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The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

Kevin Macdonald 2006 2h 3m 7.7

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

Perfect Sense

Perfect Sense

David Mackenzie 2011 1h 33m 7.2

A life affirming look at what it means to love and be loved in these turbulent times.

Morvern Callar

Morvern Callar

Lynne Ramsay 2002 1h 37m 5.7

Following her boyfriend's suicide, supermarket clerk Morvern Callar passes off his unpublished novel as her own...

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Lone Scherfig 2002 1h 51m 6.5

The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.

Young Adam

Young Adam

David Mackenzie 2003 1h 33m 7.7

A writer working on a river boat sees a woman dead in the water while with one of his employers. The knows more about the dead woman than he tells. The story unfolds in flashbacks as writer begins causing trouble with his unrevealed knowledge.

Book of Blood

Book of Blood

John Harrison 2009 1h 36m 7.5

Based on the wraparound story penned by Clive Barker in the author's "Books of Blood" collection, the story centers on a paranormal expert who, while investigating a gruesome slaying, finds a house that is at the intersection of "highways" transporting souls to the afterlife.

The Magdalene Sisters

The Magdalene Sisters

Peter Mullan 2002 1h 59m 8.0

Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.

Hallam Foe

Hallam Foe

David Mackenzie 2007 1h 35m 7.1

Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.

Dear Frankie

Dear Frankie

Shona Auerbach 2004 1h 45m 7.8

Lizzie Morrison, her opinionated, chain-smoking mother Nell, and nine-year-old deaf son Frankie frequently move to keep one step ahead of her abusive ex-husband and his family. Newly relocated in the Scottish seaside town of Greenock, she accepts a job at the local fish and chips shop owned by Marie and enrolls the boy in school.

The Decoy Bride

The Decoy Bride

Sheree Folkson 2011 1h 29m 6.0

When the world's media descend on the remote Scottish island where a Hollywood actress is attempting to get married, a local girl is hired as a decoy bride to put the paparazzi off the scent.

Red Road

Red Road

Andrea Arnold 2006 1h 53m 6.8

Jackie works as a CCTV operator. Each day she watches over a small part of the world, protecting the people living their lives under her gaze. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again, a man she never wanted to see again. Now she has no choice, she is compelled to confront him.

New Town Killers

New Town Killers

Richard Jobson 2008 1h 37m

Alice owes the wrong kind of people GBP12000. Her brother Sean's concerned. So when he's offered 12000 by a rich man for a 12 hour game of "hide and seek", he accepts it.

American Cousins

American Cousins

Don Coutts 2003 1h 55m

Two American mafiosi, Gino and Settimo, take refuge in the Glasgow cafe owned by their Scottish/Italian cousin, but he isn't the tough guy they'd expected.

Late Night Shopping

Late Night Shopping

Saul Metzstein 2001 1h 28m 5.0

An upbeat, oddball, after-hours comedy about the ups and downs of sex and shelf-stacking in the 21st century.

The Devil's Tattoo

The Devil's Tattoo

Julian Kean 2003 1h 30m 4.0

A group of Greenpeace youths board an oil rig that's about to be sunk, planning to prevent it. Once on board they discover that they are not alone, something on board is making people act very strange... and what relationship do the rigs previous occupants have with the occult?