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25th Hour

Edward Norton has a day of freedom before a prison sentence.

8 Mile

Fame beckons for Rabbit (Eminem) if he can pluck up courage to win a rap contest.

A Bout De Souffle

Ground-breaking French romantic thriller directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Subtitled

About Last Night...

Demi Moore and Rob Lowe play a young couple wrestling with commitment issues.

A Few Days in September

Gripping spy drama with Juliette Binoche.

A Letter To True

Julie Christie, Marianne Faithfull and Bruce Weber narrate a tribute to a dog.

A Little Princess (1995)

Touching tale of girl's hardship at boarding school during First World War.

Alive

Survival drama based on the true story of a plane crash in the Andes in 1972.

American Gangster

Ridley Scott's epic drug war drama starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.

American Gangster: Making of

Cast and crew speak about the acclaimed gangster epic about the 70s gangster Frank Lucas.

Angel Eyes

A policewoman tries to reveal the mysterious past of the man who saved her life.

Angels & Insects

A tale of intrigue in aristocratic Victorian society. Based on AS Byatt's novel.

A Perfect World

Touching story of a kidnapped boy’s relationship with his captor Kevin Costner.

Apollo 13

The gripping, inspiring true-life tale of the dangerous mission to the moon.

Arctic Tale

Documentary showing how climate change affects a walrus and a polar bear.

Arctic Tale Featurette

Interviews with the filmmakers of the stunning Arctic based documentary following the exploits of a polar bear and walrus.

Assembly

(Subtitled): Moving Chinese civil war epic about a unit of neglected heroes.

Autumn In New York

Richard Gere plays a womanizer who discovers the woman that he fell for is dying

A Walk To Remember

Sweet romance about a geeky preacher’s daughter who falls for the local bad boy.

Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest

Beautifully animated fantasy about a nobleman on a quest to rescue a fairy.

Baby Boy

Gritty urban drama from the makers of Boyz n the Hood, starring Tyrese Gibson.

Beaches

Poignant story of two women whose friendship has survived life's highs and lows.

Big Fish

A curious fairy tale for grown-ups from the cult fantasy film-maker Tim Burton.

Black Irish

Coming of age drama about a teenager who struggles with his distant father.

Bolero

An innocent young virgin awakens her sexuality by travelling around the world.

Boyz n the Hood

Award-winning urban drama about youths living in South Central Los Angeles.

Brick Lane

A Bangladeshi woman struggles with London life. Based on Monica Ali’s novel.

Bullet Boy

So Solid Crew’s Asher D stars in this chiller focusing on today’s gun culture.

Chapter 27

The story of the man who killed John Lennon, with Jared Leto and Lindsay Lohan.

Charlie Wilson's War

Tom Hanks stars in the true story of the celebrated congressman and playboy.

Charlie Wilson's War Featurette

An indepth look at the political comedy with cast and crew.

Chicago

Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta Jones star in a slick Oscar winning musical.

Chop Suey

Atmospheric documentary about the work of fashion photographer Bruce Weber.

Chromophobia

Powerful Brit drama with Penelope Cruz, Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas.

Crash (2005)

Sandra Bullock stars in Paul Haggis’s multi-Oscar winning masterpiece about LA.

CSNY: Deja Vu

Music documentary about rock group Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

Available for £1.99 from 05/09/08 to 14/09/08

Dangerous Liaisons

Glenn Close stars in Oscar-winning erotic tale of decadent French aristocrats.

Dangerous Minds

Michelle Pfeiffer finds teaching tougher than being a Marine in this moving film.

Dirty Dancing

Swayze's sexy dancing leads to love in this tale of a rich girl's hotel romance.

Divine Secrets Of The Ya Ya Sisterhood

Friends help heal mother-daughter rift in drama starring Sandra Bullock.

Dreamland

Thoughtful drama starring Justin Long and John Corbett.

Earth (2007)

Patrick Stewart narrates this stunning documentary following animal migration.

Eichmann

True-life drama about Hitler's henchman Adolf Eichmann. With Stephen Fry.

Elizabeth

Political drama about the early life and reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Enough

Domestic thriller stars Jennifer Lopez as a battered wife.

Evening

Nostalgic romantic drama with Vanessa Redgrave, Claire Danes, Meryl Streep.

Eyes Wide Shut

This erotic drama stars Tom Cruise as the man troubled by his wife's confession.

Falling Down

Michael Douglas stars in a perceptive look at urban stress.

Far and Away

Romance set in America in the 1890s, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

First Light Movies: 12s And Under

Environmental issues focusing on plastic bags and forests and a way to stop war.

First Light Movies: 13s And Over

Discover the murderer, hear some old memories and hard hitting personal tales.

First Light Movies: Animation

Strange plasticine characters, sleepy claymation seals and a virtual city scape.

First Light Movies: Comedy

A pantomime horse, a lad who keeps growing and a man who can't stop sleeping.

First Light Movies: Documentary

Heart felt documentaries about moving school, tough decisions and Parkour.

First Light Movies: Drama

Stories about a knife salesman, texting bullies and soap opera-style tales.

