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• Beat Girl (2013) (12) Beat Girl (2013) (12)
  Synopsis
  A teenager's lifelong dream of training as a pianist seems doomed to failure after her mother's death. She becomes a DJ to help her raise funds, and grows to love the world of electronic dance music. When an opportunity to resume her classical career arises, she must decide what she really wants. Drama, starring Louise Dylan and Craig Daniel Adams
• Beat Makers (2008) Beat Makers (2008)
  Synopsis
  A documentary that charts the never ending hustle of up and coming, as well as seasoned hip-hop producers.
• Beat Street (1984) (12) Beat Street (1984) (12)
  Synopsis
  Classic 1980s movie about Bronx street culture. Focusing on breakdancing, hip-hop and graffiti artists, the story follows the day-to-day life of the Beat Street crew and concerns the staging of a big breakdancing show. Features appearances from Afrika Bambata, Grandmaster Melle Mel, the Rock Steady Crew and the New York City Breakers.
• Beat The Devil (1954) (12) Beat The Devil (1954) (12)
  Synopsis
  A disparate group of travellers descend upon the East African coast, all hoping to claim a piece of uranium-rich land. Billy (Humphrey Bogart) and Maria Dannreuther (Gina Lollobrigida) arrive with their four shady business partners, but seem to have been beaten to the mark by the priggish Harry Chelm (Edward Underdown) and his wife Gwendolyn (Jennifer Jones). When they all attempt to leave, their steamer explodes, and the seven survivors are taken hostage by a group of Arabs. John Huston directed…
• Beat The World (2011) (12) Beat The World (2011) (12)
  Synopsis
  Professional dancers Stephanie Nguyen and Christian Loclair star in this Canadian hip hop dance drama. The film follows three street dance crews from around the world as they prepare for the 'Beat the World' hip hop dance competition in Detroit, each group facing its own dramas and challenges along the way.
• Beatdown (2010) (18) Beatdown (2010) (18)
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  Action film starring Rudy Youngblood. After his brother is brutally murdered, streetfighter Brandon Becker (Youngblood) is forced to flee the city after local gangsters demand that he repay his dead brother's debts. Hiding out at the small-town home of his father (Danny Trejo), Brandon becomes involved in the local underground cage-fighting circuit. Helped by former MMA champion Drake Colby (Michael Bisping), Brandon figures out a way to settle the score and take revenge on those who killed his…
• Beatles Stories (2010) () Beatles Stories (2010) ()
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• Beatles Stories: A Fab Four Fan's Ultimate Road Trip (2011) (E) Beatles Stories: A Fab Four Fan's Ultimate Road Trip (2011) (E)
  Synopsis
  Songwriter Seth Swirsky directs this documentary which gives an account of The Beatles from those who came into contact with them during their career. With a host of filmed interviews with people such as Ben Kingsley, Art Garfunkel, Jon Voight and Henry Winkler, Seth records the personal recollections of those who have met the Fab Four.
• Beats Of Mind: Film Project (2012) () Beats Of Mind: Film Project (2012) ()
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• Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest (2011) (E) Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest (2011) (E)
  Synopsis
  Michael Rapaport directs this behind-the-scenes documentary profile of the seminal New York hip hop group, that includes live performances, historical footage, and interviews with band members Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.
• Beau Brummell (1954) (PG) Beau Brummell (1954) (PG)
  Synopsis
  A renowned Regency dandy cultivates a friendship with the Prince of Wales in a bid to improve his social standing. However, an ill-judged remark threatens to bring his high-society lifestyle to an abrupt halt. Historical drama, starring Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov, Robert Morley, James Donald and James Hayter
• Beau Geste (1939) (PG) Beau Geste (1939) (PG)
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  Three brothers are accused of stealing from their aristocratic adopted mother. They seek to salvage their honour by joining the foreign legion, battling a rampaging Arab army as well as coming into conflict with their sadistic commanding officer. Action adventure, starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston and Brian Donlevy
• Beau Travail (1998) (15) Beau Travail (1998) (15)
  Synopsis
  Director Claire Denis' intensely physical study of tensions within a platoon of legionnaires stationed in North Africa. Fearing for his position within the group, Sergeant-Major Galoup (Denis Lavant) is growing increasingly jealous of the popular new recruit Sentain (Grégoire Colin) and decides to bring about his downfall. Eventually, when the platoon have left on a series of exercises, Galoup manages to provoke Sentain into a direct confrontation, the two of them coming face-to-face for the last…
• Beaufort (2007) (15) Beaufort (2007) (15)
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  Premiere. A 22-year-old Israeli officer commands a group of soldiers manning an ancient crusader fortress as the occupation of Lebanon comes to an end after nearly 20 years. He must come to terms with abandoning the outpost he and his men have risked their lives to defend. Israeli drama based on Ron Leshem's novel, starring Oshri Cohen, Ohad Knoller and Itay Tiran. In Hebrew
• Beaumarchais L'insolent (1996) (15) Beaumarchais L'insolent (1996) (15)
  Synopsis
  Beaumarchais was the author of comedy plays, arms dealer, spy, philanderer and staunch defender of human rights. A champion of the people who also had the ear of King Louis XV, he epitomised the contradictions and corruptions of pre-revolutionary France. Fabrine Luchini provides a multi-faceted portrait of this complex historical figure.
• Beautiful (2009) (Tc) Beautiful (2009) (Tc)
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  Australian thriller following a 14-year-old boy's attempts to uncover the secret underlying the mysterious disappearance of teenage girls from his suburb. Daniel (played by Sebastian Gregory) is a troubled teenager and something of an outcast, so when his attractive older neighbour Suzy (Tahyna Tozzi) asks for his help in investigating the strange happenings in the neighbourhood, he is powerless to refuse. Little does he know how deeply he will be cast into the mire of darkness underlying the suburb's…
• Beautiful 2012 (2012) () Beautiful 2012 (2012) ()
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• Beautiful Boxer (2005) (15) Beautiful Boxer (2005) (15)
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  Biopic of Thai boxing champion Parinaya Charoemphol, nicknamed Nong Toom, who entered the ring to earn the money for a sex change operation. In the face of prejudice from the crowd and opponents, Toom dressed in drag in the ring, kissing his rivals on the cheek before winning their respect with his ferocious fighting skills.
• Beautiful Boy (2010) (15) Beautiful Boy (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  A couple who are considering separation receive the devastating news that their son has committed a mass shooting at his university before taking his own life. As they struggle to cope with the aftermath of the tragedy under constant media attention, their already strained relationship is pushed to breaking point. Drama, starring Michael Sheen and Maria Bello
• Beautiful Country (2004) (15) Beautiful Country (2004) (15)
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  Drama set in Vietnam. The son of an American soldier and a native woman, Binh (Damien Nguyen) is considered in his country to be 'lower than dust'. Though he grew up in his grandmother's home, he is forced to leave when his aunt's new husband moves in, taking his place. Binh travels to Saigon in search of his mother, where he meets his small half-brother, Tam (Dang Quoc Thinh Tran), and learns about his parents' life together. When disaster strikes, Binh is forced to flee with Tam, boarding a dangerously…
• Beautiful Creatures (2000) (18) Beautiful Creatures (2000) (18)
  Synopsis
  Dorothy (Susan Lynch) has decided to leave her violent heroin-addict boyfriend and make a new start for herself in London, but just as she is about to leave she witnesses a vicious attack on a young woman, Petula (Rachel Weisz), and intervenes. However, in the ensuing struggle Petula's would-be assailant, Brian, is himself killed; leaving the women faced with a perplexing problem: how to get rid of his body? But then they come up with an idea - if they can fake Brian's kidnapping they might just…
• Beautiful Creatures (2013) (12) Beautiful Creatures (2013) (12)
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  A teenager falls in love with a new girl in his school, only to discover she is a witch. As dark secrets from her family's past emerge, they discover that on her 16th birthday, she will be required to choose a side in a conflict between good and evil. Fantasy, starring Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons and Emma Thompson
• Beautiful Dreamers (1990) (15) Beautiful Dreamers (1990) (15)
  Synopsis
  Walt Whitman is a free thinking poet who was responsible for the change in the lives of Dr Maurice Bucke and his wife Jessie Bucke, by bringing them out of the restraints of Victorian society.
