Melanie Greenberg
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The Lure
(Córki dancingu)
Two mermaid sisters face cruel and bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a beautiful young man.
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- Poland • 2015
- Director Agnieszka Smoczyńska
- Cast Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszańska, Kinga Preis, Andrzej Konopka, Jakub Gierszał, Zygmunt Malanowicz
- Genre Horror, Fantasy, Music
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Beau Travail
(Beau travail)
Maybe freedom begins with remorse.
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- France • 2000
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Richard Courcet, Adiatou Massudi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Girlhood
(Bande de filles)
A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process.
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- France • 2014
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré, Idrissa Diabaté, Rabah Nait Oufella
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Metrograph, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Daughters of the Dust
At the dawn of the twentieth century, a family from the Gullah community experiences a generational split.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 1991
- Director Julie Dash
- Cast Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbarao, Trula Hoosier, Umar Abdurrahamn, Adisa Anderson
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
My Summer of Love
Two teen girls form an unlikely, and soon passionate, friendship.
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- United Kingdom • 2005
- Director Paweł Pawlikowski
- Cast Natalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine, Dean Andrews, Michelle Byrne, Paul Antony-Barber
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Domestic bliss requires sacrifice.
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- United Kingdom, Ireland, United States • 2017
- Director Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone
- Genre Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy, Plex Channel
The Handmaiden
(아가씨)
Her heart may not be the only thing stolen.
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- Korea • 2016
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hae-sook, Moon So-ri
- Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandango At Home
The Lighthouse
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
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- Canada, United States • 2019
- Director Robert Eggers
- Cast Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman, Logan Hawkes, Kyla Nicolle, Shaun Clarke
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy, Plex Channel
Roma
A meditative portrait of a domestic worker's journey through adversity in turbulent 1970s Mexico City.
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- Mexico, United States • 2018
- Director Alfonso Cuarón
- Cast Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta, Marco Graf, Daniela Demesa
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Rafiki
When Kena and Ziki start to become more than friends, they need to make a choice between their happiness and their safety.
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- Kenya, South Africa, Germany • 2018
- Director Wanuri Kahiu
- Cast Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva, Jimmi Gathu, Nini Wacera, Dennis Musyoka, Patricia Amira
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy, Hoopla
Water Lilies
(Naissance des pieuvres)
Marie joins the local pool’s synchronized swim team for a chance to get close to Floriane—the “bad girl” of the team.
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- France • 2007
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Pauline Acquart, Adèle Haenel, Louise Blachère, Warren Jacquin, Christel Baras, Marie Gili-Pierre
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
Blue My Mind
15-year-old Mia faces an overwhelming transformation which puts her entire existence into question
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- Switzerland • 2017
- Director Lisa Brühlmann
- Cast Luna Wedler, Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen, Regula Grauwiller, Georg Scharegg, Lou Haltinner, Yaël Meier
- Genre Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Hoopla
Fish Tank
Everything changes for 15 year old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
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- Netherlands, United Kingdom • 2009
- Director Andrea Arnold
- Cast Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths, Harry Treadaway, Jason Maza
- Genre Drama
- Available on fuboTV, Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Thelma
Sometimes the most terrifying discovery is who you really are.
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- Norway, France, Denmark • 2017
- Director Joachim Trier
- Cast Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Grethe Eltervåg, Ian Twedmark
- Genre Romance, Drama, Mystery
- Available on fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Crackle, VUDU Free, Kanopy
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 Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
My Neighbor Totoro
(となりのトトロ)
Sisters and spirits come together in this magical tale.
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- Japan • 1988
- Director Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast Noriko Hidaka, Hitoshi Takagi, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto, Tanie Kitabayashi
- Genre Animation, Family, Fantasy
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Y Tu Mamá También
(Y tu mamá también)
Two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn about life — and each other.
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- Mexico • 2001
- Director Alfonso Cuarón
- Cast Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Diana Bracho, Verónica Langer, María Aura
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel
The Piano
A pianist who has been sold into marriage begins a new life with her daughter by her side.
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- New Zealand, Australia, France • 1993
- Director Jane Campion
- Cast Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Cliff Curtis, Kerry Walker
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, AMC on Demand
The Passion of Joan of Arc
(La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc)
The 15th-century teenage warrior Joan of Arc takes on the French church.
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- France • 1928
- Director Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Cast Maria Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz, Antonin Artaud, Michel Simon
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel, FlixFling, TCM, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV
Melancholia
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
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- Denmark, Sweden, France • 2011
- Director Lars von Trier
- Cast Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgård
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on fuboTV, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy, Plex Channel
The Witch
Evil takes many forms.
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- United Kingdom, Canada, United States • 2016
- Director Robert Eggers
- Cast Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson
- Genre Mystery, Horror
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy
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
Bright Star
First love burns brightest.
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- United Kingdom, Australia, France • 2009
- Director Jane Campion
- Cast Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox, Edie Martin, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Sing Street
Boy meets girl. Girl unimpressed. Boy starts band.
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- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States • 2016
- Director John Carney
- Cast Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Jack Reynor, Kelly Thornton
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
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.
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- 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 MUBI, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
Pan's Labyrinth
(El laberinto del fauno)
What happens when make-believe believes it's real?
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- Mexico, Spain • 2006
- Director Guillermo del Toro
- Cast Ivana Baquero, Maribel Verdú, Sergi López, Doug Jones, Ariadna Gil, Álex Angulo
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV
Mustang
In a small Turkish village, five sisters struggle against the restrictions of their conservative family.
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- Turkey, France, Germany • 2015
- Director Deniz Gamze Ergüven
- Cast Güneş Nezihe Şensoy, Doğa Zeynep Doğuşlu, Elit İşcan, Tuğba Sunguroğlu, Ilayda Akdoğan, Nihal Koldaş
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Cineverse, Kanopy
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 Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, 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, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Howl's Moving Castle
(ハウルの動く城)
A young woman cursed with old age seeks the help of an insecure magician and his companions, who live in a moving castle.
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- Japan • 2004
- Director Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashūin, Ryunosuke Kamiki
- Genre Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Breathe
(Respire)
17-year-old girl Charlie is thrilled when she becomes friends with Sarah, but their relationship takes an ominous turn.
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- France • 2014
- Director Mélanie Laurent
- Cast Joséphine Japy, Lou de Laâge, Isabelle Carré, Roxane Duran, Claire Keim, Radivoje Bukvić
- Genre Drama
- Available on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Tubi TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
American Honey
A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew.