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East of Ipswich (1987)

Director: Tristram Powell
Starring: Graham Crowden, Janine Duvitski, Allan Cutherbertson, John Nettleton, Joan Sande...

Michael Palin draws on his own memories of family holidays in grey, provincial seaside resorts for this coming of age comedy set in the late 1950s. Sl... Read more

After Henry: The Complete Series (1988)

7/10
Starring: Prunella Scales, Joan Sanderson, Edward de Souza

Sarah France is the 42-year-old widow of a GP, Henry. She lives in an often volatile family situation with her mother, Eleanor Prescott, and her daugh... Read more

Please Sir! - Series 1 & 2 (1969)

Director: Mark Stuart
Starring: Lindsay Campbell, Erik Chitty, Richard Davies, Noel Howlett, Deryck Guyler, John...

John Alderton is Bernard Hedges, the optimistic young teacher assigned to teach the uncontrollable students in class 5C at Fenn Street Secondary schoo... Read more

Destination Moon (1950)

6.4/10
Director: Irving Pichel
Starring: Dick Wesson, Warner Anderson, John Archer

The first Hollywood science-fiction project to take a serious look at the possibilities of manned spaceflight, George Pal's Oscar-winning colour film... Read more

Rebecca (1940)

8.1/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders

Hitchcock's first American film, based on a Du Maurier gothic romance. With Laurence Olivier and a fine performance by Joan Fontaine as a shy young wo... Read more

Namu, My Best Friend (1966)

Director: Laslo Benedek
Starring: Robert Lansing, John Anderson, Richard Erdman, Lee Meriwether

Based on the amazing true story of a marine biologist (Robert Lansing) who befriends a six-ton Orca whale, this "honest, fascinating and vigorously wh... Read more

The Contract (2006)

5.7/10
Director: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Morgan Freeman, John Cusack, Alice Krige, Jamie Anderson

This forest-bound thriller stars John Cusack as a man trying to forget a recent family trauma by getting away from it all with his son. Unfortunately... Read more

Catherine Cookson: The Black Velvet Gown (1991)

Director: Norman Stone
Starring: Bob Peck, Janet McTeer, Geraldine Somerville, Jean Anderson

"The Black Velvet Gown" is a story of great power and diversity that is one of Catherine Cookson's major achievements. When her miner husband dies, Ri... Read more

Aberdeen (2000)

7.1/10
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Lena Headey, Jean Anderson, Charlotte Rampling

A mom dying in Aberdeen, Scotland, asks her coke snorting, nympho, London lawyer daughter to get her estranged, alcoholic dad in Oslo, Norway, to Aber... Read more

The Lost Tribe (1983)

5.5/10
Director: John Laing
Starring: Darien Takle, Don Selwyn, Ian Watkin, John Bach, Martyn Sanderson

While searching for a legendary lost tribe in the dense New Zealand jungle, renowned anthropologist Maxwell Scarry (John Bach) disappears without a tr... Read more

Overlord (2018)

7.1/10
Director: Julius Avery
Starring: Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, John Magaro, Pilou Asbaek, Bokeem Woodbine, Jacob An...

On the eve of D-Day, American paratroopers drop behind enemy lines to penetrate the walls of a fortified church and destroy a radio transmitter. As th... Read more

Mr Moto's Last Warning (1939)

6.6/10
Director: Norman Foster
Starring: George Sanders, John Carradine, Peter Lorre

Japanese detective Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) finds himself hip-deep in international espionage in this adventure tale... It's a warning the folks running... Read more

Yes (2004)

6.8/10
Director: Sally Potter
Starring: Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson, Sheila Hancock

Sally Potter's daring and artful meditation on the dynamics of romantic and sexual relationships stars Joan Allen as 'She' the frustrated housewife of... Read more

A Man Called Horse (1970)

6.9/10
Director: Elliot Silverstein
Starring: Jean Gascon, Judith Anderson, Richard Harris, Manu Tupou, Corinna Tsopei

Richard Harris stars in this carefully documented epic that attempted to realistically portray the life of the American Sioux in the early 19th centur... Read more

Pierrot Le Fou (Blu-Ray) (1965)

7.7/10
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Starring: Anna Karina, Dirk Sanders, Jean-Paul Belmondo

Aka "Pierrot Goes Wild". Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina run away together to the South of France, he is escaping from his rich wife, she is escapi... Read more

Night Court: Season 1 (1984)

7.7/10
Starring: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Richard Moll, Paula Kelly, Karen Austin

In the mid-eighties, a different kind of sitcom took audiences by surprise. 'Night Court' offered viewers a kooky, fun, and feel good approach to come... Read more

William S Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)

7.1/10
Director: Yony Leyser
Starring: David Cronenberg, Laurie Anderson, William Burroughs, John Waters, Patti Smith

His groundbreaking writings have influenced beatniks, punk rockers, and other disaffected folk for decades. Follow the tempestuous personal life of au... Read more

Pierrot Le Fou (Crazy Pete) (1965)

7.7/10
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Dirk Sanders

Aka "Pierrot Goes Wild". Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina run away together to the South of France, he is escaping from his rich wife, she is escapi... Read more

A Man Called Horse ( Blu-ray ) (1970)

6.9/10
Director: Elliot Silverstein
Starring: Jean Gascon, Judith Anderson, Richard Harris, Manu Tupou, Corinna Tsopei

Richard Harris stars in this carefully documented epic that attempted to realistically portray the life of the American Sioux in the early 19th centur... Read more

The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)

6.3/10
Director: Rowland V Lee
Starring: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, Lionel Royce, Florence Bates

Louis Hayward stars as the sword-slinging hero, Edmond Dantes Jr., in this swashbuckling adventure from director Rowland V Lee. Masquerading as a fopp... Read more

Lianna (1983)

6.9/10
Director: John Sayles
Starring: Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVries, Jo Henderson

The visionary writer-director behind such films as "Passion Fish", "Lone Star" and "Sunshine State", Oscar-nominee John Sayles has been at the forefro... Read more

Young Billy Young (1969)

5.7/10
Director: Burt Kennedy
Starring: Angie Dickinson, David Carradine, Robert Mitchum, Robert Walker, John Anderson,...

Ageing deputy Robert Mitchum puts on his six-guns one more time after his son is murdered. He teams up with young ex-gunfighter Robert Walker Jr for a... Read more

Stan & Ollie (2018)

7.3/10
Director: Jon S Baird
Starring: Steve Coogan, John C Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Nina Arianda, Danny Huston, John...

Laurel and Hardy -- the world's greatest comedy team -- face an uncertain future as their golden era of Hollywood films remain long behind them. Dimin... Read more

Chicago Cab (1998)

6.6/10
Director: Mary Cybulski, John Tintori
Starring: Gillian Anderson, John Cusack, Paul Dillon, Michael Ironside, Laurie Metcalf, Ju...

A.k.a. "Hellcab". In this off-the-wall comedy-drama, a Chicago cab driver's (Paul Dillon) daily routine on a freezing day is enlivened by a steady flo... Read more

The Night Strangler (1972)

7.7/10
Director: Dan Curtis
Starring: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Richard Anderson, John Carradine, Wally Cox, Marg...

Supernatural phenomena, baffling murders and offbeat humour mark this second "Night Stalker" offering. Surfacing in Seattle, Kolchak (Darren McGavin)... Read more

Tale of Tales (Blu-ray) (2015)

6.4/10
Director: Matteo Garrone
Starring: John C Reilly, Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Shirley Henderson, Stacy Martin, Tob...

Salma Hayek eating a serpents heart; Toby Jones cuddling a giant flea. Python meets Pasolini in this horrific, hilarious  and very grown up  fairy... Read more

Tale of Tales (2015)

6.4/10
Director: Matteo Garrone
Starring: John C Reilly, Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Shirley Henderson, Stacy Martin, Tob...

Salma Hayek eating a serpents heart; Toby Jones cuddling a giant flea. Python meets Pasolini in this horrific, hilarious  and very grown up  fairy... Read more

Campion: Series 1 (1989)

7.7/10
Starring: Peter Davison, Brian Glover, Andrew Burt, Gordon Jackson, Timothy West, Michael...

Based on the mystery novels by Margery Allingham, and featuring the genteel 1930s sleuth, Albert Campion (Peter Davison), whose owlish good manners ma... Read more

Tenko: Series 2 (1982)

8.8/10
Starring: Ann Bell, Stephanie Cole, Louise Jameson, Jean Anderson, Emily Bolton, Elizabeth...

The hard-hitting and engrossing series continues as the Dutch, Belgian and Australian women interned in a Japanese POW camp are moved to another settl... Read more

It ( Stephen King's It ( Blu-ray ) ) (1990)

7.4/10
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Starring: Annette O'Toole, Dennis Christopher, Harry Anderson, John Ritter, Richard Masur,...

Made-for-tv production about a group of childhood friends who reunite as adults to face their own 'big chill' - an evil presence that lurks beneath th... Read more

Transformers ( Blu-ray ) (2007)

7.1/10
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Anthony Anderson, Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson, Shia LaBeouf, Bernie M...

The children's toy that became a popular kid's show is granted blockbuster status as the interstellar battle between Autobots and Decepticons rains de... Read more

It ( Stephen King's It ) (1990)

7.4/10
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Starring: Annette O'Toole, Dennis Christopher, Harry Anderson, John Ritter, Richard Masur,...

Made-for-tv production about a group of childhood friends who reunite as adults to face their own 'big chill' - an evil presence that lurks beneath th... Read more

Transformers (2007)

7.1/10
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Anthony Anderson, Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson, Shia LaBeouf, Bernie M...

The children's toy that became a popular kid's show is granted blockbuster status as the interstellar battle between Autobots and Decepticons rains de... Read more

The Gruffalo's Child (2011)

7.1/10
Director: Uwe Heidschotter, Johannes Weiland
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Wilkinson, Shirley Henders...

Based on the magical tale from best selling author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler (creators of the original "The Gruffalo"), "The Gruf... Read more

Bad Blood (1981)

6.6/10
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Carol Burns, Dennis Lill, Jack Thompson, Donna Akersten, Martyn Sanderson, Marsh...

Jack Thompson gives a heartfelt and extraordinarily compelling performance as Stan Graham, a tragic and notorious West Coast figure who was pushed ove... Read more

The Objective (2008)

5.5/10
Director: Daniel Myrick
Starring: Jonas Ball, Matthew R Anderson, Jon Huertas, Michael C Williams, Sam Hunter, Jef...

A CIA operative based in the Middle East is on the look-out for suspicious activity in the wake of September 11th, when his instruments show a tremend... Read more

24 Hour Party People (2002)

7.4/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Paddy Considine, Steve Coogan, Danny Cunningham, Sean Harris, Shirley Henderson,...

This riveting film captures the meteoric real-life exploits of Tony Wilson (great performance by Steve Coogan), a savvy Manchester-based TV impresario... Read more

Son of Fury (1942)

7.1/10
Director: John Cromwell
Starring: Elsa Lanchester, Gene Tierney, George Sanders, John Carradine, Roddy McDowall, T...

An exciting swashbuckler set in the early 19th century and starring Tyrone Power as the illegitimate son of a British nobleman who is forced into serv... Read more

True Blood: Season 2 (2009)

7.9/10
Director: Various
Starring: Anna Paquin, Michelle Forbes, William Sanderson, Sam Trammell, Michael McMillan,...

Welcome back to Bon Temps, home to mystery, Southern sensuality and dark secrets. For Sookie Stackhouse, life is more dangerous than ever after she an... Read more

Flyboys (Blu-ray) (2006)

6.5/10
Director: Tony Bill
Starring: Jean Reno, Tim Pigott-Smith, James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jennifer Decker, Ty...

Inspired by the true story of American volunteers who, before the US became involved in World War I, went to fly with the French airforce in a squadro... Read more

Flyboys (2006)

6.5/10
Director: Tony Bill
Starring: James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno, Jennifer Decker, David Ellison, Tyler...

