Director: Karen Shakhnazarov | Cert: 15 | Duration: 120 Mins | View Full Film Data

Malcolm McDowell stars as a psychiatric patient who believes he assassinated the Tsar and his family in 1918. From his hospital bed in present-day Moscow, McDowell is taken back to the past by his psychiatrist, Oleg Yankovsky (who also plays the Tsar), in an attempt to free him of his delusion. Shot in Moscow and Leningrad in both English and Russian versions, its flaws are obvious. However, McDowell's portrait of schizophrenia is often disturbing, and the whole picture is a fascinating and gripping study of madness seen through the vortex of history.

Cast List: Timofeev / Yurovsky : Malcolm McDowell Dr Smirnov / Tsar Nicholas Ii : Oleg Yankovsky Alexander Egorovich : Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Kozlov : Iurii Sherstnev Marina : Angela Ptashuk Voikov : Viktor Seferov Empress Alexandra : Olga Antonova Princess Olga : Daria Maiorova

 Director: Ralph Thomas | Cert: U | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 120 Mins | View Full Film Data

Dirk Bogarde dons some serious checked shirts and sets out to prove that he can stand up to mean Stanley Baker, who is out to swipe his land, in this unconvincing adventure set in Canada. There is some stunning location photography and a reliable British supporting cast, but director Ralph Thomas looks a little out of his depth in this genre.

Cast List: Bruce Campbell : Dirk Bogarde Owen Morgan : Stanley Baker Boy Bladen : Michael Craig Jean Lucas : Barbara Murray James Macdonald : James Robertson-Justice Miss Abigail : Athene Seyler Miss Ruth : Mary Merrall Creasy : Robert Brown Mac : John Laurie Driver : Sidney James

Director: Charles Vidor | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 140 Mins | View Full Film Data

Biopic chronicling the life of famed American singer Ruth Etting, whose successful career in the 1920s and 1930s was masterminded by a racketeering gangster. However, his obsession with controlling her personal life eventually led to tragedy. Starring Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell and Robert Keith.

Cast List: Ruth Etting : Doris Day Martin `the Gimp' Snyder : James Cagney Johnny Alderman : Cameron Mitchell Bernard V Loomis : Robert Keith Frobisher : Tom Tully Georgie : Harry Bellaver Paul Hunter : Richard Gaines Fred Taylor : Peter Leeds Eddie Fulton : Claude Stroud

Director: Fritz Lang | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 105 Mins | View Full Film Data

A dandified 18th-century Dorset gent who leads a double life as a smuggler is entrusted with looking after a boy whose mother has just died - but the orphan uncovers his secret and the pair become embroiled in an adventure involving a diamond and an evil aristocrat. Fritz Lang's period drama based on J Meade Falkner's novel, starring Stewart Granger, Jon Whiteley, Joan Greenwood and George Sanders.

Cast List: Jeremy Fox : Stewart Granger John Mohune : Jon Whiteley Lady Ashwood : Joan Greenwood Lord Ashwood : George Sanders Mrs Minton : Viveca Lindfors Gypsy : Liliane Montevecchi Felix Ratsey : Melville Cooper Elzevir Block : Sean McClory

Director: Don Chaffey | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 120 Mins | View Full Film Data

A caveman falls for a woman from a rival clan, forcing the lovers to flee from their villages to escape the anger of the tribal chieftains - and survive attacks by man-eating dinosaurs and the dangers of sporadic earthquakes. Hammer-produced prehistoric adventure, starring Raquel Welch, John Richardson, Robert Brown and Percy Herbert, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen.

Cast List: Loana : Raquel Welch Tumak : John Richardson Akhoba : Robert Brown Sakana : Percy Herbert Nupondi : Martine Beswick Ahot : Jean Wladon Sura : Lisa Thomas Tohana : Malya Nappi

Director: Kevin Connor | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 105 Mins | View Full Film Data

The crusading lawyer is called up for jury duty in the case of a woman thought to have poisoned her wealthy husband. However, he ends up reluctantly agreeing to defend the accused at her retrial. Mystery, starring John Larroquette, Marta DuBois and Matt Lutz.

Cast List: McBride : John Larroquette Sgt Roberta Hansen : Marta DuBois Phil Newberry : Matt Lutz Russell : David Atkinson Tony Harriman : William McNamara ADA Brad Leyton : Daryl Anderson Det Charles Brenner : Cass Asher Judge Levers : Casey Kramer

 Director: John Ford | Cert: PG | Subtitled | Black & White | Duration: 100 Mins | View Full Film Data

This mesmerising adaptation of The Power and the Glory - Graham Greene's novel about a "whisky priest" - by director John Ford is seriously compromised by the censorship of the time. But, despite the fact that the central relationship is no longer a sexual one and Henry Fonda's priest is not an alcoholic, it remains resolutely convincing. Pedro Armendáriz is particularly fine as the mustachioed police lieutenant, and Dolores Del Rio smoulders as the woman, but the real star of this brooding opus is the magnificent outdoor photography from Gabriel Figueroa. At the time, Ford's non-westerns were regarded more highly than his westerns. This drama is a quasi-western, and all the better for being directed by such a master.

Cast List: Fugitive / Priest : Henry Fonda Native woman / Maria Dolores : Dolores Del Rio Police lieutenant : Pedro Armendáriz Police informer : J Carrol Naish Chief of police : Leo Carrillo El Gringo / James Calvert : Ward Bond Police sergeant : Robert Armstrong Refugee doctor : John Qualen Governor's cousin : Fortunio Bonanova Organ-grinder : Chris-Pin Martin Hostage : Miguel Inclan Singer : Fernando Fernandez

 Director: Guy Green | Cert: U | Subtitled | Widescreen | Black & White | Duration: 115 Mins | View Full Film Data

Guy Green was a leading British cameraman (Great Expectations, Oliver Twist) who, when he became a director, rather lost his way. In this Second World War action adventure, a desert patrol of British stalwarts (Richard Attenborough, John Gregson, Michael Craig) is sent behind enemy lines to blow up an Axis fuel dump before the battle of El Alamein. Green handles the macho elements with credibility, but the sentimentality that finally consigned him to directing weepies proves to be an irritating distraction.

Cast List: Trooper Brody : Richard Attenborough Captain Williams : John Gregson Captain Cotton : Michael Craig Sergeant Nesbitt : Vincent Ball Trooper White : Percy Herbert Corporal Matheson : Barry Foster Sergeant Parker : Andrew Faulds Corporal Simms : George Murcell Sergeant Hardy : Ray McAnally First road watch : Harold Goodwin (2)

 Director: Tom McLoughlin | Cert: 15 | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 105 Mins | View Full Film Data

During the evening of Halloween in 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was beaten and stabbed to death outside her home in the affluent Connecticut town of Greenwich. Despite the shocking nature of the crime and several neighbourhood suspects, nobody was arrested or charged with Martha's murder. Over 20 years later, Mark Fuhrman, the cop whose reputation had been sullied during the OJ Simpson trial, reopened the case in his new role as a private investigator. Fuhrman found evidence pointing towards the Skakel brothers, Michael and Tommy, who are related to the Kennedys and who were interviewed by the police back in 1975. Considering the salacious material at his disposal, director Tom McLoughlin fails to generate much interest, let alone suspense, in this TV-movie reconstruction, which has the gimmicky approach of having the victim speak directly to camera.

Cast List: Mark Fuhrman : Christopher Meloni Steve Carroll : Robert Forster Martha Moxley : Maggie Grace Michael Skakel : Jon Foster Tommy Skakel : Toby Moore Dorothy Moxley : Liddy Holloway Hildy Southerlyn : Theresa Healey Dr Baden : Michael Saccente Robert Mathers : James Beaumont Caroline Fuhrman : Carolyn Bock

Director: Mark Griffiths | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 100 Mins | View Full Film Data

The crusading lawyer gets involved in the case of a murdered violin prodigy. The dead musician's father is convinced her fiance was responsible, but McBride comes to his defence, and discovers the victim had a number of rivals who had the motive to kill her. Mystery, starring John Larroquette and Matt Lutz.

Cast List: Mike McBride : John Larroquette Phil Newberry : Matt Lutz Sgt Roberta Hansen : Marta DuBois Hudson Lucas : Tom Parker Judge Jeffries : Charles Robinson Ava Fletcher : Josie Davis Owen Grant : Ben Bode Carrie Deluca : Karis Campbell

Director: Mark Sobel | Duration: 115 Mins | View Full Film Data

America's first female vice president proves she's a woman to be reckoned with by vowing to thwart desperate crooks holding the White House incumbent hostage. Thriller, starring Joan Van Ark, Corbin Bernsen and Nick Mancuso.

Cast List: Vice President Elizabeth Lane : Joan Van Ark General Metzger : Nick Mancuso Senator Barclay : Rick Springfield President Hayden : Lloyd Bochner Secret Service Agent John Gray : Corbin Bernsen

Director: Tom McLoughlin | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 105 Mins | View Full Film Data

Premiere. An ambitious district attorney wants to improve her political standing by cracking a murder case that has gone unsolved for 20 years. She recruits a state police detective to take on the investigation, but he ends up uncovering another crime much closer to home. Mystery, starring Andie MacDowell, Daniel Sunjata and Annabeth Gish.

Cast List: Monique Lamont : Andie MacDowell Win Garano : Daniel Sunjata Det Delma Sykes : Annabeth Gish Jessie Huber : Barclay Hope Roy : Zak Santiago Stump : Ashley Williams Nana : Diahann Carroll Kim Finlay : Marcia Bennett

Director: Gordon Douglas | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 125 Mins | View Full Film Data

A US Navy frogman and underwater demolition expert is ordered to steal a vital Japanese code book from a Pacific island. The captain of the submarine charged with taking him into enemy waters disapproves of the plan, causing tensions to rise and threatening to jeopardise the mission's success. Second World War adventure, with James Garner, Edmond O'Brien and Alan Hale Jr.

Cast List: Lt Ken Braden : James Garner Stevenson : Edmond O'Brien Malone : Alan Hale Jr Sally : Andra Martin Carney : Carleton Carpenter Mount : Frank Gifford Doherty : William Leslie Seaman Peck : Richard Bakalyan Weary : Bernie Hamilton

Director: John Badham | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 125 Mins | View Full Film Data

Two bickering cops embark on another undercover mission, keeping watch on a house where a missing witness in a Mafia trial is thought to be staying, while an overbearing district attorney oversees the operation. Comedy adventure sequel, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O'Donnell, Dennis Farina and Marcia Strassman.

Cast List: Det Bill Reimers : Emilio Estevez Det Chris Lecce : Richard Dreyfuss Assistant DA Gina Garrett : Rosie O'Donnell Brian O'Hara : Dennis Farina Pam O'Hara : Marcia Strassman Luella Delano : Cathy Moriarty Thomas Hassrick : John Rubinstein Tony Castellano : Miguel Ferrer Barbara Burnside : Sharon Maughan McNamara : Christopher Doyle

Director: James Fargo | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 120 Mins | View Full Film Data

Maverick cop `Dirty' Harry Callahan is unwillingly teamed up with a female partner as he takes on terrorists who have stolen a shipment of weapons and explosives and plan to hold the city of San Francisco to ransom. Crime thriller sequel, starring Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman and John Mitchum.

Cast List: Harry Callahan : Clint Eastwood Kate Moore : Tyne Daly Lt Bressler : Harry Guardino Capt McKay : Bradford Dillman DiGeorgio : John Mitchum Bobby Maxwell : DeVeren Bookwalter Mayor : John Crawford Big Ed Mustapha : Albert Popwell Father John : MG Kelly

 Director: Andrew Davis | Cert: 15 | Duration: 150 Mins | View Full Film Data

Dial M for Murder was not one of Hitchcock's best movies, but this remake isn't even in the same league, despite the appeal of its two stars, Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow. Douglas takes the Ray Milland role here, plotting the demise of his beautiful, wealthy wife, Paltrow (played by Grace Kelly in the original), by getting her lover, Viggo Mortensen, to murder her for a $500,000 fee. So far so good, but things quickly come unglued. So, too, does Andrew Davis's direction, which sometimes fails to maintain the tension of the first hour, while the script seems more interested in making obvious points about life and art in the late 1990s.

