UK FILM TOP 10

1. Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) Who wants to live forever? Freddie Mercury does in Bryan Singer’s musical biopic, a greatest hits tribute blessed with a heartbreaking performance from Rami Malek as the charismatic frontman, which includes Queen’s triumphant set at Live Aid. 2. The Nutcracker And The Four Realms E. T. A. Hoffmann’s short story is a re-telling about a young girl gifted a locked egg who sets out in a magical land to retrieve the key, starring Keira Knightley and Morgan Freeman. 3. A Star Is Born (15) The third remake of the rags-toriches fairytale stars Lady Gaga - undeniably luminous as a naive ingenue rocketing to fame - with Bradley Cooper as her grizzled mentor and lover. Both are serious Oscar contenders. 4. Smallfoot (U) Curiosity killed the yak in director Karey Kirkpatrick’s computer-animated romp, which follows an inquisitive Yeti (Channing Tatum), who comes in from the cold to prove the existence of a race of hairless creatures called humans. 5. Johnny English Strikes Again (PG) Seven years after Rowan Atkinson’s MI7 agent blundered through the lacklustre sequel Johnny English Reborn, he dusts off that licence to kill once more for this action-packed third mission under the direction of Oliver Parker. 6. Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (PG) The first Goosebumps was laden with wicked tricks and treats including tour-deforce comic performances from Jack Black as author Stine and the voice of demented puppet Slappy, tormenting students of Madison High School. Alas, Black is largely absent this time. 7. Halloween (18) Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle reprise their roles as ultimate survivor Laurie Strode and Michael for a climactic showdown that will appease fans of the series, set to the chilling strains of Carpenter’s repetitive synthesiser score. 8. Venom (15) Investigative journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) investigates the mysterious Life Foundation, but comes uncomfortably close to one of its experiments and starts to morph into a hideous creature called Venom. He attempts to control his faculties but each battle brings him closer to the dark side of his emotions. 9. First Man (12A) Based on James R Hansen’s biography of Neil Armstrong, First Man shoots for the moon and touches down beautifully by placing us alongside astronauts in their claustrophobic modules or next to nervous Nasa staff as they propel mankind into the 1969 lunar landing. 10. Peterloo (12A) In an early scene of Mike Leigh’s historical drama, an exhausted mother (Maxine Peake) tells her brood: “Hope is all we’ve got.” Her simple, heartfelt words reverberate throughout Peterloo, an impassioned call to arms across the class divide which builds to the 1819 massacre of protesters at St Peter’s Field in Manchester. Chart supplied by Cineworld