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The Kite Runner

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

Lust, Caution

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

Persepolis

(Subtitled): Politics get personal in this animation telling a true story.

The Diving Bell And The Butterfly

Oscar-nominated drama about a paralysed man. Subtitled.

Available for 1p from 17/10/08 to 23/10/08

My Brother Is An Only Child

(Subtitled): Coming of age drama about two brothers with very different views.

Saawariya

(Subtitled): Magical Bollywood romance starring Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor.

The Savages

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

My Blueberry Nights

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

REC

A television crew must survive an unknown horror. Subtitled.

Funny Games (2007)

Naomi Watts and Tim Roth play a couple who are terrorised by two strangers.

Garage

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

Heartbeat Detector

A company psychologist unravels a mystery. Subtitled.

Earth (2007)

Patrick Stewart narrates this stunning documentary following animal migration.

Boarding Gate

(Part-subtitled): Erotic thriller starring Asia Argento and Michael Madsen.

Private Property

A tense story about a divorcee and her sons. Subtitled.

The Boss Of It All

(Subtitled): An actor is hired to pose as a boss, and things get out of hand.

Youth Without Youth

Romantic espionage drama about a man transformed by a lightning strike.

Beaufort

Gripping war drama set in a Lebanese fortress in the year 2000.

A Few Days in September

Gripping spy drama with Juliette Binoche.

The Italian

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

The Banquet

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

River Queen

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

CSNY: Deja Vu

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

In Memory Of My Father

Jeremy Sisto stars in this dark comedy about a son who is bribed to film his own father's death.

A Letter To True

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

10 Items or Less

Culture clash comedy with Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega.

Black Irish

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

Chrysalis

(Subtitled): Futuristic Parisian thriller about revenge and technology.

Dreamland

Thoughtful drama starring Justin Long and John Corbett.

Eden Log

Bizarre horror set in an underground cave system. Subtitled.

Eichmann

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

Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea

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

Honour Of The Knights

(Subtitled): Award-winning version of the Don Quixote story.

Hotel Harabati

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

Hot Tamale

Crime caper starring Randy Spelling as an aspiring musician.

King of California

Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood star in this witty comedy about family.

La Leon

(Subtitled): An Argentinean man is isolated by his sexuality in this drama.

Moving McAllister

Hilarious road trip comedy with Jon Heder, Mila Kunis and Rutger Hauer.

Paris Lockdown

(Subtitled): Gangsters run riot in a crime thriller featuring Beatrice Dalle.

Punk's Not Dead

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

The Abandoned

A young woman is plagued by ghostly visions of herself.

The Badge

A cop (Billy Bob Thornton) teams up with a stripper (Patricia Arquette).

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Entertaining documentary about warring champions of the game Donkey Kong

The Piano Player

Thriller starring Christopher Lambert as a hitman protecting Dennis Hopper.

When a Man Falls in the Forest

Gripping relationship drama starring Sharon Stone.

Bride & Prejudice

Exuberant Bollywood update of Austen's classic is full of Eastern delight.

Reservoir Dogs

Five strangers team up for a heist in Tarantino's legendary crime thriller.

The Royal Tenenbaums

Quirky comedy drama starring Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow and Owen Wilson.

The Descent

Terrifying tale of friends trapped underground and the horrors they encounter.

Last Orders

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

25th Hour

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

Crash (1996)

Erotic film about man who develops fetish about car crashes.

Breaking the Waves

Emily Watson stars as a crippled man’s wife in Lars von Trier’s erotic drama.

Kidulthood

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

Available for £1.50 from 10/10/08 to 16/10/08

Bullet Boy

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

Shortbus

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

Nathalie

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

Slacker

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

Things to Do Before You're 30

Life and love prove to be complicated but fun for a group of lively Londoners.

A Bout De Souffle

Ground-breaking thriller by Jean-Luc Godard. Subtitled.

Lie With Me

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