R
Rabbit-Proof
Fence
Three Aborigine children walk 1,500 miles in this moving historical drama
set in 30s Australia.
Racing
Stripes
You'll believe a zebra can race in a Babe-style comedy full to the rafters
with all-talking, all-squawking animals.
Radio
Ed Harris gives a terrific performance as an American Footy coach
who befriends a mentally disabled youth in this heartwarming family drama.
Rage
In Placid Lake,
The
Placid Lake is not a lake, he's a young man! Hippie parents, bullying
and unrequited love are right at the top of his list of troubles...
Rain
Growing up proves fraught with heartache in this wistful indie family
drama from New Zealand.
Raising
Helen
Pretty Woman director Garry Marshall misses the mark with this parenting
comedy, starring Kate Hudson.
Raising
Victor Vargas
Director Peter Sollet makes an impressive debut with this growing pains
yarn set in Manhattan's Latino community.
Ray
Jamie Foxx raises the roof with a passionate portrayal of the late great
musician Ray Charles.
Real Women Have Curves
Newcomer America Ferrera proves she's all that, and then some, as the
shapely heroine of this charming comedy.
Reckoning,
The
Paul Bettany stars in this flawed adaptation of Barry Unsworth's Morality
Play from the director of Gangster No.1.
Reconstruction
A convoluted noir romance from Danish debut director Christoffer Boe.
Recruit,
The
Colin Farrell shines in this so-so CIA thriller co-starring Al Pacino.
Red Dragon
Anthony Hopkins returns as Hannibal the cannibal in this latest moneymuncher.
So, does he bite or suck?
Red
Lights (Feux Rouges)
French writer-director Cedric Kahn follows up his cooly impressive portrait
of a schizophrenic killer Roberto Succo with this absorbing and suspenseful
thriller.
Reign of Fire
Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale battle a sky full of dragons in
this adventure fantasy.
Re-Inventing
Eddie
An innocent dad is hounded by social services after he's accused of abusing
his children.
Resident Evil
Matt Lee takes a look at zombie-fest Resident Evil, and likes what he
sees... as long as the brain is in neutral.
Resident Evil
Zombies run riot in an underground bunker in a gory sci-fi thriller based
on the popular video game series.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Milla Jovovich returns in this lame zombie sequel.
Respiro
Atmospheric Italian fable, about a woman in conflict with a traditional
society.
Return,
The (Vozvrashcheniye)
A prodigal father's return brings more misery than joy in Andrey Zvyagintsev's
gripping Russian drama.
Revengers
Tragedy
British filmmaker Alex Cox updates Middleton's classic play of lust and
revenge in this camp extravaganza.
Riding
Giants
Stacy Peralta directs a likeable if long-winded documentary about the
surfing subculture.
Rififi
Classic 50s French film noir heist movie from exiled American director
Jules Dassin.
Ring, The
Be prepared to be scared! Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson star in this
surprisingly OK remake of the Japanese horror.
Ring
Two,
The
The spooky video curse returns in this sequel to the hit horror movie,
The Ring.
Ripley's
Game
Cool conman Tom Ripley returns to the big screen in this blackly comic
thriller adapted from the popular novel by Patricia Highsmith.
Rivers
and Tides
Award-winning documentary about Scottish sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, who
uses natural phenomena to create organic, site-specific "earthworks".
Road to Perdition
An epic tale of revenge and retribution, set in Depression-era Chicago.
Released nationwide 27th September.
Robots
It's a fun ride, but the cogs need a little more grease in Chris Wedge's
animated adventure Robots.
Roger
Dodger
A very funny, very perceptive exploration of the battle of the sexes,
Dylan Kidd's debut is one of the best films of 2003.
Rookie, The
Dennis Quaid stars in this schmaltzy true story about a middle-aged baseball
player's second shot at the big time. Not the one with Clint Eastwood
and Charlie Sheen...
Rugrats
Go Wild
The Rugrats meet the Wild Thornberrys in this double Nickelodeon cartoon
spin-off.
Rules
of Attraction, The
Roger Avary's dark satire of college highs and lows, adapted from the
novel by "American Psycho" author, Bret Easton Ellis.
Runaway
Jury
Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman are guilty of wasting their talents
in this lacklustre courtroom drama, loosely adapted from John Grisham's
novel.
Russian
Ark
An ethereal journey through Russia's turbulent history undertaken in a
single, uninterrupted steadicam shot - is this the definition of arthouse?
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