First Light Movies: Horror

Thrilling movies about mysterious murders, monsters and a spooky nightclub.

First Light Movies: Mediabox Film

Powerful teenage documentaries about cerebral palsy, anorexia and knife crime.

First Light Movies: Screenplay

Adventures from modern slavery, time travelling to a mistrusting relationship.

Forrest Gump

Oscar winner about a simple man who changes history while looking for love.

Free Willy

An orphan boy befriends an orca whale in this touching family drama.

Full Metal Jacket

Stanley Kubrick's classic sees the Vietnam War from a recruit's perspective.

Garage

Award-winning Irish drama about an eccentric caretaker. With Anne-Marie Duff.

Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea

(Subtitled): Life story of feared leader Genghis Khan.

Ghost

Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore star in superb tear-jerking Oscar-winning romance.

Gladiator

Award-winning epic starring Russell Crowe as the gladiator out for revenge.

Goodbye Charlie Bright

Urban drama about delinquent teenagers in South London. Stars Paul Nicholls.

Goodfellas

Classic crime drama about the mafia lifestyle and its dangerous consequences.

Havana Blues

Colourful drama about Cuban musicians determined to make it big. (Subtitled).

He Was A Quiet Man

Dark comedy-drama starring Christian Slater as a loner turned local hero.

Home Of The Brave

Soldiers return home from Iraq in a drama with Samuel L Jackson, Jessica Biel.

Hotel Harabati

Classy drama about a couple living in terrorism-torn Paris. (Subtitled).

Human Traffic

Urban drama about five young friends in Cardiff. Stars John Simm and Danny Dyer.

I'm Not There

Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and Cate Blanchett all appear as singer Bob Dylan.

In Memory Of My Father

Jeremy Sisto stars in this dark comedy about an eventful Hollywood funeral.

Interview With The Vampire

A 200 year old vampire tells his epic life story in this superb horror film.

In The Bedroom

Romance ends in tragedy in this Oscar nominated drama which stars Sissy Spacek.

In The Valley Of Elah

Tommy Lee Jones searches for his missing son in this Oscar-nominated thriller.

Into The Wild

Acclaimed true story from Sean Penn about a teen explorer.

I Think I Love My Wife

Chris Rock is a tempted married man in this comedy with Kerry Washington.

Jack

Robin Williams plays a young boy suffering from an unusual aging disorder.

JFK

Oscar winning conspiracy film on the Kennedy assassination stars Kevin Costner.

Kidulthood

Fascinating slice-of-live drama showing the realities of London teenaged life.

Kings Of South Beach

Donnie Wahlberg plays a real-life club promoter in this action-packed drama.

Available for £2.50 from 05/09/08 to 12/09/08

Last Orders

Ensemble drama based on Graham Swift's novel, with Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins.

Last Tango In Paris

Timeless drama about a Parisienne who has an affair with a mysterious American.

Lie With Me

Drama about a self-destructive love affair. With Lauren Lee Smith, Eric Balfour

Lions For Lambs

Political drama starring Robert Redford, Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep.

Available for 99p from 05/09/08 to 20/09/08

Love In The Time Of Cholera

Javier Bardem stars in a decade-spanning Gabriel Garcia Marquez adaptation.

Love Lies Bleeding

Thriller. Cop Christian Slater chases a couple on the run with stolen cash.

Lust, Caution

(Subtitled): An undercover spy falls for her target in this sensual drama from Ang Lee.

Man Of The Year

Robin Williams plays the President in a smart comedy drama.

Margot At The Wedding

Dysfunctional family drama with Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black.

Margot At The Wedding Featurette

Interviews with Nicole Kidman, Jack Black and director Noah Baumbach about the domestic comedy drama.

Matchstick Men

Nicolas Cage excels as a neurotic conman more worried about microbes than cops.

Medicine Man

Environmental action with Sean Connery battling to preserve the rainforests.

Michael Collins

The story of the man who led the IRA against British rule.

My Blueberry Nights

Jude Law falls for Norah Jones in this drama also starring Natalie Portman.

My Mom's New Boyfriend

Knockabout crime comedy starring Meg Ryan, Antonio Banderas and Colin Hanks.

Mystic River

Sean Penn in an Oscar-winning performance as man whose daughter's been murdered.

Nathalie

Steamy tale of French housewife who hires a prostitute to seduce husband. (Sub)

No Country For Old Men

Multi-Oscar winning crime thriller from the Coen Brothers, with Javier Bardem.

No Way Out

This complex, intriguing murder thriller stars Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman.

Once

Love blossoms on the streets of Dublin in this Oscar-winning modern musical romance.

Out Of The Blue

Real-life drama starring Karl Urban as a cop on the trail of a mass murderer.

Pretty Baby

Moving period drama about a prostitute and her daughter in 1917 New Orleans.

Private Property

(Subtitled): Isabelle Huppert stars in this acclaimed relationships drama.

P.S. I Love You

Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler star in this moving comedy and love and loss.

Pulp Fiction

Quentin Tarantino's cult crime movie with John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson.

Punk's Not Dead

An electrifying tribute to punk with intimate access to musicians on the scene.

