Room (2015 Lenny Abrahamson)

Adapted by Emma Donoghue from her own 2010 novel, this is an extraordinary tale. The scene in which Jack is finally out, lying in the back of the truck to Stephen Rennicks' music is terrific, then moments later his escape is like one of those bad dreams where you can't move quickly... Film often had me at the point of bursting into tears, a feeling considerably heightened by the performances of Brie Larson (Oscar and BAFTA winning) and Jacob Tremblay (who should have won the same).

With Joan Allen (Pleasantville, Bourne films, Searching for Bobby Fischer), Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus, William H Macy. Shot by Danny Cohen. Abrahamson made What Richard Did.