Spotlight: Academy Award for Best International Feature Submissions, Part 2
We’re back this week with more submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature. The final five nominees are chosen from a pool of nearly 100 submissions from countries around the world — many of which are already available for streaming.
Happy Old Year
(ฮาวทูทิ้ง..ทิ้งอย่างไรไม่ให้เหลือเธอ)
While reorganizing her home, a woman comes across many items that belonged to her ex-boyfriend, bringing up bittersweet memories.
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- Thailand • 2019
- Director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit
- Cast Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Thirawat Ngosawang, Sunny Suwanmethanon, Patcha Kitchaicharoen, Apasiri Nitibhon
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV
Nova Lituania
Before WWII a geographer sensing an oncoming war proposes to save his country from occupation by building a colony overseas.
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- Lithuania • 2020
- Director Karolis Kaupinis
- Cast Aleksas Kazanavičius, Vaidotas Martinaitis, Valentinas Masalskis, Rasa Samuolytė, Eglė Gabrėnaitė
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
A Sun
(陽光普照)
A family of four fractures under the weight of unmet expectations, unexpected tragedy, and uncompromising pride.
- Taiwan • 2019
- Director Chung Mong-Hong
- Cast Yi-Wen Chen, Shu-qin Ke, Chien-Ho Wu, Guan-Ting Liu, Greg Hsu, Ivy Yin
- Genre Drama, Crime
- 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.
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- 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
The Man Standing Next
(남산의 부장들)
The 1970s Koreagate scandal is explored as the KCIA faces competing power struggles amidst a flurry of illegal operations.
- Korea • 2020
- Director Woo Min-ho
- Cast Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won, Lee Hee-jun, Kim So-jin
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, AsianCrush, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, OnDemandKorea, Freevee, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Dear Comrades!
(Дорогие товарищи!)
A Communist party worker finds her worldview changed after her daughter disappears in the chaos of a major labor conflict.
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- Russia • 2020
- Director Andrei Konchalovsky
- Cast Yuliya Vysotskaya, Vladislav Komarov, Andrei Gusev, Yulia Burova, Sergei Erlish
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Vitalina Varela
A Cape Verdean woman travels to Lisbon to reunite with her husband after two decades, but arrives soon after his funeral.
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- Portugal • 2019
- Director Pedro Costa
- Cast Vitalina Varela, Ventura, Lina Varela, Manuel Tavares Almeida
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
I'm No Longer Here
(Ya no estoy aqui)
A teenage immigrant struggles with the death of his brother and feelings of isolation and loneliness in his new surroundings.
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- Mexico, United States • 2019
- Director Fernando Frias
- Cast Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño, Bianca Coral Puernte Valenzuela, Xueming Angelina Chen, Luis Leonardo Zapata, Yesica Avigail Silvia Rios
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Endless Trench
(La trinchera infinita)
The Spanish Civil War has just started, and a Republican man under constant threat from Franco’s army must hide under his house.
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- Spain, France, Canada • 2019
- Director Jose Mari Goenaga
- Cast Antonio de la Torre, Belén Cuesta, Vicente Vergara, José Manuel Poga, Emilio Palacios, Adrián Fernández
- Genre Drama, History, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Song Without a Name
(Canción sin nombre)
A young Peruvian woman has her daughter taken at a fake health clinic, and a journalist helps her frantic search.
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- Peru, United States • 2020
- Director Melina León
- Cast Pamela Mendoza, Tommy Párraga, Lucio Rojas, Maykol Hernández, Ruth Armas
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy
Miracle in Cell No. 7
(7. Koğuştaki Mucize)
A false murder accusation threatens to permanently separate a mentally disabled father from his six year old daughter.
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- Turkey • 2019
- Director Mehmet Ada Öztekin
- Cast Aras Bulut Iynemli, Nisa Sofiya Aksongur, İlker Aksum, Mesut Akusta, Yıldıray Şahinler, Yurdaer Okur
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Family
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Collective
(Colectiv)
A documentary portrait of a group of Romanian journalists attempting to uncover fraud and corruption in public healthcare.
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- Romania • 2020
- Director Alexander Nanau
- Cast Catalin Tolontan, Mirela Neag, Razvan Lutac, Tedy Ursuleanu, Vlad Voiculescu
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Spotlight: Academy Award for Best International Feature Submissions
Academy Award for Best International Feature Submissions: This week the five nominees for the Academy Award for Best International Feature were announced. The nominees are chosen from a pool of nearly 100 submissions from countries around the world. Many of these films are currently streaming and we are presenting them here in a special two-week Spotlight!
Quo Vadis, Aida?
A UN translator returns to Bosnia to help her family at the height of the 1995 War with Serbia.
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- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Romania • 2021
- Director Jasmila Žbanić
- Cast Jasna Đuričić, Izudin Bajrović, Boris Ler, Dino Bajrović, Johan Heldenbergh, Raymond Thiry
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Impetigore
(Perempuan Tanah Jahanam)
A woman inherits a house in her ancestral village -- but has she also inherited its curse?
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- Indonesia, Korea, United States • 2019
- Director Joko Anwar
- Cast Tara Basro, Christine Hakim, Ario Bayu, Marissa Anita, Asmara Abigail, Zidni Hakim
- Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Shudder Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Hoopla
What We Wanted
(Was wir wollten)
A Viennese couple facing fertility issues vacations to Sardinia where meeting another couple adds to the tension of their marriage.
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- Austria • 2020
- Director Ulrike Kofler
- Cast Lavinia Wilson, Elyas M’Barek, Anna Unterberger, Lukas Spisser, Iva Höpperger
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Mole Agent
(El agente topo)
In this riveting documentary, an elderly man is recruited to infiltrate a retirement home, producing touching and comedic results.
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- Chile • 2020
- Director Maite Alberdi
- Cast Sergio Chamy, Rómulo Aitken
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Darkroom
Two of Us
(Deux)
Pensioners Nina and Madeline have hidden their passionate love for decades when it is put to the test by a change that prevents them from visiting each other.
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- France, Luxembourg, Belgium • 2020
- Director Filippo Meneghetti
- Cast Barbara Sukowa, Martine Chevallier, Léa Drucker, Jérôme Varanfrain
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Jallikattu
(ജെല്ലിക്കെട്ട്)
In the eternal contest of man vs. buffalo, which will emerge victorious?
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- India • 2019
- Director Lijo Jose Pellissery
- Cast Antony Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sabumon Abdusamad, Santhy Balachandran, Jaffer Idukki, Vinod Kozhikode
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, aha, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Better Days
(少年的你)
A bullied teen gangs up with a mysterious criminal who uses violence to protect her.
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- China • 2019
- Director Derek Tsang
- Cast Zhou Dongyu, Jackson Yee, Huang Jue, Yin Fang
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, AsianCrush, Freevee, Cineverse, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Night of the Kings
(La nuit des rois)
African fairy tale meets stark realism in this powerful prison drama.
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- France, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire • 2021
- Director Philippe Lacôte
- Cast Koné Bakary, Steve Tientcheu, Digbeu Jean Cyrille, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Issaka Sawadogo, Denis Lavant
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy, Neonrated
Sincerely Yours, Dhaka
(ইতি, তোমারই ঢাকা)
In this anthology film, 11 Bangladeshi filmmakers create personal love letters to Dhaka, with gritty stories of city life.
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- Bangladesh • 2019
- Director Syed Ahmed Shawki
- Cast Nusrat Imroz Tisha, Orchita Sporshia, Allen Shubhro, Iresh Zaker, Fazlur Rahman Babu, Shatabdi Wadud
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Another Round
(Druk)
It is time to sweep off the dust of everyday life.
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- Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands • 2020
- Director Thomas Vinterberg
- Cast Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe, Magnus Millang, Maria Bonnevie, Susse Wold
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Microsoft Store, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
La Llorona
A once-fearsome but declining Guatemalan general is targeted for war crimes from another dimension in this chilling political allegory.
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- Guatemala, France • 2019
- Director Jayro Bustamante
- Cast María Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina De La Hoz, Margarita Kénefic, Julio Diaz
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Hoopla
Nocturne
(Notturno)
Filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi explores the borders of the Middle East under the cover of night.
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- Italy, France, Germany • 2020
- Director Gianfranco Rosi
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Spotlight: Comic Book Movies (Live Action)
Comic books are a truly global phenomenon. Not only are they among the most translated texts in the world, but different countries have given rise to their own subgenres from manga to manhua to bandes dessinées. This week we present live action films and series inspired by comics and graphic novels.
Tazza
(타짜)
After being framed for the murder of his mother, a young man plots his revenge through mastering the card game tazza.
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- Korea • 2008
- Creator Kang Shin-hyo
- Cast Jang Hyuk, Han Ye-seul, Kim Min-jun, Kang Sung-yeon, Ahn Nae-sang, Son Hyun-joo
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama
- Available on Kocowa
Kingsman: The Secret Service
A suave spy takes a scrappy teenager under his wing. The kid's got talent, but manners maketh man.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2014
- Director Matthew Vaughn
- Cast Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophie Cookson, Sofia Boutella
- Genre Crime, Comedy, Action, Adventure
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
The End of the F***ing World
Two social outcasts leave their boring lives behind only to have their worlds turned upside down. Maybe boring isn't so bad after all...
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- United Kingdom • 2017
- Creator Jonathan Entwistle
- Cast Alex Lawther, Jessica Barden, Naomi Ackie
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Dredd
Part judge, part jury, all executioner.
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- United Kingdom, South Africa, United States • 2012
- Director Pete Travis
- Cast Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris, Langley Kirkwood, Tamer Burjaq
- Genre Action, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Plex, Fandango At Home, Pluto TV, Freevee
Atomic Blonde
Talents can be overrated.
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- Germany, Sweden, United States • 2017
- Director David Leitch
- Cast Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Sofia Boutella, Eddie Marsan, Toby Jones, John Goodman
- Genre Action, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Ra.One
Nerdy dad and software developer Shekhar designs a video game with a villain who can’t lose. What could go wrong?
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- India, United States • 2011
- Director Anubhav Sinha
- Cast Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Rajinikanth, Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra
- Genre Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Available on Eros Now Select Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Microsoft Store
The Death of Stalin
In the Kremlin, no one can hear you scheme.
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- United Kingdom, France, Belgium • 2017
- Director Armando Iannucci
- Cast Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Olga Kurylenko
- Genre Comedy, History
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
(Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec)
A popular novelist and archaeologist whisks herself off to Egypt in a quest to save her comatose sister.
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- France, United States • 2010
- Director Luc Besson
- Cast Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve, Jacky Nercessian, Philippe Nahon
- Genre Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Freevee, Plex, Plex Channel
Utopia
A group of diehard comic fans uncover a grave message in their favorite graphic novel, putting the fate of the entire world in their hands.
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- United Kingdom • 2013
- Creator Dennis Kelly
- Cast Adeel Akhtar, Paul Higgins, Neil Maskell, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Alexandra Roach, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Oldboy
(올드보이)
15 years of imprisonment, 5 days of vengeance...
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- Korea • 2003
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung, Kim Byung-ok, Oh Dal-su, Lee Seung-Shin
- Genre Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Wynonna Earp
A girl with supernatural powers battles demons, monsters, and all things paranormal.
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- Canada, United States • 2016
- Creator Emily Andras
- Cast Melanie Scrofano, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Kat Barrell
- Genre Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Western
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Netflix, fuboTV
We Are the Best!
(Vi är bäst!)
Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band.
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- Sweden, Denmark • 2013
- Director Lukas Moodysson
- Cast Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin, Liv LeMoyne, David Dencik, Johan Liljemark, Mattias Wiberg
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, DistroTV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Spotlight: Directors: Pasolini at 99
With his willingness to confront the sexually taboo and the politically contentious, the career of director Pier Paolo Pasolini has been the object of both controversy and celebration. Here, in honor of his 99th birthday, we've curated a list of his most iconic films.
Hawks and Sparrows
(Uccellacci e uccellini)
A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.
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- Italy • 1966
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Totò, Ninetto Davoli, Femi Benussi, Francesco Leonetti, Gabriele Baldini, Ricardo Redi
- Genre Fantasy, Comedy
- Available on Criterion Channel
Love Meetings
(Comizi d'amore)
Microphone in hand, Pier Paolo Pasolini asks Italians to talk about sex.
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- Italy • 1965
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Lello Bersani, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Alberto Moravia, Cesare Musatti, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Oriana Fallaci
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
Oedipus Rex
(Edipo re)
A man flees, haunted by a shocking prophecy.
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- Italy, Morocco • 1967
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli, Carmelo Bene, Julian Beck, Luciano Bartoli
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Decameron
(Il Decameron)
An adaptation of nine stories from Bocaccio's "Decameron".
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- Italy, France, West Germany • 1971
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Jovan Jovanović, Vincenzo Amato, Angela Luce, Giuseppe Zigaina
- Genre History, Drama, Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Theorem
(Teorema)
There are only 923 words spoken in “Teorema” – but it says everything!
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- Italy • 1968
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Terence Stamp, Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti, Anne Wiazemsky, Andrés José Cruz Soublette, Laura Betti
- Genre Mystery, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
(Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma)
The final vision of a controversial filmmaker.
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- Italy, France • 1975
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto Paolo Quintavalle, Aldo Valletti, Caterina Boratto
- Genre War, Drama, Horror
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Gospel According to Matthew
(Il vangelo secondo Matteo)
A retelling of the story of Christ.
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- Italy, France • 1965
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante, Mario Socrate, Settimio Di Porto
- Genre History, Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Freevee, Cineverse, Xumo Play, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Arabian Nights
(Il fiore delle Mille e una notte)
An erotic revisiting of an ancient anthology.
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- Italy, France • 1974
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Franco Merli, Tessa Bouché, Ines Pellegrini, Margareth Clémenti
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Fandango At Home
Pigsty
(Porcile)
I killed my father, I ate human flesh, and I quiver with joy.
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- Italy, France • 1969
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Pierre Clémenti, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Alberto Lionello, Ugo Tognazzi, Anne Wiazemsky, Margarita Lozano
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Accattone
The poor man's "La Dolce Vita."
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- Italy • 1961
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Franco Citti, Franca Pasut, Silvana Corsini, Paola Guidi, Adriana Asti, Luciano Conti
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Canterbury Tales
(I racconti di Canterbury)
A controversial filmmaker's adaptation of Chaucer's famous poem.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 1972
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Josephine Chaplin, Dan Thomas, Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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
Spotlight: Black History Month, International Edition
Today is the final day of Black History Month, an American-conceived celebration of Black heritage, achievement, and tenacity that’s since been adopted in numerous other countries. To see the month out, this week’s Spotlight features historical dramas, biopics, and documentaries that pay tribute to the stories of Black people around the world.
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
An illuminating documentary about the 18 African Americans who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.
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- Germany, United States • 2016
- Director Deborah Riley Draper
- Cast Blair Underwood
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Freevee, Hoopla
Fig Tree
(עץ תאנה)
A Jewish teenager tries to keep her Christian boyfriend from conscription in the Ethiopian War as her family prepares to flee.
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- Israel, France, Ethiopia • 2018
- Director Alamork Davidian
- Cast Betalehem Asmamawe, Rodas Gizaw, Weyenshiet Belachew, Yohannes Musa, Mitiku Haylu
- Genre Drama
- Available on Chai Flicks, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Belle
A unique period piece about Dido Elizabeth Belle, the mixed race daughter of a British aristocrat raised in high society.
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- United Kingdom • 2013
- Director Amma Asante
- Cast Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Reid, Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon, Miranda Richardson
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
An exploration of the role that music played in the eradication of apartheid.
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- South Africa, United States • 2002
- Director Lee Hirsch
- Cast Walter Cronkite, F.W. de Klerk, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jesse Jackson, Duma Ka Ndlovu, Ronnie Kasrils
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Black Girl
(La Noire de...)
Senegalese woman goes to work for a family in France, only to be blindsided by her new employers' racism and brutality.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Senegal, France • 1966
- Director Ousmane Sembène
- Cast Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinek, Robert Fontaine, Momar Nar Sene, Toto Bissainthe, Sophie Leclerc
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex, Plex Channel
Yeelen
A young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Mali, Burkina Faso, France • 1987
- Director Souleymane Cissé
- Cast Issiaka Kane, Balla Moussa Keita, Aoua Sangare, Ismaila Sarr, Niamanto Sanogo
- Genre Adventure, Drama, History
- Available on Kanopy
Concerning Violence
(Om våld)
Based on newly discovered archival material, this film portrays the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the Third World.
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- Sweden, Finland, Denmark • 2014
- Director Göran Olsson
- Cast Lauryn Hill
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Small Axe
An anthology series consisting of five films telling stories from the lives of West Indian immigrants in London from the 1960s to 1980s.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2020
- Creator Steve McQueen
- Cast
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The African Doctor
(Bienvenue À Marly-Gomont)
A Congolese doctor and his family struggle to help the xenophobic citizens of a rural French village.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2016
- Director Julien Rambaldi
- Cast Marc Zinga, Aïssa Maïga, Jonathan Lambert, Rufus, Bayron Lebli, Médina Diarra
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
An examination of the evolution of the Black Power Movement in American society from 1967 to 1975.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Sweden, United States • 2011
- Director Göran Olsson
- Cast Abiodun Oyewole, Talib Kweli, Angela Davis, Harry Belafonte, Stokely Carmichael, Erykah Badu
- Genre Documentary
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
A young Malawian genius uses invention and ambition to save his family and village from famine.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2019
- Director Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Cast Maxwell Simba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aïssa Maïga, Lily Banda, Joseph Marcell, Lemogang Tsipa
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Timbuktu
The peaceful lives of a Timbuktu cattle herder and his family are abruptly upended by the arrival of militant Islamic rebels.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Mauritania, France • 2014
- Director Abderrahmane Sissako
- Cast Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Layla Walet Mohamed, Abel Jafri, Kettly Noel, Hichem Yacoubi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
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, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
A United Kingdom
A love story that shook an empire.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States • 2016
- Director Amma Asante
- Cast David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton, Jack Davenport, Terry Pheto, Laura Carmichael
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Selma
The inspiring story of the epic march at Selma, where, battered and bruised, protestors battled together for black suffrage, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States, France • 2014
- Director Ava DuVernay
- Cast David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey, Giovanni Ribisi
- Genre History, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Netflix basic with Ads, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Pluto TV
Sometimes in April
A Hutu man's story of family and processing the trauma of the Rwandan genocide.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Rwanda, United States • 2005
- Director Raoul Peck
- Cast Idris Elba, Carole Karemera, Pamela Nomvete, Oris Erhuero, Fraser James, Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga
- Genre Drama, History, TV Movie, War, War & Politics
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Spotlight: Fashion Week
For the past 100 years, we have taken our fashion cues from the chic and stylish characters in film (and the costume designers who dress them). In honor of Fashion Week, enjoy these films known for their iconic costumes, and dream of changing out of your quarantine sweats.
Breathless
(À bout de souffle)
When you discover the dirty truth about the person you love...
