Scrooge is a miserly old businessman in 1840's London. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of Marley, his dead business partner. Marley foretells that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits, each of whom will attempt to show Scrooge the error of his ways. Will Scrooge reform his ways in time to celebrate Christmas?
Well-received version of an extremely familiar morality tale.

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A dark ‘Bladerunneresque' interpretation of the near future where humans, replicants, cyborgs and robots co-exist. Batou is a detective plunged deep into a world of corruption and murder in his search for a killer that leads him to fear for his own humanity. A stunningly rendered 2-D and 3-D animation, Ghost in the Shell 2's story may pale in comparison with the greats such as ‘Akira' but as a visual feast it's a bench mark for what precedes it. NB you don't have to have watched Ghost in the She find out more...

'Happiness' tracks the bittersweet transition as an innocent, simpler lifestyle slowly fades to the seduction of technology and progress in the village of Laya, nestled deep in the Himalayan mountainside of Bhutan. Told through the eyes of Peyangki; a captivating and dreamy nine year old boy, who is sent by his mother to study at the local monastery because she cannot afford to raise all six of her children. Beautiful, sad and... inevitable.

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When Po's long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible-learn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate band of Kung Fu Pandas.

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A fantastical tale about the floating city of Laputa, a mystical place created by a long departed people, and the key to something magical that only young Sheeta and her rescuer Pazu will discover. From the same people who brought you Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle In The Sky is a stunning piece of Japanese animation for children and adults alike. find out more...

A thousand years after an apocalyptic war, a handful of humans have made their home in the beautiful ‘valley of the wind'. But their idyll is threatened by a poisonous jungle, protected by fearsome insects, that is encroaching on their refuge. Led by Princess Nausicaa, the humans must fight to restore balance to the world and in doing so, their own survival. One of the first features from the creators of Spirited Away and a stunningly animated ecological adventure. find out more...

In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, a titanic feat of physical and mental endurance that no rider has repeated since. He was a hero to millions, the saviour of professional cycling following the doping scandals which threatened to destroy the sport. However, less than six years later, aged just 34, he died alone, in a cheap Italian hotel room.

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Ponyo, part-goldfish part-human, meets and forms a bond with a 5-year-old human boy, Sosuke, and the film charts their adventures as Ponyo attempts to become human in this stunning variation on the mermaid myth.
This is an awesome animation from the people who brought you 'Spirited Away', 'Princess Mononoke', 'Howl's Moving Castle', 'Laputa Castle in the Sky', 'Kiki's Delivery Service', 'Grave of the Fireflies', 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Only Yesterday' and others. Perhaps a little thinner find out more...

Princess Mononoke was raised by wolves and sounds an awful lot like Baz Luhrmann's ill-fated Juliet. Critically acclaimed, this is one of the biggest manga films of recent years. When a young warrior sets out to find the cure to an illness that is threatening his life he comes across a host of characters that must all fight against gods present in the forests. Mononoke leads the animal gods and the film is clearly an allegory demonstrating the struggle between man and nature through stunning find out more...

Chihiro is moving to the country with her family, and she's not happy, but before they even reach their new home they come to a dark and foreboding tunnel gateway. Victim to her father's curiosity Chihiro finds herself in a fantastical world, a bath house for the Gods ruled by a sinister sorceress. Chipper, brave and resourceful Chihiro must begin a journey to save those dearest to her and return to the land which she knows. Spirited Away is mesmerising, the imagination and uniqueness of the sto find out more...