20th Century Flicks, Bristol

Ridley Scott directed epic that gives the definitive version of the Columbus story. The lush scenery, superb casting and top-notch direction don't quite make up for it being overlong, but on the whole Scott (and Depardieu) have painted a wonderful and absorbing picture. Well worth a watch! find out more...

49TH PARALLEL (1941)

CertificationU Our Rating

Their U-boat having been blown out of the water by the Canadian air force, six German survivors find themselves on a desolate peninsular of Northern Canada, their only hope, to hijack the Allied plane that has been sent to capture them. This Second World War propaganda film by Michael Powell, intended to encourage a still isolationist America into battle, has to be one of the most intelligent and thoughtful films of its kind, an attempt to understand hearts and minds, regardless of their side, r find out more...

A HIJACKING (2012)

Certification15 Our Rating

The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Amongst the men on board are the ship's cook Mikkel and the engineer Jan who along with the rest of the seamen are taken hostage in a cynical game of life and death. With the demand for a ransom of millions of dollars a psychological drama unfolds between the CEO of the shipping company and the Somali pirates. An excellen find out more...

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (1958)

CertificationPG Our Rating

A British made, 1950s epic charting the sinking of the unsinkable. On April 10th 1912, the luxury liner Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage. Four days later, it sank in just 2 hours 40 minutes, needlessly claiming the lives of 1,500 passengers and crew. Infinitely less glamourous than the contemporary Hollywood version, what it lacks in gloss it makes up for with no-nonsense, straightforward storytelling. Truth is, the hard facts are far more shocking than anything Tinseltown could come up wit find out more...

A PERFECT GETAWAY (2009)

Certification15 Our Rating

A nerdy couple honeymooning on the Hawaiian island of Kaui are walking through the jungle to a beach when they hear that another newly wed couple have been brutally murdered in Honululu. At first they are frightened by a couple of aggressive hitch-hikers, but is teaming up with wacky ex-soldier Nick and his girlfriend Gina a safer bet? A nicely acted psychological action thriller with an unremarkable but nonetheless satisfying twist. find out more...

ADRIFT (2006)

Certification15 Our Rating

A group of visually attractive young things go for a weekend cruise, jump into the sea for a dip, realise they forgot to lower the boarding ladder and quickly begin to demonstrate their less than attractive personalities. Based on a pretty tenuous premise, ie that that many people could be quite so dim, Adrift is still a visually imaginative tense psychological thriller as old friendships rapidly collapse to be replaced by the overwhelming desire for simple survival. find out more...

AGUIRRE - WRATH OF GOD (1972)

Certification15 Our Rating

1560, Peru. In a beautiful poetic opening scene the conquistadors cross an Andes pass, situated between the peaks and the valleys, between conquered land and unexplored forests, between 'heaven' and 'earth', shrouded in mists, they make their way down a narrow path. Aguirre's meglomania grows as around him his comrades mutiny and die in his search for the lost city of El Dorado. Herzog's best film, an unforgetable tour de force. Made before the director himself gave in to meglomania on a later t find out more...

ALAMAR (2009)

CertificationPG Our Rating

Jorge and Roberta have been separated for several years. They simply come from opposite worlds: he likes an uncomplicated life in the jungle, while she prefers a more urban existence. He is Mexican and she is Italian, and she has decided to return to Rome with their five-year-old son, Natan. But before they leave, Jorge wishes to take young Natan on a trip, hoping to teach him about his Mayan origins in Mexico. So begins an affecting coming of age documentary with exquisite cinematography. find out more...

ALL IS LOST (2013)

Certification12 Our Rating

Deep into a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, an unnamed man wakes to find his 39-foot yacht taking on water after a collision. Left floating on the high seas, with his navigation equipment and radio disabled, the man sails unknowingly into the path of a violent storm. Despite his success in patching the breached hull, his mariner’s intuition, ingenuity and a strength that belies his age, the relentless series of disasters look set to finally overwhelm him. No dialogue, narrative o find out more...

ALMOST CHRISTMAS (2013)

Certification15 Our Rating

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