-HORROR- The Escapist (2010) [English] *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) 28 Days Later (2003) [English] [Swedish] Let the Right One In (2009) [Swedish] *The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest The Orphanage (L’Orphelinat) (2008) [Spanish] (2010) [Swedish] Ringu (The Ring) (1998) [Japanese] *The Girl Who Played with Fire REC (2009) [Spanish] A Film Watcher’s (2010) [Swedish] A Film Watcher’s Thirst (2009) [Korean] *The Housemaid (2011) [Korean]
*I Saw the Devil (2011) [Korean] -ROMANTIC- Guide To *Mother (2010) [Korean] Amelie (2001) [French] Night Watch (2004) [Russian] Les Grandes Chaleurs (2009) [French] *Oldboy (2005) [Korean] Il Postino (1995) [Italian] A Prophet (2010) [French] Chocolat (2003) [French] *Salin ui ch’uok (Memories of Murder) (2004) Paris Je T’aime (2007) [French/English] [Korean] Mostly Martha (2002) [German] The Secret in Their Eyes (2010) [Spanish] Princess and the Warrior (2001) [German] Skin I Live In (2012) [Spanish] Strictly Ballroom (1993) [English] Tell No One (2009) [French] The Unknown Woman (2009) [Italian] -SCIENCE FICTION/SUPERNATURAL- -WAR / ESPIONAGE RELATED FILMS- 2046 (2006) [Cantonese/Japanese/Mandarin] Alphaville (1998) [French] The Ascent (2008) [Russian] City of Lost Children (2007) [French/English] Black Book (2010) [Dutch] Clone Returns Home (2008) [Japanese] Brotherhood of War (Tae Guk Gi) (2005) [Korean] La Jetée (Sans Soleil) (2007) [French]Stalker (2000) City of Life and Death (2009) [Mandarin] [Russian] Counterfeiters (2008) [German] Sunshine (2007) [English] Das Boot (1997) [German] Troll Hunter (2011) [Norwegian] Dark Blue World (2002) [Czech] Divided We Fall (2001) [Czech] You might also like… Downfall (2005) [German] Afterlife: A Film (2000) [Japanese] Farewell (2011) [French/Russian] Night Watch (2004) [Russian] John Rabe (2010) [German/Cantonese/Mandarin] Pan’s Labyrinth (2007) [Spanish] Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) (2006) [French/German/English] -SPORTS- JSA: Joint Security Area (2004) [Korean]
Bend It Like Beckham (2003) [English] Katyn (2009) [Polish] The Boxer (1999) [English] Lebanon (2011) [Hebrew/Arabic] Damned United (2010) [English] Les Femmes de l’Ombre (Female Agents)(2009) Invictus (2010) [English] [French] Multicultural Rudo y Cursi (2009) [Spanish] Letters From Iwo Jima (2007) [Japanese/English] White Palms (2007) [Hungarian] The Lives of Others (2007) [German] Max Manus (2010) [Norwegian/English] Films You might also like… The Pianist (2002) [English] Riding Giants (2005) [English] The Reader (2009) [English] Saint Ralph (2005) [English] Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2006) [German] Note: Films listed have either English subtitles and/or Shaolin Soccer (2004) [Cantonese] Stalingrad (1998) [German] English dialogue and can be placed on hold through the TPL catalogue. Some of the titles are still Sunshine (2009) [English/French] Tora! Tora! Tora! (1999) [Japanese] considered new and cannot be placed on hold until 6 -SUSPENSE/THRILLER- months after being added to the system. (*includes graphic scenes/violence) White Material (2009) [French]
Wings (2008) [Russian] The American Friend (2002) [German] Zelary (2005) [Czech] Compiled by: SD, TK, JL & GC Caché (2005) [French] *The Chaser (2010) [Korean]
(Year) The year stated follows the TPL catalogue, based on when it was released in DVD format.
-ACTION / MARTIAL ARTS- Honey & Clover (2006) [Japanese] Life is Beautiful (1999) [Italian] Kisses (2010) [English] Lovers of the Arctic Circle (2006) [Spanish] 13 Assassins (2010) [Japanese] Kolya (2006) [Czech] Lust, Caution (2008) [Mandarin] Brotherhood of the Wolf (2002) [French] Les Choristes (The Chorus) (2004/2005) [French] Magdalene Sisters (2004) [English] Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Departures (2009) [Japanese] Magnifico (2005) [Tagalog] (2001) [Mandarin] Faubourg 36 (2009) [French] The Makioka Sisters (1983) [Japanese] Forbidden Kingdom (2008) [English] Like Stars On Earth (2009) [Hindi/English] Maria Full of Grace (2004) [Spanish] Hero (2004) [Mandarin] Malena (2004/2007) [Italian/French] Mao’s Last Dancer (2010) [English/French] House of Flying Daggers (2005) [Mandarin] Micmacs (2010) [French] Monsoon Wedding (2002) [Hindi] Ichi (2009) [Japanese] Once (2007) [English] Motorcycle Diaries (2005) [Spanish] Ip Man (Ye Wen) (2008) [Mandarin/Cantonese] Saint Ralph (2005) [English] Nights of Cabiria (1999) [Italian] Ip Man 2 (Ye Wen. 2) (2010) [Mandarin/Cantonese] Shall We Dance (2005) [Japanese] That Obscure Object of Desire (2001) [French] Kung Fu Hustle (2005) [Chinese] Train_Man (2005) [Japanese] Onibaba (2004) [Japanese] La Femme Nikita (2000) [French] Persona (2004) [Swedish] Red Cliff (Chi bi) [Part I & II] (2010) [Mandarin] -DRAMA- Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) [English] Run Lola Run (2000) [German] Sarah’s Key (2011) [French/English] Seven Swords (2007) [Mandarin] 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days (2008) [Romanian] Slumdog Millionaire (2009) [*English/Hindi] Shaolin Soccer (2004) [Chinese] Aftershock (2010) [Mandarin] Travelers and Magicians (2005) [Tibetan] Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2007) [Japanese] All About My Mother (2000) [Spanish] Tsotsi (2006) [Tsotsitaal/English] The Warlords [Mandarin] (2010) Altiplano (2009) Unbearable Lightness of Being (2006) [English] Ye Wen qian chuan (Legend is Born: Ip Man) [Spanish/Quechua/French/Farsi/English] Whale Rider (2003) [English] Amarcord (1973) [Italian] (2010) [Cantonese/Mandarin] Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Angela’s Ashes (2000) [English] -ANIMATION/COMPUTER ANIMATION- The Beat that My Heart Skipped (2005) [French] (2001) [Spanish]
Black (2005) [Hindi] Millennium Actress (2001) [Japanese] -DOCUMENTARY- Black Orpheus (1999) [Portuguese] Pan’s Labyrinth (2007) [Spanish] Biutiful (2011) [Spanish] Babies (2009) [English/French] Persepolis (2008) [French] Café de Flore (2012) [French] Beijing Taxi (2010) [Mandarin] Spirited Away (2001) [Japanese] The Children of Huang Shi (2009) [English] Buena Vista Social Club (1999) [Spanish] Triplets of Belleville (2004) [French] Ch’ingu (Friend) (2010) [Korean] Bullhead (2011) [Dutch] Waking Life (2001) [English] Cinema Paradiso (2004) Burma VJ (2010) [English/Burmese]
City of God (2003) [Portuguese] The Cove (2009) [English/Japanese] -COMEDY- The Class (2009) [French/Spanish/English] Être et Avoir (2002) [French] Calendar Girls (2004) [English] Devdas (2004) [Hindi] Exit Through the Giftshop (2010) [English] Crying Ladies (2005) [Tagalog/English] Diving Bell & The Butterfly (2008) [French] Inside Hana’s Suitcase (2011) Cooking with Stella (2010) [Hindi/*English] Eat Drink Man Woman (2002) [Mandarin] [English/Japanese/Czech/German] Detroit Metal City (2010) [Japanese] Edge of Heaven (2008/2009) [German/Turkish] Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) [Japanese] In Bruges (2008) [English] The Edukators (2005/2006) [German] Kings of Pastry (2010) [French] Kinky Boots(2006) [English] Gandhi (2007) [Hindi/English] Life and Debt (2003) [English] Mid-August Lunch (2010) [Italian] Goodbye Lenin! (2004) [German/French] Man on Wire (2008) [English/French] Ping Pong (2002) [Japanese] Head-On (2006/2007) [German/Turkish] Manufactured Landscapes (2007) Pirate Radio (2009) [English] Hunger (2009) [English] [English/Mandarin] Shaolin Soccer (2004) [Chinese] In America (2004) [English] Riding Giants (2005) [English] Sukiyaki Western Django (2008) [Japanese] In the Mood for Love (2000) [Chinese] A State of Mind (2006) [English/Korean] Waking Ned Divine (1999) [English] In the Name of the Father (1998) [English] The Take (2004) [English] Knife in the Water (2003) [Polish] Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2004) -COMING OF AGE/SLICE OF LIFE- Kundun (2000) [English] [Tibetan/English] The Last Emperor (1999) [English/Mandarin] Touching the Void (2005) [French/English] Afterlife: A Film (2000) [Japanese] L'Avventura (1959) [Italian] Up the Yangtze (2008) [English/Sichuan Dialects] Amal (2008) [Hindi/English] La Strada (2004) [Italian] Waste Land (2011) [English] Au Revoir Les Enfants (2006) [French] La Vie en Rose (2007)[French] Dear Frankie (2005) [English]