The controversial and moving story of the late Joy Adamson and her husband. The film charts her obsessive devotion to her lions, and to Elsa in particular, as they try and train her for release into the wild. A sensitive and magnificently filmed portrayal of an unusual true story. A great score too. Living Free is the humble sequel, but worth a watch if you REALLY like lions... find out more...

In the main this is a fantastical, perilous ocean odyssey by one bright, resilient young man and a fearsome Bengali tiger named Richard Parker. Ang Lee’s visually gorgeous adaptation of find out more...

Another re-working of Herman Neville's novel sees the mad bad and dangerous to know Captain Ahab taking his increasingly reluctant crew on an all consuming quest for vengeance against the infamous white whale, Moby Dick. A class cast and some decent production values make this a tempting alternative to actually reading the classic. find out more...