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The mighty Maggie Smith earned her first Academy Award in this 1969 British film playing a headstrong teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh who ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-olds with her over-romanticised world view.

Indian action thriller written and directed by Atlee starring Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role with Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara, Sanya Malhotra and Priyamani.

30-minute documentary celebration of New Zealand icon Len Lye, showcasing his visionary work in film and sculpture, his monumental ambitions for his work beyond his own life and his legacy in the Len Lye Centre.

Gabby heads out on a road trip with her Grandma Gigi to the urban wonderland of Cat Francisco. But when Gabby’s dollhouse, her most prized possession, ends up in the hands of an eccentric cat lady named Vera, Gabby sets off on an adventure through the real world to get the Gabby Cats back together and save the dollhouse before it’s too late.

Historical drama telling the true story of a young German woman drawn into the anti-Nazi resistance movement during WWII.

A young girl discovers a unique creature and embarks of a quest to take the little critter home in this A24 adventure film. Stars Helena Zengel (News of the World) and Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) alongside screen legends Emily Watson and Willem Dafoe. 

The Demon Slayer Corps plunge into Infinity Castle to defeat Muzan. However, the remaining Hashiras and the Demon Slayers who survived Tanjiro's Final Selection are pitted against the remaining members of the Twelve Kizuki first.

Irish dramedy centred on a struggling novelist who is forced to take care of three eccentric older women - and his own mother - over the course of one chaotic weekend in Dublin.

Five small town guys have a race against time to save their beloved yet run down tavern from an evil Auckland property developer with sinister plans.

A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counsellor by day, and killing counsellor for his next book by night.

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

Molly, a young woman released from prison struggles to regain custody of her children. When she bumps into her childhood friend Amina the two women soon realise their only chance is to join forces and take destiny into their own hands.

Sequel to the 2023 film, which saw one man kill a whole lot of Nazis.

The splendour of Rome. The devastation of war. Puccini’s operatic thriller returns in an epic new production.

An ordinary day in a hospital ward gradually spirals out of control – until it eventually leads to a dramatic outburst.

Set in a near-future Tokyo where the threat of a catastrophic earthquake pervades daily life, two rabble-rousing best friends are about to graduate high school.

World-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya went from being a local print journalist to braving the Chechen killing fields and exposing Russian state corruption under Vladimir Putin. She refused to give up reporting on the war in Chechnya despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence, including being poisoned. She was ultimately murdered in the elevator of her block of flats and it remains unclear who paid for the contract killing.

Two pals from a North Indian village aim to get dignified careers in the police force. But when things get tough, it puts a strain on their friendship.

Laura's life is upended when she is in a car crash with her boyfriend who is killed. Laura wanders into the house and life of a family of strangers.

A remote German farm harbours generations of secrets. Four women, separated by decades but united by trauma, uncover the truth behind its weathered walls.

Tom, a tennis pro washed up on a holiday island. Now he's the coach at a hotel resort, hitting countless balls over the net to tourists. When he crosses paths with a particular tourist family, it seems he's found an escape of his own.

Set against the brutal backdrop of the Sinai-Palestine campaigns in WWI, this powerful story reveals the unbreakable bond between soldiers and their horses, trusted companions that offered comfort, courage, and connection in the face of unrelenting war.