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Find out moreCaptain America: Brave New World at BFI IMAX
See this brave new adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the UK’s largest screen.
Find out moreBFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Our springtime celebration of queer cinema at BFI Southbank – 19 to 30 March 2025.
Browse the programmeBFI Replay
A new free-to-access digital archive exclusively available in UK public lending libraries. Discover thousands of digitised videos and television programmes from the 1960s to the 2010s, offering a glimpse into Britain’s past, its people and places.
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The Greatest Films of All Time issue
Once a decade the magazine asks critics to select the best films ever made. Explore the results in a special edition.
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Uncommon Threads
Our new partner Sofas & Stuff invite you to enjoy some of their favourite films on BFI Player, revealing the uncommon threads that make their festive season special. Subscription is free for 14 days, then £6.99 a month – cancel anytime. But anyone who makes a purchase from Sofas & Stuff between 16 December 2024 and 7 February 2025 can claim an additional free month.
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Hot Milk: Fiona Shaw is a spiky delight in this atmospheric but unsatisfying Deborah Levy adaptation
Debut director Rebecca Lenkiewicz has a clear affinity with the material, but the interiority of Levy’s novel about a fraught mother-daughter holiday doesn’t translate well to screen.
By Rachel Pronger
What Marielle Knows: a teenager gains the ability to read her parents’ minds in this biting German comedy
By Sam Wigley
5 things to watch this weekend – 21 to 23 February
By Joseph Pidgeon
The Things You Kill: disaster is always waiting in this taut Turkish thriller
By John Bleasdale
Mickey 17: Bong Joon Ho’s wild sci-fi satire takes aim at white nationalism
By Roger Luckhurst
September Says: Ariane Labed’s inventive debut understands the creepiness of sisters
By Katie McCabe
10 great films based on writing from The New Yorker
By Chloe Walker
Events
Actor, writer, filmmaker and activist Mario Van Peebles visits BFI Southbank to talk about his career to date, including his contribution to the western genre.
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The BFI National Archive has one of the most important film and TV collections in the world. Choose from a selection of 11,000 titles that cover 120 years of British life, and the history and art of film.
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