Fish Tank

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Jackie is a CCTV operator. One day, a man shows his face on her monitor, a man she hoped never to see again. Now she has no choice and is compelled to confront him.

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certification: NR cinematographer: Robbie Ryan crew: Helen Scott crew: David M. Thompson crew: Paul Trijbits decade: 2000s director: Andrea Arnold editor: Nicolas Chaudeurge genre: Drama language: en popularityBand: niche rating: 6 studio: BBC Film studio: UK Film Council tag: woman director writer: Andrea Arnold

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113 min NR DK EN Drama Thriller 217 votes

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Yorkshire moorlands, northern England, in the late 18th century. Young Heathcliff, rescued from the streets of Liverpool by Mr. Earnshaw, the owner of Wuthering Heights, an isolated farm, develops over the years an insane passion for Cathy, his foster sister, a sick obsession destined to end tragically.

Why this

15 shared reasons

certification: NR cinematographer: Robbie Ryan crew: Christopher Wyatt crew: Abbi Collins crew: Rashad Hall-Heinz crew: Andy Cole crew: Helen Scott director: Andrea Arnold editor: Nicolas Chaudeurge genre: Drama language: en popularityBand: niche runtimeRange: movie:121-150 studio: UK Film Council writer: Andrea Arnold

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124 min NR GB EN Drama Romance 273 votes

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A restless teenager escapes her troubled home and joins a traveling crew of young drifters selling magazines across the American Midwest. Immersed in a world of reckless partying, risky hustles, and fleeting romances, she searches for freedom and belonging on the open road.

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9 shared reasons

character: Billy cinematographer: Robbie Ryan crew: Rashad Hall-Heinz director: Andrea Arnold genre: Drama language: en popularityBand: niche rating: 6 writer: Andrea Arnold

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163 min R GB EN Drama 921 votes

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In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria Gonzalez, the woman in charge of the forgeries. After a passionate affair, Gold returns home, having named a coworker as the culprit. But when one of Gonzalez's customers is found dead, Gold is sent back to Shanghai to complete the investigation.

Why this

10 shared reasons

crew: Christer Melén crew: Joakim Sundström crew: David M. Thompson decade: 2000s genre: Drama language: en popularityBand: niche rating: 6 studio: BBC Film studio: UK Film Council

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93 min R GB EN Drama Science Fiction Thriller 676 votes

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Befriended by aristocrat Sebastian Flyte, Oxford student Charles Ryder finds that the power and privilege experienced by the family is seductive. On a visit to the ancestral home, Brideshead, he falls in love with his friend's sister, Julia. However, as his ties to the Flytes deepen, Ryder finds himself at odds with their strong Roman Catholicism.

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9 shared reasons

crew: David M. Thompson decade: 2000s genre: Drama language: en popularityBand: niche rating: 6 runtimeRange: movie:121-150 studio: BBC Film studio: UK Film Council

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133 min PG-13 MA EN Drama Romance 162 votes

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After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

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9 shared reasons

actor: Michael Fassbender crew: Lee Grumett crew: Carley Lane crew: Jo Tew crew: Christine Langan crew: Paul Trijbits genre: Drama language: en studio: BBC Film

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120 min PG-13 GB EN Drama Romance 1,549 votes

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A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles Darwin. Torn between faith and science, he struggles to finish his legendary book "On the Origin of the Species," which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.

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9 shared reasons

crew: David M. Thompson decade: 2000s genre: Drama language: en popularityBand: niche rating: 6 studio: BBC Film studio: UK Film Council year: 2009

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108 min PG-13 GB EN Drama History 244 votes

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12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.

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9 shared reasons

cinematographer: Robbie Ryan crew: Linda Forsén crew: Rashad Hall-Heinz crew: Andy Cole crew: Rob Pizzey director: Andrea Arnold language: en popularityBand: niche writer: Andrea Arnold

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119 min R FR EN 220 votes

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A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

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7 shared reasons

genre: Drama language: en rating: 6 runtimeRange: movie:121-150 studio: BBC Film tag: aggressive tag: woman director

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127 min R AU EN Drama Western 2,924 votes

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Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties.

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7 shared reasons

actor: Jason Maza actor: Kierston Wareing character: Kelly decade: 2000s language: en popularityBand: niche rating: 6

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119 min R GB EN Action Crime Thriller 230 votes

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A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.

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7 shared reasons

genre: Drama language: en popularityBand: niche rating: 6 studio: BBC Film tag: mother daughter relationship tag: woman director

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110 min R GB EN Fantasy Drama 100 votes

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Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add risqué burlesque acts similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

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8 shared reasons

crew: David M. Thompson decade: 2000s genre: Drama language: en popularityBand: niche rating: 6 studio: BBC Film studio: UK Film Council

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103 min R GB EN Comedy Drama 229 votes

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An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting The Night Watch.

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8 shared reasons

crew: Kees Kasander decade: 2000s genre: Drama language: en rating: 6 runtimeRange: movie:121-150 studio: Kasander Film Company studio: UK Film Council

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135 min NO CA EN Drama History 75 votes

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After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a novel and a sum of money he left behind to reinvent her life.

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8 shared reasons

crew: David M. Thompson decade: 2000s genre: Drama language: en popularityBand: niche rating: 6 studio: BBC Film tag: woman director

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97 min R GB EN Drama 186 votes

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Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

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8 shared reasons

crew: David M. Thompson decade: 2000s genre: Drama language: en popularityBand: niche rating: 6 studio: BBC Film tag: woman director

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109 min R US EN Drama Romance 165 votes

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A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.

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8 shared reasons

certification: NR character: Kelly crew: Rachel Clark crew: Paul Trijbits decade: 2000s genre: Drama language: en studio: UK Film Council

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101 min NR GB EN Drama Crime 1,390 votes

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Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.

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8 shared reasons

crew: David M. Thompson crew: Paul Trijbits decade: 2000s genre: Drama language: en popularityBand: niche studio: BBC Film studio: UK Film Council

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115 min NO DE EN Drama History 160 votes

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A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.

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7 shared reasons

decade: 2000s genre: Drama language: en popularityBand: niche rating: 6 studio: ContentFilm studio: UK Film Council

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98 min PG-13 GB EN Comedy Drama 167 votes

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Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.

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9 shared reasons

crew: Nick Laws crew: Joakim Sundström crew: Jane Petrie decade: 2000s genre: Drama language: en rating: 6 runtimeRange: movie:121-150 studio: UK Film Council

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129 min R DE EN Drama Mystery Thriller 1,697 votes

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The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.

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10 shared reasons

certification: NR crew: Marese Langan crew: Christine Langan crew: David M. Thompson decade: 2000s language: en popularityBand: niche studio: BBC Film studio: UK Film Council year: 2009

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106 min NR GB EN Comedy 766 votes