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Wicked
Ivy Morgan a college student in New Orleans falls for Ren Owens the last person she expected to enter her rigidly controlled life.
Oppenheimer
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86
On 27th July 1986 British stadium rock band Queen broke new ground by playing for the first time in Hungary a country which was still under a communist dictatorship behind the Iron Curtain.
Bill Hicks: Relentless
Bill Hicks tells us how he feels about non-smokers blow-jobs religion war and peace and drugs and music.
Letter from an Unknown Woman
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him he is forced to reinterpret his own past.
The Incredibles
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment it's time to get back into costume.
Black Swan
A journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.
One Small Step
​Luna is a vibrant young Chinese-American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. From the day she witnesses a rocket launching into space on TV Luna is driven to reach for the stars. In the big city Luna lives with her loving father Chu who supports her with a humble shoe repair business he runs out of his garage. As Luna grows up she enters college facing adversity of all kinds in pursuit of her dreams.
Joy Division
A chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band.
Imagine Me & You
During her wedding ceremony Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck she is falling for Luce. As she questions her sexual orientation Rachel must decide between her stable relationship with Heck and her exhilarating new romance with Luce.
The Last Samurai
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
Feeling Through
A late-night encounter on a New York City street leads to a profound connection between a teen-in-need and a DeafBlind man.
Lemonade Mouth
After five disparate high school students meet in detention they realize they have more in common than they think and form a band that becomes a champion for students sidelined by the high school elite.
On the Basis of Sex
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.
A Christmas Carol
A bitter old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Tell Me Who I Am
In this documentary Alex trusts his twin Marcus to tell him about his past after he loses his memory. But Marcus is hiding a dark family secret.
For the Love of Spock
The life of Star Trek's Mr. Spock — as well as that of Leonard Nimoy the actor who played Mr. Spock for almost fifty years —written and directed by his son Adam.
The Old Maid
The lives of two cousins are complicated by the return of an ex-boyfriend and an illegitimate child.
Our Wife
Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope and run away to a Justice of the Peace. After typical Laurel and Hardy blundering they manage to sneak the girl away from her father's house.
Helpmates
Ollie's house is a mess after a wild party from the previous night. Ollie receives a telegram from his wife (who is on vacation in Chicago) which tells him that she is returning home in the afternoon. Fearing his wife's wrath he calls Stan over to help him clean up. Things go downhill and they make more mess not less.
Good Time
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
Steel Magnolias
A young beautician newly arrived in a small Louisiana town finds work at the local salon where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
Vera Drake
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
The Wolf Man
After his brother's death Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.
Cucuy: The Boogeyman
When children start disappearing a rebellious teen under house arrest starts to suspect that a legendary evil a boogeyman known as the Cucuy might be responsible.
Shake Hands With the Devil
Canadian Lt. General Romeo Dallaire was the military commander of the UN mission in Rwanda and this movie is personal and all too true story of his time there during the genocide of 1994. It is not quite as moving as the earlier Hotel Rwanda and is less geared to drama and emotional manipulation but it is still grim and upsetting.
Prophet's Prey
Filmmaker Amy Berg sheds light on the sexual financial and spiritual abuses heaped upon members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by their former leader Warren Jeffs.
Constantine
John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.
The Big Shave
A man walks into a meticulously clean and sterile bathroom and proceeds to shave. When his face is clean however he only continues to shave until he pierces through his skin. Blood covers him and falls around him the red contrasting the perfect spotlessness of the bathroom.
A Room with a View
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but once back in England how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?
Two Mules for Sister Sara
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred more intense than in the eyes of Sio.
The Dark Mirror
A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
Rich Hill
If you ever find yourself traveling down Interstate 49 through Missouri try not to blink—you may miss Rich Hill population 1396. Rich Hill is easy to overlook but its inhabitants are as woven into the fabric of America as those living in any small town in the country. This movie intimately chronicles the turbulent lives of three boys living in said Midwestern town and the fragile family bonds that sustain them.
Bigger Stronger Faster*
In America we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest strongest fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.
Brothers' Nest
With their Mother dying of cancer intent on changing her will to benefit her new husband before she dies two brothers go to extreme and deadly lengths to protect their inheritance from being signed away before it’s too late.
Enemy
A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.
Good Vibrations
The story of music legend Terri Hooley a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung representing bands such as The Undertones Rudi and The Outcasts.
Under Wraps
Three friends try to save their mummified friend Harold from greedy criminals by returning him to his resting place before midnight on Halloween.
Man in the Shadow
In effect modern cow town Spurline is run by Virgil Renchler owner of the Golden Empire Ranch. One night two of Virgil's henchmen go a little too far and beat a "bracero" ranch hand to death. Faced with an obvious cover-up and opposition on every hand sheriff Ben Sadler is goaded into investigating. His unlikely ally: Renchler's lovely self-willed and overprotected daughter. Will Ben survive Renchler's wrath?
Return
Back from a tour of duty Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.
He Named Me Malala
A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on the young Pakistani school girl Malala Yousafzai for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath including her speech to the United Nations.
Imperial Dreams
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts Los Angeles.
Salinger
An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010) who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work his relationships with very young women his obsessive writing methods his many literary secrets.
Sex and the Single Girl
A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.
The Midnight Patrol
Novice policemen Stan and Ollie bungle a burglary investigation.
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Laura Partridge is a very enthusiastic small stockholder of 10 shares in International Projects a large corporation based in New York. She attends her first stockholder meeting ready to question the board of directors from their salaries to their operations.
Road House
The Double Deuce is the meanest loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable -- busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot-spot. But Dalton's romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley.