As the co-owner of a popular mods nightclub and with a successful scooter shop business on the side, life couldn't be better for young entrepreneur Danny(Sam Gittins). That is until he's introduced to the club's secret financier, Mad Mike (Scott Peden), an unhinged gangster who coerces Danny into completing an illegal drugs run to The Isle of Wight in return for his shares in the club. Seeing their friend at an all-time low Danny's mates step in with an ingenious plan - they will all go to the island's annual mod festival and use the thousands of scooter enthusiasts as a cover to get out with the illicit stash. A thrilling tale of mods, music and organised crime, featuring a soundtrack by UK indie-rockers The K's and reuniting the original cast of the iconic cult classic Quadrophenia, 'To Be Someone' is a riotous and roaringly funny celebration of British scooter culture!
In a Mexican border town in 1910, neighbours Pedro and Tita wish to marry, but Tita's mother Elena refuses to give her consent, since she wants her youngest daughter to stay living with her as a full-time carer. So Pedro marries Tita's sister Rosario instead - and Tita pours her innermost feelings into her cooking, triggering similar responses in anyone who samples it, whether lovelorn grief or overwhelming passion. But Tita's concoctions are just one of many magical-realist touches in this sensuous and intoxicating film, which offsets the real-life historical background of the Mexican Revolution with tales of ghosts, mysterious lights and an ancient legend that claims that human beings are essentially matches, combustible at any moment when given the right trigger.
Adapted by Kemp Powers from his acclaimed play, the feature directorial debut of Academy Award-winning actor Regina King puts viewers in a room with four icons at the forefront of Black American culture, as they bond, clash, bare their souls, and grapple with their places within the sweeping change of the civil rights movement. February 25,1964, has gone down in history as the day that the brash young boxer Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) defeated Sonny Liston, but what happened after the fight was perhaps even more incredible: Ali, civil rights leader Malcolm X, NFL great Jim Brown, and "King of Soul" Sam Cooke all came together at a Miami motel. Electric with big ideas and activist spirit, 'One Night in Miami...'plunges us into the midst of an intimate, ongoing conversation - and a defining moment in American history.
Adapted from the bestselling novel by Nick Hornby, 'A Long Way Down' follows four strangers who meet by chance on New Year's Eve when they are each facing the same life changing decision. When Martin (Pierce Brosnan), Maureen (Toni Collette), J.J. (Aaron Paul) and Jess (Imogen Poots) find themselves at a desperate crossroads, they form an unlikely friendship in order to help one another.
Rory (Jude Law) an ambitious entrepreneur, persuades his wife (Carrie Coon), and their children to leave America and return to his native England during the 1980's. Sensing opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm and leases a centuries-old country manor. However, all is not as it seems and soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel and the couple have to face the secrets and unwelcome truths that lie beneath the surface of their marriage.
For AJ (Nell Barlow) planning a gap year trip to knit jumpers for elephants is much more appealing than spending a week with her family at a British Seaside Holiday Park. Yet, she finds herself on a four-hour car journey to the Dorset coast with her mum Tina (Jo Hartley) and little sister Dayna. Met by older sister Lucy (Sophia di Martino), and her boyfriend Steve (Samuel Anderson), AJ expects this to be 'a week of hell'. That is, until she lays her eyes on the resident lifeguard Isla (Ella-Rae Smith) and is instantly infatuated.
Following the death of her mother, Ida (Sandra Kampp) moves in with her aunt (Sidse Babette Knudsen) and her grown sons. Though her Aunt's home is filled with physical tenderness and love, the family leads a violent and criminal life. And when an unforeseen murder puts pressure on the family and their loyalty to each other, tension builds as love and violence become impossible to separate. Featuring a breakout performance from Kampp, the acclaimed debut feature from Jeanette Nordahl is an enthralling, brooding and utterly gripping thriller that packs a powerful emotional punch.
An epic musical on the pitfalls of love, fame and fortune from visionary filmmaker Leos Carax (Holy Motors), starring Adam Driver (Marriage Story) and Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose). The glamorous lives of a seemingly perfect celebrity couple - a provocative stand-up comedian and an internationally renowned opera singer - take an unexpected turn when their daughter Annette is born with a mysterious gift. An unabashedly unique and unforgettable spectacle, this Cannes Best Director prize winner co-stars Simon Helberg and features an original story and music by Sparks, one of pop's best-loved and most influential cult bands.
A chilling biopic following the plight of American entertainer-turned-Nazi weapon, Mildred Gillars (Meadow Williams), who became the notorious broadcaster known as 'Axis Sally'. When she is captured and charged with treason, her lawyer must defy the odds to redeem her reputation and maintain his own. Plunging the viewer straight into the dark underbelly of the Third Reich's hate-filled propaganda machine, Al Pacino stars in this fascinating true World War 2 story, with co-stars including Thomas Kretschmann, Lala Kent and Carsten Norgaard.
It's VE Day, 1945, and across Europe people are celebrating the end of the war. London overflows with celebration and excess and two young ladies are allowed out for the first time to join the party. These are no ordinary ladies as their home is Buckingham Palace and our two girls are Margaret and the future Queen of England, Elizabeth! Inspired by true events.
"Testament of Youth" is a searing story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain which became the classic testimony of that war from a woman's point of view. A powerful and passionate journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again; a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.
One mistake will change everything...For one family protecting their land on the Texas-Mexico border is everything but one night when confronted with an immigrant family illegally crossing the border Jackson (Jake Allyn) accidentally kills a young boy. With his father Bill (Frank Grillo) attempting to take the blame, Jackson flees the authorities on horseback and crosses the border into Mexico. Now an 'illegal alien' himself, Jackson finds himself face to face with the very fears he imposed on others. The fear of living on the run. What lessons will Jackson learn along the way as he discovers the truth behind the land he was taught to despise?
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's (Jennifer Hudson)'s career from a young child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, 'Respect' is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice and become the Queen of Soul.
A bittersweet modern love story starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci as Sam and Tusker, long-term partners who are revisiting their past and coming to terms with Tusker's illness on a road trip across England. 'Supernova' is a deeply moving portrait of a couple navigating difficult circumstances with wry humour and affection.
To spy on her younger ex-lover, divorcee Claire (Juliette Binoche) creates a fake profile on social media. Posing as a 24-year-old named Clara, Claire becomes entangled with her ex's friend Alex who is instantly enamored. Riding a wave of self-discovery but confined to her avatar, Claire falls madly in love with Alex. Although everything is played out in the virtual world, the feelings that blossom become very real. As Clara and Alex's virtual lives grow, Claire's reality begins to hang by a thread as her web of lies starts to unravel.
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