• Beautiful Girl (2003) (PG) Beautiful Girl (2003) (PG)
  Synopsis
  A teacher decides to enter a beauty contest in an effort to win a honeymoon for herself and her fiance, sure that her personality will help her triumph. Comedy, starring Marissa Jaret Winokur, Mark Consuelos and Fran Drescher
• Beautiful Girls (1996) (15) Beautiful Girls (1996) (15)
  Synopsis
  An aspiring musician returns to his home town for a school reunion. However, the happy event leads to all manner of revelations, as he and old friends discover life has a funny way of taking them by surprise. Comedy drama, starring Uma Thurman, Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Mira Sorvino, Natalie Portman and Lauren Holly
• Beautiful Joe (1999) (15) Beautiful Joe (1999) (15)
  Synopsis
  When Joe (Billy Connolly), an Irish-American florist, decides to leave his quiet life behind and hit the road in search of adventure, he soon runs into Hush (Sharon Stone), a beautiful ex-stripper with a passion for gambling. After getting into trouble with local crimelord George (Ian Holm), the pair flee to Las Vegas - but with George's henchman following hot on their heels, this might be more adventure than Joe had bargained for!
• Beautiful Kate (2009) (15) Beautiful Kate (2009) (15)
  Synopsis
  Rachel Ward directs this gritty Australian drama exploring the dynamics of a chronically dysfunctional family. Ben Mendelsohn stars as middle-aged writer Ned, who, accompanied by his much younger girlfriend, Toni (Maeve Dermody), drives to the remote outback ranch home of his estranged, dying father Bruce (Bryan Brown) after being summoned there by his sister Sally (Rachel Griffiths). The last time Ned saw his father was during the tragic summer that saw the deaths of his twin sister Kate (Sophie…
• 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.
• Beautiful Losers (2008) (15) Beautiful Losers (2008) (15)
  Synopsis
  Founded in the '90s in Manhattan, the Alleged Gallery became a hot bed of creative talent, drawing together artists firmly embedded in the skateboard, graffiti and punk subcultures. Founder Aaron Rose remembers the art space's formative years in this documentary, featuring contributions from some of the gallery's leading lights such as Thomas Campbell, Jo Jackson and Mike Mills.
• Beautiful People (1999) (15) Beautiful People (1999) (15)
  Synopsis
  London, 1994. With the Bosnian conflict at its height and England about to play Holland in a World Cup qualifier, the lives of various people intersect in London. Refugee Pero (Edin Dzandzanovic) arrives in hospital after being run over, where he meets and falls in love with Portia (Charlotte Coleman), a doctor and daughter of Conservative MP George (Charles Kay). Also working on the ward is Doctor Mouldy (Nicholas Farrell), whose wife is in the process of leaving him and taking their two sons with…
• Beautiful Thing (1996) (15) Beautiful Thing (1996) (15)
  Synopsis
  Exploration of gay sexuality, centred around a tough council estate during a long, hot summer.
• Beautiful Wave (2011) (12) Beautiful Wave (2011) (12)
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  A teenager goes to stay with her grandmother in California, and discovers an old map belonging to her late grandfather, which shows the best surfing locations along the coast. She and her friends take a tour of these hot spots, uncovering an old family secret along the way. Surfing drama, starring Aimee Teegarden and Lance Henriksen
• Beauty (2011) (18) Beauty (2011) (18)
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  Premiere. A married South African businessman keeps his homosexuality a secret from his family, adopting a bigoted public persona to hide the truth. He stalks a friend's son, with whom he has become sexually obsessed, but his desire gives way to a seething jealousy of the younger man's contentment. Drama, starring Deon Lotz and Charlie Keegan. In Afrikaans and English
• Beauty (2012) () Beauty (2012) ()
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• Beauty & The Briefcase (2010) (12) Beauty & The Briefcase (2010) (12)
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  Premiere. An aspiring reporter gets her big break writing a magazine feature on dating in the workplace, for which she must get a job and go out with as many colleagues as possible. However, the assignment is jeopardised when she meets her perfect man, only to find he works for another company. Romantic comedy, with Hilary Duff and Chris Carmack
• Beauty and Denise (1988) (15) Beauty and Denise (1988) (15)
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• Beauty and the Beast (1976) Beauty and the Beast (1976)
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• Beauty and the Beast (1987) (U) Beauty and the Beast (1987) (U)
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• 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.
• Beauty And The Beast (2009) (15) Beauty And The Beast (2009) (15)
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  A princess tries to protect a fearsome but kindly monster who has been falsely accused of a series of murders. Together they go in search of the real culprit - an evil witch who has a monster of her own to carry out her evil deeds. Fantasy adventure, starring Estella Warren and Rhett Giles. Includes Mini Movie Moment
• Beauty And The Beast (1991) (U) Beauty And The Beast (1991) (U)
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  Premiere. A bookish woman agrees to take her father's place as prisoner of a fearsome monster living in a castle deep in the forest. She gradually grows to see a gentler, more human side to her hideous host, and comes to realise she may be able to break the curse that turned him into a beast in the first place. Disney animated fantasy, with the voices of Paige O'Hara and Robby Benson
• Beauty And The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (U) Beauty And The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (U)
  Synopsis
  A straight-to-video parallel storyline to the Disney smash hit 'Beauty and the Beast'. Returning to the time when Belle was imprisoned in the Beast's castle, the film tells of the young woman's attempts to bring some Christmas cheer to her surroundings, even though the Beast doesn't like the festive season. To this end, Belle invites all the enchanted objects from the castle to help, encouraging them to sing and dance so that the spirit of Yuletide might thaw the Beast's heart.
• Beauty is Embarrassing (2012) (TBC) Beauty is Embarrassing (2012) (TBC)
  Synopsis
  Beauty Is Embarrassing is a funny, irreverent, joyful and inspiring documentary featuring the life and current times of one of America’s most important artists, Wayne White.
• Beauty of the Barbarian (1973) (18) Beauty of the Barbarian (1973) (18)
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• Beauty Shop (2005) (12) Beauty Shop (2005) (12)
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  Feel-good comedy featuring an all-star cast including Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell and Kevin Bacon. Hairstylist Gina (Queen Latifah) is a long way from the barbershop and has made a name for herself at a posh salon with her cutting edge hairstyles. But when her egotistical boss, Jorge (Bacon), takes credit for her work, she buys a rundown salon of her own full of employees and customers more interested in speaking their minds that getting a cut.
• Beaver Trilogy (1999) () Beaver Trilogy (1999) ()
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  Sean Penn headlines Trent Harris's intriguing independent movie as a man fixated with Olivia Newton John, living as an outsider in a small town called Beaver.
• Beavis And Butt-Head Do America (1996) (12) Beavis And Butt-Head Do America (1996) (12)
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  The outspoken MTV duo become America's most wanted criminals during a cross-country quest to find a new TV set, getting caught up in a dastardly plot hatched by a thug to kill his sexy ex-wife. Completely juvenile but often wickedly funny anarchic animation with the voices of Mike Judge, Robert Stack, Cloris Leachman, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore
• Bebe's Kids (1992) (PG) Bebe's Kids (1992) (PG)
  Synopsis
  With an excellent soundtrack featuring R&B, Blues, Hip Hop, Aretha Franklin, The O'Jays, The Emotions and Ron Isley, this is an animated comedy based on the African-American cartoon characters of the late US comedian Robin Harris. The story follows ladies' man Robin as he takes the lovely Jamika to Fun World, where a group of rowdy kids keep interrupting his amorous advances.
• Because He's My Friend (1978) Because He's My Friend (1978)
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• Because I Said So (2007) (12) Because I Said So (2007) (12)
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  Premiere. A meddling mother becomes increasingly worried that her youngest daughter, who has a string of short-lived relationships under her belt, is doomed to fail in matters of the heart. She places a carefully worded ad on the internet for a suitable man, but her interference results in a series of misunderstandings. Comedy drama, starring Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Piper Perabo and Lauren Graham