Cast List: Steven Taylor : Michael Douglas (1) Emily Bradford Taylor : Gwyneth Paltrow David Shaw : Viggo Mortensen Detective Mohamed Karaman : David Suchet Raquel Martinez : Sarita Choudhury Detective Bobby Fain : Michael P Moran Ambassador Alice Wills : Novella Nelson

 Director: Tim Story | Cert: PG | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 120 Mins | View Full Film Data

Sidestepping the fashionable angst of other comic-book adaptations, the confident Fantastic Four franchise delivers its second helping, with Tim Story resuming directing duties. This time, the blue-suited superhero "family" must prevent the end of the world as fabled airborne foe the Silver Surfer (voiced by Laurence Fishburne but given human shape by Doug Jones) wreaks havoc from his board. Welshman Ioan Gruffudd demonstrates an improved American accent as Mr Fantastic and Nip/Tuck's Julian McMahon is back to provide some belated camp villainy as the team's nemesis, Dr Doom. There's an OK!-friendly wedding subplot, as Gruffudd marries Invisible Woman Jessica Alba, an impressive CGI set piece at the London Eye and more merry bickering. And for the Marvel trainspotters, the "Fantasticar" makes its screen debut. Trading in colourful spectacle, family-friendly fun and philosophically undemanding storylines, this is perfect popcorn for those who aren't looking for the teenage tantrums of Spider-Man or the darkness of Batman Begins.

Cast List: Reed Richards / Mr Fantastic : Ioan Gruffudd Sue Storm / Invisible Woman : Jessica Alba Johnny Storm / Human Torch : Chris Evans Ben Grimm / The Thing : Michael Chiklis Silver Surfer / Norrin Radd : Doug Jones Alicia Masters : Kerry Washington Captain Raye : Beau Garrett General Hager : André Braugher Victor Von Doom / Dr Doom : Julian McMahon Silver Surfer : Laurence Fishburne Mr Sherman / Rafke : Zach Grenier Rejected wedding guest : Stan Lee

 Director: Paris Leonti | Cert: 15 | Duration: 120 Mins | View Full Film Data

Bank robbers use the 2006 World Cup in Germany as a cover for their heist in this low-budget thriller that feels like a belated addition to the raft of mockney British gangster movies inspired by Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. First-time writer/director Paris Leonti depicts the heist itself with rigour, the ingenious use of an airport check-in desk supposedly giving the gang a watertight alibi. But the robbery itself is fraught with problems, as greed, incompetence and sheer bad luck take their toll on ringleaders Alex (Geoff Bell) and Norman (Justin Salinger). Despite marshalling his ensemble cast with military precision, Leonti's workmanlike direction isn't helped by his limitations as a writer. A lack of character development turns the robbers into Identikit antiheroes and even the intended comic relief offered by Shaun Williamson's inept copper fails to deliver much in the way of amusement. Ultimately, this is a by-the-numbers heist movie with a payoff that fails to add up.

Cast List: Alex : Geoff Bell Chubby : Paul Nicholls Norman : Justin Salinger Jay : Robert Boulter Lucky : Vas Blackwood Terry : Johnny Harris Matty : Leo Gregory Police chief : Shaun Williamson Doctor : Max Brown Yardie : Shaun Parkes

 Director: Michael Apted | Cert: 12 | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 155 Mins | View Full Film Data

In a welcome return to the gritty glamour of such early outings as From Russia with Love, this 19th James Bond adventure effortlessly juggles a hard-hitting story with all the expected "super spy" embellishments and keeps everything in diamond-cut focus for maximum suspense and thrills. Plaudits should go to director Michael Apted for the stirring, not shaky, blend of casino, ski slopes and submarine components contained within a topical plot about the power struggle for global domination of pipelines from oil-rich Azerbaijan. Pierce Brosnan is clearly comfortable as 007, both in the dramatic sequences and during the spectacular stunts. (The opening speedboat chase along the River Thames gets things moving in turbo drive.) Matching him every step of the way are Sophie Marceau, the best Bond girl in ages, and Robert Carlyle, who is perfect as a vicious villain. Even Judi Dench's "M" gets out into the Middle East battlefield to show her gadget ingenuity. Though everything comes gift-wrapped in production glitz, there are many touching moments to temper the adrenaline-pumping action. Accompanied by a theme song from Garbage that sounds like Shirley Bassey revisited, the world's greatest secret agent entered the new millennium in fine blockbuster form.

Cast List: James Bond : Pierce Brosnan Elektra : Sophie Marceau Renard : Robert Carlyle Christmas Jones : Denise Richards Valentin Zukovsky : Robbie Coltrane "M" : Judi Dench "Q" : Desmond Llewelyn "R" : John Cleese Cigar Girl : Maria Grazia Cucinotta Miss Moneypenny : Samantha Bond (2) Tanner : Michael Kitchen Robinson : Colin Salmon Bull / Bullion : Goldie Dr Molly Warmflash : Serena Scott Thomas Davidov : Ulrich Thomsen Mr Lachaise : Patrick Malahide Sir Robert King : David Calder

 Director: Judd Apatow | Cert: 15 | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 160 Mins | View Full Film Data

Writer/director Judd Apatow follows up his hit "slacker" comedy The 40 Year Old Virgin with another refreshingly bold entry in a genre formerly mired in facile, post-Farrelly brothers gross-out. Pudgy, curly-haired Seth Rogen (a charismatic supporting player in Virgin) plays a harmless pothead who impregnates Katherine Heigl's media career girl during a drunken one-night stand. Prompted by the impending birth to give the relationship a go, our odd couple learns lessons about responsibility and life in general, but to hilarious rather than schmaltzy effect. Married-with-kids Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann (also Virgin alumni) are the foils for the younger pair, and Rogen's buddies, led by Jonah Hill, the geek chorus. Thanks to quality, near-the-knuckle repartee and believable chemistry between Rogen and Grey's Anatomy star Heigl (Apatow can certainly write for women), Knocked Up proves that hit comedy doesn't have to dumb down for its demographic.

Cast List: Ben Stone : Seth Rogen Alison Scott : Katherine Heigl Pete : Paul Rudd Debbie : Leslie Mann Jay : Jay Baruchel Jonah : Jonah Hill Jason : Jason Segel Martin : Martin Starr Jack : Alan Tudyk Jill : Kristen Wiig Ben's dad : Harold Ramis Dr Howard : Loudon Wainwright

Director: Greg Coolidge | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 120 Mins | View Full Film Data

A lazy shelf stacker suddenly finds the motivation for hard work when he becomes smitten with a new cashier who only dates men who have been awarded employee of the month. However, he faces stiff competition for both the title and the girl in the shape of an ambitious checkout attendant. Comedy, starring Dane Cook, Dax Shepard, Jessica Simpson and Efren Ramirez.

Cast List: Zack : Dane Cook Vince : Dax Shepard Amy : Jessica Simpson Jorge : Efren Ramirez Lon : Andy Dick Iqbal : Brian George Glen Gary : Tim Bagley Glen Ross : Danny Woodburn

 Director: Paddy Breathnach | Cert: 18 | Widescreen | Duration: 100 Mins | View Full Film Data

The first horror movie from Irish producer/director Paddy Breathnach (Blow Dry, I Went Down) adds some smart twists to the teen slasher movie formula. Five American students holiday in rural Ireland where their friend Jake (Jack Huston, grandson of director John) assures them that the magic mushrooms are the most powerful going. Tara (Lindsey Haun) ingests a particularly potent fungus just as her friends start getting brutally slain - seemingly by shadowy urban legend the Black Brother. Can she separate stark reality from psychedelic fantasy in order to survive? Breathnach uses some Asian horror-influenced trickery, and it's all beautifully photographed in high acid style, which allows for a few unusual scares. The performances are accomplished - particularly Huston, and Sean McGinley and Don Wycherley as a pair of backwoodsmen - and this gives the film a credibility beyond its genre, although the final revelation rather undercuts what has gone before.

Cast List: Tara : Lindsey Haun Jake : Jack Huston Troy : Max Kasch Lisa : Maya Hazen Holly : Alice Greczyn Ernie : Don Wycherley Bernie : Sean McGinley Bluto : Robert Hoffman

Director: Don Siegel | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 135 Mins | View Full Film Data

A wounded Union soldier is given refuge in a girls' boarding school in the Confederate south during the American Civil War. However, his presence provokes jealousy and deceit in the students and teachers, and in an atmosphere of emotional and sexual repression they succumb to his overt masculinity and arts of seduction. Drama, starring Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman and Jo Ann Harris.

Cast List: John McBurney : Clint Eastwood Martha Farnsworth : Geraldine Page Edwina Dabney : Elizabeth Hartman Carol : Jo Ann Harris Doris : Darleen Carr Amy : Pamelyn Ferdin Hallie : Mae Mercer Abigail : Melody Thomas

Director: Brian J Smith | Duration: 100 Mins | View Full Film Data

A doctor becomes romantically involved with one of his female patients, but complications arise when the woman suffers from recurring sexual nightmares. Erotic thriller, starring Jodie Fisher, Daniel Anderson and Jonathan Goldstein.

Cast List: null : Jodie Fisher null : Daniel Anderson null : Jonathan Goldstein

Director: Bernado Bertolucci | Widescreen | Duration: 130 Mins | View Full Film Data

A sexually repressed man in 1930s Italy is consumed by an irresistible need to fit in with society, which leads him to embrace fascism as Mussolini rises to power. As his allegiance to the regime takes over his life, he agrees to assassinate his old college professor. Bernardo Bertolucci's drama, with Jean-Louis Trintignant and Stefania Sandrelli. In Italian, French and Latin.

Cast List: Marcello Clerici : Jean-Louis Trintignant Giulia : Stefania Sandrelli Manganiello : Gastone Moschin Professor Quadri : Enzo Taroscio Anna Quadri : Dominique Sanda Lino : Pierre Clementi Raoul : Christian Aligny Italo : Jose Quaglio

Director: Kumar Shahani | Widescreen | Duration: 105 Mins | View Full Film Data

Premiere. Drama-documentary exploring a form of classical singing that developed in Northern India in the 18th century. The film explores the traditional roots and improvisational nature of the music through the fictional narrative of a music student learning about the legends surrounding the art form. Starring Mangal Dhillon, Rajat Kapoor and Mita Vasisht. In Hindi. Part of the Indian Film Season.

Cast List: Baaz Bahadur : Mangal Dhillon Music student : Rajat Kapoor Rani Rupmati : Mita Vasisht

 Director: Joe Dante | Cert: PG | Duration: 140 Mins | View Full Film Data

This attempt to update Fantastic Voyage doesn't measure up to director Joe Dante's best work, but it's still a notch above the usual Hollywood fodder. Dennis Quaid plays the hotshot military man who's miniaturised and mistakenly pumped into the body of lowly supermarket clerk Martin Short. The effects are excellent and Dante's sly humour shines through occasionally, but it lacks the anarchy the director is noted for and Short's hysterics eventually begin to grate. Meg Ryan pops up as the love interest and there are good supporting turns from Kevin McCarthy and Henry Gibson. Dante regular Dick Miller, once a fixture in Roger Corman's movies, has a cameo as a cab driver.

Cast List: Lt Tuck Pendelton : Dennis Quaid Jack Putter : Martin Short Lydia Maxwell : Meg Ryan Victor Scrimshaw : Kevin McCarthy Dr Margaret Canker : Fiona Lewis Mr Igoe : Vernon Wells The cowboy : Robert Picardo Wendy : Wendy Schaal Pete Blanchard : Harold Sylvester Dr Greenbush : William Schallert Mr Wormwood : Henry Gibson

Director: Neil Armfield | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 105 Mins | View Full Film Data

A would-be poet draws his art student lover into his use of heroin until their shared addiction comes to dominate their lives and relationship. Eventually, when the girlfriend has to resort to prostitution to feed their habit, the couple realise desperate measures are called for to break the cycle of self-destruction. Drama, starring Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish and Geoffrey Rush.

Cast List: Dan : Heath Ledger Candy : Abbie Cornish Casper : Geoffrey Rush Schumann : Tom Budge Jorge : Roberto Meza Mont Jim Wyatt : Tony Martin Elaine Wyatt : Noni Hazlehurst Uncle Rod : Tim McKenzie

 Director: Vito Rocco | Cert: 12 | Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 105 Mins | View Full Film Data

The result of a unique experiment, Faintheart was developed on the MySpace social networking website, with users chipping in ideas and jokes. It's therefore a little surprising that so many contributors could come up with so few laughs. The end result is a comedy about a loser called Richard (Eddie Marsan) who spends too much time dressing up as a Viking and re-enacting battles, and not enough time on his personal relationships. He may be dull, but Richard's still more of an attractive proposition than the flashy PE teacher (Paul Nicholls) who takes up with his wife (Jessica Hynes). The film plods along inoffensively and predictably, without inspiration or flair. Ewen Bremner does deliver a characteristically fine performance as Richard's Trekkie mate, but Anne Reid is wasted as his mother-in-law. Basically, the central premise - that nerds can be decent human beings - has been explored to better effect in countless more traditionally produced comedies.

Cast List: Richard : Eddie Marsan Cath : Jessica Hynes Julian : Ewen Bremner Barbara : Anne Reid Geoff : Tim Healy Gary : Paul Nicholls Martin : Joseph Hamilton Maggie : Bronagh Gallagher Alan : Kevin Eldon