Passion / Junan (2013)
Comedy | Drama | Erotica | Fantasy
Francesco (Mayuko Iwasa) grew up in a monastery. She is now an extremely lonely woman. Francesco is also curious about sex and relationships between men and women. One day, she notices a bump in her genital area that resembles a human face.
Starring: Mayuko Iwasa, Yasushi Fuchikami, Kumiko Ito, Kanji Furutachi
Director: Ryôko Yoshida
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
Bruce Nolan is a local Eyewitness News TV reporter in Buffalo, New York, best known for doing human interest stories–which makes everyone happy but him. Bruce would much rather be replacing the soon-to-retire anchorman. Essentially, Bruce is disconnected with everything in his life and rarely misses an opportunity to complain about it. He has a loving girlfriend, Grace, who runs a day care center and adores Bruce in spite of his negativity. Bruce is handed a great opportunity when he's asked to do the 23rd anniversary of Niagra Falls' famed Maid of the Mist boat, which will air live during sweeps. But the mist hits the fan when it's announced on-air–just before Bruce goes live–that the co-anchor position, about to be vacated, is going to Bruce's superficial rival. In front of millions of viewers, Bruce has an on-camera meltdown, punctuated by a four-letter word not yet cleared for network television. On this worst day of Bruce's life, he's fired from the station, beaten up by a gang of toughs, and his car is vandalized. Furious, Bruce rails and rages against the Lord for his rotten luck–which is followed by a curious set of signs, one of which leads him to an old building called Omni Presents, Inc. There, Bruce meets a janitor who reveals himself to be who he really is–God! He's heard Bruce's complaints and now has an offer for the choleric newscaster–his job. By endowing Bruce with all his powers, God challenges him to take on the job and see if he can do any better!
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman, Philip Baker Hall, Catherine Bell, Lisa Ann Walter
Director: Tom Shadyac
Jimmy's Hall (2014)
Drama | History
Communist leader James "Jimmy" Gralton is deported from Ireland in the 1930s for operating a dance hall where he shares his political views, including criticism of the Catholic Church's restriction of free speech.
Starring: Jim Norton, Brian F. O'Byrne, Andrew Scott, Francis Magee, Karl Geary, Barry Ward
Director: Ken Loach
Desert Dancer (2014)
Biography | Drama
A film based on an incredible true story. Desert Dancer is a classic hero story about brave young people risking their lives to rebel against their government and fight for their dreams. Set in Iran, where it is currently forbidden to dance, the story follows Afshin Ghaffarian and his friends who despite the dangers form an underground dance company where, via hacking into YouTube, they learn from the very best – Michael Jackson, Pina Bausch, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev. Reveling in the freedom of expression that dance gives them, they set upon putting on a performance deep in the desert, away from the watchful eyes of the military police.
Starring: Freida Pinto, Reece Ritchie
Director: Richard Raymond
Imagine I'm Beautiful / Under Her Skin (2014)
Drama
After her mother's suicide, a young woman moves to New York to start afresh. After a rocky start with her new and troubled roommate, the two slowly forge a friendship, finding solace in each other's difficult pasts; until one of them makes a discovery that will alter their friendship for good.
Starring: Natalie Knepp, Lucas Salvagno, Naomi McDougall Jones, Katie Morrison
Director: Meredith Edwards
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Miss Meadows (2014)
Drama
Prim schoolteacher Miss Meadows is not entirely what she appears. Well-mannered, sweet, and caring, yes, but underneath the candy-sweet exterior hides the soul of a vigilante, taking it upon herself to right the wrongs in this cruel world by whatever means necessary. Things get complicated, however, when Miss Meadows gets romantically entangled with the town sheriff and her steadfast moral compass is thrown off, begging the question: "Who is the real Miss Meadows and what is she hiding?"
Starring: Katie Holmes, James Badge Dale, Callan Mulvey
Director: Karen Leigh Hopkins
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Bad Turn Worse / We Gotta Get Out of This Place (2013)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Three Texas teens hope to make a break for it and escape their dead-end existence in a cotton-mill town but get sucked into the seedy underbelly of organized crime when one of them steals from the wrong man.
Starring: Jeremy Allen White, Logan Huffman, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Pellegrino, William Devane, Jon Gries, Ashley Adams
Director: Simon Hawkins, Zeke Hawkins
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Die Eleganz der Madame Michel / Le hérisson / The Hedgehog (2009)
Drama
Paloma is a serious, but deeply bored 11-year old, who has decided to kill herself on her twelfth birthday. Fascinated by art and philosophy, she questions and documents her life and immediate circle, drawing trenchant and often hilarious observations on the world around her. But as her appointment with death approaches, Paloma finally meets some kindred spirits, in her building's grumpy concierge, and an enigmatic, elegant neighbor, both of whom inspire Paloma to question her rather pessimistic outlook on life.
Starring: Josiane Balasko, Garance Le Guillermic, Togo Igawa, Anne Brochet, Ariane Ascaride
Director: Mona Achache
The Naked City (1948)
Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller
Amid a semi-documentary portrait of New York and its people, Jean Dexter, an attractive blonde model, is murdered in her apartment. Homicide detectives Dan Muldoon and Jimmy Halloran investigate. Suspicion falls on various shifty characters who all prove to have some connection with a string of apartment burglaries. Then a burglar is found dead who once had an elusive partner named Willie. The climax is a very rapid manhunt sequence.
Starring: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Don Taylor, Ted de Corsia, Dorothy Hart
Narrator: Mark Hellinger
Director: Jules Dassin
Children of Paradise / Les enfants du paradis (1945)
Drama | Romance
This tragic tale centers around the ill-fated love between Baptiste, a theater mime, and Claire Reine, an actress and otherwise woman-about-town who calls herself Garance. Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: Frederick, a pretentious actor; Lacenaire, a conniving thief; and Count Eduard of Monteray. The story is further complicated by Nathalie, an actress who is in love with Baptiste. Garance and Baptiste meet when Garance is falsely accused of stealing a man's watch. Garance is forced to enter the protection of Count Eduard when she is innocently implicated in a crime committed by Lacenaire. In the intervening years of separation, both Garance and Baptiste become involved in loveless relationships with the Count and Nathalie, respectively.
Starring: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Pierre Renoir, María Casares, Gaston Modot
Director: Marcel Carné
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth¹s dominant species.
Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Judy Greer, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Director: Matt Reeves
If I Stay (2014)
Drama
Teenage musician Mia and her family are involved in a catastrophic car accident. She then has an out-of-body experience, watching as she is treated at the hospital. Reflecting on her life, friendships, and loves, she faces a profound choice: fight for life at any price or simply slip away and move on.
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley, Liana Liberato, Lauren Lee Smith, Stacy Keach
Director: R.J. Cutler
À bout de souffle / Breathless (1960)
Crime | Drama | Romance
A petty criminal, wanted for the murder of a police officer, returns to Paris where he meets an American girl who hawks newspapers. They become lovers, but eventually the police pressure her into betraying him and revealing his whereabouts.
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger, Henri-Jacques Huet, Roger Hanin, Jean-Pierre Melville
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
I'm Obsessed with You: But You've Got to Leave Me Alone (2014)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
An eccentric collegiate improv group tries to live life according to the "yes and" rules of improv.
Starring: Rachel Brosnahan, Thomas McDonell, Manish Dayal, Olek Krupa, Jason Ralph, Genevieve Adams
Director: Jon Goracy
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In Your Eyes (2014)
Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi
In the frozen East Coast winter, Rebecca is withering away in a life of cocktail parties and lonely nights as the sheltered, soft-spoken wife of a successful doctor. Across the country in sun-drenched, arid New Mexico, charismatic ex-con Dylan is struggling to find his footing and a fresh start. When these polar opposites realize they share an inexplicable connection, a unique metaphysical romance begins.
Starring: Jennifer Grey, Nikki Reed, Zoe Kazan, Steve Howey, Michael Stahl-David, Mark Feuerstein
Director: Brin Hill
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El Desierto / The Desert (2013)
Drama | Sci-Fi
The failed story of a love triangle in a post-apocalyptic world.
Starring: Victoria Almeida, Lautaro Delgado, Lucas Lagré, William Prociuk
Director: Christoph Behl
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Once Upon a Time in Queens / Last I Heard (2013)
Comedy | Drama
After spending 20 years in federal prison for myriad crimes, ailing mafia boss Joseph "Mr. Joe" Scoleri is released with a strict requirement not to interact with his old contacts in the mafia – and to ensure this, an FBI tail follows him. He quickly realizes that while the world around him may have changed, the habits of a mafia boss die hard.
Starring: Paul Sorvino, Michael Rapaport, Renee Props, Andrea Kelly, Lev Gorn, Steven Bauer, Chazz Palminteri
Director: Dave Rodriguez
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Believe / Theatre of Dreams (2013)
Drama
Set in 1984 and inspired by true events, 'Believe' is a funny and touching fictional tale about the legendary Manchester United football manager Sir Matt Busby, who helps a wayward boy fulfill his dream. An act of petty crime by 11 year old Georgie becomes a collision of fate as Sir Matt tracks him down, only to discover that the boy is an extraordinarily gifted footballer and captain of a team of unruly talents. Having lived with football all his life and survived the tragic 1958 Munich plane disaster, in which eight of his young players were killed, Sir Matt is still committed to continue his work of 'training lads for life' and so begins a thrilling adventure as Sir Matt Busby, comes out of retirement to transform a young group of scallywags into a dream team.
Starring: Natascha McElhone, Brian Cox, Toby Stephens, Anne Reid, Jack Smith
Director: David Scheinmann
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Abuse of Weakness / Abus de faiblesse (2013)
Drama
A stroke-afflicted filmmaker is manipulated by a notorious con man.
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Kool Shen
Director: Catherine Breillat
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The Trigger Effect (1996)
Drama | Thriller
When the lights go out and stay out for several days, suburbanites Matthew and Annie learn the hard way that man is "by nature" a predatory creature. Matthew's long-time friend, Joe, happens by on the second day and a rivalry between the two friends simmers as Annie cares for her sick baby. Rumors of looting spread throughout the neighborhood. No longer safe in their own home, they decide to drive to Annie's parents some 500 miles away. Before they reach their destination, more trouble comes their way when they stop to siphon gas from an abandoned car and discover the driver in the back seat… Is this what is meant by "man's inhumanity to man?
Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Elisabeth Shue, Dermot Mulroney, Richard T. Jones, Bill Smitrovich, Michael Rooker
Director: David Koepp
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