BBC Films

The Statement | France| Canada| United Kingdom
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6.2 (4749 votes)
The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effectively split France into a German occupied part in the North and a semi-independent part in the south which became known as Vichy France. In reality the Vichy government was a puppet regime controlled by the Germans. Part of the agreement was that the Vichy Government would assist with the 'cleansing' of Jews from France. The Vichy government formed a police force called the Milice, who worked with the Germans...

Brighton Rock | France| United Kingdom
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5.7 (6009 votes)
Charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager with a religious death wish.

The Sense of an Ending | United Kingdom
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6.3 (5546 votes)
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him re-think his current situation in life.

Five Minutes of Heaven | United Kingdom| Ireland
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6.6 (11957 votes)
The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.

On Chesil Beach | United Kingdom
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6.3 (8384 votes)
In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

Here Before | United Kingdom
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5.8 (1179 votes)
A bereaved mother begins to question her life after new neighbours move in next door.

The Grass Arena | United Kingdom
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8.5 (98 votes)
The Grass Arena is based on the autobiography of John Healy. Raised in an strongly religious family, with an abusive father, John soon learns that he has to defend himself. Growing into adulthood he takes up boxing, but soon falls victim to alcoholism. His boxing career over, John takes to the Grass Arena (the park) where he lives with other alcoholics. Prison time introduces him to a new and unexpected path.

The Damned United | United Kingdom
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7.5 (39872 votes)
Budget
10,000,000.00$
Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hostility to previous manager Don Revie and how much he is missing right-hand man Peter Taylor.

The Meerkats | United Kingdom
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7.4 (1447 votes)
A coming of age story following a young meerkat pup, Kolo, growing up in the Kalahari desert; and an inspiring look at how one family's connection to each other and their surroundings is a model of resilience and fortitude for us all. Shot using ground-breaking techniques, this dramatised documentary is a one-of-a-kind presentation from The Weinstein Company and the BBC, featuring narration by Paul Newman.

Their Finest | France| United Kingdom| Sweden
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6.8 (16538 votes)
Budget
11,795,877.00$
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter (Gemma Arterton) works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters (Lily Knight and Francesca Knight) who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.

Shadow Dancer | France| United Kingdom| Ireland
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6.2 (11725 votes)
Budget
6,300,000.00$
Set in 1990s Belfast, a woman is forced to betray all she believes in for the sake of her son.

Out of Blue | United Kingdom
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4.8 (1192 votes)
The hunt for a killer draws a detective into an even larger mystery: the nature of the universe itself. Mike Hoolihan is an unconventional New Orleans cop investigating the murder of renowned astrophysicist Jennifer Rockwell, a black hole expert found shot to death in her observatory. As Mike tumbles down the rabbit hole of the disturbing, labyrinthine case, she finds herself grappling with increasingly existential questions of quantum mechanics, parallel universes, and exploding stars - cosmic secrets that may hold the key to unraveling the crime, while throwing into doubt her very understanding of reality. Awash in dreamlike, neo-noir atmosphere, this one-of-a-kind thriller is both a tantalizing whodunnit and a rich, metaphysical mind-bender.

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