joe-2's - Rented List
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The World Is Yours (2018)Le monde est à toi
François (Karim Leklou) is a petty drug dealer whose dream is to settle down and set up a Mr. Freeze's ice lolly franchise in Morocco. But his ambition is smashed to pieces when he discovers that his own mother (Isabelle Adjani), a compulsive gambler and seasoned scammer, has burnt his savings that he was relying on to start their brand-new life. Putin, the local gang leader, offers François to do one last job in Spain so that he can make some money he desperately needs. Things go from bad to worse when the deal goes wrong and everyone around him gets involved: his disillusioned love Lamya (Oulaya Amamra), his stupid former father-in-law who just got out of prison, two inseparable and uncontrollable wannabe gangsters and last but not least...his glamorous and manipulative mother. - Director:
- Romain Gavras
- Cast:
- Karim Leklou, Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Cassel
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Stan and Ollie (2018)Stan & Ollie
"Stan and Ollie" tells the untold story of the world's greatest comedy act - Laurel and Hardy - with exceptional performances from Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly. In the twilight of their careers and facing an uncertain future, Laurel and Hardy set out on a tour of Great Britain and Ireland. After an inauspicious beginning their friendship and performances shine through, making each other and their audiences laugh whilst winning the love and affection of legions of adoring fans. - Director:
- Jon S. Baird
- Cast:
- Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson
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When Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on "The Green Book" to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger as well as unexpected humanity and humor - they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime. - Director:
- Peter Farrelly
- Cast:
- Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini
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Gaspar Noe, director of the hugely controversial 'Irreversible', 'Enter the Void' and 'Love', makes a triumphant return with 'Climax' - a visually dazzling feast of music and mayhem, and perhaps his most critically acclaimed work to date. Following a successful rehearsal, a dance troupe set about celebrating with a party. But when it becomes apparent that someone has spiked the sangria, the joyous atmosphere soon transforms into a nightmarish hellscape of violence and twisted carnality as the dancers begin to turn on each other in an orgiastic frenzy. Inspired equally by the worlds of modern dance and esoteric arthouse-horror (chief among them, Dario Argento's Suspiria and Andrzej Zutawski's Possession), 'Climax' - which pulses towards its astonishing conclusion with a thumping score by the likes of Daft Punk, Aphex Twin and Gary Numan - illustrates a director at the height of his hallucinatory filmmaking powers. - Director:
- Gaspar Noé
- Cast:
- Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub
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Suburban mother Tara's (Gemma Arterton) life is outwardly perfect. But she's deeply unhappy and unfulfilled in her life of routine with her husband Mark (Dominic Cooper) and their children. These feelings become so overwhelming, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Through a series of risky and incendiary encounters, she discovers the woman she really is and the life she really wants. - Director:
- Dominic Savage
- Cast:
- Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Marthe Keller
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"The Leisure Seeker" is the nickname of the old RV used by Ella (Helen Mirren) and John (Donald Sutherland) Spencer to go on vacation with their children in the 1970's. On a summer morning the couple leave their adult and intrusive children astonished as they hop on board that dated vehicle and dash down Old Route 1 towards Key West for a new adventure. Their trip through an America they no longer recognise - between hilarious moments and others of pure terror - is their chance to retrace their married life nourished by passion and devotion, but also by secret obsessions that abruptly resurface and bring surprising revelations right up to the very end - Director:
- Paolo Virzì
- Cast:
- Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Christian McKay
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From Oscar winning writer/director Adam McKay (The Big Short) comes 'Vice', an audacious and darkly comedic look at former US Vice President Dick Cheney's stealthy rise from Washington intern to the most powerful man on the planet. Oscar winner Christian Bale leads an all-star cast that includes Oscar nominees Steve Carell as the affable, yet steely Donald Rumsfeld, Amy Adams as Cheney's ambitious wife, and Oscar winner Sam Rockwell as the malleable George W. Bush. Spanning a half-century, Cheney's journey from rural Wyoming electrical worker to de facto President of the United States is a hilariously terrifying true tale of the use and misuse of institutional power. - Director:
- Adam McKay
- Cast:
- Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell
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"Mary Queen of Scots" explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16, widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, she also has a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), who rules as the Queen of England. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Rivals in power and in love, the two Queens make very different choices about marriage and children. Betrayal, rebellion and conspiracies within each court imperil both Queens - driving them apart, as each woman experiences the bitter cost of power. - Director:
- Josie Rourke
- Cast:
- Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden
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Whether you fear death or not, it comes, and at that moment everyone loses 21 Grams... 21 Grams is an intense, critically acclaimed thriller with outstanding performances from Academy Award winners Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts. When a horrific accident traumatically binds three people's lives together, events unfold that take them to the heights of passion, the depths of obsession and the promise of revenge. - Director:
- Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Cast:
- Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts
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The 12th Man (2017)Den 12. mann
"The 12th Man" is a breath-taking war thriller about an incredible true-life story of heroism and a man's unbreakable will to live. Norway, 1943: after a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, Norwegian resistance fighter Jan Baalsrud (Thomas Gullestad) finds himself on the run from the Gestapo through the snowbound Arctic reaches of Scandinavia led by Kurt Stage (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). It's a harrowing journey across unforgiving, frozen wilderness that will stretch on for months - and force Jan to take extreme action in order to survive. The legendary story of Jan Baalsrud's escape remains one of the wildest, most unfathomable survival stories of World War II. - Director:
- Harald Zwart
- Cast:
- Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Marie Blokhus
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)Come As You Are
After Cameron Post (Chloe Grace Moretz) is caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night, she's quickly shipped off to a conversion therapy centre that treats teens "struggling with same-sex attraction". At the facility, Cameron is subjected to outlandish discipline, dubious "de-gaying" methods, and earnest Christian rock songs - but this unusual setting also provides her with an unlikely gay community. For the first time, Cameron connects with peers, and she's able to find her place among fellow outcasts. - Director:
- Desiree Akhavan
- Cast:
- Chloë Grace Moretz, John Ellison Conlee, Steven Hauck
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Mektoub, My Love (2019)Destiny, My Love: Second Song / Mektoub, My Love: Canto / Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo
Amin (Sham Boumedine), an aspiring screenwriter living in Paris, returns home for the summer to a fishing village in the South of France to reconnect with his family and his childhood friends. Together with his cousin Tony (Salim Kechiouche) and his best friend Ophelie (Ophelie Bau), he spends his time between the Tunisian restaurant run by his parents, the local bars and the beaches frequented by girls on holiday. Armed with his camera and guided by the bright summer light of the Mediterranean coast, Amin pursues his philosophical quest while gathering inspiration for his screenplays. When it comes to love, only Mektoub ('destiny'in Arabic)... - Director:
- Abdellatif Kechiche
- Cast:
- Shaïn Boumedine, Ophélie Bau, Salim Kechiouche
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The Evacuation (2015)En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît / Come What May
May 1940: the height of the ruthless Nazi advance on the Western Front. As the German occupation of France gathers pace, fear grips the nation and the terrified people of Pas-de-Calais, a small village in northern France, decide they have no option but to flee their homes. Like so many millions of their compatriots, they have nowhere to go, but the alternative of occupation and German thrall is not an option. In advance of the imminent invasion, the paths of a group of disparate people, including the local mayor, a teacher, a young German boy and a Scottish Army Officer, converge, as they seek to outrun what appears to be a chilling fate. - Director:
- Christian Carion
- Cast:
- August Diehl, Olivier Gourmet, Mathilde Seigner
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The Favourite (2018)Favorite
In early 18th-century England, a frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne, and her closest friend, Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz), governs the country while tending to Anne's ill health and volatile temper. When new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives, Sarah takes Abigail under her wing as she cunningly schemes to return to her aristocratic roots, setting off an outrageous rivalry to become the Queen's favourite. - Director:
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast:
- Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz
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When country girl Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Keira Knightley) marries a charismatic egomaniac named Willy (Dominic West), he unlocks the door to the tantalizing world of the Parisian arts scene. With her creative appetite sparked, Willy has Colette write novels under his name. The phenomenal success of her 'Claudine' series makes Willy famous and elevates them both to the high life. Although she is now the toast of the town, the lack of recognition begins to gnaw at Colette. In turn, their marriage starts to internally combust, fuelled by Willy's infidelities and Colette's growing interest in women, and the gender defying Missy (Denise Gough). On a downward spiral, Willy resorts to increasingly desperate measures to pay his debts and sabotage his wife, but Colette is developing resources of her own. - Director:
- Wash Westmoreland
- Cast:
- Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West
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