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Kerala Cafe (2009)

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Ten stories meet at Kerala Cafe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Revathi  •  Lal Jose  •  Ranjith  •  Shankar Ramakrishnan  •  Shaji Kailas  •  Anwar Rasheed  •  Shyamaprasad  •  B. Unnikrishnan  •  Padmakumar M  •  Anjali Menon  •  Uday Ananthan
CAST:  Mammootty  •  Prithviraj Sukumaran  •  Suresh Gopi  •  Dileep

Ten stories meet at Kerala Cafe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Revathi  •  Lal Jose  •  Ranjith  •  Shankar Ramakrishnan  •  Shaji Kailas  •  Anwar Rasheed  •  Shyamaprasad  •  B. Unnikrishnan  •  Padmakumar M  •  Anjali Menon  •  Uday Ananthan
CAST:  Mammootty  •  Prithviraj Sukumaran  •  Suresh Gopi  •  Dileep

Waltz with Bashir (2008)

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An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ari Folman
CAST:  Ari Folman  •  Ron Ben-Yishai  •  Mickey Leon  •  Dror Harazi

An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ari Folman
CAST:  Ari Folman  •  Ron Ben-Yishai  •  Mickey Leon  •  Dror Harazi

Home (2009)

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In 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction: man has endangered his own home. But it is too late to be pessimistic: humanity has barely ten years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yann Arthus-Bertrand
CAST:  Glenn Close  •  Yann Arthus-Bertrand  •  Jacques Gamblin  •  Salma Hayek Pinault

In 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction: man has endangered his own home. But it is too late to be pessimistic: humanity has barely ten years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yann Arthus-Bertrand
CAST:  Glenn Close  •  Yann Arthus-Bertrand  •  Jacques Gamblin  •  Salma Hayek Pinault

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006)

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How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the future? These are some of the questions posed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rick Ray
CAST:  Tenzin Gyatso  •  Rick Ray

How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the future? These are some of the questions posed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rick Ray
CAST:  Tenzin Gyatso  •  Rick Ray

12 Angry Men (1957)

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The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Ed Begley  •  E.G. Marshall

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Ed Begley  •  E.G. Marshall

Grizzly Man (2005)

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Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man's attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Timothy Treadwell  •  Kathleen Parker  •  Warren Queeney  •  Willy Fulton

Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man's attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Timothy Treadwell  •  Kathleen Parker  •  Warren Queeney  •  Willy Fulton

The Fog of War (2003)

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Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Errol Morris
CAST:  Robert McNamara  •  Errol Morris  •  Fidel Castro  •  Barry Goldwater

Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Errol Morris
CAST:  Robert McNamara  •  Errol Morris  •  Fidel Castro  •  Barry Goldwater

Won't Back Down (2012)

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Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Barnz
CAST:  Viola Davis  •  Maggie Gyllenhaal  •  Ving Rhames  •  Lance Reddick

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Barnz
CAST:  Viola Davis  •  Maggie Gyllenhaal  •  Ving Rhames  •  Lance Reddick

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)

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In the rural area around the Anatolian town of Keskin, the local prosecutor, police commissar, and doctor lead a search for a victim of a murder to whom a suspect named Kenan and his mentally challenged brother confessed. However, the search is proving more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nuri Bilge Ceylan
CAST:  Muhammet Uzuner  •  Yılmaz Erdoğan  •  Taner Birsel  •  Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan

In the rural area around the Anatolian town of Keskin, the local prosecutor, police commissar, and doctor lead a search for a victim of a murder to whom a suspect named Kenan and his mentally challenged brother confessed. However, the search is proving more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nuri Bilge Ceylan
CAST:  Muhammet Uzuner  •  Yılmaz Erdoğan  •  Taner Birsel  •  Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan

My Architect: A Son's Journey (2003)

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World-famous architect Louis Kahn (Exeter Library, Salk Institute, Bangladeshi Capitol Building) had two illegitimate children with two different women outside of his marriage. Son Nathaniel always hoped that someday his father would come and live with him and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathaniel Kahn
CAST:  Edmund Bacon  •  Edwina Pattison Daniels  •  Balkrishna Doshi  •  Frank Gehry

World-famous architect Louis Kahn (Exeter Library, Salk Institute, Bangladeshi Capitol Building) had two illegitimate children with two different women outside of his marriage. Son Nathaniel always hoped that someday his father would come and live with him and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathaniel Kahn
CAST:  Edmund Bacon  •  Edwina Pattison Daniels  •  Balkrishna Doshi  •  Frank Gehry

Aparajito (1956)

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Aparajito picks up where the first film leaves off, with Apu and his family having moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Varanasi (then known as Benares). As Apu progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Kanu Bannerjee  •  Karuna Banerjee  •  Smaran Ghosal  •  Santi Gupta

Aparajito picks up where the first film leaves off, with Apu and his family having moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Varanasi (then known as Benares). As Apu progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Kanu Bannerjee  •  Karuna Banerjee  •  Smaran Ghosal  •  Santi Gupta

OMG: Oh My God! (2012)

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A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umesh Shukla
CAST:  Paresh Rawal  •  Akshay Kumar  •  Om Puri  •  Mithun Chakraborty

A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umesh Shukla
CAST:  Paresh Rawal  •  Akshay Kumar  •  Om Puri  •  Mithun Chakraborty

The Big City (1963)

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Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Madhabi Mukherjee  •  Anil Chatterjee  •  Jaya Bachchan  •  Haren Chatterjee

Life at home changes when a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Madhabi Mukherjee  •  Anil Chatterjee  •  Jaya Bachchan  •  Haren Chatterjee

The Adversary (1970)

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Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist socio-political climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Dhritiman Chatterjee  •  Krishna Bose  •  Indira Devi  •  Kalyan Chatterjee

Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist socio-political climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Dhritiman Chatterjee  •  Krishna Bose  •  Indira Devi  •  Kalyan Chatterjee

Marshall (2017)

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Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Hudlin
CAST:  Chadwick Boseman  •  Josh Gad  •  Kate Hudson  •  Sterling K. Brown

Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reginald Hudlin
CAST:  Chadwick Boseman  •  Josh Gad  •  Kate Hudson  •  Sterling K. Brown

America The Beautiful (2008)

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In a society where "celebutantes" like Paris Hilton dominate newsstands and models who weigh less than 90 pounds die from malnutrition, female body image is one of the more dire problems facing today's society. "America the Beautiful" illuminates the issue by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darryl Roberts
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In a society where "celebutantes" like Paris Hilton dominate newsstands and models who weigh less than 90 pounds die from malnutrition, female body image is one of the more dire problems facing today's society. "America the Beautiful" illuminates the issue by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Darryl Roberts
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TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard (2013)

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TPB AFK is a documentary about three computer addicts who redefined the world of media distribution with their hobby homepage The Pirate Bay. How did Tiamo, a beer crazy hardware fanatic, Brokep a tree hugging eco activist and Anakata – a paranoid hacker ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Klose
CAST:  Gottfrid Svartholm  •  Fredrik Neij  •  Peter Sunde

TPB AFK is a documentary about three computer addicts who redefined the world of media distribution with their hobby homepage The Pirate Bay. How did Tiamo, a beer crazy hardware fanatic, Brokep a tree hugging eco activist and Anakata – a paranoid hacker ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Klose
CAST:  Gottfrid Svartholm  •  Fredrik Neij  •  Peter Sunde

Ten (2002)

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A visual social examination in the form of ten conversations between a driving woman and her various pick-ups and hitchhikers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abbas Kiarostami
CAST:  Mania Akbari  •  Amina Maher  •  Kamran Adl  •  Roya Arabshahi

A visual social examination in the form of ten conversations between a driving woman and her various pick-ups and hitchhikers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abbas Kiarostami
CAST:  Mania Akbari  •  Amina Maher  •  Kamran Adl  •  Roya Arabshahi

Acts of Love and Other Comedies (1973)

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A funny anthology featuring various sketches about people having trouble with love and sex.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Grodin  •  Dwight Hemion
CAST:  Marlo Thomas  •  Jean Stapleton  •  Art Garfunkel  •  Rae Allen

A funny anthology featuring various sketches about people having trouble with love and sex.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Grodin  •  Dwight Hemion
CAST:  Marlo Thomas  •  Jean Stapleton  •  Art Garfunkel  •  Rae Allen

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)

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Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Werner Herzog  •  Dominique Baffier  •  Jean Clottes  •  Jean-Michel Geneste

Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Werner Herzog  •  Dominique Baffier  •  Jean Clottes  •  Jean-Michel Geneste
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