The Lyric

Arnold Beckoff is looking for love and acceptance, but as a gay man working as a female impersonator in 1970s New York City, neither come easily. After a series of heartaches, Arnold believes he has found the love of his life in Alan, and the couple make plans to adopt. But when tragedy strikes, Arnold's life is shaken to its very core...

Runtime

1h 59m

Director

Paul Bogart

Cast

Harvey Fierstein, Matthew Broderick, Anne Bancroft

The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results...

Runtime

1h 49m

Director

Nicholas Hytner

Cast

Richard Griffiths, Stephen Campbell Moore, Dominic Cooper

A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Stephen Frears

Cast

Gordon Warnecke, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth

The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.

Runtime

2h

Director

Héctor Babenco

Cast

William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga

Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to l...

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Mike Newell

Cast

Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles