Best Films to Watch in London and Stream This Week

From Lin-Manuel Miranda's debut film to Clint Eastwood's latest, here's what to watch this weekend at home and in the capital...

UK cinemas are back in full swing 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 know 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

Tick, Tick… Boom!

Where to watch it: Get London showtimes

Andrew Garfield soars in Jonathan Larson's life-affirming musical, directed by Lin Manuel-Miranda in his feature debut (read our full review).

 

Mothering Sunday

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Eva Husson’s tender adaptation of the Graham Swift novella is a meditation on memory that burns with an unmistakable passion (read our full review).

 

Raging Fire

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A cop and his former protégé do battle in legendary director Benny Chan’s final film, a brilliant throwback to classic Hong Kong action cinema (read our full review).

 

Cry Macho

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Clint Eastwood stars and directs this poignant western drama about a washed-up horse breeder who agrees to transport a young boy home.

 

Becoming Cousteau

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This deep dive of a documentary explores the life and legacy of the world’s most famous oceanographer without resorting to hagiography (read our full review).

 

You Will Die at Twenty

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

Sudan’s first ever Oscar entry, this captivating debut from Amjad Abu Alala tells the story of an existential prophecy that haunts a young man.

 

Natural Light

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

With shades of Russian classic Come and See, this gruelling war film follows Hungarian troops caught in a firefight in the Nazi-occupied Soviet Union (read our full review).

 

Naked

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David Thewlis gives one of all the all-time great screen performances in Mike Leigh’s infamous British drama, re-released courtesy of the BFI.

Still in Cinemas and Streaming

Spencer

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Kristen Stewart dazzles as Princess Diana in Pablo Larrain's beautiful, horrifying family drama set over three nightmarish days in 1991 (read our full review).

 

The Card Counter

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Oscar Isaac gives an outstanding turn as an Iraq veteran-turned-gambler in Paul Schrader's morally queasy revenge thriller (read our full review).

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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