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When Marnie Was There (2014)

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Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromasa Yonebayashi
CAST:  Kasumi Arimura  •  Sara Takatsuki  •  Nanako Matsushima  •  Susumu Terajima

Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromasa Yonebayashi
CAST:  Kasumi Arimura  •  Sara Takatsuki  •  Nanako Matsushima  •  Susumu Terajima

Made in Italy (2020)

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A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James D'Arcy
CAST:  Liam Neeson  •  Lindsay Duncan  •  Micheál Richardson  •  Valeria Bilello

A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James D'Arcy
CAST:  Liam Neeson  •  Lindsay Duncan  •  Micheál Richardson  •  Valeria Bilello

My Brother Is an Only Child (2007)

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Accio and Manrico are two working-class brothers in 1960s Italy: older Manrico is handsome, charismatic, womanizing, and loved by all, while younger Accio is moody, hotheaded, and lives everything as if it was a war, much to his parents' chagrin. While the former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniele Luchetti
CAST:  Elio Germano  •  Riccardo Scamarcio  •  Diane Fleri  •  Angela Finocchiaro

Accio and Manrico are two working-class brothers in 1960s Italy: older Manrico is handsome, charismatic, womanizing, and loved by all, while younger Accio is moody, hotheaded, and lives everything as if it was a war, much to his parents' chagrin. While the former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniele Luchetti
CAST:  Elio Germano  •  Riccardo Scamarcio  •  Diane Fleri  •  Angela Finocchiaro

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)

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A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Emily Blunt  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Rachael Stirling

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Emily Blunt  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Rachael Stirling

I Am Divine (2013)

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Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Schwarz
CAST:  John Waters  •  Ricki Lake  •  Tab Hunter  •  Divine

Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Schwarz
CAST:  John Waters  •  Ricki Lake  •  Tab Hunter  •  Divine

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2021)

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After meeting one day, a shy boy who expresses himself through haiku and a bubbly but self-conscious girl share a brief, magical summer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyohei Ishiguro
CAST:  Ichikawa Somegorō VIII  •  Hana Sugisaki  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Megumi Han

After meeting one day, a shy boy who expresses himself through haiku and a bubbly but self-conscious girl share a brief, magical summer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyohei Ishiguro
CAST:  Ichikawa Somegorō VIII  •  Hana Sugisaki  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Megumi Han

Happythankyoumoreplease (2011)

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Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved. Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Radnor
CAST:  Josh Radnor  •  Malin Åkerman  •  Kate Mara  •  Zoe Kazan

Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved. Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Radnor
CAST:  Josh Radnor  •  Malin Åkerman  •  Kate Mara  •  Zoe Kazan

Liberal Arts (2012)

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Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Radnor
CAST:  Josh Radnor  •  Elizabeth Olsen  •  Richard Jenkins  •  Zac Efron

Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josh Radnor
CAST:  Josh Radnor  •  Elizabeth Olsen  •  Richard Jenkins  •  Zac Efron

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

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Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Travis Knight
CAST:  Art Parkinson  •  Charlize Theron  •  Rooney Mara  •  Matthew McConaughey

Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Travis Knight
CAST:  Art Parkinson  •  Charlize Theron  •  Rooney Mara  •  Matthew McConaughey

City Island (2009)

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The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond De Felitta
CAST:  Andy García  •  Alan Arkin  •  Dominik Garcia  •  Emily Mortimer

The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond De Felitta
CAST:  Andy García  •  Alan Arkin  •  Dominik Garcia  •  Emily Mortimer

Brassed Off (1996)

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A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Herman
CAST:  Pete Postlethwaite  •  Tara Fitzgerald  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Stephen Tompkinson

A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Herman
CAST:  Pete Postlethwaite  •  Tara Fitzgerald  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Stephen Tompkinson

Brian's Song (1971)

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Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  James Caan  •  Billy Dee Williams  •  Jack Warden  •  Bernie Casey

Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Kulik
CAST:  James Caan  •  Billy Dee Williams  •  Jack Warden  •  Bernie Casey

Whale Rider (2003)

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On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niki Caro
CAST:  Keisha Castle-Hughes  •  Rawiri Paratene  •  Vicky Haughton  •  Cliff Curtis

On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niki Caro
CAST:  Keisha Castle-Hughes  •  Rawiri Paratene  •  Vicky Haughton  •  Cliff Curtis

Our Idiot Brother (2011)

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Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother, Ned. But as each of their lives begins to unravel, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jesse Peretz
CAST:  Paul Rudd  •  Elizabeth Banks  •  Zooey Deschanel  •  Emily Mortimer

Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother, Ned. But as each of their lives begins to unravel, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jesse Peretz
CAST:  Paul Rudd  •  Elizabeth Banks  •  Zooey Deschanel  •  Emily Mortimer

Instructions Not Included (2013)

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Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and him heading with her out of Mexico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugenio Derbez
CAST:  Loreto Peralta  •  Eugenio Derbez  •  Jessica Lindsey  •  Daniel Raymont

Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and him heading with her out of Mexico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugenio Derbez
CAST:  Loreto Peralta  •  Eugenio Derbez  •  Jessica Lindsey  •  Daniel Raymont

The Upside (2019)

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Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Burger
CAST:  Bryan Cranston  •  Kevin Hart  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Julianna Margulies

Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Burger
CAST:  Bryan Cranston  •  Kevin Hart  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Julianna Margulies

Welcome to the Sticks (2008)

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Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dany Boon
CAST:  Kad Merad  •  Dany Boon  •  Zoé Félix  •  Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret

Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dany Boon
CAST:  Kad Merad  •  Dany Boon  •  Zoé Félix  •  Lorenzo Ausilia-Foret

Win Win (2011)

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When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McCarthy
CAST:  Paul Giamatti  •  Melanie Lynskey  •  Amy Ryan  •  Jeffrey Tambor

When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McCarthy
CAST:  Paul Giamatti  •  Melanie Lynskey  •  Amy Ryan  •  Jeffrey Tambor

Family Obligations (2019)

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One man learns to die. Another man learns to live.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth R. Frank
CAST:  Angelica Adams  •  Eleanor Brandle-Frank  •  Peppa Brandle-Frank  •  Grace Chan

One man learns to die. Another man learns to live.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth R. Frank
CAST:  Angelica Adams  •  Eleanor Brandle-Frank  •  Peppa Brandle-Frank  •  Grace Chan

Her Secret Lesson (2020)

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Jincheol and Hyejeong are lovers. However, both of them are bad at sex and are disappointed in each other. Hye-jeong says goodbye to Jin-cheol. Jin-cheol recommends that her friend Kyung-soo be taught that there is a god of sex. Yoon-il, the god of sex, accepts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Seok-man
CAST:  Min Do-yoon  •  Park Soo-bin-III  •  Hae Il  •  Si Woo

Jincheol and Hyejeong are lovers. However, both of them are bad at sex and are disappointed in each other. Hye-jeong says goodbye to Jin-cheol. Jin-cheol recommends that her friend Kyung-soo be taught that there is a god of sex. Yoon-il, the god of sex, accepts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kim Seok-man
CAST:  Min Do-yoon  •  Park Soo-bin-III  •  Hae Il  •  Si Woo
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