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The Song of Bernadette
70%

The Song of Bernadette(en)

1943-12-21

In 1858 Lourdes, France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the Virgin Mary. The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the the town, and transforms their lives.

Parasite
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Parasite(ko)

2019-05-30

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

Dune
78%

Dune(en)

2021-09-15

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

A Quiet Place
74%

A Quiet Place(en)

2018-04-03

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

La Chimera
74%

La Chimera(it)

2023-10-12

Just out of jail, crumpled English archaeologist Arthur reconnects with his wayward crew of tombaroli accomplices – a happy-go-lucky collective of itinerant grave-robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and fencing the ancient treasures they dig up.

There's Still Tomorrow
82%

There's Still Tomorrow(it)

2023-10-26

In post-war Italy, the family of typical housewife Delia is in turmoil over the impending engagement of beloved firstborn Marcella. The arrival of a mysterious letter, however, will ignite Delia's courage to face her abusive husband and imagine a better future.

Full Time
71%

Full Time(fr)

2022-03-16

Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike.

The Book of Solutions
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The Book of Solutions(fr)

2023-06-07

Marc, a bipolar and paranoid filmmaker, cannot tolerate seeing his current project picked apart by his producers. The clips he’s been able to sneak a look at lead him to fear the worst. With his editor as an accomplice, he manages to spirit away the rushes to his aunt’s place in the Cévennes, to finish the film as he envisions it. Instead, its completion is constantly postponed, as he creates endless diversions and impasses, which alternate between the comic and the downright disturbing.

Raw
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Raw(fr)

2016-11-11

In Justine’s family everyone is a vet and a vegetarian. At 16, she’s a gifted teen ready to take on her first year in vet school, where her older sister also studies. There, she gets no time to settle: hazing starts right away. Justine is forced to eat raw meat for the first time in her life. Unexpected consequences emerge as her true self begins to form.

The Son's Room
71%

The Son's Room(it)

2001-03-09

A psychoanalyst and his family go through profound emotional trauma when their son dies in a scuba diving accident.

Single White Female
63%

Single White Female(en)

1992-08-14

Attractive Manhattanite Allison Jones has it all: a handsome beau, a rent-controlled apartment, and a promising career as a fashion designer. When boyfriend Sam proves unfaithful, Allison strikes out on her own but must use the classifieds to seek out a roommate in order to keep her spacious digs.

The Batman
77%

The Batman(en)

2022-03-01

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

Dirty Pretty Things
69%

Dirty Pretty Things(en)

2002-09-05

An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.

Green Book
82%

Green Book(en)

2018-11-16

Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.

Walkabout
73%

Walkabout(en)

1971-07-01

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

Crimes of the Future
61%

Crimes of the Future(en)

2022-05-25

With his partner, a celebrity performance artist publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. An investigator from the National Organ Registry obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed... Their mission — to use the artist's notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.

Bed and Board
72%

Bed and Board(fr)

1970-09-09

Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his long-gestating novel. As Christine becomes pregnant with the couple's first child, Antoine finds himself enraptured with a young Japanese beauty. The complications change the course of their relationship forever.

Midsommar
72%

Midsommar(en)

2019-07-03

Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.

Blade Runner 2049
76%

Blade Runner 2049(en)

2017-10-04

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

The Thin Man
75%

The Thin Man(en)

1934-05-25

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

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Till The Clouds Roll By: Real to Reel
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Anima Mea
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Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture
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Waterman
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Waterman(en)

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Five-time Olympic medalist and Native Hawaiian Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku shattered records and brought surfing to the world while overcoming a lifetime of personal challenges. Waterman explores his journey and legacy as a legendary swimmer, trailblazer, and the undisputed father of modern-day surfing, following the sport’s first-time inclusion in this year’s Summer Olympics – a fitting tribute to his work promoting the sport around the globe.

Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle
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Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle(en)

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Studs Terkel: Listening to America
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Studs Terkel: Listening to America(en)

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For over 60 years, Studs Terkel elevated the voices and experiences of everyday Americans through his skillful interviews on radio, in books and on TV. This documentary takes a fond and illuminating look back at one of America's most influential authors and media personalities whose curiosity about people never dimmed over the course of a long and brilliant career.

Pamela, A Love Story
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Pamela, A Love Story(en)

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War Photographer
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War Photographer(en)

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The Fog of War
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The Fog of War(en)

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Navajazo
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Navajazo(en)

2014-12-04

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Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
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Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
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Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women(en)

2008-08-09

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