20th Century Flicks, Bristol

As a young pilot returns home in May 1945, a relationship is formed as he desperately contacts a radio operator before bailing out of the sky. He lives, evading his celestial escort, meets the aforementioned operator and falls in love. But he must face a heavenly court to decide if he should live or die. Amazing.

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ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974)

Certification15 Our Rating

A 35-year old woman with an unsatisfying marriage decides to up and move when her husband is killed. On the road, with 12 year-old son and whilst pursuing her childhood ambition to be a singer, she copes with life's problems and is forced to reassess her relationships with men and what she wants from them. One of the great movies of the 70s. find out more...

ALL THE REAL GIRLS (2007)

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Paul has a reputation as the local Romeo in a quiet North Carolina mill town, but when his best mate's sister arrives back from boarding school Paul finds himself genuinely smitten and a tender relationship based on mutual love blossoms between the two of them. Unfortunately the course of true love never runs smooth and we glimpse the ups and downs of this pair like eavesdroppers on others' lives. find out more...

AMELIE (2001)

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Amelie has led a sheltered existence under the anally eccentric tutelage of her over protective parents. When Amelie finds work in a small Paris cafe her life continues in its own introverted fantasy until she discovers a tin box of memories and suddenly she sees her purpose, to bring happiness into the lives of others. In the pursuit of her good deeds Amelie becomes fascinated by a collector of discarded photo booth pictures, but as the possibility of love looms she begins to retreat from the i find out more...

BEFORE SUNRISE (1995)

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A chance encounter between two students leads to a meeting of like minds and a night of romance wandering the streets of Vienna till dawn. A Franco-American love affair that explores the mental rather than the erotic side of male-female pair-bonding. A must for Hawke or Linklater fans. find out more...

BEGINNERS (2010)

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Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal has passed away. This new found love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 45 years, came out of the closet at age 75 and rocks it to the full. By turns touching and witt find out more...

BENNY AND JOON (1993)

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Joon is a beautiful, intelligent, but slightly unbalanced girl who lives with her heavily over-protective brother (Quinn). When Sam, a strange withdrawn young man (superbly played by Depp) appears, his delightfully comic nature wins Joon over. Quirky, romantic and tender in equal amounts. find out more...

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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986)

Certification15 Our Rating

Action fantasy tale about a wise-cracking trucker who attempts to rescue his friend's fiance from a 2000 year-old magician who lives beneath San Francisco's Chinatown. He must battle demons, goblins and other terrors as he makes his way through the magician's dark domain. An excellent chop suey movie, very funny, highly entertaining and probably way ahead of it's time.

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BORN YESTERDAY (1951) (1951)

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Billie Dawn is the dumb chirpy blonde girlfriend of dodgy millionaire Harry Brock. Harry has set his sights on a bit of social climbing and finds that his ditzy girlfriend is in danger of being an embarrassment to these ambitions. To this end Harry hires a young journalist to educate Billie in the ways of "culture" but the more she learns the more she understands about her boyfriend and the worm decides to take a turn. "Born Yesterday" is a delightfully vivacious comedy, nominated for 5 Oscars a find out more...

BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)

Certification18 Our Rating

Brandon Teena is a new face in the isolated community of Falls City and it's not long before he has charmed the locals, in particular the women, who find his boyish good looks and gentle charm magnetic. Brandon has a secret though, and while in itself the truth is neither dark nor malevolent, in a place such as Falls City, the revelation of his true identity will have disturbing and destructive consequences. Boys Don't Cry is an incredibly powerful and at times horrifying drama, with some superb find out more...