Welcome to the films out now in the United States.

15 March 2024

State Of Consciousness
Nightmares and reality become impossible to distinguish for a man forced to take medication for a psychological disorder he doesn't have. To regain his sanity and get back to his normal life, he sets out to escape from the institution he has been trapped in.
The Animal Kingdom
Sci-fi adventure set in a world where humans are mutating into "creatures".

12 March 2024

Monster
A mother is shocked when she learns what a teacher has said to her son, but the truth is more complicated.

08 March 2024

The Piper
When a composer is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto, she discovers that playing the music could have deadly consequences.
The Princess Warrior
The legendary wrestling princess of Mongolia leads a small band of warriors to retrieve a sacred scroll.
Satanic Hispanics
An anthology of short horror films.

05 March 2024

T Blockers
Ancient parasites rise from a small town, taking the most fearful and susceptible hosts. A young filmmaker finds herself as the only one who can sense the possessed resistance before the horror escapes and spreads.

01 March 2024

Dune: Part Two
Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.

23 February 2024

Mad Props
A passionate collector of film props travels the world to meet other people like himself and explore their shared hobby.
Spaceman
An astronaut, has been on a space mission for months. He realises that his wife might not be waiting for him once he returns to Earth. In his desperation, he turns for help to a mysterious creature lurking deep in the bowels of his spaceship.
Stopmotion
About a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother.
About Dry Grasses
A young teacher hopes to be appointed to Istanbul after mandatory duty at a small village. After long time waiting he loses all hope of escaping from this gloomy life. His colleague helps him to regain his perspective.

22 February 2024

Lovely, Dark, And Deep
A new back-country ranger travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy which has haunted her since she was a child.

16 February 2024

No Way Up
When a plane crashes into the sea and becomes lodged on a rocky ledge, the survivors must decide whether to attempt a daring escape or try to hold on in an air pocket - with sharks on the plane.
God And Country
A documentary looking at the implications of Christian nationalism from the perspective of other US Christians.

13 February 2024

Midnight Peepshow
An anthology horror film set in a haunted peepshow booth.

12 February 2024

River
One winter in Kibune, Kyoto, people find themselves stuck in a two minute time loop. As others try to work together to find out what's going on, one woman finds herself increasingly isolated.

09 February 2024

The Taste Of Things
The story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin, the fine gourmet she has been working for over the last 20 years.
Cobweb
An experimental and genre-defying drama shot entirely on sound stages in support of a film-within-a-film narrative.
Molli And Max In The Future
The story of a man and woman whose orbits repeatedly collide over the course of 12 years, four planets, three dimensions and one space cult.
Skin Deep
At first glance, Leyla and Tristan seem like a happy young couple. But when they travel to a mysterious, remote island, a game of identities begins.

08 February 2024

Restore Point
It’s the year 2041, and humanity has reached the point where it can cheat death. Anyone who dies an unnatural death has the right to be brought back to life. All you have to do is to create a backup of your personality – a restore point – at least every 48 hours. But a movement of people try to sabotage this concept.

07 February 2024

Perfect Days
The story of an urban renewal project which involves the creation of 17 public toilets in key locations in the Japanese capital.

06 February 2024

Imagining The Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting
A documentary exploring the movement to eliminate the use of Native American slurs, names, logos, images and gestures which many Native Americans and their allies find demeaning and offensive.

02 February 2024

The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story
Following her husband back to the place where he grew up, an artist begins to experience nightmares and gradually discovers the dark secret behind them.

26 January 2024

Alienoid: Return To The Future
Ancient Taoists and aliens travel through time and space in an effort to obtain a crystal blade which could determine the future of the Earth.
The Peasants
A hand-painted animated film about an early 20th Century Polish peasant woman who creates havoc by marrying an older rich man.
Housekeeping For Beginners
A lesbian suddenly finds herself responsible for her partner’s two daughters.
The Seeding
When a hiker gets lost in the desert, a gang of feral children propelled by haunting legacies traps him in a sadistic battle for survival with a frightening endgame.
Hundreds Of Beavers
In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
Sometimes I Think About Dying
Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.

19 January 2024

Origin
An exploration of the roots of racism as experienced in the US.
Founders Day
A murder mystery surfaces in the midst of a heated mayoral election in a quaint New England town.

16 January 2024

Punch
Local bogeyman Mr. Punch is stalking the town, and he knows just the way to do it. As the carnage escalates, a group of friends must fight to stay alive in this seaside-gothic, end-of-the-pier slasher.

12 January 2024

The Beekeeper
One man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organisation known as Beekeepers.
Destroy All Neighbours
Struggling prog-rock musician William Brown finds himself in a living nightmare when he accidentally kills Vlad, the neighbour from hell.
Inshallah A Boy
A mother fights for her rights in a partriachal system after her husband's death.

09 January 2024

Beyond Utopia
Charting the journey and experiences of North Korean defectors.

06 January 2024

The Bricklayer
An ex-CIA agent is reactivated when an extortionist targets the agency.

05 January 2024

A Storm Foretold
With Trump's political godfather, Roger Stone, as the film's central character, this documentary looks at how Trump's presidential period had to find its logical end point in The Storm at the Capitol.

26 December 2023

Next Goal Wins
A story about the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck, maverick coach in the hope that he can turns its fortunes around.

25 December 2023

The Color Purple
A woman faces many hardships in her life but ultimately finds strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Ferrari
It's the summer of 1957 and Ferrari is in crisis, both in his business and personal life. He decides to take a gamble on a race, the Mille Miglia.

23 December 2023

Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child Of Fire
When a peaceful settlement on the edge of a distant moon finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, a mysterious stranger living among its villagers becomes their best hope for survival.

21 December 2023

Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom
Aquaman balances his duties as king and as a member of the Justice League, all while planning a wedding. Black Manta is on the hunt for Atlantean tech to help rebuild his armor. Orm plots to escape his Atlantean prison.

15 December 2023

American Fiction
English professor and author Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, with the intention of exposing the hypocrisies of the publishing industry.

08 December 2023

The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan
D'Artagnan arrives in Paris trying to find his attackers after being left for dead, which leads him to a real war where the future of France is at stake. He aligns himself with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, three musketeers of the King.
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain
Three friends realise that they don't like their life trajectory, so set off in search of a golden treasure that is rumored to be buried on the nearby mountain.
Wonka
With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.
The Boy And The Heron
A teenager, haunted by his mother’s tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, who bears a striking resemblance to his mum. His strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who dubs him the “long-awaited one.”
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