Inspired by the true story of American volunteers who, before the US became involved in World War I, went to fly with the French airforce in a squadro... Read more

Return to Lonesome Dove (1993)

7.3/10
Director: Mike Robe
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Chris Cooper, Dennis Haysbert, Jon Voight, Louis Gossett Jr, Ni...

Sequel to the popular and critically acclaimed mini-series "Lonesome Dove" stars Jon Voight as Woodrow Call, the aging former Texas Ranger who teams w... Read more

The Fall: Series 1 (2013)

8.2/10
Director: Jakob Verbruggen
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Ian McElhinney, John Lynch, Archie Panjabi, Stuart Graham, Lau...

Gillian Anderson stars as a Metropolitan Police detective drafted to Belfast to help on a puzzling murder case. Though her superiors aren't convinced,... Read more

The Ten Commandments (1956)

7.9/10
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, D...

For sheer pageantry and spectacle, few motion pictures can claim to equal the splendor of Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 remake of his epic "The Ten Commandm... Read more

Tenko: Series 3 (1984)

8.8/10
Starring: Ann Bell, Stephanie Cole, Jean Anderson, Burt Kwouk, Veronica Roberts, Emily Bol...

The third and final series of this World War II POW drama sees the war coming to a close and the surviving women having to come to terms with the effe... Read more

Carnivale: Season 2 (2004)

8.5/10
Director: Various
Starring: Michael J Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau, Clancy Brown, Debra Christofferson, Tim De...

Season Two of this gothic Depression tale picks up with Ben Hawkins looking like a murderer, and as the stand-off between Good and Evil looms the fate... Read more

Deadwood: Season 1 (2004)

8.7/10
Director: Walter Hill, Daniel Minahan, Davis Guggenheim, Michael Engler, Ed Bianchi, Steve Shill
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver, Brad Dourif, John Hawke...

"Welcome to Deadwood... a hell of a place to make your fortune" - the words that serve as a greeting for saddle-weary former lawman Seth Bullock (Timo... Read more

Deadwood: Season 2 (2005)

8.2/10
Director: Various
Starring: Brad Dourif, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver, W Earl Bro...

Seth Bullock and friends return for season 2 of this hard-edged, ground-breaking show. Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Deadwood is still... Read more

Deadwood: Season 3 (2006)

8.7/10
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Brad Dourif, Molly Parker, Powers Boothe, Anna Gu...

Six weeks after the events of the Second Season, the first steps of civilization and law begin to enter the town, along with the interests of larger,... Read more

Hostiles (2017)

7.2/10
Director: Scott Cooper
Starring: Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Jesse Plemons, Adam Beach, Rory Cochra...

In 1892, legendary Army Capt. Joseph Blocker reluctantly agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief and his family back to their tribal land. Embarki... Read more

The Essential John Sayles: Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980) / Lianna (1983) / Brother From Another Planet (1984)

Director: John Sayles
Starring: Bruce MacDonald, Adam Lefevre, Maggie Cousineau, Maggie Renzi, Gordon Clapp, Mar...

An eclectic and unmissable collection from a great American director. 'Return of the Secaucus Seven' is John Salyes' engaging debut, looking at seven... Read more

Dogville (2003)

8/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr, Paul Bettany, B...

From director Lars von Trier ("Dancer in the Dark") comes this riveting drama focusing on mysterious fugitive Nicole Kidman as she hides from gangster... Read more

Charlotte's Web (2006)

6.3/10
Director: Gary Winick
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Kevin Anderson, Beau Bridges, Voices Of, Julia Roberts, Steve Bu...

E.B. White's famous book gets the big screen treatment and an all-star cast with Dakota Fanning as the farmer's daughter who becomes attached to the r... Read more

Carnivale: Season 1 (2003)

8.5/10
Director: Alison Maclean, Jeremy Podeswa, Peter Medak, Tim Hunter, Rodrigo Garcia, John Patterson, Jack Bender, Scott Winant
Starring: Michael J Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau, Patrick Bauchau, Clancy Brown, Debra Chris...

1934. The Dustbowl. The last great age of magic. In a time of titanic sandstorms, vile plagues, drought and pestilence - signs of God's fury and harbi... Read more