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1960
- Director Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger, Jean-Pierre Melville, Henri-Jacques Huet, Van Doude
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Darkroom
In the Mood for Love
(花樣年華)
Longing and loneliness collide in this understated romance.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, China • 2000
- Director Wong Kar-wai
- Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung, Rebecca Pan, Kelly Lai Chen, Siu Ping-Lam, Mama Hung
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Cléo from 5 to 7
(Cléo de cinq à sept)
A young singer awaiting life-changing medical results embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy • 1962
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, Dorothée Blanck, Michel Legrand, José Luis de Vilallonga
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Kanopy
The Great Gatsby
Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Australia, United States • 2013
- Director Baz Luhrmann
- Cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Jackie
I want them to see what they have done to Jack.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Chile, France, United States • 2016
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, Richard E. Grant
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
The Great Beauty
(La grande bellezza)
A colorful, enchanting tale of one man's search for grand beauty and purpose in the majestic city of Rome.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 2013
- Director Paolo Sorrentino
- Cast Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso, Iaia Forte, Pamela Villoresi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, TCM, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
I Am Love
(Io sono l'amore)
Emma, an unfulfilled mother of three adult children, finds her senses rekindled by her son's friend.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy • 2009
- Director Luca Guadagnino
- Cast Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Alba Rohrwacher, Gabriele Ferzetti, Marisa Berenson
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, DistroTV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Paris, Texas
A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany, France, United Kingdom • 1984
- Director Wim Wenders
- Cast Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Hunter Carson, Aurore Clément, Bernhard Wicki
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
La Dolce Vita
(La dolce vita)
A paprazzo's search for love and happiness through booze and sex.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 1960
- Director Federico Fellini
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimée, Yvonne Furneaux, Magali Noël, Alain Cuny
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Plex, Plex Channel
Last Year at Marienbad
(L'Année dernière à Marienbad)
The mysterious story of a man and woman who may or may not have met last year at Marienbad.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy • 1961
- Director Alain Resnais
- Cast Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff, Françoise Bertin, Luce Garcia-Ville
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla, Darkroom
Carol
Some people change your life forever.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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 Netflix, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Pierrot le Fou
(Pierrot le fou)
How is life going to look like if one is always on the run?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy • 1965
- Director Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani, Dirk Sanders, Jimmy Karoubi, Roger Dutoit
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Spotlight: Love Hurts
Not all love stories have happy endings. Many are plagued with endless pining, longing, heartache, and heartbreak. Be it forbidden love, unrequited love, unconfessed love, or missed connections, this collection has it all (sad stories make great movies). All hail the lonely hearts!
Chungking Express
(重慶森林)
Two tales of love and loss told in sequence.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong • 1994
- Director Wong Kar-wai
- Cast Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Valerie Chow, Piggy Chan
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Call Me by Your Name
Is it better to speak or die?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France, Brazil • 2017
- Director Luca Guadagnino
- Cast Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, Victoire Du Bois
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Carol
Some people change your life forever.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- 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 Netflix, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Head-On
(Gegen die Wand)
A marriage of convenience becomes something more—something complicated.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, Turkey • 2004
- Director Fatih Akin
- Cast Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Catrin Striebeck, Güven Kıraç, Meltem Cumbul, Stefan Gebelhoff
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel
Death in Venice
(Morte a Venezia)
The celebrated story of a man obsessed by ideal beauty.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 1971
- Director Luchino Visconti
- Cast Dirk Bogarde, Björn Andrésen, Silvana Mangano, Marisa Berenson, Romolo Valli, Nora Ricci
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
In the Mood for Love
(花樣年華)
Longing and loneliness collide in this understated romance.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, China • 2000
- Director Wong Kar-wai
- Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung, Rebecca Pan, Kelly Lai Chen, Siu Ping-Lam, Mama Hung
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Amélie
(Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain)
A whimsical love letter to contemporary Parisian life in the form of an eccentric romantic comedy.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Germany • 2001
- Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Cast Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Jamel Debbouze, Claire Maurier, Isabelle Nanty
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Cyrano de Bergerac
Can love overcome the machinations of fate?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1990
- Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau
- Cast Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Jacques Weber, Philippe Girard, Roland Bertin
- Genre Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Goodbye First Love
(Un amour de jeunesse)
Do we ever grow out of our first loves?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Germany • 2011
- Director Mia Hansen-Løve
- Cast Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Valérie Bonneton, Magne-Håvard Brekke, Serge Renko, Özay Fecht
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy
The Way He Looks
(Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho)
Not every love happens at first sight.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Brazil • 2014
- Director Daniel Ribeiro
- Cast Ghilherme Lobo, Fábio Audi, Tess Amorim, Lúcia Romano, Eucir de Souza, Selma Egrei
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
You Are the Apple of My Eye
(那些年,我們一起追的女孩)
A coming-of-age story that explores the complexities and bitter sweetness of high school life.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Taiwan • 2011
- Director Giddens Ko
- Cast Kai Ko, Michelle Chen, Hao Shao-Wen, Owodog Chuang, Tsai Chang-Hsien, Yan Sheng-Yu
- Genre Drama, Romance, Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
A Short Film About Love
(Krótki film o miłości)
Love can be strange at times.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Poland • 1988
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Grażyna Szapołowska, Olaf Lubaszenko, Stefania Iwińska, Piotr Machalica, Artur Barciś, Stanisław Gawlik
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
Atonement
Torn apart by betrayal. Separated by war. Bound by love.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, France, United States • 2007
- Director Joe Wright
- Cast Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, Vanessa Redgrave
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
The Great Gatsby
Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Australia, United States • 2013
- Director Baz Luhrmann
- Cast Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Broken Embraces
(Los abrazos rotos)
Facing the past to survive the present.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain • 2009
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez, Rubén Ochandiano, Tamar Novas
- Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Spotlight: Lunar New Year Films
February 12th marks the beginning of the Year of the Ox, a symbol of hard work and positivity. It’s also the time to dive into Lunar New Year films, an integral part of Chinese culture, and look forward to a prosperous year.
Us and Them
(后来的我们)
Fate brings Xiaoxiao and Jianqing together, but eventually, the harsh realities of life make them drift apart. Ten years later, they run into each other again.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2018
- Director René Liu
- Cast Jing Boran, Zhou Dongyu, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Qu Zheming
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Chinese Feast
(金玉滿堂)
A former triad member, Sun decides to become a great chef and follows the teaching master Au.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong • 1995
- Director Tsui Hark
- Cast Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen, Kenny Bee, Vincent Zhao, Law Kar-Ying, Xiong Xin-Xin
- Genre Action, Comedy, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Mermaid
(美人鱼)
A mermaid assassin is sent to kill a business tycoon who has killed sea life for his greedy land reclamation project.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2016
- Director Stephen Chow
- Cast Lin Yun, Deng Chao, Kitty Zhang, Show Lo, Tsui Hark, Wen Zhang
- Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Rumble in the Bronx
(紅番區)
A Hong Kong policeman travels to New York for his uncle's wedding and finds himself in the middle of a gang war.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong • 1995
- Director Stanley Tong
- Cast Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Françoise Yip, Bill Tung, Marc Akerstream, Garvin Cross
- Genre Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Infernal Affairs
(無間道)
Two moles tasked with infiltration struggle to expose one another.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong • 2002
- Director Alan Mak, Andrew Lau
- Cast Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, Kelly Chen, Sammi Cheng
- Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Chinese Odyssey 2002
(天下無雙)
In Ming Dynasty China, two pairs of siblings are destined for each other, but fate throws countless obstacles in the path of their happiness.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong • 2002
- Director Jeffrey Lau
- Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Zhao Wei, Faye Wong, Chang Chen, Athena Chu, Ning Jing
- Genre Action, Comedy, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Fandango At Home, Kanopy
All’s Well, Ends Well 1997
(97家有囍事)
On Kung's birthday, his two brothers decide to trick him into believing he has won the lottery. He spends all his money and when he realizes he is in huge debt, he pretends to go insane.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong • 1997
- Director Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
- Cast Roy Chiao, Stephen Chow, Christine Ng, Gigi Lai, Wu Chien-Lien, Christy Chung
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on Apple TV
Operation Red Sea
(红海行动)
A spec ops team of the Chinese Navy carries out a hostage rescue operation on the Arabian Peninsula while fighting local rebels and terrorists.
- China, Morocco, Hong Kong • 2018
- Director Dante Lam
- Cast Zhang Yi, Johnny Huang, Hai Qing, Du Jiang, Jiang Luxia, Sanaa Alaoui
- Genre Action, Thriller, War, 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, Freevee, Plex, Plex Channel
Kung Fu Hustle
(功夫)
Sing and his friend Bone pretend to be members of the Axe Gang in order to gain respect.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, China • 2004
- Director Stephen Chow
- Cast Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Lam Tze-chung, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung, Eva Huang
- Genre Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
CJ7
(長江七號)
A poor construction worker mistakes an orb he finds in a junk yard as a toy for his son, and it proves to be much more once the young boy starts to play with it.
- ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, China • 2008
- Director Stephen Chow
- Cast Stephen Chow, Xu Jiao, Kitty Zhang, Lam Tze-chung, Lee Sheung-Ching, Huang Lei
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Pegasus
(飞驰人生)
Zhang Chi dreams of his former life in the racing world. With no car, money, or teammates and an expiring license, he vows to return to driving.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2019
- Director Han Han
- Cast Shen Teng, Johnny Huang, Yin Zheng, Winston Chao, Tian Yu, Yin Fang
- Genre Comedy, Action, Adventure
- Available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Flix Premiere, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Filmzie, Plex, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV
God of Gamblers
(賭神)
Ko, an extremely talented and well known gambler, walks into a trap set by Knife, an avid but so-so gambler, and ends up suffering from amnesia.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong • 1989
- Director Wong Jing
- Cast Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau, Joey Wong, Sharla Cheung, Charles Heung, Lung Fong
- Genre Action, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV
Spotlight: Girls and Women in Sports
In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day being celebrated in the United States this week, we are spotlighting films about the experiences of women athletes and spectators in the historically male-dominated world of sports. From documentaries to biopics and coming of age dramas, these films call attention to the history and representation of these athletes and the work still left to do to support equity in sports.
Offside
(آفساید)
Since women are banned from attending men's sporting events in Iran, a group of female soccer fans disguise themselves as men to watch a match at Tehran's stadium.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iran • 2006
- Director Jafar Panahi
- Cast Sima Mobarak-Shahi, Shayesteh Irani, Ayda Sadeqi, Golnaz Farmani, Mahnaz Zabihi
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Mary Kom
(मैरी कोम)
A chronicle of the life of Indian boxer 'Mary Kom' who went through several hardships before audaciously accomplishing her ultimate dream.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- India • 2014
- Director Omung Kumar
- Cast Priyanka Chopra, Darshan Kumaar, Shishir Sharma, Sunil Thapa, Robin Das, Zachary Coffin
- Genre Action, Drama, History
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Cold Sweat
(عرق سرد)
Based on a real-life incident: an Iranian futsal champion can’t travel to a match abroad without her husband’s permission.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iran • 2018
- Director Soheil Beiraghi
- Cast Baran Kosari, Amir Jadidi, Sahar Dolatshahi, Leili Rashidi, Hoda Zeynolabedin
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kanopy
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
The story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write and skateboard in Kabul.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2019
- Director Carol Dysinger
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Battle of the Sexes
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2017
- Director Valerie Faris
- Cast Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming
- Genre Comedy, Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Ladies First
Born into abject poverty, she went searching for food and stumbled upon archery, changing her life forever.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- India • 2017
- Director Shaana Levy
- Cast Deepika Kumari
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Maiden
Director Alex Holmes chronicles the unprecedented journey of 24-year-old Tracy Edwards and the first all-female sailing crew to enter the nine-month Whitbread Round the World Race.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2019
- Director Alex Holmes
- Cast Tracy Edwards
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Dangal
(दंगल)
A former wrestler raises a family of international wrestling champions in this inspiring biopic.
- India, United States • 2016
- Director Nitesh Tiwari
- Cast Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Sakshi Tanwar, Aparshakti Khurana, Zaira Wasim
- Genre Action, Bollywood, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Fighting with My Family
A comedy about a family that fights a little differently.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2019
- Director Stephen Merchant
- Cast Florence Pugh, Vince Vaughn, Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Lowden
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex, Microsoft Store, Tubi TV
Over the Limit
An elite Russian rhythmic gymnast pushes herself to extremes in an attempt to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
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- Poland, Germany, Finland • 2018
- Director Marta Prus
- Cast Margarita Mamun
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Bend It Like Beckham
18-year-old Jess Bharma secretly joins a semi-pro soccer team in England, against her strict parent's wishes.
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- United Kingdom, Germany, United States • 2002
- Director Gurinder Chadha
- Cast Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaheen Khan, Frank Harper
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Disney Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Water Lilies
(Naissance des pieuvres)
Marie joins the local pool’s synchronized swim team for a chance to get close to Floriane—the “bad girl” of the team.
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- France • 2007
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Pauline Acquart, Adèle Haenel, Louise Blachère, Warren Jacquin, Christel Baras, Marie Gili-Pierre
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel