Set in Orange County, California, in an age where America has lost its ‘war on drugs', a reluctant undercover cop is ordered to start spying on his friends, the consequence of which is a paranoid journey into the absurd, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode and even your own motives become unclear. Scanner Darkly is a cautionary tale of drug use based on the novel by Philip K Dick and born of his own experiences. Like a graphic novel come to life, the film uses live action pho find out more...

2019. The Earth is on the brink of destruction, Tokyo shimmers with post-punk fetishism, gangs of cyberpunk bikers and rioting crowds are on the streets of the post-atomic city. The scene is set for comic-book ultra-violence in this remarkable animated nightmare of hyper-reality. find out more...

Hiro is a something of a tech kid prodigy but, having just showcased the merits of micro bots, finds someone else has decided to use them for evil. With the help of an unlikely big white health robot called Baymax and a bunch of enjoyably quirky sidekicks, Hiro takes on the forces of evil in an effort to save the day. A fun film with some good gags, great robots and swell animation.

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Following Cobain from his earliest years in Aberdeen, WA, through the height of his fame, a visceral and detailed cinematic insight of an artist at odds with his surrou find out more...

When Coraline's parents move to the back of beyond and bury themselves in their work their seriously bored daughter decides to go in search of her own entertainment. Coraline stumbles upon a small portal that introduces her to an alternative world where her mum and dad care and the shabbiness of her real existence has been transformed into a wonderous place of beauty and adventure, but perfect places can sometimes hide a dark secret, as our heroine soon begins to discover. Directed and created b find out more...

Brilliant but bored high school student Light Yagami suddenly finds himself holding the power of life and death in his hands, the power of the ‘Death Note'. He decides to rid the world of evil, by killing off criminals one by one. When the murders start to pile up, genius detective L is on the case, and an epic battle of wits unfolds. A slick slice of hokum from the highly popular Manga anime TV series. find out more...

Mr Fox has become responsible, he's given up rebellious, instinctive pastimes like raiding the farmers' chicken coops, cider and other nocturnal activities in order to get a regular job and play being dad... but one last chicken snatching adventure seems just like one for the road. Wes Anderson does family friendly animation in this superb adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic. find out more...

Japan, the future, and cyber technology is out of control with nobody quite sure who's alive and who exists purely on the net. When elite officer, Motoko Kusangi and her two colleagues are sent on the trail of a data thief, they find he has a sinister interest in Motoko herself. Violently complex... find out more...

Originally released in 1988, the wait is over for the UK release of this anime classic, superb animated feature from the Studio Ghibli studio (Miyazaki's animation stable). What sets this film apart from the fantastical films made in the tradition of his peers, it its historical and emotional realism. The focus in Takahata's film is on the story of its two young protagonists, brother and sister Seita and Setsuko, as they flee the destruction of their home and family after the American firebombin find out more...

Sophie is a young hat maker and though less than satisfied with the life allotted to her she is resigned to her fate. When the wicked witch of the waste transforms her into an old woman however, the world Sophie had expected disappears forever. Finding refuge in the bizarre moving Castle of the wizard Howl, Sophie embarks on a fantastical adventure that will shape the destiny of the world. The latest film from the master animator Hayao Miyazaki Howl's moving Castle is a beautifully rendered flig find out more...