Spotlight: Marcello Mastroianni Part 2
In honor of the centenary of the birth of Marcello Mastroianni, perhaps the most iconic Italian actor of the 20th century, we present a two-part Spotlight on films from a career that spanned six decades and comprised collaborations with directors including Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, and Ettore Scola. We hope you enjoy part two.
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember
(Marcello Mastroianni - Mi ricordo, sì, io mi ricordo)
Marcello Mastroianni talks about his life and career as one of the most iconic stars of Italian cinema.
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- Italy • 1997
- Director Anna Maria Tatò
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Berta, Manoel de Oliveira, Diogo Dória, Leonor Silveira
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
I Don't Want to Talk About It
(De eso no se habla)
A young woman with dwarfism’s world perception shifts as a man falls for her and the circus comes to town.
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- Argentina, Italy • 1993
- Director María Luisa Bemberg
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Luisina Brando, Alejandra Podestá, Betiana Blum, Roberto Carnaghi, Alberto Segado
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Video
A Special Day
(Una giornata particolare)
When Hitler visits Rome, everyone flocks to the square except two neighbors who become fascinated with each other.
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- Italy, Canada • 1977
- Director Ettore Scola
- Cast Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon, Françoise Berd, Patrizia Basso, Tiziano De Persio
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, TCM, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Allonsanfan
(Allonsanfàn)
During an 1816 Italian revolution, an aging political prisoner decides whether he will betray his allies.
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- Italy • 1974
- Director Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Lea Massari, Mimsy Farmer, Laura Betti, Claudio Cassinelli, Benjamin Lev
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Fandango At Home, Hoopla
Marriage Italian Style
(Matrimonio all'italiana)
A businessman's mistress of 20 years learns he plans to marry a young woman and schemes to protect her family's interests.
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- Italy, France • 1964
- Director Vittorio De Sica
- Cast Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Puglisi, Tecla Scarano, Marilù Tolo, Gianni Ridolfi
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
City of Women
(La città delle donne)
A businessman follows a woman to a feminist conference and then tries to escape.
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- Italy, France • 1980
- Director Federico Fellini
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Prucnal, Bernice Stegers, Donatella Damiani, Ettore Manni, Jole Silvani
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Sunflower
(I girasoli)
Giovanna travels to Russia to try to find her husband, Antonio, believed to have died during World War II.
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- Italy, France, Soviet Union • 1970
- Director Vittorio De Sica
- Cast Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Ludmila Savelyeva, Galina Andreyeva, Anna Carena, Germano Longo
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Night of Varennes
(La Nuit de Varennes)
A group of passengers in a stagecoach find themselves caught up in the events of the French Revolution.
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- France, Italy • 1982
- Director Ettore Scola
- Cast Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcello Mastroianni, Hanna Schygulla, Harvey Keitel, Jean-Claude Brialy, Andréa Ferréol
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel
La Grande Bouffe
Four middle aged men retire to a villa for a weekend of culinary and sexual excess.
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- France, Italy • 1973
- Director Marco Ferreri
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Andréa Ferréol, Solange Blondeau
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel
Dark Eyes
(Очи черные)
While Pavel takes an Italian cruise on his honeymoon, he listens to Romano recount his story of lost love.
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- Italy, Soviet Union • 1987
- Director Nikita Mikhalkov
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Marthe Keller, Silvana Mangano, Vsevolod Larionov, Elena Safonova, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Video
Ginger and Fred
(Ginger e Fred)
After thirty years apart, two impersonators of iconic dance duo Ginger Rogers and Fred Astair reunite in this homage to 1930’s Hollywood.
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- Italy, France, West Germany • 1986
- Director Federico Fellini
- Cast Giulietta Masina, Marcello Mastroianni, Franco Fabrizi, Friedrich von Ledebur, Augusto Poderosi, Martin Maria Blau
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Sunday Woman
(La donna della domenica)
Inspector Santamaria investigates Turin's high society to solve the murder of an architect.
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- Italy, France • 1975
- Director Luigi Comencini
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Aldo Reggiani, Maria Teresa Albani, Omero Antonutti
- Genre Comedy, Crime
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, FlixFling, Night Flight Plus, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Video, Tubi TV
Spotlight: Marcello Mastroianni, Part 1
In honor of the centenary of the birth of Marcello Mastroianni, perhaps the most iconic Italian actor of the 20th century, we present a two-part Spotlight on films from a career that spanned six decades and comprised collaborations with directors including Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, and Ettore Scola. We hope you enjoy part one.
The Organizer
(I compagni)
Following a workplace accident in a sweatshop, Professor Sinigaglia put himself at risk to help employees start a stike.
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- Italy, France, Yugoslavia • 1963
- Director Mario Monicelli
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Gabriella Giorgelli, Folco Lulli, Bernard Blier, Raffaella Carrà
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Handsome Antonio
(Il bell'Antonio)
Dashing Antonio faces scandal when it's revealed he has yet to consummate the year-long marriage to his beloved wife.
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- Italy, France • 1960
- Director Mauro Bolognini
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Pierre Brasseur, Rina Morelli, Tomas Milian, Fulvia Mammi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Le Notti Bianche
(Le notti bianche)
A lonely city transplant and a sheltered girl begin a tentative romance.
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- Italy, France • 1957
- Director Luchino Visconti
- Cast Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean Marais, Marcella Rovena, Maria Zanoli, Elena Fancera
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, TCM
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.
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- 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, TCM, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Sunday in August
(Domenica d'agosto)
A look into the lives of a variety of people taking a relaxing Sunday at the beach in Ostia, Italy.
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- Italy • 1950
- Director Luciano Emmer
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Baldini, Franco Interlenghi, Vera Carmi, Massimo Serato, Corrado Verga
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
Divorce Italian Style
(Divorzio all'italiana)
How do you end a marriage when divorce is illegal? It's easier than you think.
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- Italy • 1961
- Director Pietro Germi
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Odoardo Spadaro, Margherita Girelli
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max
La Dolce Vita
(La dolce vita)
A paprazzo's search for love and happiness through booze and sex.
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- Italy, France • 1960
- Director Federico Fellini
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimée, Yvonne Furneaux, Magali Noël, Alain Cuny
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
Too Bad She's Bad
(Peccato che sia una canaglia)
Lina meets Paolo while stealing his taxi, and their meeting has unintended consequences for both parties.
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- Italy • 1954
- Director Alessandro Blasetti
- Cast Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Giorgio Sanna, Mauro Sacripanti, Michael Simone
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on Amazon Video
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
(Ieri, oggi, domani)
A playful anthology comedy following the romantic complications faced by three sets of lovers.
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- Italy, France • 1963
- Director Vittorio De Sica
- Cast Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Giuffrè, Agostino Salvietti, Lino Mattera, Tecla Scarano
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Hoopla
Family Diary
(Cronaca familiare)
Two brothers from practically different worlds.
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- Italy • 1962
- Director Valerio Zurlini
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Jacques Perrin, Salvo Randone, Valeria Ciangottini, Sylvie, Marco Guglielmi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Adua and Her Friends
(Adua e le compagne)
When the Merlin law made prostitution illegal, four sex workers pool their savings and open a restaurant.
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- Italy • 1960
- Director Antonio Pietrangeli
- Cast Simone Signoret, Sandra Milo, Emmanuelle Riva, Gina Rovere, Marcello Mastroianni, Valeria Fabrizi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy
8½
A film director suffers creative block as he prepares his next movie and navigates the relationships of his life.
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- Italy, France • 1963
- Director Federico Fellini
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, Rossella Falk, Barbara Steele
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Spotlight: The Queen of Crime on the Big Screen
Of the dozens of plays, short stories, and full-length books written by Agatha Christie, many have been adapted for the screen — some multiple times through the decades. Here we present a selection of the best of those currently available — including a Bollywood version of And Then There Were None.
Evil Under the Sun
A star dies while on her honeymoon on an island in the Adriatic. Hercule Poirot must find the killer.
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- United Kingdom • 1982
- Director Guy Hamilton
- Cast Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Nicholas Clay, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg, Denis Quilley
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Britbox Apple TV Channel , Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee, Plex, Plex Channel
Witness for the Prosecution
A murder suspect's alibi crumbles when a witness for the defense becomes, instead, a witness for the prosecution?
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- United Kingdom, United States • 1982
- Director Alan Gibson
- Cast Diana Rigg, Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Beau Bridges, Donald Pleasence, Wendy Hiller
- Genre Mystery
- Available on Fandango At Home, Tubi TV
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
A tale of international intrigue, romance, and murder.
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- United Kingdom • 1981
- Director Tony Wharmby
- Cast John Gielgud, Cheryl Campbell, Rula Lenska, Lynne Ross, James Warwick, Harry Andrews
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
- Available on BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel
The Unknown
(Gumnaam)
And then there were none...
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- India • 1965
- Director Raja Nawathe
- Cast Nanda, Manoj Kumar, Pran, Helen, Mehmood, Dhumal
- Genre Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Video
Death on the Nile
As a murderer strikes on board the luxury Nile steamer Karnak, detective Hercule Poirot faces his most baffling case.
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- United Kingdom • 1978
- Director John Guillermin
- Cast Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Simon MacCorkindale, Lois Chiles, Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis
- Genre Mystery
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Murder at the Gallop
When the police don't believe her, Miss Marple is forced to investigate a mysterious death on her own.
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- United Kingdom • 1963
- Director George Pollock
- Cast Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Robert Morley, Flora Robson, Charles Tingwell, Gordon Harris
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Murder She Said
Who is the blonde in the box?
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- United Kingdom • 1961
- Director George Pollock
- Cast Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow, James Robertson Justice, Thorley Walters, Charles Tingwell
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Murder on the Orient Express
When his train is stranded in the snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred the night before.
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- United Kingdom • 1974
- Director Sidney Lumet
- Cast Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand, Hoopla
Murder Most Foul
Something wicked is afoot behind the footlights!
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- United Kingdom • 1964
- Director George Pollock
- Cast Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Charles Tingwell, Andrew Cruickshank, Megs Jenkins, Ralph Michael
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
After Bobby Jones comes across a dying man at a golf course, he and his friend Lady Frankie Derwent try to unravel the mystery behind the murder.
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- United Kingdom • 1980
- Director John Davies, Tony Wharmby
- Cast Francesca Annis, John Gielgud, Bernard Miles, Eric Porter, Leigh Lawson, Madeline Smith
- Genre Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
- Available on BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel , Amazon Video
The Secret Adversary
Short of money and with no job prospects, childhood friends Tommy and Tuppence decide to start their own firm: The Young Adventurers, Ltd.
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- United Kingdom • 1983
- Director Tony Wharmby
- Cast Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Gavan O'Herlihy, Alec McCowen, Honor Blackman, Peter Barkworth
- Genre Comedy, Mystery, TV Movie
- Available on BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel
Murder Ahoy
Mischief amidst the mizzen-masts!
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- United Kingdom • 1964
- Director George Pollock
- Cast Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Lionel Jeffries, Charles Tingwell, William Mervyn, Henry Oscar
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Spotlight: Labor Day
In celebration of Labor Day, we present a selection of films about work. And in the spirit of this year’s Perfect Days, directed by Wim Wenders, we’ve chosen films that explore the nature of the work itself, whatever kind of work it may be.
Winter Nomads
(Hiver Nomade)
Two shepherds in Switzerland move 800 sheep 600km over four months with the help of three donkeys and four dogs.
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- Switzerland, France, Germany • 2012
- Director Manuel von Stürler
- Cast Pascal Eguisier, Carole Noblanc, Jean-Paul Peguiron
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
The Second Mother
(Que Horas Ela Volta?)
Unspoken class barriers within a home come crashing down when the live-in housekeeper's daughter suddenly appears.
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- Brazil • 2015
- Director Anna Muylaert
- Cast Regina Casé, Camila Márdila, Karine Teles, Lourenço Mutarelli, Michel Joelsas, Helena Albergaria
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Honeyland
Hatidze Muratova, one of the last "bee hunters" in Europe, raises bees based in a sustainable and minimally invasive manner.
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- Macedonia • 2019
- Director Tamara Kotevska
- Cast Hatidzhe Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
Zero Fucks Given
(Rien à foutre)
Cassandre works as a flight attendant for a budget airline, going from flight to party with no thought to the future.
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- France, Belgium • 2022
- Director Emmanuel Marre, Julie Lecoustre
- Cast Adèle Exarchopoulos, Alexandre Perrier, Mara Taquin, Jean-Benoît Ugeux, Jonathan Sawdon
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Pina
Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost.
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- Germany, France, United Kingdom • 2011
- Director Wim Wenders
- Cast Regina Advento, Malou Airaudo, Ruth Amarante, Pina Bausch, Jorge Puerta, Mechthild Großmann
- Genre Documentary
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
The Chambermaid
(La Camarista)
A chambermaid at a luxurious Mexico City hotel confronts the monotony of long workdays with quiet examinations of forgotten belongings.
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- Mexico • 2019
- Director Lila Avilés
- Cast Gabriela Cartol, Teresa Sánchez, Agustina Quinci
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress
A look into the elite culinary world of El Bulli.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany • 2011
- Director Gereon Wetzel
- Cast Ferran Adrià, Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch, Eugeni de Diego, Aitor Lozano
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy, Hoopla
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
Boiling Point
Enter the relentless pressure of a restaurant kitchen as a head chef wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2021
- Director Philip Barantini
- Cast Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Alice May Feetham, Hannah Walters, Malachi Kirby, Izuka Hoyle
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Hoopla, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, ShortsTV Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
The Taste of Things
(Le Pot-au-feu de Dodin Bouffant)
The story of Eugenie, a gifted cook, and Dodin, the fine gourmet with whom she has been working for over the last 20 years.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2023
- Director Tran Anh Hung
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Pierre Gagnaire
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Acorn TV Apple TV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube
Mr. Bachmann and His Class
(Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse)
This inspiring documentary explores the close bond between a German school teacher and his students.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany • 2021
- Director Maria Speth
- Cast Dieter Bachmann, Aynur Bal, Önder Cavdar
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Thank You for Smoking
Tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor tries to balance his job of marketing smoking to the public with the responsibility of raising a son.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2005
- Director Jason Reitman
- Cast Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody, Sam Elliott, Katie Holmes
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Perfect Days
The film follows the daily life of Hirayama, who works as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan, Germany • 2023
- Director Wim Wenders
- Cast Koji Yakusho, Arisa Nakano, Aoi Yamada, Tokio Emoto, Yumi Asou, Sayuri Ishikawa
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Spotlight: Alain Delon
One of the most celebrated French actors of the second half of the 20th century, Alain Delon appeared in such iconic films as Luchino Visconti’s Rocco and His Brothers and Michelangelo Antonioni’s The Eclipse. But he is perhaps best known for the thrillers and neo-noirs that made the most of his enigmatic charisma.
The Swimming Pool
(La Piscine)
Tensions rise when a woman invites her ex and his teenage daughter to a villa where she is spending the summer with her boyfriend.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy • 1969
- Director Jacques Deray
- Cast Romy Schneider, Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Jane Birkin, Paul Crauchet, Steve Eckardt
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home
Mr. Klein
An immoral art dealer in Nazi-occupied France is confused for a Jewish man
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy • 1976
- Director Joseph Losey
- Cast Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Francine Bergé, Juliet Berto, Jean Bouise, Suzanne Flon
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video
Un Flic
(Un flic)
A police officer’s affair leads him to the woman’s boyfriend, the leader of a group of thieves planning another heist.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy • 1972
- Director Jean-Pierre Melville
- Cast Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve, Simone Valère, Riccardo Cucciolla, Paul Crauchet
- Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Fandango At Home, Kanopy, Hoopla
L'Eclisse
(L'eclisse)
… the ache and ecstasy of love…
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 1962
- Director Michelangelo Antonioni
- Cast Alain Delon, Monica Vitti, Francisco Rabal, Lilla Brignone, Rossana Rory, Louis Seigner
- Genre Romance, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Leopard
(Il gattopardo)
Luchino Visconti's enduring romantic adventure, set amidst the social changes of Italian unification.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 1963
- Director Luchino Visconti
- Cast Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, Paolo Stoppa, Terence Hill, Pierre Clémenti
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Hoopla
Purple Noon
(Plein soleil)
Passion at ten. Envy at eleven. Murder at noon.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy • 1960
- Director René Clément
- Cast Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforêt, Erno Crisa, Frank Latimore, Ave Ninchi
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Any Number Can Win
(Mélodie en sous-sol)
A career criminal enlists the help of a former cellmate for a large-scale robbery of a Cannes casino vault.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy • 1963
- Director Henri Verneuil
- Cast Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Claude Cerval, Viviane Romance, Henri Virlogeux, Jean Carmet
- Genre Crime, Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
Three Men to Destroy
(3 hommes à abattre)
After he comes to the aid of the victim of an apparent car accident, a professional gambler finds himself targeted by gangsters.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1980
- Director Jacques Deray
- Cast Alain Delon, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Michel Auclair, Pascale Roberts, Lyne Chardonnet, Jean-Pierre Darras
- Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Rocco and His Brothers
(Rocco e i suoi fratelli)
DARING in its realism. STUNNING in its impact. BREATHTAKING in its scope.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 1960
- Director Luchino Visconti
- Cast Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Katina Paxinou, Alessandra Panaro, Spiros Focás
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Le Samouraï
His only friend was his gun!
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy • 1967
- Director Jean-Pierre Melville
- Cast Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Cathy Rosier, Catherine Jourdan, Jacques Leroy
- Genre Crime, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, TCM, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Once a Thief
A young ex-con trying to go straight gets caught up in another criminal scheme.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, United States • 1965
- Director Ralph Nelson
- Cast Alain Delon, Ann-Margret, Van Heflin, Jack Palance, John Davis Chandler, Jeff Corey
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Borsalino
In 1930s Marseilles, two small-time crooks join forces when they meet while brawling over a woman.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy • 1970
- Director Jacques Deray
- Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Catherine Rouvel, Françoise Christophe, Corinne Marchand, Laura Adani
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Spotlight: Jia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke is a director, screenwriter, and producer, whose body of work has established him as the foremost Chinese director working today. His films are best known for their chronicle of the lives of individual characters as they play out against the backdrop of a country undergoing profound transformation.
Mountains May Depart
(山河故人)
The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored over the course of two decades.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China, France, Japan • 2015
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Zhao Tao, Sylvia Chang, Dong Zijian, Zhang Yi, Liang Jingdong
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Unknown Pleasures
(任逍遥)
Three disaffected teenagers living in Datong represent a startling, new generation.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- China, Japan, Korea • 2002
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Wei Wei Zhao, Qiong Wu, Zhao Tao, Qing Feng, Wang Hongwei, Ru Bai
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
24 City
(二十四城记)
Three generations reflect on the history of state-owned factory 420 before it is closed and demolished to make way for luxury apartments.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China, Hong Kong, Japan • 2008
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Joan Chen, Lü Liping, Zhao Tao, Chen Jianbin
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandango At Home, Kanopy
Still Life
(三峡好人)
A man and woman witness societal changes in their hometown, which is headed for demolition.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China, Hong Kong • 2006
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Han Sanming, Zhao Tao, Wang Hongwei, Zhubin Li, Haiyu Xiang, Lin Zhou
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
Platform
(站台)
An amateur theater troupe evolves after China's "open door" policy.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, China, Japan • 2001
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Zhao Tao, Wang Hongwei, Liang Jingdong, Tian Yi Yang, Wang Bo, Han Sanming
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
(一直游到海水变蓝)
A deeply insightful portrait of four important Chinese authors and the forces that shaped them.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2020
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Huifang Duan, Liang Hong, Pingwa Jia, Hua Yu
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
A Touch of Sin
(天注定)
Sin is in all of us --- it just takes different forms.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China, Japan, France • 2013
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Jiang Wu, Baoqiang Wang, Zhao Tao, Zhang Jiayi, Luo Lanshan, Han Dong
- Genre Drama
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
The World
(世界)
Employees experience alienation at a Beijing theme park filled with recreations of famous monuments.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China, Japan, France • 2004
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Zhao Tao, Cheng Taishen, Jue Jing, Jiang Zhongwei, Yi-qun Wang, Wang Hongwei
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
I Wish I Knew
(海上传奇)
The stories of Shanghai – its history, its people, and its architecture -- spanning over more than a century.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2010
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Zhao Tao, Chen Danqing, Toon Wang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wei Wei, Rebecca Pan
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Ash Is Purest White
(江湖儿女)
The violent love story of a young dancer and a mobster spanning from 2001 to 2017.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China, France, Japan • 2018
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Zhao Tao, Liao Fan, Feng Xiaogang, Xu Zheng, Zhang Yibai, Diao Yi'nan
- Genre Crime, Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Spotlight: Happy birthday Switzerland!
Happy birthday to Switzerland (August 1), which not only produces excellent films of its own but is an important coproduction partner for countries around the world. Also, home to the illustrious Locarno Film Festival which begins next week… This week, we present a selection of recent Swiss films and coproductions.
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
(De humani corporis fabrica)
The film takes viewers inside the human body during surgeries and autopsies performed in Paris.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Switzerland • 2023
- Director Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Foxtrot
(פוֹקְסטְרוֹט)
After Michael and Daphna receive terrible news about their soldier son, they experience one of life's unfathomable twists.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Israel, Switzerland, Germany • 2017
- Director Samuel Maoz
- Cast Lior Ashkenazi, Sarah Adler, Yonaton Shiray, Shira Haas, Yehuda Almagor, Karin Ugowski
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Happy as Lazzaro
(Lazzaro felice)
A pure-hearted sharecropper Lazzaro forms an unlikely friendship that will change his world.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, Switzerland, France • 2018
- Director Alice Rohrwacher
- Cast Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Luca Chikovani, Alba Rohrwacher, Sergi López, Tommaso Ragno
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
My Little Sister
(Schwesterlein)
The bond of twin siblings is tested by a diagnosis of leukemia in this poignant Swiss drama.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Switzerland, Germany • 2020
- Director Stéphanie Chuat
- Cast Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger, Marthe Keller, Jens Albinus, Thomas Ostermeier
- Genre
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Winter Nomads
(Hiver Nomade)
Two shepherds in Switzerland move 800 sheep 600km over four months with the help of three donkeys and four dogs.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Switzerland, France, Germany • 2012
- Director Manuel von Stürler
- Cast Pascal Eguisier, Carole Noblanc, Jean-Paul Peguiron
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
At Eternity's Gate
The story of Vincent van Gogh's artistic genius — and the misunderstanding public.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Switzerland, Ireland, United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Julian Schnabel
- Cast Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, Freevee, Hoopla
Hive
(Zgjoi)
Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo: does she wait for his return, or move forward on her own?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Kosovo, Switzerland, Albania • 2021
- Director Blerta Basholli
- Cast Yllka Gashi, Çun Lajçi, Aurita Agushi, Kumrije Hoxha, Adriana Matoshi, Molike Maxhuni
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Olga
A Ukrainian gymnast living in Switzerland finds her life changing with the 2013 protests in her home country.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Switzerland, Ukraine • 2021
- Director Elie Grappe
- Cast Thea Brogli, Nastya Budiashkina, Sabrina Rubtsova, Caterina Barloggio, Tanya Mikhina
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Guardians
(Les Gardiennes)
While the men go off to war, the women of the Paridier farm take charge.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Switzerland • 2017
- Director Xavier Beauvois
- Cast Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry, Cyril Descours, Olivier Rabourdin, Gilbert Bonneau
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
I Am Not Your Negro
A study of race in America then and now, inspired by James Baldwin's unpublished writings.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy, Hoopla
My Life as a Zucchini
(Ma vie de courgette)
A stop-motion tale of loss, friendship, and young love.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Switzerland, France • 2016
- Director Claude Barras
- Cast Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz, Raul Ribera
- Genre Animation, Drama, Family
- Available on Criterion Channel
Azor
A private banker travels to Argentina in the midst of a dictatorship to search for his missing partner
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Argentina, Switzerland, France • 2021
- Director Andreas Fontana
- Cast Fabrizio Rongione, Stéphanie Cléau, Elli Medeiros, Juan Pablo Geretto, Alexandre Trocki, Yvain Juillard
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Spotlight: Summer Blockbusters
The season of the summer blockbuster is upon us, when the heat drives us inside in search of air conditioning and entertainment that doesn’t necessarily require us to think too hard. While a largely American phenomenon, some of the biggest summer blockbusters have come to us from outside the US, and we have collected them here — enjoy!
Dunkirk
Hope is a weapon, survival is a victory.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, Netherlands, France • 2017
- Director Christopher Nolan
- Cast Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Aneurin Barnard, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, James D'Arcy
- Genre War, Action, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
A clash between good and evil awaits as young Harry, Ron, and Hermione prepare for a final battle against Lord Voldemort.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- • 2011
- Director David Yates
- Cast Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes
- Genre Adventure, Fantasy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Hero
(英雄)
After surviving an assassination attempt, King of Qin summons a renowned warrior in hopes of uniting the Warring States of ancient China.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China, Hong Kong • 2002
- Director Zhang Yimou
- Cast Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung, Donnie Yen, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Dao-Ming
- Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, History
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2004
- Director Alfonso Cuarón
- Cast Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis, Alan Rickman
- Genre Adventure, Fantasy
- Available on NBC, fuboTV, USA Network, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Mad Max: Fury Road
In an apocalyptic future, two rebels join forces.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Australia, United States • 2015
- Director George Miller
- Cast Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman, Nathan Jones
- Genre Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Bohemian Rhapsody
Fearless lives forever
- ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2018
- Director Bryan Singer
- Cast Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Lucy Boynton, Aidan Gillen
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Hulu, fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
District 9
You are not welcome here.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- South Africa, United States, New Zealand • 2009
- Director Neill Blomkamp
- Cast Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie, John Sumner
- Genre Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Inglourious Basterds
Once upon a time in Nazi occupied France...
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, United States • 2009
- Director Quentin Tarantino
- Cast Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger
- Genre Drama, Action, Thriller, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
X-Men: Days of Future Past: The Rogue Cut
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- • 2015
- Director Bryan Singer
- Cast Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult
- Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, Max, Max Amazon Channel
At Eternity's Gate
The story of Vincent van Gogh's artistic genius — and the misunderstanding public.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Switzerland, Ireland, United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Julian Schnabel
- Cast Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, Freevee, Hoopla
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(Män som hatar kvinnor)
Only those discarded by society can uncover its most ugly truths
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Sweden, Denmark, Germany • 2009
- Director Niels Arden Oplev
- Cast Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Sven-Bertil Taube, Peter Andersson, Peter Haber
- Genre Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Available on Fandor, fuboTV, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Amazon Video, Crackle, Plex, Plex Channel
Police Story 3: Supercop
(警察故事 III:超級警察)
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female counterpart to stop a Chinese drug lord.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong • 1992
- Director Stanley Tong
- Cast Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Kenneth Tsang, Yuen Wah, Bill Tung
- Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Pluto TV
Spectre
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2015
- Director Sam Mendes
- Cast Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw
- Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, fuboTV, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Epix Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Spotlight: Muay Thai and Silat: Celebrating Southeast Asia's Diverse Traditions of Martial Arts
While martial arts is often painted with a broad brush in US cinema, it in fact contains a great deal of variety and nuance. This week we're looking at the significant strand of Southeast Asian cinema that celebrates the region’s rich, varied martial arts traditions, including Silat (a set of indigenous regional martial arts), Muay Thai, and Filipino Kali.
Wiro Sableng: 212 Warrior
(Wiro Sableng: Pendekar Kapak Maut Naga Geni 212)
A young martial artist is tasked by his master to track down her treacherous former student.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Indonesia • 2018
- Director Angga Dwimas Sasongko
- Cast Vino G. Bastian, Sherina Munaf, Yayan Ruhian, Cecep Arif Rahman, Marsha Timothy, Yayu A.W. Unru
- Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Raid
(Serbuan maut)
A rookie cop must step up and defeat a crime lord after his fellow team members are captured.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Indonesia, France, United States • 2011
- Director Gareth Evans
- Cast Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy, Pierre Gruno
- Genre Action, Thriller, Crime
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
The Night Comes for Us
A Triad assassin fights to rescue a young girl.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Indonesia, United States • 2018
- Director Timo Tjahjanto
- Cast Joe Taslim, Iko Uwais, Asha Kenyeri Bermudez, Sunny Pang, Salvita Decorte, Abimana Aryasatya
- Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Golden Cane Warrior
(Pendekar Tongkat Emas)
After a villainous betrayal, a group of martial artists search for the only person who can unlock the Golden Cane.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Indonesia • 2014
- Director Ifa Isfansyah
- Cast Eva Celia, Nicholas Saputra, Reza Rahadian, Tara Basro, Christine Hakim, Slamet Rahardjo
- Genre Action, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VIX , Hoopla, Hi-YAH, Plex, Plex Channel
The Protector
(ต้มยำกุ้ง)
A Thai elephant breeder must travel to Australia and battle a crime ring in order to retrieve his stolen elephants.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Thailand, United States, Hong Kong • 2005
- Director Prachya Pinkaew
- Cast Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Jin Xing, Nathan Jones, Johnny Trí Nguyễn
- Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Plex, Plex Channel
Yasmine
A Bruneian teenager defies her strict father by training to become a silat champion.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Brunei • 2014
- Director Siti Kamaluddin
- Cast Liyana Yus, Mentari De Marelle, Aryl Falak, Jazz Hayat, Nabila Huda, Agus Kuncoro
- Genre Action, Drama
- Available on Kanopy, Hoopla
Headshot
A young man with amnesia must defend himself and the doctor who saved his life from vicious gang members.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Indonesia • 2016
- Director Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel
- Cast Iko Uwais, Chelsea Islan, Sunny Pang, Julie Estelle, David Hendrawan, Very Tri Yulisman
- Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Hoopla
Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior
(Ong Bak)
A young martial artist takes on the underworld to retrieve a stolen sacred Buddha.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Thailand • 2003
- Director Prachya Pinkaew
- Cast Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Suchao Pongwilai, Chumphorn Thepphithak, Cheathavuth Watcharakhun
- Genre Action, Thriller
- 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, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, DistroTV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Dangerous Flowers
(ไฉไล)
A team of five female martial artists must rescue a young girl.
- ✭ ✭
- Thailand • 2006
- Director Poj Arnon
- Cast Jintara Poonlarp, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Supakson Chaimongkol, Kessarin Ektawatkul, Bunyawan Pongsuwan, Kris Srepoomseth
- Genre Action, Comedy
- Available on Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Deed of Death
(Geran)
After their younger brother is taken hostage, two siblings must rescue him and reclaim their inheritance.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Malaysia • 2019
- Director Areel Abu Bakar
- Cast Namron, Khoharullah Majid, Feiyna Tajudin, Fad Anuar, Taiyuddin Bakar
- Genre Action, Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
BuyBust
A special forces team is sent to snuff out a drug den, but find themselves trapped inside it after being set-up and betrayed.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Philippines • 2018
- Director Erik Matti
- Cast Anne Curtis, Brandon Vera, Joross Gamboa, Mara Lopez, Nonie Buencamino
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Merantau
A young man from the countryside uses his skills in silat martial arts to survive the slave trade.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Indonesia • 2009
- Director Gareth Evans
- Cast Iko Uwais, Chika Jessica, Christine Hakim, Mads Koudal, Yusuf Aulia, Alex Abbad
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Hoopla, Plex Channel