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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)Massive Talent / Unbearable Weight
In this wildly entertaining, action-packed comedy, Oscar winner Nicolas Cage plays...Nick Cage! Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage accepts a million-dollar offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take an unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and he must use his legendary acting skills, channeling his most iconic and beloved characters to become a real-life action hero. - Director:
- Tom Gormican
- Cast:
- Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish
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Jackass Forever (2021)Jackass 4 / jackass forever
Older and grayer but not wiser, johnny knoxville and the gang are back for another outrageous round of stunts and bad ideas. with new friends and loads of celebrity guest stars, the crew take pranks to ridiculous lengths where absolutely no one is safe and all senses are frayed. from exploding porta potties to hockey pucks to the nuts and performing magic for an unamused bull, jackass forever is a hilarious roller coaster ride like you've never experienced before. - Director:
- Jeff Tremaine
- Cast:
- Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius
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"Allelujah" is a warm, humourous, and deeply moving story about surviving old age. When the geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital is threatened with closure, the hospital decides to fight back. "Allelujah" celebrates the spirit of the elderly patients whilst paying tribute to the deep humanity of the medical staff battling with limited resources and ever-growing demand. - Director:
- Richard Eyre
- Cast:
- Jesse Akele, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Lorraine Ashbourne
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Licorice Pizza is the timeless story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
- Director:
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Cast:
- Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn
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The Quiet Girl (2022)An Cailín Ciúin
CoIm Bairead's beautifully understated feature debut finds a young girl coming to terms with loss and the importance of family in rural Ireland. Cait (Catherine Clinch), a quiet, neglected young girl, is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with relatives for the summer. At first intimidated by her new environment, she quickly blossoms in the care of Eibhlin (Carrie Crowley) and her farmer husband, Sean (Andrew Bennett). As this new home becomes an idyll for her, Cait senses that something is plaguing her new foster parents - an unspoken pain that Eibhlin and Sean never discuss, which Cait's youthful curiosity begins to uncover. - Director:
- Colm Bairéad
- Cast:
- Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett
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Anatomy of a Fall (2023)Anatomie d'une chute
When her husband Samuel (Samuel Theis) is mysteriously found dead in the snow below their secluded chalet, Sandra (Sandra Hüller) becomes the main suspect when the police begin to question whether he fell or was pushed. The trial soon becomes not just an investigation, but a gripping psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel's complicated marriage. With conflicting evidence and inconsistent testimony, words are wielded like weapons and shocking truths come to light... - Director:
- Justine Triet
- Cast:
- Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner
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The powerful story of Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren), a former Mossad agent who endeavoured to capture and bring to trial a notorious Nazi war criminal - the Surgeon of Birkenau - in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must go back to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. - Director:
- John Madden
- Cast:
- Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Tom Wilkinson
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Godland (2022)Vanskabte Land
In the late 19th century, Denmark regards Iceland as its territory, which extends beyond matters of geography and governance to the spiritual health of the population. So Lucas (Elliott Crosset Hove), a Lutheran priest, is sent by the Church of Denmark to establish a parish. Ever an optimist, Lucas believes his faith will guide him, even when he is warned of the obstacles, including a people who may be less than welcoming. 'Godland' makes the most of a breathtakingly austere Icelandic landscape in its story of a man on a singular mission. - Director:
- Hlynur Palmason
- Cast:
- Elliott Crosset Hove, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Victoria Carmen Sonne
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Ballygar, Dublin, Ireland, 1967: close friends Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O'Casey) win the trip of a lifetime - a pilgrimage to Lourdes. With each woman desperately in need of a personal miracle, the trip seems like an answer to all their prayers. But when they are joined by Chrissie (Laura Linney), returning to Dublin after decades in America, deep wounds from the past are re-opened and bitter truths exposed. As they confront one another and embrace their shared past, the group reckon with revelations that will change them forever. 'The Miracle Club' is a heartfelt story of friendship, family, and forgiveness. - Director:
- Thaddeus O'Sullivan
- Cast:
- Maggie Smith, Laura Linney, Kathy Bates
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There is a philosophical theory that we should be born with a small amount of alcohol in our blood; that modest inebriation opens our minds to the world around us diminishing problems and increasing creativity. Intrigued Martin (Mads Mikkelsen) and three of his friends all weary high school teachers, embark on a risky experiment to maintain a constant level of intoxication throughout the workday. Initial results are positive, but as the units are knocked back and stakes are raised, it becomes increasingly clear that some bold acts carry severe consequences. - Director:
- Thomas Vinterberg
- Cast:
- Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang
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My Sailor, My Love (2022)Rakkaani merikapteeni
A powerful and romantic tale of a second chance at love and the power of redemption. When the right person comes along, anything can happen. After becoming concerned about her father Howard (James Cosmo), Grace (Catherine Walker) hires a caretaker in the form of Annie (Brid Brennan). As a result of his reclusive nature, Howard initially rejects any help from Annie, but gradually the pair begin to bond, and Howard re-considers opening his heart to love and to be loved once more. - Director:
- Klaus Härö
- Cast:
- James Cosmo, Brid Brennan, Catherine Walker
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A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower who is very set in his ways. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol (Mariana Treviño), leading to an unlikely friendship that will turn his world upside-down. Experience a funny, heartwarming story about how some families come from the most unexpected places. - Director:
- Marc Forster
- Cast:
- Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller
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A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, 'Minari' follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, 'Minari' shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home. - Director:
- Lee Isaac Chung
- Cast:
- Alan S. Kim, Yeri Han, Noel Cho
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Mike White's Emmy-winning series returns for Season 2, following various hotel guests over the span of a week - but with each passing day, a darker side of the picture - perfect travellers, hotel employees arid idyllic locale emerges. At its Sicily location, the White Lotus welcomes two couples trying to decide if they're friends or frenemies, a three-generation Italian American family exploring its Sicilian roots and a White Lotus VIP (Jennifer Coolidge) travelling with her husband (and assistant) in tow. Behind the scenes, the hotel's professional but prickly manager tries to keep two young locals - each striving to get ahead by different means - out of her luxury establishment. - Director:
- Mike White
- Cast:
- F. Murray Abraham, Jennifer Coolidge, Adam DiMarco
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The Well Digger's Daughter (2011)La fille du puisatier
As she cuts across the fields to take her father his lunch, Patricia meets Jacques. She is eighteen, he is twenty-six. She is pretty, with the fine manners of a young lady; he is a fighter pilot and a handsome young man. A full moon will do the rest on their second meeting. There won't be a third rendezvous: Jacques is sent to the front. Patricia finds herself pregnant. The boy's rich parents accuse her of blackmail. Patricia and her father, the well-digger, will alone have the joy of welcoming her child. A joy that the Mazels will soon envy and seek to share when Jacques goes missing in action... - Director:
- Daniel Auteuil
- Cast:
- Daniel Auteuil, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Nicolas Duvauchelle
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