Telescope Film: Find international movies and series

2001: A Space Odyssey

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• United Kingdom, USA • 1968
• Director Stanley Kubrick
• Cast Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter
• Genre Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
• Available on VUDU, Redbox, iTunes, Amazon, AMC, FandangoNOW, DIRECTV, HBO Max

The ultimate trip.

Dark

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Germany, USA • 2017
• Creator Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese
• Cast
• Genre Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Crime
• Available on Netflix

The complicated lives of locals in a small German town are revealed as they search for missing children.

Life of Brian

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• United Kingdom • 1979
• Director Terry Jones
• Cast Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
• Genre Comedy
• Available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Netflix, YouTube

He's not the Messiah. He's just an average guy.

Princess Mononoke
(もののけ姫)

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• Japan • 1997
• Director Hayao Miyazaki
• Cast Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijô
• Genre Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
• Available on YouTube, FandangoNOW, iTunes, HBO Max, VUDU, Amazon, Google Play

The fate of the world rests on the courage of one warrior.

Seven Samurai
(七人の侍)

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• Japan • 1954
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Katô
• Genre Action, Drama
• Available on iTunes, VUDU, Google Play, YouTube, Criterion, Amazon, HBO Max

The Mighty Warriors Who Became the Seven National Heroes of a Small Town

Room

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• Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom • 2015
• Director Lenny Abrahamson
• Cast Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus
• Genre Drama, Thriller
• Available on VUDU, YouTube, FandangoNOW, DIRECTV, Showtime Anytime, Amazon, FuboTV, iTunes, Google Play, Kanopy

A young mother raises her 5-year-old son in captivity and struggles to answer his mounting questions.

Life Is Beautiful
(La vita è bella)

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• Italy • 1997
• Director Roberto Benigni
• Cast Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Amerigo Fontani, Sergio Bini Bustric
• Genre Comedy, Drama
• Available on Google Play, Amazon, AMC, Redbox, HBO GO, iTunes, Hoopla, VUDU, FandangoNOW, YouTube, DIRECTV

An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.

District 9

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• South Africa, USA, New Zealand • 2009
• Director Neill Blomkamp
• Cast Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie, John Sumner
• Genre Science Fiction
• Available on Redbox, FandangoNOW, Netflix, Google Play, iTunes, VUDU, DIRECTV, AMC, Amazon, YouTube

You are not welcome here.

Vikings

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• Ireland, Canada • 2013
• Creator Michael Hirst
• Cast Alexander Ludwig, Jordan Patrick Smith, Marco Ilsø, Katheryn Winnick
• Genre Action & Adventure, Drama
• Available on Hulu, A+E Brands, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, FandangoNOW

A series detailing the tales of legendary hero Ragnar Lothbrok and his descendants.

3 Idiots

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• India • 2009
• Director Rajkumar Hirani
• Cast Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Omi Vaidya, Boman Irani, Ali Fazal
• Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Available on iTunes, Netflix, AMC, Amazon

You've never met a college student quite like Rancho.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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• United Kingdom • 1975
• Director Terry Jones
• Cast Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
• Genre Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
• Available on iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, Netflix, Amazon

A wacky take on the adventures of the legendary King Arthur.

The Fall

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• United Kingdom • 2013
• Creator Allan Cubitt
• Cast Jamie Dornan, Gillian Anderson, John Lynch
• Genre Drama, Crime
• Available on iTunes, Amazon, FandangoNOW, BritBox Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Google Play, VUDU, Tubi, Sundance Now, BritBox, Sling TV

Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson must work to keep Belfast safe from a dedicated killer.

City of God
(Cidade de Deus)

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• Brazil, France • 2002
• Director Fernando Meirelles
• Cast Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele
• Genre Drama, Crime
• Available on HBO GO, Amazon, YouTube, iTunes, HBO Max, Google Play, Hoopla, Redbox, DIRECTV, VUDU, FandangoNOW

Two young men embark on different yet intertwined paths in a dangerous neighborhood.

Casino Royale

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• United Kingdom, Czech Republic, USA • 2006
• Director Martin Campbell
• Cast Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini
• Genre Adventure, Action, Thriller
• Available on VUDU, Amazon, FandangoNOW, Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, DIRECTV, Redbox

Everyone has a past. Every legend has a beginning.

Amélie
(Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain)

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• France, Germany • 2001
• Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet
• Cast Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Jamel Debbouze, Claire Maurier, Isabelle Nanty
• Genre Comedy, Romance
• Available on HBO GO, Amazon, HBO Max, Hoopla, DIRECTV

A whimsical love letter to contemporary Parisian life in the form of an eccentric romantic comedy.

Once Upon a Time in the West
(C'era una volta il West)

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• Italy, USA • 1968
• Director Sergio Leone
• Cast Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Gabriele Ferzetti
• Genre Western
• Available on HBO Max, VUDU, Google Play, YouTube, DIRECTV, Redbox, iTunes, AMC, CBS.com, Amazon

There were three men in her life. One to take her... one to love her... and one to kill her.

Ash Is Purest White
(江湖儿女)

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• China, France, Japan • 2018
• Director Jia Zhangke
• Cast Zhao Tao, Liao Fan, Feng Xiaogang, Xu Zheng, Zhang Yibai, Diao Yi'nan
• Genre Crime, Romance, Drama
• Available on VUDU, Amazon, YouTube, Google Play, iTunes

Love smolders and crime pays.

Emma.

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• United Kingdom • 2020
• Director Autumn de Wilde
• Cast Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Josh O'Connor, Callum Turner, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart
• Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
• Available on FandangoNOW, iTunes, VUDU, Redbox, Amazon, DIRECTV

A young woman heedlessly meddles in people’s romantic affairs as she tries to play matchmaker.

Freaks – You're One of Us
(Freaks – Du bist eine von uns)

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• Germany • 2020
• Director Felix Binder
• Cast Cornelia Gröschel, Tim Oliver Schultz, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Nina Kunzendorf, Frederic Linkemann, Finnlay Berger
• Genre Drama, Fantasy
• Available on Netflix

Wife. Mother. Waitress. Superhero?

Annihilation

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• United Kingdom, USA • 2018
• Director Alex Garland
• Cast Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac
• Genre Science Fiction, Horror
• Available on Microsoft Movies & TV, iTunes, AMC, YouTube, Redbox, FandangoNOW, FuboTV, VUDU, Amazon, Sling TV, FX Networks, DIRECTV, Google Play

Fear what's inside.

A Prayer Before Dawn

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• United Kingdom, France, China • 2018
• Director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
• Cast Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringarm, Pornchanok Mabklang, Nicolas Shake, Billy Moore, Panya Yimmumphai
• Genre Drama, Action, Crime
• Available on Kanopy, Amazon, DIRECTV, FandangoNOW, VUDU, Google Play, YouTube

The fight starts from the inside.

The Russian Five

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• Canada, Russia, USA • 2018
• Director Joshua Riehl
• Cast Jeff Daniels, Jim Devellano, Sergei Fedorov, Viacheslav Fetisov, Wayne Gretzky
• Genre Documentary
• Available on VUDU, Google Play, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla, iTunes, FandangoNOW, Amazon, Tubi

The story of the five Russian hockey stars who created one of the most memorable chapters in Motor City sports history.

Shadow
(影)

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• China, Hong Kong • 2018
• Director Zhang Yimou
• Cast Deng Chao, Sun Li, Ryan Zheng Kai, Wang Qian-Yuan, Wang Jingchun, Hu Jun
• Genre Action, Drama
• Available on VUDU, Amazon, DIRECTV, Google Play, YouTube, iTunes, Hoopla, Netflix, Redbox, FandangoNOW

A king attempts to lead his displaced people out of exile.

Carole & Tuesday
(ャロル&チューズデイ)

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• Japan • 2019
• Creator Shinichiro Watanabe
• Cast Miyuri Shimabukuro, Nai Br.XX, Kana Ichinose, Celeina Ann, Akio Otsuka, Sumire Uesaka
• Genre Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
• Available on Netflix

Two girls, from different backgrounds but sharing a love for music, meet and change history with their united musical talent.

Invisible Life
(A Vida Invisível)

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• Brazil • 2019
• Director Karim Aïnouz
• Cast Carol Duarte, Julia Stockler, Fernanda Montenegro, Gregório Duvivier, Bárbara Santos, Flávia Gusmão
• Genre Drama
• Available on Amazon

Synonyms
(Synonymes)

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• France, Germany, Israel • 2019
• Director Nadav Lapid
• Cast Tom Mercier, Louise Chevillotte, Quentin Dolmaire, Léa Drucker
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion, iTunes, VUDU, Amazon, YouTube, Google Play, FandangoNOW

A young Israeli man absconds to Paris to flee his nationality, aided by his trusty Franco-Israeli dictionary.

In Fabric

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• United Kingdom • 2019
• Director Peter Strickland
• Cast Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Leo Bill, Fatma Mohamed, Gwendoline Christie, Hayley Squires, Jaygann Ayeh
• Genre Horror, Comedy
• Available on iTunes, Amazon, DIRECTV, FandangoNOW, Redbox, Google Play, YouTube, VUDU, Kanopy

In Fabric follows a cursed dress as it passes from person to person with devastating consequences.

Revenge

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• France, Belgium • 2018
• Director Coralie Fargeat
• Cast Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, Guillaume Bouchède, Jean-Louis Tribes, Avant Strangel
• Genre Action, Thriller, Horror
• Available on Sling TV, VUDU, YouTube, Google Play, FandangoNOW, Shudder Amazon Channel, iTunes, Amazon, WWE Network, shudder, Redbox

Revenge has no limits.

Too Late to Die Young
(Tarde para morir joven)

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• Chile, Brazil, Argentina • 2019
• Director Dominga Sotomayor
• Cast Demian Hernández, Antar Machado, Magdalena Tótoro, Matías Oviedo, Andrés Aliaga
• Genre Drama
• Available on iTunes, Amazon, Kanopy, Criterion

In a very dry summer in an isolated community far from the city, Sofia, Clara and Lucas face their first loves and fears

Claire's Camera
(클레어의 카메라)

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• South Korea, France • 2018
• Director Hong Sang-soo
• Cast Isabelle Huppert, Kim Min-hee, Chang Mi-hee, Jung Jin-young, Shahira Fahmy, Yoon Heesun
• Genre Drama
• Available on Google Play, YouTube, Kanopy, iTunes, VUDU

Sometimes you need to see the photo to see the truth.

The Sisters Brothers

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• France, Spain, Romania • 2018
• Director Jacques Audiard
• Cast John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rebecca Root, Allison Tolman
• Genre Comedy, Drama, Western
• Available on YouTube, Google Play, FandangoNOW, Redbox, VUDU, iTunes, Amazon, DIRECTV, Hulu

Make a killing. Make a living.

Museo

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• Mexico • 2018
• Director Alonso Ruizpalacios
• Cast Gael García Bernal, Leonardo Ortizgris, Alfredo Castro, Lisa Owen, Leticia Brédice, Ilse Salas
• Genre Crime, Drama
• Available on Google Play, Amazon, VUDU, iTunes, YouTube

Based on the largest heist in Mexico's history

Never Look at the Sun

• • 2019
• Director Baloji
• Cast
• Genre
• Available on Mubi

Ancestral patterns combined with modern prejudices and stigma explain skin bleaching.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

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• Canada, USA • 2019
• Director André Øvredal
• Cast Zoe Colletti, Dean Norris, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Gil Bellows, Natalie Ganzhorn
• Genre Horror, Thriller
• Available on FuboTV, DIRECTV, Showtime Anytime, AMC, iTunes, VUDU, Amazon, Redbox, FandangoNOW, Google Play, YouTube

History has a way of repeating itself. Stories have a way of coming true.

Touch Me Not

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• Romania, Germany, Czech Republic • 2018
• Director Adina Pintilie
• Cast Laura Benson, Tómas Lemarquis, Christian Bayerlein, Irmena Chichikova, Grit Uhlemann, Adina Pintilie
• Genre Drama
• Available on Kanopy, Amazon, FandangoNOW

Through blending reality and fiction, this film follows characters who crave intimacy yet also deeply afraid of it.

Missing Link

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• Canada, USA • 2019
• Director Chris Butler
• Cast Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Zach Galifianakis, Stephen Fry, Timothy Olyphant, Emma Thompson
• Genre Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Family
• Available on VUDU, AMC, Redbox, YouTube, Amazon, iTunes, Hulu, Google Play, DIRECTV

Mr. Link, an investigator of myths and monsters, sets out to prove the existence of the Sasquatch.