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  • Human Traffic

    Looking for an escape from boring nine-to-five jobs, bad relationships and dysfunctional families, five Cardiff friends plan a night out to remember, dominated by clubs, drugs, pubs and parties. Journey with them through the highs and lows of the weekend, wild escapades and unexpected epiphanies....

  • Sunlight

    After a failed suicide attempt, radio presenter Roy (Shenoah Allen, co-writer) wakes up to find himself being driven cross-country by a woman (Conti) wearing a monkey suit. Yes, this is a weird premise, but what follows is a liberating, and potentially lucrative, road trip.

  • BFI Restorations

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    Moments in time, captured and shared, honouring the work of filmmakers who are too important to forget. Everyone who supports the BFI contributes to our ongoing work, from restoring and archiving films likes these, to seeking out the next generation of creators. Thank you.

  • Private Vices, Public Virtues

    Filled with highly choreographed set pieces, Jancsó reimagines Crown Prince Rudolf’s final, rebellious, lust-drenched days in his imperial hunting lodge.

  • Alphaville

    In Godard's dystopian sci-fi, detective Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine) travels to the soulless technopolis of Alphaville on a secret mission to capture the dictatorial Professor Von Braun and destroy the Alpha 60 computer that has outlawed human emotions. Love comes to his aid in the form of ...

  • Modern British Classics

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    Discover the strength and diversity of recent UK cinema, from a filmmaking scene that's moved beyond the kitchen-sink and period drama to reflect the true breadth of British culture.

  • Dagon

    Paul and his girlfriend Barbara are vacationing with friends Howard and Vicki off the Spanish coast. The idyllic break runs into problems when a boating accident leaves Howard and Vicki trapped. Paul and Barbara go to the nearest village in search of help, but the village contains secrets, its in...

  • Intacto

    Federico has a rare talent: stealing the luck of others. This makes him a valuable employee for powerful casino owner Samuel. But when Samuel turns on Federico and steals his good fortune, Federico vows revenge. The search for somebody who can beat the man who always wins leads him to Tomas - the...

  • World Cinema Classics

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    Discover classics from world cinema that made their mark in Britain and beyond.

  • Whore

    Controversial British director Ken Russell relocates former cabbie David Hines’ play Bondage from London to Los Angeles for the story of a night in the life of Liz, a cynical sex-worker looking for a way out but trapped by poverty and a dangerous pimp. Released a year after Pretty Woman, Whore’s ...

  • King of New York

    After being released from prison, drug-lord Frank White (Christopher Walken) faces a fight to keep his empire together. He decides to go for the jugular and employ the most brutal tactics to retain his prominence. But his unstable approach to business management threatens to take down the whole v...

  • Romance
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    Romance

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    Our romance collection highlights the timeless eloquence of love on screen, from passionate love affairs and sweeping period dramas to quirky rom-coms and tales of longing, lust, and desire.

  • Light Sleeper

    John LeTour is a drug courier with a wealthy Manhattan clientele. Following a series of murders involving the narcotics trade, and his supplier Ann’s decision to try and quit the business, John begins to reevaluate his life. Running into his old flame Marianne, he sees a chance to change for the ...

  • Vera Drake

    Mike Leigh’s acclaimed story of a selfless woman who helps ladies with unwanted pregnancies – in 1950s Britain when abortion was illegal – is both an affecting drama and vital slice of social history.

  • Sci-Fi & Horror

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    Few genres stretch like science fiction, a marketplace for idle prediction, utopia, apocalypse and wonder. Meanwhile, tales of terror have been embraced by cinema since its birth.
    From chilling gothic horror to strange dystopian worlds this collection showcases genre defining examples of sci-fi ...

  • The Onion Field

    In 1963 LA, two officers were kidnapped in a real-life hostage ordeal that ended with the brutal execution of one in a desolate onion field. Though the other cop escapes, he is forever marked by the traumatic event. As the two assailants appeal their death sentences, they find themselves entangle...

  • Série Noire

    Franck, a door-to-door salesman married to Jeanne, is looking for a customer who owes money when he meets Mona, a teenager forced into prostitution by her rich and hateful aunt. Franck's wife leaves and his boss has him arrested for embezzlement. Mona pays back the money and suggests he kill her ...

  • Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud

    Young and beautiful, Nelly is a spirited 25-year-old seeking refuge from her mounting debts and decaying marriage. Lost, she finds her way into the life of an older gentleman, Mr Arnaud, as he clears her debts and offers her work writing his memoirs. Shortly after, she divorces her leeching husba...

  • Sex
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    Sex

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    Despite the accessibility of erotica, audiences still seek out the more substantial approaches to sex that only narrative cinema can offer. Here you’ll find the full array, from provocative avant-garde explorations of lust and desire to the saucy sex comedy.