Movies By highest audience rating on BFIC

Nice Time (1957)

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Gone: RT: /67 IMDB: 6.7 chan: BFIC
Directors: Claude Goretta, Alain Tanner Genres: Documentary
Stars:
The swirling neon frenzy of Piccadilly Circus is perfectly captured in this innovative short; a bewildering collage of image and sound.

Clockwise (1986)

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Gone: 2022-03-01RT: 80/66 IMDB: 6.6 Revenue: 1.5M chan: BFIC
Directors: Christopher Morahan Genres: Comedy
Stars: John Cleese, Penny Leatherbarrow, Howard Lloyd-Lewis
John Cleese stars in this delightful British comedy as Brian Stimpson, the headmaster of a British high school whose obsession with punctuality is a source of humor for his students and joy for himself.

Jew Süss (1934)

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Gone: RT: /66 IMDB: 6.6 chan: BFIC
Directors: Lothar Mendes Genres: Drama, History, Romance
Stars: Conrad Veidt, Benita Hume, Gerald du Maurier
Conrad Veidt plays a Jewish man seeking power in the British version of Lion Feuchtwanger’s novel, later adapted by the Nazis

Sammy's Super T-shirt (1978)

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Gone: RT: /66 IMDB: 6.6 chan: BFIC
Directors: Jeremy Summers Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Stars: Reggie Winch, Lawrie Mark, David Young
Puny young Sammy gets a super-strength makeover when his lucky t-shirt is imbued with special powers, in this classic from Children’s Film Foundation.

Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)

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Gone: RT: /66 IMDB: 6.6 chan: BFIC
Directors: Robert Hamer Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Stars: Gordon Jackson, Sally Ann Howes, Googie Withers
Gordon Jackson stars in a seething tale of family conflict, murder and blackmail in Victorian Brighton.

Momma Don't Allow (1956)

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Gone: RT: /66 IMDB: 6.6 chan: BFIC
Directors: Karel Reisz, Tony Richardson Genres: Documentary, Music
Stars: The Chris Barber Band
This lively profile of a night out at the Wood Green Jazz Club is one of the key works of Free Cinema, from directors Karel Reisz and Tony Richardson.

Terry on the Fence (1986)

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Gone: RT: /66 IMDB: 6.6 chan: BFIC
Directors: Frank Godwin Genres: Drama
Stars: Jack McNicholl, Neville Watson, Tracey Ann Morris
11-year-old Terry runs away from home and is drawn into a gang of bullies, in a gritty Children's Film Foundation drama.

It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)

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Gone: RT: 88/65 IMDB: 7.1 chan: BFIC
Directors: Robert Hamer Genres: Crime, Drama
Stars: Googie Withers, Jack Warner, John McCallum
Austerity noir: Ealing's downbeat but compelling East End thriller.

G.G. Passion (1966)

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Gone: RT: /65 IMDB: 6.5 Budget: 0.0M chan: BFIC
Directors: David Bailey Genres:
Stars: Eric Swayne, Caroline Munro
In this ultra-rare short directed by David Bailey, an ageing pop singer is hounded by mysterious assassins.

Blackmail (1929)

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Gone: 2022-03-01RT: 87/65 IMDB: 7.0 chan: BFIC
Directors: Alfred Hitchcock Genres: Drama, Thriller
Stars: Anny Ondra, Sara Allgood, Charles Paton
Alfred Hitchcock's first sound film sees a young woman blackmailed for a murder she was forced to commit.

O Dreamland (1956)

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Gone: RT: /65 IMDB: 6.5 chan: BFIC
Directors: Lindsay Anderson Genres: Documentary, Comedy
Stars:
Lindsay Anderson’s ground-breaking short film about a Margate amusement park, which helped to launch a new documentary movement.

Amelia and the Angel (1958)

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Gone: RT: /65 IMDB: 6.5 chan: BFIC
Directors: Ken Russell Genres: Comedy
Stars: Mercedes Quadros, Míka van Bloemen, Helen Ulman
A young angel scours London for her wings in this tender short by the young Ken Russell.

Rose Red (1994)

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Gone: RT: /65 IMDB: 6.5 chan: BFIC
Directors: Simon Pummell Genres:
Stars: Douglas Henshall, Sian Thomas
Simon Pummell's (Bodysong) visually ravishing sci-fi thriller exploring the future of virtual reality and the desire to transcend human limits.

The Maggie (1954)

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Gone: RT: 83/65 IMDB: 7.0 chan: BFIC
Directors: Alexander Mackendrick Genres: Comedy
Stars: Paul Douglas, Alex Mackenzie, James Copeland
A wily old tugboat skipper outfoxes a wealthy American businessman in Alexander Mackendrick's underrated Ealing comedy

Life in Her Hands (1951)

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Gone: RT: /64 IMDB: 6.4 chan: BFIC
Directors: Philip Leacock Genres: Drama
Stars: Kathleen Byron, Bernadette O'Farrell, Jacqueline Charles
Kathleen Byron - of Black Narcissus fame - stars in one of the most ambitious recruitment films ever made.

The Salvage Gang (1958)

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Gone: RT: /64 IMDB: 6.4 chan: BFIC
Directors: John Krish Genres: Family, Adventure
Stars: Alimami Allen, Amanda Coxell, Frazer Hines
John Krish directs this beautifully photographed Children’s Film Foundation caper about four children scavenging bomb-damaged London for scrap metal.

Night Ferry (1976)

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Gone: RT: /64 IMDB: 6.3 chan: BFIC
Directors: David Eady Genres: Action, Family, Mystery
Stars: Graham Fletcher-Cook, Engin Ashref, Jayne Tottman
A schoolboy aims to avert a dastardly plan to smuggle antiques out of the country in this rousing kids’ crime yarn.

Winslow Boy (1948)

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Gone: RT: /64 IMDB: 7.6 chan: BFIC
Directors: Anthony Asquith Genres: Drama
Stars: Robert Donat, Cedric Hardwicke, Basil Radford
Exemplary adaptation of the Terence Rattigan play about a naval cadet accused of stealing a postal order

The Sound Barrier (1952)

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Gone: RT: 80/64 IMDB: 6.8 chan: BFIC
Directors: David Lean Genres: Drama, Romance, War
Stars: Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick
David Lean delivers a profoundly humanist story about the development of high speed aircraft.

and Soon The Darkness (1970)

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Gone: RT: 29/64 IMDB: 6.6 chan: BFIC
Directors: Robert Fuest Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Stars: Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice, Sandor Elès
Two young English women go on a cycling tour of the French countryside. When one of them goes missing, the other begins to search for her. But who can she trust?

Haunters of the Deep (1984)

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Gone: RT: /64 IMDB: 6.4 chan: BFIC
Directors: Andrew Bogle Genres: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Mystery
Stars: Andrew Keir, Barbara Ewing, Bob Sherman
A ghostly boy returns from the grave to warn against reopening 'The Devil's Mine' in this spooky drama.

The Body Beautiful (1991)

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Gone: RT: /64 IMDB: 6.4 chan: BFIC
Directors: Ngozi Onwurah Genres:
Stars: Madge Onwurah, Rosie Rowell, Brian Bovell
Autobiographical account of a mother-daughter relationship, exploring beauty standards and female sexuality.

Rapunzel Let Down Your Hair (1978)

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Gone: RT: /64 IMDB: 6.4 chan: BFIC
Directors: Susan Shapiro, Esther Ronay, Francine Winham Genres:
Stars: Rachel Steel, Dave Swarbrick, Margaret Ford
An imaginative, experimental and playful look at myth, storytelling and female identity.

Entertaining Mr Sloane (1970)

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Gone: RT: /63 IMDB: 6.5 chan: BFIC
Directors: Douglas Hickox Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Stars: Beryl Reid, Harry Andrews, Peter McEnery
Joe Orton’s delicious slice of suburban perversity, in which Beryl Reid’s lascivious landlady and her gay brother attempt to seduce their psychopathic tenant.

Operation Third Form (1966)

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Gone: RT: /63 IMDB: 6.3 chan: BFIC
Directors: David Eady Genres:
Stars: John Moulder-Brown, Kevin Bennett, Sydney Bromley
John Moulder Brown (Deep End) fronts a crack children’s spy unit in this ripping boy's own adventure.

Spare Time (1939)

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Gone: RT: /63 IMDB: 6.3 chan: BFIC
Directors: Humphrey Jennings Genres: Documentary
Stars: Laurie Lee
A rare glimpse into the leisure pursuits of ordinary people in pre-war Britain.

9 Dalmuir West (1962)

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Gone: RT: /63 IMDB: 6.3 chan: BFIC
Directors: Kevin Brownlow Genres: Documentary
Stars: Paul Dickson, Sadie Mcgarvie
Kevin Brownlow’s atmospheric homage to Glasgow’s tram system follows the last tram to run in September 1962.

Blue Black Permanent (1992)

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Gone: RT: /63 IMDB: 6.3 chan: BFIC
Directors: Margaret Tait Genres: Drama
Stars: Jack Shepherd, Celia Imrie, Gerda Stevenson
Engaging, poetic story of three generations of Scottish women made by artist Margaret Tait.

Dust (2002)

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Gone: 2022-03-01RT: 20/62 IMDB: 6.5 chan: BFIC
Directors: Milcho Manchevski Genres: Action, Drama, Romance, Western
Stars: Joseph Fiennes, David Wenham, Adrian Lester
At the turn of the 20th century, two brothers fight over a young woman, in this high energy western starring Joseph Fiennes.

Some People (1962)

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Gone: RT: /62 IMDB: 6.2 chan: BFIC
Directors: Clive Donner Genres: Drama, Music
Stars: Kenneth More, Ray Brooks, David Hemmings
Cult 1960s musical drama about a leather boy who forms a Shadows-style guitar band.

The Peaches (1964)

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Gone: RT: /62 IMDB: 6.2 chan: BFIC
Directors: Michael Gill Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stars: Juliet Harmer, Tom Adams, Peter Ustinov
Meet a very beautiful, very clever girl who adores peaches in Michael Gill's BFI-funded fantasy short.

A Hitch in Time (1978)

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Gone: RT: /62 IMDB: 6.2 chan: BFIC
Directors: Jan Darnley-Smith Genres: Family, Science Fiction
Stars: Michael McVey, Pheona McLellan, Patrick Troughton
Two curious kids are sent back in time by an eccentric professor, played by former Doctor Who Patrick Troughton.

Herostratus (1967)

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Gone: RT: /61 IMDB: 6.7 chan: BFIC
Directors: Don Levy Genres: Drama
Stars: Michael Gothard, Gabriella Licudi, Peter Stephens
Helen Mirren makes her film debut in the tale of a young poet (Michael Gothard) intent on turning his suicide into a mass-media spectacle.

I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)

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Gone: RT: /61 IMDB: 6.1 chan: BFIC
Directors: Herbert Wilcox Genres: Comedy, Drama
Stars: Gerry Wilmot, Anna Neagle, Rex Harrison
An English lady falls for an American air force sergeant in this romantic WWII drama directed by Herbert Wilcox.

Ascendancy (1983)

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Gone: RT: /61 IMDB: 6.1 chan: BFIC
Directors: Edward Bennett Genres: Drama, War, History
Stars: Julie Covington, Ian Charleson, John Phillips
An English aristocrat is driven to despair over the effects of violence on her family, in this powerful meditation on the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Ten Bob in Winter (1963)

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Gone: RT: /61 IMDB: 6.1 chan: BFIC
Directors: Lloyd Reckord Genres: Drama
Stars: Lloyd Reckord, Winston Stona, Bari Johnson
An early classic of Black British cinema about the intriguing social dynamics that arise as a ten shilling note is passed around the black community.

Pascali's Island (1988)

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Gone: RT: 69/60 IMDB: 6.8 chan: BFIC
Directors: James Dearden Genres: Drama
Stars: Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance, Kevork Malikyan
A secret agent in Turkey is persuaded by his superiors to assist a couple of English cons in the theft of a priceless Greek statue.

French Dressing (1964)

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Gone: RT: /60 IMDB: 6.0 chan: BFIC
Directors: Ken Russell Genres: Comedy, Drama
Stars: James Booth, Roy Kinnear, Marisa Mell
A deckchair attendant stages a film festival in a sleepy seaside town, in Ken Russell's evocative first feature.

Kadoyng (1972)

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Gone: RT: /60 IMDB: 6.0 chan: BFIC
Directors: Ian Shand Genres: Family
Stars: Teresa Codling, Adrian Hall, David Williams
It looks like the quaint village of Byway will be bulldozed to make way for a motorway – until alien outcast Kadoyng arrives from Outer Space to help.

Play Me Something (1989)

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Gone: RT: /60 IMDB: 6.0 chan: BFIC
Directors: Timothy Neat Genres: Drama, Romance
Stars: Charlie Barron, Lucia Lanzarini, John Berger
Tilda Swinton stars in a playful and ingenious cine-essay on the art of storytelling, from art critic John Berger and filmmaker Timothy Neat.