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• Limitless (2011) (15) Limitless (2011) (15)
  Synopsis
  Premiere. A failed writer acquires a supply of an experimental drug that enables his brain to process and learn information at a superhuman rate. His newfound abilities allow him to make a killing on the stock market, but he soon attracts the attention of shadowy forces who have sinister plans for him. Sci-fi thriller, with Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish
• Larry Crowne (2011) (12A) Larry Crowne (2011) (12A)
  Synopsis
  Larry Crowne used to be in the Navy until he secured a job as a team leader at a superstore, where the staff adores him. Then the financial bubble bursts and Larry faces the terrifying prospect of redundancy like so many of his friends and neighbours. Concerned about how he will pay the mortgage, Larry decides to broaden his skills by attending college and he enrols for a public speaking class. Stumbling into the classroom, he meets feisty teacher Mercedes Tainot and is smitten.
• Little Fockers (2010) (12) Little Fockers (2010) (12)
  Synopsis
  Nurse Greg is now the proud father of twins, but has yet to earn the respect of his wife's stern father after 10 years of marriage. The couple invite both sides of their extended family to the kids' birthday party, where Greg makes a desperate effort to finally prove his worth to his father-in-law. Comedy sequel, with Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson and Dustin Hoffman
• Letters To Juliet (2010) (PG) Letters To Juliet (2010) (PG)
  Synopsis
  Premiere. A writer on holiday in Italy discovers a 50-year-old letter from a woman describing her regret at rejecting a man she was in love with. She is moved to reply, prompting the writer to turn up in person with her grandson in tow, and together they set out in search of her lost love to put things right. Romantic drama, starring Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave and Gael Garcia Bernal
• Let Me In (2010) (15) Let Me In (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  A bullied 12-year-old boy befriends a mysterious girl who has recently arrived in his neighbourhood. He is unaware she is a vampire, who is responsible for a series of recent killings. When the girl's human protector disappears, she is forced to turn to her new friend for help. Remake of Swedish horror Let The Right One In, starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee
• Labyrinth (1986) (U) Labyrinth (1986) (U)
  Synopsis
  Family-oriented fantasy featuring a host of incredible characters from muppet-man Jim Henson's creature workshop. Suburban girl Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is forced against her will to babysit her baby brother, and wishes for the goblins to come and take him away. When this wish unexpectedly comes true, the Goblin King (David Bowie) tells Sarah that she can rescue her brother only by negotiating the labyrinth which leads to the Goblin Castle. Left with no choice, Sarah sets out on a dangerous adventure…
• Like Crazy (2011) (12) Like Crazy (2011) (12)
  Synopsis
  An English student falls in love with an American classmate, and tries to secretly remain in the country after her visa expires. She is forced to return home, leaving them struggling to maintain a long-distance relationship, while wrestling with immigration bureaucracy. Romantic drama, with Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence and Alex Kingston
• L'Atalante (1934) (PG) L'Atalante (1934) (PG)
  Synopsis
  A village girl called Juliette falls in love with a young barge captain called Jean and they are soon married, sailing off for a life together aboard his barge, along with shipmate Jules and six cats. The blushing bride makes the best of her situation, dutifully tending to her husband's needs, but when the craft stops off in Paris, she cannot resist secretly visiting the city of her dreams. When Juliette returns to the barge, she discovers it has departed without her.
• Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009) (15) Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009) (15)
  Synopsis
  Premiere. Fletch and Jimmy head off on a weekend getaway and stumble across a town in which all of the women are cursed to become bloodthirsty vampires. It is not long before the men realise that in order to avoid becoming prey to the killers, they must become the hunters. Comedy horror, starring James Corden, Mathew Horne and Paul McGann
• Lady Chatterley (2006) (18) Lady Chatterley (2006) (18)
  Synopsis
  An aristocratic woman leads a lonely, unfulfilled life caring for her distant, paralysed husband. She begins an affair with the gamekeeper, which provides the passion her life was missing - but keeping the relationship a secret proves impossible. Drama, adapted from DH Lawrence's novel, starring Marina Hands and Jean-Louis Coullo'ch. In French
• Lady In The Water (2006) (PG) Lady In The Water (2006) (PG)
  Synopsis
  Thriller written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film revolves around an apartment building superintendent named Cleveland (Paul Giamatti) who discovers a magical sea-nymph named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard) who has been transported to this world and is living in the building's swimming pool. As this bizarre revelation sinks in, Cleveland becomes enraptured by her other-worldly charm.
• Legally Blonde (2001) (12) Legally Blonde (2001) (12)
  Synopsis
  A seemingly dizzy teenager is heartbroken when her boyfriend dumps her because he thinks she is not intelligent enough to help his political career. To prove him wrong she enrols at Harvard, but finds herself out of her depth as other students do their best to humiliate her. Comedy, starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis and Victor Garber
• Life As We Know It (2010) (12) Life As We Know It (2010) (12)
  Synopsis
  Premiere. A couple try to matchmake the godparents of their baby daughter, resulting in a disastrous date. When the devoted parents are killed in a tragic accident, the mismatched duo are named as the child's legal guardians, forcing them to try to put their differences aside and live together. Comedy, with Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel and Josh Lucas
• Leon (1994) (18) Leon (1994) (18)
  Synopsis
  Expert thriller centring on the unlikely friendship between a hitman and a young girl.
• Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole (2010) (PG) Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole (2010) (PG)
  Synopsis
  Two young owls are kidnapped by an evil bird, who intends to brainwash them into becoming his soldiers. They escape from his clutches and go in search of a legendary band of warrior owls, who are the only ones able to stop the feathered tyrant's evil schemes. Animated fantasy based on Kathryn Lasky's novel, with the voices of Jim Sturgess and Ryan Kwanten
• Lie With Me (2005) (18) Lie With Me (2005) (18)
  Synopsis
  Languorous sexual drama directed by Clement Virgo, which premiered at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival. Leila (Lauren Lee Smith) and David (Eric Balfour) meet during a hot steamy summer in Toronto. Leila is a strong and demanding young woman who has formed her sexual identity around anonymous one night stands, but when she meets the sensitive David, she finds that she must allow herself to be emotionally vulnerable if she wants to form any kind of relationship with him.
• La Haine (1995) (15) La Haine (1995) (15)
  Synopsis
  An award-winning account of one crucial day in the life of three ethnically diverse teenagers on a housing estate in Paris. It documents the fierce loathing that exists between the estate's residents and the police, that explodes when the police beat a youngster into a coma. The three young men vent their grief, frustration and anger in different ways with deadly consequences. The film won the 1995 Best Director at Cannes and the 1996 Best Film at the Cesar Awards.
• Little Man (2006) (12) Little Man (2006) (12)
  Synopsis
  A tiny baby-faced jewel thief tries to steal a priceless diamond for a gangster, only for it to end up in the home of a childless and gullible suburban couple. In a bid to get it back, the crook masquerades as an abandoned child to get himself adopted as their baby son - but comes to regret the ruse when he has to suffer nappy changes and being breastfed. Comedy, with Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Kerry Washington and Tracy Morgan
• Little White Lies (2010) (15) Little White Lies (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  Ludo is seriously hurt on the streets of Paris after crashing his motorcycle. Confined to his hospital bed in serious physical discomfort, he misses out on the annual get-together organised by restaurant owner Max Cantara and his fretful wife, Veronique, at their beach house. The shocking news about Ludo forces secrets into the open.
• Life In A Day (2011) (12A) Life In A Day (2011) (12A)
  Synopsis
  On July 24, 2010, YouTube users around the world were invited to take part in a unique cinema experiment: to capture their lives over the course of 24 hours and upload the footage to the video-sharing website. Director Kevin Macdonald and producer Ridley Scott have shaped the 4,500 hours of submitted footage from 80,000 users into a portrait of the modern world from myriad perspectives.
• Legion (2010) (15) Legion (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  The Archangel Michael turns his back on Heaven and travels to a small-town diner to protect a pregnant waitress and her unborn child from God's wrath. Action fantasy, starring Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson, Adrianne Palicki and Willa Holland
• London Boulevard (2010) (18) London Boulevard (2010) (18)
  Synopsis
  Premiere. An ex-convict hoping to make a fresh start gets a job as a bodyguard and handyman to a reclusive film star. As he falls in love with her, he tries to resist being drawn back into a life of villainy, but an unstable gangster has big plans for him. Crime drama, with Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, Ray Winstone, David Thewlis and Anna Friel. Including 5 News Update
• Layer Cake (2004) (15) Layer Cake (2004) (15)
  Synopsis
  A London cocaine dealer is all set to leave the criminal world behind and start a new life abroad. However, his plans are thwarted when he is asked to track down a gangster's drug-addicted daughter and locate a stolen shipment of Ecstasy. Crime thriller, starring Daniel Craig, Michael Gambon, Colm Meaney, Kenneth Cranham and Sienna Miller
• La Danse - Le Ballet De L'opera De Paris (2009) (E) La Danse - Le Ballet De L'opera De Paris (2009) (E)
  Synopsis
  Frederick Wiseman directs this behind-the-scenes documentary following a year in the life of the Paris Opera Ballet. The film shows the company and its dancers as they prepare for, rehearse and stage seven different ballets.
• Love Actually (2003) (15) Love Actually (2003) (15)
  Synopsis
  Ten interlinked stories of people searching for and finding love. While the newly elected, bachelor British prime minister is smitten by a junior staff member at 10 Downing Street, a heartbroken writer heads for France to get over a failed relationship, and a faded rock star aims to reinvent himself in time for Christmas. Richard Curtis's romantic comedy, with Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy and Liam Neeson
• Locked Up (2004) (18) Locked Up (2004) (18)
  Synopsis
  Gay-interest German drama. When petty criminal Dennis (Marcel Schlutt) is caught using stolen credit cards, he is sentenced to a brutal prison, where he is forced to deal with the violent low-lifes in his cell block. But when he meets Mike (Mike Sale) things begin to look up, as the two men become lovers and try to help each other through their brutal experiences.
• Last Night (2010) (12) Last Night (2010) (12)
  Synopsis
  Premiere. A couple's dedication to their marriage is tested as the husband prepares to go away overnight on a business trip. He is travelling with a colleague his wife knows he is attracted to, and while she tries to keep her suspicions under control, she runs into an old flame. Romantic drama, with Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes and Guillaume Canet
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006) (15) Little Miss Sunshine (2006) (15)
  Synopsis
  When their young daughter Olive is selected as a finalist in the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant (albeit by default), proud parents Richard and Sheryl cram their entire family - airforce-obsessed son Dwayne, porn-loving father and suicidal, gay, Proust scholar brother Frank - into a VW camper van for a cross country road trip to hell and back. The troubles begin within minutes of hitting the road, exacerbated by mechanical problems with the van and Dwayne's refusal to speak. Amidst the bickering,…
• Love & Other Drugs (2010) (15) Love & Other Drugs (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  Premiere. A cynical sales rep for a pharmaceutical company puts the charm he uses on his customers to the task of seducing a succession of women. He starts a purely sexual relationship with a waitress, who has Parkinson's disease and is even less interested in commitment than he is, only to find himself falling in love. Romantic comedy drama, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway
• Looking For Eric (2009) (15) Looking For Eric (2009) (15)
  Synopsis
  Ken Loach directs this upbeat comedy set in Manchester, about a football-mad postman who receives life coaching from his idol, the enigmatic French footballing legend, Eric Cantona. On a downward spiral and facing an uncertain future, postman Eric Bishop (Steve Evets) is looking for a way out of his torment. Stealing a joint from his teenage son, he takes a drag and starts recounting his woes to a poster of the Gallic legend in his bedroom. As if by magic (or a puff of smoke!), the famously philosophical…
• Lemon Popsicle 4 - Private Popsicle (1983) (18) Lemon Popsicle 4 - Private Popsicle (1983) (18)
  Synopsis
  Fourth film in the Israeli teen sex comedy film series, set in the early 1960s and following the antics of three young men as they discover the joys and heartbreaks of love and life. This time, the friends join the army but are not prepared to submit to their sergeant's orders. Instead, they get up to their usual antics - chasing women and avoiding work.
• Lethal Weapon (1987) (15) Lethal Weapon (1987) (15)
  Synopsis
  An unstable Vietnam veteran cop teams up with a by-the-book Los Angeles police detective to investigate the apparent suicide of the daughter of a wealthy businessman, leading them to a violent and bloody confrontation with a ruthless drug cartel under the control of a retired US general. Action thriller, starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan and Tom Atkins
• Laura, Les Ombres De L'ete (1979) (18) Laura, Les Ombres De L'ete (1979) (18)
  Synopsis
  French drama. Sculptor Paul (James Mitchell) meets a former great love again after a long time - but is much more impressed by her 15-year-old daughter Laura (Dawn Dunlap), who looks now like her mother when Paul was in love with her. Laura likes him very much too, but her jealous mother prevents any further contact. She allows him to make a sculpture of Laura, but only from photos.
• Life Is Beautiful (1997) (PG) Life Is Beautiful (1997) (PG)
  Synopsis
  An eccentric Italian Jew and his son are sent to a concentration camp during the Second World War, while his wife is held prisoner in another area. Determined to spare his son from having to cope with the horrors around them, he convinces the boy that it is all a game. Drama, starring Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi. In Italian, German and English
• L'Ennui (1998) (18) L'Ennui (1998) (18)
  Synopsis
  Parisian philosophy lecturer Martin (Charles Berling) is fascinated when he witnesses a fight between the painter Meyers (Robert Kramer) and his 17-year-old model Cécilia (Sophie Guillemin). Days later, after Meyers passes away while making love to Cécilia, Martin himself begins a highly-charged affair with the young woman. Both excited and frustrated by her immediacy and simplistic attitude towards life, Martin's growing obsession begins to unbalance him, and the affair becomes increasingly deranged…
• Lady of the Night (1986) (18) Lady of the Night (1986) (18)
  Synopsis
  Italian erotic thriller about a young woman's search for sexual fulfilment. After being neglected by her husband, Simona (Serena Grandi) explores a dangerous world of anonymous sexual encounters, culminating in an attack by a sinister masked man.
• Law Abiding Citizen (2009) (18) Law Abiding Citizen (2009) (18)
  Synopsis
  A man is forced to witness the murder of his wife and daughter, and is driven to despair when one of the perpetrators walks free at trial. Years later, he begins a campaign of vigilante violence, seeking revenge on the killers and the justice system that failed to punish them, particularly an assistant district attorney who allowed the defendant to make a deal during the court proceedings. Thriller, with Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx
• Last Action Hero (1993) (15) Last Action Hero (1993) (15)
  Synopsis
  Danny, a dedicated young fan of action star Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger), is given a magic cinema ticket by his local projectionist which transports him into his hero's latest film, in which the good guys always win. However, one of Slater's enemies gets hold of the magic ticket and ends up in Danny's world where he finds a way to finally kill off Slater.
• Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) (PG) Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) (PG)
  Synopsis
  An enigmatic British Army officer tries to unite the Arab nations against the Turks during the First World War, but comes into conflict with the military authorities when he engages the enemy with guerrilla tactics instead of more conventional methods. However, his increasingly torn loyalties leave him close to madness. Oscar-winning epic drama directed by David Lean, starring Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins
• The Last Stand (2013) (15) The Last Stand (2013) (15)
  Synopsis
  Kim Jee-Woon directs this all-action crime thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the leader of a notorious drugs cartel, slips through the fingers of the FBI during a court hearing and speeds towards the Mexican border with a hostage in tow. With his crazed killer Burrell (Peter Stormare) clearing the route ahead in an armoured juggernaut, Cortez races for the border in a supercharged sports car. The only thing standing in his way is the small-town sheriff of…
• Little Big Soldier (2010) (15) Little Big Soldier (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  Action adventure comedy written, produced by and starring Jackie Chan. Set during the turbulent warring states period in ancient China, the film tells the story of an old foot soldier (Chan) who kidnaps a wounded young general from a rival state (Rongguang Yu) in the hope of using his captured enemy as a means to securing an honourable discharge from the army.
• Leap Year (Ano Bisiesto) (2010) (18) Leap Year (Ano Bisiesto) (2010) (18)
  Synopsis
  Mexican psychodrama portraying a woman's intense loneliness and her journey into a world of sexual experimentation. Freelance journalist Laura Lopez (Monica del Carmen) lives alone, leaving her tiny flat only to shop for groceries and to pick up random, faceless men for sex. Her repeated attempts at intimacy with these men come to nothing until she meets Artur (Gustavo Sanchez Parra), who at last gives her the attention she craves. But as time goes by Artur's sadistic tendencies come to the fore…
• Legacy - Black Ops (2010) (15) Legacy - Black Ops (2010) (15)
  Synopsis
  Thomas Ikimi writes and directs this psychological thriller starring Idris Elba. A military mission to take down a British-born arms dealer in Eastern Europe ends disastrously, leaving Black Ops soldier Malcolm Gray (Elba) hospitalised for almost a year. On his release, Gray returns to Brooklyn and holes himself up in a rundown rented room, where he goes through an intense personal journey as he struggles to come to terms with what has happened. But it isn't long before his past catches up with…
• Loving Annabelle (2006) (15) Loving Annabelle (2006) (15)
  Synopsis
  Rebellious Catholic schoolgirls, hidden secrets and a controversial romance all unfold in this story of a boarding school teacher who has an affair with her female student, Annabelle (Erin Kelly). Inspired partly by the 1931 German classic, 'Maedchen In Uniform,' director Katharine Brooks's film offers a modern telling of the forbidden love story that continues to be controversial to this day.
• Life For Ruth (1962) (PG) Life For Ruth (1962) (PG)
  Synopsis
  Morality thriller. When John Harris's (Michael Craig) daughter is injured in a boating accident, only a blood transfusion will save her. Unfortunately, this goes against his religious beliefs, and as a result the child dies. Taken to court by local Dr. Brown (Patrick McGoohan), Harris eventually wins the case, but at what cost.
• Let Him Have It (1991) (15) Let Him Have It (1991) (15)
  Synopsis
  Fact-based drama about the controversial 1952 murder trial in which mentally handicapped 19-year-old Derek Bentley was sentenced to be hanged for killing a policeman - even though his friend Chris Craig was the one who fired the fatal gunshot. Starring Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Tom Bell and Mark McGann
• Ladybird, Ladybird (1994) (18) Ladybird, Ladybird (1994) (18)
  Synopsis
  Ken Loach directs Liverpudlian stand-up comic Crissy Rock in this gritty drama. Maggie Conlon (Rock) is a downtrodden woman who has had her children taken away by the social services for being an unfit mother. When Maggie meets a kind and gentle Chilean refugee, they become lovers and move in together. The couple start a family, but Maggie's past history with the social services causes problems as it means that their newborn baby is in danger of being taken away.
• Lethal Seduction (2005) (15) Lethal Seduction (2005) (15)
  Synopsis
  A reporter poses as an illegal immigrant and takes a job in the office of a ruthless, seductive lawyer, hoping to expose her corrupt business practices. However, his pursuit of a story is threatened when he becomes infatuated with her. Comedy drama, starring Melanie Griffith and Esai Morales
• Lust For A Vampire (1970) (18) Lust For A Vampire (1970) (18)
  Synopsis
  A writer is aghast to discover a seemingly well-to-do girl in a private school is actually a blood-sucking creature of the night. Hammer horror, starring Ralph Bates, Michael Johnson and Suzanna Leigh
• Love Don't Cost A Thing (2003) (15) Love Don't Cost A Thing (2003) (15)
  Synopsis
  Romantic teen comedy (and remake of the 1987 teen comedy 'Can't Buy Me Love') starring Nick Cannon as Alvin, a brilliant but nerdy teenager who strikes a deal with popular cheerleader and high school honey Paris Morgan (played by pop singer Christina Milian) to pose as his girlfriend for two weeks so that he can change his image and boost his social status. But he soon discovers that being popular is not the smooth ride he thought it would be.