20th Century Flicks, Bristol

The original script brought to life in the 1930s with a cast of thousands and the best of action cinema and photography. Richard is truly malevolent and lethal, let loose in a fascist Britain with machine guns and tanks to further his plans for domination. Brilliantly performed, chilling, thrilling edge of the seat stuff. find out more...

RUMBLE FISH (1983)

Certification18 Our Rating

A visually brilliant film about teenage gangs in America's urban wasteland. The leader of a small dying gang, Rusty James, lives in the shadow of the memory of his absent, older brother - The Motorcycle Boy. His mother has left, his father drinks, school has no meaning for him and his relationships are shallow. One of Coppola's two adaptations of S E Hinton novels, 'The Outsiders' being the other. A great performance from Dillon and an awesome soundtrack. find out more...

SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE (1972)

Certification18 Our Rating

The film version of Kurt Vonnegut Jr's famous anti-war sci-fi novel. Slipping back and forth along his own life line a suburban optometrist experiences the fire bombing of Dresden and captivity on the planet Trafalmardore. A powerful and seemingly unfilmable book that turned out to be a great movie. find out more...

THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST (1989)

CertificationPG Our Rating

Hurt is an emotionally withdrawn author of travel guides for businessmen who would rather be at home, whose stale marriage provides no relief. During a trial seperation he meets a lively dog-trainer who wants to teach him new tricks, and show him the fullness of life. Compelling and often funny. find out more...

THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (1975)

CertificationPG Our Rating

A fine traditional adventure yarn based on a Rudyard Kipling tale and set on the wild North West Frontier of the British Raj. Two penniless adventurers, mistaken for Gods, decide to carve themselves out a kingdom in a remote region of the Himalayas, but when one decides to rule, rather than thieve the jewels, the trouble starts. A meditation on power?

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THE ROAD (2009)

Certification15 Our Rating

A stunningly shot story of a father and son trudging through a desolate and dangerous wasteland in search of unlikely salvation after an unnamed ecological disaster. This bleak movie is adapted from the Pulitzer award winning novel by Cormac McCarthy and was largely filmed in the post-industrial wastelands of Pennsylvania. find out more...

THE SHOOTING PARTY (1984)

Certification15 Our Rating

They are elegant, arrogant and assured; they dine, shoot pheasants, gossip and flirt, and they observe the rigorous etiquette expected of them. However it's 1913 and they are the last of the Edwardians, their society is collapsing and their lives about to be devasted by the coming slaughter.

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THE THIRD MAN (1949)

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The Graham Greene story of black-marketeer Harry Lime, who "dies" and then apparently comes back to life. A totally compelling thriller, set against a backdrop of shattered post-war Vienna and haunted by an evocative zither score. find out more...

THE TIN DRUM (1979)

Certification15 Our Rating

Admirably sumptuous film version of Gunter Grass's epic surreal novel. Depicting German history through the eyes of three year old Oskar who decides, through sheer will-power, never to grow up. Bizarre, amusing and frequently grotesque this is deservedly acclaimed as a milestone in modern cinema. find out more...

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (2012)

Certification15 Our Rating

George Smiley, a recently retired MI6 agent, struggles to adjust to life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole, Smiley is drawn back into the murky field of espionage. Tasked with investi find out more...