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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
Haruo Sotozaki · 2020 · Japan
Tanjiro and the rest of the group have completed their rehabilitation training at the Butterfly Mansion, and their next mission is aboard the Mugen Train, where over 40 people have disappeared without a trace. Tanjiro and the gang join one of the most powerful swordsmen in the Demon Slayer Corps to take down a monster.
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Spirited Away
(千と千尋の神隠し)
A ten-year-old girl must save her parents from hostile spirits.
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- Japan • 2001
- Director Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Bunta Sugawara, Yumi Tamai, Ryunosuke Kamiki
- Genre Animation, Family, Fantasy
- Available on Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, Max, Max Amazon Channel
Doc Martin
A doctor from the city moves to a small seaside village.
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- United Kingdom • 2004
- Creator Dominic Minghella
- Cast Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Joe Absolom
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Redbox, Crackle, Tubi TV, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, DIRECTV, VIX , FILMRISE, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, , Plex Player
Eden Lake
When a couple travels to a lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by a group of local kids.
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- United Kingdom • 2008
- Director James Watkins
- Cast Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Jack O'Connell, Finn Atkins, Thomas Turgoose, James Burrows
- Genre Horror, Thriller
- Available on Freevee, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Hoopla, Vudu, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Apple TV, Plex Player
The Outer Limits
A new horror in each episode plays out the effects of a scientific concept on humanity.
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- Canada, United States • 1995
- Creator Leslie Stevens
- Cast
- Genre Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand
Oldboy
(올드보이)
15 years of imprisonment, 5 days of vengeance...
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- Korea • 2003
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung, Kim Byung-ok, Oh Dal-su, Lee Seung-Shin
- Genre Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Black Mirror
Technology turns horrific in this anthology series.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2011
- Creator Charlie Brooker
- Cast
- Genre Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Luther
For Luther, the job always comes first. But his dedication may be both a blessing and a curse.
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- United Kingdom • 2010
- Creator Neil Cross
- Cast Idris Elba, Ruth Wilson, Dermot Crowley
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, BritBox Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Pure Flix, Pluto TV, Britbox Apple TV Channel
Pokémon
(ポケットモンスター)
Join Ash Ketchum on his adventures of becoming a Pokémon Master!
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- Japan • 1997
- Creator Satoshi Tajiri, Junichi Masuda, Ken Sugimori
- Cast Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Netflix, Hulu, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Netflix basic with Ads
Line of Duty
Steve Arnett and his partner Kate Fleming work to uncover corruption in the police force and bring those responsible to justice.
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- United Kingdom • 2012
- Creator Jed Mercurio
- Cast Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, Gregory Piper
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Redbox, Amazon Prime Video, Crackle, Hulu, Tubi TV, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, BritBox Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, fuboTV, Pluto TV, Peacock, Peacock Premium, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, Freevee, Britbox Apple TV Channel , Plex Player
Happy Valley
Catherine, a dedicated copper in West Yorkshire, must keep Calder Valley safe as she investigates drug cases.
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- United Kingdom • 2014
- Creator Sally Wainwright
- Cast Shane Zaza
- Genre Drama, Crime
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, fuboTV, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
The Night Manager
Ex-British soldier Jonathan Pine is recruited by MI-6 to infiltrate the inner circle of an arms trader.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2016
- Creator David Farr
- Cast Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki, Douglas Hodge
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, BritBox Amazon Channel
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 DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV, Max, Max Amazon Channel
Jujutsu Kaisen
(呪術廻戦)
To free himself of a curse, Yuji must learn to wield curses himself.
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- Japan • 2020
- Creator
- Cast Junya Enoki, Yuma Uchida, Asami Seto, Yuichi Nakamura
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Funimation Now, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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
The Wandering Earth
(流浪地球)
In a distant future where the sun is dying out, two groups of astronauts fight to ensure the survival of mankind.
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- China • 2019
- Director Frant Gwo
- Cast Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Zhao Jinmai, Wu Jing, Ng Man-tat, Michael Kai Sui
- Genre Action, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Hot Fuzz
Former London constable Nicholas Angel's boredom in the English countryside is suddenly halted when he and his partner begin to investigate a series of grisly accidents.
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- United Kingdom, France • 2007
- Director Edgar Wright
- Cast Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Rafe Spall, Kevin Eldon
- Genre Crime, Action, Comedy
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Alamo on Demand, YouTube, Apple TV
Close
Two teenage boys' close friendship is thrown into disarray when their schoolmates notice their intimacy.
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- Belgium, Netherlands, France • 2022
- Director Lukas Dhont
- Cast Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker, Igor van Dessel, Kevin Janssens
- Genre Drama
- Available on Showtime, fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, , Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Kingsman: The Secret Service
A suave spy takes a scrappy teenager under his wing. The kid's got talent, but manners maketh man.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2014
- Director Matthew Vaughn
- Cast Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophie Cookson, Sofia Boutella
- Genre Crime, Comedy, Action, Adventure
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, Max, Cineverse, Max Amazon Channel
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse works alongside Sergeant Lewis to investigate murders in the Oxford area.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 1987
- Creator Tony Warren, Colin Dexter
- Cast John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Peter Woodthorpe, James Grout, Clare Holman, Liz Kettle
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel
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Birds of Passage
Cristina Gallego · 2018 · Colombia, Denmark, Mexico
Torn between his desire to become a powerful man and his duty to uphold his culture’s values, Rapayet enters the drug trafficking business in the 1970s and finds quick success despite his tribe’s matriarch Ursula’s disapproval. Ignoring ancient omens, Rapayet and his family get caught up in a conflict where honor is the highest currency and debts are paid with blood.
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Eighth Grade
Based on the most awkward year of your life.
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- United States • 2018
- Director Bo Burnham
- Cast Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Daniel Zolghadri
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Showtime, Showtime Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, FandangoNOW, YouTube, Redbox, DIRECTV
Number 37
(Nommer 37)
A man witnesses a murder and decides to blackmail the killer, only to realize the deadly repercussions.
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- South Africa • 2018
- Director Nosipho Dumisa
- Cast Irshaad Ally, Monique Rockman, Ephraim Gordon, Amrain Ismail-Essop, Elton Landrew
- Genre Thriller
- Available on Freevee, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Crackle, Vudu, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, Darkmatter TV, Apple TV, Plex Player, fuboTV
Happy as Lazzaro
(Lazzaro felice)
A pure-hearted sharecropper Lazzaro forms an unlikely friendship that will change his world.
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- Italy, Switzerland, France • 2018
- Director Alice Rohrwacher
- Cast Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Luca Chikovani, Alba Rohrwacher, Sergi López, Tommaso Ragno
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
I Was at Home, But...
(Ich war zuhause, aber)
After a 13-year-old disappears for a week and suddenly returns, his mother and teachers are confronted with existential questions that change their whole view of life.
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- Germany, Serbia • 2019
- Director Angela Schanelec
- Cast Maren Eggert, Franz Rogowski, Lilith Stangenberg, Jirka Zett, Dane Komljen, Thorbjörn Björnsson
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Another World
(Un autre monde)
A manager at an industrial conglomerate goes through a crisis of conscience when he is asked to initiate more layoffs.
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- France • 2022
- Director Stéphane Brizé
- Cast Vincent Lindon, Sandrine Kiberlain, Anthony Bajon, Marie Drucker, Olivier Lemaire, Guillaume Draux
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Beginning
(Დასაწყისი)
Yana is the wife of a Jehovah’s Witness who begins to question her faith — with dramatic and devastating results.
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- Georgia • 2020
- Director Dea Kulumbegashvili
- Cast Ia Sukhitashvili, Rati Oneli, Kakha Kintsurashvili, Saba Gogichaishvil, Giorgi Tsereteli, Ia Kokiashvili
- Genre Drama
- Available on Vudu, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
1917
Two British soldiers race to deliver a message that will stop over 1,000 men from walking into a German ambush.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2019
- Director Sam Mendes
- Cast George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq
- Genre War, Drama, Action
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Showtime, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount+ with Showtime, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, , YouTube, Apple TV, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, fuboTV
Penguin Highway
(ペンギン・ハイウェイ)
A fourth-grader investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village.
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- Japan • 2018
- Director Hiroyasu Ishida
- Cast Kana Kita, Yu Aoi, Rie Kugimiya, Miki Fukui, Megumi Han, Misaki Kuno
- Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Tubi TV, YouTube, Pluto TV, Apple TV
Nothing Like a Dame
The Dames of British Theatre gather together to reflect upon their countless stories---and you're invited.
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- United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Roger Michell
- Cast Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Tubi TV, , YouTube, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Apple TV
The Banshees of Inisherin
Colm abruptly ends his lifelong friendship with Pádraic, resulting in alarming consequences for both.
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- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States • 2022
- Director Martin McDonagh
- Cast Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Gary Lydon, Pat Shortt
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV, Max, Max Amazon Channel, Hulu
Ash Is Purest White
(江湖儿女)
The violent love story of a young dancer and a mobster spanning from 2001 to 2017.
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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, Drama, Romance
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video
Sócrates
After his mother’s death, 15-year-old Sócrates must survive on his own in the São Paulo favelas while wrestling with his grief.
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- Brazil • 2018
- Director Alexandre Moratto
- Cast Christian Malheiros, Tales Ordakji, Caio Martinez Pacheco, Rosane Paulo, Jayme Rodrigues
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, FlixFling, Apple TV
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2019
- Director Quentin Tarantino
- Cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Alamo on Demand, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, YouTube, Starz Amazon Channel, Apple TV
You Will Die at 20
(ستموت في العشرين)
Muzamil must determine what it means to be alive in this coming-of-death tale.
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- Sudan, France, Egypt • 2020
- Director Amjad Abu Alala
- Cast Islam Mubark, Mahmoud Elsaraj, Bunna Khalid, Talal Afifi, Mustafa Shehata
- Genre Drama
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
The Sisters Brothers
Make a killing. Make a living.
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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 Freevee, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, VUDU Free, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Apple TV, Plex Player
The Duke
In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver commits the first and only theft of a painting from the National Gallery in London.
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- United Kingdom • 2021
- Director Roger Michell
- Cast Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Matthew Goode, Aimee Kelly, Fionn Whitehead, Charlotte Spencer
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV
Aftersun
A woman reminisces on a holiday she took with her now-absent father over 20 years ago.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2022
- Director Charlotte Wells
- Cast Paul Mescal, Francesca Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham, Ayse Parlak, Sophia Lamanova
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Showtime, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount+ with Showtime, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, , YouTube, Apple TV, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Amazon Channel, fuboTV
Decision to Leave
(헤어질 결심)
A detective investigating a mysterious death finds himself both suspecting and falling for the dead man's wife.
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- Korea • 2022
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Park Hae-il, Tang Wei, Lee Jung-hyun, Park Yong-woo, Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Shin-young
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
A middle-aged woman hires a young sex worker in hopes of feeling pleasure for the first time in her life.
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- United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Sophie Hyde
- Cast Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack, Isabella Laughland, Les Mabaleka, Lennie Beare
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu
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Paris Calligrammes
Ulrike Ottinger · 2020 · Germany, France
In this autobiographical film, contemporary artist Ulrike Ottinger looks back at a formative period in her life and she city where she lived it. With photographs and archival footage, Ottinger explores the intellectual, cultural, and political currents of Paris in the 1960s and their impact on her development.
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The Eight Mountains
(Le otto montagne)
A city boy develops a friendship with a young cowherd at his summer house in the mountains.
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- Italy, Belgium, France • 2022
- Director Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
- Cast Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Filippo Timi, Elena Lietti, Elisabetta Mazzullo, Lupo Barbiero
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
My Body
(Il mio corpo)
A look at the lives of a young Sicilian and a Nigerian refugee who have a surprising amount in common.
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- Italy, Switzerland • 2021
- Director Michele Pennetta
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Tubi TV
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
Joyland
A patriarchal family yearns for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line, while their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious trans starlet.
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- Pakistan • 2022
- Director Saim Sadiq
- Cast Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani, Salmaan Peerzada, Sohail Sameer
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Host
Communing with the dead can be dangerous — especially during quarantine.
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- United Kingdom • 2020
- Director Rob Savage
- Cast Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova, Caroline Ward, Edward Linard
- Genre Horror
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Shudder, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, YouTube, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, Apple TV
Rimini
Two brothers return to their childhood home to bury their recently deceased mother.
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- Germany, Austria, France • 2022
- Director Ulrich Seidl
- Cast Michael Thomas, Tessa Göttlicher, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Inge Maux, Claudia Martini, Georg Friedrich
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI
Other People's Children
(Les Enfants des autres)
When a woman falls in love with a single father, she starts to develop a bond with his daughter.
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- France • 2022
- Director Rebecca Zlotowski
- Cast Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastroianni, Callie Ferreira-Goncalves, Yamée Couture, Henri-Noël Tabary
- Genre Drama, Family
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, DIRECTV
Athena
In the wake of the apparent police killing of a 13-year-old French-Algerian boy, social turmoil erupts through the eyes of his three older brothers.
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- France • 2022
- Director Romain Gavras
- Cast Dali Benssalah, Anthony Bajon, Alexis Manenti, Ouassini Embarek, Sami Slimane, Radostina Rogliano
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Godland
(Vanskabte land)
A Danish priest embarks on a perilous journey to build a church in a desolate and isolated part of Iceland.
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- Denmark, Iceland, France • 2022
- Director Hlynur Pálmason
- Cast Elliott Crosset Hove, Vic Carmen Sonne, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Waage Sandø
- Genre Adventure, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Unclenching the Fists
(Разжимая кулаки)
A young woman hopes to leave her family and start a new life, but finds that leaving is harder than she thought.
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- Russia • 2021
- Director Kira Kovalenko
- Cast Milana Aguzarova, Alik Karaev, Soslan Khugaev, Khetag Bibilov, Arsen Khetagurov
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Spotlight: Biopics
A notoriously difficult genre to do well, biopics nevertheless hold an enduring appeal. In addition to capturing a period of years, sometimes decades, in a scant few hours, they also extend the promise of real insight, and the possibility of knowing someone we otherwise would not. This week we offer some of our favorites.
Persepolis
The downfall of the Iranian Shah is just the start of Marjane Satrapi's struggle for freedom and belonging.
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- France, United States • 2007
- Director Marjane Satrapi
- Cast Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites, François Jerosme
- Genre Animation, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV
La Vie en Rose
(La Môme)
The extraordinary story of Edith Piaf, a singer and icon
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- France, United Kingdom, Czech Republic • 2007
- Director Olivier Dahan
- Cast Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve, Gérard Depardieu
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Jacquot de Nantes
The origins of artist Jacques Demy as shown through the lens of the inimitable Agnès Varda.
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- France • 1991
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier, Brigitte De Villepoix, Daniel Dublet, Clément Delaroche
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Motorcycle Diaries
(Diarios de motocicleta)
Before he changed the world, the world changed him.
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- Argentina, United States, Chile • 2004
- Director Walter Salles
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mercedes Morán, Mía Maestro, Jean Pierre Noher
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Gandhi
His triumph changed the world forever.
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- United Kingdom, India, United States • 1982
- Director Richard Attenborough
- Cast Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, Rohini Hattangadi
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Little Girl
(Petite fille)
A documentary portrait of eight year-old Sasha, currently questioning her gender identity and dealing with (oftentimes negative) societal reactions.
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- France, Denmark • 2020
- Director Sébastien Lifshitz
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Lawrence of Arabia
A Mighty Motion Picture Of Action And Adventure!
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 1962
- Director David Lean
- Cast Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, José Ferrer
- Genre Adventure, Drama, History, War
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV
Napoleon
(Napoléon)
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- France • 1927
- Director Abel Gance
- Cast Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky, Antonin Artaud, Abel Gance
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Last Emperor
The last Emperor of China is subjugated after Japanese invasion.
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- United Kingdom, Italy, China • 1987
- Director Bernardo Bertolucci
- Cast John Lone, Peter O'Toole, Joan Chen, Vivian Wu, Dennis Dun, Ruocheng Ying
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple TV, Max, Max Amazon Channel
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 DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
(Le scaphandre et le papillon)
The true story of a man who suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body except for his left eye.
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- France, United States • 2007
- Director Julian Schnabel
- Cast Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Niels Arestrup
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
The true story of an Irishman born with cerebral palsy who learns to use his left foot to paint and write.
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- Ireland, United Kingdom • 1989
- Director Jim Sheridan
- Cast Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Hoopla, Vudu, , YouTube, Pluto TV, Apple TV, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel