Two soldiers return from Vietnam, one mentally scarred, the other physically. We flashback to their childhood and the fascination the slightly crazy one has with flying. So maybe after the horror of war it's a more logical decision to be a bird! A brilliant film about disillusionment, growing up and existential madness. find out more...

A coming-of-age tale about a young man with learning difficulties and his destructive older brother. The two live in a shabby caravan on someone else's land, with little in the way of work to help them get by. When the farm land is taken over with new owners, the boys lives are set to change. A gentle story with beautiful landscapes and a heart of gold, carefully balancing the beauty of a positive outlook against the persistent problem of poverty and disadvantage. find out more...

Based on a true story we follow the fortunes of Susanna who has been dubiously diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, trapped in a state of self-loathing she rebels against the authorities within her psychiatric hospital and finds solace with her fellow inmates, in particular the hypnotically charismatic Lisa, a grade 'A' sociopath. Girl Interrupted is a cracking drama, with all the ingredients of a fine story; humour, pathos and passion, sensitively directed and with an absolutely com find out more...

When 16-year-old Craig enters a psychiatric ward he's hoping for a quick fix to his suicidal impulses, but as the horror that he can't leave for five days begins to subside he reluctantly settles into what may turn out to be the most transformative time of his young life. Craig's most important relationship is with Bobby, a troubled father who transfers some of his parental affection. The conversations between the two of them provide the heart of the movie; a genuine and nuanced portrait of two find out more...

Tessa is seventeen and passionate about life. Diagnosed with a terminal illness, she determines to use every moment, compiling a catalogue of what a normal teenager would experience, including losing her virginity and taking drugs. With the help of her friend Zoey, she sets the list in motion. While her family deals with fear and grief, each in their own way, find out more...

Phillip and Erik are best friends, they share a love of punk, girls and having a good time, and they also have literary aspirations, but their shared endeavour to become published and renown authors has unexpected consequences. find out more...

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Oldboy director Park Chan-wook makes his English-language debut with this Southern Gothic-influenced psychodrama about India Stoker, a maudlin teenager whose father has recently died in a car accident. Enter the enigmatic figure of her Uncle Charlie, whose increasing presence in her life creates tensions between her and her mother, who has become smitten with the mysterious charmer. Borrowing liberally from both Shadow of a Doubt and Carrie, Wentworth Miller's script of pure pulpy h find out more...

Life with a troubled autistic brother is tough for Thomas when all he wants is to be a normal teenager. His new girlfriend Jackie tries to help, but Thomas must take a long hard look at himself in order to appreciate all of the positives in his life and to understand that a perceived adolescent idyll isn't necessarily the be all and end all. The multi-award winning and nominated 'The Black Balloon' is a thoughtful and nicely performed coming of age drama. find out more...

There's something in them thar woods... A young woman is warned off venturing too far from the homestead by her parents, but the lure of that old red house is just too much to resist. Edward G Robinson gives a whompingly overblown performance as the man of the house with a dark secret scratching to get out. A dark tale of sexual awakening and repressed family memories: melodramatic almost to the point of failure, but a mesmersing fairy tale of the Grimm school nonetheless. Delmer Daves may have find out more...