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Angelina Jolie stars as Hannah, a smoke jumper reeling from the loss of three young lives she failed to save from a fire. When she comes across a bloodied and traumatized 12-year-old boy, they set out together to cross the miles of thick forest. Braving deadly lightning storms that threaten even Hannah's well-honed survival skills, they're unaware of the true dangers they face as they're hunted by two killers while a massive fiery blaze heads straight for them. - Director:
- Taylor Sheridan
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- Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult, Finn Little
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Bored New Jersey housewife Roberta (Rosanna Arquette) fills her days by reading the personal ads and following an ongoing romance between "Jim" (Robert Joy) and "Susan" (Madonna), a mysterious drifter who appears to lead the kind of free-spirited life about which Roberta can only dream. And dream she does, until the day she actually shows up at the couple's pre-arranged rendezvous in New York City...and after a bump on the head, a bout of amnesia turns Roberta into Susan and opens the door to intrigue, laughter and love! - Director:
- Susan Seidelman
- Cast:
- Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn
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"Stray" explores what it means to live as a being without status or security, following three strays as they embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society. Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site, finds companions in the security guards who care for her. The strays' disparate lives intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians with whom they share the streets. Director Elizabeth Lo's award-winning film is a critical observation of human civilisation through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs and a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing. - Director:
- Elizabeth Lo
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Full of flash, style and grit, this raw tale of corruption and revenge features one of the most harrowing car chases ever caught on film and a shockingly explosive ending. Federal Agent Richard Chance (William Petersen) has a score to settle, and he's through playing by the rules. Whether that means blackmailing a beautiful parolee, disobeying direct orders or hurtling the wrong way down a crowded freeway, he vows to take down a murderous counterfeiter (Willem Dafoe) by any means necessary. But as the stakes grow higher, will chance's obsession with vengeance ultimately destroy him? - Director:
- William Friedkin
- Cast:
- William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow
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Classic romantic comedy starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart. Wealthy Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord (Hepburn) is set to marry the politician and businessman George Kittredge (John Howard), but her wedding plans are complicated by the arrival of her irresponsible ex-husband C. K. Dexter Haven (Grant), with magazine reporter Macauley Connor (Stewart) and photographer Liz Imbrie (Ruth Hussey) in tow. Tracy resolves to give them a story they will never forget but finds herself re-evaluating her life choices in the process. - Director:
- George Cukor
- Cast:
- Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart
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British Pakistani rapper Zed (Riz Ahmed) is a rising star on the cusp of his first world tour. But, struck down by an illness that threatens to derail his big break, he's forced to confront his past, his family, and the uncertainty of his legacy. 'Mogul Mowgli' is a bold, vital and electrifying exploration of heritage and identity. - Director:
- Bassam Tariq
- Cast:
- Riz Ahmed, Anjana Vasan, Aiysha Hart
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David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)American Utopia
'Do we get stupider as we grow up?' In his wildly popular Broadway show 'American Utopia', David Byrne reflects on human connections, life and how on earth we work through it. He joins the dots with his music and it all starts making sense. Spike Lee here transforms the production into immersive, dynamic cinema that radiates with astounding performances, inventive contemporary dance and political urgency. 'American Utopia' flows like an iridescent dream vision. Work by James Baldwin, Janelle Monáe and Kurt Schwitters is highlighted among exhilarating renditions of Byrne's solo work, as well as Talking Heads classics. According to the multi-hyphenate, we love looking at humans more than anything else. Anti-fascist and anti-racist, Byrne illuminates our responsibility to care for one another as he and his co-performers burn down the house. - Director:
- Spike Lee
- Cast:
- David Byrne, Jacqueline Acevedo, Gustavo Di Dalva
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When Zoe (Rose Matafeo) and Tim (Matthew Lewis) find out they are having a baby, they resolve to not let parenthood change them. Tim runs towards being a dad, while Zoe runs away from being a mum. Terrified that her life won't be her own anymore, Zoe is still determined to tick off a list of their wildest dreams before the baby arrives. Zoe's increasing denial about her impending birth pushes her, and her relationship, to the limit. - Director:
- Curtis Vowell
- Cast:
- Rose Matafeo, Matthew Lewis, Emily Barclay
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Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990)Truly Madly Deeply
Nina (Juliet Stevenson), a charming, warm-hearted young woman, is dealing with the sudden death of her beloved husband, Jamie. Just when she can no longer bear the pain of her loss, Jami (Alan Rickman) suddenly appears in her living room - back from the dead! At first his presence in her life seems too good to be true, but when Nina unexpectedly meets Mark (Michael Maloney), a part-time magician and full-time good guy who turns h world upside down, Nina is faced with the ultimate decision. Will she hold on to her past? Or let new love guide her into the future? - Director:
- Anthony Minghella
- Cast:
- Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman, Jenny Howe
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Collective (2019)Colectiv
In 2015, a fire at Bucharest's Colectiv club leaves 27 dead and 180 injured. Soon, more burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life-threatening. Then a doctor blows the whistle to a team of investigative journalists. One revelation leads to another as the journalists start to uncover vast health care fraud. When a new health minister is appointed, he offers unprecedented access to his efforts to reform the corrupt system but also to the obstacles he faces. Following journalists, whistle-blowers, burn victims, and government officials, 'Collective' is an uncompromising look at the impact of investigative journalism at its best. - Director:
- Alexander Nanau
- Cast:
- Razvan Lutac, Mirela Neag, Catalin Tolontan
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What if the most important story in your life was not your own? Billie Holiday, one of the greatest voices of all time, was always considered controversial: a black artist who was exploited; a volatile drug addict who achieved great heights; and a woman who stood firm while performing the seminal protest song Strange Fruit, making her an enemy of the state. Bringing Billie Holiday to life in colour for the first time and drawing on nearly 200 hours of never-before-heard taped interviews with musicians like Count Basie and Tony Bennett, as well as friends, lovers, pimps and the FBI agents who were sent to hunt her down, 'Billie' is the definitive story of a jazz icon and of the journalist who died trying to tell it. - Director:
- James Erskine
- Cast:
- Tony Bennett, Billie Holiday, Count Basie
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Bill and Ted Face the Music (2020)Bill & Ted Face the Music
The stakes are higher than ever for the time-traveling exploits of William "Bill" S. Preston Esq. (Alex Winter), and Theodore "Ted" Logan (Keanu Reeves). Yet to fulfil their rock and roll destiny, the now middle-aged best friends set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it. Along the way, they will be helped by their daughters, a new batch of historical figures and a few music legends! - Director:
- Dean Parisot
- Cast:
- Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal
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An American Pickle (2020)In a Pickle
Herschel Greenbaum (Seth Rogen), a struggling laborer who immigrates to America in 1919, falls into a vat of pickles at his factory job and is preserved in brine for 100 years. He emerges in present-day Brooklyn to find that he hasn't aged a day. But when he seeks out his family, he learns that his only surviving relative is his great-grandson, Ben Greenbaum (also played by Rogen), a mild-mannered computer coder whom Herschel can't even begin to understand. - Director:
- Brandon Trost
- Cast:
- Seth Rogen, Sarah Snook, Molly Evensen
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The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020)The Museum of Broken Relationships
What if you saved a souvenir from every relationship you've ever been in? 'The Broken Hearts Gallery' follows the always unique Lucy (Geraldine Viswanathan), a 20-something art gallery assistant living in New York City, who also happens to be an emotional hoarder. After she gets dumped by her latest boyfriend, Lucy is inspired to create The Broken Heart Gallery, a pop-up space for the items love has left behind. Word of the gallery spreads, encouraging a movement and a fresh start for all the romantics out there, including Lucy herself. - Director:
- Natalie Krinsky
- Cast:
- Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Utkarsh Ambudkar
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Charles and Rebecca have been 'Slow Club' for 10 years. But is this the end for the band and their friendship? Piers Dennis' our most brilliant friends is a unique and often painfully honest portrait of a band. A funny, sad and intimate documentary, the film follows 'Slow Club' as they toured the UK in the winter of 2016. With beautifully raw black and white imagery, it unflinchingly observes the frailties and brilliance in Charles and Rebecca's partnership, as they both consider what the future might look like. - Director:
- Piers Dennis
- Cast:
- Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Charles Watson
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