What’s on at BFI Southbank
Four screens open seven days a week for the widest choice of great films.
Find out moreJaws – 50th anniversary at BFI IMAX
One of the most thrilling, terrifying and unforgettable films of all time returns to the cinema, providing big thrills on the UK’s largest screen.
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New and exclusive: I’m Still Here
Winner of Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Academy Awards.
Watch with a free trialThe 69th BFI London Film Festival
Discover the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling, in London and around the UK – 8 to 19 October 2025.
Explore 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.
Subscribe nowFeatures and reviews
A House of Dynamite: Kathryn Bigelow’s terrifying nuclear threat thriller might be her best work yet
Bigelow’s story of US government officials facing an escalating nuclear threat is a masterclass in tension-building, with top-notch performances from an ensemble cast that includes Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson.
By John Bleasdale
Father Mother Sister Brother: Jim Jarmusch’s low-key family anthology speaks from the heart
By Nicolas Rapold
The Smashing Machine: Dwayne Johnson is a knockout in Benny Safdie’s un-sensationalist MMA fighter biopic
By Jessica Kiang
La Grazia: less is more in Paolo Sorrentino’s quietly powerful political drama
By John Bleasdale
10 great queer westerns and cowboy films
By Emily Maskell
Paul & Paulette Take a Bath: a picture-perfect tour of Paris’s ugly past
By Catherine Wheatley
Additional titles announced for 69th BFI London Film Festival
Additional titles announced for 69th BFI London Film FestivalEvents
Director Tarsem Singh visits the BFI IMAX to talk about The Fall, a fantasy drama in which a hospitalised stuntman befriends a young girl and tells an epic story of heroism and revenge.
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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.
ExploreScreen Culture 2033
Our Screen Culture 2033 strategy for the BFI and ten-year National Lottery funding strategy from 2023 to 2033.
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