Big Country Film Library
Here is a list of films we have already available. If you would like to put on a screening with one of the films below it may speed up things as we won't have to order from film bank or send poor Pete off to HMV in the snow.
| Film | Year | Certification | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
Casablanca Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. (Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman) |
1942 |
U |
102 mins |
Blithe Spirit Adapted from a play by Noel Coward, Charles and his second wife Ruth, are haunted by the ghost of his first wife, Elvira. (Rex Harrison, Margaret Rutherford) |
1945 |
A |
96 mins |
It's a Wonderful Life An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. (James Stewart, Henry Travers) |
1946 |
U |
130 mins |
Miracle on 34th Street When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. (Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn, John Payne, Maureen O?Hara) |
1947 |
U |
96 mins |
Easter Parade Don Hewes and Nadine Hale are a dancing team, but she decides to start a career on her own. So he takes the next dancer he meets... (Judy Garland, Fred Astaire) |
1948 |
U |
107 mins |
Passport to Pimlico Residents of a part of London declare independence, when they discover an old treaty. This leads to the need for a 'Passport to Pimlico'. (Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren) |
1949 |
U |
84 mins |
The Third Man Arriving in Vienna, Holly Martins learns that his friend Harry Lime, who has invited him, recently died in a car accident. (Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten) |
1949 |
PG |
104 mins |
Titfield Thunderbolt Comedy of rail fans who take over their village's passenger train service (against bus company resistance) when British Rail abandons it. (Stanley Holloway, Sid James) |
1953 |
U |
84 mins |
Brief Encounter Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband. (Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard) |
1954 |
PG |
86 mins |
On the Waterfront An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses. (Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger) |
1954 |
PG |
108 mins |
White Christmas A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn. (Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye) |
1954 |
U |
115 mins |
The Ladykillers Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians. (Alec Guiness, Peter Sellars) |
1955 |
U |
91 mins |
Some Like it Hot When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. (Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Munroe) |
1959 |
U |
117 mins |
A Man for All Seasons The story of Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church in order to remarry. (Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles) |
1966 |
U |
120 mins |
Carry On Screaming The sinister Dr Watt has an evil scheme going. Fortunately for Dr Watt, Detective-Sergeant Bung is on the case, and he doesn't have a clue! (Harry H Corbett, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Joan Sims) |
1966 |
PG |
97 mins |
Far From the Madding Crowd Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men. (Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Alan Bates) |
1967 |
U |
168 mins |
The Odd Couple Two friends try sharing an apartment, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day. (Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau) |
1968 |
PG |
105 mins |
Scrooge A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale about an old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption. (Albert Finney, Kenneth More) |
1970 |
U |
120 mins |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. (Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut) |
1977 |
PG |
135 mins |
Grease Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance? (John Travolta, Olivia Newton John) |
1978 |
PG |
110 mins |
The Great Muppet Caper Kermit, Gonzo and Fozzie are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy. |
1981 |
U |
95 mins |
A Private Function 1947 in a small town in England. A group of businessmen wants to impress (or probably bribe) the local government by giving a big party to celebrate the royal wedding. Meat is still being rationed but they have an illegally raised pig until unfortunately it is stolen! (Michael Palin, Maggie Smith) |
1984 |
15 |
94 mins |
Driving Miss Daisy An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years. (Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy) |
1989 |
U |
99 mins |
Sister Act When a worldly singer witnesses a mob crime, the police hide her as a nun in a traditional convent where she has trouble fitting in. (Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith) |
1992 |
PG |
100 mins |
Miracle on 34th Street Remake of 1947 version. A little girl discovers dreams do come true if you really believe. (Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Mara Wilson) |
1994 |
U |
114 mins |
The English Patient At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair. (Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binnoche, Kristin Scott Thomas) |
1996 |
15 |
162 mins |
Muppet Treasure Island (NTSC FORMAT) The Muppet's twist on the classic tale. |
1996 |
U(PG |
99 mins |
Shine Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim. |
1996 |
12 |
105 mins |
Brassed Off The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band. (Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Ewan McGregor) |
1996 |
15 |
107 mins |
The Full Monty Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" (Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy) |
1997 |
15 |
91 mins |
Land Girls The story of three young women and the events that would change their lives... (Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel) |
1998 |
12 |
111 mins |
Waking Ned When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money. |
1998 |
PG |
91 mins |
Chocolat A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community. (Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp) |
2000 |
12 |
121 mins |
Saving Grace A widow has an outrageous plan for paying off her debts using her green fingers! (Brenda Blethyn, Martin Clunes) |
2000 |
15 |
93 mins |
Greenfingers A prison inmate with a green thumb goes on to compete in a national gardening competition. Based on a true story. |
2000 |
15 |
91 mins |
Billy Elliot A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family. |
2000 |
15 |
110 mins |
Bridget Jones Diary A British woman is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary. (Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth) |
2001 |
15 |
97 mins |
Shrek In order to regain his swamp, an ogre travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King. |
2001 |
U |
90 mins |
Signs A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come. (Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix) |
2002 |
12 |
106 mins |
The Girl with the Pearl Earring A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works. (Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth) |
2003 |
12A |
100 mins |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead. (Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley) |
2003 |
12A |
143 mins |
The School of Rock A wannabe rock star in need of cash poses as a substitute teacher at a prep school, and tries to turn his class into a rock band. (Jack Black, Adam Pascal) |
2003 |
PG |
108 mins |
A Good Woman While retaining her secret identity, the illustrious Mrs. Erlynne saves Lady Windemere from making a grand social faux-pas with the scoundrelly Lord Darlington. (Scarlett Johansson, Helen Hunt, Tom Wilkinson) |
2004 |
PG |
89 mins |
De-Lovely De-Lovely is an original musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter, with the people and events of his life becoming one of his spectacular stage shows. (Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd) |
2004 |
PG |
125 mins |
Finding Neverland The story of JM Barrie?s friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan. (Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet) |
2004 |
PG |
106 mins |
Ladies in Lavender Two sisters befriend a mysterious foreigner who washes up on the beach of their 1930's Cornish seaside village. (Judi Dench, Maggie Smith) |
2004 |
12A |
104 mins |
Lemony Snicket : A Series of Unfortunate Events When 3 children are sent to live with a distant relative after their wealthy parents are killed in a fire, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune. (Jim Carey, Timothy Spall, Meryl Streep) |
2004 |
PG |
108 mins |
National Treasure A treasure hunter is in pursuit of a mythical treasure that has been passed down for centuries, with his employer turned enemy close behind. (Nicholas Cage, Sean Bean, Jon Voight) |
2004 |
PG |
131 mins |
Shrek 2 Princess Fiona's parents invite her and Shrek to dinner to celebrate her marriage. If only they knew the newlyweds were both ogres. |
2004 |
U |
93 mins |
Shall We Dance A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons. (Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez) |
2004 |
12 |
106 mins |
A Cock & Bull Story The on and off set story of an attempt to shoot a film adaptation of Laurence Sterne's essentially unfilmable novel, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman? (Steve Coogan, Jeremy Northam, Rob Brydon) |
2005 |
15 |
91 mins |
Constant Gardener, The A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption. (Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz) |
2005 |
15 |
129 mins |
I'm Your Man A documentary on the legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, with performances by those musicians he has influenced. |
2005 |
PG |
99 mins |
Keeping Mum The arrival of a new housekeeper brings unexpected benefits to the family life of a vicar pre-occupied with work, his bored wife and their troubled children. But all is not as straight forward as it seems?! (Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze) |
2005 |
15 |
103 mins |
Kinky Boots A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father's shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat. (Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Jane Potts) |
2005 |
12A |
107 mins |
March of the Penguins A look at the annual journey of Emperor penguins as they march -- single file -- to their traditional breeding ground. |
2005 |
U |
80 mins |
Memoirs of a Geisha Nitta Sayuri reveals how she transcended her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. (Suzuka Ohgo, Togo Igawa) |
2005 |
12A |
145 mins |
Mrs Henderson Presents Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues. (Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young) |
2005 |
12A |
103 mins |
Nanny McPhee A governess uses magic to rein in the behavior of seven ne'er-do-well children in her charge. (Emma Thompson, Colin Firth) |
2005 |
U |
97 mins |
Wah Wah Based on true events from Richard E Grant's childhood. It is the '60s, Swaziland is about to receive independence from Great Britain, and Ralph Compton?s parents' are going through a traumatic separation. (Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, Julie Walters, Miranda Richardson) |
2005 |
15 |
97 mins |
Walk the Line A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis. (Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon) |
2005 |
12A |
136 mins |
Wallace and Grommit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit Wallace and Gromit set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest. |
2005 |
PG |
85 mins |
World's Fastest Indian Real life story of Burt Munro's attempt to set land speed record on his classic Indian motorcycle (Anthony Hopkins) |
2005 |
12 |
127 mins |
Happy Feet Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce! |
2006 |
U |
108 mins |
Kiki's Delivery Service A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service. |
2006 |
U |
103 mins |
Miss Potter The story of Beatrix Potter and her struggle for love, happiness and success. (Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor) |
2006 |
PG |
92 mins |
Over the Hedge A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading their new suburban neighbours. |
2006 |
U |
83 mins |
The Painted Veil In an act of vengeance after discovering his wife?s infidelity, a British doctor accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by cholera and takes her along. (Naomi Watts, Edward Norton) |
2006 |
12A |
125 mins |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well. (Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley) |
2006 |
12A |
151 mins |
The Lives of Others In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives. (German with subtitles) |
2006 |
15 |
137 mins |
And When did you last see your Father The life of a father, through the journey of a son. The past and the present. Memories and secrets. Can you know someone for a lifetime.... and not know them at all? (Jim Braodbent, Colin Firth) |
2007 |
12 |
88 mins |
Atonement When Briony accuses her sister?s lover of a crime he didn?t commit, the 13 year old sets in motion a course of events that will have lasting repercussions for all of them. (James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Brenda Blethyn) |
2007 |
15 |
123 mins |
August Rush A great drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents. (Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Rhys Myers, Robin Williams) |
2007 |
PG |
114 mins |
Becoming Jane A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman. (Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, Maggie Smith) |
2007 |
PG |
120 mins |
Charlie Wilson's War A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects. (Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts) |
2007 |
15 |
102 mins |
Control A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division (Samantha Morton, Sam Riley) |
2007 |
15 |
117 mins |
Gone Baby Gone Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally. (Morgan Freeman, Casey Affleck, Ed Harris) |
2007 |
15 |
114 mins |
Grow Your Own A year in the life of the Blacktree Road Allotments and their tenants. All have different reasons for being there; a love of vegetables; the company; an escape from a bad marriage. But for one refugee family it is an escape from something much worse. (Philip Jackson, Omid Djalili) |
2007 |
PG |
101 mins |
In to the Wild After graduating, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. (Emile Hirsh, William Hurt) |
2007 |
15 |
148 mins |
The Jane Austen Book Club Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels. (Emily Blunt, Maggie Grace) |
2007 |
12A |
106 mins |
Juno Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child. (Ellen Page, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman) |
2007 |
15 |
96 mins |
La Vie en Rose The extraordinary life story of singer Edith Piaf. (Marion Cotillard, Gerard Depardieu) |
2007 |
12A |
140 mins |
Mr Bean's Holiday Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two come back together. (Rowan Atkinson, Willem Dafoe) |
2007 |
PG |
90 mins |
Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium When Mr. Magorium, the 243 year-old eccentric owner of the most wonderful toy store in the world bequeaths the store to his awkward and insecure manager, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium. (Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman) |
2007 |
U |
93 mins |
Ocean?s Thirteen Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist, after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original gang. (Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon) |
2007 |
PG |
122 mins |
St. Trinnians A school for "young ladies" brings together a motley crew of ungovernable girls who, using their wit and ingenuity, save the school from bankruptcy. (Rupert Everett, Colin Firth) |
2007 |
12 |
97 mins |
Shrek The Third When his new father-in-law, King Harold, falls ill, Shrek is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. |
2007 |
U |
93 mins |
Bedtime Stories A family comedy about a hotel handyman whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true. (Adam Sandler, Guy Pearce, Courtney Cox) |
2008 |
PG |
99 mins |
Bolt The canine star of a TV show believes his powers are real and embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real. |
2008 |
PG |
96 mins |
The Boy in Striped Pyjamas Set during WW II, Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, forms a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the fence, with startling and unexpected consequences. (David Thewlis, Sheila Hancock) |
2008 |
12A |
94 mins |
A Bunch of Amateurs A sleazy Hollywood agent tricks one of his clients, a faded action star, into playing King Lear in an amateur charity production in England. (Burt Reynolds, Samantha Bond, Imelda Staunton) |
2008 |
15 |
96 mins |
Burn After Reading A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it. (George Clooney, Brad Pitt) |
2008 |
15 |
96 mins |
Changling A grief-stricken mother takes on the LAPD to her own detriment when it stubbornly tries to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child. (Angelina Jolie, Michael Kelly, John Malkovich) |
2008 |
15 |
141 mins |
City of Ember For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing ... (Bill Murray, Tim Robbins) |
2008 |
PG |
90 mins |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. (Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett) |
2008 |
12A |
166 mins |
Dean Spanley Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a strange journey that eventually allows the old man to find his heart. (Peter O?Toole, Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill) |
2008 |
PG |
100 mins |
The Duchess A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. (Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes) |
2008 |
12A |
110 mins |
Easy Virtue A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window. (Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth) |
2008 |
12 |
97 mins |
Happy Go Lucky A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her. (Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan) |
2008 |
15 |
118 mins |
Is Anybody There A boy, Edward and an old man, Clarence, face life in an old people's home run by Edward?s parents. Through their unusual friendship, Edward learns to live in the moment and Clarence to come to terms with the past. (Michael Caine, Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff) |
2008 |
12A |
94 mins |
Kung Fu Panda In the Valley of Peace, Po the Panda finds himself chosen as the Dragon Warrior despite the fact that he is obese and a complete novice at martial arts. |
2008 |
PG |
92 mins |
Last Chance Harvey In London for his daughter's wedding, a rumpled man finds his romantic spirits lifted by a new woman in his life. (Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson) |
2008 |
12 |
93 mins |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Escaping from Madagascar, the New York Zoo animals land in Africa, where Alex meets the rest of his family, but has trouble communicating with them after spending so much time at the Central Park Zoo. |
2008 |
PG |
89 mins |
Mamma Mia! Without informing her mother, a young woman invites 3 men, each of whom could be her father, to her wedding. ABBA songs abound..! (Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan) |
2008 |
PG |
108 mins |
Marley and Me A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog. (Owen Wilson, Jennifer Anniston) |
2008 |
PG |
110 mins |
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day When Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job, an attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world of an American actress. (Frances McDormand, Amy Adams) |
2008 |
PG |
92 mins |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to help restore the rightful heir, Prince Caspian, to the land's throne. (Ben Barnes, Sergio Castellitto) |
2008 |
PG |
150 mins |
The Other Boleyn Girl A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal in which two beautiful sisters, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of King Henry VIII. (Scarlett Johansson; Natalie Portman, Eric Bana) |
2008 |
12A |
115 mins |
The Oxford Murders An Oxford professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols. (Elijah Wood, John Hurt) |
2008 |
15 |
108 mins |
The Reader Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial. (Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslett) |
2008 |
15 |
124 mins |
The Secret Life of Bees Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother... (Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah) |
2008 |
12A |
110 mins |
Slumdog Millionaire A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?". (Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor) |
2008 |
15 |
120 mins |
Space Chimps Ham III, the grandson of the first chimp astronaut, is blasted off into space by an opportunity-seeking senator... |
2008 |
U |
88 mins |
I've Loved You So Long A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison. (Kristen Scott Thomas) French with subtitles |
2008 |
12A |
117 mins |
A Serious Man A black comedy drama centered on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel through multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking for meaning and answers he seems to stay stalled. (Michael Stahlbarg, Richard Kind) |
2009 |
15 |
106 mins |
A Single Man A story that centres on an English professor who, after the sudden death of his partner tries to go about his typical day in Los Angeles. (Colin Firth, Julianne Moore) |
2009 |
12A |
96 mins |
Aliens in the Attic A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens. (Carter Jenkins, Austin Robert Butler) |
2009 |
PG |
82 mins |
An Education A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age. (Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina) |
2009 |
12 |
100 mins |
Angels and Demons Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican. (Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor) |
2009 |
12A |
138 mins |
Bandslam A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band -- together, they achieve their dreams. (Alyson Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens) |
2009 |
PG |
111 mins |
The Boat That Rocked A period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960s. (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy) |
2009 |
15 |
116 mins |
Bright Star The story of the romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, cut short by Keats' untimely death at age 25. (Ben Wishaw, Abbie Cornish) |
2009 |
PG |
114 mins |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children's book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain. |
2009 |
U |
90 mins |
Coco Before Chanel The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world. (Audrey Tatou, Benoit Poelvoorde) |
2009 |
12 |
105 mins |
Coraline An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets. |
2009 |
PG |
96 mins |
Dorian Gray A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all. (Colin Firth, Ben Barnes) |
2009 |
15 |
112 mins |
Fantastic Mr Fox An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation. |
2009 |
PG |
87 mins |
Glorious 39 A mysterious tale set around a traditional British family on the eve of World War Two. |
2009 |
12 |
123 mins |
The Hang Over Three groomsmen lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures, then must retrace their steps in order to find him. (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha) |
2009 |
15 |
100 mins |
Ice Age 3 (Dawn of the Dinosaurs) When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him. |
2009 |
U |
94 mins |
It's Complicated A couple reignite the spark in their relationship...but the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried. (Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin) |
2009 |
15 |
120 mins |
Julie & Julia Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book. (Meryl Streep, Amy Adams) |
2009 |
12A |
123 mins |
The Men who Stare at Goats A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets a guy who claims to be a former member of a U.S. Army unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions. (George Clooney, Ewan McGregor) |
2009 |
15 |
89 mins |
Nowhere Boy A chronicle of John Lennon's childhood. (Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, David Threlfall) |
2009 |
15 |
93 mins |
The Proposal A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. (Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds) |
2009 |
12A |
108 mins |
Sherlock Holmes Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. (Robert Downey Jnr, Jude Law) |
2009 |
12A |
128 mins |
The Time Travelers Wife A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage. (Eric Bana, Michelle Nolden) |
2009 |
12A |
107 mins |
Up Tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America, unfortunately he takes a stowaway with him. |
2009 |
U |
96 mins |
The Young Victoria A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert (Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany) |
2009 |
PG |
105 mins |
The Blind Side The story of Michael Oher, a homeless boy who became an All American football player with the help of a caring woman and her family. |
2009 |
12A |
129 mins |
The Last Station A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. |
2009 |
15 |
112 mins |
Invictus Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. (Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon) |
2009 |
12A |
134 mins |
From Time to Time A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart. When 13 year old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations. (Timothy Spall, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville) |
2009 |
PG |
95 mins |
The Damned United A look at Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of Leeds United. (Martin Sheen, Timothy Spall) |
2009 |
15 |
98 mins |
Morris: A Life with Bells On The film follows the fortunes of an avant garde Morris team in their struggle to evolve Morris Dancing. (Derek Jacobi, Naomi Harris) |
2009 |
12 |
100 mins |
Wild Target British comedy about a hitman who tries to retire but a beautiful thief may change his plans. |
2010 |
12A |
98 mins |
Social Network A chronicle of the founding of Facebook, the social-networking Web site. |
2010 |
12A |
120 mins |
The Ghost A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy. |
2010 |
15 |
128 mins |
Another Year A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness. |
2010 |
12 |
129 mins |
Made in Dagenham A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. (Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins) |
2010 |
15 |
113 mins |
The Kings Speech The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. (Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter) |
2010 |
12A |
118 mins |
The Kids Are Alright Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life. (Annette Benning, Julianne Moore) |
2010 |
15 |
106 mins |
Tamara Drewe A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale. (Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper) |
2010 |
15 |
111 mins |
Shrek Forever After Rumpelstiltskin tricks a mid-life crisis burdened Shrek into allowing himself to be erased from existence and cast in a dark alternate timeline where Rumpel rules supreme. Animation |
2010 |
U |
93 mins |
Tangled The magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is. Animation |
2010 |
PG |
100 mins |
Gnomeo & Juliet The neighboring gardens of Montague and Capulet are at war, but the gnomes, Gnomeo and Juliet, are in love. Animation |
2011 |
U |
84 mins |
