The Idle Rich
Are the very rich different from the rest of us? The films in this week’s Spotlight certainly make it look that way. They satirize and skewer the one percent in merciless detail — their greed and gluttony, moral failings, mental shortcomings, and spectacular, soul-killing selfishness.
The Menu
A couple encounters shocking surprises at an exclusive island restaurant.
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- • 2022
- Director Mark Mylod
- Cast Emma Stone, Ralph Fiennes
- Genre Comedy, Horror
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand, FXNow
Triangle of Sadness
A cruise for the ultra-wealthy goes awry when the ship sinks, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island.
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- United States, Sweden, United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Ruben Östlund
- Cast Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Zlatko Burić, Dolly de Leon, Vicki Berlin, Henrik Dorsin
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
The Good Boss
(El buen patrón)
A CEO meddles in the lives of his employees in order to prepare for an inspection by a national committee.
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- Spain • 2021
- Director Fernando León de Aranoa
- Cast Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Óscar de la Fuente, Sonia Almarcha, Fernando Albizu
- Genre Comedy
- Available on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Get Duked!
Four boys find themselves fighting for their lives while trying to earn their Duke of Edinburgh award.
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- United Kingdom • 2019
- Director Ninian Doff
- Cast Samuel Bottomley, Viraj Juneja, Rian Gordon, Lewis Gribben, Eddie Izzard, Georgie Glen
- Genre Action, Comedy, Horror, Music
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Freevee
We Are the Nobles
(Nosotros los nobles)
Three spoiled siblings are forced to get jobs as their father's successful company weathers a scandal.
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- Mexico • 2013
- Director Gary Alazraki
- Cast Gonzalo Vega, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Karla Souza, Juan Pablo Gil, Ianis Guerrero, Mario Haddad
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Amazon Video
Swept Away
(Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto)
A spoiled rich woman and a brutish Communist deckhand become stranded on a desert island.
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- Italy • 1974
- Director Lina Wertmüller
- Cast Mariangela Melato, Giancarlo Giannini, Riccardo Salvino, Isa Danieli, Aldo Puglisi, Eros Pagni
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on OVID, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
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
PlayTime
The clumsy Monsieur Hulot gets into various mishaps in Paris.
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- France, Italy • 1967
- Director Jacques Tati
- Cast Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Rita Maiden, France Rumilly, France Delahalle, Valérie Camille
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Weekend
(Week End)
A bourgeoisie couple's weekend getaway to the French countryside goes bizarrely awry.
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- France, Italy • 1967
- Director Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Valérie Lagrange, Juliet Berto
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max
The Exterminating Angel
(El ángel exterminador)
A high society party devolves into chaos when the guests are mysteriously unable to leave the room.
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- Mexico • 1962
- Director Luis Buñuel
- Cast Silvia Pinal, Jacqueline Andere, José Baviera, Augusto Benedico, Luis Beristáin, Antonio Bravo
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Criterion Channel, Cultpix, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex, Plex Channel
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
L'Avventura
(L'avventura)
A new adventure in filmmaking...
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- Italy, France • 1960
- Director Michelangelo Antonioni
- Cast Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, Lea Massari, Dominique Blanchar, Renzo Ricci, James Addams
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy
The Rules of the Game
(La Règle du jeu)
A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut aristocratic acquaintances.
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- France • 1939
- Director Jean Renoir
- Cast Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parély, Odette Talazac, Claire Gérard
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy