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OF MICE AND MEN (1939)

CertificationU Our Rating

Set in 1930s California, this adaptation of Steinbeck's novel ‘Of Mice and Men' paints a bold, vivid picture of life in the depression era and tells the tragic tale of George and Lenny two itinerant farm hands searching for a safe haven from the cruelties of the world. find out more...
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (1984)

Certification18 Our Rating

The definitive gangster-epic; violent? Yes, but never mindless. The Jewish Mafia's coming of age on the Lower East Side in 1923, their rise to wealth during Prohibition, and their fall in 1933, provide the background to a story of friendship and betrayal, love and death. Leone's masterful cinematography evokes both the harshness of the vice-ridden decades before and after Prohibition, but also the philosophy behind it. Splendid performances by De Niro and Woods and a stupendous score by Ennio Mo find out more...
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ROB ROY (1995)

Certification15 Our Rating

Neeson dons a kilt to play Scotland's legendary hero in this rousing Highland adventure. John Hurt plays the arch enemy Marquis he must defeat, and Roth is magnificently over the top as the cunning henchman out to destroy the MacGregor clan. Breathtaking scenery and some full-on battle scenes. find out more...
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SCROOGE ( A CHRISTMAS CAROL) (1951)

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The best version of the Dickens story by a long way, with Alistair Sim playing cantankerous old git Scrooge. An all star cast also features Michael Hordern, George Cole and Jack Warner. Essential viewing at all times of the year. find out more...
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SERAPHIM FALLS (2006)

Certification15 Our Rating

The civil war may have ended, but for Gideon life is an unending struggle as he is relentlessly pursued by Colonel Carver for whom there is one final act of violence to commit, Gideon's killing. Through a freezing snow covered mountain pass, past small holders, bank robbers, a Christian settlers' convoy, Irish railway workers and across the desert, this epic and unforgiving chase goes on. "Seraphim Falls" is an intriguing and atmospheric pursuit western driven by two fine performances and an ari find out more...
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SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1939)

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The first of the classic series of adaptations following the investigations of Sherlock Holmes. A malevolent curse is blamed for the death of an aristocrat and Holmes is called in to investigate, using his scientific method and dry Victorian wit. Superb nuanced performances from Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the pudgy Watson. Cracking stuff. find out more...
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THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (ERROL FLYNN) (1938)

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One of the truily great adventure movies, the type that Star Wars paid tribute to, and an example of what the large studios could produce. Glorious colour, sumptuos sets, and a brilliantly choreographed climatic sword fight between Flynn and Rathbone. find out more...
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THE COUNTERFEITERS (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters and lives a sweet life of cards, booze and women. Eventually Salomon's luck runs out when he's arrested and thrown into a Nazi concentration camp, but it's not long before his exceptional skills are spotted and he is coerced into a counterfeit operation on a gargantuan scale; a plan to help finance the war effort and flood the British and American economies with fake currency. For the first time in his life Salomon finds himself in a mo find out more...

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THE DRAUGHTSMAN'S CONTRACT (1982)

Certification15 Our Rating

Superb sets, acting and Swiftian dialogue puts this historical "whodunnit" up among the best films to come out of Britain in years. An English noblewoman employs a haughty artist to sketch 12 drawings of her husband's estate in exchange for sex. The sketches themselves prove of an even greater significance than supposed upon the discovery of the body of Mr. Herbert. find out more...
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THE DUCHESS (2008)

Certification12 Our Rating

Georgiana was the innocent young breeding filly the politically powerful Lord Devonshire needed to continue his family dynasty. This is her story; of living powerlessly alongside the Duke and his mistress, of her true love and of her rise to being an important powerbroker amid Britain's ruling elite. An awesomely likeable costume drama with obvious latter day parallels. find out more...