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Following the closure of a gypsum mine in the Nevada town she calls home, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road in this "exquisite film" (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal).

Exploring an unconventional life as a modern-day nomad, Fern discovers a resilience and resourcefulness unlike any she's known before long the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors in the vast landscape of the American West.

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Maddie thinks she's found the answer to her financial troubles when she discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to "date" their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, and bring him out of his shell before he leaves for college.

But awkward Percy proves to be a real challenge, and time is running out. She has one summer to make him a man or lose it all.

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Acclaimed filmmaker Joachim Trier returns with 'The Worst Person in the World', a wistful and subversive romantic drama about the quest for love and meaning.

Set in contemporary Oslo, it features a star-making lead performance from Renate Reinsve as a young woman who, on the verge of turning thirty, navigates multiple love affairs, existential uncertainty and career dissatisfaction as she slowly starts deciding what she wants to do, who she wants to be, and ultimately who she wants to become. As much a formally playful character study as it is a poignant and perceptive observation of quarter-life angst, this life-affirming coming of age story...

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As Arthur Curry confronts the responsibilities of being King of the Seven Seas, a long-buried ancient power is unleashed.

After witnessing the full effect of these dark forces, Aquaman (Jason Momoa) must forge an uneasy alliance with an old enemy and embark on a treacherous journey to protect his family, his kingdom and the world from irreversible devastation.

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"Madame Web" tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel UK publishing's most enigmatic heroines. The suspense-driven thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have clairvoyant abilities.

Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures...if they can all survive a deadly present.

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Tony Towers (Michael Sheen) is about to take the trip of a lifetime. It's 1985 and he's a successful nightclub manager, a local celebrity and engaged to a much younger woman, Sue (Nathalie Emmanuel).

But when Tony, Sue and his brother Roger (Cary Elwes) embark upon the 15:17 to Nottingham for a Christmas family reunion, things get a little strange...

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The acclaimed latest from writer-director Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire), 'Perfect Days' is a luminous reflection on the beauty found in everyday life.

Koji Yakusho (13 Assassins) stars as Hirayama, a contemplative middle-aged man who lives a life of modesty and serenity, spending his days balancing his job as a dutiful caretaker of Tokyo's numerous public toilets with his passion for music, literature and photography. As we join him on his structured daily routine, a series of unexpected encounters gradually begin to reveal a hidden past that lies behind his otherwise content and harmonious life. Featuring an unforgettable soundtrack of classic rock and pop, this is a tender, shimmering and ultimately life-affirming marvel.

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In this wild and incredible tale, young Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) is brought back to live by a brilliant and unorthodox scientist.

Eager to learn and hungry for the worldliness she lacks, Bella runs off on an adventure that inspires in her a fantastical evolution leading to a fierce dedication to equality and liberation.

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The family you love is back! Written by Academy Award nominee Nia Vardalos, the story jumps forward 10 years. Toula (Vardalos) and Ian (John Corbett) have been married a long time and their relationship has lost some of its spark.

Like most mothers, Toula is at odds with her 17-year-old daughter, Paris, and trying to find time for herself and husband. Just like Toula is to her parents, Paris is everything to Toula and Ian. But Paris is not content to be relegated to everyone's thoughts of what constitutes a good Greek girl. As she grapples with her family's expectations of her, a Portokalos family secret will bring three generations of family members together for an even bigger and Greeker wedding!

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High-spirited high jinks on Christmas Eve put Frank Cross (Bill Murray) in a ghostly time warp in this hilarious take-off of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".

Cross, who has made the meteoric rise from the depths of the mailroom to TV network president, is mean, nasty, uncaring, unforgiving and has a sadistic sense of humour - perfect qualities for a modern-day Scrooge. Before the night is over, he'll be visited by a maniacal New York cab driver from the past, a present-day fairy who's into pratfalls and, finally, a ghoulish, seven-foot headless messenger from the future...

Amidst a future war between humans and AI, an ex-special forces agent Joshua (John David Washington) grieving the disappearance of his wife Maya (Gemma Chan) is recruited to kill an Al architect who has developed a mysterious weapon that could end humankind...

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Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, Evan McCauley (Mark Wahlberg) is haunted by memories of places he has never been and manifests skills he's never learned.

When a secret group that calls themselves "Infinites" comes to his rescue, they reveal that his memories are real - but they are from multiple past lives. Evan must work with the Infinites to unlock the answers in his memories that are the key to stopping a madman from destroying humanity.

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"Summerland" follows the story of fiercely independent folklore investigator, Alice (Gemma Arterton) who secludes herself in her clifftop study, debunking myths using science to disprove the existence of magic.

Consumed by her work, but also profoundly lonely, she is haunted by a love affair from her past. When spirited young Frank (Lucas Bond), an evacuee from the London Blitz, is dumped into her irritable care, his innocence and curiosity awaken Alice's deeply buried emotions. Bravely embracing life's miraculous unpredictability, Alice learns that wounds may be healed, second chances do occur, and that, just perhaps - magic really does exist.

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Claire (Tina Fey) and Phil (Steve Carell) Foster are a suburban husband and wife slogging through their daily lives and marriage.

But a case of mistaken identity hurtles this very ordinary couple into an extraordinary adventure! Remembering what made them so special together, Phil and Claire take on corrupt cops, ruthless mobsters and a crazed cabbie, as their 'date night" becomes craziest night they've ever known.

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In this charming, funny and critically acclaimed tale of rumours and reputation, Olive (Emma Stone), an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing.

Now her classmates (Amanda Bynes, Aly Michalka) are turning against her and the school board is becoming concerned, including her favourite teacher (Thomas Haden Church) and the distracted guidance counsellor (Lisa Kudrow). With the support of her hilariously idiosyncratic parents (Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson) and a little help from a long-time crush (Penn Badgley), Olive attempts to take on her notorious new identity and crush the rumour mill once and for all.