Un veterà agent secret anglès (Colin Firth) ha d'entrenar un jove sense refinar (Taron Egerton), però que promet convertir-se en un competitiu agent gràcies a un ultra-programa d'entrenament, alhora que una amenaça global emergeix procedent d'un geni recargolat. Adaptació del còmic de Mark Millar i Dave Gibbons.
En un estrany i depriment univers futurista on regnen les màquines, una mosca cau dins d'un ordinador i canvia el cognom del guerriller Harry Tuttle (Robert de Niro) pel tranquil pare de família Harry Buttle, que és detingut i assassinat per l'aparell repressor de l'Estat. El tranquil buròcrata Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) és l'encarregat de tornar un taló a la família de la víctima, circumstància que permet conèixer Jill Layton (Kim Greist), la dona dels seus somnis. I, mentre la persegueix, fa amistat amb Harry Tuttle i es converteix en el còmplice.
Principis del segle XVIII. Anglaterra està en guerra amb els francesos. Una reina afeblida, Anne (Olivia Colman), ocupa el tron i la seva amiga Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governa el país en la seva absència, a causa del seu estat de salut i el seu caràcter inestable. Quan una nova serventa apareix, Abigail (Emma Stone), el seu encant sedueix Sarah. Sarah ajuda Abigail i aquesta veu una oportunitat per tornar a les seves arrels aristocràtiques. Com que la política ocupa gran part del temps de Sarah, Abigail comença a acompanyar amb més freqüència la Reina. Desenvoluparan una amistat que Abigail aprofitarà per satisfer les seves ambicions.
En una Gran Bretanya futurista, l'Alex és un adolescent que junt amb els seus amics, es dedica a la ultra-violència (pallisses, abusos, violacions i humiliacions envers els més dèbils, i baralles amb altres grups d'adolescents). És aficionat a les drogues i sobre tot a la música clàssica de Ludwig van Beethoven.
El duc de York va esdevenir rei d'Anglaterra amb el nom de George VI (1936-1952), després de l'abdicació del seu germà gran, Edward VII. La seva tartamudesa, que era un gran inconvenient per l'exercici de les seves tasques, el va portar a buscar l'ajuda de Lionel Logue, un expert logopeda que va intentar eliminar aquest defecte de la parla del monarca.
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.
Relat dels esdeveniments polítics succeïts després de la mort de la princesa Diana. Basada principalment en les converses mantingudes per la Reina Isabel i el Primer Ministre Tony Blair per arribar a un acord sobre la petició popular de celebrar un dol nacional.
Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence—until tragedy strikes.
An ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government that wanted control of popular culture via the British Broadcasting Corporation. Loosely based on the events in Britain in the 60's when the Labour government of Harold Wilson, wanted to bring the pirate radio stations under control, enough to see the passage of the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act on 15 August 1967. Also known as "Pirate Radio".
A principis dels 70, entre les escorrialles del moviment hippy i el naixement del punk, esclatà al Regne Unit el glam rock, caracteritzat per músics rebels que lluïen una estètica andrògina, marcada per vestits brillants i maquillatge espectacular. Entre ells va destacar per damunt de tots Brian Slade, que es va esfumar sobtadament de la vida pública després de simular un atemptat al cim de la seva carrera. Deu anys després d'aquella estranya desaparició...
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics as she faces her final days in power. The year is 1990 and Margaret Thatcher's support within the government is wavering - her hold on the premiership hangs in the balance. Then, long-serving politician Sir Geoffrey Howe resigns over Thatcher's attitude to Europe. His resignation speech sparks a chain of events that leads to the overthrow of Britain's first woman prime minister. This modern dramatic tragedy illustrates the strengths and fatal flaws of this iconic woman more clearly than ever before and reveals how the very aspects of her character that helped her secure power are the ones that ensured her downfall. Drama starring Lindsay Duncan.
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.
Angie is a working class woman. After being fired, she decides to set up a recruitment agency of her own, running it from her kitchen with her friend, Rose. Taking advantage of the desperation of immigrants, Angie builds a successful business extremely quickly.
A sociological portrait of the United Kingdom after the historic Brexit vote of 2016. A funny, sometimes terrifying and non-judgemental look at the new populist politics sweeping western democracies.
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
The daughter of a British prison governor returns from an American finishing school, and chases after the inmates of her Dad's prison.
Showcasing three short films by American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race, sexuality and civil rights, among other topics, in Istanbul, Paris and Great Britain.
A strange story from Somerset, England about a filmmaking farmer and the inspiring legacy of his long-lost home movies.
A bad night out just got a fair bit worse, it's the end of the world! Something terrible has happened, the undead are out in force; roaming the streets and devouring all who get in their way. A group of soldiers, civilians and teenagers take shelter in a local school for protection from the undead hordes outside, but no rescue is coming. Food is running low - morale doubly so, tensions are high and things are looking bad when a stranger arrives outside the gate. Then they get a whole lot worse.