Friends and Friendship
Our friends play an essential part in our lives. They keep us company, know our secrets, and shape our lives as we shape theirs. These films showcase the best of friendship, and remind us all why we choose to spend our lives in the company of others.
Good Omens
The world is on the brink of an apocalypse, but not all of heaven and hell are completely onboard.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2019
- Creator Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
- Cast Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Frances McDormand, Jon Hamm, Adria Arjona, Jack Whitehall
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Rocketman
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2019
- Director Dexter Fletcher
- Cast Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Gemma Jones, Steven Mackintosh
- Genre Drama
- Available on TNT, TBS, tru TV, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Plex
Divines
Dounia is a drug dealer who lusts for power, until an encounter with Djigui, a young dancer, changes her course.
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- France, Qatar • 2016
- Director Houda Benyamina
- Cast Oulaya Amamra, Déborah Lukumuena, Kévin Mischel, Jisca Kalvanda, Yasin Houicha, Majdouline Idrissi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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 Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
My Afternoons with Margueritte
(La tête en friche)
An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.
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- France • 2010
- Director Jean Becker
- Cast Gérard Depardieu, Maurane, Gisèle Casadesus, Jean-François Stévenin, Patrick Bouchitey, François-Xavier Demaison
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Ponyo
(崖の上のポニョ)
A fish makes herself human to return to a boy on land, but she must fix the disastrous consequences of her magic.
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- Japan • 2008
- Director Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, George Tokoro, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yuki Amami, Kazushige Nagashima
- Genre Animation, Family
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Plex
Rang De Basanti
(रंग दे बसंती)
A documentary changes the lives of five teenage freedom fighters.
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- India • 2006
- Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
- Cast Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Atul Kulkarni, Kunal Kapoor, Soha Ali Khan, Alice Patten
- Genre Comedy, Drama, History
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Machuca
Two schoolboys observe a political coup in their native Chile.
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- Chile, Spain, United Kingdom • 2004
- Director Andrés Wood
- Cast Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Aline Küppenheim, Ernesto Malbran, Federico Luppi, Manuela Martelli
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Kanopy
Kitchen Stories
(Salmer fra kjøkkenet)
Swedish researcher's observe the emergence of the modern housewife in the 1950s and plan to revolutionize the home kitchen.
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- Norway, Sweden • 2003
- Director Bent Hamer
- Cast Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norström, Bjørn Floberg, Reine Brynolfsson, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Jan Gunnar Røise
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Peter's Friends
A group of friends gather for New Years Eve, ten yeas after graduating from Caimbrdge.
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- United Kingdom • 1992
- Director Kenneth Branagh
- Cast Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Alphonsia Emmanuel
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on MGM Plus, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Hoopla
Enchanted April
It's April in Italy, and anything can happen...even love.
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- United Kingdom • 1991
- Director Mike Newell
- Cast Josie Lawrence, Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, Polly Walker, Alfred Molina, Michael Kitchen
- Genre Romance, Drama
- Available on MGM Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Where Is the Friend's House?
(خانهی دوست کجاست؟)
After accidentally taking his friend's notebook, an 8-year-old boy sets out to return it.
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- Iran • 1987
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast Babek Ahmed Poor, Ahmed Ahmed Poor, Kheda Barech Defai, Iran Outari, Ait Ansari, Sadika Taohidi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel