David Farnor | On 05, Jul 2025

BFI Player is a gateway to global film, offering a collection of arthouse and world cinema to subscribers, alongside its pay-per-view rental releases and free archive titles and silent movie shorts.

From April and The Seed of the Sacred Fig to a Christopher Nolan double-bill, here’s what’s coming to BFI Player’s subscription service in July 2025:

Following – 1st July

Christopher Nolan’s gritty neo-noir first feature about a young London writer who gets drawn into a criminal underworld.

Insomnia – 1st July

This psychological thriller directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Hillary Seitz is the only film directed by Nolan that he did not write. Starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank.

The Long Walk – 1st July

An old Laotian farmer, haunted by past trauma, encounters a ghost who transports him back in time, in Mattie Do’s evocative genre-bending film.

Student Services – 1st July

A cash-strapped student becomes an escort exposing the stark realities of economic exploitation in this uncompromising gritty French drama. Based on the book Mes chères études by Laura D.

April – 7th July

A doctor in rural Georgia faces scrutiny after a baby dies during childbirth in this affecting and atmospheric abortion drama.

Morvern Callar – 7th July

Samantha Morton plays the enigmatic title character in Lynne Ramsay’s dreamy and atmospheric road movie.

The Seed of the Sacred Fig – 9th July

Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful, vital, Oscar and BAFTA-nominated thriller about a bureaucrat torn between loyalty to his family and the Iranian regime.

There Is No Evil – 9th July

Mohammad Rasoulof’s critical anthology film tells the stories of four executioners in Iran and the profound psychological impact of the practice.

Moviedrome: A Bullet for the General – 10th July

At the height of the Mexican Revolution, a mysterious gringo infiltrates a gang of bandits in Damiano Damiani’s radical Western.

Moviedrome: Django – 10th July

Sergio Corbucci’s iconic and hugely influential Western follows the titular coffin-dragging drifter as he becomes embroiled in a mortal feud.

Moviedrome: Fat City – 10th July

A washed-up boxer (Stacy Keach), and young hopeful (Jeff Bridges), navigate dreams and despair in John Huston’s gritty boxing drama.

Moviedrome: Five Easy Pieces – 10th July

Jack Nicholson excels in Bob Rafelson’s vivid study of a middle-class musician rebelling against his family – and himself.

Moviedrome: Highway Patrolman – 10th July

Alex Cox’s Mexican film follows the journey of a highway patrolman whose idealism eventually gives way to inevitable corruption.

Moviedrome: The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey – 10th July

A group of medieval English villagers find themselves transported to ’80s New Zealand, in Vincent Ward’s startling fusion of period fantasy and time-travel science fiction.

Moviedrome: The Reckless Moment – 10th July

Joan Bennett and James Mason become entangled in a web of secrets and unexpected attraction Max Ophüls masterful domestic noir.

Moviedrome: Society – 10th July

A teenager uncovers an elite ritualistic society in Brian Yuzna’s stomach-churning mix of body-horror and social commentary.

Moviedrome: To Sleep with Anger – 10th July

Charles Burnett’s brilliant drama about an African American family reeling from a a surprise visit from an old friend, played by Danny Glover.

Moviedrome: White of the Eye – 10th July

British visionary Donald Cammell directs this kaleidoscopic, highly stylised thriller about a series of brutal murders in an isolated community.

Swimming Home – 16th July

A family finds a stranger floating naked in their swimming pool in this sensual, sun-baked drama starring Christopher Abbot.

La Piscine – 17th July

A ménage à trois stirs passion and jealousy beside a secluded pool in this sultry, French cult-thriller.

Swimming Pool – 17th July

A crime novelist seeks peace but gets a dangerous muse in this twisted bilingual thriller from François Ozon.

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