Best Films to Watch in London and Stream This Week

From a classic of film noir to a thriller you can't take your eyes off, here's what to watch this weekend at home and in the capital...

UK cinemas have reopened their doors and here at WLC we couldn't be more pleased about the return to our happy place – a darkened theatre, surrounded by our fellow movie lovers! But we also understand that maybe everyone's not ready yet. That's why our team has you covered with all the latest releases, be it in cinemas, or streaming from the comfort of your own home…

 

New in Cinemas and Streaming

Rose Plays Julie

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

A young woman sets out to reclaim her past by assuming a new identity in this slippery and gripping blend of drama and psychological thriller (read our full review).

 

The Maltese Falcon

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

John Huston's 1941 film noir classic, back in cinemas for its 80th anniversary, stars Humphrey Bogart in one of his most iconic roles (read our full review).

 

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes or watch it on Amazon Prime

The acclaimed British musical about a teenager with dreams of becoming a drag queen gets a fun and lively feature adaptation.

 

Mandibles

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

​​The latest farce from Deerskin director Quentin Dupieux is yet another entertaining and meandering tale about nothing (and a giant fly) (read our full review).

 

A Brixton Tale

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

A YouTuber falls in love with her subject in this timely tale of class, gentrification and cultural appropriation, set in South London.

 

Prisoners of the Ghostland

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Nicolas Cage unites with renegade Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono for an East meets West action extravaganza set at the end of the world.

 

A Clockwork Orange

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Stanley Kubrick’s iconic – and disturbing – adaptation of the classic dystopian novel returns to theatres for its 50th anniversary – viddy well!

Still in Cinemas and Streaming

The Servant

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Dirk Bogarde and James Fox co-star in Joseph Losey’s brilliantly potent 1963 class warfare classic, now restored in glorious 4K (read our full review).

 

Ninjababy

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes or watch it on Curzon Home Video

Yngvild Sve Flikke’s very funny unplanned pregnancy comedy spins a familiar idea into something quietly groundbreaking (read our full review). 

 

Wife of a Spy

Where to watch it: MUBI

A woman begins to suspect her husband is working for the Americans in this 1940s-set period melodrama from Kiyoshi Kurosawa (read our full review).

 

The Lost Leonardo

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

This fascinating documentary tells the story of the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold, with the fervent energy of a heist flick.

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Reviews

The Innocent review – 60s-inspired heist movie with an existential twist

In his fourth feature film, writer-director Louis Garrel explores with wit and tenderness the risk and worth of second chances

Baato review – Nepal’s past and future collide in an immersive, fraught documentary

A mountain trek intertwines with a road-building project, granting incisive, if underpowered, insight into a much underseen world

The Beanie Bubble review – a grim new low for the “corporate biopic” genre

With none of the saving graces of Tetris, Air, or Barbie, this ambition-free look at the Beanie Baby craze is pure mediocrity

Everybody Loves Jeanne review – thoroughly modern fable of grief, romantic confusion, and climate anxiety

Celine Deveaux's French-Portuguese debut can be too quirky for its own good, but a fantastically written lead character keeps it afloat