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Burning (Ot) (Country: Kyrgyzstan; Year: 2025; Director: Radik Eshimov; Writer: Aizada Amangeldy, Dastan Madalbekov; Stars: Aisanat Edigeeva, Omurbek Izrailov, Kalicha Seydalieva, Zhanilai Isakova)
In a suburban village, a house belonging to a young family who recently lost their firstborn is burning. Neighbours say that the house bears the mark of a curse, as no one understands how the fire started, and eyewitnesses to the incident each have entirely different versions of what happened.
Find Your Friends (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Izabel Pakzad; Writer: Izabel Pakzad; Stars: Helena Howard, Bella Thorne, Zión Moreno, Chloe Cherry, Sophia Ali, Chris Bauer, Istael Broussard, Jake Manley)
Amber and friends visit Joshua Tree for a fun getaway but face hostility from locals. As the tension escalates, they uncover Amber's past trauma, igniting their rebellion against toxic masculinity, turning their trip into one of revenge.
Hellcat (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Brock Bodell; Writer: Brock Bodell; Stars: Dakota Gorman, Todd Terry, Jordan Mullins, Elise Horn, Liz Atwater)
A woman wakes in the back of a moving camper trailer with a badly infected wound. A voice from the truck towing it tells her they must reach a doctor within the hour or she'll suffer a horrific fate.
Hold The Fort (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: William Bagley; Writer: William Bagley, Scott Hawkins; Stars: Mark Ashworth, George Quinones, Chris Mayers, Julian Smith, Michelle I Lamb, Ryan Monolopolus)
After moving to the suburbs, a young couple finds themselves trapped in an epic battle between their new HOA and an onslaught of monsters from hell.
Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards (Akabane Honeko No Bodyguard) (Country: Japan; Year: 2024; Director: Jun'ichi Ishikawa; Writer: Masamitsu Nigatsu, Hiroyuki Yatsu; Stars: Raul Murakami, Natsuki Deguchi, Daiken Okudaira, Yuki Kota, Chihiro Yamamota, Junki Tozuka)
Koneko has a 10 billion yen bounty on her head. Ibuki, her childhood friend turned bodyguard, must protect her incognito. Unexpectedly, all his classmates are assigned as her covert bodyguards.
I Fell In Love With A Z-Grade Director In Brooklyn (Year: 2025; Director: Kenichi Ugana; Writer: Kenichi Ugana; Stars: Estevan Muñoz,Ui Mihara)
A jaded Japanese movie star stranded in NYC without money or phone meets a passionate indie filmmaker and his crew, leading to an unexpected creative journey that could reignite her love for cinema.
I Live Here Now (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Julie Pacino; Writer: Julie Pacino; Stars: Madeline Brewer, Lucy Fry, Sheryl Lee, Matt Rife, Cara Seymour, Alex Gaumond, Sarah Rich)
A woman finds herself trapped in a remote hotel where the violent echoes of her past come alive, blurring the lines between her darkest nightmares and the waking world.
Kazakh Scary Tales (Country: Kazakhstan; Year: 2025; Director: Adilkhan Yerzhanov; Stars: Kuantai Abdimadi, Anna Starchenko, Dinara Baktybayeva, Daniyar Alshinov, Yerken Gubashev, Sanjar Madi)
A collection of occult tales of terror.
Mother Of Flies (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser; Writer: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser; Stars: Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, John Adams)
When a young woman faces a deadly diagnosis, she seeks dark magic from a witch in the woods - but every cure has costs
Sham (Country: Japan; Year: 2025; Director: Takashi Miike; Writer: Masumi Fukuda, Hayashi Mori; Stars: Kô Shibasaki, Gô Ayano, Kazuki Kitamura, Kaoru Kobayashi, Fumino Kimura, Kazuya Kamenashi, Masahiro Takashima, Tamae Andô, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Ken Mitsuishi, Kôji Ohkura, Rie Mimura, Rie Minemura, Kisuke Iida, Takaya Sakoda)
When a young student shows signs of trauma, his parents act swiftly against his middle school teacher. But all may not be as it seems.
Terrestrial (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Steve Pink; Writer: Connor Diedrich, Sam Johnson; Stars: Brendan Hunt, Pauline Chalamet, Rob Yang, Germaine Fowler, Edy Monica, James Morosini)
During a weekend reunion, a rising science fiction author welcomes three college friends to his home, but strange events begin to blur the lines between reality and imagination.
The Woman (Country: South Korea; Year: 2025; Director: Hwang Wook; Stars: Han Hye-ji)
An exchange of strawberries and a used household appliance turns into a nightmare for Sun-kyung when her partner turns up dead. Now she must follow the trail of a disturbing stranger.
Ya Boy Kongmin! The Movie (Country: Japan; Year: 2025; Director: Shuhei Shibue; Stars: Avantgardey, Avu-chan)
Zhuge Kongmin, the legendary military strategist of China’s War of the Three Kingdoms, has been inexplicably reincarnated in modern-day Tokyo. He’s now managing the career of a young amateur singer.
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