Films of the Week: 3–9 August
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2023
Drama
Documentary
15
Prison drama based on a true story, starring Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin. John "Divine G" Whitfield is in Sing Sing prison for a crime he didn't commit. Finding relief from the rigours of incarceration by participating in a theatre group made up of inmates, he emerges as a star performer and playwright. But the arrival of the hardened Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin in the troupe challenges Whitfield's position.
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2013
Horror
Sci-fi
15
Science-fiction drama starring Scarlett Johansson. A mysterious young woman prowls the rainy streets of Scotland by night, seducing the lonely men she encounters. Along the way, the woman makes a disturbing discovery about herself.
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1987
Crime/detective
Sci-fi
18
Satirical science-fiction thriller starring Peter Weller and Nancy Allen. In futuristic Old Detroit a large conglomerate is now responsible for policing the city. When a young cop is murdered by a ruthless gang, his body is transformed into a computerised cyborg programmed to fight crime. But the human side of the "perfect" cop is soon seeking revenge on his killers.
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
Drama
Documentary
12A
Biographical drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy. In 1881, after his father dies, illustrator Louis Wain struggles to support his mother and five sisters. He hires a governess, Emily, with whom he falls in love. Despite this romance, and his growing professional success, Louis's finances remain unstable, and his mental health even more so.
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1984
Documentary
Drama
15
Biographical drama based on the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, starring BlMiranda Richardson and Rupert Everett. While working as a nightclub hostess, Ruth is introduced by a friend to conceited young racing driver David Blakely, with whom she begins a passionate and volatile love affair.
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2023
Drama
Romance
18
Psychological drama starring Saura Lightfoot Leon and Joseph Quinn. Eight-year-old Maria is taken away from her mother, who has a dangerous problem with hoarding, and placed into foster care. A decade later, Maria learns of her mum's death and begins to exhibit some alarming behaviour of her own. A budding romance with Michael, a previous occupant of her foster home who is back in town, offers some relief - but also risky encouragement.
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2016
Crime/detective
Thriller
18
Action thriller starring Keanu Reeves. Super-assassin John Wick is brought out of retirement once again when an old debt is called in by an Italian crime lord. Dispatched to Europe to carry out an assassination, Wick is himself targeted, resulting in a violent game of cat and mouse.
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2021
Romance
Drama
15
Drama starring Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit. Middle-aged Janis and teenager Ana meet at the hospital where they are both giving birth. Although they are different in many ways, the circumstances of that encounter create a bond that ties them together.
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2013
Drama
Music
15
Comedy drama starring Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan. Greenwich Village, 1961: In a bitter New York winter, folk singer Llewyn Davis is struggling with poor album sales, lack of money, no permanent place to live and a convoluted personal life.
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2016
Drama
Romance
15
Period drama based on a Russian novella, starring Florence Pugh and Cosmo Jarvis. In 19th-century England, a woman is trapped in an abusive arranged marriage to the son of a wealthy miner. As she attempts to escape the misery of her circumstances, she embarks on a passionate affair.
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