The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

1998

English

6.5

♡ 18

John Maybury Director

Adrian Scarborough as Daniel Farson

Daniel Craig as George Dyer

Karl Johnson as John Deakin

Tilda Swinton as Muriel Belcher

In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer, accepts. After the unique beginning to their love affair, the well-connected and volatile artist assimilates Dyer into his circle of eccentric friends, as Dyer's struggle with addiction strains their bond.

Jubilee

1978

English

5.9

♡ 10

100%

58%

Action

Comedy

corrupt police officials

music videos and concerts

Derek Jarman Director

Jack Birkett as Borgia Ginz

Richard O'Brien as John Dee

Toyah Willcox as Mad

Karl Johnson as Sphinx

Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.

Third Star

2010

English

7.2

♡ 13

47%

Hattie Dalton Director

Hugh Bonneville as Beachcomber

Tom Burke as Davy

Benedict Cumberbatch as James

Karl Johnson as Ticket Seller

James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventure dealing with friendship, heroism and love.

The Tempest

1979

English

6.3

♡ 7

60%

Derek Jarman Director

Karl Johnson as Ariel, an airy spirit

Jack Birkett as Caliban, a savage and deformed slave

David Meyer as Ferdinand, his son

Toyah Willcox as Miranda, his daughter

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.

Kaleidoscope

2016

English

5.8

♡ 11

67%

psychological thriller

Thriller

Rupert Jones Director

Sinead Matthews as Abby

Toby Jones as Carl

Karl Johnson as John

Clare Perkins as Launderette Assistant

A psychological thriller about the destructive relationship between a middle-aged man and his mother.

Copying Beethoven

2006

English

6.7

♡ 8

29%

Agnieszka Holland Director

Diane Kruger as Anna Holtz

Ed Harris as Ludwig van Beethoven

Matthew Goode as Martin Bauer

Karl Johnson as Stefan Holtz

A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world.

Close My Eyes

1991

English

6.2

♡ 11

80%

56%

Action

based on play or musical

Stephen Poliakoff Director

Karl Johnson as Colin

Geraldine Somerville as Natalie's Boss

Saskia Reeves as Natalie / Sister

Clive Owen as Richard / Brother

After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessional.

The Carer

2016

English

6.6

♡ 34

66%

János Edelényi Director

Paul Bown as Head Examiner

Karl Johnson as Joseph

Brian Cox as Sir Michael

Emily Bevan as Wanda

Dorottya is a young Hungarian actress with a burning desire: to make it on the English stage. Legendary actor, Sir Michael Gifford suffers from an incurable disease, and has one desire: be left alone. When Dorottya becomes his carer they both hope their wish will be fulfilled.

Is Anybody There?

2008

English

6.6

♡ 6

65%

55%

Action

Drama

John Crowley Director

Karl Johnson as Arthur

Michael Caine as Clarence

Anne-Marie Duff as Mum

Ronnie Corbett as Self

A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.

The Last Vermeer

2019

English

6.7

♡ 10

68%

91%

Action

amsterdam, netherlands

Dan Friedkin Director

Karl Johnson as Bernard Bakker

Claes Bang as Captain Joseph Piller

Guy Pearce as Han Van Meegeren

Susannah Doyle as Johana

A soldier and member of the Dutch resistance investigates stolen art in the wake of the Second World War, including a Vermeer sold to the Nazis by a flamboyant forger.

The Edge of Love

2008

English

6.1

♡ 18

39%

John Maybury Director

Sienna Miller as Caitlin Thomas

Karl Johnson as Dai Fred

Keira Knightley as Vera Phillips

Cillian Murphy as William Killick

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.

Heidi

2005

English

6.5

♡ 6

67%

Paul Marcus Director

Oliver Ford Davies as Dr. Classen

Karl Johnson as Old Man

Peter Wight as Pastor

Geraldine Chaplin as Rottenmeier

Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. Grandpa refuses to send her to school in the city, but aunt Detie returns and forces him to give in. She's sent to a posh lady in Frankfurt, where she'll be a companion for crippled daughter Clara after school hours.

Wittgenstein

1993

English

6.9

♡ 9

83%

Derek Jarman Director

Michael Gough as Bertrand Russell

Sally Dexter as Hermine Wittgenstein

Tilda Swinton as Lady Ottoline Morrell

Karl Johnson as Ludwig Wittgenstein

A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, whose principal interest was the nature and limits of language. A series of sketches depict the unfolding of his life from boyhood, through the era of the first World War, to his eventual Cambridge professorship and association with Bertrand Russell and John Maynard Keynes. The emphasis in these sketches is on the exposition of the ideas of Wittgenstein, a homosexual, and an intuitive, moody, proud, and perfectionistic thinker generally regarded as a genius.

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

2011

English

8.5

♡ 11

100%

Danny Boyle Director

Karl Johnson as De Lacey, her father-in Law

Naomie Harris as Elizabeth Lavenza, Victor's fiancée

John Stahl as Ewan, his uncle

Benedict Cumberbatch as The Creature / Victor Frankenstein

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing tale.

Peterloo

2018

English

6.5

♡ 30

67%

Mike Leigh Director

Leo Bill as John Tyas

Karl Johnson as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

Philip Whitchurch as Magistrate Col Fletcher

Philip Martin Brown as Mill Owner

An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.

A Prayer for the Dying

1987

English

6.3

♡ 10

50%

ira (irish republican army)

Thriller

Mike Hodges Director

Karl Johnson as Fitzgerald

Liam Neeson as Liam Docherty

Ian McElhinney as Lodger

Mickey Rourke as Martin Fallon

Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.

Dream Horse

2020

English

6.9

♡ 15

88%

97%

Action

based on a true story

Euros Lyn Director

Toni Collette as Jan Vokes

Karl Johnson as Kerby

Siân Phillips as Maureen

Atul Sharma as Sheikh's Racecourse Friend

The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes. With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream and compete with the racing elites. Their investment pays off as Dream rises through the ranks and becomes a beacon of hope in their struggling community.

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The Deep Blue Sea

Tomorrow La Scala!

Good Vibrations

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

Jubilee

Third Star

The Tempest

Kaleidoscope

Copying Beethoven

Close My Eyes

The Carer

Is Anybody There?

The Last Vermeer

The Edge of Love

Heidi

Wittgenstein

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

Peterloo

A Prayer for the Dying

Dream Horse