Past films and ratings

Films shown at WFS since its relaunch in 2014, all of which are now available for loan from the library.  Approval ratings are scored with ‘I liked it’ or ‘Not for me’. 2024 and 2023 films shown first as % approval, then 2014-22. All films now available in the WFS library.

2025; % approval ratings ‘I liked it’

94 January: The Holdovers

86 February: Theeb

100 March: The Old Oak

100 April: Conclave

50 May: Perfect Days

81 June: Anatomy of a Fall

91 July: One Life

88 August: Chinatown

93 September: My Favourite Cake

89 October: Central Station

2024: % approval ratings ‘I liked it’

79 January: Barefoot in the Park

100 February: Lunana: a Yak in the Classroom

81 March: Barbie

61 April: Another Drink

81 May: The Quiet Girl

95 June: The Fabelmans

97 July: Red Joan

87 August: Past Lives

97 September: The Outfit

85 October: The Blue Caftan

74 November: Sunday Bloody Sunday

86 December: Chicago the musical

2023: % approval ratings ‘I liked it’

99    January: The Duke

95    February: The King’s Choice

89    March: Baraka

93    April: Living

86 May: After Love

100 June: An Inspector Calls

97 July: The Courier

95 August: Parallel Mothers

97 September: Operation Mincemeat

91 October: The Father

90 November: Nomadland

90 December: Emma

Audience ratings for previous years %

2014: Average 86.9%. Audience favourites – Oranges and sunshine and Untouchable 97%

89.5     Late January: A hijacking

80        February: The angel’s share

95.5     March: Wadjda

66.6     April: Bicycle thieves

97        May: Oranges and sunshine

95.5     June: The well-digger’s daughter

86        September: The secret in their eyes

83        October: Searching for Sugarman

79        November: The white ribbon

2015: Average 85.8%. Audience favourite – I’ve loved you so long 98%

98        Early January: I’ve loved you so long

87        Late January: Some like it hot

92        February: The hunt

78        March: The lunch box

89.5     April: London river

86        May: Two days one night

94.5     June: Jean de Florette

78        September: Ida

72.5     October: About Elly

82.5     November: A good woman

2016: Average 91%. Audience favourite – Manon des Sources 98%

96        January bonus: Little Miss Sunshine

97        Late January: Man on wire

91.5     February: In a better world

88        March: Selma

78.5     April: Wild Tales

95.5     May: Pride

81        June: The artist

94.5     September: Philomena

86.5     October: Argo

98        November: Manon des Sources

94.5     December: Woman in gold

2017: Average 79.8%. Audience favourite – Like father like son 97%

96.5     January: What we did on our holidays

69        February: Locke

97        March: Like father like son

50        April: Carol

88        May: Night train to Lisbon

95        June: Le concert

66        September: 45 years

83        October: Human capital

74        November: Love is strange

2018: Average 87.9%. Audience favourite – A united kingdom 99%

98        January bonus: Sully

73        Late January: Love and friendship

62.5     February: Mother

95.5     March: I, Daniel Blake

93        April: Eye in the sky

86.5     May: Barbara

99        June: A United Kingdom

95        September: Tangerines

93.5     October: Midnight in Paris

83.3     November: Of time and the city

n/a       December: Paddington 2

2019: Average 91.1%. Audience favourites – The fencer and Hidden figures 100%

96.1     January bonus: Lion                            

100      Late January: The fencer

90.8     February: Loving Vincent

100      March: Hidden figures

n/a       April: Julieta

62        May: Film stars don’t die in Liverpool

n/a       June: Fargo

n/a       July: Rebelove (Rebels)

n/a       August: Run Lola, run

97        September: The light between oceans

93.9     October: Blackkklansman

88.7     November: Land of mine

n/a      December: The man who invented Christmas

2020: Average 88%. Audience favourite – Can you ever forgive me?

95     Early January: Can you ever forgive me?                          

75     Late January: Timbuktu

94     February: Cold War

2021

n/a October: Judy

88 November: The Guardians

2022: Average 90.25%. Audience favourites: Whisky Galore and Official Secrets

100     January: Official Secrets

78        February: The Death of Stalin

80        March: Birds of Paradise

95        April: Belfast

89        May: Free solo

100        June: Whisky Galore

67          July: Calvary

98          August: Capernaum

91        September: Babette’s Feast

91        October: The Guilty

98        November: 1917

96        December: My Masterpiece (pictured)