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Perfect Blue
(パーフェクトブルー)
A retired pop singer starts to lose her hold on reality when she is stalked by an obsessive fan.
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- Japan • 1998
- Director Satoshi Kon
- Cast Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Ōkura, Yōsuke Akimoto, Yoku Shioya
- Genre Animation, Thriller
- Available on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
In the Mood for Love
(花樣年華)
Longing and loneliness collide in this understated romance.
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- Hong Kong, China • 2000
- Director Wong Kar-wai
- Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung, Rebecca Pan, Kelly Lai Chen, Siu Ping-Lam, Mama Hung
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Fallen Angels
(墮落天使)
In this bifurcated crime narrative, a disillusioned hitman attempts to escape from his violent lifestyle against the wishes of his partner.
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- Hong Kong • 1995
- Director Wong Kar-wai
- Cast Leon Lai, Michelle Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Charlie Yeung, Karen Mok, Chan Man-Lei
- Genre Drama, Action, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Chungking Express
(重慶森林)
Two tales of love and loss told in sequence.
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- Hong Kong • 1994
- Director Wong Kar-wai
- Cast Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Valerie Chow, Piggy Chan
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
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, FilmBox+, Vudu
La Haine
In the banlieues of France, the immigrant populations' resentment simmers away -- until it starts to boil.
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- France, United States • 1995
- Director Mathieu Kassovitz
- Cast Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui, Abdel Ahmed Ghili, Souleymane Dicko, Héloïse Rauth
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
I Am Not a Witch
An 8-year-old girl is convicted of witchcraft and brought to a penal colony where witches do hard labor.
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- United Kingdom, France, Germany • 2017
- Director Rungano Nyoni
- Cast Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri, Gloria Huwiler, Nellie Munamonga, Dyna Mufuni
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
(カウボーイビバップ 天国の扉)
The crew of the spaceship Bebop must stop a terrorist from destroying the human population of Mars.
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- Japan, United States • 2001
- Director Shinichiro Watanabe
- Cast Kouichi Yamadera, Unsho Ishizuka, Aoi Tada, Ai Kobayashi, Megumi Hayashibara
- Genre Action, Animation, Science Fiction
- Available on Tubi TV
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, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Volver
Two daughters encounter their mother's spirit after a family tragedy.
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- Spain • 2006
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Funeral Parade of Roses
(薔薇の葬列)
The trials and tribulations of Eddie and other drag queens in Japan.
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- Japan • 1969
- Director Toshio Matsumoto
- Cast Pîtâ, Osamu Ogasawara, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Emiko Azuma, Yoshihiro Katô, Koichi Nakamura
- Genre Drama
- Available on Night Flight Plus, Kanopy
Greek Weird Wave
Dogtooth
(Κυνόδοντας)
A teenager confined to a family compound with her siblings concocts an escape plan.
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- Greece • 2009
- Director Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Hristos Passalis, Mary Tsoni, Anna Kalaitzidou
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Attenberg
A small factory town in Greece provokes nothing but sexual frustration and disdain for other people in a young woman named Marina.
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- Greece • 2010
- Director Athina Rachel Tsangari
- Cast Ariane Labed, Evangelia Randou, Vangelis Mourikis, Yorgos Lanthimos, Kostas Berikopoulos, Michel Dimopoulos
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
The Lobster
An unconventional love story...
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- Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece • 2015
- Director Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Ariane Labed, John C. Reilly
- Genre Thriller, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy
Alps
(Άλπεις)
A group of people start a business where they impersonate the recently deceased in order to help their clients through the grieving process.
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- Greece, United States, France • 2011
- Director Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast Angeliki Papoulia, Aris Servetalis, Johnny Vekris, Ariane Labed, Stavros Psyllakis, Efthymis Filippou
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Xenia
A New Greek Odyssey
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- Greece, France, Belgium • 2014
- Director Panos H. Koutras
- Cast Kostas Nikoulis, Nikos Gelia, Yannis Stankoglou, Marisha Triantafyllidou, Aggelos Papadimitriou
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas
(Η Αιώνια Επιστροφή Του Αντώνη Παρασκευά)
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- Greece, Czech Republic • 2013
- Director Elina Psikou
- Cast Christos Stergioglou, Maria Kallimani, Yorgos Souxes, Theodora Tzimou, Syllas Tzoumerkas
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Tubi TV
Interruption
A group of gunmen take over an Athens theater and stages a Greek tragedy with the audiences where art becomes reality.
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- Greece, France, Croatia • 2015
- Director Yorgos Zois
- Cast Alexandros Vardaxoglou, Maria Kallimani, Alexia Kaltsiki, Christos Stergioglou, Maria Filini, Sofia Kokkali
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Chevalier
Everything can spark a fierce competition; but, only one can wear the precious chevalier. Who will it be?
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- Greece • 2015
- Director Athina Rachel Tsangari
- Cast Yiorgos Kendros, Panos Koronis, Vangelis Mourikis, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Sakis Rouvas
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Suntan
Some bronze, others burn.
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- Greece, Germany • 2016
- Director Argyris Papadimitropoulos
- Cast Makis Papadimitriou, Elli Tringou, Hara Kotsali, Milou Van Groesen, Dimi Hart, Marcus Collen
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy
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 Showtime Apple TV Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy
The Waiter
Renos, a lonely professional waiter, sees his well-organized life routine changing after an unexpected series of events.
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- Greece • 2018
- Director Steve Krikris
- Cast Aris Servetalis, Yannis Stankoglou, Alexandros Mavropoulos, Chiara Gensini, Maria Kallimani, Yorgos Glastras
- Genre Mystery
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, VUDU Free
Son of Sofia
(Ο Γιος Της Σοφίας)
An 11-year-old boy travels from Russia to Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games to live with his mother.
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- Greece, Bulgaria, France • 2017
- Director Elina Psikou
- Cast Ivonni Maltezou, Christos Stergioglou, Maria Filini, Viktor Khomut, Valery Tcheplanowa, Thanasis Papageorgiou
- Genre Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy