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Dune
Denis Villeneuve · 2020 · United States, Canada
Based on Frank Herbert's legendary sci-fi novel by the same name, this is the story of Paul Atreides, a gifted young man charged with traveling to a hostile planet to obtain a precious resource that can save his people. The quest is rife with danger, but no obstacle is greater than fear.
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Shetland
D.I. Jimmy Perez and his team investigate crime within the close knit community living on the Shetland Islands.
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- United Kingdom • 2013
- Creator Ann Cleeves
- Cast Douglas Henshall, Alison O'Donnell, Steven Robertson, Mark Bonnar, Erin Armstrong, Julie Graham
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel
Doctor Who
A humanoid alien and their companions adventure across space and time.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2005
- Creator Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson, C. E. Webber
- Cast Jodie Whittaker
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, BritBox, fuboTV, HBO Max, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
(이상한 변호사 우영우)
Young attorney Woo tackles challenges as a newbie at a top law firm and a woman on the autism spectrum.
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- Korea • 2022
- Creator Yoo In-sik, Moon Ji-won
- Cast Park Eun-bin, Kang Tae-oh, Kang Ki-young, Jeon Bae-soo, Baek Ji-won, Jin Kyung
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Schitt's Creek
A wealthy couple suddenly finds themselves completely broke. They must come to terms with their newfound poverty.
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- Canada, United States • 2015
- Creator Eugene Levy, Dan Levy
- Cast Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy, Emily Hampshire, Chris Elliott
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Hulu, DIRECTV, Freevee
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
A middle-aged woman hires a young sex worker in hopes of feeling pleasure for the first time in her life.
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- United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Sophie Hyde
- Cast Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack, Isabella Laughland, Les Mabaleka, Lennie Beare
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu
Annika
Glasgow detective Annika is put in charge of a new homicide unit focused on murders by the shore.
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- United Kingdom • 2021
- Creator Nick Walker
- Cast Nicola Walker, Silvie Furneaux, Katie Leung, Jamie Sives, Ukweli Roach
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
Gangs of London
Various international gangs compete for power in modern day London.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2020
- Creator Gareth Evans, Matt Flannery
- Cast Jasmine Armando, Orli Shuka, Sope Dirisu, Joe Cole, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
RRR
(రౌద్రం రణం రుధిరం)
An epic action film fictionalizing the lives of two historical anti-colonial figures in 1920s British-ruled India.
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- India • 2022
- Director S. S. Rajamouli
- Cast N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Ajay Devgn, Ray Stevenson
- Genre Action, Drama, History, War
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Dark
The complicated lives of locals living in a small German town are revealed during a search for missing children.
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- Germany, United States • 2017
- Creator Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese
- Cast
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Titane
A near-fatal car crash leaves a girl with physical and emotional trauma that shapes her future — and her fetishes.
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- France, Belgium • 2021
- Director Julia Ducournau
- Cast Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh, Mara Cissé, Marin Judas
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Redbox, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
Argentina, 1985
A team of lawyers sets out to prosecute Argentina's brutal military dictatorship in this legal thriller inspired by real events.
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- Argentina, United States • 2022
- Director Santiago Mitre
- Cast Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani, Alejandra Flechner, Paula Ransenberg, Carlos Portaluppi, Antonia Bengoechea
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Amazon Prime Video
My Hero Academia
(僕のヒーローアカデミア)
Heroes aren't born — they're made.
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- Japan • 2016
- Creator Kouhei Horikoshi
- Cast Kenta Miyake, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Daiki Yamashita, Ayane Sakura, Kaito Ishikawa, Yūki Kaji
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hulu, Funimation Now, Crunchyroll, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history.
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- • 2022
- Director Wayne Yip, Charlotte Brändström, J.A. Bayona, Sanaa Hanri, Louise Hooper
- Cast Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Charlie Vickers, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Nazanin Boniadi
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Sherlock
The classic duo takes on modern London.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2010
- Creator Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
- Cast Mark Gatiss, Una Stubbs
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Crackle, Microsoft Store, Redbox
The Great British Bake Off
Twelve of Britain's best amateur bakers compete to win the title of Greatest British Baker.
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- United Kingdom • 2017
- Creator
- Cast Noel Fielding, Matt Lucas, Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith
- Genre Reality
- Available on Netflix, The Roku Channel, Netflix basic with Ads
Derry Girls
A teenage girl comes of age amidst violent political tensions in Northern Ireland in the mid-1990s.
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- United Kingdom • 2018
- Creator Lisa McGee
- Cast Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie Lee O'Donnell, Dylan Llewellyn, Tara Lynne O'Neill
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
One ring to rule them all
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- New Zealand, United States • 2001
- Director Peter Jackson
- Cast Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom
- Genre Adventure, Fantasy, Action
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV, , Max, Max Amazon Channel
Barbarians
(Barbaren)
In 9 A.D., a former hostage of Rome unites the oppressed Germanic tribes against the invaders.
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- Germany • 2020
- Creator Arne Nolting, Jan Martin Scharf, Andreas Heckmann
- Cast Laurence Rupp, Jeanne Goursaud, David Schütter, Gaetano Aronica, Bernhard Schütz, Eva Verena Müller
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Shantaram
An escaped convict reinvents himself as a doctor on the streets of 1980s Bombay.
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- United States • 2022
- Creator Steve Lightfoot, Eric Warren Singer
- Cast Charlie Hunnam, Fayssal Bazzi, Sujaya Dasgupta, Antonia Desplat, Elham Ehsas, David Field
- Genre Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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Graves Without a Name
Rithy Panh · 2019 · Cambodia, France
Rithy Panh, the creator of this documentary, creates a documentary recounting his attempts to find the unmarked graves of his parents, who were amongst many murdered by the Cambodian communist party, known as the Khmer Rouge, after they came to power in the 1970s. A moving and profound meditation on grief and the horrors of politically-motivated brutality.
Available on Apple TV, Kanopy
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An Elephant Sitting Still
(大象席地而坐)
In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world.
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- China • 2018
- Director Hu Bo
- Cast Zhang Yu, Peng Yuchang, Wang Yu Wen, Congxi Li, Xiang Rong Dong
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
The Twentieth Century
Aspiring politician Mackenzie King can’t choose between the heroic soldier he believes himself destined to marry, and a psoriasis-addled spinster.
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- Canada • 2019
- Director Matthew Rankin
- Cast Dan Beirne, Sarianne Cormier, Catherine St-Laurent, Mikhaïl Ahooja, Brent Skagford, Seán Cullen
- Genre Comedy
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
All Quiet on the Western Front
(Im Westen nichts Neues)
A German film adaptation of the epic 1929 anti-war novel by Erich Maria Remarque.
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- Germany, United States, United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Edward Berger
- Cast Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanović, Devid Striesow, Daniel Brühl
- Genre Action, Drama, War
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Luzzu
A struggling fisherman enters the black market to provide for his family.
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- Malta • 2021
- Director Alex Camilleri
- Cast Jesmark Scicluna, Michela Farrugia, David Scicluna, Frida Cauchi
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Parallel Mothers
(Madres paralelas)
Two single mothers give birth at the same time in the same place, and their chance connection will change their lives forever.
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- Spain • 2021
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma, Julieta Serrano
- Genre Drama
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand
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, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy
Petite Maman
(Petite maman)
A young girl ventures into the woods around her grandmother's house and forms a friendship with a lonely local girl.
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- France • 2021
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Nina Meurisse, Stéphane Varupenne, Margot Abascal
- Genre Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy
Hit the Road
(جاده خاکی)
A family bonds on a road trip through northwestern Iran.
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- Iran • 2022
- Director Panah Panahi
- Cast Hassan Madjooni, Pantea Panahiha, Rayan Sarlak, Amin Simiar, Masoud Tosifyan
- Genre Drama
- Available on Showtime, Showtime Amazon Channel, Hoopla, fuboTV, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount+ Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Happening
(L'Événement)
A college student deals with an unwanted abortion when it was still illegal in1960s France.
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- France • 2021
- Director Audrey Diwan
- Cast Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luàna Bajrami, Louise Orry-Diquéro, Pio Marmaï, Sandrine Bonnaire
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
In Lagos, Nigeria, two people believe they will better their lives in another country, but come to a stark realization.
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- Nigeria • 2020
- Director Chuko Esiri, Arie Esiri
- Cast Jude Akuwudike, Tomiwa Edun, Temi Ami-Williams, Cynthia Ebijie, Toyin Oshinaike
- Genre Drama
- Available on , Max Amazon Channel, Max
The Hidden Life of Trees
(Das geheime Leben der Bäume)
An exploration of the hidden side of trees - their social life, personality, and emotions
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- Germany • 2020
- Director Jörg Adolph
- Cast Peter Wohlleben
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Freevee, Redbox, Plex
Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Two men investigate the killing of the secretary general of the United Nations, and discover a secret far worse.
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- Denmark, Norway, Sweden • 2019
- Director Mads Brügger
- Cast Mads Brügger, Clarinah Mfengu, Saphir Wenzi Mabanza, Göran Björkdahl, Hilding Björkdahl, Charles Southall
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Alamo on Demand
The County
(Héraðið)
A widowed dairy farmer stands up for her contained community in rural Iceland.
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- Iceland • 2019
- Director Grímur Hákonarson
- Cast Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Ævar Þór Benediktsson
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
A history of U.S. anti-black racism given by former ACLU deputy legal director Jefferey Robinson.
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- United States • 2021
- Director Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
Too Late to Die Young
(Tarde para morir joven)
In a very dry summer in an isolated community far from the city, Sofia, Clara and Lucas face their first loves and fears.
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- Chile, Brazil, Argentina • 2019
- Director Dominga Sotomayor
- Cast Demian Hernández, Antar Machado, Magdalena Tótoro, Matías Oviedo, Andrés Aliaga
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
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 Hulu, Viaplay, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Kanopy
Promare
(プロメア)
A young hero's burning desire to protect humanity from the threat of fire wielding mutants.
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- Japan • 2019
- Director Hiroyuki Imaishi
- Cast Kenichi Matsuyama, Taichi Saotome, Masato Sakai, Ayane Sakura, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Tetsu Inada
- Genre Animation, Action, Science Fiction
- Available on Hoopla, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Speak No Evil
(Gæsterne)
While visiting a Dutch family they met on holiday, a Danish family is met with a a series of bizarre and grotesque events.
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- Denmark, Netherlands • 2022
- Director Christian Tafdrup
- Cast Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Huêt, Karina Smulders, Liva Forsberg, Marius Damslev
- Genre Horror, Mystery
- Available on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Wood and Water
A woman travels to Hong Kong to reunite with her estranged son.
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- Germany • 2021
- Director Jonas Bak
- Cast Anke Bak, Ricky Yeung, Alexandra Batten, Theresa Bak, Susanne Johnssen
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video
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Palm Trees and Power Lines
Jamie Dack · 2022 · United States
17-year-old Lea spends her summer aimlessly tanning in her backyard with her best friend, tiptoeing around her needy mother, and getting stoned. This monotony is interrupted by a chance encounter with a man twice her age with whom she enters a troubling relationship. A melancholic portrait of adolescence, manipulation, and sexual abuse.
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Holy Spider
(عنکبوت مقدس)
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate the serial killings of sex workers.
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- Denmark, Germany, Sweden • 2022
- Director Ali Abbasi
- Cast Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Sina Parvaneh, Nima Akbarpour
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Children of the Mist
(Những đứa trẻ trong sương)
A documentarian traces a Hmong girl’s experience with a custom that permits men to kidnap young girls for marriage.
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- Vietnam • 2022
- Director Diem Ha Le
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Wildhood
Teenage Link embarks on a journey to find his estranged mother while reconnecting with his indigenous roots and sexuality.
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- Canada • 2022
- Director Bretten Hannam
- Cast Phillip Lewitski, Joshua Odjick, Michael Greyeyes, Joel Thomas Hynes, Avery Winters-Anthony, Savonna Spracklin
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu, Eventive
Unclenching the Fists
(Разжимая кулаки)
A young woman hopes to leave her family and start a new life, but finds that leaving is harder than she thought.
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- Russia • 2021
- Director Kira Kovalenko
- Cast Milana Aguzarova, Alik Karaev, Soslan Khugaev, Khetag Bibilov, Arsen Khetagurov
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams
(Salvatore - Il calzolaio dei sogni)
The story of Salvatore Ferragamo, one of the most famous Hollywood shoe designers.
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- Italy • 2021
- Director Luca Guadagnino
- Cast Manolo Blahnik, Grace Coddington, Christian Louboutin, Salvatore Ferragamo, Suzy Menkes, Deborah Nadoolman
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Spectrum On Demand, DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Alice, Darling
A young woman trapped in an abusive relationship becomes the unwitting participant in an intervention staged by her two closest friends.
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- Canada, United States • 2022
- Director Mary Nighy
- Cast Anna Kendrick, Kaniehtiio Horn, Charlie Carrick, Wunmi Mosaku, Markjan Winnick, Daniel Stolfi
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, FlixFling, DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World
Investigative journalism group Bellingcat, comprised of an international society of citizen journalists, uses open-source methods to fight against fake news.
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- Netherlands • 2018
- Director Hans Pool
- Cast Eliot Higgins, Christiaan Triebert
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Topic
Utama
An elderly Quechua couple must decide if they want to leave their home and move to the city.
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- Bolivia, Uruguay, France • 2022
- Director Alejandro Loayza Grisi
- Cast José Calcina, Luisa Quispe, Santos Choque
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, YouTube, Apple TV
Emma.
A young woman heedlessly meddles in people’s romantic affairs as she tries to play matchmaker.
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- United Kingdom • 2020
- Director Autumn de Wilde
- Cast Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Josh O'Connor, Callum Turner, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on fuboTV, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, AMC on Demand, Peacock, Peacock Premium
Labyrinth of Cinema
(海辺の映画館-キネマの玉手箱)
Three Japanese moviegoers are thrown back in time to Hiroshima the night before the atomic bombing of the city.
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- Japan • 2019
- Director Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Cast Takuro Atsuki, Takahito Hosoyamada, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Rei Yoshida, Riko Narumi, Hirona Yamazaki
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance, War
- Available on Amazon Video
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
A darker version of the classic children's fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living boy.
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- United States, Mexico, France • 2022
- Director Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
- Cast Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Ron Perlman
- Genre Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Music
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Heimat Is a Space in Time
(Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit)
Descendants of a family torn apart in the early 20th century retrace their heritage.
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- Germany, Austria • 2019
- Director Thomas Heise
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, DocAlliance Films, Apple TV, Kanopy
The County
(Héraðið)
A widowed dairy farmer stands up for her contained community in rural Iceland.
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- Iceland • 2019
- Director Grímur Hákonarson
- Cast Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Ævar Þór Benediktsson
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy
All That Breathes
A poetic documentary chronicling the efforts of three New Delhi men to help the city’s dying birds.
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- United Kingdom, India, United States • 2022
- Director Shaunak Sen
- Cast Nadeem Shehzad, Mohammad Saud, Salik Rehman
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DIRECTV, , Max, Max Amazon Channel
Honeyland
Hatidze Muratova, one of the last "bee hunters" in Europe, raises bees based in a sustainable and minimally invasive manner.
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- Macedonia • 2019
- Director Tamara Kotevska
- Cast Hatidzhe Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam
- Genre Documentary
- Available on , Max Amazon Channel, Max, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
Corsage
A stunning exploration of beauty, aging, and loneliness through a fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
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- Austria, France, Luxembourg • 2022
- Director Marie Kreutzer
- Cast Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner, Alma Hasun, Finnegan Oldfield
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
For Sama
Director Waad Al-Kateab captures the bombing of Aleppo as she and her husband lived it.
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- United Kingdom, Syria, United States • 2019
- Director Edward Watts
- Cast Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Waad al-Kateab
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy
Candyman
Say it if you dare.
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- Canada, United States • 2021
- Director Nia DaCosta
- Cast Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Kyle Kaminsky, Vanessa Williams
- Genre Horror, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, DIRECTV, Alamo on Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand
His House
This unique film fuses haunted-house horror with the modern-day refugee crisis.
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- United Kingdom • 2020
- Director Remi Weekes
- Cast Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku, Matt Smith, Malaika Wakoli-Abigaba, Javier Botet, Emily Taaffe
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Spotlight: French Films at Cannes (the Competition)
Anatomy of a Fall, by French director Justine Triet, won the Palme d'Or at the recent 76th Cannes Film Festival. This week we look back at the other French films that have won the top prize since the Festival began.
Titane
A near-fatal car crash leaves a girl with physical and emotional trauma that shapes her future — and her fetishes.
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- France, Belgium • 2021
- Director Julia Ducournau
- Cast Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh, Mara Cissé, Marin Judas
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Redbox, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
The Ordinaries
In a repressive three-class society, a young woman in a Supporting Role must prove she is worthy of becoming a Main Character.
- Germany • 2023
- Director Sophie Linnenbaum
- Cast Fine Sendel, Jule Böwe, Henning Peker, Sira-Anna Faal, Noah Tinwa, Denise M'Baye
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Amherstcinema, Coolidge
The Damned
(Les Maudits)
To avoid their fate in Europe, a group of Nazis board a submarine bound for South America.
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- France • 1947
- Director René Clément
- Cast Henri Vidal, Florence Marly, Fosco Giachetti, Paul Bernard, Jo Dest, Michel Auclair
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Amazon Video, Kino Now, Kanopy, Apple TV
Secrets & Lies
Family secrets are laid bare.
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- France, United Kingdom • 1996
- Director Mike Leigh
- Cast Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook, Lee Ross
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max
Amour
Love never ends.
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- 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 DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel
Underground
(Podzemlje)
Black marketeer Marko has a talent for exploitation and puts it to work in Yugoslavia over the course of the 20th century.
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- Yugoslavia, France, Germany • 1995
- Director Emir Kusturica
- Cast Miki Manojlović, Lazar Ristovski, Mirjana Joković, Slavko Štimac, Ernst Stötzner, Srđan Todorović
- Genre Comedy, Drama, War
- Available on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Kino Now
Blue Is the Warmest Color
(La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2)
Adèle's life changes completely when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair.
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- France, Belgium, Spain • 2013
- Director Abdellatif Kechiche
- Cast Adèle Exarchopoulos, Léa Seydoux, Salim Kechiouche, Aurélien Recoing, Catherine Salée, Benjamin Siksou
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Tubi TV, Apple TV
Under the Sun of Satan
(Sous le soleil de Satan)
Satan tempts Father Dossignan, who is trying to save the soul of a young girl who killed one of her lovers.
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- France • 1987
- Director Maurice Pialat
- Cast Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat, Brigitte Legendre
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, Fandor Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
The Class
(Entre les murs)
Based on his real life, a teacher must deal with the challenging dynamics of his multicultural classroom.
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- France • 2008
- Director Laurent Cantet
- Cast François Bégaudeau, Franck Keïta, Louise Grinberg, Rabah Nait Oufella, Esmeralda Ouertani, Rachel Regulier
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
The Wages of Fear
(Le Salaire de la peur)
A rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers on remote roads where the slightest jolt can be deadly.
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- France, Italy • 1953
- Director Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Cast Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Véra Clouzot, Antonio Centa
- Genre Drama, Thriller, Adventure
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Dheepan
To escape the Sri Lankan civil war, a former soldier, a woman, and a little girl pose as a family.
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- 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, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
(Les parapluies de Cherbourg)
A film for all the young lovers of the world.
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- France, West Germany • 1964
- Director Jacques Demy
- Cast Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Mireille Perrey, Marc Michel, Ellen Farner
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, , Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Black Orpheus
(Orfeu Negro)
A retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice that introduced Bossa Nova to the world.
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- Brazil, France, Italy • 1959
- Director Marcel Camus
- Cast Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Marcel Camus, Fausto Guerzoni, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Vudu, Alamo on Demand, Kanopy, Apple TV, , Max, Max Amazon Channel