Eden (2012)
Drama
A young Korean-American girl, abducted and forced into prostitution by domestic human traffickers, joins forces with her captors in a desperate plea to survive.
Starring: Jamie Chung, Beau Bridges, Scott Mechlowicz, Matt O'Leary, Tantoo Cardinal, Grace Arends
Director: Megan Griffiths
Why Stop Now (2012)
Comedy | Drama
When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure.
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Paul Calderon
Director: Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner
Gangster Squad (2013)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
A chronicle of the Los Angeles Police Department's fight to keep East Coast Mafia out of Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s.
Starring: Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, Emma Stone, Nick Nolte, Robert Patrick
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Mój rower / My Father's Bike (2012)
Comedy | Drama
Grandfather's wife unexpectedly leaves him for another man and this sparks a series of events. His son and grandson arrive from abroad and set of for a journey to find a woman dear to each of them.
Starring: Michal Urbaniak, Artur Zmijewski, Krzysztof Chodorowski, Witold Debicki, Anna Nehrebecka
Director: Piotr Trzaskalski
Defendor (2009)
Comedy | Crime | Drama
Bruined and beaten, arm in a sling, neck in a brace, Arthur Poppington sits in front of court-appointed psychologist Ellen Chum. After making her swear to secrecy, Poppington begins to tell the story of his secret life as "Defendor" – yes, that's an "OR" – spelling is not one of his super powers. By day, Poppington directs traffic around road construction sites, but at night he dons a pair of black tights, a black jersey with a crude "D" duct-taped to his chest, and trawls the streets as his alter ago. As Defendor, Poppington engages in what he believes is a super heroic fight against crime in an attempt to fulfull his unrealized dream of capturing his archrival, Captian Industry – a gun trafficking crime lord who Poppington mistankenly believes is responsible for the death of his mother. Defendor's problems with the law begin with his intervention in a trick gone bad. When coming to the aid of Katerina Debrofkowitz, an underage prostitute, Defendor tangles with her pimp, Chuck Dooney – a crooked undercover cop. By doing so, Defendor bumbles his way into a criminal underwold, and the stage is set for a showdown with Captain Industry.
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Michael Kelly, Sandra Oh, Kat Dennings
Director: Peter Stebbings
My Blueberry Nights (2008)
Drama | Romance
After a rough break-up, Elizabeth sets out on a journey across the U.S., leaving behind a life of memories, a dream and a soulful new friend; a cafe owner–all while in search of something to mend her broken heart. Waitressing her way through the country, Elizabeth befriends others whose yearnings are greater than hers, including a troubled cop and his estranged wife and a down-on-her luck gambler with a score to settle. Through these individuals, Elizabeth witnesses the true depths of loneliness and emptiness, and begins to understand that her own journey is part of a greater exploration within herself.
Starring: Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman
Director: Kar Wai Wong
Inseparable / Xing ying bu li (2011)
Drama | Thriller
A troubled young man, Li faces pressure at work and problems at home with his moody wife. Chuck, rescues Li from the brink of despair and becomes an unlikely mentor. But who is Chuck really?
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Daniel Wu, Beibi Gong, Ni Yan, Peter Stormare, Kenneth Tsang, Mo Zhang
Director: Dayyan Eng
Girl$ / Nam nam (2010)
Drama
Four girls – tempted by the money that can be earned in prostitution – meet men on 'paid dates' in Hongkong and enjoy the thrills and consumerism to the fullest. However, after some time, each of them will have to learn in her own way that nothing comes without a price…
Starring: Michelle Wai, Seli Xian, Venus Wong, Una Lin, Kwok Cheung Tsang, Deep Ng, Eric Tse
Director: Kenneth Bi
CJ7 / Cheung Gong 7 hou (2008)
Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Ti (Stephen Chow) is a poor father who works all day, everyday at a construction site to make sure his son Dicky Chow (Xu Jian) can attend an elite private school. Despite his father's good intentions to give his son the opportunities he never had, Dicky, with his dirty and tattered clothes and none of the "cool" toys stands out from his schoolmates like a sore thumb. Ti can't afford to buy Dicky any expensive toys and goes to the best place he knows to get new stuff for Dicky – the junk yard! While out "shopping" for a new toy for his son, Ti finds a mysterious orb and brings it home for Dicky to play with. To his surprise and disbelief, the orb reveals itself to Dicky as a bizarre "pet" with extraordinary powers. Armed with his "CJ7" Dicky seizes this chance to overcome his poor background and shabby clothes and impress his fellow schoolmates for the first time in his life. But CJ7 has other ideas and when Dicky brings it to class, chaos ensues.
Starring: Stephen Chow, Jiao Xu, Kitty Zhang, Shing-Cheung Lee, Min Hun Fung, Lei Huang, Chi Chung Lam, Wen Xue Yao, Yong Hua Han, Yu Lei
Director: Stephen Chow
Beck (2010)
Drama
Maho Minami (Shiori Kutsuna) returns to Japan after studying in New York. Her half brother Ryusuke Minami (Hiro Mizushima) is an ultra talented guitarist. Maho & Ryosuke then meet Koyuki (Takeru Sato ), a fellow young teen whom Maho takes interest in. Soon enough, Ryosuke and Koyuki form a 5 piece rock band named "Beck," while Maho and Koyuki become involved in a romantic relationship. The band starts to play live shows and grow an enthusiastic following. The release of their debut CD helps to further the band's popularity. People start to notice Koyuki. The band then endures a producer's planned conspiracy and other hardships. Beck then receives an offer to play at a rock festival, but with the unusual stipulation that the band may have to dissolve…
Starring: Hiro Mizushima, Kenta Kiritani, Aoi Nakamura, Osamu Mukai, Takeru Sato, Shioli Kutsuna
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cabaret (1972)
Drama | Musical
A female entertainer at the Kit Kat Club of Weimar-era Berlin falls in and out of love with a visiting British scholar while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.
Starring: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey, Helmut Griem, Fritz Wepper, Marisa Berenson
Director: Bob Fosse
The Young Savages (1961)
Crime | Drama
A district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy. He begins to discover that the facts in the case aren't exactly as they seem to be.
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Edward Andrews, Vivian Nathan, Shelley Winters, Larry Gates, Telly Savalas
Director: John Frankenheimer
Inch'Allah (2012)
Drama
A Canadian doctor finds her sympathies sorely tested while working in the conflict ravaged Palestinian territories.
Starring: Evelyne Brochu, Sabrina Ouazani, Sivan Levy, Yousef 'Joe' Sweid, Hammoudeh Alkarmi
Director: Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
Kueki ressha / The Drudgery Train (2012)
Drama
Kitamichi (Mirai Moriyama) is a 19-year-old labor worker who only went far as middle school. He's now hooked on alcohol while playing around. Kitamichi develops feelings for Yasuko (Atsuko Maeda), who works in a used used bookstore, but he has never had a girlfriend or, currently, any friends. Kitamichi also meets Kusakabe (Kengo Kora) who he becomes friends with. Jealousy soon threatens their friendship.
Starring: Mirai Moriyama, Kengo Kôra, Atsuko Maeda, Makita Sports, Tomorowo Taguchi, Kôji Tsujimoto
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
Dog × Police: The K-9 Force / Dog × police: Junpaku no kizuna (2011)
Drama
Yusaku Hayakawa (Hayato Ichihara) dreamed of one day becoming a detective. Instead, he now works as a trainer for police dogs at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. One day, Yusaku gets an Albino Shepherd named Shiro who others say can never become a police dog due to a genetic disorder. Nevertheless, Yusaku and Shiro become attached as Yusako trains Shiro to become a guard dog. Sometimes guard dogs are treated as equipement and other times required to become a human shield. Yusaku and female police officer Natsuki (Erika Toda) are against this. A series of explosions then take place…
Starring: Hayato Ichihara, Erika Toda, Shinnosuke Abe, Jun Murakami, Takanori Takeyama, Saburo Tokito
Director: Go Shichitaka
Super Salaryman / Yod Manut Nguen Deuan (2012)
Comedy | Drama
A group of white-collar employees work against a tight deadline to launch a new energy drink, with the hope that they will be rewarded with a year-end bonus. The film explores the life of office workers and whether they have othe dreams in life besides making money.
Starring: Jesdaporn Pholdee, Natchalai Sukkamongkol, Sakuntala Thianphairot, Setthapong Phiangphor, Jirapa Wongkosawan, Theeratorn Siriphunvaraporn
Director: Wirat Hengkongdee
Transsiberian (2008)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
U.S. couple, Roy and Jessie, decide to take the long way home from their recent sojourn in Asia on the legendary Trans-siberian Express train from Beijing to Moscow. On their way, they meet another couple from the West, Carlos and Abby, with whom they quickly form a familiar bond that often unites fellow travellers away from home. When Roy accidentally gets separated from the group at a stopover, Jessie begins to realize that their compatriots aren't exactly who or what they seem to be. The real danger begins to surface as a deceitful Russian detective and locals terrorize Jessie in this unforgettable journey.
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Kate Mara, Eduardo Noriega, Thomas Kretschmann
Director: Brad Anderson
My Wife is a Gangster 3 / Jopog manura 3 (2006)
Action | Comedy | Drama
"My Wife Is A Gangster 3" stars the sultry Shu Qi as Aryeong, the daughter of a Hong Kong triad boss, Lim (Ti Lung), who has gone into hiding in South Korea. She goes to Korea under the protection of wannabe tough guy Gi-Chul and his underlings. Aryeong, being chased by her Hong Kong enemies, is forced to unveil her martial arts skills and put them to test at a showdown when she returns to Hong Kong.
Starring: Qi Shu, Beom-su Lee, Hyeon-yeong, Ji-ho Oh, Ki-yong Lee, Lung Ti, Ken Lo, Hie-bong Jo, Min-su Choi
Director: Jin-gyu Cho
Ma MI (2013)
Drama
A true story about three PR girls
Starring: Jiexi Wang, DaDa Chan, Qinyan Huang, Ningzi, Jingtao Li, Fei Wu, Zhengzhen Wu
Director: Ziqiang He
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Biography | Drama
The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest, Mako, Elias Koteas, Christian Slater, Nina Siemaszko
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
