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Perfect Days
Wim Wenders · 2023 · Japan, Germany
The film follows the daily life of Hirayama, who works as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. He spends his time reading, listening to music, and photographing trees as people wander in and out of his life. Altogether, it adds up to perfect days.
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Doctor Who
A humanoid alien and their companions adventure across space and time.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2005
- Creator Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson, C. E. Webber
- Cast Jodie Whittaker
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, BritBox, Max Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel , Max
Talk to Me
An Australian teen uses the supernatural power of a mummified hand to conjure spirits, with disastrous results.
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- Australia • 2023
- Director Michael Philippou, Danny Philippou
- Cast Sophie Wilde, Miranda Otto, Joe Bird, Alexandra Jensen, Otis Dhanji, Zoe Terakes
- Genre Horror, Thriller
- Available on Showtime, Hoopla, fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Attack on Titan
(進撃の巨人)
When the human race is hunted nearly to extinction by giant monsters, a small group of humans fight back.
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- Japan • 2013
- Creator
- Cast Yūki Kaji, Marina Inoue, Yui Ishikawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Saki Fujita, Yoshimasa Hosoya
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hulu, Microsoft Store, Crunchyroll, Adult Swim, Spectrum On Demand, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Poor Things
When a young woman, Bella, is reanimated by an eccentric physician, she begins her life anew, exploring the pleasures of the world.
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- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States • 2023
- Director Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Microsoft Store
30 Coins
(30 Monedas)
Father Vergara—an exorcist, boxer, and ex-convict—lives in a remote village in Spain. Hoping to be lost and forgotten, Vergara’s demons catch up to him.
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- Spain • 2020
- Creator Álex de la Iglesia
- Cast Eduard Fernández, Megan Montaner, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Macarena Gómez, Pepón Nieto, Manolo Solo
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Spectrum On Demand, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Prometheus: Space Jockey Blues
A fossilized, extraterrestrial "space jockey" surfs the internet, requests snack deliveries, and chats with other aliens.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2012
- Director
- Cast
- Genre Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Foundation
The Galactic Empire is on the brink of destruction, as a band of exiles embark on a mission to save humanity.
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- Ireland, United States • 2021
- Creator David S. Goyer
- Cast Jared Harris, Lou Llobell, Lee Pace, Leah Harvey, Laura Birn, Terrence Mann
- Genre Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV Plus
Peaky Blinders
A series about one of the most powerful gangs in Birmingham post-World War I.
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- United Kingdom • 2013
- Creator Steven Knight
- Cast Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sam Claflin, Finn Cole, Anya Taylor-Joy, Helen McCrory
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Netflix
Saltburn
Aristocratic student Felix invites his Oxford classmate Oliver to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s estate, for an unforgettable summer.
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- United States, United Kingdom • 2023
- Director Emerald Fennell
- Cast
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Boy and the Heron
(君たちはどう生きるか)
With the help of a mysterious grey heron, Mahito ventures into a mystical world to find his dead mother.
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- Japan • 2023
- Director Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast
- Genre Adventure, Animation, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Alien
In space no one can hear you scream.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 1979
- Director Ridley Scott
- Cast Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm
- Genre Horror, Science Fiction
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Godzilla Minus One
(ゴジラ)
Kōichi Shikishima carries a heavy burden of guilt. But when Godzilla attacks mainland Japan, he sees an opportunity to redeem himself.
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- • 2023
- Director Takashi Yamazaki
- Cast
- Genre Action, Horror, Science Fiction
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
One ring to rule them all
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- New Zealand, United States • 2001
- Director Peter Jackson
- Cast Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom
- Genre Adventure, Fantasy, Action
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Domestic bliss requires sacrifice.
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- United Kingdom, Ireland, United States • 2017
- Director Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone
- Genre Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Available on Showtime Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Xumo Play, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Player
Fleabag
All hail the hot priest!
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- United Kingdom • 2016
- Creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- Cast Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Olivia Colman, Bill Paterson, Hugh Dennis
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Redbox, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Annika
Glasgow detective Annika is put in charge of a new homicide unit focused on murders by the shore.
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- United Kingdom • 2021
- Creator Nick Walker
- Cast Nicola Walker, Silvie Furneaux, Katie Leung, Jamie Sives, Ukweli Roach
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
Anatomy of a Fall
(Anatomie d'une chute)
After Sandra is put on trial for the murder of her husband, their blind son faces a moral dilemma.
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- France • 2023
- Director Justine Triet
- Cast Sandra Hüller, Milo Machado-Graner, Swann Arlaud, Saadia Bentaïeb, Jehnny Beth, Samuel Theis
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Shaun of the Dead
"Dawn of the Dead" gets a satirical update with this 30-something loser.
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- United Kingdom, France • 2004
- Director Edgar Wright
- Cast Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy
- Genre Horror, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Shetland
D.I. Jimmy Perez and his team investigate crime within the close knit community living on the Shetland Islands.
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- United Kingdom • 2013
- Creator Ann Cleeves
- Cast Douglas Henshall, Alison O'Donnell, Steven Robertson, Mark Bonnar, Erin Armstrong, Julie Graham
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel
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Daughter of Mine
Laura Bispuri · 2018 · Italy, Germany, Switzerland
A 10-year-old girl living in a Sardinian village has no idea that her loving mother and the free-spirited Angelica are connected by a secret. The girl's mother seems anxious about her daughter getting to know Angelica. The story of a daughter torn between two mothers, one who raised her with love and her biological mother, who instinctively claims her back.
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The Hidden Life of Trees
(Das geheime Leben der Bäume)
An exploration of the hidden side of trees - their social life, personality, and emotions
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- Germany • 2020
- Director Jörg Adolph
- Cast Peter Wohlleben
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Freevee, Redbox, Plex,
Rojo
When everyone becomes silent, no one is innocent.
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- Argentina, Brazil, France • 2018
- Director Benjamín Naishtat
- Cast Darío Grandinetti, Andrea Frigerio, Alfredo Castro, Laura Grandinetti, Claudio Martínez Bel
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free
Angels Are Made of Light
A portrait of Afghan students and their teachers weathering national turbulence.
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- Denmark, Norway, United States • 2018
- Director James Longley
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Topic, Apple TV, Tubi TV
Sundown
While vacationing in Mexico, Neil and his family’s tight-knit order is disrupted by a distant family emergency.
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- France, Mexico • 2022
- Director Michel Franco
- Cast Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Iazua Larios, Henry Goodman, Albertine Kotting
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
The Worst Person in the World
(Verdens Verste Menneske)
Julie must navigate the troubled waters of her romantic life while struggling to find her career path in contemporary Oslo.
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- Norway • 2021
- Director Joachim Trier
- Cast Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner, Helene Bjørnebye, Vidar Sandem
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
Sauvage
A young sex worker longs for love as he navigates the trials of his profession.
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- France • 2018
- Director Camille Vidal-Naquet
- Cast Félix Maritaud, Éric Bernard, Nicolas Dibla, Philippe Ohrel, Marie Seux, Jean-Pierre Basté
- Genre Drama
- Available on Vudu, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy
System Crasher
(Systemsprenger)
Too young for psychiatric treatment, too aggressive to stay in foster care: where can this little girl go?
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- Germany • 2019
- Director Nora Fingscheidt
- Cast Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch, Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Lisa Hagmeister, Maryam Zaree, Melanie Straub
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Bacurau
A Brazilian village is targeted by a group of armed mercenaries… who may have met their match.
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- Brazil • 2019
- Director Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles
- Cast Bárbara Colen, Udo Kier, Sônia Braga, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Wilson Rabelo
- Genre Mystery, Thriller, Western
- Available on Showtime Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
All Quiet on the Western Front
(Im Westen nichts Neues)
A German film adaptation of the epic 1929 anti-war novel by Erich Maria Remarque.
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- Germany, United States, United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Edward Berger
- Cast Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanović, Devid Striesow, Daniel Brühl
- Genre Action, Drama, War
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Favourite
Two cousins compete viciously for the favor of their Queen.
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- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States • 2019
- Director Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, Mark Gatiss
- Genre Drama, History, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Midnight Traveler
An intimate portrait of the search for safety and freedom.
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- United States • 2019
- Director Hassan Fazili
- Cast Hassan Fazili, Fatima Hussaini, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Carmine Street Guitars
Five days in the life of Carmine Street Guitars, a small guitar store in New York City’s Greenwich Village.
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- Canada • 2018
- Director Ron Mann
- Cast Rick Kelly, Cindy Hulej, Dorothy Kelly, Jim Jarmusch, Eszter Balint
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Kanopy
Nocturne
(Notturno)
Filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi explores the borders of the Middle East under the cover of night.
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- Italy, France, Germany • 2020
- Director Gianfranco Rosi
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Gentleman Jack
An industrialist, landowner, and diarist, and a lifetime of romantic relationships
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2019
- Creator Sally Wainwright
- Cast Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Gemma Whelan, Gemma Jones, Timothy West, Rosie Cavaliero
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Pachinko
A Korean immigrant family leaves their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.
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- United States, Korea, Canada • 2022
- Creator Justin Chon, Kogonada
- Cast Kim Min-ha, Youn Yuh-jung, Jin Ha, Steven SangHyun Noh
- Genre Drama, Family
- Available on Apple TV Plus
The Restless
(Les Intranquilles)
A bipolar painter's family life becomes strained as his disorder grows less manageable.
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- Belgium, France, Luxembourg • 2021
- Director Joachim Lafosse
- Cast Leïla Bekhti, Damien Bonnard, Gabriel Merz Chammah, Patrick Descamps, Jules Waringo, Alexandre Gavras
- Genre Drama, Family
- Available on Film Movement Plus
Capernaum
(کفرناحوم)
Zain, a hardened 12-year-old boy struggling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for his conception.
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- Lebanon, United States, France • 2018
- Director Nadine Labaki
- Cast Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Nadine Labaki, Kawthar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Youssef
- Genre Drama
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Zombi Child
Based on the true story of a Hatian man who was the victim of a voodoo spell in 1962 and how it reflects to the present day within a Haitian girl living in modern day Paris.
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- France • 2019
- Director Bertrand Bonello
- Cast Louise Labèque, Wislanda Louimat, Katiana Milfort, Mackenson Bijou, Adilé David
- Genre Fantasy, Horror, Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Cineverse, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Player
Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Two men investigate the killing of the secretary general of the United Nations, and discover a secret far worse.
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- Denmark, Norway, Sweden • 2019
- Director Mads Brügger
- Cast Mads Brügger, Clarinah Mfengu, Saphir Wenzi Mabanza, Göran Björkdahl, Hilding Björkdahl, Charles Southall
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Plex Player
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The Tourist
Harry Williams, Jack Williams · 2022-2022 · United Kingdom, Australia, United States
A British man finds himself a stranger in a strange land when he wakes up in the unforgiving environment of the Australian outback. He has no memory of how he got there or for what purpose he's come to this place, but he knows he's being hunted down by figures from his mysterious past.
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Hammer
Having a bad day? Maybe Dad can help.
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- Canada • 2019
- Director Christian Sparkes
- Cast Will Patton, Mark O'Brien, Dayle McLeod, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Ben Cotton, Connor Price
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
A Light Never Goes Out
(燈火闌珊)
Accomplishing her late husband's wish of remaining a mysterious neon sign, a depressed middle-aged widow and the neon signmaker's protégé discover surprises and bitterness amidst the city's vanishing glow.
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- Hong Kong • 2023
- Director Anastasia Tsang
- Cast Sylvia Chang, Simon Yam, Cecilia Choi, Henick Chou
- Genre Drama
- Available on Vudu
Criminal Record
A young hotshot detective butts heads with a seasoned veteran over the apparent mishandling of an old murder case.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2024
- Creator Paul Rutman
- Cast Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV Plus
The Restless
(Les Intranquilles)
A bipolar painter's family life becomes strained as his disorder grows less manageable.
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- Belgium, France, Luxembourg • 2021
- Director Joachim Lafosse
- Cast Leïla Bekhti, Damien Bonnard, Gabriel Merz Chammah, Patrick Descamps, Jules Waringo, Alexandre Gavras
- Genre Drama, Family
- Available on Film Movement Plus
Ayka
(Айка)
A young immigrant worker in Moscow desperately works to pay off her debts while dealing with postpartum health issues.
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- Russia, Germany, Poland • 2019
- Director Sergei Dvortsevoy
- Cast Samal Yeslyamova, Dzhipargul Abdilova, David Alaverdyan, Cholponay Borubaeva, Nurzhan Kunnazarova
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
The Zone of Interest
The commandant of Auschwitz and his wife create an idyllic life right beside the concentration camp.
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- United Kingdom, Poland, United States • 2023
- Director Jonathan Glazer
- Cast Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Microsoft Store
Walk Up
(탑)
A director and his estranged daughter tour a building owned by an old friend, who is also the designer.
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- Korea • 2022
- Director Hong Sang-soo
- Cast Kwon Hae-hyo, Lee Hye-young, Song Sun-mi, Cho Yun-hee, Park Mi-so, Shin Seok-ho
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube
Colin from Accounts
Ashley and Gordon are two single(ish) people brought together by fate, a car accident... and an injured dog.
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- Australia • 2022
- Creator Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer
- Cast Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer, Genevieve Hegney, Emma Harvie, Michael Logo, Helen Thomson
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
The Burial of Kojo
When her father is left for dead in an abandoned mineshaft, young Esi embarks on a magical journey to rescue him.
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- Ghana, United States • 2018
- Director Blitz Bazawule
- Cast Ama K. Abebrese, Joe Addo, Henry Adofo, Kobina Amissah-Sam, Brian Angels, Cynthia Dankwa
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel
Întregalde
Who pays the price of altruism?
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- Romania • 2021
- Director Radu Muntean
- Cast Maria Popistașu, Ilona Brezoianu, Alexandru Bogdan, Luca Sabin, Toma Cuzin
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Metrograph
PLUTO
When the world's seven most advanced robots and their human allies are murdered one by one, Inspector Gesicht soon discovers that he's also in danger.
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- • 2023
- Creator Toshio Kawaguchi
- Cast Shinshu Fuji, Yoko Hikasa, Minori Suzuki
- Genre Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
20 Days in Mariupol
(20 днів у Маріуполі)
As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggles to continue their work.
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- Ukraine • 2023
- Director Mstyslav Chernov
- Cast
- Genre Documentary, War
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Spotlight: Cyberpunk Around the World
Cyberpunk is the sci-fi genre of “high-tech and low-life,” but it’s not just neon and rain. Cyberpunk examines human relationships with technology and the corruption of progress by greed. Look to the future for a grim picture of the present.
eXistenZ
Play it. Live it. Kill for it.
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- Canada, United Kingdom, France • 1999
- Director David Cronenberg
- Cast Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Eccleston, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Willem Dafoe, Don McKellar
- Genre Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror
- Available on Showtime Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Pluto TV, Kanopy
Dredd
Part judge, part jury, all executioner.
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- United Kingdom, South Africa, United States • 2012
- Director Pete Travis
- Cast Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris, Langley Kirkwood, Tamer Burjaq
- Genre Action, Science Fiction
- Available on Peacock Premium, AMC+, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Vudu, AMC on Demand, Plex Player
Technotise: Edit and I
(Technotise - Edit i ja)
A girl installs black-market cybernetics to give her an edge on an exam, but the chip ends up giving her so much more.
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- Serbia • 2009
- Director Aleksa Gajić, Nebojša Andrić, Stevan Đorđević
- Cast Sanda Knežević, Nikola Đuričko, Nebojša Glogovac, Marija Karan, Igor Bugarski, Tatjana Đorđević
- Genre Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Plex, Plex Player
World on a Wire
(Welt am Draht)
Cybernetics engineer Fred Stiller uncovers a massive corporate conspiracy involving a virtual reality computer project.
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- West Germany • 1973
- Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast Klaus Löwitsch, Barbara Valentin, Mascha Rabben, Karl-Heinz Vosgerau, Wolfgang Schenck, Günter Lamprecht
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
- Available on Criterion Channel
Neptune Frost
A sci-fi punk musical about two lovers that create an anti-colonialist hacker collective in Rwanda.
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- United States, Rwanda • 2022
- Director Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman
- Cast Cheryl Isheja, Bertrand Ninteretse, Eliane Umuhire, Elvis Ngabo, Rebecca Mucyo, Trésor Niyongabo
- Genre Drama, Music, Science Fiction
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Decoder
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany • 1984
- Director Muscha
- Cast FM Einheit, William Rice, Christiane Felscherinow, William S. Burroughs, Genesis P-Orridge, Ralf Richter
- Genre Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Tubi TV
Alphaville
(Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution)
A spy journeys to a tyrannical space city to complete three secret missions.
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- France, Italy • 1965
- Director Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Howard Vernon, Christa Lang, Valérie Boisgel
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Available on Hoopla, Kanopy
Avalon
A bleak future world finds young people increasingly addicted to a potentially deadly battle simulation game.
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- Japan, Poland • 2001
- Director Mamoru Oshii
- Cast Małgorzata Foremniak, Władysław Kowalski, Jerzy Gudejko, Dariusz Biskupski, Bartłomiej Świderski, Katarzyna Bargiełowska
- Genre Action, Science Fiction
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video
Burst City
(爆裂都市)
Bikers, yakuza, and real-life punk bands gather in a dystopic Tokyo after a nuclear powerplant is set to be constructed.
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- Japan • 1982
- Director Gakuryu Ishii
- Cast Michiro Endo, Shigeru Izumiya, Takanori Jinnai, Kou Machida, Shigeru Muroi, Hitomi Tsurukawa
- Genre Action, Music, Science Fiction
- Available on ARROW, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
(鉄男)
A salaryman undergoes a gruesome transformation which turns his flesh into metal.
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- Japan • 1989
- Director Kei Fujiwara
- Cast Tomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Shinya Tsukamoto, Naomasa Musaka, Renji Ishibashi
- Genre Horror, Science Fiction
- Available on MUBI, Shudder, Fandor Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, AsianCrush, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, ARROW, Midnight Pulp, Shudder Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
Metropolis
This silent science-fiction classic follows a couple from different backgrounds who attempt to reform a dystopian city defined by class division.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany • 1927
- Director Fritz Lang
- Cast Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos, Fritz Rasp
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Hoopla, fuboTV, FlixFling, Classix, Metrograph, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Popflick, Plex Player
Upgrade
Not man. Not machine. More.
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- Australia • 2018
- Director Leigh Whannell
- Cast Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Simon Maiden, Benedict Hardie, Melanie Vallejo
- Genre Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Akira
(AKIRA
)
Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.
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- Japan • 1988
- Director Takashi Nakamura
- Cast Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshou Genda, Hiroshi Ohtake, Kōichi Kitamura
- Genre Science Fiction, Animation
- Available on Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Vudu
Ghost in the Shell
(GHOST IN THE SHELL/攻殻機動隊
)
A group of cybernetically enhanced cops are called into a stop a biohacking threat.
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- Japan, United Kingdom • 1995
- Director Mamoru Oshii
- Cast Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi, Kouichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano, Tesshou Genda
- Genre Action, Animation, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, Freevee
Dark City
Memory loss, manipulation, and paranoia abound in this neo-noir sci-fi film.
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- Australia, United States • 1998
- Director Alex Proyas
- Cast Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien, Ian Richardson
- Genre Mystery, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel
Ex Machina
After winning a contest to spend a week with the CEO of his company, coder Caleb is given the opportunity of a lifetime
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- United Kingdom • 2015
- Director Alex Garland
- Cast Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno, Corey Johnson, Claire Selby
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Cinemax Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy
Pulse
(回路)
After one of their friends commits suicide, strange things begin happening to a group of young Tokyo residents.
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- Japan • 2001
- Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Cast Haruhiko Katō, Kumiko Aso, Koyuki, Kurume Arisaka, Masatoshi Matsuo, Shinji Takeda
- Genre Horror, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Peacock, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Plex, Plex Player