Spotlight: Mothers and Mother's Day
This week we present films that explore motherhood, prospective and actual, from a variety of perspectives and in contexts ranging from the legal to the supernatural. These films chart the complex and often determinative ways that mothers shape their children's lives, and conversely, that children shape the lives of their mothers.
Parallel Mothers
(Madres paralelas)
Two single mothers give birth at the same time in the same place, and their chance connection will change their lives forever.
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- Spain • 2021
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma, Julieta Serrano
- Genre Drama
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Happening
(L'Événement)
A college student deals with an unwanted abortion when it was still illegal in1960s France.
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- France • 2021
- Director Audrey Diwan
- Cast Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luàna Bajrami, Louise Orry-Diquéro, Pio Marmaï, Sandrine Bonnaire
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Beginning
(Დასაწყისი)
Yana is the wife of a Jehovah’s Witness who begins to question her faith — with dramatic and devastating results.
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- Georgia • 2020
- Director Dea Kulumbegashvili
- Cast Ia Sukhitashvili, Rati Oneli, Kakha Kintsurashvili, Saba Gogichaishvil, Giorgi Tsereteli, Ia Kokiashvili
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Saint Omer
A novelist attends the trial of a Senegalese immigrant accused of murdering her baby in this haunting portrait of the immigrant experience.
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- France • 2022
- Director Alice Diop
- Cast Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Aurélia Petit, Valérie Dréville, Xavier Maly, Robert Cantarella
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox
Petite Maman
(Petite maman)
A young girl ventures into the woods around her grandmother's house and forms a friendship with a lonely local girl.
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- France • 2021
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Nina Meurisse, Stéphane Varupenne, Margot Abascal
- Genre Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy
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 AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
I Am Mother
A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot named “Mother,” designed to repopulate the earth following a mass-extinction event.
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- Australia • 2019
- Director Grant Sputore
- Cast Clara Rugaard, Hilary Swank, Rose Byrne, Luke Hawker, Tahlia Sturzaker, Maddie Lenton
- Genre Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
(Lingui, les liens sacrés)
A single mother goes against the church and the patriarchy to obtain an illegal abortion for her fifteen-year-old daughter.
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- France, Germany, Belgium • 2021
- Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
- Cast Achouackh Abakar Souleymane, Rihane Khalil Alio, Youssouf Djaoro, Briya Gomdigue, Saleh Sambo, Mounira Michala
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Wonder
An English nurse travels to Ireland to see a girl who has supposedly survived for months without eating.
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- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States • 2022
- Director Sebastián Lelio
- Cast Florence Pugh, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Tom Burke, Niamh Algar, Elaine Cassidy, Ruth Bradley
- Genre Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Lost Daughter
A woman unexpectedly confronts her past while vacationing in Greece.
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- United States, Greece • 2021
- Director Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Cast Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Ed Harris, Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Mescal
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Bantú Mama
A woman evading arrest finds shelter with three children in a dangerous neighborhood in Santo Domingo.
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- Dominican Republic • 2022
- Director Iván Herrera
- Cast Clarisse Albrecht, Scarlett Reyes, Euris Javiel, Arturo Perez, Donis Taveras, Jarold Santos
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
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 DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, YouTube, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Apple TV
Spotlight: Directors: Satyajit Ray
Widely recognized as one of the best directors of all time, Satyajit Ray directed 36 films for which he received numerous prestigious awards, but our favorite tribute comes from fellow master Akira Kurosawa: “Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon.”
Apur Sansar
(অপুর সংসার)
Apu is a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer. One day, an old friend talks him into taking a trip into the country to attend his cousin's wedding....
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- India • 1959
- Director Satyajit Ray
- Cast Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty, Swapan Mukherjee, Dhiresh Majumdar, Sefalika Devi
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, HBO Max
The Big City
(মহানগর)
Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson.
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- India • 1963
- Director Satyajit Ray
- Cast Anil Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Jaya Bachchan, Haren Chatterjee, Sefalika Devi, Prasenjit Sarkar
- Genre Drama
- Available on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Apple TV, HBO Max
The Expedition
(অভিযান)
After his wife leaves him and he loses his livelihood, Narsingh, a taxi driver, attempts to reinvent his life by returning to rural Bengal, where he was born.
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- India • 1962
- Director Satyajit Ray
- Cast Soumitra Chatterjee, Waheeda Rehman, Rabi Ghosh, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Charuprakash Ghosh, Bireswar Sen
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoichoi
The Stranger
(আগন্তুক)
A well-off Indian family is paid an unexpected, and somewhat unwelcome, visit by a man claiming to be a long lost relative.
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- India, France • 1991
- Director Satyajit Ray
- Cast Utpal Dutt, Dipankar Dey, Mamata Shankar, Bikram Bhattacharya, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Subrata Chatterjee
- Genre Drama
- Available on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max
The Music Room
(জলসাঘর)
A wealthy landlord has a passion for music and devotes much of his fortune to it. But this same passion may prove his undoing…
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- India • 1958
- Director Satyajit Ray
- Cast Chhabi Biswas, Padmadevi, Kali Sarkar, Gangapada Basu, Pinaki Sengupta, Sardar Akhtar
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Criterion Channel, Hoichoi, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Charulata
(চারুলতা)
After several months, Charu and Amal's feelings for each other move beyond literary friendship.
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- India • 1964
- Director Satyajit Ray
- Cast Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Shailen Mukherjee, Shyamal Ghoshal, Gitali Roy, Bholanath Koyal
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Aparajito
(অপরাজিত)
The second part of the Apu Trilogy, in which Apu excels as a young student and receives a scholarship to attend college in Calcutta.
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- India • 1956
- Director Satyajit Ray
- Cast Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Smaran Ghosal, Pinaki Sengupta, Santi Gupta, Ramani Sengupta
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Fandor, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, Plex, YouTube, Hoichoi, Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
Pather Panchali
(পথের পাঁচালী)
Together, Apu and his sister, Durga, make do with what they have and enjoy the simple joys of childhood.
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- India • 1955
- Director Satyajit Ray
- Cast Subir Banerjee, Uma Das Gupta, Karuna Banerjee, Kanu Bannerjee, Chunibala Devi, Runki Banerjee
- Genre Drama
- Available on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, Plex, YouTube, Apple TV, HBO Max
Teen Kanya
(তিন কন্যা)
Three central female characters -- an orphan, a wife, and a bride-to-be -- link the film’s stories together.
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- India • 1961
- Director Satyajit Ray
- Cast Chandana Banerjee, Nripati Chatterjee, Anil Chatterjee, Khagen Pathak, Kali Bannerjee, Kanika Majumdar
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Hero
(নায়ক)
A matinee idol is going by train to collect an acting award and is suddenly interviewed by a reluctant journalist.
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- India • 1966
- Director Satyajit Ray
- Cast Uttam Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Bireswar Sen, Somen Bose, Nirmal Ghosh, Premangshu Bose
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Elephant God
(জয় বাবা ফেলুনাথ)
Feluda, a detective, heads to Varanasi for a vacation. But when he meets a Bengali family, who have recently suffered the theft of a priceless statue, Feluda agrees to investigate.
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- India • 1979
- Director Satyajit Ray
- Cast Soumitra Chatterjee, Siddhartha Chatterjee, Santosh Dutta, Utpal Dutt, Parinita Banerjee, Satya Banerjee
- Genre Adventure, Crime, Family, Mystery
- Available on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max
Distant Thunder
(অশনি সংকেত)
In 1943, when Gangacharan becomes the new leader of his village, a major famine is under way. He and his wife respond very differently to the crisis.
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- India • 1973
- Director Satyajit Ray
- Cast Soumitra Chatterjee, Bobita, Sandhya Roy, Chitra Banerjee, Paritosh Banerjee, Sachin Chakraborty
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoichoi
Spotlight: Girls Getting Older
This week we're watching films about girls growing up and coming into their own. From sexual awakenings to political rebellions, these films depict girls claiming their independence in a variety of circumstances, and the forces arrayed against them as they do so.
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, Sun Nxt, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, Kanopy
A Summer in La Goulette
(Un été à La Goulette)
An enchanting, affecting comedy about three girls from different families and religions seeking their first sexual experiences.
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- Tunisia, France, Belgium • 1996
- Director Férid Boughedir
- Cast Sonia Mankaï, Claudia Cardinale, Gamil Ratib, Sarah Pariente, Ava Cohen-Jonathan, Mustapha Adouani
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Kino Now, Kanopy
As I Open My Eyes
(À peine j'ouvre les yeux)
Tunis, summer 2010, a few months before the Revolution: Farah, 18 years old, has just graduated and her family already sees her as a future doctor. But she doesn't have the same idea.
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- Tunisia, France, Belgium • 2015
- Director Leyla Bouzid
- Cast Baya Medhaffer, Ghalia Benali, Montassar Ayari, Aymen Omrani, Lassaad Jamoussi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, OVID, Kino Now, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Mädchen in Uniform
Girls in a boarding school in Germany fall in love and revolt against their oppressive principle.
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- Germany • 1931
- Director Carl Froelich, Leontine Sagan
- Cast Emilia Unda, Dorothea Wieck, Hedwig Schlichter, Hertha Thiele, Ellen Schwanneke, Annemarie von Rochhausen
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Kino Now, Plex
The Third Wife
In 19th-century rural Vietnam, 14-year-old May becomes the third wife of wealthy landowner.
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- Vietnam • 2019
- Director Ash Mayfair
- Cast Nguyễn Phương Trà My, Trần Nữ Yên Khê, Lê Vũ Long, Mai Thu Hường, Như Quỳnh
- Genre Drama
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, AsianCrush, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Apple TV
Sunny
(써니)
Seven girls who were best friends in high school reunite one last time 25 years later when one falls ill.
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- Korea • 2011
- Director Kang Hyung-chul
- Cast Yoo Ho-jeong, Shim Eun-kyung, Jin Hee-kyung, Kang So-ra, Koh Soo-hee, Kim Min-young
- Genre Drama
- Available on Tubi TV, Pluto TV, KoreaOnDemand
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 DIRECTV, fuboTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Showtime, Hoopla, Vudu, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Kanopy, YouTube, Showtime Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Paramount+ Showtime
The Bélier Family
(La Famille Bélier)
16-year-old Paula is an indispensable interpreter for her deaf family members. When she impulsively joins the school’s choir, it’s not long before her music teacher discovers her talent.
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- France, Belgium • 2014
- Director Eric Lartigau
- Cast Karin Viard, François Damiens, Eric Elmosnino, Louane Emera, Roxane Duran, Ilian Bergala
- Genre Comedy, Music
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
An Easy Girl
(Une fille facile)
The arrival of Naïma's cousin, Sofia, could change the outcome of her summer - and her life.
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- France • 2019
- Director Rebecca Zlotowski
- Cast Mina Farid, Zahia Dehar, Clotilde Courau, Nuno Lopes, Benoît Magimel, Lakdhar Dridi
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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 Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Kino Now, Kanopy, Tubi TV, Apple TV, MUBI
Peppermint Soda
(Diabolo menthe)
Two teenage sisters come of age at an all-girls school over the course of one turbulent year.
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- France • 1977
- Director Diane Kurys
- Cast Eléonore Klarwein, Odile Michel, Yves Rénier, Anouk Ferjac, Jacqueline Boyer, Michel Puterflam
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Kino Now, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV, MUBI
In Between Days
A Korean immigrant falls in love with her best friend while navigating the challenges of a new country.
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- Canada, Korea, United States • 2007
- Director So Yong Kim
- Cast Taegu Andy Kang, Bokja Kim, Jiseon Kim, Nathan Rodriguez
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Video, Kino Now, Kanopy, Metrograph
Atlantics
(Atlantique)
When one comes back to claim what was left behind, what are the consequences?
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- France, Senegal, Belgium • 2019
- Director Mati Diop
- Cast Ibrahima Traore, Mame Bineta Sane, Aminata Kane
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Spotlight: Directors: Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook has become one of the most important names in 21st century cinema, crafting films renown for their moral complexity, unflinching violence, quirky dark humor, and meticulous cinematography. With his latest film, “Decision to Leave,” sweeping festivals and awards shows over the past year, we thought it was an ideal time to revisit Park's body of work.
Joint Security Area
(공동경비구역 JSA)
Eleven shots! The truth is there.
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- Korea • 2000
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho, Lee Young-ae, Kim Tae-woo, Shin Ha-kyun, Christoph Hofrichter
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller, War
- Available on KoreaOnDemand, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kocowa, ARROW, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV
Thirst
(박쥐)
A priest finds himself torn between faith and bloodlust.
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- Korea, United States • 2009
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Kim Hae-sook, Shin Ha-kyun, Song Young-chang, Mercedes Cabral
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
Judgement
(심판)
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- Korea • 1999
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Ki Joo-bong, Ko In-bae, Kwon Nam-hee, Park Ji-Il, Choi Hak-Rak, Myeong Soon-mi
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI
I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK
(싸이보그지만 괜찮아)
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- Korea • 2006
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Lim Soo-jung, Rain, Oh Dal-su, Lee Yeong-mi, Kim Chun-gi, Park Jun-myun
- Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Oldboy
(올드보이)
15 years of imprisonment, five days of vengeance
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- Korea • 2003
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung, Kim Byung-ok, Oh Dal-su, Lee Seung-Shin
- Genre Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Action
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Decision to Leave
(헤어질 결심)
A detective investigating a mysterious death finds himself both suspecting and falling for the dead man's wife.
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- Korea • 2022
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Park Hae-il, Tang Wei, Lee Jung-hyun, Park Yong-woo, Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Shin-young
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Three… Extremes
(쓰리, 몬스터)
An anthology of nightmare films from three different East Asian horror masters.
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- Hong Kong, Japan, Korea • 2004
- Director Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike, Fruit Chan
- Cast Kyoko Hasegawa, Atsuro Watabe, Mai Suzuki, Yuu Suzuki, Mitsuru Akaboshi, Bai Ling
- Genre Horror
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Plex
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 Vudu, Amazon Prime Video
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
(복수는 나의 것)
Blood must be shed after a kidnapping goes wrong.
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- Korea • 2002
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Song Kang-ho, Shin Ha-kyun, Bae Doo-na, Im Ji-eun, Han Bo-bae, Lee Dae-yeon
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Metrograph, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Vudu, Kino Now, Alamo on Demand, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
(친절한 금자씨)
It's time for beautiful Lee Guem-ja's revenge.
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- Korea • 2005
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Lee Young-ae, Choi Min-sik, Kwon Yea-young, Kim Shi-hoo, Nam Il-woo, Kim Byung-ok
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on MUBI, Criterion Channel, Metrograph, Kino Now, Alamo on Demand, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex
Stoker
An introverted girl dealing with her father's death turns her down a dark, twisted path.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2013
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney, Jacki Weaver, Lucas Till
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
The Little Drummer Girl
Things are not what they seem when Charlie strikes up an acquaintance with an intriguing stranger while on holiday in Greece.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2018
- Creator Park Chan-wook
- Cast Florence Pugh, Michael Shannon, Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Moshonov, Kate Sumpter, Simona Brown
- Genre Drama, War & Politics
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Sundance Now, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
Spotlight: The Melancholic City
This week we're watching films about isolation in an urban environment. From rush hour commutes to crowded nightclubs, these films highlight how, even in a bustling city, amidst a sea of people, we can still be searching for meaning and connection.
My Blueberry Nights
Waitressing across the country after a nasty breakup, Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls.
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- China, France, United States • 2007
- Director Wong Kar-wai
- Cast Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman, Cat Power
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Hoopla, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Freevee, Kanopy
The August Virgin
(La virgen de agosto)
An Éric Rohmer-esque love letter to Madrid and affairs of the heart.
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- Spain • 2019
- Director Jonás Trueba
- Cast Itsaso Arana, Vito Sanz, Isabelle Stoffel, Joe Manjón, Mikele Urroz, Luis Alberto Heras
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Sundance Now, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Tubi TV, YouTube, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Apple TV, Outsider
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, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Pluto TV
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, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Elevator to the Gallows
(Ascenseur pour l'échafaud)
Frantic for life and love - frantic for excitement
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- France • 1958
- Director Louis Malle
- Cast Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin, Lino Ventura, Iván Petrovich
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Plex, Apple TV, HBO Max
La Notte
(La notte)
A married couple attend a bourgeois party and wade through the stifling strain that long-term marriage has imposed upon them.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 1961
- Director Michelangelo Antonioni
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti, Bernhard Wicki, Rosy Mazzacurati, Maria Pia Luzi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
(夜空はいつでも最高密度の青色だ)
The paths of two lonely young adults keep crossing under the Tokyo sky.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 2017
- Director Yuya Ishii
- Cast Shizuka Ishibashi, Sosuke Ikematsu, Ryuhei Matsuda, Mikako Ichikawa, Tetsushi Tanaka, Ryo Sato
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Millennium Mambo
(千禧曼波)
Vicky describes her youth and story of her changing life at the beginning of the new millennium.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Taiwan, France • 2001
- Director Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Cast Shu Qi, Jack Kao, Duan Chun-hao, Doze Niu Cheng-Tse, Jun Takeuchi, Yi-Hsuan Chen
- Genre Drama
- Available on Metrograph, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Long Day's Journey Into Night
(地球最后的夜晚)
A man returns to his hometown, where he is haunted by memories of his long-lost love.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2018
- Director Bi Gan
- Cast Huang Jue, Tang Wei, Sylvia Chang, Lee Hong Chi, Chen Yongzhong
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, OVID, Kino Now, Kanopy, Metrograph, YouTube, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Three… Extremes
(쓰리, 몬스터)
An anthology of nightmare films from three different East Asian horror masters.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, Japan, Korea • 2004
- Director Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike, Fruit Chan
- Cast Kyoko Hasegawa, Atsuro Watabe, Mai Suzuki, Yuu Suzuki, Mitsuru Akaboshi, Bai Ling
- Genre Horror
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Plex
With All My Hypothalamus
(Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus)
The lives of four men intertwine as they all fall in love with the same woman.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Philippines • 2018
- Director Dwein Baltazar
- Cast Iana Bernardez, Nicco Manalo, Dylan Ray Talon, Soliman Cruz, Anthony Falcon, Ash Nicanor
- Genre Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Vive L'Amour
(愛情萬歲)
Three lonely people unknowingly share an apartment in Taipei.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Taiwan • 1994
- Director Tsai Ming-liang
- Cast Lee Kang-Sheng, Yang Kuei-Mei, Chen Chao-jung, Lu Yi-Ching
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Oslo, August 31st
(Oslo, 31. august)
As he finishes his drug rehabilitation program, Anders wrestles with the past, and the possibility of a new life.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Norway • 2011
- Director Joachim Trier
- Cast Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava, Tone Beate Mostraum, Malin Crépin, Øystein Røger
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Spotlight: Best International Feature Film Submissions 2023, Part II
We're back this week with part two of our Spotlight highlighting submissions to the Best International Feature Film Oscar category that are currently available to stream. While only one film can win the Oscar, there were a number of gems among the films presented for consideration this year that we think deserve their fair share of acclaim and applause.
EO
(Hi-Han)
A gray donkey begins his life as a circus performer before escaping on a trek across the Polish and Italian countryside.
- Poland • 2022
- Director Jerzy Skolimowski
- Cast Isabelle Huppert, Jacek Murański, Mateusz Murański, Lorenzo Zurzolo, Sandra Drzymalska
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Last Film Show
(છેલ્લો શો)
A 9-year-old boy living in a remote village in India discovers films for the first time and is absolutely mesmerized.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- India, France, United States • 2021
- Director Pan Nalin
- Cast Bhavin Rabari, Richa Meena, Bhavesh Shrimali, Dipen Raval, Rahul Koli, Vikas Bata
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Alcarràs
In rural Spain, a family of peach farmers struggles to stay afloat as they face eviction from their farm.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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
Decision to Leave
(헤어질 결심)
A detective investigating a mysterious death finds himself both suspecting and falling for the dead man's wife.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2022
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Park Hae-il, Tang Wei, Lee Jung-hyun, Park Yong-woo, Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Shin-young
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Darkling
(Мрак)
In a war-torn Kosovo, a young girl writes an essay for the United Nations about her missing father.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Serbia, Denmark, Bulgaria • 2022
- Director Dušan Milić
- Cast Miona Ilov, Danica Ćurčić, Flavio Parenti, Slavko Štimac, Nikola Rakočević, Slaviša Čurović
- Genre Drama, Horror, War
- Available on Klassiki, Eventive
Carmen
A 50 year old woman goes on a journey of self discovery after the death of her brother.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Malta, Canada • 2022
- Director Valerie Buhagiar
- Cast Natascha McElhone, Richard Clarkin, Steven Love, Michaela Farrugia
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
All Quiet on the Western Front
(Im Westen nichts Neues)
A German film adaptation of the epic 1929 anti-war novel by Erich Maria Remarque.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Edward Berger
- Cast Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanović, Devid Striesow, Daniel Brühl
- Genre Action, Drama, War
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Farha
In 1948, A 14-year-old girl in Palestine watches from a locked cellar as catastrophe consumes her home.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden • 2022
- Director Darin J. Sallam
- Cast Ashraf Barhom, Karam Taher, Tala Gammoh, Ali Soliman, Sameera Asir, Majd Eid
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
(Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades)
An acclaimed journalist-turned-documentarian goes on an oneiric introspective journey to reconcile with the past, the present, and his Mexican identity.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Mexico • 2022
- Director Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Cast Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Íker Sánchez Solano, Luz Jiménez, Luis Couturier
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Spotlight: Best International Feature Film Submissions 2023, Part l
A whopping 93 countries submitted feature films for consideration in the Oscars category of Best International Feature -- including Uganda, which submitted a film for the first time. In the aftermath of the 95th Academy Awards, we present all the submitted films that are currently streaming.
Utama
An elderly Quechua couple must decide if they want to leave their home and move to the city.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Bolivia, Uruguay, France • 2022
- Director Alejandro Loayza Grisi
- Cast José Calcina, Luisa Quispe, Santos Choque
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now
Bantú Mama
A woman evading arrest finds shelter with three children in a dangerous neighborhood in Santo Domingo.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Dominican Republic • 2022
- Director Iván Herrera
- Cast Clarisse Albrecht, Scarlett Reyes, Euris Javiel, Arturo Perez, Donis Taveras, Jarold Santos
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Close
Two teenage boys' close friendship is thrown into disarray when their schoolmates notice their intimacy.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Belgium, Netherlands, France • 2022
- Director Lukas Dhont
- Cast Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker, Igor van Dessel, Kevin Janssens
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, FlixFling, DIRECTV
In the Heart of the Machine
(В сърцето на машината)
A group of prisoners performing forced labor in a steel plant discovers something extraordinary inside one of the machines.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Bulgaria • 2022
- Director Martin Makariev
- Cast Alexander Sano, Julian Vergov, Hristo Petkov, Hristo Shopov, Igor Angelov, Stoyan Doychev
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on VUDU Free, Plex
Girl Picture
(Tytöt tytöt tytöt)
Three teenage girls experience love and pleasure during the intense Finland winter.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Finland • 2022
- Director Alli Haapasalo
- Cast Linnea Leino, Aamu Milonoff, Eleonoora Kauhanen, Bruno Baer, Amos Brotherus, Oona Airola
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Mars One
(Marte Um)
A middle class Black family in Brazil adjusts to life under a far-right extremist president.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Brazil • 2022
- Director Gabriel Martins
- Cast Rejane Faria, Carlos Francisco, Camilla Damião, Cícero Lucas, Ana Hilário, Russo Apr
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Corsage
A stunning exploration of beauty, aging, and loneliness through a fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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
Argentina, 1985
A team of lawyers sets out to prosecute Argentina's brutal military dictatorship in this legal thriller inspired by real events.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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
Holy Spider
(عنکبوت مقدس)
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate the serial killings of sex workers.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Denmark, Germany, Sweden • 2022
- Director Ali Abbasi
- Cast Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Sina Parvaneh, Nima Akbarpour
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Saint Omer
A novelist attends the trial of a Senegalese immigrant accused of murdering her baby in this haunting portrait of the immigrant experience.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2022
- Director Alice Diop
- Cast Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Aurélia Petit, Valérie Dréville, Xavier Maly, Robert Cantarella
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox
Spotlight: Conversations with Friends
Introspective and dialogue-driven, these films follow friends and lovers as they discuss love, life, identity, and even the nature of existence. These minimalist portraits of relationships highlight the beauty of human conversation ranging from our everyday exchanges to our deepest philosophical debates.
The Trip to Spain
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a road trip along the coast of Spain, sampling the mouthwatering regional cuisine.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2017
- Director Michael Winterbottom
- Cast Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Marta Barrio, Claire Keelan, Tom Clegg, Justin Edwards
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, Pluto TV, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Apple TV
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
(偶然と想像)
Three women deal with the problems of modern relationships in this anthology of unique stories.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 2021
- Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Cast Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima, Hyunri, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Katsuki Mori, Shouma Kai
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Hoopla, Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Taste of Cherry
(طعم گيلاس)
A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii, seeks someone to bury him after he commits suicide.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iran, France • 1997
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Safar Ali Moradi, Mir Hossein Noori, Ahmad Ansari
- Genre Drama
- Available on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Kanopy, HBO Max
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.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Sophie Hyde
- Cast Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack, Isabella Laughland, Les Mabaleka, Lennie Beare
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu
After Life
(ワンダフルライフ)
What is the one memory you would take with you?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 1998
- Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Cast Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Takashi Naitō, Kei Tani, Kyōko Kagawa
- Genre Fantasy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Drive My Car
(ドライブ・マイ・カー)
A car ride across Japan leads to an unlikely connection between a widowed stage director and his introverted young driver.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 2021
- Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Cast Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima, Park Yu-rim, Jin Dae-yeon
- Genre Drama
- Available on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Claire's Camera
(클레어의 카메라)
Sometimes you need to see the photo to see the truth.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea, France • 2018
- Director Hong Sang-soo
- Cast Isabelle Huppert, Kim Min-hee, Chang Mi-hee, Jung Jin-young, Shahira Fahmy, Yoon Heesun
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
My Night at Maud's
(Ma nuit chez Maud)
The rigid principles of a devout Catholic man are challenged during one night with a divorced woman.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1969
- Director Éric Rohmer
- Cast Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault, Antoine Vitez, Léonide Kogan, Guy Léger
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max
Taxi
(تاکسی)
An exiled filmmaker posing as a cab driver captures incisive portraits of diverse passengers in present-day Tehran.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iran • 2015
- Director Jafar Panahi
- Cast Jafar Panahi
- Genre Comedy, Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Kino Now, Kanopy, Metrograph, YouTube, Apple TV
Locke
Ivan Locke must balance duty and honor during the most consequential night of his life.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2014
- Director Steven Knight
- Cast Tom Hardy, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Tom Holland, Ben Daniels
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy, YouTube, FlixFling, Apple TV, HBO Max
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 DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Certified Copy
(Copie conforme)
There's more to their new relationship than meets the eye.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy, Belgium • 2010
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Jean-Claude Carrière, Agathe Natanson, Gianna Giachetti, Adrian Moore
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
Spotlight: International Films in the Oscars
For the 95th Academy Awards, a grand total of 27 international films received 46 nominations across 21 categories. Leading the pack are All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany), The Banshees of Inisherin (UK), and Triangle of Sadness (Sweden). We are proud to present these and all the nominated international feature films that are currently streaming.
Fire of Love
Katia and Maurice Krafft loved two things: each other, and volcanoes.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, United States • 2022
- Director Sara Dosa
- Cast Miranda July
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Disney Plus, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand
The Banshees of Inisherin
Colm abruptly ends his lifelong friendship with Pádraic, resulting in alarming consequences for both.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States • 2022
- Director Martin McDonagh
- Cast Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Gary Lydon, Pat Shortt
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV, HBO Max, Max
Living
In 1950s London, a humorless civil servant decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Oliver Hermanus
- Cast Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Tom Burke, Adrian Rawlins, Oliver Chris
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand
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.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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 basic with Ads, Netflix
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
A cleaning lady decides to move to Paris after setting her eyes on an haute couture Dior dress.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hungary, United Kingdom, Canada • 2022
- Director Anthony Fabian
- Cast Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lucas Bravo, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, FlixFling, DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Empire of Light
A poignant love story set in and around an old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2022
- Director Sam Mendes
- Cast Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Colin Firth, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Max, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand
All That Breathes
A poetic documentary chronicling the efforts of three New Delhi men to help the city’s dying birds.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, India, United States • 2022
- Director Shaunak Sen
- Cast Nadeem Shehzad, Mohammad Saud, Salik Rehman
- Genre Documentary
- Available on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Max, DIRECTV
All Quiet on the Western Front
(Im Westen nichts Neues)
A German film adaptation of the epic 1929 anti-war novel by Erich Maria Remarque.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, United States, United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Edward Berger
- Cast Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanović, Devid Striesow, Daniel Brühl
- Genre Action, Drama, War
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Tell It Like a Woman
An anthology of seven short stories about women both in front of and behind the camera.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, United States • 2022
- Director Catherine Hardwicke, Taraji P. Henson, Lucía Puenzo, Leena Yadav, Maria Sole Tognazzi, Mipo O, Lucia Bulgheroni, Silvia Carobbio
- Cast Jennifer Hudson, Pauletta Washington, Cara Delevingne, Marcia Gay Harden, Eva Longoria, Anne Watanabe
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV
Triangle of Sadness
A cruise for the ultra-wealthy goes awry when the ship sinks, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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 DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Hulu, YouTube, Apple TV
Aftersun
A woman reminisces on a holiday she took with her now-absent father over 20 years ago.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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
A House Made of Splinters
(Будинок зі скалок)
This documentary explores the daily routines of young children left in a shelter in Ukraine.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Denmark, Ukraine, Sweden • 2023
- Director Simon Lereng Wilmont
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Argentina, 1985
A team of lawyers sets out to prosecute Argentina's brutal military dictatorship in this legal thriller inspired by real events.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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
RRR
(రౌద్రం రణం రుధిరం)
An epic action film fictionalizing the lives of two historical anti-colonial figures in 1920s British-ruled India.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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 basic with Ads, Netflix
EO
(Hi-Han)
A gray donkey begins his life as a circus performer before escaping on a trek across the Polish and Italian countryside.
- Poland • 2022
- Director Jerzy Skolimowski
- Cast Isabelle Huppert, Jacek Murański, Mateusz Murański, Lorenzo Zurzolo, Sandra Drzymalska
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
(Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades)
An acclaimed journalist-turned-documentarian goes on an oneiric introspective journey to reconcile with the past, the present, and his Mexican identity.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Mexico • 2022
- Director Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Cast Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Íker Sánchez Solano, Luz Jiménez, Luis Couturier
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix