What Makes the Ride Worthwhile(2024)

Late and Crying(en)

Richard and his sister, Maia, arrive at their Grandmother's funeral and find themselves incredibly uncomfortable with their family. As tensions build, Richard becomes increasingly insecure that he is not able to cry.

Ovary-Acting(en)

A harried thirty-something woman is forced to decide whether she wants to be a mother after unexpectedly giving birth to her reproductive organs at her sister’s baby shower.

Sayedaty El Gameela(ar)

Window Shopping(en)

A marriage proposal prompts Carolina to recall three previous relationships as she wanders through Manhattan.

Napoleon(fr)

A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.

Woman’s enemy(ar)

Ra'ouf is an elderly writer who is known for his stance against women, giving him the title "Woman's Enemy". But everything changes when he falls for Faten and starts to write to her. As he proposes to her, he sends her a photo of his handsome friend Salah, pretending that he is the man in the photo.

Love in danger(ar)

A stage director gives the lead role to an actress who gets completely in character and becomes the fraudster who steals a precious necklace from one of the stores. As she escapes to Cairo, she puts the necklace in the pocket of a well-known singer who discovers her singing talent.

The Mark of Zorro(en)

Don Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Laura(en)

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

Alie's Home(id)

Alie, the youngest and only daughter among five siblings, suffers relentless abuse from her father and siblings—blamed for their mother's death—when all she longs for is a bit of compassion and acceptance from her family.

The Conscience(sq)

Kujtim works as a car mechanic. He makes a mistake and does not fix the brakes of a truck properly, which leads to a deadly accident. He feels guilty, but is unable to admit his mistake.

The Hustler(en)

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

Elevator to the Gallows(fr)

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

Notes on a Scandal(en)

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.

Good Night, and Good Luck.(en)

The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.

Mildred Pierce(en)

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

Dead Youth(ja)

The homoerotic poetry of Mutsuo Takahashi sets the stage for these associated images based on male desire.

Blind Rain(ru)

A poetic story about the first love of boy Sanya to girl Lena.

The Big Fake(it)

Toni Chichiarelli arrives in Rome with the dream of becoming a painter, but his talent leads him elsewhere — from art galleries to state secrets. Between art, crime, and power, his signature ends up everywhere — even in the history of Italy.