Channel Four Films Movie Trailers

Willie's War Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

When 10-year-old Willie is evacuated from the East End of London, he is chosen by Zander, 13-year-old son of an army captain, to be his companion in a rambling country house.

A Tale of the Wind Trailer (1989)

19 March 1989

It is an autobiographical fiction starring Ivens as an old man who has spent his life trying to "tame the wind and harness the sea" by capturing them on film.

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

The Slab Boys Trailer (1997)

28 August 1997

Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three likely lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet fak

Naked Trailer (1993)

06 August 1993

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

Elizabeth Trailer (1998)

13 September 1998

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.

A Song for Europe Trailer (1985)

27 May 1985

Steven Dyer, an executive working for a giant multinational drugs company, decides to report his employer for breaches of Common Market trading regulations.

Sunshine Trailer (1999)

13 September 1999

The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.

The Full Monty Trailer (1997)

13 August 1997

Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.

Madagascar Skin Trailer (1995)

26 January 1995

This is the story of Harry and Flint, an unlikely couple. Harry is a shy young gay man who can't seem to fit into his local bar scene.

Next Trailer (1990)

28 November 1990

William Shakespeare, without saying a word, gives a quick run through of all his plays in a very special audition.

Reflections Trailer (1984)

01 April 1984

A historian writing a biography of Isaac Newton spends a Summer with a dysfunctional family in Co. Cork, Ireland.

Bad Behavior Trailer (1993)

28 May 1993

The McAllister family house is the setting for Gerry and Ellie's grapples with work, children and how to get the bathroom fixed.

Resurrected Trailer (1989)

12 March 1989

A Falklands War soldier missing, believed dead, turns up claiming amnesia.

Gallivant Trailer (1996)

01 October 1996

Part home movie, part road movie, Kötting's riveting and eccentric film stars his 85-year-old grandmother Gladys - opinionated, bursting with anecdotes and contradictory reminiscences – and Eden, his eight-year-old daughter with Joubert syndrome, as they take a zig-zagging 6,000 mile trip in their campervan around Britain's coastline.

Syrup Trailer (1994)

01 May 1994

An Oscar nominated short film about a man's life changing when he gets a hairpiece.

On the Black Hill Trailer (1988)

12 September 1988

The story covers eighty years in the lives of a pair of Welsh identical twins with an unusual bond, as they go through war, love affairs, and land disputes.

Beautiful Thing Trailer (1996)

21 June 1996

During a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.

Giro City Trailer (1982)

01 November 1982

Welsh investigative journalists set out to cover the Troubles in Northern Ireland only to unearth censorship and corruption back home.

Shooters Trailer (2001)

17 November 2001

Shooters is a drama documentary film, directed by Dan Reed for Suspect Device Films. The film is set in Liverpool and used local criminals as actors depicting the lives of local 'gangsters'.

My Name Is Joe Trailer (1998)

15 May 1998

Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic relationship in one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods.

Fatherland Trailer (1986)

02 September 1986

Persona Non Grata in his homeland, protest singer Klaus Drittemann must leave East Berlin, his wife and child and emigrate to West Berlin, where the representatives of an American record company are eagerly waiting for him.

Journey of Hope Trailer (1990)

28 September 1990

In a village in eastern Turkey, tales of the economic success of Turks in Switzerland inspire Haydar to convince his wife Meryem that they must go.

Oleanna Trailer (1994)

04 November 1994

Carol, a college student, comes to John's office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has received for one of her papers.

The Long Day Closes Trailer (1992)

22 May 1992

Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen.

The Neon Bible Trailer (1995)

23 August 1995

During a train ride, a teenager recalls his upbringing in 1940s small-town Georgia and the events that have led to this point.

Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies Trailer (1994)

01 May 1994

Remembrance of Things Fast represents the culmination of Maybury's work in video, which has developed alongside the technology itself.

The Tale of the Rat That Wrote Trailer (1999)

05 September 1999

A Dickensian tale of rats, recompense and retribution.

Monster in a Box Trailer (1992)

15 May 1992

Monologuist Spalding Gray talks about the great difficulties he experienced while attempting to write his first novel, a nearly 2,000-page autobiographical tome concerning the death of his mother.

Last Day of Summer Trailer (1984)

07 June 1984

A young woman moves into a hippy commune and spends an idyllic summer with the young brother of one of the residents.

Soft and Hard Trailer (1985)

12 August 1985

Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville talk about their films, while doing everyday tasks around their house.

Trojan Eddie Trailer (1996)

09 September 1996

Trojan Eddie sells stolen goods for John Power, aging godfather of a local network of Irish gypsies, known as "travelers.

Lost for Words Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

An account of the events that led a young tourist to permanent silence, after taking shelter with a peasant family whose dog he helped to exterminate.

One Hundred Children Waiting for a Train Trailer (1990)

01 June 1990

Tells the story of a group of Chilean children who discover a larger reality and a different world through the cinema.

Lula Fantastic Trailer (2003)

30 March 2003

Two twins are at odds when one becomes famous and starts treating everyone around her like trash and forgetting where she came from.

Speaking in Tongues Trailer (1982)

11 December 1982

Doug Harris's 1982 avant-garde jazz film Speaking in Tongues was funded by German Public Television channel ZDF and broadcast throughout Europe when it was first released.

Business as Usual Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

After seeing her husband fail in fighting a battle to keep his factory open, a manageress loses her job in a disagreement with the manager over sexual harassment of her staff.

In Search of the English Folk Song Trailer (1997)

14 November 1997

Filmmaker Ken Russell poses the question: "What is a true English folk song, if there is such a thing?" After recieving an indifferent response from his dog, Russell journeys around the English countryside seeking for an answer.

Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut Trailer (2005)

31 October 2005

Voted as Britain's funniest man Johnny Vegas hosts his first ever entertainment series. Re-live the best bits of the hit show Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot as Johnny invites you into his bizarre but comical world.

Something Like a War Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

An examination of India’s family planning program from the point of view of the women who are its primary targets.

Trip to Yatkumchatka Trailer (2003)

04 November 2003

Molly is taken on holiday by her parents to Lanzarote. However Molly is really on her first mission as a secret agent, her mission: to free Yatkumchatka from whatever it is that is enslaving it.

In the Valley of the Wupper Trailer (1994)

11 February 1994

Following the 1992 killing of a man mistakenly believed to be Jewish, Amos Gitai interviews residents, witnesses, and legal figures in Wuppertal.

Perfect Trailer (2004)

11 November 2004

Rotoscope animation short film charting the journey of a married relationship through the objects which populate the couple's home.

Glasgowland Trailer (2003)

05 November 2003

A young woman grows a garden of love with her tears, which also make her see things that aren't really there.

Love Tube Trailer (2001)

21 November 2001

Where are all the sexy men with personalities on the London Underground?

Limb-O Extreme Trailer (2005)

18 March 2005

Hello and welcome to the finals of the international limbo extreme competition. Following last week's exciting semi-final, we are down to the last group of competitors who must work their way through increasingly limited spaces to be the first to reach the centre of the obstacle and claim the prize.

Napoleon's Waterloo Trailer (2004)

13 September 2004

Documentary about the conflict at Waterloo and Napoleon's personal rivalry with Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington.