BFI London Film Festival 2022

Season

Please note : this season finished in Oct 2022

Be the first to see new films from Park Chan-wook, Darren Aronofsky, Noah Baumbach, Phyllis Nagy, Martin McDonagh, Rian Johnson and more as Watershed teams up with the 66th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express to bring Bristol audiences 14 exclusive previews from the Festival.


Previous screenings in this season

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

classified 12A BFI London Film Festival 2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

More an equal than a sequel, Rian Johnson reunites with Daniel Craig (who reunites with that accent) for a new Knives Out, which will delight fans and newcomers alike.

My Policeman

classified 15 BFI London Film Festival 2022
My Policeman
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

Like a forgotten treasure from the golden age of British cinema, this sweeping romantic drama boasts an arresting performance from Harry Styles as the titular law enforcer.

Decision to Leave (LFF Preview)

classified 15 S BFI London Film Festival 2022
Decision to Leave (LFF Preview)
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

In this sublime, Hitchcockian noir thriller from Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden), a detective gets a little too close to the murder he’s trying to solve.

Call Jane

classified 18 (CTBA) BFI London Film Festival 2022
Call Jane
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

An important episode in the history of the American women’s movement is dramatised in this confident directorial debut from Carol screenwriter Phyllis Nagy.

The Banshees Of Inisherin (LFF Preview)

classified 18 (CTBA) BFI London Film Festival 2022
The Banshees Of Inisherin (LFF Preview)
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri) returns with this jewel of a tragicomedy, a shimmering tale of friendship, feuds and Irish identity.

Triangle Of Sadness (LFF Preview)

classified 15 BFI London Film Festival 2022
Triangle Of Sadness (LFF Preview)
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

Riotously funny with a barbed wire-sharp wit, Triangle of Sadness garnered Ruben Östlund (The Square, Force Majeure) his second Cannes Palme d’Or award.

The Whale

classified 18 (CTBA) BFI London Film Festival 2022
The Whale
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

Brendan Fraser shines in Darren Aronofsky’s resplendent film about a man trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter before it’s too late.

The Good Nurse

classified 18 (CTBA) BFI London Film Festival 2022
The Good Nurse
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

Tobias Lindholm, acclaimed screenwriter of The Hunt, directs Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne in this quietly insidious true crime story.

Holy Spider

classified 18 S BFI London Film Festival 2022
Holy Spider
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

Ali Abbasi’s second feature is a terrifying retelling of the case of the Spider Killer, a serial killer hunting down sex workers in Iran.

Living

classified 12A BFI London Film Festival 2022
Living
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

Based on Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa, Living stars Bill Nighy as a man determined, in the time he has left, to wake from his slumber and make a mark on the world.

Close

classified 18 (CTBA) S BFI London Film Festival 2022
Close
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

Two boys’ intense friendship is dramatically disrupted in this heartrending and Cannes-winning coming-of-age drama by Lukas Dhont.

Nanny

classified 18 (CTBA) PS BFI London Film Festival 2022
Nanny
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

Winner of the US Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance, Nanny is a mesmerising and captivating debut feature from Nikyatu Jusu.

White Noise

classified 18 (CTBA) BFI London Film Festival 2022
White Noise
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s ‘unfilmable’ cult novel is a wonderfully idiosyncratic dark comedy starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig.

Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical

classified PG BFI London Film Festival 2022
Matilda
Please note: This was screened in Oct 2022
Film

Emma Thompson leads a dazzling ensemble in this rousing big screen adaptation of the smash-hit, Olivier-winning stage musical.

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