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Murder, love, loss and betrayal all weave there way through this epic adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel. An intelligent, atmospheric and blemishlessly acted reworking of the tale that manages to grip throughout its labyrinth storyline. find out more...

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Murder, love, loss and betrayal all weave there way through this epic adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel. An intelligent, atmospheric and blemishlessly acted reworking of the tale that manages to grip throughout its labyrinth storyline. find out more...

Certification18 Our Rating

Coppola's superbly over-the-top adaptation of Stoker's gothic classic. Oldman is truly chilling as the dark lord, and the supporting cast, especially Hopkins, are admirable. The effects are breathtaking, and Reeves and Ryder provide the humour with their laughable English accents! Brilliant. find out more...
CAMILLE (1936)

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Adapted from Dumas' La Dame aux Camélias, 'Camille' tells the tragic tale of the rise of a Parisian courtesan, her love for a younger man and her decline into poverty and despair. find out more...

Certification15 Our Rating

1842; Cranford is a small Cheshire market town and the plot revolves largely around its romances, often observed by its middle-aged widows, spinsters and other old dears, who have little to do but gossip and observe the social etiquettes of the period. find out more...

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April 1843; railway construction begins, the young ladies are still all of a tither over Dr Harrison, Jessie regrets turning down the Major and Mr Carter has been teaching young tyke Gregson to read and write. find out more...

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Dickens's favourite novel is brought to life with a cast consisting of your usual English character actors and the now ubiquitous Daniel Radcliffe. The all-star cast makes for a guaranteed decent watch and, heck, it saves you from reading the book. find out more...

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The story unfolds amidst the extravagant high society of 1820s Paris; the handsome General Armand de Montriveau encounters the beautiful, coquettish, but married, Antoinette de Langeais. Vowing that she will be his lover, Montriveau pursues the alluring Antoinette who, in turn, orchestrates a calculating game of seduction but repeatedly rebuffs his advances. Humiliated, Montriveau seeks revenge just as Antoinette's passion for him awakens and a perverse romantic power struggle ensues. find out more...
EMMA (1996)

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Lovely, lively adaptation of Jane Austen's light-hearted romantic romp. Hollywood darling Gwyneth Paltrow is utterly convincing as Emma, whose passion for matchmaking results in more bedlam than bliss. But it's her own love life that she's most in danger of bungling big-time. Lush costume comedy. find out more...

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Thomas Hardy's classic tale of a rural landowner chased by three men, a swashbuckling army womaniser, a loyal shepherd and a staid middle-aged bachelor, and her making a choice she lives to regret. Nicolas Roeg's beautiful cinematography of the West Country dominates the film. find out more...