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High Hopes (1988)

7.6/10
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Philip Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Dore, Philip Jackson

A provocative, original, slice-of-life Comedy-Drama about love, alienation and responsibility centred on a young laid-back working class couple, his a... Read more

High Hopes (Blu-ray) (1988)

7.4/10
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Edna Dore, Philip Davis, Philip Jackson, Ruth Sheen

A provocative, original, slice-of-life Comedy-Drama about love, alienation and responsibility centred on a young laid-back working class couple, his a... Read more

Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)

6.8/10
Director: Steve Barron
Starring: Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman, Philip Jackson

The latest in the ubiquitous mockumentary genre, "Mike Bassett: England Manager" follows the eponymous hapless head-honcho of the England Squad throug... Read more

Poirot: Series 1 (Volume 1) (1989)

8.6/10
Starring: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Hugh Fraser

A literary legend became a TV phenomenon when David Suchet took on the role of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's most famous sleuth. Using his "little... Read more

Poirot: Series 1 (Volume 2) (1989)

7.6/10
Starring: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Hugh Fraser

A literary legend became a TV phenomenon when David Suchet took on the role of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's most famous sleuth. Using his "little... Read more

Murphy's War (1971)

6.9/10
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Sian Phillips, Philippe Noiret, Horst Janson

A powerhouse performance by Peter O'Toole propels this tale of a WW2 seaman determined to wreak his revenge on the German U-boat whose treacherous att... Read more

Poirot: Series 2 (1990)

8.6/10
Starring: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran, Hugh Fraser

David Suchet stars as Agatha Christie's sleuth Hercule Poirot in this collection of his cases from the long running TV series, in which deception and... Read more

Poirot: Series 4 (1992)

8.6/10
Starring: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran, Hugh Fraser

David Suchet reprises his award winning role as Belgium super sleuth Hercule Poirot in these further adventures of sleight of hand and criminal capers... Read more

Poirot: Series 5 (1993)

8.6/10
Starring: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran, Hugh Fraser

As well as garnering critical and commercial acclaim in the UK, 'Poirot' has gone on to become the most watched detective character on television as w... Read more

Robin of Sherwood: Series 3 (1986)

Starring: Jason Connery, Nickolas Grace, Philip Jackson, Ray Winstone, Clive Mantle, Rober...

Robin of Loxley (Michael Praed) is dead and the Merry Men have scattered. The Earl's son, Robert of Huntingdon (Jason Connery), is chosen by forest go... Read more

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: Collection 3 ( At Bertram's Hotel / Nemesis / 4.50 From Paddington ) (1987)

7.8/10
Director: Mary McMurray, David Tucker, Martyn Friend
Starring: George Baker, Joan Hickson, Philip Bretherton, Margaret Tyzack

'At Bertram's Hotel' - Miss Marple goes on holiday to an hotel where time stands still and she is struck by something odd about the place and the gues... Read more

The Best Offer (2013)

7.8/10
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Starring: Dermot Crowley, Donald Sutherland, Geoffrey Rush, Philip Jackson, Jim Sturgess,...

Acclaimed director Giuseppe Tornatore ("Cinema Paradiso") reunites with renowned composer Ennio Morricone for this dramatic mystery set in the high-st... Read more

The Best Offer ( Blu-ray ) (2013)

7.8/10
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Starring: Dermot Crowley, Donald Sutherland, Geoffrey Rush, Philip Jackson, Jim Sturgess,...

Acclaimed director Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso) reunites with renowned composer Ennio Morricone for this dramatic mystery set in the high-stak... Read more

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005)

8.3/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Muhammad Ali, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Keith David, Jack Johnson, Samuel L Jack...

Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns employs his inimitable laid back style to explore the life of flambloyant heavyweight boxer, Jack Johnson. Born to... Read more

The Darling Buds of May: Series 3 (1993)

7.8/10
Director: David Giles, Rodney Bennett, Robert Tronson
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Pam Ferris, David Jason, Philip Franks, Stephanie Ralph

The eccentric and loveable Larkin family, return for the third season of the popular series based on the novels by H.E. Bates. Wallow in the nostalgi... Read more

The Darling Buds of May: The Complete Series (1991)

7.8/10
Director: David Giles, Rodney Bennett, Robert Tronson, Steve Goldie
Starring: David Jason, Pam Ferris, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stephanie Ralph, Philip Franks

Set in the idyllic rural bliss of 1950s England, David Jason is the head of the eccentric and lovable Larkin family, along with wife, Pam Ferris. Thei... Read more

A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)

6/10
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Julia Stiles, Jeremy Renner, Peter Coyote, Anne Reid, Philip Ja...

Icelandic director Baltasar Kormakur's English-language debut is a black humour-tinged noir that stars Forest Whitaker as an insurance investigator lo... Read more

The Darling Buds of May: Series 1 (1991)

7.8/10
Director: David Giles, Rodney Bennett, Robert Tronson
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks, Stephanie Ralph

Set in quintessential 1950s England and based on the novels by H.E. Bates. This popular series is based around the eccentric and loveable Larkin famil... Read more

The Darling Buds of May: Series 2 (1992)

7.8/10
Director: David Giles, Gareth Davis, Robert Tronson
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks, Stephanie Ralph

Wallow in the nostalgia of the 1950s as Britain's best loved family return for the complete second season. Loveable rogue Pop Larkin (David Jason), a... Read more

Magnolia (1999)

8/10
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William...

Paul Thomas Anderson's third feature film is an exhilarating, almost reckless display of cinematic ambition. Weaving together more than a dozen charac... Read more

Grow Your Own (2007)

6.8/10
Director: Richard Laxton
Starring: Olivia Colman, Omid Djalili, Sarah Hadland, Philip Jackson, Roland Manookian, Ed...

Loosely based on a real-life allotment in Liverpool, where Balkan refugees were given plots to provide both food and therapy, this charming comedy-dra... Read more

Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)

7.3/10
Director: Fuminori Kizaki
Starring: Voices Of, Samuel L Jackson, Lucy Liu, Mark Hamill, Grey DeLisle, Phil LaMarr

Samuel L. Jackson returns as the voice of the super bad samurai who avenged his father and found a life of peace. Still, there are those who will neve... Read more

Snakes on a Plane (2006)

5.5/10
Director: David R Ellis
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips, Rachel Blanchard, Flex Al...

Samuel L. Jackson is FBI agent Neville Flynn, a no-nonsense professional bringing an important government witness across the Pacific Ocean. But the ba... Read more

Sky (2015)

5.9/10
Director: Fabienne Berthaud
Starring: Joshua Jackson, Lou Diamond Phillips, Norman Reedus, Diane Kruger, Q'orianka Kil...

Romy (Diane Kruger) is on holiday in the USA with her French husband, Richard (Gilles Lellouche). But the journey quickly turns into a settling of old... Read more

Almost Famous: The Bootleg Edition ( Blu-ray ) (2000)

7.9/10
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paq...

Former rock critic Cameron Crowe delves into the past with this affectionate story centering on high school student Patrick Fugit, who aspires to cove... Read more

Almost Famous (2000)

7.9/10
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Billy Crudup, Peter Frampton, Patrick Fugit, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kate Hudson...

Former rock critic Cameron Crowe delves into the past with this affectionate story centering on high school student Patrick Fugit, who aspires to cove... Read more

Legends of Comedy: Frankie Howerd, Rather You Than Me / The Curse of Steptoe / Hughie Green, Most Sincerely (2010)

Director: Daniel Percival, John Alexander, Michael Samuels
Starring: Jason Isaacs, Phil Davis, Trevor Eve, David Walliams, Rafe Spall

These three compelling dramas reveal the extraordinary and often turbulent off-camera lives of some of Britain's favourite comedians: Frankie Howerd,... Read more

Synecdoche, New York (2008)

7.5/10
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Em...

Celebrated screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ('Being John Malkovich', 'Adaptation') tries his hand at directing with this tale of frustrated theatre direct... Read more

Cagney and Lacey: Season 1 (1982)

Starring: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, John Karlen, Philip Baker Hall, Lance Henriksen, Grace...

Here was something entirely new: a cop show featuring two strong and intelligent female detectives in a male-dominated workforce. Credited as a ground... Read more

The Jacket (2004)

7.1/10
Director: John Maybury
Starring: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kelly L...

A relentlessly stylish whodunit with Adrien Brody as delusional Gulf War vet, Jack Stark, who winds up in a mental hospital run by the brutal Dr Becke... Read more

Hampstead (2017)

5.9/10
Director: Joel Hopkins
Starring: Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, James Norton, Lesley Manville, Jason Watkins, Phi...

An American widow living in the London suburb of Hampstead and a man who lives on the Heath form an unlikely alliance against unscrupulous property de... Read more

Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series (1999)

8.8/10
Starring: Joe Flaherty, James Franco, Linda Cardellini, Busy Philipps, Seth Rogen, Becky A...

Finally released in New Zealand, Freaks and Geeks follows two groups of teenagers at McKinley High in the 1980s. A classic that launched the careers o... Read more