John Sessions

A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.

Dir. Hugh Welchman, DK Welchman · With Douglas Booth, Robert Gulaczyk, Eleanor Tomlinson

When her life is turned upside down upon discovering her husband's affair, Sandra Abbott seeks refuge in London with her estranged older sister Bif. She begins to find her feet again after letting Bif drag her along to a community dance class.

Dir. Richard Loncraine · With Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie, Timothy Spall

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

Dir. Stephen Frears · With Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg

The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something very wrong when Stephen suddenly finds that he is unable to stand up.

Dir. Philip Martin · With Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Firth, Tom Ward

A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.

Dir. Jon S. Baird · With James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.

Dir. Mick Jackson · With Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall

Paul, charged with directing his school's Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans to turn the production into a film.

Dir. Debbie Isitt · With Martin Freeman, Ashley Jensen, Marc Wootton

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.

Dir. Michael Radford · With Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes

Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. Young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him, but once on the island, things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies. Gradually, it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.

Dir. Nicolas Roeg · With Oliver Reed, Amanda Donohoe, Georgina Hale

A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her husband's loyal disciple, whom she believes was the person responsible for Tolstoy signing a new will that leaves his work and property to the Russian people.

Dir. Michael Hoffman · With Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti

In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.

Dir. Bill Condon · With Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker