Sometimes it seems like you need to have about 100 subscriptions to keep up with the latest in television - a costly business in these straitened times.
While it’s true that many of the big television hits are exclusive to channels like Netflix and Disney+, when it comes to films there’s an option that you’ve probably already paid for without thinking about it.
For the price of a TV Licence you get access to a large library of ever-changing films on the BBC iPlayer.
Ranging from some of the best films of recent years to much-loved classics, and from children’s films to action blockbusters, they are all just a few clicks away.
Here are 10 of the best you can watch in September.
5. Psycho
Right up there with the best horror films of all time, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho still has the power to terrify. Anthony Perkins plays a hotel proprieter who has serious mummy issues and murderous intent. The film will feel familiar even to those who have never seen it, due to the memefication of its most famous scenes, but it's a classic for a reason. | Contributed
6. Blinded by the Light
If you're looking for a feel-good film then 2019 comedy drama Blinded by the Light more than delivers. Directed by Gurinder Chadha. it's based on a memoir by journalist Sarfraz Manzoor (who also co-writes), which tells how the music of Bruce Springsteen transfomed his life as a British-Pakistani Muslim teen growing up in 1980s Luton. | Contributed
7. Close
One of the finest and most affecting films of 2022, Close is a Belgian drama about two lifelong best friends who start to grow apart when their easy intimacy draws the negative attention of their teenage classmates. Nominated for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards, it won a hatful of international awards, including the Grand Prix at Cannes. Far from an easy watch, director Lukas Dhont isn't afraid to go to some seriously dark places in a pain-filled second half that will have you reaching for the hankies. | Contributed
8. The Phantom of the Open
A very British comedy drama, The Phantom of the Open is a film that was unfairly largely overlooked on its cinematic release in 2021, despite starring Oscar-winning acting heavyweights Mark Rylance and Sally Hawkins. It tells the fascinating true story of Maurice Flitcroft, who used a loophole to enter the 1976 British Open despite having never played a round of golf. He hit a worst-ever score of 121, leading to a change in the rules and a place in history. | Contributed