Redacted

Brian De Palma directs this stunning, controversial Iraq war drama.

Rescue Dawn

Vietnam War prisoner Christian Bale plots escape in this true-life adventure.

Available for £1.49 from 05/09/08 to 14/09/08

River Queen

Samantha Morton and Kiefer Sutherland star in a drama set in New Zealand.

Selena

Fascinating rags-to-riches biopic stars Jennifer Lopez as a famous Latin singer.

September Dawn

Romance blossoms when Christian wagon train settlers come across a Mormon group.

Shadowlands

This Oscar nominated story of C.S. Lewis’s tragic romance stars Anthony Hopkins.

Shortbus

New Yorkers with different sexual goals meet at parties where anything goes.

Sixteen Candles

Samantha (Molly Ringwald) has a disastrous 16th birthday when everyone forgets.

Slacker

Offbeat comedy that shows a day in the life of a variety of Texan eccentrics.

Sleuth (2007)

Michael Caine and Jude Law star in Kenneth Branagh's battle-of-wits drama.

Sliver

A spellbinding thriller. A killer is living in an exclusive apartment building.

Small Soldiers

Spectacular part-animated action as toy soldiers wage war against each other.

Southland Tales

The Rock stars in a futuristic sci-fi drama from the director of Donnie Darko.

Stand By Me

Coming of age tale about four young boys who secretly set off on an adventure.

Step Up 2 The Streets

Entertaining teen dance drama in which a street dancer enrols in a new school.

Sweet Home Alabama

Reese Witherspoon stars in a feel-good romantic comedy.

The Banquet

(Subtitled): Stunning Chinese drama loosely based on Shakespeare's Hamlet.

The Blue Lagoon

A boy and girl must learn to survive on a deserted island.

The Book Of Revelation

Erotic thriller about a male dancer who is kidnapped by three masked women.

The Bucket List Featurette

A closer look at the comedy starring Jack Nicholson.

The Butterfly Effect 2

Sci-fi sequel about a man who discovers that he can travel back in time.

The Color Purple

Inspiring award-winning story of a black girl growing up in prejudice America.

The Darjeeling Limited

Train trip comedy starring Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman and Adrien Brody.

The Diving Bell And The Butterfly

(Subtitled): Oscar-nominated drama about a paralysed man who wrote a book.

The Glass House

Chilling thriller about a foster family that turns out to have ulterior motives.

The Grey Zone

(Part-subtitled): Steve Buscemi stars in a moving true story set at Auschwitz.

The Italian

(Subtitled): Six-year-old orphan Vanya runs away looking for his real mother.

The Karate Kid III

Daniel and Mr. Miyagi become the targets of a ruthless businessman's revenge.

Available for £1.50 from 05/09/08 to 14/09/08

The Killing Of John Lennon

The chilling true story of Mark Chapman, who stalked and killed John Lennon.

Available for £1.25 from 05/09/08 to 14/09/08

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Entertaining documentary about warring champions of the game Donkey Kong

The Kite Runner

(Part-subtitled): Acclaimed adaptation about a rift between childhood friends.

The Last Samurai

Samurai period adventure set in Japan starring Tom Cruise.

The Magic Flute

Kenneth Branagh directs this stylish version of Mozart's opera about a prince.

The Nines

Ryan Reynolds and Hope Davis stars in a fascinating psychological thriller.

The Other Boleyn Girl

Period drama with Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman.

The Poet

Love blossoms at the start of World War II in this moving romantic drama.

The Queen

Oscar-winning drama set in the days after Diana's death. With Helen Mirren.

There Will Be Blood

Stunning Oscar-winning period saga about an ambitious miner (Daniel Day-Lewis).

The Rookie

Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen are hot on the trail of a gang of car thieves.

The Savages

Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman star in a touching, funny drama.

The Silence of the Lambs

An FBI agent attempts to track down a serial killer (Anthony Hopkins).

The Water Horse

Boy meets Loch Ness Monster in a family drama with Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin.

Things We Lost In The Fire

Drama. A widow (Halle Berry) tries to help a heroin addict (Benicio Del Toro).

Training Day

Action drama. A new boy in the undercover narcotics squad gets a baptism of fire

Unbreakable

The exceptional story of a man who discovers something incredible about himself.

Uptown Girls

Teen comedy as a once rich girl (Brittany Murphy) must nanny a precocious brat.

VM Shorts Butterface

Comedy romance about a boy and his efforts to speak to a girl who may or may not be interested in him.

VM Shorts The Calling

A man in a suit sees a homeless man and gets the urge to approach him.

Waitress

A pregnant waitress (Keri Russell) befriends a doctor (Nathan Fillion).

When a Man Falls in the Forest

Gripping relationship drama starring Sharon Stone.

Available for 99p from 05/09/08 to 14/09/08

Where The Heart Is (1990)

Thrown out by their rich father, his adult children must fend for themselves.

Xanadu

Two men are inspired by an imaginary woman in this entertaining '80s musical.

Young Adam

Ewan McGregor gives a superb portrayal of an embittered writer in British drama.