Top 100 Drama Movies of 2023
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Alice, Darling
January 20, 2023Oscar® nominee Anna Kendrick is Alice in this taut thriller about a woman pushed to the breaking point by her psychologically abusive boyfriend, Simon. While o...
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Jurassic World
June 12, 2015The Jurassic World theme park lets guests experience the thrill of witnessing actual dinosaurs, but something ferocious lurks behind the park's attractions – ...
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The Inspection
November 18, 2022Based on an incredible true story. A young, gay Black man with few options for his future decides to join the Marines, willing to do whatever it takes to prove...
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Top Gun: Maverick
May 27, 2022After more than thirty years of service as a top naval aviator, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courage...
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The Wolf of Wall Street
December 25, 2013Sex. Money. Power. Drugs. Brace yourself for an outrageous true story from legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese that critics are calling "a masterpiece for a new...
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Good Morning, Vietnam (25th Anniversary Edition)
January 15, 1988Life in the Army will never be the same after an unforgettable wake up call from Academy Award® winner Robin Williams (Best Supporting Actor, Good Will Hunting...
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Into the Wild
March 4, 2008Into the Wild is based on a true story and the bestselling book by Jon Krakauer. After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christo...
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
July 7, 2017Spider-Man [Tom Holland] begins to navigate his new identity as the web-slinging super hero under the watchful eye of his mentor Tony Stark.
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American Sniper
December 25, 2014U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield ...
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American Hustle
December 20, 2013A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock America, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Ros...
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Blinded by the Light (2019)
August 16, 2019From writer/director/producer Gurinder Chadha (“Bend It Like Beckham”) comes the drama “Blinded by the Light,” set to the inspiring music and lyrics of ...
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Till
October 14, 2022"Till" is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett ...
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Deadly Daycare
November 1, 2014After a few years of financial hardship, a young mother (RACHEL) decides to go back to work to help her husband with the mounting bills. With no one to watch t...
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Creed II
November 21, 2018Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan). Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the cha...
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To Leslie
October 7, 2022Leslie (Andrea Riseborough) is a West Texas single mother struggling to provide for her son (Owen Teague) when she wins the lottery and a chance at a good life....
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Goodfellas (Remastered Feature)
May 5, 2015Martin Scorsese's unforgettable film of Nicholas Pileggi's true-crime best seller "Wiseguy" is presented here in a stunning new remaster. Arresting performances...
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127 Hours
January 28, 2011From Danny Boyle, the Academy Award®-winning director of 2008's Best Picture, Slumdog Millionaire, comes 127 HOURS. 127 HOURS is the true story of mountain cli...
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Fifty Shades Freed
February 9, 2018Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Freed, the climactic chapter based on the worldwide bestselling ...
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Empire of Light
December 9, 2022From director and writer Sam Mendes (“1917” and “Skyfall”), “Empire of Light” is a moving drama about the power of human connection during turbulent...
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Babylon
December 23, 2022From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jova...
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Elvis
September 26, 2022A thoroughly cinematic drama, Elvis's story is seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker. As told by...
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The Big Short
December 11, 2015When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold inv...
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Creed
November 25, 2015Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in h...
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Fifty Shades of Grey
February 13, 2015The worldwide phenomenon comes to life in Fifty Shades of Grey, starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in the iconic roles of Anastasia Steele and Christian G...
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The Banshees of Inisherin
October 21, 2022From Searchlight Pictures and writer-director Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) comes a unique feature film starring Colin Farrell and...
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The Truman Show
January 26, 1999He's the star of the show--but he doesn't know. Jim Carrey wowed critics and audiences alike as unwitting Truman Burbank in this marvel of a movie from director...
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Jojo Rabbit
October 18, 2019Writer director Taika Waititi, brings his signature style of humor and pathos to his latest film, JOJO RABBIT, a World War II satire that follows a lonely Germa...
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Bad Education (2019)
June 22, 2020It was a true-life lesson in corruption. Dr. Frank Tassone was a smooth, charismatic Superintendent whose leadership guided Roslyn High School to the highest le...
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Us (2019)
March 22, 2019From Academy Award®-winning visionary Jordan Peele comes another original nightmare. Starring Oscar® winner Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) and Winston Duke...
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Fury
October 17, 2014April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and...
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Avatar (2009)
December 18, 2009From Academy Award®-winning director James Cameron comes Avatar, the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled ...
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Alive
January 15, 1993Witness ALIVE, the thrilling true-life adventure of challenge and survival! In this action-packed hit, a team of tough rugby players survive a plane crash deep ...
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Working Girl
December 26, 1988Nominated for 6 Academy Awards; director Mike Nichols' witty, romantic look at life in the corporate jungle stars Melanie Griffith as Tess McGill, an ambitious ...
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Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
July 26, 2019The 9th film from Quentin Tarantino features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age.
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Wild
December 5, 2014Academy Award® winner Reese Witherspoon stars in this inspirational true story from the director of Dallas Buyers Club and based on the best-selling book. Afte...
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Fight Club
October 15, 1999A ticking-time-bomb insomniac (Edward Norton) and a slippery soap salesman (Brad Pitt) channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Toget...
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The Sandlot
April 9, 1993It's the early 1960s and fifth-grader Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) has just moved into town with his folks (Karen Allen and Denis Leary). Kids call him a dork—he...
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She Said
November 18, 2022Based on the bombshell New York Times investigation, She Said follows the remarkable true story of how reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor went from underdog...
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The Last Duel
October 15, 2021Jodie Comer gives a stunning performance in this thought-provoking drama set against the brutality of 14th century France from visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott....
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I, Tonya
December 8, 2017Based on the unbelievable but true events, I, Tonya is a dark comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in...
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Chaos Theory
October 16, 2008Chaos Theory is a heartwarming comedy about family, friends, and finding order in a world of complete disorder. Frank Allen (Ryan Reynolds) is a man known for p...
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Broker
December 26, 2022Two brokers sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can’t have children of their own. After an infant...
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Whiplash
October 10, 2014Andrew Neiman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. Terence Fletcher, ...
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Good Will Hunting
January 9, 1998A true motion picture phenomenon, this triumphant story was nominated for 9 Academy Awards® -- winning Oscars for Robin Williams (Best Supporting Actor) and ho...
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EO
November 18, 2022With his first film in seven years, legendary director Jerzy Skolimowski (Deep End, Moonlighting) directs one of his most free and visually inventive films yet,...
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The Godfather
March 24, 1972Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar ®-winning role*as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a c...
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Straight Outta Compton
August 14, 2015Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how five young cultural rebels - armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent - stood up to the ...
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Dallas Buyers Club
November 1, 2013Matthew McConaughey gives the performance of his career in this uplifting and powerful film inspired by true events. Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof (McConaughey) see...
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Sully
December 20, 2016On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the "Miracle on the Hudson" when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger (Hanks) glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters ...
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Bones and All
November 23, 2022"Bones and All" is a story of first love between Maren (Taylor Russell), a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee (Timothée Cha...
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Let Them All Talk
April 5, 2022Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Let Them All Talk follows celebrated novelist Alice Hughes and her two oldest friends, Roberta and Susan, on a momentous journey ...
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Spotlight
November 6, 2015Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams lead a critically acclaimed cast in this gripping true story about the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation tha...
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The Painted Veil (2006)
December 20, 2006Based on the classic novel by W. Somerset Maugham, "The Painted Veil" is a love story set in the 1920s that tells the story of a young English couple, Walter, a...
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Dog Day Afternoon
September 1, 2014Academy Award winner Al Pacino robs a bank to pay for a sex-change operation for his lover, Leon (Chris Sarandon). Based on a true story. On one of the hottest ...
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Devotion
November 23, 2022Jonathan Majors (Creed III) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) star in the epic and inspirational true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots who helped tur...
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Get Out
February 24, 2017When Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriend's (Allison Williams) family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinis...
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The Fabelmans
November 23, 2022A deeply personal portrait of 20th Century American childhood, Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans is a coming-of-age story about a young man's discovery of a shat...
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The Whale
December 9, 2022A reclusive English teacher, living alone in the wake of a tragedy, attempts to reconnect with his teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption in filmmak...
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Seabiscuit
July 25, 2003From the Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Gary Ross, Seabiscuit is based on the inspiring true story of three men - a jockey, a trainer and a businessman - a...
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The Imitation Game
November 28, 2014Benedict Cumberbatch (TV's SHERLOCK, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS) shines as real-life war hero and pioneer of modern-day computing, Alan Turing. THE IMITATION GAME ...
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Snowden
September 16, 2016Academy Award®-winning director Oliver Stone (JFK, Born on the Fourth of July) tackles the most important true story of the 21st century. Snowden, the politica...
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Smile
September 28, 2022After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't exp...
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Zodiac
July 24, 2007The true story behind the murders that many crime scholars believe to be the most perplexing series of unsolved crimes in modern history comes to the screen in ...
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Holy Spider
October 28, 2022Female journalist Rahimi (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) travels to the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate a serial killer who believes he is doing the work of God...
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Aftersun
October 21, 2022Twenty years after their last holiday at a fading vacation resort, Sophie reflects on the rare time spent with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mes...
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Michael Collins
October 11, 1996Starring Irish-born Liam Neeson, Julia Roberts, Aidan Quinn, and AlanRickman, this extraordinary historical epic was directed by celebratedNeil Jordan and recei...
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Molly's Game
December 25, 2017MOLLY’S GAME is based on the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before b...
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Next Exit
November 4, 2022NEXT EXIT follows a research scientist (Karen Gillan) who makes national news proving she can track people into the afterlife – Rose (Katie Parker) sees a way...
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Tár
October 7, 2022From director-writer-producer Todd Field comes TÁR, starring Cate Blanchett as the iconic musician, Lydia Tár. The film examines the changing nature of power,...
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Willow
April 24, 1987From legendary filmmakers George Lucas and Ron Howard comes Willow, a timeless fantasy tale where heroes come in all sizes. When Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) f...
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Definitely, Maybe
February 14, 2008From the makers of Notting Hill and Love Actually comes the charming and irresistibly funny romantic comedy Definitely, Maybe. When Will (Ryan Reynolds) decides...
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Compliance
August 17, 2012Inspired by true events, Compliance tells the chilling story of just how far one might go to obey a figure of authority. On a particularly busy day at a suburba...
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Network
November 27, 1976Academy Award, Emmy and Golden-Globe winner Faye Dunaway ("Chinatown," "Bonnie and Clyde") and Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Peter Finch ("Sunday Bloody...
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Moneyball
September 23, 2011Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie for anybody who has ever dreamed of taking on the system. Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager of the...
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Me Before You
June 3, 2016Young and quirky Louisa "Lou" Clark (Emilia Clarke) moves from one job to the next to help her family make ends meet. Her cheerful attitude is put to the test w...
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
December 17, 2021For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero's identity is revealed, bringing his Super Hero responsibilities into ...
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Soul Surfer
April 8, 2011SOUL SURFER is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champ...
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A Bronx Tale
October 1, 1993In Robert De Niro's stunning directorial debut, a devoted father battles a local crime boss for the life of his son. Growing up on the racially-divided mean str...
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Women Talking
December 23, 2022"Women Talking" follows a group of women in an isolated religious colony as they figure out how they might move forward to build a better world for themselves a...
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Pulp Fiction
October 14, 1994Critics and audiences worldwide hailed PULP FICTION as the star-studded picture that redefined cinema in the 20th Century. Writer/director Quentin Tarantino (Ac...
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Erin Brockovich
March 17, 2000A real woman. A real story. A real triumph. In her Oscar-winning role, Julia Roberts stars as Erin Brockovich, a feisty young mother who fought for justice any ...
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The Insider
November 5, 1999Jeffrey Wigand was a central witness in the lawsuits filed by Mississippi and 49 other states against the tobacco industry which eventually were settled for 246...
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Requiem for a Dream (Director's Cut)
October 6, 2000Darren Aronofsky directs Oscar® winners Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, and Ellen Burstyn in this hypnotic tale of four people each pursuing thei...
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Ford v Ferrari
November 15, 2019Academy Award® Winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in FORD v FERRARI, based on the true story of visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Damon) ...
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
July 15, 2022Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris tells a humorously heartwarming tale about a London housecleaner Ada Harris (Lesley Manville) who thinks her lonely life might turn ar...
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BlacKkKlansman
August 10, 2018From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. In the early 1970s, Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) becomes the f...
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The Departed
December 7, 2006Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg star in Martin Scorsese's new crime drama "The Departed." "The Departed" is set in South Boston ...
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The Good House
September 30, 2022Sigourney Weaver delivers a stellar performance as Hildy Good, a realtor in an idyllic New England town, whose wickedly funny tongue and seeming success mask he...
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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
December 23, 2022This triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston is the untold story of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice. From New Jersey choi...
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The Woman King
September 16, 2022Inspired by true events, this is the remarkable, action-packed story about the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey with ski...
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Hustlers
September 13, 2019Inspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall...
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All the Money In the World
December 25, 2017All The Money In The World follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer) and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother Gail (Mic...
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Bombshell
December 13, 2019Academy Award winners Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman and Academy Award nominees Margot Robbie and John Lithgow deliver tour-de-force performances in this pro...
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Fifty Shades Darker
February 10, 2017Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Darker, the second chapter based on the worldwide bestselling “F...
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Titanic
December 19, 1997Experience Academy Award-winning director James Cameronʼs epic masterpiece Titanic like never before. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet shine in this unforget...
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Wonder
November 17, 2017Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie Pullman becomes the most unlikely of heroes when h...
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