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#AnneFrank: Parallel Stories

Helen Mirren will introduce audiences to Anne Frank’s story through the words in her diary. Anne’s story is intertwined with that of five Holocaust survivors,…

National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire

Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning…

National Theatre Live: Inter Alia

Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.

The French Job

After the theft of the century, the madness begins... On the night of May 19th, 2010, five paintings were stolen from the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris. The…

A Good Doctor

Serge is the only doctor doing house visits on Christmas Eve. He has an accident with Malek, a food delivery guy, who will have to become the doctor in his…

A Great Friend

Vincent is a famous successful entrepreneur. One day, a car breakdown on a mountain road temporarily interrupts his frantic lifestyle. Pierre, who lives apart…

A Mermaid in Paris

A hopeless romantic finds his life in danger when he falls in love with a beautiful mermaid.

A Son

11 year old Aziz needs a liver transplant after being seriously injured during a terrorist ambush while on holiday in 2011. At the hospital a family secret will…

Andy Warhol: American Dream

By exploring Andy Warhol’s enigmatic persona and his deep-rooted family ties, this documentary reveals unseen aspects of the life and inspiration of this iconic…

ArtBeats | Borromini and Bernini: The Challenge for Perfection

A journey into the great beauty of baroque Rome, when the city was the centre of western art, and where every ambitious painter, sculptor and architect had to…

ArtBeats | Botticelli, Florence and the Medici

From Salvador Dalì to Andy Warhol, David LaChapelle to Jeff Koons and Lady Gaga, no one appears to be immune to the eternal fascination of Botticelli and his…

ArtBeats | Frida: Viva La Vida

The film highlights the two sides of Frida Kahlo’s spirit: on one side the revolutionary, pioneering artist of contemporary feminism and on the other, the human…

ArtBeats | Gauguin in Tahiti: Paradise Lost

Gauguin in Tahiti: Paradise Lost will take us on the trail of a story that has become myth. Through Tahiti and Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, we will…

ArtBeats | Hermitage: The Power of Art

Join us on a visually stunning journey through the daily life of the magnificent Hermitage museum, and retrace two and a half centuries of legendary art and…

ArtBeats | Hitler versus Picasso and the Others

An extraordinary report on how Hitler looted 'the great beauty' of Europe: the art that was the expression of its culture.

ArtBeats | Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche

Delve into the turn-of-the century Vienna artworld and tour through exhibitions of Klimt and Schiele’s legendary works.

ArtBeats | Maverick Modigliani

A cinematic journey through the life and work of the scandalous genius.

ArtBeats | Munch: Love, Ghosts and Lady Vampires

There is no painter in the world both more famous and less known than Edvard Munch.

ArtBeats | Napoleon: In the Name of Art

To mark the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s death, this documentary explores the complex relationship between Napoleon, culture and art.

ArtBeats | Perugino: Eternal Renaissance

A journey to discover one of the best-loved artists of his time: the painter who inspired Raphael.

ArtBeats | Picasso: A Rebel in Paris

Anarchist, stranger, revolutionary. A new interpretation of the most surprising 20th century artist, 50 years after his death.

ArtBeats | Pompeii: Sin City

This documentary explores Pompeii, that city cloaked in mystery which, over the course of history, has influenced culture and art, from Neoclassicism to…

ArtBeats | Raphael: The Young Prodigy

One of the most amazing Renaissance painters discovered from his extraordinary portraits of women – the Mother, the Friend, the Secret Lover and the Client.

ArtBeats | Secret Impressionists

Fifty unseen masterpieces - unveiled for the first time.

ArtBeats | The Immortals: The Wonders of the Museo Egizio

Jeremy Irons take us inside the secret world of Egyptian mythology.

ArtBeats | The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders

On the occasion of the official 200th anniversary celebrations, this documentary is the first cinematic journey through the rooms, stories and emotions of one…

ArtBeats | Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice

With the enchanting narrative voice of Helena Bonham Carter, a new exciting cinema production celebrates the 500th anniversary of the birth of the last great…

ArtBeats | Titian: The Empire of Colour

The undisputed maestro of Venetian painting, his art defined the 16th century.

ArtBeats | Tutankhamun: The Last Exhibition

Tutankhamun. The Last Exhibition offers spectators, for the first time ever, an extraordinary opportunity to meet the Pharaoh, and relive those unique moments…

ArtBeats | Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

A new look at Van Gogh, through the legacy of the largest private collector of artworks by the Dutch painter: Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939), who, in the…

ArtBeats | Venice: Infinitely Avant-Garde

A tour of the magical city, Venice: Infinitely Avant-Garde showcases masterpieces by Tiepolo, Canaletto, Rosalba Carriera and the intellectuals who fell in love…

ArtBeats | Water Lilies of Monet: The Magic of Water and Light

A journey through the masterpieces and obsessions of the genius Impressionist.

Beats

Two best friends in a small Scottish town in the summer of '94 head out for one last night together before life takes them in different directions. Going to an…

Bolero

In 1928 Paris, choreographer Ida Rubinstein commissions Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. Facing a crisis of inspiration, the composer…

Brimstone & Glory

The National Pyrotechnic Festival in Tultepec, Mexico is a site of festivity unlike any other in the world. In celebration of San Juan de Dios, patron saint of…

Building Bridges: Bill Youren's Vision of Peace

In 1952 a New Zealand Farmer makes an unthinkable journey to Communist China in one of the hottest moments of the Cold War. A champion for freedom of speech,…

Camino Skies

Exploring themes of spirituality, wellbeing and religion, this is the inspirational journey of six strangers from New Zealand and Australia walking the 800km…

Charcoal

A family straining to care for their bedridden patriarch is offered a diabolical deal: to put their elder to rest and host an Argentinian drug kingpin in need…

Chuck Chuck Baby

Chuck Chuck Baby is a film of love, loss and music set amongst the falling feathers of a chicken factory.

Come Back Anytime

A documentary about a man who created a community in Tokyo, one bowl of ramen at a time.

Country Cabaret

When David, desperate to save the family farm, sees dazzling nightclub performer Bonnie, inspiration strikes: He could turn his barn into a country cabaret!…

Days of the Bagnold Summer

A teenager spends his summer listening to heavy metal music and trying to get along with his librarian mum.

Diana's Wedding

It’s July 29, 1981. In the majestic St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Lady Diana Spencer marries Prince Charles. The same day, another celebration takes place in…

Double Lover

A fragile young woman falls in love with her psychoanalyst. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of…

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

This is the first full length feature documentary about the artist Eric Ravilious, told in his own words through previously unseen private correspondence.

Escape from Mogadishu

In 1991 war-torn Somalia the personnel and the families of both the South Korean and the North Korean embassies have the same goal: to escape from Mogadishu.

Everybody Hates Johan

Everybody Hates Johan is a comedy about Johan Grande's adventurous life, and his long-lasting battle to win over the love of his life, Solvor, who he…

Everything Went Fine

Emmanuèle is confronted with her elderly father's declining health following a stroke when the sick and half-paralysed man asks her to help him end his life.

Fanny Lye Deliver'd

Set on an isolated farm in Shropshire in 1657. The story of Fanny Lye, a woman who learns to transcend her oppressive marriage and discover a new world of…

Florianopolis Dream

When a family growing apart decides to take a road trip from Argentina to Brazil in hopes of fixing a broken marriage, what begins as an awkward experience soon…

Gloriavale

When widespread abuse is uncovered at a New Zealand cult, a family must turn to the legal system in an effort to save themselves and their community from the…

God of the Piano

God of the Piano is the debut feature by Itay Tal and boasts an incredible original score. For Anat music is all she has, when her baby is born deaf, she uses…

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

Colin hires a lavish country manor for his extended family to celebrate New Year. Unfortunately for Colin his position of power in the family is under serious…

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

Helmut Newton, the trailblazing late photographer who had a defining impact on the worlds of fashion and art.

Holy Cow

Totone's carefree teenage life of drinking and dancing takes a turn when he must provide for his 7-year-old sister. Seeking income, he channels his energy into…

How to Make a Killing

Michel and Cathy, a couple strained by time and financial difficulties, hardly speak to each other anymore. That is, until the day Michel, trying to avoid a…

Huda's Salon

A woman's visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.

Jack Mimoun & the Secrets of Val Verde

Two years after surviving alone on the hostile island of Val Verde, Jack Mimoun has become a star adventurer. He is then approached by the mysterious Aurélie…

Jackie Stewart

Follows Scottish racing driver Jackie Stewart on an immersive, colorful and emotive journey that transcends motor sport and explores universal themes of love,…

Ladies of Steel

Inkeri, 75, has hit her husband on the head with a frying pan after being belittled by him for almost fifty years. Suddenly, she realizes it's time to live a…

Let the Dance Begin

The reunion of three friends, and a trip down memory lane across the roads of Argentina.

Lies We Tell

An orphaned heiress is forced to embrace her family's dark legacy.

Litigante

A single mother balances taking care of her mother during her fight with cancer while dealing with a corruption scandal at work.

Little Woods

Ollie (Tessa Thompson) is barely getting by in Little Woods, an economically depressed fracking boomtown in North Dakota.

The Return

After 20 years Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands. To…

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

An exploration of Coward's expansive career which features credits across the stage and screen, including Brief Encounter, Blithe Spirit, and Private Lives.

Marguerite's Theorem

When a brilliant mathematics student at France's top university presents her thesis, a mistake shakes the certainty of her planned-out life. She decides to quit…

Merchant Ivory

Merchant Ivory is the first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of…

Met Opera 2024-25: Aida

American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi’s Aida by Michael Mayer that brings…

Met Opera 2024-25: Fidelio

Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who…

Met Opera 2024-25: Grounded

Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, wrestling with often-overlooked issues created by…

Met Opera 2024-25: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with Rossini’s effervescent comedy.

Met Opera 2024-25: Le Nozze di Figaro

Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera.

Met Opera 2024-25: Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Offenbach’s fantastical opera kicks off the Metropolitan Opera’s season of Live in HD performance transmissions, starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the…

Met Opera 2024-25: Salome

Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera…

Met Opera 2024-25: Tosca

Extraordinary Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the passionate title diva in David McVicar’s thrilling production. British-Italian tenor Freddie De…

Miss

A young man seeking his sexual identity decides to take part in the Miss France beauty pageant.

National Theatre Live: Dear England

oseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) plays Gareth Southgate in James Graham’s (Sherwood) gripping examination of nation and game. The country that gave the…

National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove

Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.

National Theatre Live: Fleabag

Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her…

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and…

National Theatre Live: Nye

Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state. 
 From…

National Theatre Live: Prima Facie

Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to cinemas.

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated…

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play. 1964: Richard…

National Theatre Live: Vanya

Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of…

Neneh Superstar

Born to dance, 12-year-old Neneh dreams of entering the Paris Opera Ballet School. Despite her enthusiasm, she will have to redouble her efforts to earn the…

Number One

Emmanuelle Blachey (Emmanuelle Devos) is a brilliant and determined engineer who has risen up through the ranks of her company — a major French energy firm —…

Older Than Ireland

Older Than Ireland is a landmark documentary that tells the story of a hundred years of a life as seen through the eyes of thirty Irish men and women aged 100…

Redemption of a Rogue

A bible, black comedy about a prodigal son returning to his hometown to seek salvation for his sins.

Rosalie

France, 1870s. Rosalie is a young woman unlike any other. She hides a secret: she was born with a face and body covered in hair. She’s concealed her peculiarity…

Rosie

ROSIE tells the story of a mother trying to protect her family after their landlord sells their rented home and they become homeless.

School Life

Despite being thrown in the deep-end when transferred to her new job in Paris’ northern suburbs, Senior Education Adviser Samia enthusiastically supports her…

Six Inches of Soil

The inspiring story of young British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food - to heal the soil, our…

Skies of Lebanon

In the 1950s, Alice leaves her Swiss homeland for Lebanon. There the best years of her life are marred by the threat of war.

Stray

Two damaged strangers fall into a complex intimate relationship in Dustin Feneley’s beautiful and rigorous debut feature film, shot in Otago against the…

Suddenly

Based on the French-language novel "Soudain seuls", this film follows a couple who must fight for survival after they become stranded on an island that was…

Tarrac

Tarrac is a contemporary drama set on the coastlines of Kerry in the tough world of Naomhóg racing.

The Edge of the Blade

Paris, 1887. Duels have been officially outlawed but are still regular practice. For many, they are the only way to defend their honor. Fencing master Clément…

The Father

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own…

The Gardener

The Gardener is a documentary directed by Sebastien Chabot about Frank Cabot's Les Quatre Vents, aka Cabot Garden, a magnificent private garden in the…

The Good Boss

Awaiting a visit by a committee that could give his company an award for excellence, the owner of an industrial scales manufacturing business tries to resolve…

The Humorist

The Humorist is a film about a week in the life of Boris Arkadiev, a fictional Soviet stand-up comedian. Boris is tormented not only by external oppression and…

The Jonsson Gang

A reboot of the famous Swedish saga "Jönssonligan" ("The Jönsson Gang")

The Man in the Hat

An astonishing feat of contemporary film-making, The Man in the Hat is a beautifully framed odyssey of music, story-telling and silent comedy traversing the…

Met Opera 2023-24: Carmen

Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story…

Met Opera 2023-24: Madama Butterfly

Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan…

Met Opera 2023-24: Nabucco

Ancient Babylon comes to life in this classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze stars as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside…

Met Opera 2023-24: Romeo et Juliette

Two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in…

The Mystery of Henri Pick

The perfect film for lovers of literature and intrigue alike, writer/director Rémi Bezançon (A Happy Event) presents a riddle wrapped in an enigma, packed into…

Lucky Winners

One out of 19 million – the odds of being hit by a meteorite far exceed those of winning the lottery. But when luck actually strikes, the dream quickly becomes…

The Sitting Duck

A thriller investigation set in the world of nuclear power and politics.

There's Still Tomorrow

Trying to escape from the patriarchy in the Italian post-war society, Delia plots an act of rebellion against her violent husband.

Whetū Mārama: Bright Star

Whetū Mārama: Bright Star is the story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, aka Hek Busby, and his significance for Māori in rekindling their wayfinding DNA and…

Woman at War

Halla is a fifty-year-old independent Icelandic woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist.

Yuli

Based on the rags-to-renown international career of Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta, and on his 2007 memoir No Way Home, it stars Acosta as himself, looking…

Zama

Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him a transfer from the town in which he is stagnating,…

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