Diya's Watchlist
The Handmaiden
(아가씨)
Her heart may not be the only thing stolen.
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- Korea • 2016
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hae-sook, Moon So-ri
- Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, FilmBox+, Vudu
Pink
In this gripping courtroom drama, three women are accused of solicitation and attempted murder.
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- India • 2016
- Director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
- Cast Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang, Angad Bedi
- Genre Bollywood, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Plex,
Margarita with a Straw
A college student with cerebral palsy seeks her independence by spending a semester abroad in New York City.
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- India • 2015
- Director Shonali Bose
- Cast Kalki Koechlin, Revathi, Sayani Gupta, William Moseley, Hussain Dalal
- Genre Bollywood, Drama, Family
- Available on The Roku Channel, Kanopy
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
(Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent.
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- France • 2019
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras, Armande Boulanger
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube, Kanopy
The Favourite
Two cousins compete viciously for the favor of their Queen.
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- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States • 2019
- Director Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, Mark Gatiss
- Genre Drama, History, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
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.
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- 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
La Haine
In the banlieues of France, the immigrant populations' resentment simmers away -- until it starts to boil.
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- France, United States • 1995
- Director Mathieu Kassovitz
- Cast Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui, Abdel Ahmed Ghili, Souleymane Dicko, Héloïse Rauth
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Article 15
A police detective, while investigating the disappearance of three girls, uncovers — and confronts — a history of caste-based discrimination.
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- India • 2019
- Director Anubhav Sinha
- Cast Ayushmann Khurrana, Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Nassar
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Atonement
Torn apart by betrayal. Separated by war. Bound by love.
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- 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, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Pride & Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet will marry for love, no matter what the consequences.
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- France, United Kingdom, United States • 2005
- Director Joe Wright
- Cast Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Rosamund Pike, Simon Woods, Donald Sutherland, Brenda Blethyn
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Arth
(अर्थ)
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- India • 1982
- Director Mahesh Bhatt
- Cast Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Smita Patil, Gulshan Grover
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Peepli Live
(PEEPLI [Live])
A poor farmer finds a unique solution to his financial troubles: suicide
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- India • 2010
- Director Anusha Rizvi
- Cast Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Malaika Shenoy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sitaram Panchal, Shalini Vatsa
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Judas and the Black Messiah
The story of Fred Hampton, Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, and his betrayal by FBI informant Bill O'Neal.
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- United States • 2021
- Director Shaka King
- Cast Lakeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Algee Smith
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Udta Punjab
(उड़ता पंजाब)
A rockstar, a migrant, a cop, and a doctor deal with substance abuse and addiction in Punjab.
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- India • 2016
- Director Abhishek Chaubey
- Cast Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh, Satish Kaushik, Manav Vij
- Genre Action, Bollywood, Crime, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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, Vudu, Amazon Video
Writing with Fire
Armed with smartphones, the journalists of India’s only female-run newspaper break traditions and tackle the country’s biggest issues.
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- India • 2021
- Director Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas
- Cast Meera Devi, Suneeta Prajapati, Shyamkali Devi
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Mirror
(Зеркало)
The thoughts, emotions, and memories of 40 year-old Alexei, reflecting on his life experiences in different time periods.
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- Soviet Union • 1975
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Larisa Tarkovskaya, Alla Demidova, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Nikolay Grinko
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex,