Trainspotting

Trainspotting 1996

7.97

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.

1996

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994

6.80

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

1994

Elizabeth

Elizabeth 1998

7.20

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.

1998

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine 1998

6.90

Almost a decade has elapsed since glam-rock superstar Brian Slade escaped the spotlight of the London scene. Now, investigative journalist Arthur Stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic Slade. Stuart, himself forged by the music of the 1970s, explores the larger-than-life stars who were once his idols and what has become of them since the turn of the new decade.

1998

The Full Monty

The Full Monty 1997

7.00

Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.

1997

Naked

Naked 1993

7.30

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

1993

Sunshine

Sunshine 1999

6.56

The story of a Jewish family living in Hungary—through three generations—rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his government sanctions anti-Jewish persecutions. His son converts to Christianity to advance his career as a champion fencer and Olympic hero, but is caught up in the Holocaust. Finally, the grandson, after surviving war, revolution, loss and betrayal, realizes that his ultimate allegiance must be to himself and his heritage.

1999

My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette 1985

6.70

A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

1985

Safe

Safe 1995

7.00

Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.

1995

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies 1996

7.60

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.

1996

Beautiful Thing

Beautiful Thing 1996

7.30

Set during a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.

1996

An Angel at My Table

An Angel at My Table 1990

7.00

Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.

1990

The Land Girls

The Land Girls 1998

6.20

During World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war. Three such "land girls" of different social backgrounds - quiet Stella, young hairdresser Prue, and Cambridge graduate Ag - become best friends in spite of their different backgrounds.

1998

The Long Day Closes

The Long Day Closes 1992

7.24

Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another day as he deals with his oppressive school environment and his burgeoning homosexuality.

1992

Walking and Talking

Walking and Talking 1996

6.00

Just as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagement, bringing her anxiety and insecurity right back.

1996

Oleanna

Oleanna 1994

6.20

Carol, a college student, comes to John's office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has received for one of her papers.

1994

Next

Next 1990

7.10

William Shakespeare, without saying a word, gives a quick run through of all his plays in a very special audition.

1990

On the Black Hill

On the Black Hill 1988

6.30

The story covers eighty years in the lives of a pair of Welsh identical twins with an unusual bond, as they go through war, love affairs, and land disputes.

1988

Last Day of Summer

Last Day of Summer 1984

9.00

A young woman moves into a hippy commune and spends an idyllic summer with the young brother of one of the residents.

1984

Coping with Cupid

Coping with Cupid 1991

1

Three blondes from another planet land on earth to conduct research into romantic love

1991