BFI Player’s February 2026 line-up
The month ahead includes subscription exclusives for frenzied London thriller Odyssey, Benedict Cumberbatch fantasy drama The Thing with Feathers and Radu Jude’s sharp satire Kontinental ’25.
People, places and things spiral this month, from Benedict Cumberbatch in grief to an estate agent in trouble, or a world at war. Their stories compel, as we bring together talent across time, from Andrzej Wajda and Terence Davies to Radu Jude, Mike Leigh and Jean Renoir…
2 February
Odyssey
2025/United Kingdom
Subscription exclusive
Gerard Johnson (Hyena, Muscle) delivers a frenzied London thriller about an estate agent under intense pressure and out of her depth.
Swallow
2019/United States
When newly-wed housewife Hunter becomes pregnant, her cravings threaten to destroy her perfect life in Carlo Mirabella-Davis’s psychological thriller.
A Generation
1955/Poland
Andrzej Wajda’s feature directorial debut is a portrait of Polish underground fighters during World War II.
Kanal
1956/Poland
Wajda’s harrowing depiction of resistance fighters forced to flee the German army via Warsaw’s sewage system is one of his finest achievements.
Ashes and Diamonds
1958/Poland
Andrzej Wajda’s best-known, visually remarkable film starring Zbigniew Cybulski.
5 February
The House of Mirth
2001/United Kingdom
Terence Davies and Gillian Anderson take us to the epitome of heartbreak in a visually intoxicating adaptation of Edith Wharton’s era-defining novel.
9 February
Kontinental ‘25
2025/Romania
Subscription exclusive
Prolific Romanian provocateur Radu Jude’s sharp social satire on our materialistic society, blending dark comedy, drama and giant, plastic dinosaurs.
12 February
Tony
2009/United Kingdom
Subscription exclusive
Gerard Johnson’s (Hyena, Muscle) dark-humoured portrayal of a lonely man desperate to connect but quick to lash out.
Muscle
2019/United Kingdom
A directionless call centre worker gets more than he bargained for when he joins a local gym, in Gerard Johnson’s stunning dissection of masculinity.
16 February
The Thing with Feathers
2025/United Kingdom
Subscription exclusive
Benedict Cumberbatch gives a powerful performance in this visually striking fantasy drama about grief, family and healing.
Brother
2001/Japan
Takeshi Kitano directs and stars as a Japanese gangster who’s exiled to Los Angeles, where he builds a drugs empire that soon attracts Mafia interest.
The River
1951/United States
Jean Renoir’s entrancing first colour film is a lyrical coming-of-age tale about a girl living with her English family on the banks of West Bengal.
23 February
Bleak Moments
1971/United Kingdom
Sylvia leads a quiet life caring for her sister Hilda who has complex care needs in Mike Leigh’s deeply affecting debut feature film.
26 February
Dementia
1953/United States
Dubbed “the quintessence of gruesomeness”, this noirish psychological horror follows a young woman’s nightmarish evening through Los Angeles.