20th Century Flicks, Bristol

One of the classic Chaplin feature films in which the little tramp falls in love with a blind flower girl and, through a number of typical exploits, raises the money to pay for an operation. Chaplin's comic genius has rarely, if ever, been bettered and is as fresh now as it was fifty years ago. find out more...

DR STRANGELOVE (1963)

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A psychotic American commander worried about the subversive effects of water fluoridisation on his "vital bodily fluids" starts off an attack on the Soviet Union. No-one can stop the fighters and no-one, as yet, knows about the failsafe Doomsday Machine. Brilliant black comedy. find out more...

DUCK SOUP (1933)

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Two Ruritanian states go to war after somebody calls President Groucho an upstart. Totally irreverent towards patriotism, religion, justice and anything else respectable. Probably the brothers' greatest movie. find out more...

FORREST GUMP (1994)

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Multi-Oscar-winning tear-jerker with King of Hollywood Hanks as the chump, sorry, Gump in question. As America's best loved bozo, he overcomes his immense naivety to become the hero of a nation, with the help of some ground-breaking computer wizardry. Unashamedly nostalgic feel-good fodder, or reactionary Bush territory �)*&, take your pick. find out more...

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INDIANA JONES - RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)

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A fantastic family movie and one of the best pure adventure films ever made. THE film that single-handedly made archaeologists hip, as Ford battles to save the Biblical Ark of the Covenant from the dastardly Nazis. Two hours of swash-buckling fun, excitement and entertainment. A modern classic. find out more...

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)

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Frank Capra's classic bittersweet drama about George Bailey (James Stewart), a small town businessman who has long considered himself a failure. Things come to a head one Christmas Eve in 1946, when facing financial ruin and arrest he contemplates suicide. Standing on a bridge and ready to jump George's fate now rests in the hands of an Angel eager to earn his wings. It's a Wonderful Life is widely considered to be one of the finest films ever made, it is certainly one of the greatest f find out more...

MODERN TIMES (1936)

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Chaplin's inventive and devastating satire on the woes of modern industrialised life, featuring the last appearance of his Little Tramp character and his first use of sound effects. The classic scene, in which he gets sucked into a production line epitomises this film's clever inventiveness. find out more...

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MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)

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Stewart is superb as the young Wisconsin senator put up to the job, who then exposes the corruption in the Senate and upholds true American values. Popular wish fulfilment served up with such fast talking comic panache that you don't have time to question its cornball idealism. A great film! find out more...

PULP FICTION (1994)

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Tarantino's masterpiece, a sprawling montage of three interwoven tales. Rich dialogue and sassy humour. find out more...

SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

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One of the all-time classics, which surely needs no introduction. A beautifully paced and witty comedy, including Curtis's great parody of Cary Grant's playboy image, and one of the greatest lines of all time.... "Nobody's perfect" when Joe Brown discovers his fiancee is a man.

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