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In a frontier town run by powerful and corrupt men, fiercely independent Vivienne Le Coudy (Vicky Krieps) embarks on a relationship with head-strong Danish immigrant Holger Olsen (Viggo Mortensen).

With the threat of the Civil War looming, their future becomes uncertain when Holger, a veteran, decides to fight for the Union. This leaves Vivienne to fend for herself against the unscrupulous mayor Rudolph Schiller (Danny Huston} and his partners in crime, iff landowner Alfred Jeffries (Garret Dillahunt) and his violent son Weston Jeffries (Solly McLeod). From writer-director Viggo Mortensen comes a female-forward reimagining of the classic "western", a love story that is both epic and intimate.

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A superb ensemble cast falls in for action in Stanley Kubrick's brilliant saga about the Vietnam War and the dehumanizing process that turns people into trained killers.

Joker (Matthew Modine), Animal Mother (Adam Baldwin), Gomer (Vincent D'Onofrio), Eightball (Dorian Harewood), Cowboy (Arliss Howard) and more - all are plunged into a boot-camp hell pitbulled by a leatherlung D.I. (Lee Ermey) who views the would-be devil dogs as grunts, maggots or something less. The action is savage, the story unsparing, the dialogue spiked with scathing humor. 'Full Metal Jacket', from its rigors of basic training to its nightmare of combat in Hue City, scores a cinematic direct hit.

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The Bikeriders captures a rebellious time in America when the culture and people were changing.

After a chance encounter at a local bar, strong-willed Kathy (Jodie Comer) is inextricably drawn to Benny (Austin Butler), the newest member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals, led by the enigmatic Johnny (Tom Hardy). Much like the country around it, the club begins to evolve, transforming from a gathering place for local outsiders into a dangerous underworld of violence, forcing Benny to choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.

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Four directors tell tales of Eros fit for a 1970's Decameron. Working-class lovers, Renzo (Germano Gilioli) and Luciana (Marisa Solinas), marry but must hide it from her employer; plus, they need a room of their own.

A billboard of Anita (Anita Ekberg) provocatively selling milk gives a prudish crusader for public decency more than he can handle. The wife of a count whose escapades with call girls make the front page of the papers decides to work to prove her independence, but what is she qualified to do? A buxom carnival-booth manager who owes back taxes offers herself for one night in a lottery: a nerdy sacristan and a jealous cowboy make for a lovers' triangle. In each, women take charge, but not always happily.

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Longing to escape the isolation of his quiet Anatolian village, disenchanted art teacher Samet (Deniz Celiloglu) wrestles with narcissistic ideas of unfulfilled potential.

While battling accusations of inappropriate behaviour at his school, he unexpectedly strikes up a friendship with Nuray (Merve Dizdar), a charismatic fellow teacher, which offers a welcome distraction. But when her affection moves to Samet's more affable colleague, he becomes jealous and begins to compete for her attention.

'Equinox Flower' is Yasujirô Ozu first foray into colour cinema and is a gentle observation of intergenerational conflict between a father and his daughter over her impending unapproved marriage.

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In a near-future world dominated by artificial intelligence, where human emotions are perceived as a threat, Gabrielle (Lea Seydoux) embarks on a journey to purify her DNA by revisiting her past lives. During this process, she reconnects with Louis (George MacKay), her great love.

However, a sense of foreboding and fear grips her as she anticipates an impending catastrophe.

Pier Paolo Pasolini's masterpiece stars Anna Magnani as the fiery Mamma Roma, prostitute who attempts to better her life for the sake of her son, Ettore. But her efforts may be too late: Ettore is drawn to life on the street, and falls, ironically, for a younger prostitute.

What if the place you thought was safest suddenly became a battleground for your sanity? Young couple Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun) and Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi) are about to become new parents when, one night, heavily pregnant Soo-jin wakes up from a deep slumber to her husband's first act of parasomnia.