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Andy Serkis makes his directorial debut with Breathe, a sentimental biopic about a polio sufferer starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy

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In this epic biopic, filmmaker Sophie Fiennes weaves together archive footage and concert clips to create an illuminating portrait of the legendary singer and model

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Directed by Luca Guadagnino, Call Me By Your Name is a heady coming-of-age drama about desire, ripe for rewatching with dazzling performances from Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer

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The Thick of It and Veep creator Armando Iannucci brings The Death of Stalin – a shockingly dark comedy about the collapse of the Soviet regime with a stellar cast

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71 minutes of middle-class mischief and mayhem in black-and-white, The Party is a modern classic. Here are five more films to watch before you see it

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Noah Baumbach's family drama is a totally superlative comedy, with standout performances from a talented cast

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TV 

In the golden age of the small screen, Peter Bowker has written a new WWII epic, World on Fire, for BBC One

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Kristin Scott Thomas leads an all-star cast in The Party, a wickedly funny dark comedy by writer-director Sally Potter

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Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson star in Destin Daniel Cretton's The Glass Castle, a mawkish adaption of Jeannette Walls' bestselling childhood memoirs

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Blade Runner 2049 is a seriously stunning sci-fi film that picks up where Ridley Scott’s neon-lit neo-noir cult classic left off – and might just take home the gold

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One of the winners at the Sundance Film Festival, Dina is an intimate documentary of a developmentally disabled couple which rings truer than most scripted romantic dramas

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Set in London, Daphne is a brilliant examination of big city loneliness centred on its whip-smart tragicomic title character, played impeccably by Emily Beecham

Essential

The debut feature from Palestinian director Maysaloun Hamoud, In Between, upset Islamic authorities. Not afraid of the controversy, she remains as fierce, funny and intelligent as her film

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Cinema 

Goodbye Christopher Robin is a heartwarming biopic about Winnie the Pooh author, A. A. Milne and the inspiration for the books: his son. Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie star.

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Seventies sleaze: Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in David Simon's dazzling The Deuce on Sky Atlantic

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Palestinian director Maysaloun Hamoud ruffled some feathers in the Middle East with her debut feature but, controversy aside, In Between is accomplished, poignant and, at times, genuinely empowering

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Ahead of his appearance in tennis biopic Borg/McEnroe (and filming for the Mamma Mia! sequel), Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård talks about life on set, Scandinavian culture and his talented sons

Book Now

Booking for the 61st BFI London Film Festival is open. Here's our pick of the latest and greatest films that are going to sell out fast

In the Know

Eddie Izzard, 'Marathon Man', transgender political activist, and comedian talks about his latest role in biopic Victoria and Abdul, working with Judi Dench and his new lease on life

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TV 

Liar on ITV: The emotional thriller examining gender, family life, and the consequences of deceit...

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Buoyed by a dazzling Judi Dench, Victoria and Abdul is a retelling of the queen’s real-life intense friendship with an Indian servant which is charming to a fault

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Set in a small Syrian apartment as war rages outside, Insyriated strives to make a big impact but falls a little short of the mark

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Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn deserve better than this tin-eared adaptation of the David Harrower play Blackbird

Must See

The best films out in September include Bill Nighy's brilliant muder-mystery and Jennifer Lawrence's surreal horror

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Detroit is a harsh, uneasy thriller by one of the genre's best directors

Preview

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Carrie, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Shining are among the classic King films being screened throughout September

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Dark Night is a deeply thoughtful film about modern America but one without a clear social conscience

Features

As with all gripping dramas based on true stories, Detroit isn't a straightforward viewing experience

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Final Portrait, about the experience of sitting for a Giacometti painting, is a good likeness artfully composed

Must See

Here's our pick of the best films out now in London's cinemas

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'Tom of Finland' drew joyous, taboo-busting gay cartoons, and this biopic tells his story

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A coming-out and coming-of-age story set in Yorkshire, God’s Own Country has the kind of rough surface grit that indicates real inner tenderness.