Spotlight: Once Upon a Time in… Bollywood!
Move over, Tarantino — it’s time to celebrate another international mecca of cinema. In honor of India’s independence Day, here is our list of sixteen essential Bollywood films that showcase the vibrant culture of the world’s largest film industry.
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
(लगान)
Local politics and colonial justice meet in a game of cricket.
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- India • 2001
- Director Ashutosh Gowariker
- Cast Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rajendranath Zutshi
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Music, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Jodhaa Akbar
(जोधा अकबर)
A sixteenth-century love story about a marriage of alliance that becomes true love.
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- India • 2008
- Director Ashutosh Gowariker
- Cast Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Suhasini Mulay, Raza Murad
- Genre Adventure, History, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
(कभी ख़ुशी कभी ग़म)
When Rahul marries a poor woman, his father disowns him and Rahul moves to London to build a new life.
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- India • 2001
- Director Karan Johar
- Cast Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor Khan
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Masaan
(मसान)
Four stories intertwine in moments of discrimination, disparity, desire, and despair small-town India.
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- India, France • 2015
- Director Neeraj Ghaywan
- Cast Richa Chadda, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal, Shweta Tripathi, Vineet Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi
- Genre Bollywood, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
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.
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- 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, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Mother India
In this Bollywood classic, a poverty-stricken woman rises above her circumstances to be there for her children and for herself.
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- India • 1957
- Director Mehboob Khan
- Cast Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Kanhaiyalal, Kumkum
- Genre Drama
- Available on Eros Now Select Apple TV Channel, Amazon Video
Dil Se..
(दिल से..)
When journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, she does not reciprocate his feelings.
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- India • 1998
- Director Mani Ratnam
- Cast Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Preity Zinta, Mita Vasisht, Arundhati Rao, Raghuvir Yadav
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, aha, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Om Shanti Om
(ओम शांति ओम)
For some dreams, one lifetime is not enough.
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- India • 2007
- Director Farah Khan
- Cast Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal, Shreyas Talpade, Kirron Kher, Nitish Pandey
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Rang De Basanti
(रंग दे बसंती)
A documentary changes the lives of five teenage freedom fighters.
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- India • 2006
- Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
- Cast Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Atul Kulkarni, Kunal Kapoor, Soha Ali Khan, Alice Patten
- Genre Comedy, Drama, History
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Dear Zindagi
An unconventional thinker helps a budding cinematographer gain a new perspective on life.
- India • 2016
- Director Gauri Shinde
- Cast Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Ali Zafar, Kunal Kapoor, Angad Bedi, Ira Dubey
- Genre Bollywood, Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Queen
Shakthi Seshadri, a bright young student, chases dreams of becoming an actress by playing by her own rules.
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- India • 2019
- Creator Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prasath Murugesan
- Cast Vanitha Krishnachandran
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
(कुछ कुछ होता है)
Before dying, a woman leaves letters asking her daughter to play matchmaker for her father.
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- India • 1998
- Director Karan Johar
- Cast Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Salman Khan, Farida Jalal, Archana Puran Singh
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix basic with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Awaara
(आवारा)
The lives of poverty-stricken Raj and privileged Rita intertwine when friendship, romance, and revenge collide in this Bollywood smash hit.
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- India • 1951
- Director Raj Kapoor
- Cast Prithviraj Kapoor, Leela Chitnis, Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Helen, Shashi Kapoor
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
3 Idiots
From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down.
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- India • 2009
- Director Rajkumar Hirani
- Cast Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Omi Vaidya, Boman Irani, Ali Fazal
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Spotlight: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This past week marked the anniversary of the American bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The scale of the devastation makes these difficult stories to tell, but also all the more important.
The Sun
(Солнце)
Confronted by General Douglas MacArthur, Emperor Hirohito of Japan must negotiate the terms of the country’s surrender.
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- Russia, Italy, Switzerland • 2005
- Director Aleksandr Sokurov
- Cast Issei Ogata, Robert Dawson, Kaori Momoi, Shirô Sano, Dmitriy Podnozov
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy
In This Corner of the World
(この世界の片隅に)
Newlywed Suzu Urano moves to her new life in Hiroshima, where she perseveres through World War II with pluck and determination.
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- Japan • 2016
- Director Sunao Katabuchi
- Cast Non, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Mayumi Shintani, Shigeru Ushiyama, Minori Omi
- Genre Animation, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Freevee, Hoopla
The Face of Another
(他人の顔)
A man with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
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- Japan • 1966
- Director Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Cast Tatsuya Nakadai, Machiko Kyō, Mikijiro Hira, Kyōko Kishida, Eiji Okada, Miki Irie
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Criterion Channel
Godzilla
(ゴジラ)
A 164-foot-tall monster near Odo Island in Japan goes on a rampage that threatens the entire world.
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- Japan • 1954
- Director Ishirō Honda
- Cast Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Fuyuki Murakami, Sachio Sakai
- Genre Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on fuboTV, Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel
Hiroshima: The Real History
A detailed documentary retelling of the events before, during, and after the dropping of the twin atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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- United Kingdom • 2015
- Director Lucy van Beek
- Cast John Sessions
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Hiroshima Mon Amour
(Hiroshima mon amour)
The story of a young French actress and her affair with a Japanese man while on assignment in Hiroshima.
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- France, Japan • 1959
- Director Alain Resnais
- Cast Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud, Bernard Fresson
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Message From Hiroshima
An inside look at the devastating effects of the first atomic bomb, depicted in testimonials from survivors and computer-generated recreations.
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- Japan • 2015
- Director Masaaki Tanabe
- Cast George Takei
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy
Children of Hiroshima
(原爆の子)
Schoolteacher Takako Ishikawa returns to her hometown of Hiroshima four years after the US dropped the atomic bomb.
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- Japan • 1952
- Director Kaneto Shindō
- Cast Nobuko Otowa, Osamu Takizawa, Masao Shimizu, Jukichi Uno, Akira Yamanouchi, Jun Tatara
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Tubi TV
Spotlight: Happy birthday to Switzerland!
Happy belated birthday to Switzerland (August 1), which not only produces excellent films of its own but is an important coproduction partner for countries around the world. Also, home to the illustrious Locarno Film Festival which begins this week…
Three Colors: White
(Trois couleurs : Blanc)
After his wife divorces him and frames him for arson, a Polish expatriate plots his revenge.
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- Switzerland, France, Poland • 1994
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Janusz Gajos, Jerzy Stuhr, Aleksander Bardini, Grzegorz Warchoł
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Goodbye to Language
(Adieu au langage)
A 3-D experimental narrative essay film about a man whose wife is having an affair and the dissolution of their relationship.
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- Switzerland, France • 2014
- Director Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast Jessica Erickson, Héloïse Godet, Zoé Bruneau, Kamel Abdeli, Richard Chevallier, Alexandre Païta
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
L'Argent
When Yvon accidentally uses a forged 500-franc note at a restaurant, his life begins to spiral into fear and crime.
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- France, Switzerland • 1983
- Director Robert Bresson
- Cast Christian Patey, Vincent Risterucci, Sylvie Van den Elsen, Michel Briguet, Caroline Lang, Marc Ernest Fourneau
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
I Am Not Your Negro
A study of race in America then and now, inspired by James Baldwin's unpublished writings.
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- 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, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy, Hoopla
Happy as Lazzaro
(Lazzaro felice)
A pure-hearted sharecropper Lazzaro forms an unlikely friendship that will change his world.
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- Italy, Switzerland, France • 2018
- Director Alice Rohrwacher
- Cast Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Luca Chikovani, Alba Rohrwacher, Sergi López, Tommaso Ragno
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
One Day in September
The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre that emphasizes the role of the incompetent German authorities.
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- Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom • 1999
- Director Kevin Macdonald
- Cast Michael Douglas, Ankie Spitzer, Jamal Al Gashey, Gerald Seymour, Axel Springer, Gad Zahari
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Turin Horse
(A torinói ló)
A horse's refusal to work or eat signals the beginning of the end for a poor farmer and his daughter.
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- Hungary, France, Switzerland • 2011
- Director Béla Tarr
- Cast János Derzsi, Erika Bók, Mihály Kormos, Ricsi, Lajos Kovács
- Genre Drama
- Available on Metrograph, Apple TV, Kanopy
My Life as a Zucchini
(Ma vie de courgette)
A stop-motion tale of loss, friendship, and young love.
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- Switzerland, France • 2016
- Director Claude Barras
- Cast Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz, Raul Ribera
- Genre Animation, Drama, Family
- Available on Criterion Channel
At Eternity's Gate
The story of Vincent van Gogh's artistic genius — and the misunderstanding public.
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- Switzerland, Ireland, United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Julian Schnabel
- Cast Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, Freevee, Hoopla
Winged Migration
(Le peuple migrateur)
Five film crews follow a rich variety of bird migrations through forty countries and across each of the seven continents.
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- France, Germany, Switzerland • 2001
- Director Jacques Perrin
- Cast Philippe Labro, Jacques Perrin
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand
Clouds of Sils Maria
A veteran actress faces some uncomfortable truths when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career.
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- France, Germany, Switzerland • 2014
- Director Olivier Assayas
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger, Johnny Flynn, Brady Corbet
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion 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, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Jean de Florette
When Jean de Florette inherits land in Provence, he decides to take up farming. But his scheming neighbors have other plans…
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- France, Switzerland, Italy • 1986
- Director Claude Berri
- Cast Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Elisabeth Depardieu, Margarita Lozano, Ernestine Mazurowna
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Foxtrot
(פוֹקְסטְרוֹט)
After Michael and Daphna receive terrible news about their soldier son, they experience one of life's unfathomable twists.
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- Israel, Switzerland, Germany • 2017
- Director Samuel Maoz
- Cast Lior Ashkenazi, Sarah Adler, Yonaton Shiray, Shira Haas, Yehuda Almagor, Karin Ugowski
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
The Sun
(Солнце)
Confronted by General Douglas MacArthur, Emperor Hirohito of Japan must negotiate the terms of the country’s surrender.
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- Russia, Italy, Switzerland • 2005
- Director Aleksandr Sokurov
- Cast Issei Ogata, Robert Dawson, Kaori Momoi, Shirô Sano, Dmitriy Podnozov
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy
Spotlight: Extreme Weather
Following weeks of extreme temperatures around the world, we offer a selection of cli-fi action, fantasy, and animation (it’s too hot for documentaries). If Mad Max: Fury Road is too close to your actual climate, check out Snowpiercer, set in a future ice age…
The Thaw
The real horror of global warming is not the melting ice, but what is frozen within it.
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- United States, Canada • 2009
- Director Mark A. Lewis
- Cast Val Kilmer, Martha MacIsaac, Aaron Ashmore, Kyle Schmid, Anne Marie DeLuise, Alejandro Rae
- Genre Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Plex Channel
Annihilation
A biologist signs up for an expedition in search of her husband, who has vanished in a logic-defying alien landscape.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2018
- Director Alex Garland
- Cast Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac
- Genre Horror, Science Fiction
- Available on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand, Pluto TV
Mad Max: Fury Road
In an apocalyptic future, two rebels join forces.
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- Australia, United States • 2015
- Director George Miller
- Cast Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman, Nathan Jones
- Genre Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Earth
This documentary follows three remarkable, yet sadly endangered, families of animals across the globe.
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- United Kingdom, Germany, United States • 2007
- Director Mark Linfield
- Cast Patrick Stewart, Constantino Romero, James Earl Jones, Ken Watanabe, Ulrich Tukur, Anggun
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Inventing Tomorrow
Teenage innovators and scientists from around the world work to create cutting-edge solutions to confront the world's most dire environmental threats
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- India, Mexico, Indonesia • 2019
- Director Laura Nix
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Aquaman
Behold the Protector of the Deep.
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- Australia, United States • 2018
- Director James Wan
- Cast Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren
- Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
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 fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, FXNow
Sunshine
A team of astronauts is sent to the sun in order to try and revitalize its heat and prevent humanity’s extinction.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2007
- Director Danny Boyle
- Cast Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis, Hiroyuki Sanada
- Genre Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Happy Feet Two
Mumble the penguin struggles to connect with his son Erik, who does not dance.
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- Australia • 2011
- Director George Miller
- Cast Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Pink, Elizabeth Daily, Johnny A. Sanchez, Lombardo Boyar
- Genre Animation, Comedy, Family
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
The Rover
Fear the man with nothing left to lose.
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- Australia, United States • 2014
- Director David Michôd
- Cast Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, David Field, Susan Prior, Anthony Hayes
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy
Snowpiercer
In 2031, the passengers aboard the Snowpiercer are the only survivors on Earth.
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- Korea, Czech Republic • 2013
- Director Bong Joon-ho
- Cast Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell
- Genre Action, Science Fiction, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
A British reporter discovers an international cover-up of a global disaster after the United States and Soviet Union simultaneously test nuclear weapons.
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- United Kingdom • 1961
- Director Val Guest
- Cast Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith
- Genre Romance, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Spotlight: The Moon Landing
Humans first landed on the Moon fifty years ago, but we started making movies about the Moon nearly seventy years before that, with Georges Méliès’ A Trip to the Moon. Here we present some of our favorite films on one of cinema’s most enduring subjects….
Proxima
An astronaut prepares to embark on a yearlong space mission that would mean leaving her young daughter behind.
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- France, Germany • 2019
- Director Alice Winocour
- Cast Eva Green, Matt Dillon, Zélie Boulant-Lemesle, Lars Eidinger, Sandra Hüller, Alexey Fateev
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Man Who Fell to Earth
An alien arrives on earth on a mission to bring water back to his dying planet.
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- United Kingdom • 1976
- Director Nicolas Roeg
- Cast David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Tony Mascia, Buck Henry, Bernie Casey
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Freevee, Hoopla
High Life
A father and daughter must rely on each other to survive a dangerous mission to deep space.
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- Germany, France, United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin, Mia Goth, Agata Buzek, Lars Eidinger
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
My Life as a Dog
(Mitt liv som hund)
After being sent to live with family in rural Sweden, a young boy finds community and strength amongst the eccentric residents.
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- Sweden • 1985
- Director Lasse Hallström
- Cast Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Anki Lidén, Melinda Kinnaman, Kicki Rundgren, Lennart Hjulström
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
The Martian
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and abandoned by his crew.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2015
- Director Ridley Scott
- Cast Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Sean Bean
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
In the Shadow of the Moon
Never before seen footage and firsthand accounts tell the story of how NASA’s Apollo program landed a man on the moon.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2007
- Director David Sington
- Cast Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan, Charlie Duke, Jim Lovell
- Genre Documentary
- Available on History Vault
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
A regular guy having a bad day finds himself on an intergalactic adventure for the meaning of life.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2005
- Director Garth Jennings
- Cast Martin Freeman, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell, Yasiin Bey, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home, AMC on Demand, Hoopla
2001: A Space Odyssey
Humanity finds a mysterious monolith buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 1968
- Director Stanley Kubrick
- Cast Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter
- Genre Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Far Side of the Moon
(La face cachée de la lune)
After his mother passes away, a struggling PhD candidate searches for the meaning of life.
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- Canada • 2003
- Director Robert Lepage
- Cast Robert Lepage, Céline Bonnier, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Marco Poulin, Érika Gagnon, Fabrice Mongeau
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
A Trip to the Moon
(Le Voyage dans la Lune)
A voyage to the beginning of narrative cinema
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1902
- Director Georges Méliès
- Cast Georges Méliès, Henri Delannoy, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet, Depierre, Farjaut
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Amazon Video, Public Domain Movies
Gravity
Two astronauts, unable to communicate with Earth after a sudden catastrophe, must survive in space on their own.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2013
- Director Alfonso Cuarón
- Cast Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen, Phaldut Sharma, Amy Warren
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Solaris
(Солярис)
A psychologist must keep his mind intact as he navigates a space station full of strange visions.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Soviet Union • 1972
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Jüri Järvet, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Nikolay Grinko, Vladislav Dvorzhetsky
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Spotlight: Bonne fête nationale!
Allons enfants de la Patrie -- le jour de gloire est arrivé! And in honor of the quatorze juillet -- and the birthplace of cinema! -- we offer some of our favorite French films of the past decade.
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 OVID, Dekkoo, Apple TV, Hoopla
Father of My Children
(Le père de mes enfants)
A film producer struggles to balance the work he loves with the family who love him.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Germany, Belgium • 2009
- Director Mia Hansen-Løve
- Cast Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Chiara Caselli, Alice de Lencquesaing, Eric Elmosnino, Olivia Ross, Sandrine Dumas
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
My Life as a Zucchini
(Ma vie de courgette)
A stop-motion tale of loss, friendship, and young love.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Switzerland, France • 2016
- Director Claude Barras
- Cast Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz, Raul Ribera
- Genre Animation, Drama, Family
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Artist
An homage to Hollywood silent filmmaking about a romance between a fading silent film star and a rising actress at the dawn of film's sound era.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, United States, Belgium • 2011
- Director Michel Hazanavicius
- Cast Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
My Journey Through French Cinema
(Voyage à travers le cinéma français)
A master filmmaker's personal journey through French cinema told through portraits of key creative figures.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2016
- Director Bertrand Tavernier
- Cast Bertrand Tavernier, Thierry Frémaux, André Marcon
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
My Golden Days
(Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse)
Life is a puzzle. Love is all of the prettiest pieces. Memory is trying to figure it all out.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2015
- Director Arnaud Desplechin
- Cast Mathieu Amalric, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, Quentin Dolmaire, Léonard Matton, Dinara Drukarova
- Genre Drama
- 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, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, DistroTV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Faces Places
(Visages, villages)
Director Agnès Varda and street artist JR journey through rural France, forming an unlikely friendship through spectacular collaborative artwork.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2017
- Director Agnès Varda, JR
- Cast Agnès Varda, JR
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
I've Loved You So Long
(Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)
A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Germany • 2008
- Director Philippe Claudel
- Cast Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Claire Johnston, Frédéric Pierrot, Laurent Grévill
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Certified Copy
(Copie conforme)
There's more to their new relationship than meets the eye.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy, Belgium • 2010
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Jean-Claude Carrière, Agathe Natanson, Gianna Giachetti, Adrian Moore
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Amour
Love never ends.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Austria, France, Germany • 2012
- Director Michael Haneke
- Cast Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, William Shimell, Ramón Agirre, Rita Blanco
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Girlhood
(Bande de filles)
A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2014
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré, Idrissa Diabaté, Rabah Nait Oufella
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Metrograph, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Raw
(Grave)
When vegetarian Justine is forced to eat raw meat for the first time in her life, unexpected consequences occur.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium, Italy • 2016
- Director Julia Ducournau
- Cast Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas, Joana Preiss
- Genre Drama, Horror
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Spotlight: Happy July 4th!
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free… In recognition of the vital role that inspiring message has played in the history of the United States, we present a selection of films on immigrants and refugees around the world.
Dirty Pretty Things
Two immigrants only wish to avoid possible deportation. What happens when they unknowingly enter a corrupt situation?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2002
- Director Stephen Frears
- Cast Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sergi López, Benedict Wong, Sophie Okonedo, Zlatko Burić
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Hoopla
The Charmer
(Charmøren)
A young Iranian man desperately tries to seduce a woman who can secure his citizenship in Denmark.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Denmark, Sweden • 2018
- Director Milad Alami
- Cast Ardalan Esmaili, Soho Rezanejad, Lars Brygmann, Susan Taslimi, Stine Fischer Christensen, Amalie Lindegård
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Monsieur Lazhar
An elementary school class is left reeling after their teacher dies by suicide—until the substitute arrives…
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2011
- Director Philippe Falardeau
- Cast Mohamed Fellag, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx, Sophie Nélisse, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Denise Lamontagne
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Crackle, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Sin Nombre
A Honduran teen and two young men in a gang board the same American-bound train for a journey that will change their lives forever.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Mexico, United States • 2009
- Director Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Cast Paulina Gaitán, Edgar Flores, Kristyan Ferrer, Diana García, Luis Fernando Peña
- Genre Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Dheepan
To escape the Sri Lankan civil war, a former soldier, a woman, and a little girl pose as a family.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2015
- Director Jacques Audiard
- Cast Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, Vincent Rottiers, Marc Zinga, Faouzi Bensaïdi
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
In America
A newly immigrated Irish family adjusts to life in Hell's Kitchen while grieving their dead child.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States • 2003
- Director Jim Sheridan
- Cast Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger, Djimon Hounsou, Tom Murphy
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Turtles Can Fly
(لاکپشتها هم پرواز میکنند)
In 2003 at the Iraqi-Turkish border, Kurdish refugees await invasion by American soldiers.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iran, France, Iraq • 2005
- Director Bahman Ghobadi
- Cast Soran Ebrahim, Avaz Latif, Saddam Hossein Feysal, Hiresh Feysal Rahman, Abdol Rahman Karim, Ajil Zibari
- Genre Drama
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Amazon Video
Transit
Georg, after assuming the identity of a dead writer, meets Marie — the wife of the man whose identity he stole.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, France • 2018
- Director Christian Petzold
- Cast Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer, Godehard Giese, Lilien Batman, Barbara Auer, Matthias Brandt
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, OVID, Chai Flicks, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
The Other Side of Hope
(Toivon tuolla puolen)
A gambler and a refugee look to smuggle the refugee's sister out of Lithuania.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Finland, Germany • 2017
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Sakari Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Simon Al-Bazoon, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Fire at Sea
(Fuocoammare)
More than 17,000 people were reported to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in the last 15 years...
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, France • 2016
- Director Gianfranco Rosi
- Cast Samuele Pucillo, Mattias Cucina, Samuele Caruana, Pietro Bartolo, Giuseppe Fragapane
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Persepolis
The downfall of the Iranian Shah is just the start of Marjane Satrapi's struggle for freedom and belonging.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, United States • 2007
- Director Marjane Satrapi
- Cast Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites, François Jerosme
- Genre Animation, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Welcome
Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2009
- Director Philippe Lioret
- Cast Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana, Olivier Rabourdin, Derya Ayverdi, Yannick Renier
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Spotlight: O Canada!
Happy birthday to a country that has produced numerous great directors, is home to several world class film festivals, and is renowned for its support of its film industry. In short, Happy Canada Day! Celebrate with one of these fine Canadian films...
Far Side of the Moon
(La face cachée de la lune)
After his mother passes away, a struggling PhD candidate searches for the meaning of life.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2003
- Director Robert Lepage
- Cast Robert Lepage, Céline Bonnier, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Marco Poulin, Érika Gagnon, Fabrice Mongeau
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
Monsieur Lazhar
An elementary school class is left reeling after their teacher dies by suicide—until the substitute arrives…
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2011
- Director Philippe Falardeau
- Cast Mohamed Fellag, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx, Sophie Nélisse, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Denise Lamontagne
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Crackle, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Water
A widow breaks ranks by striking up an unlikely relationship with a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, India • 2005
- Director Deepa Mehta
- Cast Lisa Ray, Sarala, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Waheeda Rehman
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Kim's Convenience
The funny, heartfelt story of The Kims, a Korean-Canadian family who run a convenience store in downtown Toronto.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2016
- Creator Ins Choi, Kevin White
- Cast Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang, Simu Liu, Andrew Phung, Nicole Power
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Amazon Video, Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Barbarian Invasions
(Les Invasions barbares)
A provocative new comedy about sex, friendship, and all other things that invade our lives.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, France • 2003
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze, Dorothée Berryman, Louise Portal, Dominique Michel
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Stories We Tell
Every family has a story.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2012
- Director Sarah Polley
- Cast Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin, Susy Buchan, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla
Mommy
Love takes many forms.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2014
- Director Xavier Dolan
- Cast Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Patrick Huard, Alexandre Goyette, Michèle Lituac
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Up the Yangtze
A dramatic feature documentary on life inside modern China.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2007
- Director Yung Chang
- Cast Campbell Ping He, Jerry Bo Yu Chen, Cindy Shui Yu
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Filmzie, Kanopy
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
(Atanarjuat)
The on-screen retelling of a centuries-old Inuit legend.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2002
- Director Zacharias Kunuk
- Cast Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Pakak Innuksuk, Madeline Ivalu
- Genre Fantasy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV
The Sweet Hereafter
A small Canadian mountain community is devastated after an accident leaves a number of its children dead.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 1997
- Director Atom Egoyan
- Cast Ian Holm, Caerthan Banks, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Incendies
The search began at the opening of their mother's will.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, France • 2010
- Director Denis Villeneuve
- Cast Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard, Allen Altman, Abdelghafour Elaaziz
- Genre Drama, Mystery, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Eastern Promises
A midwife investigates the rape of a teenager, but her investigation leads her into the world of the Russian mafia.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, Canada, United States • 2007
- Director David Cronenberg
- Cast Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sinéad Cusack, Donald Sumpter
- Genre Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Available on fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Spotlight: Happy Pride!
In celebration of LGBT pride around the world, and in recognition of all those places where LGBT people still struggle to live freely and with dignity, we present this selection of films that capture the full spectrum of those experiences.
Kiss of the Spider Woman
In a South American prison, a gay man imprisoned for immoral behavior and a political prisoner come to understand and respect one another.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Brazil, United States • 1985
- Director Hector Babenco
- Cast William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga, José Lewgoy, Miriam Pires, Milton Gonçalves
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max
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 Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Show Me Love
(Fucking Åmål)
Two teen girls kiss on a dare and must reckon with the feelings and consequences that result.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Sweden, Denmark • 1998
- Director Lukas Moodysson
- Cast Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecka Liljeberg, Mathias Rust, Erica Carlson, Stefan Hörberg, Josefine Nyberg
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on ARROW, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
All About My Mother
(Todo sobre mi madre)
After Manuela’s teenage son Esteban is tragically killed, she searches for Esteban’s biological father, a transgender woman.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain, France • 1999
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Rosa María Sardà
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Rafiki
When Kena and Ziki start to become more than friends, they need to make a choice between their happiness and their safety.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Kenya, South Africa, Germany • 2018
- Director Wanuri Kahiu
- Cast Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva, Jimmi Gathu, Nini Wacera, Dennis Musyoka, Patricia Amira
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy, Hoopla
BPM (Beats per Minute)
(120 battements par minute)
A group of young activists desperately seek a cure for AIDS in 1990s Paris.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2017
- Director Robin Campillo
- Cast Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel, Antoine Reinartz, Félix Maritaud, Ariel Borenstein
- Genre Drama
- Available on fuboTV, Dekkoo, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Disobedience
In the case of Ronit and Esti, love is an act of defiance.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, Ireland, United States • 2017
- Director Sebastián Lelio
- Cast Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola, Cara Horgan, Liza Sadovy, Omri Rose
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Kanopy, Hoopla
A Fantastic Woman
(Una mujer fantástica)
My name is Marina Vidal. Do you have any problem with that?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Chile, Germany, Spain • 2017
- Director Sebastián Lelio
- Cast Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim, Nicolás Saavedra, Amparo Noguera
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home, AMC on Demand
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, AMC on Demand
Maurice
After his lover rejects him, a young man trapped by Edwardian society tries to accept his sexuality.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 1987
- Director James Ivory
- Cast James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves, Denholm Elliott, Simon Callow, Billie Whitelaw
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Cineverse, 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, fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Fire
A landmark film in Indian cinema about lesbian love.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, India • 1997
- Director Deepa Mehta
- Cast Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi, Javed Jaffrey, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Kushal Rekhi, Ranjit Chowdhry
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.