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  1. Lone Star cover
    1996 · Neo-Western, Mystery, Drama

    Lone Star

    When a skeleton and a rusted sheriff's badge are unearthed in the desert outskirts of a Texas border town, Sheriff Sam Deeds begins investigating the decades-old murder of a corrupt predecessor. As the inquiry unfolds, Deeds uncovers deep-seated family secrets, racial tensions, and a complex legacy involving his own revered father.

  2. Mussum, o Filmis cover
    2023 · Biography, Comedy, Drama

    Mussum, o Filmis

    Tracing the extraordinary life of Antônio Carlos Bernardes Gomes, this biographical drama charts his path from a poor childhood in Rio de Janeiro to fame as a samba musician with Os Originais do Samba and beloved comic icon in Os Trapalhões. Behind his exuberant humor and distinct catchphrases, the film highlights his resilience, devotion to his mother, and pride in Afro-Brazilian culture.

  3. The Father cover
    1996 · Drama

    The Father

    پدر

    After working in the city following his father's death, a fourteen-year-old Iranian boy returns home to discover his mother has remarried a local policeman. Stricken by grief and resentment, the rebellious adolescent vehemently rejects his new stepfather until a perilous journey through the desert forces them to confront one another.

  4. The Triplets of Belleville cover
    2003 · Animation, Comedy, Adventure

    The Triplets of Belleville

    Les Triplettes de Belleville

    When her grandson Champion is kidnapped by mysterious mobsters during the Tour de France, elderly Madame Souza and her faithful hound Bruno set off across the Atlantic to rescue him. Arriving in the sprawling metropolis of Belleville, she teams up with an eccentric trio of retired music-hall songstresses to track down the gangsters.

  5. Mars One cover
    2022 · Drama

    Mars One

    Marte Um

    In the working-class periphery of Belo Horizonte, four members of a Black family pursue their private aspirations while supporting one another through financial and personal challenges. While his father hopes he will become a professional footballer, young Deivinho secretly yearns to study astrophysics and join a space mission to Mars.

  6. The Young Shepherd cover
    2017 · Drama, History

    The Young Shepherd

    Cabros de mierda

    In 1983 Santiago during the height of Pinochet's military dictatorship, a spirited young mother in the working-class La Victoria settlement takes in a naive American missionary who carries a video camera. As violent state repression closes in around their community, the visitor's footage captures both intimate neighborhood solidarity and the harrowing price of political defiance.

  7. One-Zero cover
    2009 · Drama

    One-Zero

    واحد صفر

    Set across Cairo on the charged evening of Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations football final, a mosaic of eight disparate characters navigates acute personal and societal crises. As the city unites in collective anticipation of victory, their interwoven lives confront the deep fractures of class, religious constraints, and personal longing beneath the celebratory surface.

  8. Second Skin cover
    2000 · Thriller, Action

    Second Skin

    Seeking redemption from his criminal past, an ex-mobster opens a tranquil bookstore in a quiet coastal town, only for his new life to unravel when an amnesiac woman is struck outside his shop. As he shelters her and helps piece together her forgotten identity, he discovers she may be a lethal operative tied directly to the syndicate he abandoned.

  9. Moneyball cover
    2011 · Biography, Drama, Sport

    Moneyball

    Facing a constrained payroll, Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane joins forces with an Ivy League economics graduate to challenge conventional baseball scouting through advanced statistical analysis. Together, they assemble a competitive roster of undervalued players that fundamentally disrupts the sport.

  10. The Princess and the Frog cover
    2009 · Animation, Adventure, Musical

    The Princess and the Frog

    In Jazz Age New Orleans, a hardworking waitress dreaming of opening her own restaurant kisses a transformed prince in the hope of breaking a voodoo curse, only to be turned into an amphibian herself. Together, the unlikely frog duo embarks on a peril-filled quest across the bayous to find a mystical priestess who can restore their humanity before time runs out.

  11. Play cover
    2005 · Drama

    Play

    In Santiago, an indigenous Mapuche woman working as a domestic caregiver discovers the dropped briefcase of a melancholic architect and begins trailing his movements through the city. Her quiet surveillance becomes an eccentric urban journey that bridges two lonely lives across Chile's social divides.

  12. Tender Age cover
    2000 · Drama

    Tender Age

    Нежный возраст

    Growing up across the volatile transformation of Moscow from late Soviet stagnation to chaotic post-Soviet capitalism, a young man navigates crime, disillusionment, and societal upheaval. Through years of turbulence, his enduring devotion to a childhood classmate who becomes a Paris fashion model remains his primary anchor.

  13. Sunny cover
    2011 · Comedy, Drama

    Sunny

    써니

    A comfortable yet dissatisfied middle-aged housewife visits a hospital and unexpectedly reconnects with a terminally ill high school friend who asks for one final wish: tracking down the estranged members of their teenage club. As she searches for each woman, vivid memories of their youth in 1980s Seoul reawaken her sense of purpose and self-worth.

  14. Land of Mine cover
    2015 · Drama, History, War

    Land of Mine

    Under sandet

    In May 1945 following the liberation of Denmark, a bitter Danish sergeant is tasked with overseeing a squad of teenage German prisoners of war forced to defuse landmines along the West Coast with their bare hands. As the perilous labor claims lives, the commander's initial hatred gradually gives way to an agonized sense of empathy and moral responsibility.

  15. Paradise cover
    2016 · Drama, War, History

    Paradise

    Рай

    Presented in stark monochrome and framed by direct-to-camera confessional testimonies, three intertwined lives collide during World War II: a Russian noblewoman aiding the French Resistance, a pragmatic French collaborator, and an aristocratic SS officer who was once in love with her. Within the harrowing confines of a concentration camp, their conflicting ideals of duty, love, and redemption face a devastating final reckoning.

  16. I Love You (Made in Chile) cover
    2001 · Drama, Coming-of-Age

    I Love You (Made in Chile)

    Te amo (Made in Chile)

    Four Santiago teenagers spending their summer in an abandoned house begin filming each other on digital video, using the camera as an outlet to confront family neglect, personal trauma, and the lingering scars of the military dictatorship.

  17. All About Lily Chou-Chou cover
    2001 · Psychological Drama, Coming-of-Age

    All About Lily Chou-Chou

    リリイ・シュシュのすべて

    Amid the isolation and cruelties of junior high school in provincial Japan, an introverted student finds solace in an online fan community dedicated to the ethereal pop singer Lily Chou-Chou, only for the darker realities of his daily life to collide with his digital sanctuary.

  18. Avengers: Infinity War cover
    2018 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

    Avengers: Infinity War

    As the tyrannical warlord Thanos embarks on a merciless campaign to collect all six Infinity Stones and erase half of all life in the universe, the fractured Avengers and their cosmic allies must unite to wage a desperate, galaxy-spanning defense.

  19. The Hunter cover
    2010 · Crime Drama, Thriller

    The Hunter

    شکارچی

    After his wife and young daughter are killed during street demonstrations in Tehran, an ex-convict turned night watchman retaliates against the police and flees into the northern forests, sparking a tense and desolate standoff.

  20. Endless Cookie cover
    2025 · Animated Documentary

    Endless Cookie

    Blending surreal underground animation with candid audio recordings, two half-brothers—one a Toronto animator and the other living in a remote northern Manitoba First Nation—explore their contrasting upbringings, family ties, and the complex legacy of colonialism.

  21. El-Batal cover
    1998 · Drama, History, Sport

    El-Batal

    البطل

    In Alexandria on the eve of the 1919 Egyptian revolution against British colonial rule, three working-class friends pursue their distinct passions: an aspiring Olympic boxer, an Italian-Egyptian singer, and a fiery activist printer. As patriotic fervor sweeps the nation, their loyalties and individual ambitions are tested against the violence of colonial occupation.

  22. Kumbalangi Nights cover
    2019 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

    Kumbalangi Nights

    കുമ്പളങ്ങി നൈറ്റ്സ്

    In a dilapidated house on the island outskirts of Kochi, four emotionally estranged brothers live in perpetual friction and domestic chaos. When romance, tragedy, and a sinister local family force them to confront their personal demons, the brothers gradually learn empathy, solidarity, and the true meaning of family.

  23. The Art of Losing cover
    2004 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Neo-Noir

    The Art of Losing

    Perder es cuestión de método

    When a mutilated corpse is discovered impaled on the shores of a reservoir near Bogotá, an alcoholic investigative journalist begins digging into the gruesome crime. Alongside an earnest office worker and a young prostitute, he uncovers a labyrinth of corrupt politicians, ruthless developers, and institutional rot.

  24. Lisabi: The Uprising cover
    2024 · Action, Historical Drama, Adventure

    Lisabi: The Uprising

    Lísàbí: Arugbo naa

    Under the oppressive rule of the Oyo Empire in 18th-century West Africa, an unassuming Egba farmer organizes a clandestine rebellion disguised as a mutual-aid farming collective. Channeling widespread grief and fury over violent tribute collections, he unites his people to fight for their sovereignty.

  25. Troubled Water cover
    2008 · Drama, Music

    Troubled Water

    De usynlige

    After completing an eight-year prison term for the tragic death of a toddler, a talented young organist secures a quiet position in an Oslo church and attempts to rebuild his life. When the deceased boy's grieving mother spots him, their intersecting lives collide in an intense reckoning with guilt, perspective, and forgiveness.

  26. Tom White cover
    2004 · Drama, Psychological Drama

    Tom White

    After suffering a sudden breakdown, successful Melbourne architectural draughtsman Tom White abruptly abandons his home, family, and career. Cutting ties with his former life, he drifts through the city's margins and discovers unexpected dignity and connection among fellow outsiders on the streets.

  27. My Secret Sky cover
    2008 · Drama

    My Secret Sky

    Izulu Lami

    After their mother passes away and their aunt abandons them, ten-year-old Thembi and her younger brother Khwezi travel from their rural KwaZulu-Natal village to Durban. Carrying only a traditional Zulu craft mat woven by their mother, the two orphaned siblings must navigate the harsh realities of city life and rely on each other to survive on the streets.

  28. Let the Bullets Fly cover
    2010 · Action Comedy

    Let the Bullets Fly

    让子弹飞

    In 1920s warlord-era China, a bandit hijacks a train carrying a newly appointed county governor, assumes his identity to take office in Goose Town, and clashes with a ruthless local tyrant.

  29. My Football Summer cover
    2006 · Documentary, Sport

    My Football Summer

    奇蹟的夏天

    At Mei Lun Junior High School in eastern Taiwan, a tight-knit squad of Indigenous teenagers pours everything into defending their national football championship title. Living together in a cramped basement dormitory under the demanding yet protective care of their coach, Wu Hsiao-yin, the boys push through grueling summer training sessions to capture one last victory before graduation and their transition into adulthood.

  30. Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story cover
    2018 · Drama, Biography, Crime

    Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story

    Ellen: Die storie van Ellen Pakkies

    In the Lavender Hill community of the Cape Flats, a mother endures years of escalating abuse and theft driven by her son's severe crystal meth addiction before making a desperate choice that culminates in a landmark South African murder trial.

  31. The Cloud cover
    1998 · Drama

    The Cloud

    La nube

    In a surreal, rain-drenched Buenos Aires plagued by years of unending downpours, a tight-knit independent theater troupe fights to defend their historic playhouse against imminent sale and demolition. Under the steadfast guidance of their director, the struggling actors confront municipal indifference, personal hardships, and creeping disillusionment as they stage an impassioned cultural resistance.

  32. The Bank cover
    2001 · Thriller, Drama

    The Bank

    Jim Doyle, a brilliant mathematician working on fractal geometry, develops an algorithm capable of predicting stock market fluctuations and crashes. His breakthrough attracts Simon O'Reilly, the ruthless CEO of Centa Bank, who hires Doyle to exploit the system for astronomical corporate profits. But as the institution aggressively forecloses on everyday borrowers, Doyle harbors his own calculated score to settle with the financial giant.

  33. CODA cover
    2021 · Comedy-Drama, Coming-of-Age

    CODA

    Seventeen-year-old Ruby Rossi is the only hearing member of a deaf fishing family in Gloucester, Massachusetts. When her high school choir teacher encourages her to audition for Berklee College of Music, Ruby finds herself torn between her responsibilities as her family's interpreter and her own dream of singing.

  34. Marshland cover
    2014 · Crime Thriller, Mystery

    Marshland

    La isla mínima

    In 1980, during Spain's uneasy transition to democracy, two ideologically opposed homicide detectives from Madrid travel to a remote town in the Guadalquivir marshes to investigate the brutal disappearance and murder of two teenage sisters. As they navigate a tight-lipped community steeped in fear and secrecy, they must unravel the crimes while confronting the unhealed wounds of the country's recent authoritarian past.

  35. Endgame cover
    2009 · Drama, History, Thriller

    Endgame

    In the late 1980s, British mining executive Michael Young organizes secret meetings at a country house in Somerset, England. The talks bring together African National Congress leader Thabo Mbeki and Afrikaner philosophy professor Willie Esterhuyse to negotiate a peaceful end to apartheid while violence spreads across South Africa.

  36. Independence Day cover
    1996 · Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

    Independence Day

    Giant alien ships deploy over Earth's major cities and blast them to rubble. With military communications wiped out, an Air Force pilot, an MIT satellite technician, and the U.S. President piece together a last-ditch counterattack on the Fourth of July.

  37. Neon Bull cover
    2015 · Drama

    Neon Bull

    Boi Neon

    Working the dusty vaquejada rodeos of northeastern Brazil, bull handler Iremar prepares livestock for the ring while dreaming of sequins, fabrics, and a life in women's fashion design.

  38. Mami Wata cover
    2023 · Fantasy, Thriller, Drama

    Mami Wata

    In the isolated ocean village of Iyi, the community venerates the water deity Mami Wata through their spiritual intermediary, Mama Efe. When a child's untimely death ignites skepticism among the younger villagers, a wounded rebel soldier washes ashore, sparking a clash between traditional spiritual devotion, violent rebellion, and the promise of modern progress.

  39. I Saw the TV Glow cover
    2024 · Psychological Horror, Drama

    I Saw the TV Glow

    In the late 1990s, two suburban outcasts bond over an eerie late-night supernatural television series, but after its sudden cancellation, the line between the glow of the screen and their own dissolving realities begins to fracture and warp.

  40. Danger Zone cover
    1996 · Action, Thriller

    Danger Zone

    Framed for a deadly toxic-waste spill in the turbulent African nation of Zambeze, American civil engineer Rick Morgan flees the country in disgrace. Recruited by a World Health Organization specialist to expose the disaster's true culprits, Morgan returns to clear his name, only to uncover a rogue mercenary conspiracy to smuggle weapons-grade nuclear material out of a war zone.

  41. The Dark Knight cover
    2008 · Action, Crime, Drama

    The Dark Knight

    Batman faces the Joker, an anarchic criminal mastermind whose campaign of chaos pushes Gotham City to the brink and tests the limits of justice.

  42. Atonement cover
    2007 · Romantic Drama, Period Drama

    Atonement

    In 1935 England, an adolescent girl falsely accuses her older sister's lover of a crime, irrevocably altering three lives as World War II begins.

  43. Genealogies of a Crime cover
    1997 · Mystery, Crime Drama

    Genealogies of a Crime

    Généalogies d'un crime

    A defense attorney agrees to represent a young man accused of murdering his aunt, a psychoanalyst who resembled her. As the lawyer investigates, she learns a psychoanalytic society tracked the young man since childhood, expecting him to commit murder.

  44. Breath cover
    2016 · Drama, Fantasy, War

    Breath

    نفس

    In late-1970s Iran, young Bahar escapes poverty and hardship by retreating into folklore, books, and vivid daydreams as the Iranian Revolution and the onset of the Iran-Iraq War transform her family's life.

  45. Mrs Brown cover
    1997 · Biography, Drama, History

    Mrs Brown

    Grieving deeply following the death of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria withdraws from public life until an outspoken Scottish ghillie, John Brown, helps restore her spirit—igniting court intrigue and political controversy.

  46. Nahid cover
    2015 · Drama

    Nahid

    ناهید

    In a Caspian coastal town, young divorcee Nahid retains custody of her son only under the condition set by her ex-husband that she never remarry. When she falls in love with an affluent man who proposes marriage, she enters into a secret temporary union, risking her parental rights as societal scrutiny mounts.

  47. Moebius cover
    1996 · Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

    Moebius

    When a passenger train mysteriously vanishes within the subterranean labyrinth of the Buenos Aires subway system, authorities summon young topologist Daniel Pratt to investigate. Navigating multi-level track schematics and bureaucratic resistance, Pratt deduces that the expanded transit network has morphed into a topological singularity—trapping the train in an infinite dimensional loop.

  48. Thanatos, Drunk cover
    2015 · Drama

    Thanatos, Drunk

    醉·生夢死

    Set against the gritty fringes of Taipei, two estranged brothers confront grief, longing, and danger following their alcoholic mother's sudden demise. While the younger brother scrapes by at a produce market and protects a mute sex worker, his older brother returns from abroad, entangled in romantic obsessions and escalating clashes with violent loan sharks.

  49. The Supreme Uneasiness: Incessant Portrait of Fernando Vallejo cover
    2003 · Documentary, Biography

    The Supreme Uneasiness: Incessant Portrait of Fernando Vallejo

    La desazón suprema: Retrato incesante de Fernando Vallejo

    Colombian filmmaker Luis Ospina delivers an intimate and provocative documentary portrait of iconoclastic author Fernando Vallejo at his home in Mexico City. Breaking with conventional biographical narratives, the film examines Vallejo's acerbic critiques of religion, political hypocrisy, and violence, alongside his passions for literature, classical music, biology, and cinema.

  50. Toss-Up cover
    2004 · Drama

    Toss-Up

    Yazı Tura

    After sustaining life-altering physical and psychological trauma while serving in southeastern Turkey, two young veterans struggle to reintegrate into civilian society. In Cappadocia, Rıdvan, a former amateur footballer who lost a leg to a landmine, faces broken dreams and alienation within his close-knit rural community. Meanwhile in Istanbul, Cevher, left deaf in one ear after an explosion, navigates family grief, urban isolation, and a poignant connection with an older Greek neighbor. Through their parallel struggles, the drama examines unaddressed post-war trauma, socio-political fractures, and the harsh realities confronting returning conscripts.