What’s on at BFI Southbank
Four screens open seven days a week for the widest choice of great films.
Find out moreBeetlejuice Beetlejuice at BFI IMAX
The ghost with the most is back – Tim Burton revives Michael Keaton’s mischievous bio-exorcist in the sequel to his beloved 1988 fantasy.
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The 68th BFI London Film Festival
Discover the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling – from 9 to 20 October 2024 in London and around the UK.
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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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Lee: Kate Winslet captures Lee Miller’s indomitable spirit in this earnest wartime biopic
Despite its impressive cast, this portrait of surrealist artist and wartime photographer Lee Miller can at times feel a little lifeless.
By Sophia Satchell-Baeza
The ending of The Ballad of Narayama
By Jasper Sharp
10 great quota quickies
By David Parkinson
My Favourite Cake: an Iranian widow finds sweet rebellion in this gentle romantic comedy
By Simran Hans
The pretend East End of It Always Rains on Sunday, the classic Ealing noir
By Adam Scovell
The Room Next Door: Almodóvar’s graceful exploration of mortality and friendship
The Room Next Door: Almodóvar’s graceful exploration of mortality and friendshipClio Barnard on directing Sherwood series 2: “The thing that television can do is create a national conversation”
By Lou Thomas
Events
Director Daniel Kokotajlo and actors Morfydd Clark and Robert Emms visit BFI Southbank to dig into their new British folk horror.
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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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