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Joker

Todd Phillips

2019 · Canada, United States

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Available on HBO Max, Spectrum On Demand, DIRECTV, Apple iTunes, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, AMC on Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 New Zealand, United States

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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As dark forces threaten, a king reignites a broken fellowship and a quest is undergone.

On Body and Soul

2017 Hungary

On Body and Soul
(Testről és lélekről)

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Two people find out that they share the same dream every night. Then they try to recreate it.

Fleabag

2016 United Kingdom

Fleabag

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Available on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Redbox, Amazon Prime Video

All hail the hot priest!

The Crown

2016 United Kingdom

The Crown

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Available on Netflix

The decades-spanning inside story of Queen Elizabeth II and the prime ministers who shaped post-war Britain.

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

2001 India

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
(लगान)

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Available on Netflix

Local politics and colonial justice meet in a game of cricket.

Autumn Sonata

1978 West Germany, United Kingdom

Autumn Sonata
(Höstsonaten)

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Available on Apple iTunes, Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Vudu, HBO Max, YouTube

Time can't heal all wounds.

Pieces of a Woman

2020 Canada, Hungary, United States

Pieces of a Woman

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A grieving couple embark on an emotional journey after the loss of their baby.

Raazi

2018 India

Raazi
(राज़ी)

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A young woman from India agrees to marry a Pakistani military officer in order to spy for her country.

Parasite

2019 Korea

Parasite
(기생충)

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A poor family lies and schemes their way into the employ of a wealthy household — successfully, but with great consequences.

The Platform

2019 Spain

The Platform
(El hoyo)

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Available on Netflix

Your greed can be deadly.

Peaky Blinders

2013 United Kingdom

Peaky Blinders

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A series about one of the most powerful gangs in Birmingham post-World War I.

Touching the Void

2003 United Kingdom, United States

Touching the Void

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Available on Apple iTunes, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Curia, Amazon Video, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Plex

A documentary on Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' near-fatal 1985 attempt to climb Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes.

Dangal

2016 India, United States

Dangal
(दंगल)

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A former wrestler raises a family of international wrestling champions in this inspiring biopic.

Dark

2017 Germany, United States

Dark

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Available on Netflix

The complicated lives of locals living in a small German town are revealed during a search for missing children.

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015 Australia, United States

Mad Max: Fury Road

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In an apocalyptic future, two rebels join forces.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019 United Kingdom

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

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Available on Netflix

A young Malawian genius uses invention and ambition to save his family and village from famine.

Black Mirror

2011 United Kingdom, United States

Black Mirror

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Technology turns horrific in this anthology series.

Bicycle Thieves

1948 Italy

Bicycle Thieves
(Ladri di biciclette)

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Antonio and his son walk the streets of Rome in search of Antonio’s stolen bicycle, vital for keeping his job.

Attack on Titan

2013 Japan

Attack on Titan
(進撃の巨人)

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When the human race is hunted nearly to extinction by giant monsters, a small group of humans fight back.

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Penguin Highway

Hiroyasu Ishida

2018 · Japan

A fourth-grader investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power held by a young woman working at a dental clinic. A delightful film that immortalizes that beautiful and fleeting moment between childhood and adolescence.

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The Lighthouse

Robert Eggers

2019 Canada, United States

The Lighthouse

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Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Balloon

Pema Tseden

2019 China

Balloon
(དབུགས་ལྒང་།)

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Available on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV

Following the death of a grandparent, a family grapples with whether to treat a surprise (and unwanted) pregnancy as the reincarnation of their lost relative.

The Souvenir: Part II

Joanna Hogg

2021 United Kingdom

The Souvenir: Part II

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A film student makes a graduation film in the aftermath of a manipulative relationship.

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Morgan Neville

2018 United States

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

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A little kindness makes a world of difference.

Aquarela

Viktor Kossakovsky

2019 United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark

Aquarela

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A film that explores and investigates water in all of its forms.

Have a Nice Day

Liu Jian

2018 China

Have a Nice Day
(大世界)

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A darkly funny animated neo-noir following a young driver who steals a million dollars from a crime boss.

Escape from Mogadishu

Ryoo Seung-wan

2021 Korea

Escape from Mogadishu
(모가디슈)

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In the Somali civil war, embassy staff from North and South Korea must come together if they want to make it out of the country alive.

Diego Maradona

Asif Kapadia

2019 United Kingdom

Diego Maradona

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Rebel, Hero, Hustler, God.

The Other Side of the Wind

Orson Welles

2018 France, Iran, United States

The Other Side of the Wind

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Available on Netflix

Surrounded by fans and skeptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he attempts to make his innovative comeback film.

This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection

Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

2019 Lesotho

This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection

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80-year-old Mantoa is preparing to die, but, when her community is forced to resettle due to reservoir construction, she decides to fight.

The Chambermaid

Lila Avilés

2019 Mexico

The Chambermaid
(La Camarista)

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A chambermaid at a luxurious Mexico City hotel confronts the monotony of long workdays with quiet examinations of forgotten belongings.

Dogman

Matteo Garrone

2018 Italy, France

Dogman

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A Man Groomed For Vengeance.

José

Li Cheng

2020 Guatemala, United States

José

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The coming-of-age story of a young gay man in Guatemala who must choose between his home and his heart.

Diamantino

Daniel Schmidt

2018 Portugal, France, Brazil

Diamantino

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A delirious comedy about a footballer in disgrace.

The Card Counter

Paul Schrader

2021 United Kingdom, China, United States

The Card Counter

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An ex-military interrogator-turned-gambler is haunted by ghosts of his past.

Grass

Hong Sang-soo

2018 Korea

Grass
(풀잎들)

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Available on Apple iTunes, Vudu, Topic, Kanopy

An introverted young woman spends her days observing other patrons in a South Korean café in this black-and-white drama.

The Whistlers

Corneliu Porumboiu

2019 Romania, France, Germany

The Whistlers
(La Gomera)

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A corrupt policeman is intent on freeing a crooked businessman from a prison on Gomera, an island in the Canaries.

Araby

João Dumans

2018 Brazil

Araby
(Arábia)

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A collection of life experiences. A road movie for Brazil's underclass.

Ray & Liz

Richard Billingham

2018 United Kingdom

Ray & Liz

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Richard Billingham returns to the subject of the striking photographs that he captured of his family during Thatcher era Britain in this drama recounting his childhood in a Birmingham council flat.

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Prayers for the Stolen

Tatiana Huezo

2021 · Mexico, Germany, Brazil

Ana and her two best friends, Maria and Paula,come of age in a small and war-torn rural town in Mexico that is ravaged by the conflict between the drug cartels and the government, where young women and girls are often the most at risk of coming under the cartel's wrath.

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Scales

Shahad Ameen

2020 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq

Scales
(سيدة البحر)

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Young Hawat must stand alone against her family and her village in order to escape a brutal custom.

Hatching

Hanna Bergholm

2022 Finland, Sweden

Hatching
(Pahanhautoja)

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A young gymnast keeps a strange secret from her overbearing mother.

Lucy and Desi

Amy Poehler

2022 United States

Lucy and Desi

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According to Desi Arnaz, "I Love Lucy was never just a title."

Balloon

Pema Tseden

2019 China

Balloon
(དབུགས་ལྒང་།)

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Available on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV

Following the death of a grandparent, a family grapples with whether to treat a surprise (and unwanted) pregnancy as the reincarnation of their lost relative.

The Summit of the Gods

Patrick Imbert

2021 Luxembourg, France

The Summit of the Gods
(Le Sommet des dieux)

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Available on Netflix

Seventy years after a mountaineer’s mysterious death on Mount Everest, a reporter believes he knows how to find the answer.

Josep

Aurel

2020 France, Spain, Belgium

Josep

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Separated by barbed wire during the Spanish Civil War, a concentration camp guard and an anti-Franco cartoonist become unlikely friends.

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Jon Watts

2021 United States, Iceland

Spider-Man: No Way Home

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Spider-Man faces a crisis from across the multiverse.

The Velvet Queen

Marie Amiguet

2021 France

The Velvet Queen
(La Panthère des neiges)

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High up on the Tibetan plateau lies a sanctuary of rare and undiscovered fauna, including the elusive snow leopard.

The Witches of the Orient

Julien Faraut

2021 France

The Witches of the Orient
(Les Sorcières de l’Orient)

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The incredible story of Japan's 1964 Olympics woman's volleyball team, known around the world as the 'Witches of the Orient.'

Uppercase Print

Radu Jude

2020 Romania

Uppercase Print
(Tipografic Majuscul)

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Available on Criterion Channel

The heroic story of Romanian teenager Mugur Călinescu, whose graffiti messages protesting dictator Nicolae Ceausescu made him a target of the secret police.

Ascension

Jessica Kingdon

2021 China

Ascension

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An exploration of contemporary China through the lens of consumerism, innovation, and pursuit of the "Chinese Dream."

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

2021 Japan

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
(偶然と想像)

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Three women deal with the problems of modern relationships in this anthology of unique stories.

Days

Tsai Ming-liang

2021 Taiwan

Days
(日子)

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Two solitary men come together in a lonely urban landscape and find a moment of healing and tenderness.

The Souvenir: Part II

Joanna Hogg

2021 United Kingdom

The Souvenir: Part II

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Available on Apple iTunes, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube

A film student makes a graduation film in the aftermath of a manipulative relationship.

The Hand of God

Paolo Sorrentino

2021 Italy

The Hand of God
(È stata la mano di Dio)

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Available on Netflix

Based in part on the life of director Paolo Sorrentino, this film tells the story of a fateful encounter with soccer superstar Diego Maradona.

Ghost Tropic

Bas Devos

2020 Belgium, Netherlands

Ghost Tropic

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Available on Kanopy

A woman falls asleep on the train and must make her way home on foot.

Here Before

Stacey Gregg

2022 United Kingdom

Here Before

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A bereaved mother begins to question her own reality after new neighbors move in next door.

The Woman Who Ran

Hong Sang-soo

2020 Korea

The Woman Who Ran
(도망친 여자)

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Available on Mubi

When her husband goes away on business, a woman visits her friends to ruminate over marriage, closeness, and the shapes of their friendships.

Paris, 13th District

Jacques Audiard

2021 France

Paris, 13th District
(Les Olympiades)

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Three young people living in Paris fall in and out of love with each other.

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Spotlight: Very British Telly

In this Spotlight, we’re exploring Very British Telly. These single-camera comedies are characterized by their dry, cerebral humor and dark comedy. Further, unlike the classic British sitcoms that preceded them, these series represent a modern era in British TV and paint a contemporary portrait of life in the UK and of its inhabitants.