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When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh (Winslow Fegley) struggles to adapt to his new school and make friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle (voice of Shawn Mendes) - a singing crocodile who loves baths, caviar and great music - living in the attic of his new home. The two become fast friends, but Lyle's existence is threatened by evil neighbour Mr. Grumps (Brett Gelman). The Primms must band together with Hector P. Valenti (Javier Bardem), Lyle's charismatic owner, to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places...and that there's nothing wrong with a big, singing crocodile with an even bigger personality. Based on the best-selling book series by Bernard Waber. - Director:
- Josh Gordon
- Cast:
- Javier Bardem, Shawn Mendes, Winslow Fegley
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Decision to Leave (2022)Heojil kyolshim
What happens when an object of suspicion becomes a case of obsession? When detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) arrives on the murder scene, he begins to suspect the dead man's wife Seo-rae (Tang Wei) may know more than she initially lets on. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, Hae-joon finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire, proving that the darkest mysteries lurk inside the human heart. - Director:
- Chan-wook Park
- Cast:
- Hae-Il Park, Wei Tang, Jung-hyun Lee
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Determined to fulfil her late mother's dream of opening a bakery in charming Notting Hill, 19-year-old Clarissa (Shannon Tarbet) enlists the help of her mother's best friend Isabella (Shelley Conn) and her eccentric estranged grandmother Mimi (Celia Imrie). Three generations of women will need to overcome grief, doubts and differences to honour the memory of their beloved Sarah (Candice Brown) while embarking on a journey to establish a London bakery filled with love, hope and colourful pastries from all over the world. - Director:
- Eliza Schroeder
- Cast:
- Rupert Penry-Jones, Celia Imrie, Shelley Conn
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Set against the background of Spain's Carnaval, young army officer Antonio Galvin (Cesar Romero) is warned against getting involved with the seductive and sultry Concha Perez (Marlene Dietrich), whom he has just encountered. Although Don Pasqual (Lionel Atwill), the older officer warning him, tries his best to dissuade the younger man, telling him of her gold-digging ways, his pleas fall on deaf ears as Antonio soon becomes bewitched. When, days later, he stumbles upon the couple in the street, all of Pasqual's past jealousies and hurt resurface, forcing him to confront Antonio in a final, desperate bid for Concha's love. - Director:
- Josef Von Sternberg
- Cast:
- Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Edward Everett Horton
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Based on the internationally bestselling novel by Ferdinand Von Schirach 'The Collini Case' is a masterful court room drama carefully exposing and laying bare the sins of the past. Fabrizio Collini (Franco Nero) is accused, without any apparent motive, of murdering the respected industrial magnate Hans Meyer (Manfred Zapatka). For Caspar, (Elyas M'Barek) accepting this as his first case as defence counsel would propel his career exponentially. But the victim was not only the grandfather of his childhood sweetheart but also a mentor and father figure to him in his youth. As Caspar delves deeper, he unravels the dark secret past of the family. He soon discovers a scandalous law that shakes the legal justice system to its core, turning it into one of Germany's most high-profile cases of the century. - Director:
- Marco Kreuzpaintner
- Cast:
- Elyas M'Barek, Alexandra Maria Lara, Heiner Lauterbach
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A 1950s housewife living in the utopian experimental community of Victory begins to worry that her husband's glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets.
- Director:
- Olivia Wilde
- Cast:
- Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine
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Peter O'Toole leads a powerful cast to deliver a charming and poignant portrayal of Maurice, an aging veteran actor who becomes absolutely taken with Jessie (Jodie Whittaker) - the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves. Featuring brilliant performances from a superb supporting cast, 'Venus' is a witty and wise celebration of how the greatest lessons in life can come from the most unlikely places. - Director:
- Roger Michell
- Cast:
- Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips
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Carol (2015)The Price of Salt
When Carol (Cate Blanchett) walks into a New York City department store and meets Therese (Rooney Mara) an unlikely friendship sparks. Carol is an elegant socialite going through a bitter divorce while Therese is just starting out in life; unsure of who she wants to be. Mesmerized by each other, they face a choice: deny their hearts desires or defy society's conventions but in doing so, risk life as they know it. - Director:
- Todd Haynes
- Cast:
- Cate Blanchett, Blanca Camacho, Rooney Mara
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Pop Kwimper (Arthur O'Connell), son Toby (Elvis Presley) and their ragtag clan of adopted orphans wind up marooned on the side of the road in Florida, so they set up a makeshift home on the beach. Soon, uptight local bureaucrat H. Arthur King (Alan Hewitt) orders them off the land, but the state government doesn't back him up. An enraged King then sets out to get his way, using manipulative social worker Alisha Claypoole (Joanna Moore) as part of his scheme to evict the Kwimpers. - Director:
- Gordon Douglas
- Cast:
- Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Anne Helm
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Elle (2016)Oh!
From legendary filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, 'Elle' is a gripping psychological noir thriller. Starring iconic actress Isabelle Huppert in a career-defining role, 'Elle' follows Michele LeBlanc (Huppert), founder and CEO of a successful video game company, who is attacked in her own home. Upending our expectations, Michele begins to track down her assailant, and soon they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game, one that at any moment may spiral out of control. - Director:
- Paul Verhoeven
- Cast:
- Isabelle Huppert, Oury Milshtein, Laurent Lafitte
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"The Lion in Winter", is set in England during Christmas 1183. Henry II (Peter O'Toole) is deliberating over who to chose as his successor, and plans a family reunion in the hope to resolve this. His scheming wife Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), and 3 sons: Richard the Lion-Hearted (Anthony Hopkins), Prince Geoffrey (John Castle), and Prince John (Nigel Terry) are all in attendance, and are all vying for the throne. Princess Alias (Jane Merrow) - Henry's mistress whom he wishes to marry and her brother, the young and crafty King Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) are also at the reunion. With much at stake, rebellion, treachery and deception is rife as everybody fights for their position on the throne. - Director:
- Anthony Harvey
- Cast:
- Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins
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In Front of Your Face (2021)Dangsin-eolgul-apeseo
After years living abroad, former actress Sangok (Lee Hyeyoung) is back in Seoul, staying with her sister Jeongok (Cho Yunhee) in her high-rise apartment. Whilst Sangok becomes re-accustomed to life in Korea, the sisters have a lie-in, enjoy breakfast in a cafe and visit a restaurant owned by Jeongok's son. But as the detail of Sangok's day accrue (a spill on her blouse, an encounter at her childhood home), it becomes clear that there is much she is not revealing. These mysterious circumstances may have something to do with her decision to meet with film director Jaewon (Kwon Haehyo) to discuss her return to acting. - Director:
- Sang-soo Hong
- Cast:
- Yunhee Cho, Lee Hye-yeong, Hae-hyo Kwon
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A fast drop and a sudden stop awaits Becky (Grace Fulton) and Hunter (Virginia Gardner) as they find themselves trapped 2,000 feet up an abandoned radio tower in the desert. Highly trained and resourceful, these climbers were still not ready for every eventuality. A series of unfortunate events see their gear and supplies taken from them and as temperatures rise and vultures begin to circle, the chance of survival begins to fall rapidly. - Director:
- Scott Mann
- Cast:
- Grace Fulton, Virginia Gardner, Mason Gooding
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L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) takes on a blackmail case...and follows a trail peopled with murderers, pornographers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich and more. But Raymond Chandler's legendary gumshoe solves it in hard-boiled style - and style is what 'The Big Sleep' is all about. - Director:
- Howard Hawks
- Cast:
- Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely
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Brutus Jones (Paul Robeson) is a handsome, ambitious and devout churchgoer from the backwoods who leaves to become a Pullman porter in New York City. Once there, he gives in to his newfound world of fast money and loose women falling for Undine (Fredi Washington), the girl of his friend Jeff (Frank C. Wilson). Having failed to pull a quick-buck money deal, Jones shoots craps against Jeff before discovering that the dice are crooked. When Jeff lies dead after a fight, Jones is found guilty of murder and sentenced to life on a chain gang. Desperate to escape, Jones stages a breakout and kills a warder. Making good his escape to a Caribbean island, Jones eventually becomes the Island's ruler: The Emperor Jones. But will his sins catch up with him? - Director:
- Dudley Murphy
- Cast:
- Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank H. Wilson
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