Cyrus Berger
Cyrus Berger is a sophomore at Wesleyan University, majoring in English and film. He likes to spend his free time writing, hosting his radio show, going on runs, and, of course, watching any movies and TV he can find.
My Recommendations
The 400 Blows
(Les Quatre Cents Coups)
The story of a misunderstood adolescent boy growing up in Paris.
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- France • 1959
- Director François Truffaut
- Cast Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Georges Flamant, Patrick Auffay, Robert Beauvais
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, 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, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, Kanopy
Burning
(버닝)
Jongsu's solitude is interrupted when he runs into a childhood neighbor and her enigmatic friend.
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- Korea • 2018
- Director Lee Chang-dong
- Cast Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jun Jong-seo, Kim Soo-kyung, Choi Seung-ho, Moon Sung-keun
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, MUBI, Fandor Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, AsianCrush, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, OnDemandKorea, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Shoplifters
(万引き家族)
Sometimes it's better to choose your own family.
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- Japan • 2018
- Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Cast Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Jyo Kairi, Miyu Sasaki, Kirin Kiki
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Peacock Premium, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, DistroTV, Hoopla
Pain and Glory
(Dolor y gloria)
Aging film director Salvador Mallo turns to drugs to manage his chronic pain, triggering memories of childhood in rural Spain.
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- Spain • 2019
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas, Julieta Serrano, Penélope Cruz
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
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 Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Plex
Pyaasa
(प्यासा)
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- India • 1957
- Director Guru Dutt
- Cast Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha, Johnny Walker, Rehman, Kumkum
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Video
Bicycle Thieves
(Ladri di biciclette)
Antonio and his son walk the streets of Rome in search of Antonio’s stolen bicycle, vital for keeping his job.
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- Italy • 1948
- Director Vittorio De Sica
- Cast Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Elena Altieri, Gino Saltamerenda, Giulio Chiari
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
The Babadook
A recently widowed mother battles "The Babadook,” a dark character from a children's book who is lurking in the house.
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- Australia, Canada • 2014
- Director Jennifer Kent
- Cast Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, Benjamin Winspear
- Genre Drama, Horror
- Available on Netflix, MUBI, Shudder, MUBI Amazon Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Netflix basic with Ads, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Shudder Apple TV Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
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
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Forced to flee into the New Zealand bush, city kid Ricky must learn to survive with his uncle as a national manhunt ensues.
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- New Zealand • 2016
- Director Taika Waititi
- Cast Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Rhys Darby, Oscar Kightley
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Available on fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Crackle, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
In the Loop
A British bureaucrat’s bumbling comments on television lead to a series of political maneuverings in the days leading up to a potential war.
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- United Kingdom • 2009
- Director Armando Iannucci
- Cast Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini, Chris Addison, Anna Chlumsky
- Genre Comedy
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
In Bruges
Shoot first. Sightsee later.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2008
- Director Martin McDonagh
- Cast Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Thekla Reuten, Jordan Prentice
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Crime
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Silent Film Spotlight
A Trip to the Moon
(Le Voyage dans la Lune)
A voyage to the beginning of narrative cinema
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- France • 1902
- Director Georges Méliès
- Cast Georges Méliès, Henri Delannoy, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet, Depierre, Farjaut
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Amazon Video, Public Domain Movies
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)
After his friend is found dead, Francis suspects the crazed hypnotist Dr. Caligari and his somnambulist, Casare.
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- Germany • 1920
- Director Robert Wiene
- Cast Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér, Lil Dagover, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Rudolf Lettinger
- Genre Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Screambox, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Crackle, Fandor, Cineverse, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Public Domain Movies, Cultpix, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV
The Smiling Madame Beudet
(La souriante Madame Beudet)
An innovative impressionist classic about a woman trapped in an unhappy marriage.
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- France • 1923
- Director Germaine Dulac
- Cast Germaine Dermoz, Alexandre Arquillière, Jean d'Yd, Yvette Grisier, Madeleine Guitty, Raoul Paoli
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kanopy
Mother
(Мать)
A mother in 1905 Russia must choose whether to stand with striking workers.
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- Soviet Union • 1926
- Director Vsevolod Pudovkin
- Cast Vera Baranovskaya, Nikolai Batalov, Aleksandr Chistyakov, Anna Zemtsova, Ivan Koval-Samborsky
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, Public Domain Movies, JustWatchTV
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
(Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed)
This earliest surviving animated feature film tells the story of a heroic prince attempting to save his sister from an evil sorcerer.
