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Rendition (2007)

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When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside the US.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Hood
CAST:  Omar Metwally  •  Reese Witherspoon  •  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Moa Khouas

When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside the US.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Hood
CAST:  Omar Metwally  •  Reese Witherspoon  •  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Moa Khouas

Eye in the Sky (2015)

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A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Hood
CAST:  Aaron Paul  •  Alan Rickman  •  Helen Mirren  •  Iain Glen

A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gavin Hood
CAST:  Aaron Paul  •  Alan Rickman  •  Helen Mirren  •  Iain Glen

The Last Wave (1977)

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Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the victim was targeted for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Weir
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Olivia Hamnett  •  David Gulpilil  •  Frederick Parslow

Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the victim was targeted for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Weir
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Olivia Hamnett  •  David Gulpilil  •  Frederick Parslow

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

Black Mass (2015)

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The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Cooper
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Joel Edgerton  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Dakota Johnson

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Cooper
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Joel Edgerton  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Dakota Johnson

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

Don't Breathe 2 (2021)

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The Blind Man has been hiding out for several years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a devastating house fire. Their quiet life together is shattered when a group of criminals kidnap the girl, forcing the Blind Man to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodo Sayagues
CAST:  Stephen Lang  •  Bobby Schofield  •  Rocci Williams  •  Adam Young

The Blind Man has been hiding out for several years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a devastating house fire. Their quiet life together is shattered when a group of criminals kidnap the girl, forcing the Blind Man to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodo Sayagues
CAST:  Stephen Lang  •  Bobby Schofield  •  Rocci Williams  •  Adam Young

It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)

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The concluding chapter of Don Hertzfeldt's animated trilogy of shorts about a man named Bill and his wavering mental state.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Hertzfeldt
CAST:  Don Hertzfeldt  •  Sara Cushman

The concluding chapter of Don Hertzfeldt's animated trilogy of shorts about a man named Bill and his wavering mental state.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Hertzfeldt
CAST:  Don Hertzfeldt  •  Sara Cushman

The Middleman (1976)

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A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls. When he eventually decides to start his own business as a middle-man, he discovers that the world of business ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Satya Banerjee  •  Pradip Mukherjee  •  Arati Bhattacharya  •  Gautam Chakraborty

A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls. When he eventually decides to start his own business as a middle-man, he discovers that the world of business ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Satya Banerjee  •  Pradip Mukherjee  •  Arati Bhattacharya  •  Gautam Chakraborty

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

Dysphoria

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A young couple spend their last weekend with their 3-year-old daughter in their isolated country house before they are to sell it, when they are attacked by a random psychotic woman and they have to fight for their survival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Imanol Ortiz López
CAST:  Najwa Nimri  •  Alba García

A young couple spend their last weekend with their 3-year-old daughter in their isolated country house before they are to sell it, when they are attacked by a random psychotic woman and they have to fight for their survival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Imanol Ortiz López
CAST:  Najwa Nimri  •  Alba García

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

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Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Ann Richards  •  Wendell Corey

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Ann Richards  •  Wendell Corey

Detroit (2017)

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A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathryn Bigelow
CAST:  John Boyega  •  Will Poulter  •  John Krasinski  •  Anthony Mackie

A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathryn Bigelow
CAST:  John Boyega  •  Will Poulter  •  John Krasinski  •  Anthony Mackie

Innocent Voices (2005)

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A young boy, in an effort to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life as he desperately tries to avoid the war which is raging all around him  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Mandoki
CAST:  Carlos Padilla  •  Xuna Primus  •  Leonor Varela  •  José María Yázpik

A young boy, in an effort to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life as he desperately tries to avoid the war which is raging all around him  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Mandoki
CAST:  Carlos Padilla  •  Xuna Primus  •  Leonor Varela  •  José María Yázpik

Under Suspicion (2000)

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A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes", they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is away from his speech ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Hopkins
CAST:  Gene Hackman  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Thomas Jane  •  Monica Bellucci

A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes", they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is away from his speech ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Hopkins
CAST:  Gene Hackman  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Thomas Jane  •  Monica Bellucci

The Call (2013)

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Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Anderson
CAST:  Halle Berry  •  Abigail Breslin  •  Morris Chestnut  •  Michael Imperioli

Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brad Anderson
CAST:  Halle Berry  •  Abigail Breslin  •  Morris Chestnut  •  Michael Imperioli

The Butler (2013)

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A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Daniels
CAST:  Forest Whitaker  •  David Banner  •  Michael Rainey Jr.  •  LaJessie Smith

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Daniels
CAST:  Forest Whitaker  •  David Banner  •  Michael Rainey Jr.  •  LaJessie Smith

Chappa Kurishu (2011)

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The film revolves around the lives of two people: Arjun (Fahad Fazil), a wealthy man in the construction business in Kochi who has an affair with his subordinate Sonia (Remya Nambeesan), even though he is preparing to be engaged to his family friend's daughter Ann ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sameer Thahir
CAST:  Vineeth Sreenivasan  •  Fahadh Faasil  •  Roma Asrani  •  Remya Nambeesan

The film revolves around the lives of two people: Arjun (Fahad Fazil), a wealthy man in the construction business in Kochi who has an affair with his subordinate Sonia (Remya Nambeesan), even though he is preparing to be engaged to his family friend's daughter Ann ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sameer Thahir
CAST:  Vineeth Sreenivasan  •  Fahadh Faasil  •  Roma Asrani  •  Remya Nambeesan

Thanks for Sharing (2013)

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A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Blumberg
CAST:  Mark Ruffalo  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Tim Robbins  •  Josh Gad

A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Blumberg
CAST:  Mark Ruffalo  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Tim Robbins  •  Josh Gad

U Turn (1997)

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When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Stone
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Nick Nolte  •  Jennifer Lopez  •  Joaquin Phoenix

When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Stone
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Nick Nolte  •  Jennifer Lopez  •  Joaquin Phoenix
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