, 2h38 Directed byDavid Fincher OriginUSA GenresDrama, Thriller, Crime ThemesFilms about families, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Serial killer films, Rape and revenge films ActorsDaniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Yorick van Wageningen, Stellan Skarsgård, Steven Berkoff Roles Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell Rating77% In Stockholm, Sweden, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, co-owner of Millennium magazine, has lost a libel case brought against him by businessman Hans-Erik Wennerström. Lisbeth Salander, a brilliant but troubled investigator and hacker, compiles an extensive background check on Blomkvist for business magnate Henrik Vanger, who has a special task for him. In exchange for the promise of damning information about Wennerström, Blomkvist agrees to investigate the disappearance and assumed murder of Henrik's grandniece, Harriet, 40 years ago. After moving to the Vanger family's compound, Blomkvist uncovers a notebook containing a list of names and numbers that no one has been able to decipher.
, 1h35 OriginFrance GenresDrama, Thriller, Crime ActorsPaddy Considine, Peter Capaldi, Tom Georgeson, William Beck, Emma Fielding, Tim Pigott-Smith Roles Peter Edlin QC Rating75% When three-year-old Saville Kent is found murdered in dreadful circumstances at the family home in Wiltshire, Commissioner Mayne (Tim Pigott-Smith) sends Scotland Yard detective Inspector Jack Whicher (Paddy Considine) to investigate the crime. Local Superintendent Foley (Tom Georgeson) believes that the murder is an 'inside job', committed by Saville's nurse Elizabeth Gough (Kate O'Flynn), whom he suspects the child had seen in bed with a man, possibly the child's father, Samuel Kent (Peter Capaldi) but whom he is forced to release due to lack of evidence.
, 1h43 Directed byWilliam Monahan OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Thriller, Mob film, Action, Noir, Crime, Romance ThemesGangster films ActorsColin Farrell, Keira Knightley, David Thewlis, Anna Friel, Ben Chaplin, Ray Winstone Roles Pentonville Governor Rating61% The film opens with Harry Mitchel (Colin Farrell) (convicted of GBH under never-explained circumstances) leaving prison. He is propositioned by his friend and former partner-in-crime, Billy Norton (Ben Chaplin), to live in a nice 'acquired' apartment, but on condition he work for Billy's criminal boss. On his way to a 'welcome back' party, Mitchel saves a woman, Penny (Ophelia Lovibond), from being mugged. At the party, Billy propositions Mitchel again. Mitchel is told by Billy and their contact, Danny (Stephen Graham), that his sister, Briony (Anna Friel) is in the basement, and he "saves" her from being raped by a drug addict. Mitchel meets Penny for a drink elesewhere, and she offers him a job to help her friend, a reclusive famous 'retired' young actress, Charlotte.
, 1h10 Directed byMartyn Pick OriginUnited-kingdom GenresScience fiction, Animation ThemesSpace adventure films, Films set in the future, Dystopian films, Space opera ActorsTerence Stamp, Sean Pertwee, John Hurt, Donald Sumpter, Steven Waddington, Johnny Harris Roles Pythol (voice) Rating56% The film opens with a group of Space Marines of the Imperial Fists Chapter under attack from an unknown enemy. A Space Marine by the name of Nidon is told to protect "the Codex" and races to obey his orders, just before a fireball engulfs them all. Elsewhere, aboard a Space Marine Strike Cruiser, Brother Proteus and Captain Severus of the Ultramarines Chapter spar in a training duel. Proteus manages to disarm Severus, however, he quickly escapes Proteus's grasp and in turn defeats him, proclaiming that a Space Marine never yields. The members of Ultima Squad are then shown a sacred weapon in their ship's reclusium, a Relic Thunder Hammer. The Captain and his right-hand man, Apothecary Pythol lead the initiates in a swearing-in ceremony on the Hammer. With the ceremony finished, Ultima Squad prepare themselves for their first mission—a sortie to the planet of Mithron.
, 1h40 Directed byThaddeus O'Sullivan GenresDrama, Biography, Historical ThemesPolitical films ActorsBrendan Gleeson, Iain Glen, Janet McTeer, James D'Arcy, Patrick Malahide, Robert Pugh Roles Lord Halifax Rating69% The Second World War has recently ended in Europe, and the people of the United Kingdom are awaiting the results of the 1945 general election. During this time, Winston Churchill goes to France for a holiday with his wife Clemmie. Through a series of flashbacks, Churchill recalls some of his most glorious moments during the war, and the effect it had on their marriage.
, 1h29 Directed byPhilip Martin OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Documentary, Historical ThemesPolitical films ActorsAndy Serkis, David Tennant, Richard McCabe, Patrick Kennedy, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent Roles Max Planck Rating71% The prelude is set in 1919 on Eddington's expedition in Príncipe to observe the solar eclipse that year, before moving back in time to 1914. At the outbreak of the First World War Eddington is appointed chief astronomer at Cambridge by Sir Oliver Lodge and instructed to research Einstein's work and defend the Newtonian status quo, whilst Einstein is tempted back from Zurich to the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin in an attempt to aid the war effort by embarrassing Britain in disproving the work of its great scientist Isaac Newton. In Berlin, with his marriage already under tension, Einstein falls in love with his cousin Elsa.
, 1h40 Directed byDavid Cronenberg OriginCanada GenresThriller, Noir, Crime ThemesMafia films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, Gangster films ActorsNaomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent Cassel, Jerzy Skolimowski, Sinéad Cusack Roles Yuri Rating75% Anna Ivanovna, a British-Russian midwife at a London hospital, finds a Russian-language diary on the body of Tatiana, a 14-year-old girl who dies in childbirth. She also finds a card for the Trans-Siberian Restaurant, which is owned by Semyon, an old vor in the Russian Mafia. Anna thus sets out to track down the girl's family so that she can find a home for the baby girl, having meetings with Semyon, whom she initially regards as friendly. Anna's mother Helen does not discourage her, but Anna's Ukrainian uncle and self-described former KGB officer, Stepan, whom Anna asks for help with the translation of the diary, urges caution. Through translation of the diary, Anna comes to learn that Semyon and his ignorant therefore unstable son Kirill had abused the girl, addicted her to heroin, forced her into prostitution, and raped her. Ultimately, Anna realizes that the baby was fathered by Semyon (in several scenes it is made clear that Kirill is impotent and never had sex with Tatiana).
, 2h9 Directed byFernando Meirelles OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Thriller ThemesFilms set in Africa, Spy films, Medical-themed films, Political films ActorsRalph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Richard McCabe Roles Tim Donohue Rating73% Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), a shy low-level British diplomat and horticultural hobbyist posted in Kenya, is one to avoid making a fuss until he learns that his wife Tessa (Rachel Weisz) was found dead on the veld. Tessa has been murdered at a crossroads along with her Kenyan driver. Her doctor colleague Arnold Bluhm (Hubert Koundé) is initially suspected of her murder but is later found to have been murdered on the same day as Tessa. Various rumours abound that the two were having an affair; however, it is later revealed that Bluhm was gay.
, 2h18 Directed byKathryn Bigelow OriginUSA GenresDrama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Historical ThemesLa fin du monde, Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents ActorsHarrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard, Joss Ackland, John Shrapnel, Donald Sumpter Roles Dr. Savran Rating66% In 1961, the Soviet Union launches its first ballistic missile nuclear submarine, the K-19. The ship is led by Captain Alexei Vostrikov, aided by executive officer Mikhail Polenin. Polenin, the original captain, and the crew have served together for some time but Vostrikov's appointment is alleged to have been aided by his wife's political connections. During his first inspection, Vostrikov discovers the submarine's reactor officer to be drunk and asleep on duty. Vostrikov sacks the officer and orders Polenin to request a replacement. The new reactor officer, Vadim Radtchenko, arrives direct from nuclear school having just been fresh from the naval academy, annoying Polenin who thinks Vostrikov was too punitive on the former reactor officer who was competent despite his momentary lapse of judgment. Also, during the preparation period for the sub's launch, the ship's medical officer is killed when struck by an oncoming truck, and is subsequently replaced by the command's foremost medical officer, an army officer who has graciously offered himself in the submarine's time of need, but also privately admits to Vostrikov that as an army officer he has never been out to sea and suffers from motion sickness. During the K-19's official launch, the bottle of champagne fails to break when it strikes the bow; the sailors nervously glance at each other due to this customary sign of bad luck.
, 1h30 Directed byJohn Glen OriginLuxembourg GenresDrama, Thriller, Action, Spy ThemesSpy films, Films about terrorism ActorsChristophe Lambert, Maryam d'Abo, Kerry Fox, Vincent Regan, Cal MacAninch, Donald Sumpter Roles Benni Baum Rating43% Une équipe de la légion étrangère israélienne élimine les membres d'un groupe de terroristes palestiniens dirigés par un leader particulièrement dangereux, Amar Kamil. Au moment où ils parviennent à l'avoir lui dans leur collimateur, cela se révèle un piège, dont le filet va petit à petit se resserrer sur eux. Mais ce terroriste qui les assassine un à un pour se venger est lui-même épaulé par un réseau de mafia russe constitué d'anciens officiers du KGB qui ne voit pas d'un très bon œil la dilapidation des fonds confiés… et réclame l'exécution d'une mission qui va le conduire à devoir tuer son demi-frère… pour compromettre le processus de paix…
Directed byStephen Whittaker GenresDrama, Comedy-drama ActorsJames D'Arcy, Sophia Myles, Charles Dance, Tom Hiddleston, Abigail McKern, Lee Ingleby Roles Mr. Brooker Rating74% En Angleterre, Nicholas Nickleby, jeune homme sans fortune, essaye de se frayer un chemin dans la cruelle et injuste société victorienne. Son physique avenant, sa gentillesse et ses manières de gentleman sont des qualités appréciables, mais ces atouts seront-ils suffisants pour l'aider à affronter ce qui l'attend ?
, 2h48 Directed byJulian Jarrold OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Romance ThemesFilms about children ActorsIoan Gruffudd, Justine Waddell, Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Thomson, Bernard Hill, Laura Aikman Roles Compeyson Rating71% A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella. However, when the criminal from his childhood turns up one stormy night and reveals that he, Magwitch, is his benefactor, Pip finds his dreams crumbling. Although initially repulsed by his benefactor, Pip gradually becomes loyal to him and stays with him until his death.