Popular from Belgium
Soil
(Grond)
To revamp the family business, a young entrepreneur imports soil from Morocco to bury his community’s deceased.
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- Belgium • 2021
- Creator
- Cast Yassine Ouaich, Ward Kerremans, Ahlaam Teghadouini, Saïd Boumazoughe, Ben Hamidou, Charlotte De Bruyne
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Rough Diamonds
An estranged member of Antwerp's Haredi community returns home to save his family's diamond trading business.
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- Belgium • 2023
- Creator Rotem Shamir, Jan Theys, Yuval Yefet
- Cast Kevin Janssens, Marie Vinck, Dudu Fisher, Casper Knopf, Soroush Helali, Els Dottermans
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
High Tides
(Knokke off)
A wealthy friend group faces the harsh realities of adulthood during a luxurious summer on the coast of Belgium.
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- Belgium • 2023
- Creator Anthony Van Biervliet
- Cast Pommelien Thijs, Willem De Schryver, Eliyha Altena, Ruth Becquart, Geert Van Rampelberg, Ini Massez
- Genre
- Available on Netflix
Wil
In Antwerp, 1942, Wil is serving as an auxiliary policeman, and must make the painful choice between following orders and supporting the resistance.
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- Belgium, Poland • 2023
- Director Tim Mielants
- Cast Stef Aerts, Matteo Simoni, Annelore Crollet, Dirk Roofthooft, Kevin Janssens, Koen De Bouw
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Tori and Lokita
(Tori et Lokita)
The story of two young immigrants with an unbreakable bond of friendship struggling to survive on the margins of society.
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- France, Belgium • 2022
- Director Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Cast Pablo Schils, Joely Mbundu, Alban Ukaj, Tijmen Govaerts, Charlotte De Bruyne, Nadège Ouedraogo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
When disaster threatens the utopic space station Alpha, two young special operatives must figure out how to keep the chaos at bay.
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- France, China, Belgium • 2017
- Director Luc Besson
- Cast Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock
- Genre Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Under Suspicion: Uncovering the Wesphael Case
(Soupçons, les dessous de l'affaire Wesphael)
What happened in that Ostend hotel room?
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- Belgium • 2021
- Creator Georges Huercano, Pascal Vrebos
- Cast Bernard Wesphael
- Genre Crime, Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Undercover
Deception is the greatest weapon.
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- Belgium • 2019
- Creator Nico Moolenaar, Piet Matthys, Bart Uytdenhouwen
- Cast Tom Waes, Frank Lammers, Elise Schaap, Jeroen Van der Ven
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Mr. Nobody
In 2092, humanity has achieved immortality. 118-year-old Nemo is the last mortal man on Earth.
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- Belgium, Germany, Canada • 2009
- Director Jaco Van Dormael
- Cast Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh-Dan Pham, Rhys Ifans, Natasha Little
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, DistroTV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
The Smurfs
(Les Schtroumpfs)
Blue, small, and only three apples tall, the Smurfs are back and Smurfier than ever.
- Belgium, United States, France • 2021
- Creator Peyo
- Cast Jean-Loup Horwitz, Anna Ramade, Emmanuel Curtil, Jérémy Prévost, Antoine Schoumsky, Kaycie Chase
- Genre Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Netflix, Netflix Kids, fuboTV, VIX , Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
Ferry: The Series
(Ferry: de serie)
Peddle to the metal.
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- Belgium, Netherlands • 2023
- Creator Nico Moolenaar, Piet Matthys, Bart Uytdenhouwen
- Cast Frank Lammers, Elise Schaap, Raymond Thiry, Yannick van de Velde, Tim Haars, Huub Smit
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Vesper
A girl must use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities after the Earth's ecosystem collapses.
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- Lithuania, France, Belgium • 2022
- Director Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper
- Cast Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Marsan, Rosy McEwen, Richard Brake, Melanie Gaydos, Edmund Dehn
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Hulu, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
R.M.N.
A man returns to his peaceful hometown hopeful for a positive change, but a conflict brought on by the local factory causes tensions to rise.
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- Romania, France, Belgium • 2022
- Director Cristian Mungiu
- Cast Marin Grigore, Judith State, Macrina Bârlădeanu, Orsolya Moldovan, András Hatházi, Rácz Endre
- Genre Drama, Family
- Available on Hulu, AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube
Inside
A high-end art thief, Nemo, becomes trapped in a luxury, high-tech penthouse after his heist does not go as planned.
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- • 2023
- Director Vasilis Katsoupis
- Cast Willem Dafoe, Gene Bervoets, Josia Krug, Eliza Stuyck
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Return to Seoul
(Retour à Séoul)
A 25-year-old French woman returns to Korea - the country she was born in before being adopted by a French couple - for the very first time.
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- France, Germany, Belgium • 2022
- Director Davy Chou
- Cast Park Ji-min, Oh Gwang-rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young, Heo Jin, Yoann Zimmer
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
New from Belgium
Here
Before moving home, Stefan, a Romanian construction worker, meets Shuxiu, a Belgian-Chinese doctorate student, and a connection forms.
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- Belgium, China • 2023
- Director Bas Devos
- Cast Stefan Gota, Liyo Gong
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV
Illegal
(Illégal)
A single mother risking deportation fights devoutly to reunite with her son.
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- Belgium, Luxembourg, France • 2010
- Director Olivier Masset-Depasse
- Cast Anne Coesens, Alexandre Gontcharov , Milo Masset-Depasse, Natalia Belokonskaya
- Genre Drama
- Available on Film Movement Plus
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
An Indian street magician travels to France to find his estranged father.
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- France, United States, Belgium • 2018
- Director Ken Scott
- Cast Dhanush, Bérénice Bejo, Erin Moriarty, Barkhad Abdi, Gérard Jugnot, Ben Miller
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Cineverse, Hoopla
Raw
(Grave)
When vegetarian Justine is forced to eat raw meat for the first time in her life, unexpected consequences occur.
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- France, Belgium, Italy • 2016
- Director Julia Ducournau
- Cast Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas, Joana Preiss
- Genre Drama, Horror
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, YouTube
The Happy Prince
A glimpse into the last days of Oscar Wilde
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- United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy • 2018
- Director Rupert Everett
- Cast Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan, Edwin Thomas, Franca Abategiovanni
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand
The Night of the 12th
(La Nuit du 12)
It is said that every investigator has one case that hurts more than the rest...
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- France, Belgium • 2022
- Director Dominik Moll
- Cast Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, Anouk Grinberg, Mouna Soualem, Pauline Serieys, Théo Cholbi
- Genre Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
The Dive
The calmer you are, the less air you lose.
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- Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom • 2023
- Director Maximilian Erlenwein
- Cast Louisa Krause, Sophie Lowe, Stella Uhrig, Shire Richardson, David Scicluna
- Genre Adventure, Thriller
- Available on Hulu, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Kursk
Heroes are not only made in wars.
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- Belgium, Luxembourg • 2018
- Director Thomas Vinterberg
- Cast Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, August Diehl, Max von Sydow, Colin Firth
- Genre Action, Drama, History, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, History Vault, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Plex, Plex Channel
Rachel
An investigation into the death of a young American peace activist killed in the Gaza Strip.
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- France, Belgium • 2009
- Director Simone Bitton
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on DocAlliance Films
Telescope Recommends
I, Daniel Blake
One man's heartfelt journey through a cruel, Kafkaesque bureaucratic system.
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- United Kingdom, France, Belgium • 2016
- Director Ken Loach
- Cast Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Dylan McKiernan, Briana Shann, Kate Rutter, Sharon Percy
- Genre Drama
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Dry Season
(Daratt)
In postwar Chad, the government declares amnesty for war criminals and Atim is tasked by his grandfather with tracking down his father’s killer.
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- Chad, France, Belgium • 2006
- Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
- Cast Ali Barkai, Youssouf Djaoro, Aziza Hisseine, Aziza Hisseine, Khayar Oumar Defallah
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy
The Artist
An homage to Hollywood silent filmmaking about a romance between a fading silent film star and a rising actress at the dawn of film's sound era.
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- France, United States, Belgium • 2011
- Director Michel Hazanavicius
- Cast Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Beyond the Hills
(După dealuri)
A drama centered on the friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage.
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- Romania, France, Belgium • 2012
- Director Cristian Mungiu
- Cast Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta, Dana Tapalaga, Cătălina Harabagiu, Gina Tandura
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Kanopy
Father of My Children
(Le père de mes enfants)
A film producer struggles to balance the work he loves with the family who love him.
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- France, Germany, Belgium • 2009
- Director Mia Hansen-Løve
- Cast Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Chiara Caselli, Alice de Lencquesaing, Eric Elmosnino, Olivia Ross, Sandrine Dumas
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
La Promesse
After one of his father's illegal workers dies while working construction, Igor makes a promise to care for the man's family.
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- Belgium, France, Luxembourg • 1996
- Director Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- Cast Jérémie Renier, Olivier Gourmet, Assita Ouedraogo, Florian Delain, Hachemi Haddad, Rasmané Ouédraogo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Who's Crazy?
Insane asylum patients escape their facility and live together in a secluded abandoned farmhouse.
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- Belgium, United States • 1966
- Director Tom White
- Cast Wimme Andre, Michael Elias, Diane Gregory, Esther Silber, Luke Theodore
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kanopy
Graduation
(Bacalaureat)
Is there anything a father wouldn't do to save his daughter's future?
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- Romania, France, Belgium • 2016
- Director Cristian Mungiu
- Cast Adrian Titieni, Maria Dragus, Lia Bugnar, Mălina Manovici, Vlad Ivanov, Gelu Colceag
- Genre Drama
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Gilles' Wife
(La Femme de Gilles)
In 1930s France, a dedicated housewife comes up with a plan to keep her cheating husband by her side.
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- Belgium, France, Luxembourg • 2004
- Director Frédéric Fonteyne
- Cast Emmanuelle Devos, Clovis Cornillac, Laura Smet, Dean Constantin, Colette Emmanuelle, Gil Lagay
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home
Belgian Series
Hotel Beau Séjour
(Beau Séjour)
A dead teen stuck in limbo must solve her own murder.
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- Belgium • 2017
- Creator Benjamin Sprengers, Sanne Nuyens
- Cast Inge Paulussen, Kris Cuppens, Jan Hammenecker, Lynn Van Royen, Johan van Assche, Barbara Sarafian
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Banking District
(Quartier des banques)
A thriller set in the heart of the Swiss banking sector, where the members of a banking family wage a ruthless battle for control.
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- Switzerland, Belgium • 2017
- Creator Jean-Marc Fröhle
- Cast Laura Sépul, Féodor Atkine, Arnaud Binard, Vincent Kucholl, Brigitte Fossey, Lauriane Gilliéron
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Video, MZ Choice Amazon Channel
Undercover
Deception is the greatest weapon.
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- Belgium • 2019
- Creator Nico Moolenaar, Piet Matthys, Bart Uytdenhouwen
- Cast Tom Waes, Frank Lammers, Elise Schaap, Jeroen Van der Ven
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Indices
There's no such thing as a perfect crime.
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- Belgium • 2017
- Creator
- Cast Elizabeth Tchoungui
- Genre
- Available on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Freevee, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
High Tides
(Knokke off)
A wealthy friend group faces the harsh realities of adulthood during a luxurious summer on the coast of Belgium.
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- Belgium • 2023
- Creator Anthony Van Biervliet
- Cast Pommelien Thijs, Willem De Schryver, Eliyha Altena, Ruth Becquart, Geert Van Rampelberg, Ini Massez
- Genre
- Available on Netflix
Under Suspicion: Uncovering the Wesphael Case
(Soupçons, les dessous de l'affaire Wesphael)
What happened in that Ostend hotel room?
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Belgium • 2021
- Creator Georges Huercano, Pascal Vrebos
- Cast Bernard Wesphael
- Genre Crime, Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Twelve
(De Twaalf)
Twelve jurors must decide the case of a woman accused of killing her best friend and her own daughter.
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- Belgium • 2019
- Creator
- Cast Maaike Cafmeyer, Josse De Pauw, Maaike Neuville, Charlotte De Bruyne, Johan Heldenbergh, Mieke De Groote
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Soil
(Grond)
To revamp the family business, a young entrepreneur imports soil from Morocco to bury his community’s deceased.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Belgium • 2021
- Creator
- Cast Yassine Ouaich, Ward Kerremans, Ahlaam Teghadouini, Saïd Boumazoughe, Ben Hamidou, Charlotte De Bruyne
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Ferry: The Series
(Ferry: de serie)
Peddle to the metal.
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- Belgium, Netherlands • 2023
- Creator Nico Moolenaar, Piet Matthys, Bart Uytdenhouwen
- Cast Frank Lammers, Elise Schaap, Raymond Thiry, Yannick van de Velde, Tim Haars, Huub Smit
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Rough Diamonds
An estranged member of Antwerp's Haredi community returns home to save his family's diamond trading business.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Belgium • 2023
- Creator Rotem Shamir, Jan Theys, Yuval Yefet
- Cast Kevin Janssens, Marie Vinck, Dudu Fisher, Casper Knopf, Soroush Helali, Els Dottermans
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Into the Night
The darkest hour is just before dawn.
- Belgium • 2020
- Creator Jason George
- Cast Pauline Étienne, Laurent Capelluto, Jan Bijvoet, Mehmet Kurtuluş, Alba Gaïa Bellugi
- Genre Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Smurfs
(Les Schtroumpfs)
Blue, small, and only three apples tall, the Smurfs are back and Smurfier than ever.
- Belgium, United States, France • 2021
- Creator Peyo
- Cast Jean-Loup Horwitz, Anna Ramade, Emmanuel Curtil, Jérémy Prévost, Antoine Schoumsky, Kaycie Chase
- Genre Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Netflix, Netflix Kids, fuboTV, VIX , Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
Bad Sisters
The death of an abusive brother-in-law tests the powerful bond between five sisters as they are investigated for murder.
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- United States, Belgium, United Kingdom • 2022
- Creator Sharon Horgan
- Cast Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene, Eve Hewson, Claes Bang
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus, Apple TV Plus Amazon Channel
Documentaries from Belgium
Hotel Monterey
(Hôtel Monterey)
Get a peak into the lives of the outcasts of Hotel Monterey.
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- Belgium, United States • 1972
- Director Chantal Akerman
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
The Five Obstructions
(De fem benspænd)
About a filmmaker not only revisiting, but also recreating one of his first films, 1967's The Perfect Human five different ways.
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- Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium • 2003
- Director Jørgen Leth
- Cast Claus Nissen, Lars von Trier, Majken Algren Nielsen, Jacqueline Arenal, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
- Genre Documentary
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
Ennio
A documentary that recounts the life of Ennio Morricone, an Academy Award-winning composer.
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- Italy, Belgium, Netherlands • 2022
- Director Giuseppe Tornatore
- Cast Ennio Morricone, Wong Kar-wai, Quentin Tarantino, Bernardo Bertolucci, Clint Eastwood, Bruce Springsteen
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Free to Run
The evolution of long-distance running, from an elite male-dominated club to the democratic and inclusive sport it is today
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- Switzerland, France, Belgium • 2016
- Director Pierre Morath
- Cast Philippe Torreton
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Chez Jolie Coiffure
A hairdresser in the African quarter of Brussels tells her stories, as do the lively clientele of the salon.
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- Belgium, Cameroon • 2019
- Director Rosine Mbakam
- Cast Sabine
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla, myfilmfriend
The World of Jacques Demy
(L'Univers de Jacques Demy)
Agnès Varda’s documentary portrait of her late husband, Jacques Demy.
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- France, Belgium, Spain • 1995
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Agnès Varda, Anouk Aimée, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Jeanne Moreau, Jacques Perrin
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films
Strike a Pose
The moving story of Madonna's most famous troupe of dancers.
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- Netherlands, Belgium • 2016
- Director Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan
- Cast Luis Camacho, Oliver Crumes, Salim Gauwloos, Jose Xtravaganza, Kevin Stea
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Tubi TV, Cineverse, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Waiting for August
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- Belgium, Romania • 2014
- Director Teodora Mihai
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Approved for Adoption
(Couleur de peau : Miel)
This remarkable animated documentary traces the unconventional upbringing of the filmmaker Jung Henin, one of thousands of Korean children adopted by Western families after the end of the Korean War.
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- France, Belgium, Korea • 2012
- Director Jung
- Cast William Coryn, Christelle Cornil, Jean-Luc Couchard, Arthur Dubois, David Macaluso
- Genre Documentary, Animation, Family
- Available on Fandango At Home, Apple TV, Kanopy
News from Home
A female film director explores New York City while enduring demanding letters from her mother.
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- Belgium, France, West Germany • 1977
- Director Chantal Akerman
- Cast Chantal Akerman
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Our Daily Poison
(Notre poison quotidien)
Writer-director Marie-Monique Robin conducts an extensive investigation into the modern food industry.
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- France, Belgium, Canada • 2011
- Director Marie-Monique Robin
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Video, Hoopla
When Arabs Danced
(Au temps où les Arabes dansaient)
Art can set you free.
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- Belgium, Egypt • 2018
- Director Jawad Rhalib
- Cast Hiam Abbass
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Hoopla, myfilmfriend
I Am Not Your Negro
A study of race in America then and now, inspired by James Baldwin's unpublished writings.
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- Switzerland, France, Belgium • 2017
- Director Raoul Peck
- Cast Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Ray Charles
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Hulu, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Walk Away Renee
An autobiographical documentary about the directors' road trip with his mentally ill mother.
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- France, Belgium, United States • 2011
- Director Jonathan Caouette
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel
Convergence: Courage in a Crisis
While Covid-19 exacerbates vulnerabilities worldwide, unsung heroes at all levels of society help turn the tide toward a brighter future.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2021
- Director Orlando von Einsiedel
- Cast Wenhua Lin, Sara Khaki, Mohammad Rezi Eyni
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads