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Certification12 Our Rating

A wonderful tale of a girl's passage from childhood to adulthood, a time that coincided with the overthrow of the Shah of Iran and his replacement by the tyranny of a fundamentalist theocracy. find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

A fantastic looking film with a very pregnant atmosphere. Based on a true story of three girls disappearing on a school outing (only one was found and she remembered nothing). The film transforms this into an allegory for the loss of innocence that is associated with virginity and childhood. find out more...

CertificationPG Our Rating

Hollywood's 'ultimate rebel' in this posthumously released teenage angst movie which made him the semi-articulate voice of a generation. This style of '50s social realism can be very entertaining, lines like: "Johnny, have you any idea why you shot those puppies?", are legendary themselves . find out more...
SHORTBUS (2006)

Certification18 Our Rating

If you thought Hedwig and the Angry Inch was a film unlike any other you'd seen before, get ready for Shortbus: a frank and fun film about the sex lives of humans, ostensibly set in New York, but relevant to every one of us. The plot plays a supporting role in what is, in many ways, a beautifully disguised self-help documentary. Sex therapist Sofia (played by Canadian radio star, Sook-Yin Lee) has frequent, athletic (yet frustratingly unfulfilling) intercourse with her boyfriend. Her seeming ina find out more...
SLEEPERS (1996)

Certification18 Our Rating

The teenage pranks of four friends have dire consequences in this allegedly true story. Sent to a reform school, the boys are relentlessly sexually abused and beaten by the men charged with their care. Now grown up, it's payback time. A harrowing uncomfortably fascinating drama, superbly played and directed. find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

Four boys head off into the forest to look for the body of a school-friend who has disappeared. This much-acclaimed movie is a brilliantly acted and directed group portrait which depicts the four boys at the end of childhood, on the edge of adult awareness. Written by horror author, Stephen King. find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

Life with a troubled autistic brother is tough for Thomas when all he wants is to be a normal teenager. His new girlfriend Jackie tries to help, but Thomas must take a long hard look at himself in order to appreciate all of the positives in his life and to understand that a perceived adolescent idyll isn't necessarily the be all and end all. The multi-award winning and nominated 'The Black Balloon' is a thoughtful and nicely performed coming of age drama. find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

Five very different kids arrive at high school one Saturday morning to do a nine hour detention during which time they must write an essay titled "Who do I think I am?". At first, they argue and hate each other, but after smoking some marijuana, they pour their hearts out to each other, and tell about their fears, secrets, and their deepest emotions, and problems. An iconic 80s movie and the first of a trilogy preceding 'Sixteen Candles' and 'Pretty In Pink'. find out more...

Certification18 Our Rating

In an unnamed European town, in an unspecified era, live Cynthia and Evelyn. Every day Evelyn cycles to Cynthia’s chateau to work as a lowly maid and every day the cruel, vindictive Cynthia inflicts countless sad find out more...


CertificationU Our Rating

A young lad whose belief in Ol' Saint Nick is beginning to falter is whisked away on The Polar Express, the magical train that appears for only an instant and carries its lucky occupants on a fantastical journey to the North Pole and the very hub of Santa's industry. Starring Tom Hanks in numerous roles this immense 'capture animation' extravaganza is quite a trip and, despite the fact that some may find the actor-based animation a bit odd looking, the story is where it's really at and this ones find out more...