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Joy division (15)

After 24 Hour Party People and Anton Corbijn�s superb Control, cinemagoers must be close to bagging a collective PhD in the life and times of the titular Manchester band. When placed beside its dramatic predecessors Grant Gee�s documentary is a fairly hum-drum business, but the story is one that can bear retelling.

Dir: Grant Gee After 24 Hour Party People and Anton Corbijn's superb Control, cinemagoers must be close to bagging a collective PhD in the life and times of the titular Manchester band.