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• Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) (PG) Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) (PG)
  Synopsis
  FBI agent Malcolm dons his old lady disguise for a third time as he goes undercover in a girls' school to investigate a murder. His teenage son, who witnessed the crime, is forced to join him on the case, assuming a female identity of his own to enrol as a student. Comedy, with Martin Lawrence and Brandon T Jackson
• Bridesmaids (2011) (15) Bridesmaids (2011) (15)
  Synopsis
  A disorganised woman is asked to be maid of honour at her best friend's wedding. Taking charge of the pre-wedding bridal celebrations, she resolves to give her friend and accompanying bridesmaids the time of their lives, but as her efforts slide into chaos she finds the wife of the groom's boss is keen to usurp her position. Comedy, with Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne and Maya Rudolph
• Bad Teacher (2011) (15) Bad Teacher (2011) (15)
  Synopsis
  Cynical, hard-drinking teacher Elizabeth Halsey hates her job and the kids in her class, and hopes to escape her daily grind by landing a rich husband. A wealthy substitute seems like a suitable candidate, but she has a rival for his attention in a squeaky-clean colleague. Comedy, starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Jason Segel and Lucy Punch
• Black Swan (2010) (15) Black Swan (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  Artistic director Thomas Leroy presides over his ballet company at New York's Lincoln Center, all too aware that his productions have lost their edge. So he very publicly terminates the services of prima ballerina Beth Macintyre and chooses Nina Sayers as her replacement to take the lead in an erotically-charged new staging of the classic Swan Lake. Nina is a technically gifted dancer but she struggles to express her emotions on stage, which causes friction with Thomas.
• Black Pond (2011) (15) Black Pond (2011) (15)
  Synopsis
  Tom Thompson is patriarch of a dysfunctional family including his wife Sophie and daughters Jess and Katie. A stranger dies at the family's dinner table and they are accused of murder. Six months later, family friend Tim Tanaka visits prodigiously frank psychotherapist Dr Eric Sacks. Soon after, the story is splashed across the tabloid press and the facts are distorted beyond all recognition.
• Beautiful Lies (2010) (12A) Beautiful Lies (2010) (12A)
  Synopsis
  Handyman Jean is madly in love with his employer, elfin hairdresser Emilie. So he pens an anonymous love note, which she promptly screws up in the bin. Then Emilie has a brainwave - she can send the billet doux to her mother Maddy, who has been depressed since the breakdown of her marriage. Sure enough, the possibility of a secret lover shakes Maddy out of her fug and she happens upon the truth: that Jean is the author.
• Beastly (2011) (12) Beastly (2011) (12)
  Synopsis
  An arrogant teenager plays a prank on a girl, not realising she is a witch. She punishes him by casting a spell that turns him into a monster. He can only be changed back by finding someone who truly loves him within a year, after which he will be stuck in his new form. Romantic fantasy, starring Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen and Neil Patrick Harris
• Bodyguard (2011) (12) Bodyguard (2011) (12)
  Synopsis
  Bollywood romance starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor. Professional bodyguard Lovely Singh (Khan) is employed to look after Divya (Kapoor), the beautiful young daughter of an eminent business tycoon, while she attends college. But complications arise when the two find themselves falling in love.
• Blitz (2011) (18) Blitz (2011) (18)
  Synopsis
  Premiere. An uncompromising police detective's career is under threat when his violent methods are exposed by a reporter. However, he is kept on duty as he is considered the only man capable of stopping an elusive serial killer, one who is preying on police officers. Crime thriller, starring Jason Statham, Aidan Gillen, Paddy Considine and David Morrissey
• Benda Bilili! (2011) (PG) Benda Bilili! (2011) (PG)
  Synopsis
  Documentary following the lives of a Congolese band made up of seven homeless or disabled musicians. Over the course of five years, the band go from playing their home-made instruments on the streets of the city of Kinshasa to embarking on a European tour. In Lingala and French
• Bedtime Stories (2008) (PG) Bedtime Stories (2008) (PG)
  Synopsis
  Hotel handyman Skeeter Bronson may not be the huge success he always hoped to be, but he is devoted to his sister Wendy and her two adorable kids, Patrick and Bobbi. The imaginative uncle agrees to tell the youngsters bedtime stories to help them drift off to sleep, inventing tall tales full of magic, mystery and daring deeds. When elements from these stories, suggested by the tykes, unexpectedly impact on real life, Skeeter realises that his fairy-tales are coming true and he embarks on the adventure…
• Battle Of Warsaw (2011) (15) Battle Of Warsaw (2011) (15)
  Synopsis
  A newly married Polish cavalry soldier is called up to fight in 1920, as the battle to drive out occupying Soviet forces reaches a critical turning point. While he faces the hardship of life on the front line, his cabaret singer wife experiences the dramatic changes occurring in the country. Historical drama, starring Borys Szyc and Natasza Urbanska. In Polish and Russian
• Burlesque (2010) (12) Burlesque (2010) (12)
  Synopsis
  A woman goes to work as a cocktail waitress at a burlesque club which is teetering on the brink of closure. The manager gives her the chance to perform and she has soon become the venue's star attraction, drawing the attention of a sleazy developer with plans for the site. Musical drama, starring Cher, Christina Aguilera, Alan Cumming and Eric Dane
• Battle: Los Angeles (2011) (12) Battle: Los Angeles (2011) (12)
  Synopsis
  The Earth is bombarded by what appears to be meteors, but turn out to be the vanguard of an alien invasion force. As America's west coat comes under heavy attack, a platoon of soldiers is sent in to fight off the aliens and rescue civilians. The troops have only a few hours to complete their mission before the area is bombed. Sci-fi thriller, with Aaron Eckhart and Ramon Rodriguez
• Bruno (2009) (18) Bruno (2009) (18)
  Synopsis
  A gay Austrian fashion journalist becomes a public hate figure in his own country, and heads to America in search of celebrity with his adoring assistant in tow. He embarks on a campaign of publicity stunts to make himself famous, encountering prejudice and meeting people similarly desperate for stardom. Spoof documentary, starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Gustaf Hammarsten
• Bronson (2008) (18) Bronson (2008) (18)
  Synopsis
  Biopic of the notorious convict, who was sent to prison for seven years after a failed armed robbery, only for his sentence to be increased to over 30 years by an escalating series of violent incidents, ultimately earning him tabloid celebrity as the most violent prisoner in Britain. Starring Tom Hardy, Hugh Ross and Juliet Oldfield
• Born To Fight (2011) (12) Born To Fight (2011) (12)
  Synopsis
  A former boxing champion who turned his back on the sport after becoming tired of violence works as a janitor at a school. He befriends a bullied pupil, and teaches the youngster to box, so he can confront the leader of the gang making his life a misery in the ring. Family drama, starring Daniel Madger and Steve Austin
• Bunny And The Bull (2009) (15) Bunny And The Bull (2009) (15)
  Synopsis
  Stephen Turnbull is an agoraphobic, who hasn't stepped outside the front door for over a year. His life is a carefully orchestrated routine until fate throws an almighty spanner in the works and Stephen has to contemplate the unthinkable: leaving the house. The huge emotional strain of opening the door then actually stepping outside sparks memories of Stephen's journey around Europe with best friend Bunny.
• Bonded By Blood (2010) (18) Bonded By Blood (2010) (18)
  Synopsis
  Three drug dealers rise rapidly through the Essex underworld in the 1990s, using a campaign of fear and violence to maintain their position. However, as rivals vie for power, the three gangsters are left facing an uncertain fate. Fact-based crime drama, starring Tamer Hassan, Neil Maskell, Vincent Regan and Terry Stone
• Breaking Dawn (2004) (15) Breaking Dawn (2004) (15)
  Synopsis
  Tense psychological thriller. A dedicated young medical student is assigned to probe into the mind of Don Wake, a patient at a psychiatric hospital loaded with secrets. She pushes him to reveal the truth about the brutal murder of his mother, but Don instead warns her of danger looming in the outside world, including a mysterious and threatening man named Malachi. Don pleads with her to break him out of the hospital in order to bring the truth to the surface. But the student dismisses his claims…
• Brighton Rock (2010) (15) Brighton Rock (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  Pinkie Brown is determined to clamber up the ranks of organised crime in Brighton, aided by Spicer and his small team. The planned murder of Fred Hale goes awry and innocent cafe waitress Rose witnesses the chase, potentially putting Pinkie and the boys in the frame for the slaying. So the thug sets out to seduce shrinking violet Rose to win her silence. Cafe owner Ida and her good friend Phil realise that Rose is staring into the jaws of death and resolve to save the girl from herself.
• Blood And Bone (2009) (18) Blood And Bone (2009) (18)
  Synopsis
  A drifter battles his way through an illegal underground fighting circuit controlled by the Los Angeles Mob, on a mission to keep a promise to his dead friend. His defeat of the local champion attracts the attention of a crime boss, but his refusal to work for the gangster makes him a deadly enemy. Action thriller, with Michael Jai White, Julian Sands and Eamonn Walker
• Blue Valentine (2010) (15) Blue Valentine (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  Removal man Dean crosses paths with Cindy at a retirement home and he is immediately smitten, pursuing the young woman until she agrees to a date. Their fiery and passionate romance leads to marriage and a family, but the giddiness and excitement of those early months together is replaced by weariness as the relationship settles into a routine. When Cindy encounters her high school sweetheart in the supermarket, seeds of jealousy are sown.
• Battle Of Britain (1969) (PG) Battle Of Britain (1969) (PG)
  Synopsis
  In 1940, the Luftwaffe launches a campaign of aerial attacks against Britain to gain control of the skies ahead of a planned land invasion. Under the leadership of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, the RAF mounts a determined defence over the summer and autumn, despite being heavily outnumbered and forced to match inexperienced pilots against German veterans. Second World War drama, starring Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Harry Andrews, Trevor Howard and Curt Jurgens
• Beauty And The Beast (1991) (U) Beauty And The Beast (1991) (U)
  Synopsis
  Belle swaps places with her inventor father as prisoner of the accursed Beast and falls for her hirsute host. Musclebound rival suitor Gaston leads the torch-wielding villagers against the Beast but the rabble meets its match in the equally enchanted servants, who include tightly wound pendulum clock Cogsworth and flirtatious candlestick Lumiere.
• Blazing Saddles (1974) (15) Blazing Saddles (1974) (15)
  Synopsis
  Cleavon Little plays an escaped black convict who ends up being given the poison chalice job of the new Rockridge Sheriff by scheming railroad developer and politician Hedley LaMarr (Harvey Korman). Notionally sent in to protect the ungrateful Rockridge community from marauding gangs, his only ally turns out to be alcoholic former gunslinger The Waco Kid (Gene Wilder). Though initially expressing racial prejudice the townsfolk eventually adopt the Sheriff to help them outwit Hedley LaMarr, deciding…
• Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011) (15) Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (2011) (15)
  Synopsis
  An east London criminal is released from prison and returns to his old neighbourhood, with a film crew documenting his story. He finds the area has changed while he was locked up and tries to rebuild his reputation, while also trying to save his aunt's pub. Spoof crime documentary, directed by and starring Ricky Grover. With Omid Djalili and Steven Berkoff
• Buried (2010) (15) Buried (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  Rodrigo Cortes directs this claustrophobic suspense thriller. Ryan Reynolds stars as Paul Conroy, an American driver contracted to deliver supplies to soldiers in Iraq. After an attack by an Iraqi resistance group, Paul wakes to find himself buried alive inside a coffin with only his mobile phone and a cigarette lighter. With only 90 minutes' worth of oxygen between him and certain death, Paul's worst enemies become intermittent reception and a rapidly draining battery as he engages in a desperate…
• Being There (1979) (12) Being There (1979) (12)
  Synopsis
  A simple-minded gardener who has spent his life in seclusion ventures into the outside world for the first time after his employer dies. His homespun outlook on life is mistaken for philosophical wisdom and puts him on the road to becoming a highly influential political adviser. Hal Ashby's satirical comedy, based on the novel by Jerzy Kosinski, starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine and an Oscar-winning Melvyn Douglas
• Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982) (15) Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982) (15)
  Synopsis
  Extended version of Ridley Scott's cult classic. Ex-cop Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is hired to track down a group of androids who have escaped from a satellite colony. As two of the AWOL 'replicants' (Rutger Hauer and Daryl Hannah) seek refuge in a geneticist's house, Deckard takes his investigation to the Tyrell Corporation, where he falls in love with Rachael (Sean Young), herself an android, but with a memory chip that convinces her she is human.
• Braveheart (1995) (15) Braveheart (1995) (15)
  Synopsis
  Account of the life of medieval Scottish hero William Wallace. After the slaughter of his father and brother, young Wallace is taken in by his uncle, who teaches him how to use not only his brawn but his brain - which he employs to great effect years later when he resolves to drive the English out of Scotland. Oscar-winning historical epic, directed by and starring Mel Gibson. With Patrick McGoohan, Sophie Marceau and Catherine McCormack
• Brazil (1985) (15) Brazil (1985) (15)
  Synopsis
  Dystopian view of the future as seen through the eyes of a disillusioned civil servant.
• Baby Boy (2001) (18) Baby Boy (2001) (18)
  Synopsis
  Director John Singleton returns to the location of his classic 'Boyz 'n' the Hood' with a story about a young black man trying to grow up in the inner city. Jody (Tyrese) is a 20-year-old male who has two children by two different women and yet still lives at home with his mother. Trouble begins when Melvin (Ving Rhames), his mother's new ex-con boyfriend, moves into the house. He and Jody lead a tense co-existence and are soon engaged in open conflict; but will it be enough to force the young man…
• Burke And Hare (2010) (15) Burke And Hare (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  Two Irishmen in 19th-century Edinburgh have to dispose of a dead lodger, and learn a doctor pays well for cadavers to use in his anatomy lectures. Seeing a chance to get rich, they soon progress from grave robbing to murder in a bid to keep their benefactor in fresh corpses. Comedy horror, starring Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson and Jessica Hynes
• Back To The Future (1985) (PG) Back To The Future (1985) (PG)
  Synopsis
  First chapter in the blockbuster trilogy. Young buck Marty McFly travels back in time courtesy of Dr Emmett Brown and his DeLorean time machine, and comes face to face with his own parents in 1950s America. However, Marty must not negatively impact on the course of events otherwise he could stop his parents from falling in love and ultimately giving birth to him.
• Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan (2006) (15) Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan (2006) (15)
  Synopsis
  A Kazakhstani journalist is sent to the United States to learn about the country and its customs. However, when the inquisitive reporter stumbles across an episode of Baywatch featuring Pamela Anderson, he becomes convinced she is his future bride and embarks on a reckless mission to track her down. Spoof documentary, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian and Pamela Anderson
• Beginners (2010) (15) Beginners (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  A man starting a relationship looks back on the last years of his father's life, when he came out as gay at the age of 75. He recalls the old man's passionate new outlook on life, and ponders what the experience can teach him about his current romance. Comedy drama, starring Ewan McGregor and an Oscar-winning Christopher Plummer
• Black Book (2006) (15) Black Book (2006) (15)
  Synopsis
  Epic war drama based on a true story. Rachel Steinn (Carice van Houten) is a beautiful Jewish woman living in Holland during the early days of World War II. When Axis forces take control of Holland, Rachel's family are killed in a bombing raid while most of the city's Jews are rounded up and sent to Nazi death camps. Rachel manages to narrowly avoid capture, and joins the local resistance movement. With her hair dyed blonde, Rachel can easily pass for a gentile, and when the leader of the Dutch…
• Blood In The Mobile (2010) (E) Blood In The Mobile (2010) (E)
  Synopsis
  Danish filmmaker Frank Piasecki Poulsen directs this documentary highlighting the use of controversial minerals to create alloys for the manufacture of mobile phones. The widespread industrial use of minerals such as casserite, a component of tin that is mined in war-torn eastern Congo, leads to breaches of human rights such as child labour, prostitution of underage girls and lack of protection for miners.
• Babylon (1981) (15) Babylon (1981) (15)
  Synopsis
  Powerful portrayal of life for West Indian youths in London in the early 1980s. DJ for Brixton reggae sound system 'Ital Lion Sound', Blue (Brinsley Forde) is getting ready for the local sound system showdown with rival crew, Jah Shaka. But as the day of the competition approaches, Blue suddenly sees his life falling apart. After losing his job, he's beaten up by the police on a trumped-up charge, and then discovers that all of his sound equipment has been destroyed by local white residents, hostile…
• Bolt (2008) (PG) Bolt (2008) (PG)
  Synopsis
  The canine star of a TV show about a dog with superpowers thinks his on-screen adventures and abilities are all real. When he accidentally gets mailed across America, he sets off on a frantic journey to battle against the evil he thinks is waiting for him - but along the way, he comes to realise he is just a normal dog. Animated adventure, with the voices of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus. Includes Lotto
• Bugsy Malone (1976) (U) Bugsy Malone (1976) (U)
  Synopsis
  Re-release of Alan Parker's 1976 musical comedy about a chancer called Bugsy Malone, who aligns himself with bar owner Fat Sam in a bitter feud with crime kingpin Da Boss, who is keen to protect his empire from rivals with the help of dreaded splat guns. The plan is sound, except Bugsy is far more interested in nightclub vamp Tallulah.
• Big Momma's House (2000) (12) Big Momma's House (2000) (12)
  Synopsis
  A dedicated FBI agent will stop at nothing to catch a dangerous escaped convict, even if it means donning a fat suit and drag to pose as the obese old woman who lives across the road from the felon's girlfriend. Comedy, with Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, Jascha Washington, Terrence Dashon Howard and Ella Mitchell
• Billy Elliot (2000) (15) Billy Elliot (2000) (15)
  Synopsis
  County Durham during the 1984 miners' strike. Young Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) becomes fascinated with the ballet lessons which are being held in the same hall as his boxing class. The ballet teacher, Mrs Wilkinson (Julie Walters), recognises his potential and encourages him to join her class. As his talent gradually reveals itself, it becomes clear that Billy should be attending the Royal Ballet School in London, but with his father's opposition and the extreme poverty which descends on the area…
• Bare Behind Bars (1980) (18) Bare Behind Bars (1980) (18)
  Synopsis
  Brazilian exploitation action in which three women plot to escape from a brutal (and sleazy) women's prison. The film comes replete with the standard cat fights, shower scenes and sadistic lesbian warders.
• Becoming Jane (2007) (PG) Becoming Jane (2007) (PG)
  Synopsis
  Fictional romantic biopic of author Jane Austen. A young girl's future prospects in English society of 1795 are based around marrying for financial gain. As a rebellious twenty-year-old, Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) contemplates a future mapped out for her by her parents, when into her life rides trainee Irish lawyer Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy). Handsome, intelligent and poor, Lefroy is initially scornful of the unstylish country family, but when Jane begins imposing her independent spirit, the pair…
• Black Hawk Down (2001) (15) Black Hawk Down (2001) (15)
  Synopsis
  American soldiers are sent into war-torn Mogadishu in 1993 on a routine search and capture operation. Learning some of their compatriots have been shot down, they feel compelled to mount a perilous rescue attempt - one that descends into all-out conflict with heavily armed Somalians. Ridley Scott's fact-based drama, starring Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Ewen Bremner and William Fichtner
• Brideshead Revisited (2008) (12) Brideshead Revisited (2008) (12)
  Synopsis
  A student at Oxford in the 1920s becomes fascinated with the glamorous lives of an aristocratic friend and his sister, but a complex love triangle develops between the three, while their idyllic relationship is threatened by the arrival of the siblings' embittered mother. Drama based on Evelyn Waugh's novel, starring Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell and Emma Thompson
• Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961) (PG) Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961) (PG)
  Synopsis
  Holly Golightly is a desperately lonely socialite living in New York, who is searching rather forlornly for a rich, older husband. Her restrictive outlook on life is forever changed when she meets her new neighbour Paul Varjak, an aspiring author and kept man involved in an adulterous affair with a wealthy older woman. Holly and Paul become firm friends, but their feelings gradually turn to affection and love.
• Bend It Like Beckham (2002) (12) Bend It Like Beckham (2002) (12)
  Synopsis
  An English schoolgirl tries to hide her passion for football from her strict Indian parents, knowing they disapprove of her tomboyish love of the game. However, when a semi-professional player sees her in action, she is offered a place on a team, forcing her to come up with a complex plan to keep her sporting career under wraps. Comedy, with Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Juliet Stevenson and Shaznay Lewis