Who needs Netflix and Prime? BBC iPlayer has a terrific collection of films to watch - here's our updated list of what to watch right now (and when they're leaving the service).
Who needs Netflix and Prime? BBC iPlayer has a terrific collection of films to watch – here’s our updated list of what to watch right now (and when they’re leaving the service).
Whilst all eyes tend to be on streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime when it comes to movie updates, on the quiet the BBC iPlayer service continues to play host to a limited, diverse selection of films. What’s more, a good number of them you can download to your tablet to watch on the move.
So, without further ado, welcome to the weekly updated iPlayer film list. This list will be updated every week with the test available data from the BBC, in order of how long you have left to watch (so you can prioritise your viewing pleasure)
NEW! – denotes all new movies this week!
BRAND-NEW THIS WEEK: Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out, Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave, Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death, Moulin Rouge!, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Beetlejuice, Monsters vs Aliens
LEAVING THIS WEEK: The Piano, The Elephant Man, The Magnificent Seven, Rush, Cars 3
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Available until 19th February 2026…
The Piano (1993)
Ada McGrath is a non-speaking Scottish woman and eloquent piano player who has been sold into marriage to a farmer in New Zealand. Shipped off across the waters, along with her young daughter Flora and her precious piano, Ada sternly refuses to warm up to her husband, Alisdair, or the settler way of life – especially after Alisdair informs her that he has sold her piano to local farm hand George Baines and that she is to teach Baines to play it.
Available until 21st February 2026…
Kindling (2022)
A group of young men return to their home town in order to turn their friend’s final days into a celebration of life and friendship.
The Elephant Man (1980)
In 1884, an ambitious young surgeon is intrigued by a sideshow freak billed as the Elephant Man. He finds, behind the disfigured exhibit, an intelligent person whose rehabilitation he undertakes.
The Elephant Man – BBC iPlayer
Available until 22nd February 2026…
Ben is Back (2018)
Recovering teenage drug addict Ben Burns unexpectedly returns to the family home on Christmas Eve. Though wary, mother Holly agrees to let him stay for 24 hours, but these hours turn out to be incredibly challenging for all the family. Is Ben to be trusted?
Available until 23rd February 2026…
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Classic western. After the latest raid by bandits, the villagers in a small settlement in Mexico band together to hire a group of disparate gunfighters to protect them.
The Magnificent Seven – BBC iPlayer
Schemers (2023)
Davie is a dreamer from the council schemes, constantly hustling for his next buck then losing it on the horses. After a football injury, Davie falls for trainee nurse Shona and tries to impress her by running a disco. Along with friends John and Scot, Davie starts promoting bands, culminating in a hugely ambitious Iron Maiden gig at Caird Hall in Dundee.
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
A group of super-rich friends hole up in one of their parents’ mansions for a house party while they wait out a hurricane. After one of them is found dead, suspicion and recriminations fly in all directions as they try and find the killer among them.
Bodies Bodies Bodies – BBC iPlayer
Rush (2013)
The story of the rivalry between legendary F1 racing champions Niki Lauda and James Hunt, two charismatic drivers with entirely different approaches and personalities.
David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)
Several years after David Brent was last seen in the BBC documentary series The Office, the cameras catch up with him as he prepares a sabbatical from his sales job at Lavichem to embark on a regional tour with his pop group Foregone Conclusion.
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Oscar-winning adaptation of the famous true story. German-occupied Amsterdam, 1942. Young teen Anne details how, to escape escalating persecution of Jews, the Franks take refuge with another family in a cramped attic hidden above a small business. The restrictions soon produce friction between the occupants as the war drags on.
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) – BBC iPlayer
Cars 3 (2017)
When legendary racing car Lightning McQueen finds himself sidelined by a new generation of super-fast, hi-tech racers, he must find the strength to regroup, stage a comeback and win.
Available until 26th February 2026…
Defiance (2008)
Thriller based on a true story. In 1940s eastern Europe, four Jewish brothers flee to the forest to escape persecution and death at the hands of Nazi forces after their parents are murdered. Once there, they find more refugees are using the forest as a hideout, so they band together to share resources and attempt to outwit the German forces, who are always on their tail.
Available until 27th February 2026…
Queen and Slim (2019)
A young black couple, Queen and Slim, go on a forgettable first date together in Ohio. As Slim drives Queen home, they are pulled over by the police for a minor traffic violation – with a tragic outcome which forces the pair to go on the run together. The incident, which is caught on camera, goes viral, and people around the country track the escape of these two unlikely fugitives.
Available until 1st March 2026…
Get Out (2017)
Chris and his girlfriend Rose head to upstate New York to meet her parents for the first time. When they arrive, Rose’s parents are genial and welcoming to him, but the more time he spends with them and their quiet, obedient servants, the more Chris feels that something is very, very wrong.
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Returning to England from a bombing run in May 1945, flyer Peter Carter’s plane is damaged, and his parachute ripped to shreds. He has his crew bail out safely, but figures it is curtains for himself. He gets on the radio, and talks to June, a young American woman working for the USAAF, and they are quite moved by each other’s voices.
A Matter of Life and Death – BBC iPlayer
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Colourful, historical epic set in the 1880s. Tired of life as disreputable con men, Dravot and Carnehan – former British Army sergeants who have remained in India – plan to venture beyond the North West Frontier into Kurfuristan. There, as the first Europeans since Alexander the Great, they aim to find fame and fortune by setting themselves up as kings. They do indeed become godlike rulers, but their success depends on sustaining the illusion that they are more than mere mortals. From a story by Rudyard Kipling.
The Man Who Would Be King – BBC iPlayer
Available until 2nd March 2026…
I Know Where I’m Going! (1945)
A headstrong woman who intends to marry for money is marooned on the Isle of Mull en route to her wedding. But when she meets the Laird of Kiloran, she is no longer sure she wants to go ahead with her wedding plans.
I Know Where I’m Going! – BBC iPlayer
Just Mercy (2019)
After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian, who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie.
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Allies have a daring plan to stop World War II by the end of 1944. Called Operation Market Garden, it involves parachuting 35,000 troops into occupied Holland to capture a strategic line of bridges. Could it work? Or are they going a bridge too far?
A Bridge Too Far – BBC iPlayer
Saltburn (2023)
A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming, aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family’s sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.
Cyrano (2021)
The beautiful Roxanne is courted by the wealthy but charmless Duc de Guiche but has fallen instantly for the handsome Christian, a new recruit to the guards. Unbeknownst to her, she is also loved by Cyrano, a friend since childhood who is too self-conscious to express his love. Cyrano reluctantly helps the hopelessly tongue-tied Christian to woo Roxanne with his passionately eloquent love letters.
Available until 3rd March 2026…
Retreat (2011)
Kate and Martin escape from personal tragedy to an island retreat, cut off from the outside world. However, their attempts to recover are shattered when a man is washed ashore with news of an airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe.
Available until 4th March 2026…
The Notebook (2004)
In the run-up to the Second World War, a young couple’s relationship falls foul of class prejudice.
Bones and All (2022)
A story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee, an intense and disenfranchised drifter, as they meet and join together for a thousand-mile odyssey which takes them through the back roads, hidden passages and trapdoors of Ronald Reagan’s America. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.
Available until 5th March 2026…
Back to Black (2024)
The life and music of Amy Winehouse, who never did things by halves. The story follows the development of her unique talent and passion – from her teen years through to life in London’s Camden Town, her tempestuous relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil and her development into a singular and iconic musician.
Till (2022)
After black 14-year-old Emmett Till is lynched in Mississippi in 1955 for offending a white woman, his grieving mother goes public in her fight for justice. Activist organisations aid her, but convincing a court in a racist rural town is an uphill battle.
Available until 7th March 2026…
The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021)
A love story set in the French Riviera and London, spanning the 1960s through to the 2020s. It tells the tale of elegant Jennifer Stirling and how her life becomes inextricably interwoven with that of Ellie Haworth, a journalist who discovers Jennifer’s letters written to her lover in the 1960s, almost half a century later.
The Last Letter from Your Lover – BBC iPlayer
Available until 8th March 2026…
Early Man (2018)
Young Dug’s sheltered life with his Stone Age tribe is shattered by bronze-mining invaders, led by greedy Lord Nooth. To win his home back, desperate Dug gambles on challenging these more sophisticated folk in a contest they love, but he only knows from rock paintings: football.
Shaun the Sheep: The Movie (2015)
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets more fun than he bargained for. A mix-up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead Shaun and the flock to the big city, and it is up to Shaun to return everyone to the green green grass of home.
BBC iPlayer – Shaun the Sheep: The Movie
Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon (2019)
When an alien crash-lands near the farm, Shaun has to help her return home before the Ministry of Alien Detection discovers her.
BBC iPlayer – Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon
The Producers (1967)
A struggling producer and timid accountant scheme to make money by putting on a Broadway show they know will flop, so none of the numerous investors will expect their cash back. A tasteless glorification of Hitler and the Nazis looks guaranteed to fail.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
When struggling film-maker Dean moves into a rental property, he quickly discovers he is not alone. Marcel, an adorable one-inch-tall shell, already lives there with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, Marcel and Connie live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. Taken with his unlikely new friend, Dean starts filming Marcel and his grandmother, igniting a meteoric rise to internet fame that changes their lives forever. But will Marcel’s newfound sense of possibility and a throng of superfans be enough to track down his long-lost family?
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – BBC iPlayer
Available until 9th March 2026…
Emily (2022)
A partly fictional portrait of Emily Brontë, author of Wuthering Heights, that focuses on the struggles of a rebellious young Emily at odds with the conventions of her world, portraying her strong bond with her brother Branwell and imagining a romance between her and the incoming village curate, William Weightman.
Past Lives (2023)
Following two childhood friends over the course of 24 years while they contemplate the nature of their relationship as they grow apart, living different lives.
Available until 11th March 2026…
Deliverance (1972) NEW!
Four friends from the city embark on a canoeing adventure in rural Appalachia, but the wilderness and hostile locals soon turn their trip into a desperate fight for survival.
Available until 13th March 2026…
Ghost Stories (2017) NEW!
Professor Philip Goodman, famous for debunking hoaxes and ghost sightings, is given a dossier of three terrifying, unsolvable cases by his hero and role model Charles Cameron, who has been missing, presumed dead, for years. Can Goodman explain what even Cameron could not?
Available until 14th March 2026…
Old School (2003)
A trio of thirty-something buddies try to recapture the outrageous, irrepressible fun of their college years by starting their own off-campus frat house.
Scream (1996)
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorised by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.
Scream 2 (1997)
When two college students are murdered at a sneak preview of Stab, a movie based on the events from the first film, it’s clear a copycat killer is on the loose.
Scream 3 (2000)
When a new Ghostface killer begins targeting the cast of Stab 3, the latest film based on the original Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott is drawn out of hiding. As the body count rises, Sidney reunites with Gale Weathers and Dewey Riley to uncover the truth behind the killings. The investigation leads them deep into Hollywood’s secrets—and Sidney’s own past—revealing a shocking connection to her mother’s mysterious history.
Red Eye (2005)
A hotel manager’s life is turned upside down when the enigmatic stranger in the seat next to her on a flight home demands her co-operation in a plot to assassinate a government official. If she refuses, her own father’s life could be at stake.
World War Z (2013)
Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane is called upon to help stop the chaotic pandemic that has gripped populations around the world. Lane fights to keep his family safe, while searching for an answer to the outbreak before it destroys all of civilization. Zombie horror.
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
CIA analyst Jack Ryan tries to reassure his superiors about a change of power in Moscow. However tensions quickly escalate, manipulated by plotters who have an old nuclear weapon to do their dirty work. Thriller based on the Tom Clancy bestseller.
The Sum Of All Fears – BBC iPlayer
Available until 15th March 2026…
Moulin Rouge! (2001) NEW!
When an idealistic poet is drawn into the dark and fantastical underworld of the Parisian nightclub the Moulin Rouge, he finds a seedy, glamorous haven of sex, drugs and electricity. He also finds himself plunged into a passionate love affair with the club’s star, who is also the city’s most famous courtesan, in this tragic love story from film-maker Baz Luhrmann.
I Give It a Year (2013) NEW!
Opposites attract as upmarket Nat ties the knot with laid-back Josh. However, each faces adulterous temptation – casually handsome Guy and agreeably kooky Chloe. If family and friends have little faith in the marriage, can counselling keep the couple together?
I Give It a Year – BBC iPlayer
Available until 16th March 2026…
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) NEW!
Wallace invents a ‘smart gnome’ that has a mind of its own – or does it? It falls to Gromit to take on the dastardly Feathers McGraw once more… or Wallace may never invent again!
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – BBC iPlayer
Available until 17th March 2026…
Beetlejuice (1988) NEW!
Adam and Barbara are still coming to terms with being ghosts stuck in the afterlife, when an awful family from New York move into their house and start destroying their most treasured possessions and memories. Having tried and failed to scare them away themselves, the couple ignore their afterlife case worker Juno’s advice and turn to the services of a freelance ‘bio-exorcist’ named Beetlejuice. But once he’s involved, the Deetz family turn out to be the least of Adam and Barbara’s problems.
Monsters vs Aliens (2009) NEW!
Sci-fi animation in which a group of so-called monsters take on an extraterrestrial invasion force. When Susan Murphy is unexpectedly hit by a meteor full of outer space gunk, she mysteriously grows to over 49 feet tall. Captured by the military and labelled a monster named Ginormica, she is held in a secret government compound with a variety of other ‘monsters’. When an evil alien attacks the Earth, this motley crew of monsters is called into action to save the world from imminent destruction.
Monsters vs Aliens – BBC iPlayer
Available until 20th March 2025…
Clueless (1995)
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school’s pecking order. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly inept new student Tai a makeover.
Election (1999)
Infuriatingly determined Tracy Flick is sure to be her high school student council’s president until teacher Jim McAllister interferes, and the contest quickly gets messy, along with Jim’s private life.
Kiss The Girls (1997)
Cop and psychologist Dr Alex Cross investigates his niece’s disappearance, as her murderous abductor Casanova has selected another victim – resourceful medical intern Kate McTiernan.
Book Club (2018)
US romantic comedy in which the lives of four friends are changed when they read ’50 Shades of Grey’ for their monthly book club.
Indecent Proposal (1993)
A crazy gamble takes recession-hit Diana and David Murphy to Las Vegas hoping to win big bucks, securing their future. However a casino encounter with handsome, high-rolling billionaire John Gage changes everything when he makes the couple a seductive offer: to give them one million dollars for a night with Diana.
Indecent Proposal – BBC iPlayer
Available until 5th June 2025…
Mission: Impossible (1996)
When a crucial mission goes wrong, spy Ethan Hunt finds himself out on a limb and under suspicion. Taking the law into his own hands, he races to clear his name and expose the real traitor.
Mission: Impossible – BBC iPlayer
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Action adventure sequel. A rogue agent, his ex-girlfriend and a lethal virus are puzzle pieces Ethan Hunt must make sense of as he tries to avert disaster in Australia.
Mission: Impossible II – BBC iPlayer
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Action adventure. Back on active duty, Ethan Hunt gets vengeful against uncompromising Owen Davian, chasing a mystery device.
Mission: Impossible III – BBC iPlayer
Available until 9th June 2026…
Crossing (2024) NEW!
Retired Georgian teacher Lia is on a mission to find her long-lost niece, a trans woman called Tekla, who is rumoured to have moved to Istanbul and whom Lia promised her dying sister she would bring home. Lia finds an unlikely companion in Achi, the hapless young son of one of her former pupils, who insists he has important information about Lia’s niece’s whereabouts and who is itching to leave home. Together, Lia and Achi set out on their journey, crossing the border into Turkey and venturing into the big city in search of missing Tekla.
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Macbeth (1948) (Available until June 2026)
Classic film version of Shakespeare’s play about a Scottish nobleman heavily influenced by his wife’s lust for power. Dominated by actor/director/producer Orson Welles, both in terms of his screen presence and his departures from the text, the film was shot in just 23 days in the summer of 1947.
Bulldozer (2022) (Available until June 2026)
Ray’s estate is being bulldozed. On the way to a fireworks night, Ray and her daughter take a detour through the new development that is being built in its place.
King Lear (2018) (Available until October 2025) The 80-year-old King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, according to their affection for him. Cordelia refuses to flatter him, so he banishes her. Having acquired power, Goneril and Regan expel their father from their homes. At the same time, Lear’s prime minister, Gloucester, is betrayed by his son Edmund and his other son, Edgar, is forced to go into hiding. Lear becomes mad, Gloucester is blinded: both the kingdom and the family collapse into chaos and warfare. Lear and Cordelia are reunited; for a brief moment love reigns, then tragedy descends.
Let It Snow (2020) (Available until March 2026)
A thrill-seeking American couple are determined to experience snowboarding – but they must survive against not only nature but a malevolent snowmobile rider, seemingly out for their blood.
The Curse of the Cat People (1944) (Available until July 2026)
The follow-up to the seminal Cat People, this is the tale of a lonely young girl who conjures up the spirit of Irena – her father’s first wife – to provide herself with a companion. But Irena believed herself to be descended from a race of cat people, and before long the fiendish feline is on the prowl again.
BBC iPlayer – The Curse of the Cat People
Lizard (2021) (Available until July 2026)
After eight-year-old Juwon, who has the ability to sense danger, gets removed from Bible class by her Sunday school teacher, she follows an agama lizard into the bowels of the Heaven’s Gate mega church. Her journey into the labyrinth exposes the inner financial workings and hidden activities behind the scenes, plunging her deeper and deeper – until she is confronted by a spellbinding sermon and a congregation worshipping in a hypnotised frenzy.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) (Available until November 2026)
Angelina Jolie is Lara Croft (until Alicia Vikander anyway), as the eponymous heroine of the classic video games races against time to find an ancient relic before the planets align for the first time in 5,000 years. Can she save the day? The sequel’s below so chances are, she might…
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) (Available until November 2026)
Angelina Jolie is Lara Croft, again. Lara discovers that the mythical Pandora’s Box is no myth, and must once again race against time to prevent an evil billionaire bio-weapons dealer from finding it and unleashing its plague onto the world. Can she save the day once more?
Three Faces (2018) (Available until April 2026)
Actress Behnaz Jafari is distraught when she comes across a young girl’s video plea for help after her family prevents her from taking up her studies at the Tehran drama conservatory. Behnaz abandons her shoot and turns to the film-maker Jafar Panahi to help her with the young girl’s troubles. They travel by car to the rural, Azeri-speaking north west of Iran, where they encounter the charming and generous folk of the girl’s mountain village. But Behnaz and Jafar also discover that old traditions die hard.
The Last Bus (2021) (Available until December 2026)
Tom, an elderly widower, uses his trusty free bus pass to take a series of local buses on a deeply nostalgic trip across the length of the UK, from John o’Groats to Land’s End. His mission is to fulfil a promise he made to his late wife to take her back to the place where they first met and lived happily together.
I Walked With a Zombie (1943) (Available until January 2027)
Young Canadian nurse Betsy comes to the West Indies to care for the wife of a plantation manager in an offbeat zombie horror movie. From the director of aforementioned Cat People.
A Woman’s Secret (1949) (Available until January 2027)
Drama directed by Nicholas Ray. A singer grooms a talented youngster for success, only to confess to the murder when her protege is found shot dead.
The Mother (2004) (Available until January 2027)
Drama about a widow who goes to stay with her grown up son and daughter. As she begins to come to terms with the past, she embarks on a startling new relationship with her daughter’s boyfriend, which causes havoc in the family.
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Bulldozer (2022) (Available until January 2027)
Ray’s estate is being bulldozed. On the way to a fireworks night, Ray and her daughter take a detour through the new development that is being built in its place.
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009) (Available until January 2027)
Comedy about three ordinary men who hold the fate of the world in their hands when they discover a rift in the space-time continuum in their local pub. Chris O’Dowd stars.
BBC iPlayer – Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Red Dust (2004) (Available until January 2027)
A woman leaves her law career in New York to return to South Africa to assist an old friend as prosecutor on a Truth Commission hearing. The man she is representing, a social activist, is shocked to discover that the former police deputy who once tortured him is now seeking amnesty for his actions.
Love + Hate (2008) (Available until January 2027)
A love story set across the racial frontline in a town in northern England. Adam has been brought up in a community that fosters racial hatred. Naseema is a second-generation Asian who abhors the way her peers have espoused violence as a way of reclaiming the lost pride of their fathers. But what they share is a privately held desire to break free from their small town, something they discover they have in common whilst working at the local DIY store.
Opal Dream (2006) (Available until January 2027)
Pobby and Dingan are invisible. They live in an opal town in Australia and are friends with Kellyanne, the nine-year-old daughter of an opal miner. The film tells the story of the bizarre and inexplicable disappearance of Pobby and Dingan, Kellyanne’s imaginary friends, and the impact this has on her family and the whole town. The story is told through the eyes of Kellyanne’s eleven-year-old brother Ashmol.
My Summer of Love (2004) (Available until January 2027)
In the Yorkshire countryside, working-class tomboy Mona meets the exotic, pampered Tamsin. Over the summer season, the two young women discover they have much to teach one another, and much to explore together. Mona, behind a spiky exterior, hides an untapped intelligence and a yearning for something beyond the emptiness of her daily life; Tamsin is well-educated, spoiled and cynical. Complete opposites, each is wary of the other’s differences when they first meet, but this coolness soon melts into mutual fascination, amusement and attraction.
BBC iPlayer – My Summer of Love
Expensive Sh*t (2022) (Available until January 2027)
In a Glasgow nightclub, Tolu, a Nigerian toilet attendant desperate for survival, manipulates the behaviour of unsuspecting women for the titillation of men watching behind the mirrors. But tonight, a line has been crossed, and as the night spins out of control, Tolu has to find the strength to change everything.
2003 (2021) (Available until January 2027)
Before embarking on his first tour of duty, a young soldier and his father must face up to the painful realities that have long gone unspoken between them.
Man on the Moon (1999) (Available until January 2027)
Star of Taxi and Saturday Night Live, Andy Kaufman was a troubled individual for whom the boundaries of reality and stage performance were often blurred. Frequently misunderstood, even by those closest to him, he remained a strictly maverick entertainer until his untimely death from lung cancer in 1984.
Wonder Boys (2000) (Available until January 2027)
Pittsburgh English Professor Grady Tripp cannot finish his latest novel. Nor can he handle his wife leaving, his girlfriend’s pregnancy announcement, the arrival of his editor or a strange talented student seeking mentorship – all in the same week
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A Simple Plan (1998) (Available until January 2027)
Minnesota. Winter. Hank and Jacob Mitchell and their pal Lou find a downed single-engine plane buried in the snowy woods. Inside it is a decaying pilot and a bag carrying $4 million. The men decide to hide the money until spring when the snow has melted and the plane is found. But nothing goes as planned…
Primary Colors (1998) (Available until January 2027)
No red, blue or yellow in sight, this is actually John Travolta at a career best as Jack Stanton, a governor running an election campaign for President. Based on an anonymous insider novel on the 1992 Clinton campaign.
The Relic (1997) (Available until January 2027)
A container of findings from a Natural History Museum expedition in South America is sent to Chicago, and coincidentally a series of violent murders occurs soon after. Turns out it’s a lizard-like monster who’s eating people.
Twelve Monkeys (1995) (Available until December 2026)
A deadly virus, believed to be released by a group known as the Army of the Twelve Monkeys, wipes out almost all of humanity in 1996. In 2035, James Cole is sent back in time to find the original virus to find a cure. Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe and Brad Pitt lead this neo-noir science fiction cult favourite.
HyperNormalisation (2016) (Available until November 2026)
This film is the epic story of how we got to this strange place. It explains not only why these chaotic events are happening – but also why we, and our politicians, cannot understand them.
BBC iPlayer – HyperNormalisation
The Jackal (1997) (Available until January 2027)
Fictitious story based upon Carlos the Jackal, Bruce Willis stars as The Jackal, a master of disguise assassin hired to carry out a hit on a high profile American government target as retaliation for the US meddling in Russian business.
Holiday Affair (1949) (Available until January 2027)
Connie is a war widow devoted to her small son, Timmy. Carl is the solid man she intends to marry in order to achieve security. But Steve, a drifter in Christmastime New York, comes into their lives and proceeds to woo Connie through her little boy’s desire for a train set.
Bringing Up Baby (1938) (Available until January 2027)
Classic screwball comedy about a madcap heiress who makes a shambles of an absent-minded palaeontologist’s life when she arrives on the scene complete with her pet leopard. The film’s rollercoaster plot formed the basis for 1972’s What’s Up, Doc? and is notable for Katharine Hepburn’s foray into zany comedy.
BBC iPlayer – Bringing Up Baby
Suspicion (1941) (Available until January 2027)
Classic thriller in which a timid heiress becomes convinced that her husband is trying to kill her. After escaping from her oppressive parents, the woman meets and marries a fortune hunter. At first, her happiness prevents her from reflecting on his character, but when events take a sinister twist, she fears that his intentions are murderous.
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) (Available until January 2027)
In the second in John Ford’s cavalry trilogy, a US cavalry officer suffers a setback on his last mission and is ‘retired’ before he can take further action. To avert a full-scale war, he decides to act alone.
BBC iPlayer – She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Thing from Another World (1951) (Available until January 2027)
Scientists at a lonely Arctic outpost dig up an alien from the permafrost and face a desperate fight for their lives when it is accidentally thawed. Famously re-made in 1982 by John Carpenter as ‘The Thing’.
Aftersun (2022) (Available until February 2026)
Sophie is beginning to remember a formative holiday her divorced dad Calum took her on as a child. What her 11-year-old self experienced is now conjuring up things that perhaps went unseen.
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947) (Available until December 2026)
Drama set in 19th-century Paris. Adapted from the novel by Guy de Maupassant, the film tells the story of Georges Duroy, a womanising rogue whose ambitions to gain wealth and social status leave a string of broken hearts in his wake.
BBC iPlayer – The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) (Available until December 2026)
Star-studded recreation of the death throes of the greatest empire in world history. After Marcus Aurelius is poisoned, the role of emperor goes not to his adopted son as he had wished, but to his cruel son Commodus – who soon displays a tyrannical streak.
BBC iPlayer – The Fall of the Roman Empire
Eternal Beauty (2019) (Available until April 2026)
Jilted at the altar as a young woman, Jane has been living with depression and paranoid schizophrenia for many years. But one day, while attending a mental health clinic, Jane runs into the flamboyant but equally troubled Mike, who opens a window of opportunity to experience life as never before.
El Cid (1961) (Available until December 2026)
The epic story of the 11th-century Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, better known as El Cid. Involved in a tempestuous marriage to the beautiful Chimene, Rodrigo plots against various royal factions to gain power after the death of King Ferdinand, but his greatest campaign is to rid Spain of its Moorish invaders. He drives the Moors to their last outpost – Valencia – for a tumultuous and decisive battle.
Wagon Master (1950) (Available until December 2026)
Poetic story of a pioneering Mormon community. Forced out of Crystal City, a group of Mormons head westward in search of the promised land. The journey is treacherous, and two footloose horse traders are persuaded to ‘give the Lord a hand’ and guide them across the desert. On the trail, the wagon train encounters travelling entertainers, fugitive gunfighters and Native Americans.
Rancho Notorious (1952) (Available until December 2026)
Unusual western about a young man hunting for the brutal killers of his fiancee. The only clue he has is the mysterious word ‘Chuck-a-Luck’ whispered by a dying victim. A rare foray into the genre for director Fritz Lang.
BBC iPlayer – Rancho Notorious
Fort Apache (1948) (Available until December 2026)
The first of John Ford’s cavalry trilogy, in which a commanding officer, bitter at his demotion after the Civil War, takes his resentment out on the men of Fort Apache, a remote outpost in the Arizona desert. He is determined to tighten up discipline but eventually shows his ignorance of American Indian behaviour when he leads his troops into a deadly confrontation.
Blue Story (2018) (Available until December 2026)
A feature adaptation of Rapman’s YouTube series about two young south London friends from different boroughs and their deepening relationships with gangs and girls.
Cat People (1942) (Available until December 2026)
Serbian Irena arrives in New York and meets Oliver. They soon fall in love and marry, but Irena fears she suffers from an ancient curse from her homeland that means they can never be intimate, or she might literally kill him.
Nowhere Special (2021) (Available until March 2026)
A terminally ill single father searches for a new family to take in his young son after his passing.
Odd Squad: The Movie (2017) (Available until December 2026)
The Odd Squad investigate strange events. When a group of adults run Odd Squad out of business, the agents are forced to become regular kids again.
BBC iPlayer – Odd Squad: The Movie
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Mrs Dalloway (1997) (Available until May 2026)
An adaptation of the classic Virginia Woolf novel. As society hostess Clarissa Dalloway prepares for another of her legendary parties, she finds herself haunted by figures and scenes from her passionate youth.
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018) (Available until December 2026)
A New Year’s Eve party is the setting for a fractious family comedy-drama, as Colin Burstead plans a lavish event for his extended family, which doesn’t exactly go to plan….
BBC iPlayer – Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
The Road Dance (2021) (Available until March 2026)
Kirsty MacLeod dreams of a better life away from the isolation of small village life on an island in the Outer Hebrides. Suppressing these aspirations, she sees her lover, Murdo, conscripted for service in the First World War, soon to set off and fight alongside the other young men from the village. A road dance is held in their honour the evening before they depart, and it’s on this fateful evening that Kirsty’s life takes a dramatic and tragic turn.
Law of Tehran (2019) (Available until July 2026)
The police relentlessly pursue a drug lord named Nasser Khakzad, but when they finally manage to catch him, he tries whatever he can think of to escape and save his family. Iranian thriller.
Burton and Taylor (2013) (Available until December 2026)
Drama telling the story of Hollywood’s most glamorous couple, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, who acted together for the last time in Noel Coward’s Private Lives in 1983.
BBC iPlayer – Burton and Taylor
Shadow in the Cloud (2020) (Available until August 2026)
Pilot officer Maude Garrett is assigned to travel with a top secret package from Auckland at the height of the Pacific battles with the Japanese during World War II. The mixed-nationality Allied crew give her a derisive welcome, including assigning her quarters in the aircraft’s empty ball turret. Little do they know that they are about to experience the worst flight of their lives as an evil presence makes itself known.
Shadow in the Cloud – BBC iPlayer
Hounded (2022) (Available until August 2026)
From a London council estate to a remote country estate, brothers Chaz and Leon agree to one more targeted rural burglary, aided by their friends Vix and Tod. But is it a trick? The Redwick family are waiting for them to use as live prey in a cross-country hunt with hounds.
The Promised Land (2023) (Available until December 2026)
Denmark, 1755. Retired army captain Ludvig Kahlen battles the elements, the prejudice of naysayers and the hostility of the local nobility when he resolves to settle on the remote peninsula of Jutland and cultivate its uninhabitable heathland, from which many have failed to yield crops for centuries.
The Promised Land – BBC iPlayer
Festival of Slaps (2024) (Available until December 2026)
A Nigerian mother, who on one fateful night serves her son a set of slaps so powerful that his life flashes before his eyes. An emotional rollercoaster exploring the misconceptions of Pan African parenting and the clash of modern life.
Festival of Slaps – BBC iPlayer
Citizen Kane (1941) (Available until December 2026)
Frequently voted one of the best films ever made, Orson Welles’s masterpiece tells the story of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane in a series of flashbacks. A reporter is intrigued by the dying Kane’s last word – rosebud – and sets out to find a new angle on the life of one of the most powerful men in America. Nine Oscar nominations resulted in only one award for the outspoken Welles – Best Screenplay.
Angel Face (1953) (Available until December 2026)
Chilling drama about a family chauffeur (Robert Mitchum) who gets embroiled in the murderous schemes of his employer, a beautiful female psychopath (Jean Simmons).
Horror Express (1972) (Available until December 2026)
An English palaeontologist working in Manchuria in 1907 discovers a frozen two-million-year-old anthropoid monster with mystical powers. On the train journey home, the beast thaws, comes back to life and wreaks havoc among the passengers of the train. Classic cult horror starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
A Farewell to Arms (1932) (Available until December 2026)
In World War I, an American serving as an ambulance driver in Italy falls in love with a nurse in this adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s novel.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000w0pc/a-farewell-to-arms
Papadopoulos and Sons (2012) (Available until December 2026)
After a financial market collapse, self-made millionaire Harry loses everything he has apart from an abandoned fish and chip shop half-owned by his estranged brother. With no alternative, Harry and his family are forced to abandon their old lifestyle and try to bring the old family business back to life.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04zlzfk/papadopoulos-and-sons
Masked and Anonymous (2004) (Available until December 2026)
Written by and starring Bob Dylan and set in the near-future in a fictional America. Against the backdrop of a nation on the brink of revolution, a singer, whose career has gone on a downward spiral, is forced to make a comeback to the performance stage for a benefit concert.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dvqpy/masked-and-anonymous
Tycoon (1947) (Available until December 2026)
Romantic melodrama about an engineer battling to build a railroad in the Andes while trying to save his marriage to the boss’s daughter. After wedding his bride against her father’s wishes, he then jeopardises his marriage and the railroad enterprise by single-mindedly battling to get the extraordinary engineering project completed on time and within budget.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00780g1/tycoon
Area Boy (2024) (Available until December 2026)
An aimless teenager, Eli, has moved to the outer edges of a provincial town with his mother. As he settles in, he tries to escape the bleakness of life and navigating questions of self-identity, by balancing his time between his delinquent friends and the church community. Torn between two worlds, Eli must find himself and embrace who he truly is.
Blank (2022) (Available until August 2026)
A novelist struggling with writer’s block goes on a fully AI-operated writer’s retreat. But when she gets there, she soon realises the environment is less creatively nurturing than she had hoped: a technical glitch sees her trapped inside her lodgings with a malfunctioning android and no line of communication to the outside world.
Margrete: Queen of the North (2021) (Available until October 2026)
The year is 1402. Margrete has achieved what no man has managed before: she has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a peace-oriented union that she rules through her adopted son, King Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making, and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life’s work.
Margrete: Queen of the North – BBC iPlayer
Housebound (2014) (Available until October 2026)
A young woman is placed under house arrest in her childhood home. A series of strange goings-on lead her to suspect that something evil may be lurking within its walls.
Ali & Ava (2021) (Available until February 2026)
Devoted mother and grandmother Ava, a teaching assistant with a love of country and folk music, is offered a lift home from school by the charismatic Ali, who is estranged from his wife but continuing with the charade of marital domesticity for the sake of their close-knit relatives in Bradford. On the journey, they find many things in common, including a love of music, and begin an unusual and secretive courtship.
Bringing Up Baby (1938) (Available until December 2026)
While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled palaeontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0078ddk/bringing-up-baby
The Velvet Touch (1948) (Available until December 2026)
A Broadway star unintentionally kills her impresario but keeps mum about it when the police investigator targets a rival actress.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03fgcqs/the-velvet-touch
The Sky’s the Limit (1943) (Available until December 2026)
Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron’s personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, pursuing her in the guise of a carefree drifter.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0078nqj/the-skys-the-limit
King Kong (1933) (Available until December 2026)
A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star. He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074mrz/king-kong
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) (Available until December 2026)
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0078b9s/the-magnificent-ambersons
Top Hat (1935) (Available until December 2026)
An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074r4k/top-hat
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1947) (Available until December 2026)
Classic melodrama in which a young woman falls in love with a concert pianist, beginning a lifelong infatuation. The story of unrequited love is told through a series of flashbacks as the pianist finally comes to read a letter from the dying woman he never really knew.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074swy/letter-from-an-unknown-woman
Double Dynamite (1951) (Available until December 2026)
Bank teller Johnny Dalton, too poor to marry his sweetheart, saves a big-time bookie from a beating and receives a munificent reward… which just happens to match a mysterious shortage at the bank.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00780f5/double-dynamite
The Outlaw (1943) (Available until December 2026)
Unconventional western about the life of outlaw Billy the Kid, including his partnership with Doc Holliday and clashes with lawman Pat Garrett. Stars Jane Russell and Jack Buetel.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00zp6cd/the-outlaw
Gold Run (2022) (Available until December 2026)
This is the incredible true story of how 55 tonnes of gold was transported through rough winter landscapes on trucks, trains and boats by a group of unlikely resistance fighters ahead of the invading Nazi forces.
Ballywalter (2023) (Available until November 2025)
Patrick Kielty and Seána Kerslake star in a bitter-sweet comedy drama set in Ballywalter, Northern Ireland about the unexpected connections that can change the course of our lives. Eileen is a caustic, unrepentant university drop-out whose dreams of a successful life in London have fallen by the wayside. Back at home with her mum, she makes ends meet by working as an unlicensed driver in her ex-boyfriend’s minicab. Shane has exiled himself in Ballywalter following the break-up of his marriage, but now he’s trying to get his life back on track by enrolling in a stand-up comedy course.
Hattie (2011) (Available until December 2025)
Ruth Jones takes on the role of the larger-than-life Carry On actress Hattie Jacques, revealing how her home life was blown apart by a secret sexual liaison with her handsome young driver while she was married to Dad’s Army star John Le Mesurier.
Starter for Ten (2006) (Available until January 2026)
Comedy about Brian, a 1980s working-class boy stumbling romantically and academically through his first year at Bristol University. He tries to achieve his lifelong ambition to appear on TV quiz show University Challenge and falls in love with his teammate.
Blue Jean (2022) (Available until January 2026)
Tyneside, 1988. Closeted PE teacher Jean Newman is happy in her relationship with her girlfriend Viv, but as the Conservative government tries to introduce Clause 28 into the Local Government Act, which will prohibit ‘the promotion of homosexuality’, her double life is increasingly under threat – particularly with the arrival of new girl Lois.
Surge (2020) (Available until January 2026)
Airport security worker Joseph lives a mundane existence with a daily commute and a repetitive job. After a frustrating reunion with his unresponsive parents, he cracks under the pressure and embarks on a frenzy of emotional release.
God’s Creatures (2022) (Available until January 2026)
Aileen’s willingness to help her recently returned son, Brian, has major repercussions in their struggling County Donegal fishing community.
Godland (2022) (Available until January 2026)
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest is sent to Iceland with a mission to set up a parish in a remote part of the country. Faced with an ambivalent reception by less-than-welcoming locals, he finds that his zeal, faith and sense of reality start to drift as he ventures deeper into the Icelandic landscape.
Moon Under Water (2023) (Available until February 2026)
Burdened with looking after his Uncle who has severe dementia, Jack longs for a normal life, one where he can build relationships and express himself.
Moon Under Water – BBC iPlayer
Original Skin (2024) (Available until February 2026)
In an alternate world where having sex means swapping bodies with the other person, a young woman struggles to be herself, defying her conservative community where swapping is taboo.
My Eyes Are Up Here (2024) (Available until February 2026)
A disabled woman sets off on a mission to get the morning after pill. The only thing in her way is… everything.
My Eyes are Up Here – BBC iPlayer
A Very Short Film About Longing (2024) (Available until February 2026)
Paul’s world is turned upside down when his affair with Lena comes to an end after her husband returns home from Poland.
A Very Short Film about Longing – BBC iPlayer
Blood Rites (2024) (Available until February 2026)
Three teenage girls with a monstrous hunger begin to unravel in the English Fens.
Lumbu (2024) (Available until February 2026)
Lumbu, which means “tall one” in Punjabi, reckons with his father’s secret affair in a bid to save his family. Set in the Summer of 94, in Sandwell, West Midlands.
Muna (2024) (Available until February 2026)
A film about teenage dreams, dislocated grief and unexpected connection, following a British-Somali teen navigating a confusing mourning period for a family member she never met.
Such a Lovely Day (2024) (Available until February 2026)
Against the backdrop of a perfect summer’s day, twelve-year old Sam navigates the complex world of his parent’s marriage.
Such a Lovely Day – BBC iPlayer
Giraffe (2024) (Available until February 2026)
Before their 17th birthdays, two black boys attempt to bury contraband in order to save their cultural identity from being erased by the UK government, revealing new truths that test their friendship.
Weekend Dad (2024) (Available until February 2026)
A butcher spends a precious, fleeting afternoon with his favourite companion, his 9-year-old daughter. But the circumstances may place his future as a father in jeopardy.
Pray (2024) (Available until February 2026)
Traversing grief, hope, first love and home, Pray is a portrait of brotherhood that looks at what we will do for the people we love, how we find joy in the midst of overwhelming despair, and how the community can lift us up.
Honesty (2024) (Available until February 2026)
A young woman goes to the police to report her husband for domestic abuse, but rather than finding the relief she longs for, she faces a gruelling interrogation.
Pretty Red Dress (2024) (Available until February 2026)
Ex-con Travis, aspiring performer Candice and their 14-year-old daughter Kenisha all have relationships with the same red dress. For Candice, it’s her audition outfit for a Tina Turner musical and a ticket to a different life. For Kenisha, it’s symbolic of a kind of femininity she doesn’t get. And when Travis is discovered wearing the dress, it sends the family spinning.
Lynn + Lucy (2020) (Available until February 2026)
Harlow party girl Lucy has surprised everyone by becoming a mother for the first time with her younger boyfriend Clark. Lucy’s best friend Lynn has been married for ten years to Paul, the father of their daughter Lola, but the women’s close bond is strained to the utmost when domestic tragedy strikes.
Coriolanus (2011) (Available until February 2026)
Ralph Fiennes’s acclaimed directorial debut transposes Shakespeare’s Roman tragedy to a contemporary Balkan conflict. Proud Roman General Caius Martius refuses to court public opinion, laying bare his contempt for his fellow citizens even when his equally proud mother Volumnia encourages him to run for consul.
Aisha (2022) (Available until February 2026)
Caught in limbo for years in Ireland’s immigration system as she seeks international protection, Aisha Osagie, a young Nigerian woman, develops a friendship with former prisoner Conor Healy, who she meets at one of the accommodation centres. Aisha and Conor’s growing friendship soon looks to be short-lived, as Aisha’s future in Ireland comes under threat.
Medusa Deluxe (2025) (Available until February 2026)
A murder mystery set at a hairdressing competition. Extravagance and excess collide as the death of one of their own sows seeds of division in a community whose passion for hair verges on obsession.
As You Like It (2007) (Available until February 2026)
Adaptation of Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy set in 19th-century Japan, telling the story of Orlando and Rosalind’s expulsion from the court of Duke Frederick.
Aftersun (2022) (Available until February 2026)
Sophie is beginning to remember a formative holiday her divorced dad Calum took her on as a child. What her 11-year-old self experienced is now conjuring up things that perhaps went unseen.
Sweet Sue (2025) (Available until February 2026)
Party shop owner Sue is back on the dating scene and embarks on a relationship with Ron, a mysterious biker who has a flamboyant teenage son, social media influencer Anthony. Sue finds herself increasingly at odds with this ambitious teenager who is convinced that he is destined for stardom.
Farewell My Lovely (1944) (Available until April 2026)
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, embroiling the hard-boiled gumshoe in a plot which involves blackmail, murder, drugs and double cross.
Farewell My Lovely – BBC iPlayer
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2019) (Available until March 2026)
Documentary charting the life of Eric Clapton, widely renowned as one of the greatest performers of all time. But behind the scenes lay restlessness and tragedy. The insatiable search to grow his artistic voice left fans surprised as he constantly quit successful bands, from the groundbreaking Yardbirds to 60s supergroup Cream. His isolated pursuit of his craft, and fear of selling out, served as a catalyst for his evolution as an artist.
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars – BBC iPlayer
Allelujah (2025) (Available until March 2026)
The Beth, a small community NHS geriatric facility in Yorkshire, is facing closure because of Whitehall budget cuts. Colin, a management consultant for the health department, arrives to visit his ailing ex-miner father and to make an appraisal. Meanwhile, the staff and patients are preparing a presentation for the formidable Nurse Gilpin, who is to be presented with a long-service medal.
Letters to Brezhnev (1985) (Available until April 2026)
Two Liverpool lasses hook up with a pair of Soviet sailors, only for their night of fun to turn serious when love beckons for one of the girls. She begins to wonder if life might be better behind the Iron Curtain.
Letter to Brezhnev – BBC iPlayer
Hideous Kinky (1997) (Available until April 2026)
In the early 70s, a young English mother of two arrives in Morocco in search of meaning and adventure, accompanied by her two daughters aged six and eight. Seen through the girls’ eyes, the trip is full of glorious life and colour, but it is also beset by confusion, a worrying shortage of money and the group’s discovery that their new-found freedom comes at a price.
Denmark (2019) (Available until April 2026)
Divorced, demoralised and nearly destitute in Wales, Herb hits upon the dodgy idea of heading to Denmark, intent on being thrown in a Danish jail – which seems more comfy and safe than life at home.
Fall (2022) (Available until April 2026)
A fast drop and a sudden stop await Becky and Hunter as they find themselves trapped 2,000 feet up an abandoned radio tower in the desert.
Bullet Boy (2004) (Available until April 2026)
Uncompromising crime drama about gun culture in London’s East End, starring Ashley Walters. A minor street fracas leads to a downward spiral of tragedy courtesy of easy access to a handgun. Caught up in the ensuing tit-for-tat violence are a teenager fresh from youth custody and his 12-year-old brother.
The Heart of Me (2004) (Available until April 2026)
Drama set in 1930s London with two sisters, Madeleine married to Rickie, and Dinah, who falls in love with him. Rickie and Dinah begin an affair which is to have repercussions throughout all their lives.
Crimes of the Future (2022) (Available until April 2026)
A celebrity performance artist showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in a live show.
Crimes of the Future – BBC iPlayer
True Things (2021) (Available until April 2026)
Kate Perkin, a single woman in her early thirties, works in a benefits office in the English coastal town of Ramsgate. A moment of flirtation with a male claimant initially seems like a mere blip in her routine. But when the man shows up to meet her at the end of her working day, Kate finds herself propelled headlong into a liaison that displaces every other priority in her life.
Halloween (1978) (Available until May 2026)
Classic horror. Fifteen years after murdering his sister, Michael Myers escapes from an asylum and returns to the small town of Haddenfield. Dr Sam Loomis, a psychiatrist who has been treating Michael, races to track him down before he kills again.
Code 46 (2006) (Available until May 2026)
The near future; insurance companies run the planet. While investigating the creation of fraudulent ‘papelles’ (insurance cover, passport and visa in one) for the Sphinx company in Shanghai, husband and father William falls for his prime suspect Maria Gonzalez. Risking his career and his marriage, William finds himself drawn into a dangerous relationship from which he cannot escape.
Northanger Abbey (1987) (Available until May 2026)
Jane Austen’s classic story of a young girl whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions about the world. Through her adventures, Catherine Morland comes to learn that marriage in the society of her day is determined not by true love but by wealth and social status.
Northanger Abbey – BBC iPlayer
Persuasion (1995) (Available until May 2026)
Adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel. England, 1814. Several years earlier, Anne Elliot was persuaded by her friend to reject the proposal of a naval officer who is now a prosperous captain. He returns to find Anne’s family on the brink of financial ruin and his own family tenants in her home. Amid the stiffening etiquette of social arrangements, their reunion gradually gives voice to some long-buried emotions.
Kidnapped (2023) (Available until May 2026)
Powerful drama based on the true story of the Catholic Church’s kidnap of a young Jewish boy in Italy in 1858. Following Pope Pius IX’s orders, soldiers burst into the Mortara family’s Bologna home to forcibly remove their six-year-old son, Edgardo. They have heard from the Jewish family’s maid that she had secretly baptised him as a sickly infant for fear that he would die a Jew and his soul would remain in limbo. Under the Church’s doctrine, the boy is no longer permitted to live with his non-Catholic family and is taken to be raised by the Church itself.
Saint Omer (2022) (Available until May 2026)
Pregnant young novelist Rama attends the trial of Laurence Coly, a Senegalese woman accused of murdering her 15-month-old child by leaving her on a beach to be swept away.
Dioneann (2020) (Available until May 2026)
Tomás, a busy TV producer, is a private man who likes to keep things quiet and ordered. He takes his wife, Siobhán, and their beloved baby son, Oisín, to their secluded holiday home on a north coast island as frequently as he can. They don’t go out, they don’t interact with the locals – he just wants to enjoy the peace. And he does, until he receives an urgent call from work – he’s needed back on the mainland.
Bill (2015) (Available until June 2026)
While King Philip of Spain plots to kill Queen Elizabeth of England, young Bill Shakespeare leaves Stratford to follow his latest dream, to be a playwright in London – despite the theatres being closed due to plague. Luckily the Queen desires a new play – unluckily she chooses creepy Lord Crawley to write it.
An Ideal Husband (1999) (Available until July 2026)
Sir Robert Chiltern, a brilliant politician and a perfect gentleman, is the ideal husband for the morally upstanding Lady Chiltern. They have a widely envied marriage until charming Mrs Cheveley appears with the intention of revealing a dark secret from Chiltern’s past.
BBC iPlayer – An Ideal Husband
Cairo Conspiracy (2022) (Available until July 2026)
Adam, the son of a fisherman, is offered the privilege of studying at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the centre of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival in Cairo, the university’s highest-ranking religious leader, the grand imam, suddenly dies, and Adam soon becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elites.
Cairo Conspiracy – BBC iPlayer
Kensuke’s Kingdom (2023) (Available until July 2026)
A young boy, Michael, shipwrecked on a remote island, must adapt to facing life alone. Over time, he feels another presence, and discovers that this world is home to both unimaginable danger and beauty.
Kensukes Kingdom – BBC iPlayer
Hounds (2023) (Available until July 2026)
A father and son in the suburbs of Casablanca get by on petty crimes for a local mob. When a kidnapping goes wrong, they must find a way to dispose of the body.
Mrs Dalloway (1997) (Available until July 2026)
An adaptation of the classic Virginia Woolf novel. As society hostess Clarissa Dalloway prepares for another of her legendary parties, she finds herself haunted by figures and scenes from her passionate youth.
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2006) (Available until September 2026)
Award-winning film documenting Peter Sellers’s turbulent rise from popular BBC radio performer to one of the world’s most gifted comedic actors. Peter was raised by a domineering mother and a meek father and at an early age discovered he liked to hide behind the emotional curtain of playing a character. In time, Sellers put this skill to use as an actor, discovering that he had a great gift for comedy but increasingly realising he had no sense of self.
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers – BBC iPlayer
Football’s Financial Shame: The Story of the V11 (2025) (Available until September 2026)
Unveiling a hidden scandal affecting a group of former players of the Premier League, the world’s biggest and richest football league.
Football’s Financial Shame: The Story of the V11 – BBC iPlayer
The Inspection (2022) (Available until September 2026)
A young gay black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the US Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the gruelling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life
Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2010) (Available until September 2026)
A film that documents the first leg of Iron Maiden’s Somewhere Back in Time world tour, which took them 50,000 miles around the planet playing 23 concerts on five continents in just 45 days. One of the stars of the movie is the customised Boeing 757, Ed Force One, which carried the band, their crew and 12 tons of stage equipment and was piloted by airline captain and Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson. The film gives a close-up, behind-the-scenes look at what happened on and off stage, when Maiden gave full access to a camera crew for the first time, and contains some of the most spectacular live footage yet seen of the band.
Iron Maiden: Flight 666 – BBC iPlayer
Evil Does Not Exist (2023) (Available until September 2026)
The lives of a man and his neighbours are disrupted when a camping development is planned in their idyllic town in the Japanese countryside. In Japanese with English subtitles.
Evil Does Not Exist – BBC iPlayer
Rye Lane (2021) (Available until September 2026)
Two youngsters, reeling from bad breakups, connect over an eventful day in south London.
Rosalie (2023) (Available until September 2026)
France, 1870. Rosalie is a young woman with a secret… she was born with a face and body covered in hair. A genuine bearded lady. She has kept this hidden all her life, until Abel, an indebted bar owner, marries her for her dowry. Now, she no longer wishes to hide. Inspired by a true story.
The Crime is Mine (2023) (Available until September 2026)
Penniless aspiring actress Madeleine Verdier is surprised to find herself accused of the murder of a powerful theatre producer. Her equally impoverished roommate, Pauline Mauleon, an aspiring lawyer, persuades her that a sensational trial is all that is needed to give her career a much-needed boost.
The Crime Is Mine – BBC iPlayer
The War Game (1985) (Available until July 2026)
Controversial drama that depicts the consequences of a nuclear attack on Britain. The terrible aftermath of a nuclear bomb in Kent is portrayed in the style of a news programme.
Cat Person (2023) (Available until October 2026)
Despite misgivings, a student starts a relationship with an awkward older man. The disconnect between their texting intimacy and the real thing is a warning sign. She is embarrassed to be honest with him, but how truthful has he been?
Benediction (2021) (Available until October 2026)
The story of English poet, writer and soldier Siegfried Sassoon.
Mr Burton (2025) (Available until October 2026)
Film biopic that tells the true story of the relationship between Port Talbot schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins, the son of a wayward drunk. Richard dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline. Mr Burton recognised the raw talent in Richard and made it his mission to fight for him, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and, eventually, his adoptive father.
All Your Faces (2023) (Available until October 2026)
Restorative justice programs offer a safe space for dialogue between offenders and victims – supported by professionals and volunteers. Among the participants are Chloé, a victim of sexual assault; Grégoire, Nawelle and Sabine, victims of burglary and robbery; while Nassim, Issa and Thomas are offenders, convicted of violent robberies. Together they must overcome resentment to find solace and forgiveness. And perhaps, at the end of the road, some of them might even find healing.
A Bump Along the Way (2025) (Available until December 2026)
Fun-loving, 44-year-old single mum Pamela becomes pregnant following a boozy one-night stand with a man half her age, much to the shame of her buttoned-up teenage daughter Allegra. As Pamela deals with her unexpected pregnancy and the growing pains of the disgruntled Allegra, the challenges they both face ultimately bring mother and daughter to a better understanding of themselves and each other.
A Bump Along the Way – BBC iPlayer
Carefree (1938) (Available until December 2026)
Offbeat, tuneful Astaire-Rogers vehicle with a score by Irving Berlin. A humourless lawyer is worried because his fiancee keeps postponing their wedding day, so he arranges for her to see his best friend, a brilliant psychiatrist.
Boys from County Hell (2025) (Available until December 2026)
Welcome to Six Mile Hill, a sleepy Irish backwater whose only claim to fame is the somewhat dubious local legend that Bram Stoker once spent a night in the local pub. It’s home to Eugene Moffat, a young man who fills most of his days drinking pints with his friends and pranking tourists who come to visit the gravesite of Abhartach, a legendary Irish vampire many believe to have been the inspiration for Dracula.
Boys from County Hell – BBC iPlayer
The Dig (2025) (Available until December 2026)
After serving 15 years for murder, Callahan returns home to find Sean, his victim’s grieving father, searching for the body on an endless bog. When Callahan asks the local police officer to remove the man from his land, he soon realises that the police and community want the killer in their midst gone for good. With no memory of the murder and no way of stopping Sean, Callahan’s only option is to join the dig. Sean’s disapproving daughter Roberta watches this uneasy alliance unfold, and as they dig closer to the truth, Callahan hopes he will soon find the closure he has been searching for.
The Unholylands (2024) (Available until December 2026)
Set in Northern Ireland, this raucous coming-of-age comedy follows law student stepbrothers Michael and Scott as they face the end of their university days and the terrifying prospect of adulthood. Determined to go out in style, they plan one last legendary house party before swapping their student lives for careers in their father’s law firm. There’s only one problem: their dad, a stern lawyer with a reputation to protect, has forbidden the party and sent a colleague to keep an eye on them.
An Irish Goodbye (2022) (Available until December 2026)
Set against the backdrop of a working farm in rural Northern Ireland, this Bafta and Oscar-winning black comedy follows the reunion of estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan following the untimely death of their mother. Under the watchful eye of oddball parish priest Father O’Shea, the brothers’ pained reunion is worsened by the fact Turlough must now make new care arrangements for Lorcan, who has Down Syndrome.
An Irish Goodbye – BBC iPlayer
Rough (2025) (Available until December 2026)
In post-conflict Northern Ireland, paramilitaries have evolved into street gangs who enforce their own brutal street justice in the form of punishment attacks. But when they pass a death sentence on a local dog, they bite off more than they can chew.
Wonder (2017) (Available until December 2026)
Wonder follows the Pullman family, whose youngest child, Auggie, is a boy born with facial differences. When Auggie enters mainstream school for the first time, his extraordinary journey unites his family, his school and his community, and proves that you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out. Heartwarming drama based on the best-selling novel by R. J. Palacio.
The Great Escaper (2023) (Available until December 2026)
Based on the true story of Bernard Jordan, an 89-year-old veteran of the D-Day landings, who in 2014 sneaked out of his seaside care home where he lived with his wife, Rene, to board a cross-channel ferry and attend the 70th anniversary commemoration in Normandy.
The Great Escaper – BBC iPlayer
The Hunger Games (2012) (Available until December 2026)
As punishment for a failed rebellion, the 12 districts of Panem must offer up two tributes – a boy and a girl to fight to the death in the annual Hunger Games, until only one is left alive.
The Hunger Games – BBC iPlayer
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) (Available until December 2026)
Katniss Everdeen finds herself cast back into the arena when the Panem authorities announce a Quarter Quell, where former champions will be forced to exterminate each other.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – BBC iPlayer
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014) (Available until December 2026)
Rescued from the destroyed arena in the 75th Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen is taken to District 13, whose underground community are determined to lead a rebellion against the corrupt Capitol.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 – BBC iPlayer
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2015) (Available until December 2026)
Recovering from her injuries, Katniss is recruited into the Star Squad, whose mission is to produce propaganda. Katniss will not miss this opportunity for revenge on President Snow.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 – BBC iPlayer
The Damned Don’t Cry (2022) (Available until December 2026)
Fatima-Zahra and her teenage son Selim move from place to place, forever trying to outrun the latest scandal she’s caught up in. When Selim discovers the truth about their past, Fatima-Zahra vows to make a fresh start.
The Damned Dont Cry – BBC iPlayer
The Old Oak (2023) (Available until December 2026)
A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community in County Durham struggles to hold on to his pub and keep it as the one remaining public space people can meet in the town. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed there.
Lollipop (2024) (Available until December 2026)
Molly, a young woman recently released from prison, struggles to regain custody of her children. Joining forces with her childhood friend Amina, they take destiny into their own hands.
The Souvenir Part II (2024) (Available until January 2027)
Julie, mourning Anthony, turns her film school production into a recreation of their relationship, a project that will either liberate her spirit or cement her insecurity.
The Souvenir Part II – BBC iPlayer
The Eternal Daughter (2022) (Available until January 2027)
A middle-aged film-maker and her elderly mother return to the old home of a relative, now an isolated hotel in the North Wales countryside, where the mother spent much of her life. With the film-maker unable to make a start in preparing her new film, the pair confront long-buried secrets.
The Eternal Daughter – BBC iPlayer
Looted (2019) (Available until January 2027)
Rob loves driving and stealing cars, living his life at a hundred miles an hour in the cash-starved port town he calls home. He shares a house with his dying father, who thinks he’s out job hunting. Rob manages to keep his two worlds perfectly separated until best mate Leo gets him involved in a bigger, riskier job which goes terribly wrong. Betrayed by his best mate, and with his relationship with his distant father in shreds, unexpected hope comes from Leo’s girlfriend Kasia.
One Life (2023) (Available until January 2027)
Based on the true story of how British stockbroker Nicholas Winton helped to organise the evacuation of vulnerable, mainly Jewish children out of Czechoslovakia prior to the Nazi occupation.
Bird (2024) (Available until January 2027)
Twelve-year-old Bailey lives in a squat in north Kent with her brother and emotionally distant father, yearning for connection and escape. Her life changes when she meets a stranger with a past.
Afire (2023) (Available until January 2027)
Self-centred young author Leon is trying to finish his novel at his friend Felix’s holiday home by the Baltic coast, but he faces unwelcome distractions: fellow guest Nadja, hunky Devid and a wildfire raging in the region. Prize-winning movie drama from writer-director Christian Petzold.
Silver Haze (2023) (Available until January 2027)
Nurse Franky lives with her large family in east London, bearing the physical and emotional scars of a traumatic fire in her childhood. Unable to build any meaningful relationship, she falls in love with one of her patients, Florence. Florence has also had difficulties with her relationships and lives with her brother Jack in Southend. Here, Franky finds refuge and the confidence to move on with her life.
Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993) (Available until February 2027) NEW!
Oscar-winning animated adventure featuring Wallace and Gromit. The duo are plunged into a hilarious tale of skulduggery involving an extraordinary pair of automated trousers and a villainous penguin. Featuring Peter Sallis as the voice of Wallace.
Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers – BBC iPlayer
Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out (1992) (Available until February 2027) NEW!
BAFTA-winning, Oscar-nominated claymation by Nick Park, which introduced the world to inventor Wallace and his canine companion Gromit. The pair blast off in a homemade rocket to go on a bank holiday outing to the moon and test the theory that it is made of cheese. What they find there surprises them.
Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out – BBC iPlayer
Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995) (Available until February 2027) NEW!
Oscar-winning claymation comedy thriller from Nick Park, featuring the popular inventor and his dog. Wallace’s whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep rustling in a fiendish criminal plot, meeting a sheep named Shaun along the way. Will Wallace snap out of his daze in time to rescue his canine companion?
Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave – BBC iPlayer
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) (Available until February 2027) NEW!
Wallace and Gromit have opened a new bakery – Top Bun – and business is booming, not least because a deadly Cereal Killer has murdered all the other bakers in town. Gromit is worried that they may be the next victims, but Wallace does not care, as he has fallen head over heels in love with Piella Bakewell, former star of the Bake-O-Lite bread commercials. So Gromit is left to run things on his own, when he would much rather be getting better acquainted with Piella’s lovely pet poodle Fluffles.
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death – BBC iPlayer
The Taste of Things (2023) (Available until February 2027) NEW!
French romance set in 1889, focusing on the enduring bond between gourmet chef Dodin and his cook of 20 years, Eugénie. Having shared a passion for food and a deep mutual respect, the two have been lovers as well as gastronomers for a long time, but Eugénie has refused to marry Dodin, who resolves to cook for her in order to woo her.
The Taste of Things – BBC iPlayer
We’ve done our best to list all the available films on BBC iPlayer and the date they’re removed from the service as detailed by the BBC, but it goes without saying that the BBC probably reserve the right to add or remove films from their service at any time, for any reason. The BBC also list an expiration time for each film, which could be 6pm or 1am on the expiration date. We’re not including those for purely logistical reasons. We’ll try our best to keep this list as up to date as possible, though.
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