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The Empress
Katharina Eyssen · 2022-2022 · Germany
In 1854, teenaged Elisabeth falls in love with and marries the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. After moving to Vienna and assuming the title of Empress, Elisabeth is met with opposition from the Emperor's close associates and becomes enmeshed with royal intrigue and court politics.
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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, Redbox, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
Titane
A near-fatal car crash leaves a girl with physical and emotional trauma that shapes her future — and her fetishes.
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- France, Belgium • 2021
- Director Julia Ducournau
- Cast Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh, Mara Cissé, Marin Judas
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Redbox, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
Triangle of Sadness
A cruise for the ultra-wealthy goes awry when the ship sinks, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island.
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- Sweden, France, United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Ruben Östlund
- Cast Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Zlatko Burić, Dolly de Leon, Vicki Berlin, Henrik Dorsin
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand
Derry Girls
A teenage girl comes of age amidst violent political tensions in Northern Ireland in the mid-1990s.
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- United Kingdom • 2018
- Creator Lisa McGee
- Cast Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie Lee O'Donnell, Dylan Llewellyn, Tara Lynne O'Neill
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic 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, Amazon Prime Video, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
Sherlock
The classic duo takes on modern London.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2010
- Creator Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
- Cast Mark Gatiss, Una Stubbs
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Crackle, Microsoft Store, Redbox
Argentina, 1985
A team of lawyers sets out to prosecute Argentina's brutal military dictatorship in this legal thriller inspired by real events.
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- Argentina, United States • 2022
- Director Santiago Mitre
- Cast Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani, Alejandra Flechner, Paula Ransenberg, Carlos Portaluppi, Antonia Bengoechea
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Amazon Prime Video
Let the Right One In
(Låt den rätte komma in)
Oskar's new neighbor has been 12 years old for 200 years...and she's looking for a friend.
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- Sweden • 2008
- Director Tomas Alfredson
- Cast Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg
- Genre Horror, Drama
- Available on Magnolia Selects, Microsoft Store, fuboTV, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Alamo on Demand, Kanopy, YouTube, FlixFling, Apple TV
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
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history.
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- • 2022
- Director Wayne Yip, Charlotte Brändström, J.A. Bayona, Sanaa Hanri, Louise Hooper
- Cast Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Charlie Vickers, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Nazanin Boniadi
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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
RRR
(రౌద్రం రణం రుధిరం)
An epic action film fictionalizing the lives of two historical anti-colonial figures in 1920s British-ruled India.
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- India • 2022
- Director S. S. Rajamouli
- Cast N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Ajay Devgn, Ray Stevenson
- Genre Action, Drama, History, War
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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, Crackle, Tubi TV, Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Redbox, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, DIRECTV, FILMRISE, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
Dune
A young man embarks on a dangerous interplanetary quest to ensure the survival of his people.
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- United States, Canada • 2020
- Director Denis Villeneuve
- Cast Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on , Max Amazon Channel, Max, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Dark
The complicated lives of locals living in a small German town are revealed during a search for missing children.
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- Germany, United States • 2017
- Creator Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese
- Cast
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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 iTunes, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, BritBox, fuboTV, HBO Max, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel
My Hero Academia
(僕のヒーローアカデミア)
Heroes aren't born — they're made.
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- Japan • 2016
- Creator Kouhei Horikoshi
- Cast Kenta Miyake, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Daiki Yamashita, Ayane Sakura, Kaito Ishikawa, Yūki Kaji
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hulu, Funimation Now, Crunchyroll, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand
Alcarràs
In rural Spain, a family of peach farmers struggles to stay afloat as they face eviction from their farm.
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- Spain, Italy • 2022
- Director Carla Simón
- Cast Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Anna Otin, Xènia Roset, Albert Bosch, Ainet Jounou, Joseph Abadia
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Great British Bake Off
Twelve of Britain's best amateur bakers compete to win the title of Greatest British Baker.
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- United Kingdom • 2017
- Creator
- Cast Noel Fielding, Matt Lucas, Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith
- Genre Reality
- Available on Netflix, The Roku Channel, Netflix basic with Ads
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I Was at Home, But...
Angela Schanelec · 2019 · Germany, Serbia
Astrid is struggling to regain her balance in the wake of her husband’s death. Meanwhile, her son Phillip disappeared for a week and now that he has returned, his toe requires amputation. Beset by questions large and small, even simple activities like buying a bicycle or engaging with a work of art, are fraught with unexpected challenges.
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The Cordillera of Dreams
(La Cordillère des songes)
An examination of the tumultuous political, economic, and personal histories of Chile.
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- Chile, France • 2019
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video
My Octopus Teacher
A diver and a wild octopus earn each other’s trust — and friendship.
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- South Africa • 2020
- Director Philippa Ehrlich, James Reed
- Cast Craig Foster, Tom Foster
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Living
In 1950s London, a humorless civil servant decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis.
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- United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Oliver Hermanus
- Cast Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Tom Burke, Adrian Rawlins, Oliver Chris
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand
The Painter and the Thief
(Kunstneren og tyven)
When two valuable paintings are stolen, the police find the thief after a few days, but the paintings have disappeared.
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- Norway • 2020
- Director Benjamin Ree
- Cast Barbora Kysilkova, Karl-Bertil Nordland, Øystein Stene, Linda Ville Marie Ruud, Bjørn Inge Nordland
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Alamo on Demand, Kanopy
Girl
A transgender15-year-old girl dreams of becoming a ballerina.
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- Belgium, Netherlands • 2018
- Director Lukas Dhont
- Cast Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts, Chris Thys, Nele Hardiman
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Paris, 13th District
(Les Olympiades)
Three young people living in Paris fall in and out of love with each other.
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- France • 2021
- Director Jacques Audiard
- Cast Noémie Merlant, Makita Samba, Lucie Zhang, Jehnny Beth, Geneviève Doang, Pol White
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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, Filmzie, Kanopy
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
The life and times of the late X-Ray Spex singer and iconoclast Poly Styrene.
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- United Kingdom • 2021
- Director Paul Sng, Celeste Bell
- Cast Poly Styrene, Celeste Bell, Ruth Negga, Neneh Cherry, Youth, Bruno Aleph Wizard
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on DIRECTV, fuboTV, Amazon Video, Showtime, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Kanopy, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Showtime Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Paramount+ Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
We Are Little Zombies
(WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES)
Their parents are dead. They should be sad, but they can’t cry. So they form a kick-ass rock band.
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- Japan • 2019
- Director Makoto Nagahisa
- Cast Keita Ninomiya, Satoshi Mizuno, Mondo Okumura, Sena Nakajima, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Youki Kudoh
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Night Flight Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Peacock, Peacock Premium, Kanopy
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 Showtime, Showtime Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount+ Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand
The Dawn Wall
Legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell takes on his most formidable challenge yet --- El Capitan.
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- Austria • 2018
- Director Peter Mortimer
- Cast Tommy Caldwell, John Branch, Kevin Jorgeson
- Genre Documentary, Adventure
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Apple TV, Tubi TV, Kanopy
The Truth
(La Vérité)
A French film superstar's decision to publish her memoirs causes old tensions, feelings, and conflicts with her daughter to resurface.
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- France, Japan, Switzerland • 2019
- Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Cast Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Clémentine Grenier, Manon Clavel, Alain Libolt
- Genre Drama
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
A Gentle Night
(小城二月)
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- China • 2018
- Director Qiu Yang
- Cast Shuxian Li
- Genre
- Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy
Transit
Georg, after assuming the identity of a dead writer, meets Marie — the wife of the man whose identity he stole.
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- Germany, France • 2018
- Director Christian Petzold
- Cast Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer, Godehard Giese, Lilien Batman, Barbara Auer, Matthias Brandt
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Hoopla, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
The River and the Wall
Five friends embark on an expedition of the Rio Grande borderlands.
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- Mexico, United States • 2019
- Director Ben Masters
- Cast Ben Masters, Beto O'Rourke
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Filmzie, Kanopy, Plex
Vitalina Varela
A Cape Verdean woman travels to Lisbon to reunite with her husband after two decades, but arrives soon after his funeral.
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- Portugal • 2019
- Director Pedro Costa
- Cast Vitalina Varela, Ventura, Lina Varela, Manuel Tavares Almeida
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
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 Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Pluto TV, Freevee, Shout! Factory TV, Plex
The Souvenir
A young film student struggles to find her voice while navigating a relationship with a troubled man.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2019
- Director Joanna Hogg
- Cast Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, Tilda Swinton, Richard Ayoade, Ariane Labed, Jaygann Ayeh
- Genre Romance, Mystery, Drama
- Available on Showtime, Showtime Amazon Channel, Hoopla, fuboTV, DIRECTV, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount+ Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, Kanopy
The Cave
(غار)
The patriarchy has no place in a war.
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- Syria, Denmark, Germany • 2019
- Director Feras Fayyad
- Cast Amani Ballour, Salim Namour
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
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Limbo
Ben Sharrock · 2021 · United Kingdom
A complex and moving comedy about Omar, a young Syrian refugee awaiting asylum on a remote Scottish island. He is a virtuosic musician with the strings of his grandfather’s oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland, but a mysterious hand injury now prevents him from playing.
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Last Night in Soho
A young girl is transported back to the Swinging Sixties in her dreams where she discovers a dark secret
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- United Kingdom • 2021
- Director Edgar Wright
- Cast Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp
- Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Cinemax Amazon Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Alamo on Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand
No Bears
(خرس نیست)
Lovers in two parallel love stories are thwarted by hidden obstacles, the force of superstition, and the mechanics of power.
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- Iran • 2022
- Director Jafar Panahi
- Cast Naser Hashemi, Bakhtiyar Panjeei, Vahid Mobaser, Jafar Panahi, Mina Kavani, Reza Heydari
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Scales
(سيدة البحر)
Young Hawat must stand alone against her family and her village in order to escape a brutal custom.
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- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq • 2020
- Director Shahad Ameen
- Cast Basima Hajjar, Ashraf Barhoum, Yagoub Alfarhan
- Genre Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
A darker version of the classic children's fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy.
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- United States, Mexico, France • 2022
- Director Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
- Cast Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Ron Perlman
- Genre Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Music
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Alcarràs
In rural Spain, a family of peach farmers struggles to stay afloat as they face eviction from their farm.
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- Spain, Italy • 2022
- Director Carla Simón
- Cast Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Anna Otin, Xènia Roset, Albert Bosch, Ainet Jounou, Joseph Abadia
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Inu-oh
(犬王)
A cursed dancer and a musician stun society with electrifying concerts.
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- Japan, China • 2022
- Director Masaaki Yuasa
- Cast Avu-chan, Mirai Moriyama, Tasuku Emoto, Kenjiro Tsuda, Yutaka Matsushige, Kuroemon Katayama
- Genre Animation, Drama, Music
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Redbox, DIRECTV
Honeyland
Hatidze Muratova, one of the last "bee hunters" in Europe, raises bees based in a sustainable and minimally invasive manner.
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- Macedonia • 2019
- Director Tamara Kotevska
- Cast Hatidzhe Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam
- Genre Documentary
- Available on , Max Amazon Channel, Max, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
The Dissident
The untold story of a murder that shook the world.
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- Turkey, United States • 2020
- Director Bryan Fogel
- Cast Jamal Khashoggi, Omar Abdulaziz, Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud, İrfan Fidan, Agnès Callamard, Hatice Cengiz
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Redbox, DIRECTV, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex
Chess Story
(Schachnovelle)
An Austrian lawyer trapped in a room by nazis becomes immersed in a game of chess.
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- Germany, Austria • 2021
- Director Philipp Stölzl
- Cast Oliver Masucci, Albrecht Schuch, Birgit Minichmayr, Andreas Lust, Samuel Finzi, Lukas Miko
- Genre Drama, History, Thriller, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Corsage
A stunning exploration of beauty, aging, and loneliness through a fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
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- Austria, France, Luxembourg • 2022
- Director Marie Kreutzer
- Cast Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner, Alma Hasun, Finnegan Oldfield
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
The Disappearance of My Mother
(Storia di B – La scomparsa di mia madre)
Life after fame: An aging fashion model dreams of escaping the world of images and disappearing for good.
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- Italy • 2019
- Director Beniamino Barrese
- Cast Benedetta Barzini, Beniamino Barrese, Carlotta Antonelli, Michela De Rossi, Martina De Santis
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Sundance Now, AMC+ Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Vision Portraits
A feature-length documentary that chronicles the creative paths of blind and visually impaired artists including a photographer (John Dugdale), dancer (Kayla Hamilton), writer (Ryan Knighton) and the film’s director, Rodney Evans.
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- Germany, Canada, United States • 2019
- Director Rodney Evans
- Cast John Dugdale, Rodney Evans, Kayla Hamilton, Ryan Knighton
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video
Palm Trees and Power Lines
A disconnected teenage girl enters a troubling relationship with a man twice her age.
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- United States • 2022
- Director Jamie Dack
- Cast Lily McInerny, Gretchen Mol, Jonathan Tucker
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Promare
(プロメア)
A young hero's burning desire to protect humanity from the threat of fire wielding mutants.
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- Japan • 2019
- Director Hiroyuki Imaishi
- Cast Kenichi Matsuyama, Taichi Saotome, Masato Sakai, Ayane Sakura, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Tetsu Inada
- Genre Animation, Action, Science Fiction
- Available on Hoopla, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, FlixFling, DIRECTV
Weathering with You
(天気の子)
Hodaka runs away from home to rainy Tokyo and meets a young girl with a mysterious and magical power.
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- Japan • 2019
- Director Makoto Shinkai
- Cast Kotaro Daigo, Nana Mori, Tsubasa Honda, Sakura Kiryu, Sei Hiraizumi, Yūki Kaji
- Genre Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Available on Hoopla, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
My Father's Dragon
Young runaway Elmer Elevator helps and befriends a dragon named Boris.
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- Ireland, United States • 2022
- Director Nora Twomey
- Cast Jacob Tremblay, Gaten Matarazzo, Golshifteh Farahani, Dianne Wiest, Rita Moreno, Chris O'Dowd
- Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Nothing Lasts Forever
A captivating study of how the multi-billion dollar diamond industry is not all that it seems.
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- United States • 2022
- Director Jason Kohn
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, fuboTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Showtime, Vudu, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Showtime Apple TV Channel, YouTube, Showtime Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
Saint Maud
A Catholic nurse believes God has made her responsible for saving an atheist in her care.
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- United Kingdom • 2019
- Director Rose Glass
- Cast Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight, Lily Frazer, Turlough Convery, Rosie Sansom
- Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, DIRECTV
Spotlight: French Films at Cannes (the Competition)
Anatomy of a Fall, by French director Justine Triet, won the Palme d'Or at the recent 76th Cannes Film Festival. This week we look back at the other French films that have won the top prize since the Festival began.
The Damned
(Les Maudits)
To avoid their fate in Europe, a group of Nazis board a submarine bound for South America.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1947
- Director René Clément
- Cast Henri Vidal, Florence Marly, Fosco Giachetti, Paul Bernard, Jo Dest, Michel Auclair
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Amazon Video, Kino Now, Kanopy, Apple TV
Under the Sun of Satan
(Sous le soleil de Satan)
Satan tempts Father Dossignan, who is trying to save the soul of a young girl who killed one of her lovers.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1987
- Director Maurice Pialat
- Cast Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat, Brigitte Legendre
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, Fandor Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Amour
Love never ends.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Austria, France, Germany • 2012
- Director Michael Haneke
- Cast Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, William Shimell, Ramón Agirre, Rita Blanco
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel
Blue Is the Warmest Color
(La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2)
Adèle's life changes completely when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium, Spain • 2013
- Director Abdellatif Kechiche
- Cast Adèle Exarchopoulos, Léa Seydoux, Salim Kechiouche, Aurélien Recoing, Catherine Salée, Benjamin Siksou
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Tubi TV, Apple TV
The Ordinaries
In a repressive three-class society, a young woman in a Supporting Role must prove she is worthy of becoming a Main Character.
- Germany • 2023
- Director Sophie Linnenbaum
- Cast Fine Sendel, Jule Böwe, Henning Peker, Sira-Anna Faal, Noah Tinwa, Denise M'Baye
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Amherstcinema, Coolidge
Underground
(Podzemlje)
Black marketeer Marko has a talent for exploitation and puts it to work in Yugoslavia over the course of the 20th century.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Yugoslavia, France, Germany • 1995
- Director Emir Kusturica
- Cast Miki Manojlović, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Joković, Slavko Štimac, Ernst Stötzner, Srđan Todorović
- Genre Comedy, Drama, War
- Available on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Kino Now
The Wages of Fear
(Le Salaire de la peur)
A rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers on remote roads where the slightest jolt can be deadly.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy • 1953
- Director Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Cast Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Véra Clouzot, Antonio Centa
- Genre Drama, Thriller, Adventure
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Dheepan
To escape the Sri Lankan civil war, a former soldier, a woman, and a little girl pose as a family.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2015
- Director Jacques Audiard
- Cast Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, Vincent Rottiers, Marc Zinga, Faouzi Bensaïdi
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Secrets & Lies
Family secrets are laid bare.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, United Kingdom • 1996
- Director Mike Leigh
- Cast Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook, Lee Ross
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max
Black Orpheus
(Orfeu Negro)
A retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice that introduced Bossa Nova to the world.
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- Brazil, France, Italy • 1959
- Director Marcel Camus
- Cast Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Marcel Camus, Fausto Guerzoni, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Vudu, Alamo on Demand, Kanopy, Apple TV, , Max, Max Amazon Channel
Titane
A near-fatal car crash leaves a girl with physical and emotional trauma that shapes her future — and her fetishes.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium • 2021
- Director Julia Ducournau
- Cast Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh, Mara Cissé, Marin Judas
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Redbox, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
The Class
(Entre les murs)
Based on his real life, a teacher must deal with the challenging dynamics of his multicultural classroom.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2008
- Director Laurent Cantet
- Cast François Bégaudeau, Franck Keïta, Louise Grinberg, Rabah Nait Oufella, Esmeralda Ouertani, Rachel Regulier
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
(Les parapluies de Cherbourg)
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
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- France, West Germany • 1964
- Director Jacques Demy
- Cast Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Mireille Perrey, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy