by Henry Mancini in homage to Miller's style, plus Louis Armstrong makes an appearance playing 'Basin Street Blues' and Frances Langford does 'Chattanooga Choo-Choo'. find out more...

CertificationPG Our Rating

After WW1, Lloyd returns to practice law, out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver and former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging. Good guy Eddie builds up a fleet of cabs through the reluctant delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. Ruthless George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere. An archetypal gangster thriller. find out more...