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Reclusive writer Alice has her life upended when Frank, an 11 year old evacuee , is left in her care. Despite her reluctance and initial misgivings, Alice finds herself gradually responding and even warming to the boy.

Akash - a talented piano player - is up to something devious, but he's too clever for his own good. Events soon spiral out of control in this stylish and daring romantic thriller with a thought-provoking ending.

Four friends decide to try out an experiment after reading that happiness can be found by maintaining a minimal alcohol level. Funny and wry, this is a story of mid-life crisis as much as a life lesson in temperance.

A sensitive and fascinating story of freedom and independence from the perspective of a mother who has been picked to travel to Mars and the daughter she leaves behind. Both experience very different adventures.

Imagine a world in which The Beatles had never existed, but one struggling musician remembers all their songs... A charming romantic comedy with a great twist at the end.

An ancient explosives expert escapes from the tedium of his retirement home, but finds himself embroiled in a surreal caper when he accidentally steals a million dollars.

An elderly man with memory problems refuses assistance from his daughter, but everything is not what it seems to be in this extraordinary tale of the unravelling of time.

Celebrate Valentines Night with this charming romantic comedy about an irrepressible young woman who quietly orchestrates the lives of everyone around her. Great fun!

Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape East Germany in a homemade hot air balloon, but the secret police are closing in! Based on an incredible true story.

Harlan Thrombey’s birthday party was ruined by his death in strange circumstances, but the arrival of a world famous and eccentric detective might help us solve this whodunnit.

A career-best performance from Antonio Banderas and a sensuous, warm-hearted story of personal growth and exploration. An ageing director feels despair and regret as he looks back over his life, but his recollections eventually lead to a new sense of purpose and a renewal of optimism and hope.

Mary is a recently widowed Muslim convert who discovers a shattering secret which leads her on a voyage of discovery and into a web of deceit and intrigue. A film that subtly draws you in to the hidden realities of what it means to lead a double life.

Set in the 1980s in Luton, Javed's family struggles to make ends meet in the crushing recession of the late Thatcher era, Javed isn't allowed to have a social life or even a girlfriend, but everything changes when he discovers the music of Bruce Springsteen... A toe-tapping embodiment of joy and based on a true story.

This 2020 Academy Award winner is a black comedy featuring the devious and desperate Kim family who manage to bluff their way into the lives of a much more affluent family. Played by a flawless ensemble cast, this movie will get under your skin. Beautiful and moving, but some violence towards the end.

Everyone knows Halla as a respectable, middle-aged director of a popular choir. But she leads a secret double life as a ruthless, daring eco-warrior who is hunted by the police. This playful, thrilling and yet sensitive film is set against the fantastic landscapes of rural Iceland.

In 18^th century Brittany, a female painter is commissioned by a countess to secretly create a wedding portrait of her daughter while pretending to be her companion. As the daughter and painter spend time together, hidden emotions come to the surface with unexpected consequences.

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"A beautiful but shy shepherdess plots vengeance on the men whose greedy conspiracy to acquire her father's land caused his death years earlier."

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"A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell."

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"A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her."

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"In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family."

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"A troubled family must face the facts when something goes terribly wrong at their son's desolate military post."

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"A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush."

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"A man stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown."

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"After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver."