2021, Here We Come!
After the tumultuous events of 2020, we’re all looking forward to new beginnings in 2021. From fresh starts to second chances, these films will inspire you with stories of redemption, rebirth, renewal, and a sense of hope toward the prospect of starting anew.
A Paris Education
(Mes provinciales)
An impressionable film student tries to find his own voice in the vibrant, but sometimes suffocating, Sorbonne environment.
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- France • 2018
- Director Jean-Paul Civeyrac
- Cast Andranic Manet, Corentin Fila, Gonzague Van Bervesseles, Diane Rouxel, Jenna Thiam, Nicolas Bouchaud
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Girl
A transgender 15-year-old girl dreams of becoming a ballerina.
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- Belgium, Netherlands • 2018
- Director Lukas Dhont
- Cast Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts, Chris Thys, Nele Hardiman
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
My Happy Family
(ჩემი ბედნიერი ოჯახი)
In a patriarchal society, Manana defies her family to create her own path--unafraid of any and all consequences.
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- Georgia, Germany, France • 2017
- Director Simon Groß
- Cast Ia Shugliashvili, Merab Ninidze, Berta Khapava, Tsisia Qumsashvili, Giorgi Khurtsilava
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Other Side of Hope
(Toivon tuolla puolen)
A gambler and a refugee look to smuggle the refugee's sister out of Lithuania.
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- Finland, Germany • 2017
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Sakari Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Simon Al-Bazoon, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Brooklyn
Two countries. Two loves. One heart.
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- United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland • 2015
- Director John Crowley
- Cast Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Jessica Paré
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Phoenix
A noirish study of treachery, identity, and survival.
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- Germany, Poland • 2014
- Director Christian Petzold
- Cast Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Trystan Pütter, Michael Maertens, Imogen Kogge
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Les Misérables
An epic tale of the life of a French prisoner set against the backdrop of the June 1832 Rebellion
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- United Kingdom, United States, France • 2012
- Director Tom Hooper
- Cast Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
The Intouchables
(Intouchables)
In some friendships, opposites repel before they attract.
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- France • 2011
- Director Olivier Nakache
- Cast François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Audrey Fleurot, Anne Le Ny, Clotilde Mollet, Alba Gaïa Bellugi
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Slumdog Millionaire
What does it take to find a lost love? A. Money, B. Luck, C. Smarts, or D. Destiny?
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- United Kingdom, United States, France • 2008
- Director Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
- Cast Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, Mia Drake Inderbitzin, Saurabh Shukla, Rajendranath Zutshi
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, AMC on Demand
The Passenger
(Professione: reporter)
He used to be somebody else…but he traded himself in.
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- Italy, Spain, France • 1975
- Director Michelangelo Antonioni
- Cast Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre, Ian Hendry, Steven Berkoff, Ambroise Mbia
- Genre Thriller, Drama
- Available on Fandango At Home, Tubi TV
Billy Liar
Three girls. One Liar. One ring. What could go wrong?
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- United Kingdom • 1963
- Director John Schlesinger
- Cast Tom Courtenay, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Ethel Griffies, Finlay Currie, Gwendolyn Watts
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Kanopy
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 Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video