Ballon (2018)
Drama | History | Thriller
Balloon is a German thriller that deals with the crossing of the inner German border of the families Strelzyk and Wetzel from the GDR to West Germany with a homemade hot-air balloon.
Starring: Friedrich Mücke, Karoline Schuch, David Kross, Alicia von Rittberg, Thomas Kretschmann
Director: Michael Herbig
Columbus (2017)
Drama
A Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own dreams.
Starring: John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Michelle Forbes, Rory Culkin
Director: Kogonada
Dead Reckoning (1947)
Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller
A soldier runs away rather than receive the Medal of Honor, so his buddy gets permission to investigate, and love and death soon follow.
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, William Prince, Charles Cane, Wallace Ford
Director: John Cromwell
The Burial of Kojo (2018)
Drama | Thriller
A man is trapped in a mine shaft by his vengeful brother while his daughter embarks on a magical journey to rescue him.
Starring: Joe Addo, Henry Adofo, Kobina Amissah-Sam, Cynthia Dankwa
Director: Sam Blitz Bazawule
Up to You / Be My Slave: Chapter 3 / Sho Omaeshidai (2018)
Drama
Starring: Katsuya Maiguma, Mio Sugiyama, Yurisa, Masaki Miura
Director: Hideo Jôjô
Be My Master / Be My Slave: Chapter 2 / Sho Goshujin-sama to Yobasete Kudasai (2018)
Drama
Starring: Katsuya Maiguma, Aika Yukihira, Yurisa, Masaki Miura
Director: Hideo Jôjô
Be My Slave / Watashi no dorei ni narinasai (2012)
Drama
Hiroaki Mayama is a publishing company employee who's attracted to his senior coworker Kana, a woman who seems to have a nice, clean image while also giving off a certain air of mystery. After several failed attempts to hit on her, he suddenly gets an unexpected text message from her bluntly stating "Let's have sex tonight". He wonders what brought this on so suddenly, but the chance to be with an unattainable woman drives him to show up at her house. However, when he arrives, he finds a suspicious DVD and witnesses the shocking sexual life she's been leading in secret-one which he will soon become a part of himself.
Starring: Mitsu Dan, Akihiro Mayama, Itsuji Itao
Director: Tôru Kamei
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Biography | Comedy | Crime | Drama
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Anna Deavere Smith, Alice Kremelberg, Julie Ann Emery, Joanna Adler, Richard E. Grant
Director: Marielle Heller
Out of Blue (2018)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
When Detective Mike Hoolihan is called to investigate the shooting of leading astrophysicist and black hole expert, Jennifer Rockwell, she is affected in ways she struggles to comprehend.
Starring: Mamie Gummer, Patricia Clarkson, Toby Jones, James Caan, Jacki Weaver, Aaron Tveit
Director: Carol Morley
Best Friend from Heaven (2018)
Drama
When a tragic accident takes the life of her dog, Tara is forced to cancel her wedding. With a little help from above, their small town rallies together to make sure these two are able to have the wedding of their dreams.
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Will King, Winny Clarke, Christian Von Krause, Madeline Leon
Director: Justin G. Dyck
Hanalei Bay / Hanarei Bei (2018)
Drama
Sachi is the owner of a piano bar. She is a single mother and her son is Takashi. One day, Sachi receives a phone call that her son Takashi died from a shark attack in Hanalei Bay, Hawaii. He was surfing in the bay area when a shark attacked him. His foot was bitten completely off by the shark. Sachi heads to Hawaii. Ten years later, Sachi visits Hanalei Bay annually on her son's death anniversary date. She spends time there reading or looking out into the ocean. One day, she meets two young Japanese surfers and hears from them about a young Japanese surfer, Takahashi, with only one leg.
Starring: Yô Yoshida, Reo Sano, Nijirô Murakami, Guy Sato, Mike Guiry, Louis Kurihara
Director: Daishi Matsunaga
Girls' Encounter / Shôjo kaikô (2017)
Drama
Miyuri Obara loses her voice after being bullied. She is unable to assert herself, nor does she have the courage to cut her wrists. Miyuri's only friend is a silkworm she found in the mountains. Naming it "Tsumugi", she takes good care of it. But one day, the bully Shimizu finds out about a silkworm, and throws it away. But then, a girl named "Tsumugi" transfers in to her school.
Starring: Moeka Hoshi, Serena Motola
Director: Yûka Eda
White Chamber (2018)
Drama | Sci-Fi
The United Kingdom. Soon. Civil war rages. A woman wakes up in a blindingly white cuboid cell. Using its sophisticated functionality, her captor tortures her for information; information she claims not to have – or does she?
Starring: Shauna Macdonald, Oded Fehr, Amrita Acharia, Sharon Maughan, Nicholas Farrell, Candis Nergaard
Director: Paul Raschid
Cover (2007)
Drama | Thriller
They are married men that pass H.I.V. to their male or female partners. Many of the men hide behind the vow of marriage, but still desire men. The women know, but have grown accustomed to the extravagant lifestyle.
Starring: Aunjanue Ellis, Razaaq Adoti, Vivica A. Fox, Leon, Louis Gossett Jr., Paula Jai Parker, Roger Guenveur Smith, Richard Gant
Director: Bill Duke
Default / Gukgabudo-ui Nal (2018)
Drama
Si-hyun, the monetary policy manager at the Bank of Korea, predicts a massive national financial crisis and reports it to the Director. The Director doesn't schedule an emergency summit until 10 days later and does it without notifying the public of the situation. Si-hyun urges for the crisis to be announced in order to warn people of the looming disaster, but her plea is ignored. The summit is held behind closed doors. Jung-hak, a financial consultant, notices Korea is suddenly hemorrhaging foreign funds, and he learns the reason is that international finance firms have ordered an all-out investment withdrawal from the country, which has caused its credit rating to plummet. He hands in his resignation and decides to play the odds on what he's sure is a coming crisis. He secretly starts gathering investors willing to do the same. Gap-su, a family man who runs a small tableware factory, has a big break and wins a contract with a department store. The fact that the price settlement terms equal to little more than a promissory note concerns him only briefly, and oblivious to the looming financial upheaval, Gap-su signs the contract. The Managing Director of the IMF comes to Korea just one week before the country goes bust, and that is when those who try to prevent the crisis, those who seek to take advantage of it, and those only trying to protect their livelihood are caught in the wake of a national bankruptcy
Starring: Hye-su Kim, Ah-in Yoo, Jun-ho Heo, Woo-jin Jo, Vincent Cassel
Director: Kook-Hee Choi
The Highwaymen (2019)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
A pair of police officers come out of retirement to catch the infamous outlaws Bonnie & Clyde.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates, Kim Dickens, John Carroll Lynch, W. Earl Brown
Director: John Lee Hancock
Welcome to Marwen / The Women of Marwen (2018)
Biography | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.
Starring: Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe, Eiza González, Gwendoline Christie, Leslie Zemeckis, Neil Jackson, Falk Hentschel
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Hard-Core / Hâdo koa (2018)
Comedy | Drama
Hardcore is about the life story of a treasure hunter who lives in the countryside of Gunma in Japan. He is pure and kind, but has no communication skills and has a mind of his own. His sole friend is his co-worker. This man has never had sex. The friends find a robot one day. The robot wants to stay with the men. A bond is formed. The men resolve to change their lives.
Starring: Takayuki Yamada, Takeru Satoh, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Takako Matsu, Kei Ishibashi, Takuzô Kubikukuri, Suon Kan
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
Sopyonje / Seopyeonje (1993)
Drama | Music
Despite its falling popularity, a father teaches his two children the Korean musical tradition of Pansori (one singer accompanied by one drummer).
Starring: Myung-gon Kim, Jung-hae Oh, Kyu-chul Kim, Sae-kil Shin, Byeong-kyeong Ahn, Jae-Hyun Cho
Director: Kwon-taek Im
Miss Baek / Mi-sseu-baek (2018)
Drama
A woman's past as a convict follows her everywhere and because of this she doesn't open up to others. But then she strikes up a friendship with a broken child who has suffered from domestic violence and decides to save the girl from the cruel world. A man who holds feelings for the woman, tries to protect her in his own way.
Starring: Ji-min Han, Shi-A Kim, Hee-joon Lee, So-hyun Kwon, Soo-Jang Baek, Young-nam Jang, Kim Sun-Young
Director: Ji-won Lee
