Jim Carrey dominates this latest version of the classic Dickens story in which an elderly Victorian miser is taken on a redemptive trip through his past, present and future. Using 'performance capture' animation this stylish film sticks closely to the book, though with added ghoulishness.
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Based on the famous novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery, this is a lavish adaptation featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Megan Follows. Anne Shirley is the orphan who finds herself in Green Gables as a struggling teenager. The tale follows her through dramas and triumphs as she blossoms into an independent woman. An epic drama. find out more...

Michael Anderson had the bright idea of collecting hundreds of stars together way before Robert Altman thought of it and here they all are, in glorious technicolour. Niven is suberb, as always, as the impeccable Fogg who, for a wager, tries to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days! Hop on a sailing railroad across The West! Be attacked by fierce prairie Indians! Rescue a Princess in India! Sail a burning Atlantic paddle-wheeler! Fight bulls in Spain! Romp through Paris! Won Best Picture at 1956 Ac find out more...

Jules Verne's classic adventure gets a makeover, or mauling, depending on whether people call you a child or an adult. Inventor, Phileas Fogg makes a bet with the Royal Academy of Science that he can circumnavigate the earth in less than eighty days, an endeavour that will take him and his two companions on an adventure beyond their wildest dreams, and indeed, nightmares. Around The World In 80 Days is a mess of a movie, there are some great set pieces and it's all done with exuberance, but it i find out more...

Beginning with the birth of Black Beauty, the story is narrated by the horse itself, as he guides us through two decades of both good times and bad, as he serves masters both kind and cruel. It's a tale of friendship, abuse, betrayal, and redemption, and the setting moves from the verdant pastures of rural England to the crowded streets of 19th-century London in this faithful adaptation of the classic story. find out more...

Based on Jules Verne's fantasy adventure we follow Professor Lindenbrook and his motley posse into the bowls of the earth where they discover a land that time forgot (or something very similar). Very bad baddies, huge ravenous lizards, and giant mushrooms are just a taster of the goodies on offer. There's also a bit of effective sexual symbolism, in typical Hollywood style, which greatly enhances the syrupy romantic subplot. Excellent and with the added bonus of the late, great James Mason. find out more...

Frodo and Sam make their last push towards Mount Doom where they must destroy the ring and bring about the end of Sauron's spreading darkness. Aragorn finally acknowledges his role as the peoples King and Gandalf gets a lot of repressed anger off his chest in the many battles against the dark lord's minions. The final instalment of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy sets new heights for the term ‘epic'; visually the film is breathtaking and against the odds Jackson manages to keep the varying t find out more...

Dickens' classic tale of the young orphan boy, picking a pocket or two and struggling to survive in the seedy underbelly of 19th Century London is gloriously brought to life by Polanski. Oliver is a visual feast without doubt; the only question is quite why a director like Polanski has remained so rigidly within the original framework of the book, particularly when David Lean did such an exemplary adaptation over half a century earlier. find out more...

The best version of the Dickens story by a long way, with Alistair Sim playing cantankerous old git Scrooge. An all star cast also features Michael Hordern, George Cole and Jack Warner. Essential viewing at all times of the year. find out more...

An epic, musical adaptation of Dickens's cautionary Christmas tale. Finney is great as old Ebeneezer, visited by the ghosts of christmas past, present and future and shown the error of his miserly ways. Stock up on mulled wine. Thank you very much... find out more...