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Wednesday 22 September 2021
Author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce on why going to the cinema is special (5mins)
While we continue to prepare for opening, hopefully in October, we’re offering a select range of films that can be streamed for watching at home (listed below). The distributors share a proportion of the ticket price with us so each ticket purchase via links on this site does support our efforts.
Please read this for an explanation about accounts you will need to create depending on which films you wish to watch. For the best experience connect your computer or mobile device to your television. Thanks for your continued support during the time that we are unable to open, even with a reduced capacity.
A condensed view of all streaming titles , both current and past still available is here.
THE STORY OF LOOKING (2021)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price.
Distributor: Modern Films – No account required.
Faced with surgery to restore his sight, filmmaker Mark Cousins embarks on a global odyssey from his own bed to celebrate the role of visual culture in human experience, and in his own life. Read more…..
2021 | Dir Mark Cousins | 90 mins | 
UK | 
Ireland
WILDFIRE (2020)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price.
Distributor: Modern Films – No account required.
A missing woman returns home, igniting an intense bond with her sister. United they unearth their mother’s past but the truth has devastating consequences. Read more…..
2020 | Dir Cathy Brady | 85 mins | Ireland
THE TOLL (2021)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price.
Distributor: Signature Entertainment – No account required.
On the Pembrokeshire border, a man (Michael Smiley) working solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hides from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. Read more…..
2021 | Dir Ryan Andrew Hooper | 83 mins | UK
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price.
Distributor: Sovereign Films – Vimeo account required. Create account or login.
Maxime works in a mine in Val d’Or. One day, an explosion resounds underground. As part of the rescue mission, Maxime descends into the cave of the mine with the firm intention to save his colleagues. French with English subtitles. Read more…..
2021 | Dir Sophie Dupuis | 97 mins | 
Canada
CLIMATE OF THE HUNTER (2019)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price.
Distributor: Bulldog Films – Vimeo account required. Create account or login.
Two sisters, Alma and Elizabeth, along with a dog who’s described as a “philosopher,” have come to Alma’s remote house to reconnect with Wesley after twenty years. Read more…..
2019 | Dir Mickey Reece | 82 mins | 
USA
N/C 15+ THOSE WHO REMAINED (2019)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price. Summer Of Hope film.
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Distributor: YourScreen – Create account or login
A lyrical story of the healing power of love in the midst of conflict, loss and trauma. Hungarian with English subtitles. Read more…..
2019 | Dir Barnabás Tóth | 83 mins | 
Hungary
TWO OF US (2019)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price.
Distributor: Peccadillo – Sign in or create account.
The tale of two older women whose decades-long secret relationship is threatened after tragedy strikes covers emotional and thematic ground that transcends the sexual preferences of the two main characters. Read more…..
2019 | Dir Filippo Meneghetti | 99 mins | 
France | 
Belgium
MARTIN EDEN (2019)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price.
Distributor: New Wave Films – No account required
The sailor, Martin Eden (Luca Marinelli), descends from Naples, working class, but his fate is changed forever when he defends a young boy from a beating by a security guard on the docks. Italian with English subtitles. Read more…..
2019 | Dir Pietro Marcello | 129 mins | 
Italy | France
WITCH: WE INTEND TO CAUSE HAVOC (2019)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price.
Distributor: Bulldog Films – No account required
The film follows the formations of Zambia’s most popular rock band of the 1970s, WITCH, and documents the life of its lead singer Jagari (whose name is an Africanisation of Mick Jagger’s). Through the resurrection of a music that was forgotten by many and unheard by most, the film explores the life of a former African rockstar, and the excitement around the rediscovery of his music by a new generation of Western fans. Read more…..
2019 | Dir Gio Arlotta | 88 mins | 
Czech | Italy | 
Zambia
THE MAN STANDING NEXT (2020)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price.
Distributor: Blue Finch Films – No account required
Tense and gripping, this South Korean entry at the 2021 Oscars is a powerful political thriller which charts one of the most shocking incidents in the country’s turbulent history. Read more……
2020 | Dir Woo Min-ho | 114 mins | 
South Korea
IT MUST BE HEAVEN (2019)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price.
Distributor: New Wave Films – No account required
From award-winning director Elia Suleiman, a comic sage exploring identity, nationality and belonging, in which ES asks the fundamental questioon: where is the place we can truly call home? English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Hebrew with English subtitles. Read more………
2019 | Dir Elia Suleiman | 102 mins | France | 
Qatar | 
Germany
AHEAD OF THE CURVE (2021)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price.
Distributor: Together Films – No account required
With a lucky run at the track and chutzpah for days, Franco Stevens launched Curve, the best-selling lesbian magazine ever published. When Franco learns that Curve is failing, she turns to today’s queer activists to determine her path forward. Read more…..
2021 | Dir Jen Rainin and Rivkah Beth Medow | 98 mins | USA
THE HUMAN FACTOR (2019)
Available to watch for 28 days after purchase and 48 hours after pressing play.
Distributor: Dogwoof – Create account or login
The epic behind-the-scenes story of the United States’ 30-year effort to secure peace in the Middle East. Recounted from the unique perspective of the American mediators on the frontlines. Read more…..
2019 | Dir Dror Moreh | 108 mins | UK | 
| Israel
END OF SENTENCE (2019)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price).
Available to watch for 48 hours after purchase.
Distributor: Blue Finch Films – no account required.
Unfolding across the stunning landscape of Ireland, End of Sentence is a hilarious and touching father and son road-trip from director Elfar Adalsteins that premiered to acclaim at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Read more…..
2019 | Dir Elfar Adalsteins | 94 mins | 
Iceland | Ireland | USA
UNDERGODS (2020)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price).
Available to watch for 48 hours after purchase.
Distributor: Munro Films – no account required..
In a futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, K and Z roam the streets on the lookout for corpses and something even more valuable – fresh meat. English throughout. Read more……
2020 | Dir Chino Moya | Dur 92 mins | UK | Belgium | 
Sweden | 
Spain
THE AUSCHWITZ ESCAPE (2021)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price).
Available to watch for 48 hours after purchase.
Distributor: Signature Ent – no account required..
The shocking true story of two Auschwitz prisoners who escaped hell and provided a rare first-hand and shocking report of genocide at the camp. English, Czech, Polish, Slovak, German with English subtitles. Read more…..
2021 | Dir Peter Bebjak | 94 mins | 
Slovakia | Germany
COWBOYS (2020)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price).
Available to watch for 48 hours after purchase.
Distributor: Blue Finch Films – no account required.
Anna Kerrigan’s award-winning debut shows a rare understanding of the complexities and challenges of modern family life, when a father and his transgender son escape to the mountains of Montana. Read more…..
2020 | Dir Anna Kerrigan | 85 mins | USA
ONCE UPON A RIVER (2019)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price).
Available to watch for 48 hours after purchase.
Distributor: Bulldog Film – no account required.
A dramatic, stirring tale of Margo Crane on her journey along the Stark River, in search of her estranged mother. During her odyssey, she grows up fast and learns that family isn’t always connected by blood. Read more….
2019 | Dir Haroula Rose | 92 mins | USA
THE BIKE THIEF (2020)
The David Lean Cinema receives a share of the ticket price).
Available to watch for 48 hours after purchase.
Distributor: Signature Ent – no account required.
A modern re-imagining of Vittoria de Sica’s Bicycle Thieves starring Alec Secăreanu (God’s Own Country). English and Romanian with English subtitles. Read more…..
2020 | Dir Matt Chambers | 79 mins | UK
MINARI (2020)
Watch at home now for £9.99 (DLC receives a share of the ticket price).
Distributor: Altitude – create account or login.
A Korean family starts a farm in 1980s Arkansas. Academy Awards 2021 Winner Best Supporting Actress for Yuh-Jung Youn. English and Korean with English subtitles. Read more…..
2020 | Dir Lee Isaac Chung | 115mins | USA
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