A teacher in a Mexican border town full of neglect, corruption and violence, tries a radical new method to unlock his student's curiosity, potential and maybe even their genius.
An English teacher in 1976, disillusioned with his career, decides to go to Argentina expecting to have an easy time teaching there. What he finds, however, is a politically divided country and a class of difficult students. One day, by chance, he rescues an orphaned penguin and his life is completely changed.
Set in the New York music scene of the early 1960s, the film plots the meteoric rise of a young Folk singer, Bob Dylan. His reputation took a hit when he began using electric instruments, particularly at the controversial concert at Newport Festival, where his audience was very much divided in their response. Nevertheless, his career flourished and he is now recognised as one of the all time greats of American music.
National Theatre Live production of the gripping play written by David Ireland. It explores the issues of addiction and the complexity of recovery through the relationship of two Alcoholics Anonymous members, James (Martin Freeman) acting as mentor to the new recruit, Luka (Jack Lowden). The fifth step, refers to the point in the process of recovery at which Luka is encouraged to confess, which threatens to jeopardize their relationship.
A National Theatre stage performance of George Bernard Shaw's controversial play. Written in 1898, it challenged Victorian society values and morals as a daughter discovers that her mother had a darker past than she realised.
A NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE Production. Another performance from live theatre, the play portrays the life of a smart Crown Court judge at the top of her career. In her private life, she is a loving wife and mother with a passion for karaoke. An event, however, threatens to destabilise her idyllic life. Starring Rosamund Pike.
An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island, tries to make one of his fantasies come true by inviting his favourite band of musicians to perform for him at his home.
Based on the true life story of a young Richard Jenkins, whose ambition was to become an actor. Home life, however, was disruptive and dominated by his drunken, unsupportive father. His English teacher Phillip Burton, however, recognised the boy's raw talent and agreed to coach him. Due to Richard's chaotic family situation, Mr Burton offered to shelter him and, ultimately, adopted him. Richard from then on became known as Richard Burton, and was hailed as one of the best actors to emerge from Port Talbot, Wales.
A young, struggling actress in 1935 Paris, is hounded by debt collectors. Her lascivious producer is found shot and killed under mysterious circumstances and the actress finds herself accused of his murder, but is she guilty?
Based on the book by Raynor Winn, which recently attracted some controversy, the story tells of how she and her husband lose their home and decide to embark on a trek around the coast of mainland Britain to boost their spirits. Along the way, however, her husband is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Now a single-mother, Bridget's life is once again in turmoil as she finds herself torn between a young admirer and her son's science teacher.
The film that Donald Trump tried to ban. It is a dramatisation of his early career in New York as he developed his characteristic lifestyle and businesses, aided and abetted by an unscrupulous lawyer, to become the controversial figure that he is today.