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- Germany • 1926
- Director Lotte Reiniger
- Cast Dana Dempsey
- Genre Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Kanopy
A Page of Madness
(狂った一頁)
A man working as a janitor in the mental asylum where his wife is being kept finds his own sanity slipping away.
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- Japan • 1926
- Director Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Cast Masuo Inoue, Ayako Iijima, Yoshie Nakagawa, Eiko Minami, Misao Seki, Minoru Takase
- Genre Drama, Horror
- Available on Amazon Video
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
A landlady fears that the man lodging with her family and becoming involved with her daughter may be the serial killer terrorizing London.
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- United Kingdom • 1927
- Director Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast Ivor Novello, Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen, Reginald Gardiner
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Amazon Video, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Freevee, Plex, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV
Metropolis
This silent science-fiction classic follows a couple from different backgrounds who attempt to reform a dystopian city defined by class division.
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- Germany • 1927
- Director Fritz Lang
- Cast Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos, Fritz Rasp
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on fuboTV, FlixFling, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV
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, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, JustWatchTV
A Throw of Dice
(Prapancha Pash)
Two kings fall in love with the same woman and gamble for her hand in marriage.
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- United Kingdom, India, Germany • 1929
- Director Franz Osten
- Cast Seeta Devi, Charu Roy, Himansu Rai, Modhu Bose, Sarada Gupta, Tincory Chakrabarty
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Available on Kanopy
I Was Born, But...
(大人の見る繪本 生れてはみたけれど)
In moving to a new town, two young brothers come of age when faced with new social and class struggles.
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- Japan • 1932
- Director Yasujirō Ozu
- Cast Tomio Aoki, Tatsuo Saitô, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Hideo Sugawara, Takeshi Sakamoto, Teruyo Hayami
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
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
Animals
Cow
An empathetic portrait of the life a dairy cow on an industrial British farm.
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- United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Andrea Arnold
- Cast Lin Gallagher
- Genre Documentary
- Available on MUBI, Sundance Now, MUBI Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Shaun the Sheep and his flock must rescue their farmer, who's lost and suffering from amnesia in the big city.
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- United Kingdom, France • 2015
- Director Richard Starzak
- Cast Justin Fletcher, Omid Djalili, Richard Webber, Kate Harbour
- Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Plex Channel
White God
(Fehér Isten)
A girl and her dog are separated and must each deal with their harsh situations, culminating in a canine revolt.
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- Hungary, Germany, Sweden • 2014
- Director Kornél Mundruczó
- Cast Zsófia Psotta, Luke, Body, Sándor Zsótér, Thuróczy Szabolcs, Lili Monori
- Genre Drama
- Available on fuboTV, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy, Hoopla
Okja
A young girl risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend — a massive animal named Okja.
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- Korea, United States • 2017
- Director Bong Joon Ho
- Cast Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Ahn Seo-hyun, Byun Hee-bong, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins
- Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Paddington
A young bear travels to London and moves in with a human family.
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- United Kingdom, France, United States • 2014
- Director Paul King
- Cast Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Samuel Joslin, Madeleine Harris, Julie Walters
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Starz, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel , Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Starz Apple TV Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, Amazon Video
Ponyo
(崖の上のポニョ)
A fish makes herself human to return to a boy on land, but she must fix the disastrous consequences of her magic.
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- Japan • 2008
- Director Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, George Tokoro, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yuki Amami, Kazushige Nagashima
- Genre Animation, Family
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Plex
Ernest & Celestine
(Ernest et Célestine)
When mouse Celestine meets bear Ernest, they overcome their learned animosity by forging a life of crime together.
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- France, Belgium, Luxembourg • 2012
- Director Benjamin Renner
- Cast Anne-Marie Loop, Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner, Patrice Melennec, Brigitte Virtudes, Léonard Louf
- Genre Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Tubi TV
Kedi
This documentary looks at the thousands of free-roaming cats in Istanbul, Turkey, showing the city through their perspective.
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- Turkey, United States • 2017
- Director Ceyda Torun
- Cast Bengu, Deniz, Duman, Gamsiz, Aslan Parcasi, Psikopat
- Genre Documentary
- Available on YouTube Premium, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
The Rabbi's Cat
(Le Chat du rabbin)
A rabbi in 1920s Algeria attempts to teach his cat about religion after it gains the ability to speak.
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- France • 2011
- Director Joann Sfar
- Cast François Morel, Hafsia Herzi, Maurice Bénichou, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Daniel Cohen, François Damiens
- Genre Animation, Comedy
- Available on OVID, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, Kanopy, Hoopla
A Cat in Paris
(Une vie de chat)
A girl's cat lives a double life working with a burglar, putting the girl in danger.
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- France, Belgium • 2010
- Director Jean-Loup Felicioli
- Cast Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salomone, Jean Benguigui, Bernadette Lafont, Oriane Zani, Patrick Ridremont
- Genre Animation, Comedy
- Available on Fandango At Home, Apple TV, Tubi TV, Hoopla
Kes
A working-class boy, miserable both at home and at school, finds refuge in learning falconry.
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- United Kingdom • 1970
- Director Ken Loach
- Cast David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland, Brian Glover, Bob Bowes
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV
Au Hasard Balthazar
(Au hasard Balthazar)
In the French countryside, donkey Balthazar experiences different sides of human nature as he is passed from owner to owner.
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- France, Sweden • 1966
- Director Robert Bresson
- Cast Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green, François Lafarge, Jean-Claude Guilbert, Philippe Asselin, Pierre Klossowski
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Musicians
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World
A documentary on the impacts of Native American musicians on the history of American music.
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- Canada • 2017
- Director Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana
- Cast Robbie Robertson, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Martin Scorsese, Tony Bennett, Steven Tyler, Iggy Pop
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Amy
An intimate and delicate portrait of Amy Winehouse's rise to fame.
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- United Kingdom • 2015
- Director Asif Kapadia
- Cast Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Tony Bennett, Pete Doherty, Blake Fielder
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles star as themselves in this comedy about their lives at the peak of Beatlemania.
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- United Kingdom • 1964
- Director Richard Lester
- Cast John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell, Norman Rossington
- Genre Comedy, Music
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Control
This film tells the story of the troubled life of Ian Curtis, the lead singer of English rock band Joy Division.
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- United Kingdom, United States, Australia • 2007
- Director Anton Corbijn
- Cast Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, James Anthony Pearson, Toby Kebbell
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
The Disciple
A young man devotes his life to achieving greatness in Indian classical music, which proves difficult.
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- India • 2020
- Director Chaitanya Tamhane
- Cast Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhida Bhagwat, Kiran Yadnyopavit, Abhishek Kale
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
A documentary focusing on musician, film composer, and activist Ryuichi Sakamoto.
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- Japan, United States • 2017
- Director Stephen Nomura Schible
- Cast Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Bowie, Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
One More Time with Feeling
A documentary following musician Nick Cave as he records an album in the aftermath of the death of his son.
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- United Kingdom, France • 2016
- Director Andrew Dominik
- Cast Nick Cave, Susie Bick, Earl Cave, Warren Ellis, Jim Sclavunos, Martyn P. Casey
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Hoopla
Mogul Mowgli
A terminal illness threatens a British Pakistani rapper's career.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2020
- Director Bassam Tariq
- Cast Riz Ahmed, Aiysha Hart, Nabhaan Rizwan, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Anjana Vasan
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Mali Blues
A documentary showcasing four musicians in Mali who perform in the face of the takeover of much of the country by Islamic fundamentalists.
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- Germany, Mali • 2016
- Director Lutz Gregor
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
Once
Two aspiring musicians collaborate, finding love along the way.
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- Ireland • 2007
- Director John Carney
- Cast Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh, Gerard Hendrick, Alaistair Foley, Geoff Minogue
- Genre Drama, Music, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Chico & Rita
The romance between a piano player and a singer in 1940s Havana is tested as they pursue musical success.
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- Spain, United Kingdom • 2010
- Director Fernando Trueba
- Cast Mario Guerra, Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Oña, Jon Adams, Renny Arozarena, Blanca Rosa Blanco
- Genre Animation, Music, Romance
- Available on Fandango At Home, Apple TV, Kanopy, Hoopla
Sisters with Transistors
A documentary focusing on the female pioneers of electronic music.
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- United Kingdom • 2021
- Director Lisa Rovner
- Cast Laurie Anderson, Delia Derbyshire, Suzanne Ciani, Bebe Barron, Laurie Spiegel
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla