Start your free trial now Subscribe now Discover classic and cult films including exclusive Mark Kermode introductions. Free for 14 days, then £4.99/month or £49/year. Tetsuo: The Iron Man Shinya Tsukamoto's wild cyberpunk tale of a businessman's agonising transformation into a walking scrap heap is a jaggedly dehumanised vision of the future. Fantasy Science Fiction 1988 67 mins Shinya Tsukamoto Me without You Anna Friel and Michelle Williams star as two troubled girls whose tumultuous friendship takes many twists and turns. Drama 2001 103 mins Sandra Goldbacher Electricity Agyness Deyn stars in a powerful story seen through the eyes of a young woman whose epilepsy brings extraordinary hallucinations. Drama 2014 96 mins Bryn Higgins My Brother the Devil Sally El Hosaini's feature debut tells of the love and disenchantment of two British-Egyptian brothers as gangs, drugs and sexuality come between them. Drama 2012 107 mins Sally El Hosaini Bullet Boy Ashley Walters impresses in the hard-hitting Hackney drama that’s still one of the best of Britain’s black urban crime films. Drama 2005 86 mins Saul Dibb Shell In a remote part of Scotland, teenager Shell develops an intense relationship with her reclusive father. Drama 2013 87 mins Scott Graham Les Enfants Terribles Jean-Pierre Melville’s film of Jean Cocteau's controversial novel about a teenage brother and sister and their intense, closeted relationship. Drama 1949 106 mins Jean-Pierre Melville Dogtooth Yorgos Lanthimos' scary, witty tale of a dysfunctional Greek family is original, ingenious and sadly relevant as a study of parent-child relationships Drama 2009 93 mins Yorgos Lanthimos Break My Fall: Redux Four young friends find themselves at a critical juncture in their lives, in this perceptive drama about the lives of young Londoners, presented here in its definitive 2023 director's cut. Drama 2010 103 mins Kanchi Wichmann Deep End Jerzy Skolimowski’s darkly comic and utterly compelling story of teenage infatuation in a run-down swimming pool. Drama 1970 92 mins Jerzy Skolimowski Duffer A bizarre study of obsession focusing on a teenage boy who is torn between the charms of a fleshly female prostitute and the sadism of an older man. Drama 1971 75 mins Joseph Despins and William Dumaresq Children The first part of Terence Davies' formidable Trilogy explores the effects of violence on a Liverpool schoolboy, told in a series of flashbacks. Drama 1976 46 mins Terence Davies Tomboy Tender drama from Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Girlhood) about a ten-year-old child exploring a new gender identity. Drama 2011 82 mins Céline Sciamma Donnie Darko Richard Kelly's astounding debut feature is a mix of stylish eighties veneer and existential horror starring Jake Gyllenhaal as the troubled teen who is haunted by a giant rabbit prophesying the apocalypse. Drama 2001 113 mins Richard Kelly Totally F***Ed Up Gregg Araki's typically excessive and eccentric portrait of the lives of a group of six gay and lesbian teenagers in Los Angeles. Drama 1993 76 mins Gregg Araki The Party's Over The partying of a wild group of beatniks lead by Oliver Reed has shocking consequences. Written by Marc Behm, directed by Guy Hamilton and with music by John Barry. Drama 1965 92 mins Guy Hamilton The Wild and the Willing Ian McShane and John Hurt made their feature film debuts in this swinging 1960s drama centring on a group of students and their sexual exploits and escapades. Drama 1962 109 mins Ralph Thomas Young Soul Rebels The Queen's Silver Jubilee beats to the sounds of Funkadelic, Sylvester and the O'Jays in Isaac Julien’s feature debut. Drama 1991 105 mins Isaac Julien Sixteen A former child soldier in Congo, now living in London, witnesses a crime and is drawn into a violent world he'd hoped to leave behind. Drama 2013 79 mins Rob Brown The Fruit Machine Berated by his father for his camp behaviour, Eddie runs away from his Liverpool home and joins his friend Michael, a streetwise hustler who is also on the run. Drama 1988 103 mins Philip Saville Mogul Mowgli Bassam Tariq’s visceral directorial debut, co-written with Riz Ahmed, finds a British-Pakistani rapper’s life spiralling out of control when, on the cusp of success, he succumbs to a debilitating illness. Drama 2020 89 mins Bassam Tariq My Childhood The first part of Bill Douglas’ poetic and profoundly stirring autobiographical trilogy, about an eight-year-old boy growing up in a Scottish mining village in 1945. Drama 1973 46 mins Bill Douglas My Ain Folk The second part of the revered Bill Douglas Trilogy follows Jamie as he ends up in a children’s home. Drama 1974 55 mins Bill Douglas My Way Home Concluding his acclaimed Trilogy, Bill Douglas’ autobiographical film follows young Jamie as he’s conscripted in the RAF and finally feels at home. Drama 1979 72 mins Bill Douglas Lynn + Lucy A lifelong friendship is tested by tragedy in this atmospheric and intense first feature from acclaimed British shorts director Fyzal Boulifa. Drama 2019 88 mins Fyzal Boulifa Santa Sangre Alejandro Jodorowsky's surreal, cult horror about a boy who escapes from the circus, reuniting with his mother to form a bizarre and murderous double-act. Horror Thriller 1989 123 mins Alejandro Jodorowsky Pauline at the Beach Eric Rohmer's final collaboration with the great cinematographer Néstor Almendros follows a holidaying teenager as she begins to navigate the adult world. Comedy Drama 1982 95 mins Eric Rohmer Film: PAISÀ Paisà Roberto Rossellini’s ambitious and enormously moving follow-up to his breakthrough Rome, Open City. War 1946 126 mins Roberto Rossellini Heathers Winona Ryder and Christian Slater star in the endlessly quotable cult black comedy that subverted expectations of teen movies forever. Comedy 1989 103 mins Michael Lehmann
