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1976
A woman finds herself dicing with danger after she is asked for help.
A woman finds herself dicing with danger after she is asked for help.
Aftersun
Sometime in the Nineties, somewhere in a Turkish coastal resort, a young, divorced father is spending the vacation with his daughter pre-teen daughter Sophie.
Sometime in the Nineties, somewhere in a Turkish coastal resort, a young, divorced father is spending the vacation with his daughter pre-teen daughter Sophie.
Alcarràs
The Solé family spends the summer picking peaches - but this year’s crop may well be their last as new owners plan to replace the peach trees with solar panels and the family’s livelihood is threatened.
The Solé family spends the summer picking peaches - but this year’s crop may well be their last as new owners plan to replace the peach trees with solar panels and the family’s livelihood is threatened.
All That Breathes
Against the darkening backdrop of Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the black kite.
Against the darkening backdrop of Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the black kite.
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
The story of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty often blamed for the US opioid epidemic.
The story of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty often blamed for the US opioid epidemic.
Argentina, 1985
A team of lawyers take on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.
A team of lawyers take on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.
Attachment
Maja and Leah’s new relationship is interrupted when mysterious things start happening in their London flat. It seems that Leah’s disapproving mother, who lives downstairs, is using Jewish folklore to come between them
Maja and Leah’s new relationship is interrupted when mysterious things start happening in their London flat. It seems that Leah’s disapproving mother, who lives downstairs, is using Jewish folklore to come between them
The Banshees Of Inisherin
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths
An epic comedy about journalism.
An epic comedy about journalism.
Blue Bag Life
Documentary portrait of a life touched by addiction.
Documentary portrait of a life touched by addiction.
The Blue Caftan
Halim and Mina own a small family tailor shop that specializes in sewing ceremonial caftans. Since traditional hand-crafted work is time-consuming, Halim decides to hire an assistant, Youssef. The presence of the attractive young man arouses long-suppressed feelings in Halim, something that does not go unnoticed by his wife Mina.
Halim and Mina own a small family tailor shop that specializes in sewing ceremonial caftans. Since traditional hand-crafted work is time-consuming, Halim decides to hire an assistant, Youssef. The presence of the attractive young man arouses long-suppressed feelings in Halim, something that does not go unnoticed by his wife Mina.
Blue Jean
A schoolteacher is forced to live a double life against the backdrop of Thatcher's Britain.
A schoolteacher is forced to live a double life against the backdrop of Thatcher's Britain.
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
A documentary about how Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine took on the regime led by Yoweri Museveni, the person who led the country for 35 years.
A documentary about how Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine took on the regime led by Yoweri Museveni, the person who led the country for 35 years.
Bones And All
Maren, a young woman, learns how to survive on the margins of society.
Maren, a young woman, learns how to survive on the margins of society.
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
Based on Nina Menkes' acclaimed talk "Sex & Power: The Visual Language of Cinema", a mesmerising journey into how shot design intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women.
Based on Nina Menkes' acclaimed talk "Sex & Power: The Visual Language of Cinema", a mesmerising journey into how shot design intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women.
Butterfly Vision
Drama about a former prisoner of war, who struggles to resume her life in Ukraine.
Drama about a former prisoner of war, who struggles to resume her life in Ukraine.
Call Jane
Chicago, 1968: after having a life-saving secret abortion, a suburban housewife seeks to give women access to healthy and safe abortions through an underground collective of women known as "Jane".
Chicago, 1968: after having a life-saving secret abortion, a suburban housewife seeks to give women access to healthy and safe abortions through an underground collective of women known as "Jane".
Casa Susanna
In the Fifties and Sixties, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the Catskills, a small wooden house with a barn behind it was home to the first clandestine network of cross-dressers.
In the Fifties and Sixties, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the Catskills, a small wooden house with a barn behind it was home to the first clandestine network of cross-dressers.
Close
Two best friends find their bond upset by schoolmates.
Two best friends find their bond upset by schoolmates.
Corsage
A period drama about Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as Sisi.
A period drama about Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as Sisi.
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The Damned Don't Cry
Selim follows his mother from place to place, forever trying to outrun the latest scandal she's been caught up in. When they arrive in Tangier, new opportunities will give them a shot at the legitimacy they each crave – but not without threatening their fragile love for one another.
Selim follows his mother from place to place, forever trying to outrun the latest scandal she's been caught up in. When they arrive in Tangier, new opportunities will give them a shot at the legitimacy they each crave – but not without threatening their fragile love for one another.
Decision To Leave
A detective investigates a man's death in the mountains.
A detective investigates a man's death in the mountains.
The Devil And Daniel Webster
Reimagining of the Faust myth sees a New Hampshire farmer sell his soul to the devil.
Reimagining of the Faust myth sees a New Hampshire farmer sell his soul to the devil.
Emily The Criminal
Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
Empire Of Light
A peek into the lives of staff at a cinema in an English seaside town in the early 1980s.
A peek into the lives of staff at a cinema in an English seaside town in the early 1980s.
Enys Men
A volunteer observing a rare wild flower finds the different worlds that have inhabited the island where she is beginning to collide.
A volunteer observing a rare wild flower finds the different worlds that have inhabited the island where she is beginning to collide.
EO
Tale revolving around an unassuming grey donkey.
Tale revolving around an unassuming grey donkey.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Famed Southern detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece for his latest case.
Famed Southern detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece for his latest case.
Godland
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, his mission and morality.
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, his mission and morality.
The Good Nurse
An infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients.
An infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients.
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
Stop-motion musical version of the tale of the puppet who wanted to be a real boy.
Stop-motion musical version of the tale of the puppet who wanted to be a real boy.
Hidden Letters
In modern-day China, two women strive to preserve Nushu, an ancient secret language that bonded generations of Chinese women together through centuries of oppression in a clandestine support system of sisterhood and survival.
In modern-day China, two women strive to preserve Nushu, an ancient secret language that bonded generations of Chinese women together through centuries of oppression in a clandestine support system of sisterhood and survival.
Holy Spider
A journalist tries to track down a serial killer who is murdering sex workers.
A journalist tries to track down a serial killer who is murdering sex workers.
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The Inspection
Drama based on the filmmaker's own experiences as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training following a decade of living on the streets.
Drama based on the filmmaker's own experiences as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training following a decade of living on the streets.
I Love My Dad
Blocked on social media and concerned for his son’s life, a father impersonates a waitress online and starts checking in with the boy. But things begin to spiral when his son falls for this imaginary girl.
Blocked on social media and concerned for his son’s life, a father impersonates a waitress online and starts checking in with the boy. But things begin to spiral when his son falls for this imaginary girl.
Joyland
As the Ranas, a happily patriarchal joint family, yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theater and falls for an ambitious trans starlet. Their impossible love story illuminates the entire family's desire for a sexual rebellion.
As the Ranas, a happily patriarchal joint family, yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theater and falls for an ambitious trans starlet. Their impossible love story illuminates the entire family's desire for a sexual rebellion.
Klondike
The story of a Ukrainian family living on the border of Russia - Ukraine during the start of war. Irka refuses to leave her house even as the village gets captured by armed forces. Shortly after, they find themselves at the center of an air crash catastrophe on July 17, 2014.
The story of a Ukrainian family living on the border of Russia - Ukraine during the start of war. Irka refuses to leave her house even as the village gets captured by armed forces. Shortly after, they find themselves at the center of an air crash catastrophe on July 17, 2014.
Linoleum
When a satellite falls from orbit and crashes into the suburban home of a dysfunctional family in Ohio, the father seizes the opportunity to fulfil his dream of becoming an astronaut by re-building it into his own rocket ship. While his wife and daughter believe he's experiencing a midlife crisis, surreal events begin to unfold around him.
When a satellite falls from orbit and crashes into the suburban home of a dysfunctional family in Ohio, the father seizes the opportunity to fulfil his dream of becoming an astronaut by re-building it into his own rocket ship. While his wife and daughter believe he's experiencing a midlife crisis, surreal events begin to unfold around him.
Liquor Store Dreams
A portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconciling their dreams with those of their immigrant parents, against the backdrop of struggles for racial equity in Los Angeles.
A portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconciling their dreams with those of their immigrant parents, against the backdrop of struggles for racial equity in Los Angeles.
Living
In 1952 London, veteran civil servant Williams has become a small cog in the bureaucracy of rebuilding England post-WWII. As endless paperwork piles up on his desk, he learns he has a fatal illness. Thus begins his quest to find some meaning in his life before it slips away.
In 1952 London, veteran civil servant Williams has become a small cog in the bureaucracy of rebuilding England post-WWII. As endless paperwork piles up on his desk, he learns he has a fatal illness. Thus begins his quest to find some meaning in his life before it slips away.
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Medusa Deluxe
A murder mystery set in a competitive hairdressing competition.
A murder mystery set in a competitive hairdressing competition.
Meet Me In The Bathroom
An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a new generation kickstarted a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world. Inspired by the book by Lizzy Goodman
An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a new generation kickstarted a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world. Inspired by the book by Lizzy Goodman
My Imaginary Country
Protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile's capital of Santiago in 2019 as the population demanded more democracy and social equality around education, healthcare and job opportunities.
Protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile's capital of Santiago in 2019 as the population demanded more democracy and social equality around education, healthcare and job opportunities.
Nanny
Aisha is an undocumented nanny working for a privileged couple in New York City. As she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in Senegal, a violent supernatural presence invades her reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together.
Aisha is an undocumented nanny working for a privileged couple in New York City. As she prepares for the arrival of the son she left behind in Senegal, a violent supernatural presence invades her reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together.
Next Sohee
High school student Sohee starts job training at a call centre, but she faces pressure of greedy company which leads to her death. Detective Oh Yu-jin, who has something in common with Sohee, starts to follow traces to reveal the truth.
High school student Sohee starts job training at a call centre, but she faces pressure of greedy company which leads to her death. Detective Oh Yu-jin, who has something in common with Sohee, starts to follow traces to reveal the truth.
Nezouh
As a man refuses to flee war-torn Damascus, his wife and daughter face a choice.
As a man refuses to flee war-torn Damascus, his wife and daughter face a choice.
Nil By Mouth
The violent life of a working-class London family.
The violent life of a working-class London family.
No Bears
The director appears as himself, relocated to a rural border town to remotely oversee the making of a new film in Turkey, the story of which comes to sharply parallel disturbing events that begin to occur around him.
The director appears as himself, relocated to a rural border town to remotely oversee the making of a new film in Turkey, the story of which comes to sharply parallel disturbing events that begin to occur around him.
One Fine Morning
A woman who is raising her daughter alone and looking after her dad, who has a degenerative disease, embarks on a passionate affair.
A woman who is raising her daughter alone and looking after her dad, who has a degenerative disease, embarks on a passionate affair.
Pacifiction
On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government navigates the high end "establishment" as well as shady venues as a rumour abounds about the sighting of a submarine whose presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing.
On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government navigates the high end "establishment" as well as shady venues as a rumour abounds about the sighting of a submarine whose presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing.
Palm Trees And Power Lines
A bored 17-year-old falls for a man twice her age.
A bored 17-year-old falls for a man twice her age.
Peter Von Kant
The life of famous film director Peter von Kant is turned upside down when he meets the handsome young Amir.
The life of famous film director Peter von Kant is turned upside down when he meets the handsome young Amir.
Piaffe
An introverted foley artist, Eva struggles to create sounds for a commercial featuring a horse. Empowered by a horsetail growing out of her body, she lures a botanist into an affair, through a game of submission.
An introverted foley artist, Eva struggles to create sounds for a commercial featuring a horse. Empowered by a horsetail growing out of her body, she lures a botanist into an affair, through a game of submission.
Pretty Red Dress
Trouble brews for a man on his release from jail and only worsens after he buys his girlfriend a dream dress.
Trouble brews for a man on his release from jail and only worsens after he buys his girlfriend a dream dress.
The Queen Of Spades
An ambitious captain is determined to learn the secret of a countess's wealth.
An ambitious captain is determined to learn the secret of a countess's wealth.
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Rimini
Rimini in winter. A group of older hotel guests is blissfully enjoying Richie Bravo singing about tears that hurt. But when his daughter holds up a mirror to his pathos, the past catches up with this star of schmaltz.
Rimini in winter. A group of older hotel guests is blissfully enjoying Richie Bravo singing about tears that hurt. But when his daughter holds up a mirror to his pathos, the past catches up with this star of schmaltz.
Saint Omer
A novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly at the Saint-Omer Criminal Court tries to use her story to write a modern-day adaptation of the ancient myth of Medea, but things don't go as expected.
A novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly at the Saint-Omer Criminal Court tries to use her story to write a modern-day adaptation of the ancient myth of Medea, but things don't go as expected.
She Is Love
Estranged lovers meet a decade after their split.
Estranged lovers meet a decade after their split.
She Said
Drama about a New York Times investigation into sexual harassment in Hollywood.
Drama about a New York Times investigation into sexual harassment in Hollywood.
Sick Of Myself
Signe and Thomas are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist.
Signe and Thomas are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist.
Small, Slow But Steady
A young Deaf boxer struggles to find the will to fight through the pandemic.
A young Deaf boxer struggles to find the will to fight through the pandemic.
The Son
Peter's busy life with new wife Beth and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate comes to him with concerns about their teenage son, Nicholas.
Peter's busy life with new wife Beth and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate comes to him with concerns about their teenage son, Nicholas.
Till
The story of Mamie Till-Mobley, the Chicago woman whose son, Emmett Till, was lynched while visiting cousins in Mississippi and whose body became an indelible image of the horrors of American racism.
The story of Mamie Till-Mobley, the Chicago woman whose son, Emmett Till, was lynched while visiting cousins in Mississippi and whose body became an indelible image of the horrors of American racism.
Tori And Lokita
In Belgium today, a young boy and an adolescent girl who have travelled alone from Africa pit their invincible friendship against the difficult conditions of their exile.
In Belgium today, a young boy and an adolescent girl who have travelled alone from Africa pit their invincible friendship against the difficult conditions of their exile.
Triangle Of Sadness
A yacht for the super-rich sinks, leaving its passengers marooned on an island.
A yacht for the super-rich sinks, leaving its passengers marooned on an island.
Under The Fig Trees
Among the trees, young women and men working the summer harvest develop new feelings, flirt, try to understand each other, find – and flee – deeper connections.
Among the trees, young women and men working the summer harvest develop new feelings, flirt, try to understand each other, find – and flee – deeper connections.
Utama
In the Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily life for years. When an uncommon long drought threatens their entire way of life, Virginio and his wife Sisa face the dilemma of resisting or being defeated by the environment and time itself.
In the Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily life for years. When an uncommon long drought threatens their entire way of life, Virginio and his wife Sisa face the dilemma of resisting or being defeated by the environment and time itself.
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The Whale
A reclusive English teacher living with severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
A reclusive English teacher living with severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
White Noise
An Eighties American family attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.
An Eighties American family attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.
Winter Boy
Set over the course of one winter, a 17-year-old high school student struggles with grief.
Set over the course of one winter, a 17-year-old high school student struggles with grief.
Women Talking
A group of women from a remote religious community deal with the aftermath of sexual assault perpetrated by the colony’s men.
A group of women from a remote religious community deal with the aftermath of sexual assault perpetrated by the colony’s men.
The Wonder
The Irish Midlands, 1862. A young girl stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. English nurse Lib Wright is brought to a tiny village to observe eleven-year old Anna O'Donnell. Tourists and pilgrims mass to witness the girl who is said to have survived without food for months.
The Irish Midlands, 1862. A young girl stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. English nurse Lib Wright is brought to a tiny village to observe eleven-year old Anna O'Donnell. Tourists and pilgrims mass to witness the girl who is said to have survived without food for months.
The Worst Ones
Film within a film about a group of youngsters who are street cast and how it changes their lives.
Film within a film about a group of youngsters who are street cast and how it changes their lives.
You Won't Be Alone
A remote mountain village is under threat from a bloodthirsty witch named Marie, whose spirit is capable of entering the bodies of murder victims and slain animals. One day the witch leaves her mark on the newborn Nevena, and the girl’s fate is sealed forever…
A remote mountain village is under threat from a bloodthirsty witch named Marie, whose spirit is capable of entering the bodies of murder victims and slain animals. One day the witch leaves her mark on the newborn Nevena, and the girl’s fate is sealed forever…
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