The Fountain
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Alexander Bisping Director:Darren Aronofsky Certificate:
"The Fountain" is an odyssey about one man's eternal struggle to save the woman he loves. His epic journey begins in 16th-century Spain, where conquistador Tomas (Hugh Jackman) commences his search for the Fountain of Youth, the legendary entity believed to grant immortality. As modern-day ..read more »
Stranger Than Fiction
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman Director:Marc Forster Certificate:
An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.
The Pursuit Of Happyness
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Dan Castellaneta Director:Gabriele Muccino Certificate:
Inspired by a true story, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a bright and talented, but marginally employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five year old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When Gardner lands an internship at a ..read more »
Norbit
on DVD
(2007) Starring:Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Snr. Director:Brian Robbins Certificate:
A mild-mannered guy (Murphy) who is engaged to a monstrous woman (Murphy) meets the woman of his dreams (Newton), and schemes to find a way to be with her.
Apocalypto
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Dalia Hernandez, Mayra Serbulo, Gerardo Taracena Director:Mel Gibson Certificate:
As the Maya kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), a young man chosen for sacrifice, flees the kingdom to avoid his fate.
Running Scared
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Chazz Palminteri, Paul Walker, Cameron Bright Director:Wayne Kramer Certificate:
For over a decade Joey Gazelle (Paul Walker) has successfully juggled his conflicting roles as loving family man and low-ranking mobster. However, when Joey ignores the mob's explicit instructions to dispose of the gun used in the fatal shooting of a corrupt cop during a bungled drugs operation, he ..read more »
Babylon A.D.
on DVD
(2008) Starring:Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry Director:Mathieu Kassovitz Certificate:
Veteran-turned-mercenary Thoorop (Diesel) takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America in a post-apocalyptic world. But it isn't long before they are pursued by warring factions who are both determined to take the girl, and it is up to Thoorop to stop them.
Half Nelson
on DVD
(2006) Starring:Shareeka Epps, Tina Holmes, Anthony Mackie Director:Ryan Fleck Certificate:
High school teacher Dan (Ryan Gosling) and quiet teenager Drey (Shareeka Epps) are two lonely souls who wander the planet looking to attach some semblance of meaning to their chaotic lives. Dan teaches Drey in a dilapidated school in Brooklyn, New York. Their relationship is unremarkable until Drey ..read more »
Gran Torino
on DVD
(2009) Starring:Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang Director:Clint Eastwood Certificate:
Walt Kowalski, an iron-willed veteran living in a changing world, who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices. The people he once called his neighbors have all moved or passed away, replaced by Hmong immigrants, from Southeast Asia, he despises. Resentful of ..read more »
Kate Winslet is simply stunning in this tale of relationships, dreams and ambition, that become twisted in time.
Revolutionary Road
on DVD
(2008) Starring:Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon Director:Sam Mendes Certificate: Watch now: £3.49
Frank and April, a married couple in the 1950s, have always seen themselves as special, different, ready and willing to live their lives based on higher ideals. So, as soon as they move into their new house on Revolutionary Road, they proudly declare their independence from the suburban inertia ..read more »