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Ultimate Avengers (2006)
Superhuman soldier Captain America averts a nuclear disaster during World War Two, only to end up frozen alive... more
The Unborn (2008)
Writer/director David S Goyer gives some well-worn exorcism conventions a tasteless Jewish spin in this uninte... more
Unbreakable (2000)
On the surface, this fantasy drama from director M Night Shyamalan resembles his previous supernatural sensati... more
Under Fire (1983)
This exceptional political thriller is part morality tale and part action adventure, as three journalists - Ni... more
Under Siege 2 (1995)
The original Under Siege was a hugely entertaining affair, thanks mainly to the sheer scale of the destruction... more
Underclassman (2004)
Working from a script that is as clunky as its title, one-time Nickelodeon star Nick Cannon makes an unwelcome... more
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
This prequel to the previous two Underworld movies explores the origins of the vampire/werewolf conflict and i... more
Unearthed (2007)
An archaeological dig in a remote town uncovers a monstrous alien that has been buried for over 900 years. Onc... more
Unfaithfully Yours (1983)
Dudley Moore gives one of his better performances in this gently diverting and broadly satisfactory remake of ... more
Unforgiven (1992)
Winner of four Oscars, including best picture and director, this is, quite simply, one of the finest films eve... more
The Unforgiven (1960)
Not to be mistaken for Clint Eastwood's masterly epic, this is a handsome Texas-set western from director John... more
The Uninvited
A woman's severe agoraphobia returns when her remote home is bombarded with spiritual entities keen to cause c... more
United 93 (2006)
The first major film to be released about the events of 9/11 is no hackneyed disaster movie, as some may have ... more
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
A dead soldier who was brought back to life as the ultimate killing machine is revived once more to deal with ... more
Unlikely Suspects (1996)
Based on a true story, this "woman against the system" tale features a gutsy high school student who takes on ... more
Unnatural Causes: the Agent Orange Story (1986)
The Last American Hero director Lamont Johnson and director/screenwriter John Sayles (Eight Men Out) are the m... more
The Unspoken Truth (1995)
Made a year before her sitcom success in Caroline in the City, this TV movie stars Lea Thompson as a wife who ... more
Untamed Love (1994)
An affecting and compassionate look at child abuse through the true story of a six-year-old girl and her speci... more
Untamed West
Shortly after the United States acquires Louisiana from France, two explorers embark on an expedition to surve... more
Unthinkable
Premiere. A trained black ops interrogator and an FBI agent resort to extreme measures to coerce a rogue nucle... more
Up in the Air (2009)
George Clooney uses his matinée-idol image to maximum effect in this often superb adult comedy. He plays soph... more
Up River
When a man's wife is raped and killed by an evil land baron, and his home burned to the ground, he swears to g... more
The Usual Suspects (1995)
You can forgive Britain's major movie magazines for not spotting the impact this audacious thriller was going ... more
Valentine's Day (2010)
A wealth of stars old and new are dovetailed into stories in director Garry Marshall's latest romantic comedy.... more
Valhalla Rising (2009)
Nicolas Winding Refn's atmospheric action movie is a far cry from Hollywood's Viking epics, eschewing any noti... more
Van Wilder (2002)
The National Lampoon franchise continued its nosedive into mediocrity with this lacklustre teen comedy. A spir... more
Varian's War (2000)
Following in the honorable tradition of The Lost Hero: Wallenberg and Schindler's List, this is an earnest if ... more
The Velveteen Rabbit (2007)
A lonely boy staying with his grandmother over Christmas finds a toy rabbit that comes to life and leads him o... more
Vengeance
Former assassin Francois Costello arrives in Hong Kong on a mission of bloody revenge against the triad gang r... more
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
A constant sense of uneasiness pervades this crime drama, based on the true story of Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata),... more
Vera Cruz (1954)
Gary Cooper headlines but co-star Burt Lancaster is the man to watch in this terrific Mexico-set western, in w... more
Vertigo (1958)
In one of the truly great later Hitchcocks, James Stewart plays a retired cop with a terror of heights who's h... more
Vice Girls
Three police officers hunt a pornographer responsible for murdering a host of runaways. Action thriller, starr... more
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
After the ill-conceived Cassandra's Dream, Woody Allen rediscovers his sense of humour with this warm, witty a... more
Victim of Love (1991)
A pre-007 Pierce Brosnan stars in a role that's far removed from that of the suave and sophisticated secret ag... more
Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story
A woman is understandably horrified to discover her apparently kind-hearted neighbour has somehow managed to i... more
The Village (2004)
M Night Shyamalan's reputation has been built on his way with a twist ending, and this unlikely cross between ... more
Violation of Trust (1991)
A woman is shocked when her daughter is accused of murder. Convinced that the teenage girl is not a killer, th... more
The Virgin Queen (1955)
Sixteen years after she played Elizabeth I in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Bette Davis reprised t... more
Visioneers
Premiere. An unsatisfied man working for the world's biggest ever corporation re-evaluates his mundane life wh... more
The Visitors (1972)
Elia Kazan self-financed this drama on a shoestring, shooting it in and around his own New England home from a... more
Vlad
A professor sends a group of his students on an assignment in Romania, to find the last resting place of Vlad ... more
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain (1997)
Volcanologists had been pretty thin on the ground in the cinema until 1996 when they suddenly seemed to be eve... more
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Following on from the box-office success of The Great Escape, this is a rattlingly exciting Second World War e... more
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
Walter Pidgeon and Joan Fontaine are top billed in this entertaining sci-fi outing, but the real star is the s... more
W (2008)
Considering Oliver Stone's filmography (JFK, Nixon), it's probably not too much of a surprise that the first b... more