John Benson
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I Am Not Your Negro
A study of race in America then and now, inspired by James Baldwin's unpublished writings.
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- Switzerland, France, Belgium • 2017
- Director Raoul Peck
- Cast Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Ray Charles
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Hulu, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
The Children Act
We all make choices. Hers make history.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2017
- Director Richard Eyre
- Cast Emma Thompson, Fionn Whitehead, Stanley Tucci, Ben Chaplin, Eileen Walsh, Nikki Amuka-Bird
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
Lean on Pete
You can’t get anywhere on your own.
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- United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Andrew Haigh
- Cast Charlie Plummer, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi, Chloë Sevigny, Amy Seimetz, Steve Zahn
- Genre Drama, Adventure
- 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
The Happy Prince
A glimpse into the last days of Oscar Wilde
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- United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy • 2018
- Director Rupert Everett
- Cast Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan, Edwin Thomas, Franca Abategiovanni
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand
The Bookshop
A town that lacks a bookshop isn't always a town that wants one.
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- United Kingdom, Spain, Germany • 2017
- Director Isabel Coixet
- Cast Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Patricia Clarkson, Hunter Tremayne, Honor Kneafsey, James Lance
- Genre Romance, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
A Very English Scandal
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- United Kingdom • 2018
- Creator Russell T Davies, John Preston
- Cast Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Alex Jennings, Monica Dolan, Jonathan Hyde, Jason Watkins
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Their Finest
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits.
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- United Kingdom, Sweden • 2017
- Director Lone Scherfig
- Cast Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Richard E. Grant, Jack Huston, Helen McCrory
- Genre Romance, War, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
SS-GB
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- United Kingdom • 2017
- Creator Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, Len Deighton
- Cast Sam Riley, Kate Bosworth, Rainer Bock, Aneurin Barnard, Christina Cole, Maeve Dermody
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, fuboTV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Carol
Some people change your life forever.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2015
- Director Todd Haynes
- Cast Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, John Magaro
- Genre Romance, Drama
- Available on Netflix, fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Faces Places
(Visages, villages)
Director Agnès Varda and street artist JR journey through rural France, forming an unlikely friendship through spectacular collaborative artwork.
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- France • 2017
- Director Agnès Varda, JR
- Cast Agnès Varda, JR
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
45 Years
How well do we know those we love?
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- United Kingdom • 2015
- Director Andrew Haigh
- Cast Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James, Dolly Wells, David Sibley, Richard Cunningham
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Call Me by Your Name
Is it better to speak or die?
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- Italy, France, Brazil • 2017
- Director Luca Guadagnino
- Cast Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, Victoire Du Bois
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Paterson
A week in the life of a working-class poet named Paterson and his partner Laura—a DIY creative force—as they find inspiration through their daily activities and modest means.
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- France, Germany, United States • 2016
- Director Jim Jarmusch
- Cast Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Barry Shabaka Henley, Method Man, Chasten Harmon, William Jackson Harper
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Fandango At Home, Freevee
Selma
The inspiring story of the epic march at Selma, where, battered and bruised, protestors battled together for black suffrage, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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- United Kingdom, United States, France • 2014
- Director Ava DuVernay
- Cast David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey, Giovanni Ribisi
- Genre History, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Netflix basic with Ads, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Pluto TV
Lost in Translation
Everyone wants to be found.
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- United States, Japan • 2003
- Director Sofia Coppola
- Cast Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris, Akiko Takeshita, Fumihiro Hayashi
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- 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
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
A Private War
The Most Powerful Weapon Is The Truth.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2018
- Director Matthew Heineman
- Cast Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander, Stanley Tucci, Corey Johnson, Faye Marsay
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Amazon Video
Red Joan
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- United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Trevor Nunn
- Cast Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Tom Hughes, Tereza Srbova, Stephen Campbell Moore, Ben Miles
- Genre Thriller, History
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, a mother seeks justice.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2017
- Director Martin McDonagh
- Cast Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, John Hawkes, Peter Dinklage, Abbie Cornish
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
The Guardians
(Les Gardiennes)
While the men go off to war, the women of the Paridier farm take charge.
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- France, Switzerland • 2017
- Director Xavier Beauvois
- Cast Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry, Cyril Descours, Olivier Rabourdin, Gilbert Bonneau
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel