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Sunshine(2007)

R
| 1h 47min | Science Fiction, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 1,602 votes)

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.

Under the Skin(2014)

R
| 1h 48min | Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama
3.1/5 (with 1,532 votes)

A seductive alien prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.

Directed by Jonathan Glazer - With Scarlett Johansson, Kryštof Hádek, Jeremy McWilliams, Paul Brannigan

28 Weeks Later(2007)

3.3/5 (with 1,899 votes)

The inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught of disease, as the deadly rage virus has killed every citizen there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the isles, convinced the danger has come and gone. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.

The King's Speech(2010)

1h 58min | Drama, History
3.9/5 (with 3,922 votes)

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

Centurion(2010)

R
| 1h 37min | Adventure, Action, Drama
3.1/5 (with 607 votes)

Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.

Shame(2011)

NC-17
| 1h 42min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 1,473 votes)

Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.

The Secret of Moonacre(2008)

3.2/5 (with 200 votes)

When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor.

Creation(2009)

PG-13
| 1h 48min | Drama, History
3.2/5 (with 95 votes)

A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles Darwin. Torn between faith and science, he struggles to finish his legendary book "On the Origin of the Species," which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.

The Constant Gardener(2005)

R
| 2h 9min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 623 votes)

Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.

We Need to Talk About Kevin(2011)

R
| 1h 53min | Drama, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 1,226 votes)

After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

The Last King of Scotland(2006)

2h 3min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 902 votes)

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen(2012)

PG-13
| 1h 47min | Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 386 votes)

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.

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The Wind That Shakes the Barley(2006)

NR
| 2h 7min | Drama, War
3.7/5 (with 317 votes)

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

Attack the Block(2011)

R
| 1h 22min | Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
3.2/5 (with 895 votes)

A teen gang in a South London housing estate must team up with the other residents to protect their neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.

The Merchant of Venice(2004)

R
| 2h 12min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 247 votes)

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.

Creep(2004)

R
| 1h 25min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery
2.9/5 (with 310 votes)

Trapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into the unknown labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city's streets.

Chalet Girl(2011)

R
| 1h 36min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.2/5 (with 291 votes)

While working a job at an exclusive ski resort to support her Dad, Kim learns to snowboard and is so good at it that she enters a competition with a huge cash prize. She has to dig deep to overcome her fears, but her life gets more complicated through her spoken-for boss, Jonny.

Nowhere Boy(2009)

R
| 1h 38min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 365 votes)

The drama tells the story of John Lennon's teenage years in Liverpool and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two dominant females in his childhood.

Harry Brown(2009)

R
| 1h 43min | Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
3.4/5 (with 434 votes)

An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.

Bright Star(2009)

1h 59min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 206 votes)

In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about poetry, Keats cannot act on his reciprocated feelings for Fanny, since as a struggling poet he has no money to support a wife.

Notes on a Scandal(2006)

R
| 1h 32min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 369 votes)

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.

The Men Who Stare at Goats(2009)

R
| 1h 34min | Comedy, War
3.0/5 (with 1,027 votes)

A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.

Intermission(2003)

R
| 1h 45min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
3.1/5 (with 62 votes)

A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. An ill-timed and poorly executed couple's break-up sets off a chain of events affecting everyone in town.

24 Hour Party People(2002)

R
| 1h 57min | Comedy, Drama, Music
3.5/5 (with 179 votes)

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.

Fish Tank(2009)

NR
| 2h 3min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 362 votes)

Mia is a rebellious teenager on the verge of being kicked out of school. Her hard-partying mother, Joanne, neglects Mia's welfare in favor of her own, and her younger sister hangs out with a much older crowd. Sparks fly between Mia and Connor, Joanne's new boyfriend, and he encourages Mia to pursue her interest in dance. As the boundaries of the relationships become blurred, Mia and Joanne compete for Connor's affection.

The Iron Lady(2011)

PG-13
| 1h 45min | History, Drama
3.2/5 (with 772 votes)

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

Made in Dagenham(2010)

R
| 1h 53min | Comedy, Drama, History
3.4/5 (with 127 votes)

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People(2008)

R
| 1h 50min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
3.0/5 (with 330 votes)

Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.

The Guard(2011)

R
| 1h 36min | Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
3.5/5 (with 501 votes)

When a small-town Irish cop with a crass personality is partnered with a straight-laced FBI agent to bust an international drug-trafficking ring, they must settle their differences in order to take down a dangerous gang.

Wuthering Heights(2011)

NR
| 2h 4min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.0/5 (with 100 votes)

Yorkshire moorlands, northern England, in the late 18th century. Young Heathcliff, rescued from the streets of Liverpool by Mr. Earnshaw, the owner of Wuthering Heights, an isolated farm, develops over the years an insane passion for Cathy, his foster sister, a sick obsession destined to end tragically.

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