Arguably the most radical courtroom drama in cinema history, 12 Angry Men is an electrifying snapshot of one tense afternoon in a sweltering jury room.

A therapist (Renate Reinsve) ventures into a mysterious, liminal dimension after her patient (Chiwetel Ejiofor) vanishes through a strange doorway in a furniture showroom.

A year before Marilyn Monroe’s elevation to superstardom was sealed with the release of Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, this claustrophobic, psychological noir was Monroe’s 13th credited film but her first headline role.

Laurent Cantet’s (The Class) final film, co-written and directed by collaborator and friend Robin Campillo, is a moving and nuanced exploration of class and budding sexuality.

Bart Schrijver’s acclaimed drama follows former best friends and roommates Chris (Bart Harder) and Lluis (Carles Pulido), who meet up after a decade to hike Scotland’s West Highland Way and Cape Wrath Trail.

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (Saipan) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.

Headlined by Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall (Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy), Oscar-winning documentarian Daniel Roher’s (Navalny) narrative debut moves cleverly between low-key thriller and winsome rom-com.