Blue Story, the critically acclaimed British gangster film that was pulled from Vue cinemas in 2019, has been quietly added to BBC iPlayer - and it has an almost perfect 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes08:35, 02 Jun 2026An "absolutely beautiful" feature film boasting an almost flawless 93% Rotten Tomatoes rating, which was previously banned from certain UK cinemas, has been discreetly added to BBC iPlayer.‌The acclaimed film, written and directed by Rapman, features Stephen Odubola (Boiling Point) and Khali Best (EastEnders), and chronicles a gang conflict that destroys the lifelong friendship between south London mates.‌Blue Story centres on Timmy, a reserved young man from Deptford who travels to school in Peckham. There, he meets Marco, a magnetic local, with whom he develops a close friendship. The pair become inseparable despite their feuding postcodes.‌Blue Story is currently available to stream on BBC iPlayer. One Rotten Tomatoes reviewer commented: "Absolutely beautiful, need a sequel now."One critic said: "It's brutal, raw, and often hard to watch - and hard to understand at times. However, it is striking and will stay with you well after you watch it. The storytelling, with narrative hip hop interludes from Rapman is totally unique and fresh." One IMDB reviewer awarded the film ten stars and wrote: "It's the best film I've seen in a long time and I have watched A LOT of films recently.‌"The film is accessible, whilst it focuses on gang violence it essentially focuses on a friendship and the relationship between one of those friends and his girlfriend. I found the film very moving. Rapman is unbelievably talented. The acting was amazing, the entire film was engaging from the very start to the very end. I will be telling everyone to watch this movie.", reports the Express.Blue Story was pulled from Vue cinemas in 2019 following a violent altercation at their Birmingham venue. This prompted Rapman, also known as Andrew Owubolu, to maintain there was "no connection" between his film and the incident."They were just in a cinema apparently for Frozen [2] but then they pinned it on Blue Story," he told BBC News.‌"And then you start thinking, is there hidden reasons there? Is there a colour thing? You start thinking of all these things, and it was an upsetting time."Vue rejected any suggestion the decision to remove Blue Story was racially motivated, with a spokesperson telling the BBC: "No. Categorically not."The cinema chain stated the film had been withdrawn following 25 incidents reported by staff involving people watching or attempting to watch the film, "either in screen, leaving the screening, heading into the screening, or purchasing tickets in the foyer".Article continues belowThe spokesperson stated Vue had implemented various measures, including enhanced security and scrapping late-night screenings, but "continued to see significant problems".Vue's founder and chief executive Tim Richards maintained that reports suggesting those involved in incidents at the cinema were attending Frozen 2 - rather than Blue Story - were "simply not true".He stressed that the company "do not condone any for of violence, abuse of our staff or customers or discrimination in any form", noting that he has "spent his career championing diversity in the industry".