Spotlight: Bollywood Wanderlust
Two classic Bollywood road trip movies -- Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Dil Chahta Hain -- celebrate their 10th and 20th anniversaries this year, respectively. Specially curated for this occasion, this travel-themed spotlight aims to satisfy your wanderlust!
PK
(पीके)
A stranded alien learns about love, friendship, faith, and religion on Earth.
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- India • 2014
- Director Rajkumar Hirani
- Cast Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani, Sanjay Dutt, Parikshat Sahni
- Genre Bollywood, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Jab We Met
(जब वी मेट)
Aditya is unexpectedly drawn into Geet's whirlwind life when she claims the seat opposite him on the train.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- India • 2007
- Director Imtiaz Ali
- Cast Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tarun Arora, Dara Singh, Pavan Malhotra, Kiran Juneja
- Genre Bollywood, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Hoopla, Google Play Movies, Tubi TV, Yupp TV
Highway
(हाईवे)
A young, wealthy woman discovers more freedom living on the road with bandits than in her stuffy upper-class home.
- ✭ ✭
- India • 2014
- Director Imtiaz Ali
- Cast Randeep Hooda, Alia Bhatt, Durgesh Kumar, Pradeep Nagar, Saharsh Kumar Shukla, Shakeel Khan
- Genre Bollywood, Crime, Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
English Vinglish
(इंग्लिश विंग्लिश)
A middle-class Indian housewife enrolls in English language classes after her family makes her feel insecure for not knowing the language.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- India • 2012
- Director Gauri Shinde
- Cast Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou, Navika Kotia, Shivansh Kotia, Priya Anand
- Genre Bollywood, Comedy, Drama, Family
- Available on Microsoft Store, Eros Now, Google Play Movies, realeyz, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Dil Chahta Hai
(दिल चाहता है)
Akash, Sameer, and Sid are best friends in college. During the summer after graduation, tension builds as they each fall in love.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- India • 2001
- Director Farhan Akhtar
- Cast Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, Dimple Kapadia
- Genre Bollywood, Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Queen
When her fiancé calls off their wedding, Rani embarks on a journey around Europe to find who she truly is.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- India • 2013
- Director Vikas Bahl
- Cast Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao, Lisa Haydon, Mish Boyko, Jeffrey Ho, Yogendra Tiku
- Genre Bollywood, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix, YouTube, Apple TV
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
(ज़िन्दगी ना मिलेगी दोबारा)
Three childhood friends re-discover the meaning of love, life, and friendship on their adventurous road trip/bachelor party.
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- India • 2011
- Director Zoya Akhtar
- Cast Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin, Naseeruddin Shah
- Genre Bollywood, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Eros Now, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Microsoft Store, Kanopy
Piku
(पीकू)
Piku and her cantankerous father, Bhashkor, embark on a road trip with the thorny owner of a taxi business.
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- India • 2015
- Director Shoojit Sircar
- Cast Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Irrfan Khan, Jisshu Sengupta, Avijit Dutt
- Genre Bollywood, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
(ये जवानी है दीवानी)
Eight years later, four old friends reconnect. But have their relationships withstood the test of time?
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- India • 2013
- Director Ayan Mukherjee
- Cast Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Evelyn Sharma
- Genre Bollywood, Comedy, Romance
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Kanopy, Netflix, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Karwaan
(कारवाँ)
Three lost souls, two dead bodies, and the journey of a lifetime.
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- India • 2018
- Director Akarsh Khurana
- Cast Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan, Mithila Palkar, Kriti Kharbanda, Amala Akkineni
- Genre Adventure, Bollywood, Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video
Dil Dhadakne Do
(दिल धड़कने दो)
A dysfunctional Punjabi family faces the truths behind their relationships when stuck in close quarters on a cruise.
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- India • 2015
- Director Zoya Akhtar
- Cast Anil Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Shefali Shah, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma
- Genre Bollywood, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
- Available on Google Play Movies, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
(दिलवाले दुल्हनिया ले जायेंगे)
Two Indian expats in London make their way back to India, and to each other.
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- India • 1995
- Director Aditya Chopra
- Cast Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri, Anupam Kher, Satish Shah
- Genre Bollywood, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Spotlight: Canada Days!
This past week marked Canada Day and what better occasion to celebrate the launch of a new microsite for Canadian film on Telescope: CANADA NOW! You’ll find a new selection curated monthly plus 20,000 other Canadian films and series!
Wild Flowers
(Les fleurs sauvages)
Three generations of family struggle to be open with each other during summer vacation at their country cottage.
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- Canada • 1982
- Director Jean Pierre Lefebvre
- Cast Marthe Nadeau, Michèle Magny, Pierre Curzi, Claudia Aubin, Eric Beauséjour, Raôul Duguay
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV
Spinster
A break-up forces a 39-year-old woman to face her fear of becoming a spinster.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2020
- Director Andrea Dorfman
- Cast Chelsea Peretti, Susan Kent, Amy Groening, Charlie Boyle, Nadia Tonen, Jonathan Watton
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Redbox, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Peacock, Peacock Premium, Plex
Gabrielle
A young woman with a genetic developmental disorder and extraordinary musical talent has something to prove.
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- Canada • 2013
- Director Louise Archambault
- Cast Gabrielle Marion-Rivard, Alexandre Landry, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Vincent-Guillaume Otis, Benoît Gouin, Sébastien Ricard
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Grand Seduction
A small fishing village must find a local doctor in order to land a lucrative business contract.
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- Canada • 2013
- Director Don McKellar
- Cast Brendan Gleeson, Taylor Kitsch, Gordon Pinsent, Liane Balaban, Mark Critch, Peter Keleghan
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Hulu, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
The Fruit Hunters
A fascinating portrait of the little-known history of the subculture of rare fruit hunters who obsessively travel the globe.
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- Canada • 2012
- Director Yung Chang
- Cast Bill Pullman
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, VUDU Free, Tubi TV, YouTube, Pluto TV, IndieFlix, Apple TV
Scanners
Ten seconds: the pain begins. Fifteen seconds: you can't breathe. Twenty seconds: you explode.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 1981
- Director David Cronenberg
- Cast Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane, Robert A. Silverman
- Genre Horror, Science Fiction
- Available on Criterion Channel, IndieFlix, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World
A documentary on the impacts of Native American musicians on the history of American music.
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- Canada • 2017
- Director Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana
- Cast Robbie Robertson, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Martin Scorsese, Tony Bennett, Steven Tyler, Iggy Pop
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Hoopla, Vudu, Kino Now, Netflix, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Anne of Green Gables
A young girl is sent to a couple by mistake in this retelling of the story by L.M. Montgomery.
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- Canada • 2016
- Director John Kent Harrison
- Cast Ella Ballentine, Martin Sheen, Sara Botsford, Julia Lalonde, Kate Hennig, Stefani Kimber
- Genre Drama, Family, TV Movie
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, YouTube, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel, Apple TV
No Ordinary Man
A complex and empathetic portrait of late jazz musician and trans icon Billy Tipton.
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- Canada • 2020
- Director Aisling Chin-Yee
- Cast Billy Tipton, Susan Stryker, Kate Bornstein, Zackary Drucker, C. Riley Norton
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI, Oscilloscope
Weirdos
Two Nova Scotian teens hit the road in July 1976, accompanied by the laconic ghost of (the still living) Andy Warhol.
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- Canada • 2016
- Director Bruce McDonald
- Cast Dylan Authors, Julia Sarah Stone, Molly Parker, Allan Hawco, Gary Levert, Rhys Bevan-John
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
French Exit
The story of an aging socialite, her directionless son, and a cat embodying the spirit of a dead loved one.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom • 2021
- Director Azazel Jacobs
- Cast Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey, Susan Coyne, Imogen Poots
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
The Railrodder
Buster Keaton stars as an elderly Englishman who swims across the Atlantic Ocean in order to tour Canada.
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- Canada • 1965
- Director Buster Keaton, Gerald Potterton
- Cast Buster Keaton
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Freevee, FilmBox+, Kanopy, Fandor Amazon Channel
Spotlight: Happy Pride 2021: LGBTQ Directors
We celebrate Pride month with a Spotlight dedicated to LGBTQ directors. In their work, they have chronicled queer history, reflected the queer experience, explored queer identity, and developed a queer sensibility – as well as shaping the history of cinema itself.
Mamma Roma
A former sex worker attempts to make a new life for herself, despite the looming threats of her past.
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- Italy • 1962
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Anna Magnani, Ettore Garofolo, Franco Citti, Silvana Corsini, Luisa Loiano, Paolo Volponi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, TCM, DIRECTV
Swimming Pool
On the surface, all is calm.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, United Kingdom • 2003
- Director François Ozon
- Cast Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, Jean-Marie Lamour, Marc Fayolle, Mireille Mossé
- Genre Crime, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
Tomboy
When a young girl moves to a new neighborhood with her family, she assumes a new identity as a boy.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2011
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani, Mathieu Demy, Rayan Boubekri
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Microsoft Store
Being 17
(Quand on a 17 Ans)
When his mother takes in a bully whose own mother is ill, Damien must learn to live with the boy who terrorized him.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2016
- Director André Téchiné
- Cast Sandrine Kiberlain, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila, Mama Prassinos, Alexis Loret, Jean Fornerod
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Dekkoo, YouTube, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
Derek
Dive into the seminal works of one of Britain's late and great filmmakers.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2008
- Director Isaac Julien
- Cast Tilda Swinton, Derek Jarman
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
Eastern Boys
A middle-aged businessman gets more than he bargained for when he picks up a young Ukrainian hustler.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2013
- Director Robin Campillo
- Cast Olivier Rabourdin, Kirill Emelyanov, Daniil Vorobyov, Edéa Darcque, Camila Chanirova, Bislan Yakhiaev
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, OVID, Dekkoo, Apple TV
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
(ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ)
Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Thailand, United Kingdom, France • 2010
- Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Cast Sakda Kaewbuadee, Jenjira Pongpas, Thanapat Saisaymar, Natthakarn Aphaiwonk, Geerasak Kulhong, Wallapa Mongkolprasert, Kanokporn Tongaram
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Alamo on Demand, YouTube, Apple TV
Law of Desire
(La ley del deseo)
A story of love, loss, obsession, and art.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain • 1987
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Antonio Banderas, Carmen Maura, Eusebio Poncela, Miguel Molina, Manuela Velasco, Bibiana Fernández
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
When Night Is Falling
A conservative college professor starts questioning her beliefs when she finds herself attracted to another woman.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 1995
- Director Patricia Rozema
- Cast Pascale Bussières, Rachael Crawford, Henry Czerny, Don McKellar, David Fox, Tracy Wright
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Orpheus
(Orphée)
After a rival poet is killed in a fight, Orphée follows the body, and a beautiful woman, to the underworld.
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- France • 1950
- Director Jean Cocteau
- Cast Jean Marais, María Casares, François Périer, Marie Déa, Juliette Gréco, Henri Crémieux
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max
The Meetings of Anna
(Les Rendez-vous d'Anna)
People insist on sharing their most intimate secrets and discontents with Anna, despite her obvious and profound disinterest in these revelations.
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- France, Belgium, West Germany • 1978
- Director Chantal Akerman
- Cast Aurore Clément, Helmut Griem, Magali Noël, Hanns Zischler, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Lea Massari
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Carol
Some people change your life forever.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2015
- Director Todd Haynes
- Cast Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, John Magaro
- Genre Romance, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy, Netflix, YouTube, FlixFling, Apple TV
Spotlight: Father's Day
On the occasion of Father’s Day, we present this phalanx of filmic fathers and father figures: good ones, bad ones, present, absent, real, fake, and figurative. From fathers who sacrifice themselves for their children to those who sacrifice their children and everything in between…
A Prophet
(Un prophète)
The timeless tale of the student who becomes the master -- set in a French prison.
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- France, Italy • 2009
- Director Jacques Audiard
- Cast Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb, Jean-Philippe Ricci
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
Hotel Salvation
When 77-year-old Dayanand Kumar believes that his end is near, he enlists his son Rajiv in a journey to the holy city of Varanasi.
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- India • 2016
- Director Shubhashish Bhutiani
- Cast Adil Hussain, Lalit Behl, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Palomi Ghosh, Navnindra Behl
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Film Movement Plus, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, AsianCrush, Freevee, Kanopy
An Autumn Afternoon
(秋刀魚の味)
An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.
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- Japan • 1962
- Director Yasujirō Ozu
- Cast Chishū Ryū, Shima Iwashita, Keiji Sada, Mariko Okada, Teruo Yoshida, Noriko Maki
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Life Is Beautiful
(La vita è bella)
An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination can conquer all.
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- Italy • 1997
- Director Roberto Benigni
- Cast Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Amerigo Fontani, Sergio Bini Bustric
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Sacrifice
(Offret)
To avert the end of the world, Alexander promises God that he'll give up everything he values in life, including his beloved son.
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- Sweden, France, United Kingdom • 1986
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Sven Wollter, Valérie Mairesse
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Kino Now, Kanopy, Metrograph, YouTube, Apple TV
Bicycle Thieves
(Ladri di biciclette)
Antonio and his son walk the streets of Rome in search of Antonio’s stolen bicycle, vital for keeping his job.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy • 1948
- Director Vittorio De Sica
- Cast Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Elena Altieri, Gino Saltamerenda, Giulio Chiari
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV, , Max, Max Amazon Channel
35 Shots of Rum
(35 rhums)
A close-knit father and daughter navigate changes in their relationship as the daughter prepares to live her own life.
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- France, Germany • 2009
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Mati Diop, Nicole Dogue, Grégoire Colin, Alex Descas, Ingrid Caven
- Genre Drama
- Available on Topic, Kanopy, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI
About a Boy
Will Freeman passes himself off as a single father in order to meet women.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States, France • 2002
- Director Paul Weitz
- Cast Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Sharon Small, Madison Cook
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV, The Roku Channel
Toni Erdmann
In this absurdist tale of estrangement, a practical joker visits his workaholic daughter in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, Austria, Monaco • 2016
- Director Maren Ade
- Cast Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl, Trystan Pütter, Ingrid Bisu
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, YouTube, Starz Amazon Channel, Apple TV
We Have a Pope
(Habemus Papam)
We all have our doubts.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 2011
- Director Nanni Moretti
- Cast Michel Piccoli, Nanni Moretti, Margherita Buy, Jerzy Stuhr, Renato Scarpa, Franco Graziosi
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex
The Father
An elderly man refuses to accept assistance from his daughter, even as his grip on reality starts to slip.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2020
- Director Florian Zeller
- Cast Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV
Billy Elliot
A coal miner's eleven-year-old son abandons his boxing training to begin ballet classes.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, France • 2000
- Director Stephen Daldry
- Cast Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven, Gary Lewis, Stephen Mangan
- Genre Drama, Comedy, Music
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
Spotlight: Temperatures are Rising
Summer is almost here, with its long days and hot nights. The stage is set for everything from a steamy romance at the beach to a showdown between rival yakuza gangs, from menages à trois, to murderous strangers on the prowl…
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
(Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot)
Monsieur Hulot heads to a beach resort for summer vacation, wreaking havoc on the idyllic calmness present along the seaside.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1953
- Director Jacques Tati
- Cast Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Micheline Rolla, Louis Perrault, Valentine Camax, André Dubois
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
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 basic with Ads, Netflix
Summer with Monika
(Sommaren med Monika)
During a summer, two teenagers in love leave their small town and get married after an unexpected pregnancy.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Sweden • 1953
- Director Ingmar Bergman
- Cast Harriet Andersson, Lars Ekborg, Dagmar Ebbesen, Åke Fridell, Naemi Briese, Åke Grönberg
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
La Collectionneuse
Adrien's plan to spend a quiet summer with friends gets interrupted when he learns a young girl is staying with them.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1967
- Director Éric Rohmer
- Cast Patrick Bauchau, Haydée Politoff, Daniel Pommereulle, Alain Jouffroy, Mijanou Bardot, Annik Morice
- Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
In Another Country
(다른 나라에서)
A three part film telling the story of three different women named Anne, charming French visitors to a Korean seaside town.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2012
- Director Hong Sang-soo
- Cast Isabelle Huppert, Yu Jun-sang, Jung Yu-mi, Moon Sung-keun, Youn Yuh-jung, Kwon Hae-hyo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Metrograph, Kino Now, Kanopy
By the Bluest of Seas
(У самого синего моря)
Two shipwrecked sailors land on an island and fall in love with the same woman while working for "The Lights of Communism" kolkhoz.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Soviet Union • 1936
- Director Boris Barnet
- Cast Yelena Kuzmina, Lev Sverdlin, Nikolay Kryuchkov, Boris Barnet, Mirzaagha Aliyev, Ismail Afandiyev
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Pantaflix, Kanopy
La Ciénaga
The self-pitying lives of a bored bourgeois family set during the summer in a small provincial town in Argentina.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Argentina, France, Spain • 2001
- Director Lucrecia Martel
- Cast Mercedes Morán, Graciela Borges, Martín Adjemián, Leonora Balcarce, Silvia Baylé, Sofia Bertolotto
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video
L'Avventura
(L'avventura)
A new adventure in filmmaking...
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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, Vudu, 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.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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
Five Dolls for an August Moon
(5 bambole per la luna d'agosto)
An industrialist invites his co-workers and their wives to a private island vacation, but is interrupted by a killer on the loose.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy • 1970
- Director Mario Bava
- Cast Ira von Fürstenberg, Edwige Fenech, Howard Ross, Helena Ronee, Teodoro Corrà
- Genre Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Kanopy
Summertime
A secretary from Ohio takes a solo trip to Venice, as she hopes to take advantage of her dream vacation.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 1955
- Director David Lean
- Cast Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda, Darren McGavin, Mari Aldon, Jane Rose
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Sonatine
A disenchanted Yakuza member is sent to Okinawa by his boss to quell a gang war, but realizes he has been set up.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 1993
- Director Takeshi Kitano
- Cast Takeshi Kitano, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe, Masanobu Katsumura, Susumu Terajima, Ren Osugi
- Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
- Available on , Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Passing Summer
(Mein langsames Leben)
A woman spends her summer in a web of relationships, acquaintances, and family as she faces an emotional crisis.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany • 2001
- Director Angela Schanelec
- Cast Ursina Lardi, Andreas Patton, Anne Tismer, Wolfgang Michael, Sophie Aigner, Clara Enge
- Genre Drama
- Available on DocAlliance Films, Amazon Video
Stranger by the Lake
(L'Inconnu du Lac)
Franck falls in love with Michel, an attractive, potent, and lethally dangerous man.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2013
- Director Alain Guiraudie
- Cast Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumçao, Jérôme Chappatte, Mathieu Vervisch, Gilbert Traina
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Vudu, Kanopy
The End of Summer
(小早川家の秋)
The Kohayakawa family is thrown into distress when childlike father Manbei takes up with his old mistress.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 1961
- Director Yasujirō Ozu
- Cast Ganjiro Nakamura, Setsuko Hara, Yôko Tsukasa, Michiyo Aratama, Keiju Kobayashi, Masahiko Shimazu
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kanopy, Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max
A Summer's Tale
(Conte d'été)
Summer romances aren't all what they're cracked up to be...
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1996
- Director Éric Rohmer
- Cast Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet, Gwenaëlle Simon, Aurelia Nolin, Alain Guellaff, Evelyne Lahana
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
Spotlight: Directors: Jacques Demy et ses amis
The bard of the French New Wave, and the creative and life partner of Agnès Varda, Jacques Demy is perhaps best known for his musicals, including the iconic The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, which blend romance, fantasy, and magic with a dose of melancholy reality.
A Room in Town
(Une chambre en ville)
Set against the backdrop of an increasingly violent strike, a worker falls in love with the middle-class daughter of his landlady.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1982
- Director Jacques Demy
- Cast Dominique Sanda, Richard Berry, Michel Piccoli, Fabienne Guyon, Anna Gaylor, Jean-François Stévenin
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
Lust
(La Luxure)
Two friends, Paul and Bernard, examine the painting "The Garden of Earthly Delights" in search of a definition of lust.
- • 1962
- Director Jacques Demy
- Cast Jean Desailly, Micheline Presle, Laurent Terzieff, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Corinne Marchand
- Genre Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video
The Young Girls of Rochefort
(Les demoiselles de Rochefort)
They're singing and dancing in the streets.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1967
- Director Jacques Demy
- Cast Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac, Jacques Perrin, George Chakiris, Grover Dale, Michel Piccoli
- Genre Music, Romance, Drama, Comedy
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
(Les parapluies de Cherbourg)
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, West Germany • 1964
- Director Jacques Demy
- Cast Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Mireille Perrey, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
The World of Jacques Demy
(L'Univers de Jacques Demy)
Agnès Varda’s documentary portrait of her late husband, Jacques Demy.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium, Spain • 1995
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Agnès Varda, Anouk Aimée, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Jeanne Moreau, Jacques Perrin
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, , DocAlliance Films, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Dead Horizons
(Les Horizons Morts)
A man alone in his crumbling apartment recalls being left by his girlfriend for another man, and struggles to overcome his broken heart.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1951
- Director Jacques Demy
- Cast Jacques Demy
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Jacquot de Nantes
The origins of artist Jacques Demy as shown through the lens of the inimitable Agnès Varda.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1991
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier, Brigitte De Villepoix, Daniel Dublet, Clément Delaroche
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video
Model Shop
A destitute architect becomes entranced with Lola, a beautiful Frenchwoman working in a "model shop."
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United States, France • 1969
- Director Jacques Demy
- Cast Gary Lockwood, Anouk Aimée, Alexandra Hay, Carol Cole, Tom Holland, Severn Darden
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
The Beaches of Agnès
(Les Plages d'Agnès)
Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda turns the camera on herself
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2008
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Agnès Varda, André Lubrano, Blaise Fournier, Vincent Fournier, Rosalie Varda, Mathieu Demy
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films, Criterion Channel, Kanopy
Lola
A chance encounter with Lola has Roland falling in love, but she may not return his feelings.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 1961
- Director Jacques Demy
- Cast Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Jacques Harden, Alan Scott, Elina Labourdette, Margo Lion
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
Donkey Skin
(Peau d'âne)
Cinderella's fairy godmother helped her get married. Hers will help her get out of it.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1970
- Director Jacques Demy
- Cast Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin, Jean Marais, Delphine Seyrig, Fernand Ledoux, Micheline Presle
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
Bay of Angels
(La Baie des Anges)
Love is a game of chance.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1963
- Director Jacques Demy
- Cast Jeanne Moreau, Claude Mann, Paul Guers, Henri Nassiet, Nicole Chollet, André Certes
- Genre Romance, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max
Spotlight: Directors: Rainer Werner Fassbinder and New German Cinema
As a leading figure in New German Cinema, Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a part of a generation that proclaimed in 1962, “The old cinema is dead. We believe in a new cinema.” In celebration of his birthday, we present a collection of films from this radical movement that sought to confront the social and artistic concerns of its time.
Nosferatu the Vampyre
(Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht)
Nosferatu… he who is doomed to wander alone in darkness.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany, France • 1979
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor, Walter Ladengast, Martje Grohmann
- Genre Drama, Horror
- Available on Shudder, Fandor Amazon Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, fuboTV, The Film Detective, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, Popcornflix, Pluto TV, Peacock, Peacock Premium, Freevee, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV, Plex
The Marriage of Maria Braun
(Die Ehe der Maria Braun)
A German woman named Maria struggles to live through World War II.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany • 1979
- Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Löwitsch, Ivan Desny, George Eagles, Gisela Uhlen, Elisabeth Trissenaar
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max
World on a Wire
(Welt am Draht)
Cybernetics engineer Fred Stiller uncovers a massive corporate conspiracy involving a virtual reality computer project.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany • 1973
- Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast Klaus Löwitsch, Barbara Valentin, Mascha Rabben, Karl-Heinz Vosgerau, Wolfgang Schenck, Günter Lamprecht
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
- Available on Criterion Channel
Marianne and Juliane
(Die bleierne Zeit)
Two sisters, one a journalist and one a terrorist, fight for women’s civil rights in very different ways.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany • 1981
- Director Margarethe von Trotta
- Cast Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa, Julia Biedermann, Ina Robinski, Rüdiger Vogler, Doris Schade
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kanopy
Lola
A cabaret singer pits a corrupt property developer against the new high-minded and principled building commissioner in postwar Germany.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany • 1981
- Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf, Matthias Fuchs, Helga Feddersen, Karin Baal
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
(Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum)
A housekeeper is harassed by the public for her affair with an alleged terrrorist.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany • 1975
- Director Margarethe von Trotta
- Cast Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Dieter Laser, Jürgen Prochnow, Heinz Bennent, Hannelore Hoger
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max
The Tin Drum
(Die Blechtrommel)
A savage, sweeping epic of a German society in chaos.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany, France, Poland • 1979
- Director Volker Schlöndorff
- Cast Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, David Bennent, Katharina Thalbach, Daniel Olbrychski, Tina Engel
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Wings of Desire
(Der Himmel über Berlin)
There are angels on the streets of Berlin.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany, France • 1987
- Director Wim Wenders
- Cast Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander, Solveig Dommartin, Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Hans Martin Stier
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Alice in the Cities
(Alice in den Städten)
A German writer journeys with a young girl through Europe in a quest to find her grandmother.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany • 1974
- Director Wim Wenders
- Cast Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer, Lisa Kreuzer, Edda Köchl, Ernest Boehm, Sam Presti
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, TCM, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
(Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes)
A breathtaking journey into the heart of darkness.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany, Mexico • 1972
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Ruy Guerra, Peter Berling, Cecilia Rivera
- Genre Adventure, Drama, History
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, History Vault, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Popcornflix, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Shout! Factory TV, Plex
Young Törless
(Der junge Törless)
A shy boy at boarding school does nothing as his classmates bully a fellow student - until the torture goes too far.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany, France • 1966
- Director Volker Schlöndorff
- Cast Mathieu Carrière, Marian Seidowsky, Bernd Tischer, Fred Dietz, Lotte Ledl, Jean Launay
- Genre Drama, History, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
(Angst essen Seele auf)
Finding love at an old age isn't always easy, but when Emmi meets Ali, both their lives are changed.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany • 1974
- Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann, Elma Karlowa, Anita Bucher
- Genre Romance, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Fox and His Friends
(Faustrecht der Freiheit)
Survival of the fittest.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany • 1975
- Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Chatel, Karlheinz Böhm, Adrian Hoven, Christiane Maybach, Harry Baer
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, , Max, Max Amazon Channel
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
(Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant)
Sex is the ultimate weapon.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany • 1972
- Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Eva Mattes, Gisela Fackeldey, Irm Hermann
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Spotlight: Films from and about Palestine
This week we offer a series of movies from and about Palestine by directors who range from long-established master Elia Suleiman to newcomer Farah Nabulsi, whose short film The Present was recently nominated for an Academy Award.
The Present
(الهدية)
In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a father and daughter attempt to buy a gift for the parents' wedding anniversary.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, Occupied Palestinian Territory • 2020
- Director Farah Nabulsi
- Cast Saleh Bakri, Mariam Kanj
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Kanopy, Netflix, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Gaza
A documentary taking viewers beyond the headlines and into a true portrait of Palestinians in Gaza struggling against Israeli occupation.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Ireland, Occupied Palestinian Territory • 2019
- Director Garry Keane, Andrew McConnell
- Cast
- Genre Documentary, Drama
- Available on Freevee, DocAlliance Films, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, YouTube
Divine Intervention
(يد إلهية)
Separated by a checkpoint, Palestinian lovers from Jerusalem and Ramallah arrange clandestine meetings.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Morocco, Germany • 2002
- Director Elia Suleiman
- Cast Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader, George Ibrahim, Amer Daher, Jamel Daher, Lufuf Nuweiser
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Chai Flicks, Netflix basic with Ads, Kino Now, Kanopy
3000 Nights
(3000 Nocy)
A young Palestinian schoolteacher gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison where she fights to protect him while trying to survive and maintain hope.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, France, Jordan • 2015
- Director Mai Masri
- Cast Rakeen Saad, Karim Saleh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Alicia Sánchez, Raida Adon, Yussuf Abu-Warda
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix, Tubi TV
The Idol
(يا طير الطاير)
From a ragtag band to performing in front of thousands, the life of famous "Arab Idol" singer Mohammed Assaf is explored.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, United Kingdom, Qatar • 2015
- Director Hany Abu-Assad
- Cast Tawfeek Barhom, Kais Attalah, Hiba Attalah, Ahmad Qasem, Abdel Kareem Barakeh
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, OVID, Kino Now, YouTube, Apple TV
Omar
(عمر)
A Palestinian freedom fighter is captured and forced to work as a double agent for the Israeli authorities.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Palestine • 2013
- Director Hany Abu-Assad
- Cast Adam Bakri, Waleed Zuaiter, Leem Lubany, Samer Bisharat, Iyad Hoorani, Mousa Habiib Allah
- Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Chai Flicks, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Off Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory
(Kharej Al-Itar aw Thawra Hata el Nasser)
An archival look at the Palestinian people's struggle to produce their own image.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Palestine, France, Jordan • 2016
- Director Mohanad Yaqubi
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video
Love, Theft and Other Entanglements
(الحب والسرقة ومشاكل اخرى)
A Palestinian car thief finds himself in a sticky situation after finding that one of his stolen cars has some valuable cargo.
- Palestine • 2015
- Director Muayad Alayan
- Cast Muayad Alayan, Mustafa Abu Hanood, Sami Metwasi, Valantina Abu Osqa, Mahmood Alayan
- Genre
- Available on Amazon Video
The Time That Remains
(الزمن الباقي)
A semi-biographical film about the lives of the Palestinians who remained during the creation of the state of Israel from 1948 to present day.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium • 2009
- Director Elia Suleiman
- Cast Saleh Bakri, Elia Suleiman, Amer Hlehel, Ali Suliman, Menashe Noy, Ayman Espanioli
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Wajib
(واجب)
A family wedding gives a son and father a chance to reconnect.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, France, Colombia • 2017
- Director Annemarie Jacir
- Cast Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri, Maria Zreik
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Paradise Now
Two Palestinian men attempt to carry out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Palestine, France, Germany • 2005
- Director Hany Abu-Assad
- Cast Ali Suliman, Amer Hlehel, Hiam Abbass, Ashraf Barhom, Mohammad Bustami
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
When I Saw You
(لما شفتك)
A young Palestinian refugee tires of his life in a refugee camp and leaves in search of his separated father.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Palestine, Jordan, Greece • 2014
- Director Annemarie Jacir
- Cast Mahmoud Asfa, Ruba Blal, Saleh Bakri, Anas Algaralleh, Ali Elayan
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Kino Now, Google Play Movies, YouTube, VUDU Free, Kanopy
Spotlight: Korean Thrillers (Beyond Bong)
Bong Joon-ho’s 2019 film Parasite achieved huge critical and popular success and brought renewed attention to the director’s earlier work. This week’s Spotlight highlights masterful genre-bending thrillers from South Korean directors who are not Bong, including his contemporaries, rivals, and influences.
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
(친절한 금자씨)
It's time for beautiful Lee Guem-ja's revenge.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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
Burning
(버닝)
Jongsu's solitude is interrupted when he runs into a childhood neighbor and her enigmatic friend.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2018
- Director Lee Chang-dong
- Cast Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jun Jong-seo, Kim Soo-kyung, Choi Seung-ho, Moon Sung-keun
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, Alamo on Demand, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Peacock, Peacock Premium, AsianCrush, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex
The Wailing
(곡성)
"Somebody better call the exorcist!"
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea, United States • 2016
- Director Na Hong-jin
- Cast Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee, Jun Kunimura, Kim Hwan-hee, Heo Jin
- Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Freevee, Microsoft Store, Shudder, Rakuten Viki, fuboTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Crackle, Hoopla, Vudu, Hi-YAH, Alamo on Demand, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Peacock Premium, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Darkmatter TV, Shudder Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Peacock
I Saw the Devil
(악마를 보았다)
Abandon all compassion.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2010
- Director Kim Jee-woon
- Cast Lee Byung-hun
- Genre Horror, Thriller
- Available on Microsoft Store, fuboTV, Popcornflix, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Crackle, Hoopla, Vudu, VUDU Free, Alamo on Demand, Kanopy, Hulu, Peacock Premium, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, FlixFling, Apple TV, Peacock
The Villainess
(악녀)
A female assassin leaves a trail of bodies behind her as she seeks revenge.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2017
- Director Jung Byung-gil
- Cast Kim Ok-vin, Shin Ha-kyun, Sung-Joon, Kim Seo-hyung, Jo Eun-ji, Lee Seung-joo
- Genre Action, Drama
- Available on Freevee, Microsoft Store, fuboTV, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Crackle, Hoopla, Vudu, Hi-YAH, VUDU Free, Peacock Premium, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock
The Handmaiden
(아가씨)
Her heart may not be the only thing stolen.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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
Joint Security Area
(공동경비구역 JSA)
Eleven shots! The truth is there.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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 Kocowa, ARROW, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, KoreaOnDemand
Thirst
(박쥐)
A priest finds himself torn between faith and bloodlust.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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 DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
The Housemaid
(하녀)
A suburban family gets more than they bargained for when they hire a maid.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 1960
- Director Kim Ki-young
- Cast Lee Eun-shim, Ju Jeung-nyeo, Kim Jin-kyu, Um Aing-ran, Ahn Sung-ki
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Alamo on Demand
The Chaser
(추격자)
An ex-detective turned pimp hunts a dangerous killer.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2008
- Director Na Hong-jin
- Cast Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Seo Young-hee, Kim Yoo-jung, Jung In-gi, Park Hyo-joo
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Plex
The Housemaid
(하녀)
When opportunity knocks, answer at your own risk.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2010
- Director Im Sang-soo
- Cast Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Jung-jae, Seo Woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Park Ji-young, Ahn Seo-hyun
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Amazon Video, Tubi TV
Save the Green Planet!
(지구를 지켜라!)
There is an alien conspiracy to take over the Earth. That can’t be true – or can it?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2003
- Director Jang Joon-hwan
- Cast Shin Ha-kyun, Baek Yoon-sik, Hwang Jeong-min, Lee Jae-yong, Lee Joo-hyun, Ki Joo-bong
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Kanopy