Top 100 Drama Movies of 2023
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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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Swallowed
February 14, 2023When longtime friends Benjamin and Dom (Cooper Koch & Jose Colon) agree to deliver a package over the Canadian border for Alice (Jena Malone), they have no idea...
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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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Restrepo
June 27, 2010Winner of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for documentary, RESTREPO chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Ko...
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Tell It Like a Woman
October 7, 2022Tell It Like A Women is a feature film comprised of 7 short stories whose common denominator is the representation of female protagonists. Each of these extreme...
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Spirited Away
July 20, 2001Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature, Hayao Miyazaki's wondrous fantasy adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from one of the most celebrated f...
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Napoleon Dynamite
December 21, 2004From the rural town of Preston, Idaho, comes Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder). With a red 'fro, his moon boots, and illegal government ninja moves, he is a new kin...
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The Tall Man
August 31, 2012Darkness has descended over the northwestern town of Cold Rock. One by one, its children are disappearing. They leave behind neither clues nor credible witnesse...
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The Eternal Daughter
December 2, 2022Returning to a hotel now haunted by its mysterious past, an artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets in their former family home. Featuring a ...
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
June 24, 2022Marcel is a one inch shell in search of big adventure in this delightful and moving animated gem about finding your home. When he and his sweet grandmother Conn...
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The Human Centipede
April 28, 2010Internationally respected Siamese twin surgeon Dr. Josef Heiter has a demented vision for mankind’s future existence. He wants to remove human beings’ kneec...
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Huesera: The Bone Woman
February 10, 2023Valeria's joy at becoming pregnant with her first child is quickly taken away when she's cursed by a sinister entity. As danger closes in and relationships with...
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Close
November 1, 2022Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly torn apart. Oscar-nominated for Best International Film and wi...
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Little Miss Sunshine
August 18, 2006Father Richard (Greg Kinnear) is desperately trying to sell his motivational success program... with no success. Meanwhile, "pro-honesty" mom Sheryl (Toni Colle...
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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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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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What We Do In the Shadows
May 5, 2015Housemates Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are three vampires who are trying to get by in modern society; from paying rent and doing housework to trying to get inv...
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Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers
December 4, 2018Narrated by Oscar Nominee MICKEY ROURKE - Former Government physicist Bob Lazar made headlines world-wide in 1989 when he came forward with his account of rever...
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Skinamarink
January 13, 2023Following a bizarre accident, a six year old girl and her four year old brother wake up to discover all the doors and windows inside of their house have vanishe...
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The Estate
November 4, 2022Two sisters (Anna Faris and Toni Collette) attempt to win over their terminally ill, difficult-to-please aunt (Kathleen Turner) in hopes of becoming the benefic...
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco
June 7, 2019Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie se...
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Official Competition
June 17, 2022Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star as two egomaniacs commissioned by a millionaire to make a movie together in this sharp comedy skewering wealth, art, an...
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Corsage
December 23, 2022Faced with a future of strict ceremony and royal duties, Empress Elisabeth of Austria rebels against her public image and comes up with a plan to protect her le...
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I Kill Giants
March 23, 2018From the acclaimed graphic novel comes an epic adventure about a world beyond imagination. Teen Barbara Thorson (Madison Wolfe, The Conjuring 2) is the only thi...
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Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche
September 23, 2022In 1982, a massive avalanche descended on Alpine Meadows Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, California, triggering a desperate five day search for eight missing people. ...
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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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Missing 411: The UFO Connection
December 13, 2022In Missing 411: The UFO Connection, David Paulides continues the story of people who vanish in the wild without a trace. In his third documentary, David reveals...
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Thirteen
November 7, 2003The unhinged joy and high angst of hitting modern adolescence with full force is explored with honesty, clarity, and passion in Thirteen. The story follows the ...
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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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Soft & Quiet
November 3, 2022Playing out in real time, SOFT & QUIET is a runaway train that follows a single afternoon in the life of an elementary school teacher, Emily, who organizes an i...
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Devil's Peak
February 17, 2023Deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Charlie (Billy Bob Thornton) controls his family and his meth-dealing business with his fists. When his young son Jacob (Hopp...
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The Summit
October 4, 2013In August, 2008, 18 mountain climbers reached the top of K2. 48 hours later, 11 people were dead. While memorials paid tribute to those killed, there were also ...
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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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Black Swan
December 17, 2010A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City Ballet, BLACK SWAN stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web...
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The Locksmith
February 3, 2023An expert locksmith (Ryan Phillippe) is released from prison and pulled back into a world of crooked cops and small-town gangsters, despite the future he hoped ...
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A Man Called Ove
September 30, 2016Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman’s international best-selling novel, Ove is the quintessential grumpy old man next door, with strictly enforced prin...
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Watcher
June 3, 2022As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia – a young actress who just moved to town with her boyfriend – notices a mysterious stranger watching her from acro...
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CS Lewis: The Most Reluctant Convert
April 5, 2022Experience C.S. Lewis’ profound journey from vigorous debunker of Christianity to become, as he said, “the most reluctant convert in all England.” Through...
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Touching the Void
January 23, 2004In 1985, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, young and skilled climbers, set out to climb the west face of the Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes, a feat that had prev...
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Beyond the Edge
July 4, 2014The legendary climb of Mt. Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and his sherpa is brought to life in this breathtaking film with spectacular visuals and never-before-s...
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Palm Trees and Power Lines
March 3, 2023Seventeen-year-old Lea (Lily McInerny) spends her summer break aimlessly tanning in her backyard with her best friend, tiptoeing around her needy mother, and ge...
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Imagine Me and You
June 27, 2006Piper Perabo lights up the screen as Rachel, a blushing bride whose perfect nuptials take a surprising turn at the altar. An innocent glance between Rachel and ...
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Thank You for Smoking
April 14, 2006Based on Christopher Buckley's acclaimed 1994 novel of the same title and adapted for the screen by Jason Reitman, Thank You for Smoking is a fiercely satirical...
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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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After Yang
March 4, 2022When his young daughter's beloved A.I. companion malfunctions, Jake (Colin Farrell) uncovers a secret stash of video memories in the Android's interior core. As...
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe
December 21, 2016It's just another night at the morgue for a father (Brian Cox) and son (Emile Hirsch) team of coroners, until an unidentified, highly unusual corpse comes in. D...
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Ferrari: Race to Immortality
July 24, 2018The 1950s. Emergence of the iconic Scuderia Ferrari in the Formula One World Championship and deadliest decade in motor racing history. As cars pushed the limit...
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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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Mid90s
October 19, 2018Written and directed by Jonah Hill, Mid90s is a funny, moving look at Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in '90s-era L.A. who meets a new group of friends at a local s...
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Rogue Agent
August 12, 2022The true story of conman Robert Freegard, who posed as an undercover MI5 agent kidnapping countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt until the woman who fel...
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Cruel Intentions
March 5, 1999An adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons set among wealthy teenagers in modern New York. Kathryn makes a bet that her step-brother, Sebastian, won't be able to bed A...
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Midsommar
July 3, 2019Dani and Christian are a young American couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart. But after a family tragedy keeps them together, a grieving Dan...
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Pan's Labyrinth
December 29, 2006Following a bloody civil war, young Ofelia enters a world of unimaginable cruelty when she moves in with her new stepfather, a tyrannical military officer. Arme...
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On The Line
November 4, 2022Mel Gibson stars as a provocative and edgy overnight radio host who must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a mysterious caller who has kidnapped his f...
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Her (2013)
March 28, 2014Academy Award® winner for Best Original Screenplay! From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) comes an original lov...
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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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God's Country
September 16, 2022When a college professor in the remote mountains of the American West confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escal...
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As Good As Dead
December 16, 2022Bryant (Michael Jai White), a man with a mysterious past moves to a small Mexican border-town to start over and live the simple life. While there, he reluctantl...
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Uncut Gems
December 13, 2019From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie comes an electrifying crime thriller about Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a charismatic New York City jeweler alw...
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The Wrestler
April 21, 2009A powerful portrait of a battered dreamer, ex-professional wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke), who despite himself and the odds stacked again...
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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
November 23, 2023Directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is an epic, emotional and interconnected story about international...
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Armageddon Time
November 4, 2022From acclaimed filmmaker James Gray and featuring an all-star cast including Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong comes Armageddon Time. Set in 1980...
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The Boondock Saints
January 21, 2000In Troy Duffy's cult classic, two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes and wipe out Boston's criminal underworld in the name of God.
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Meet Me in the Bathroom
November 4, 2022An immersive archival journey through the explosive New York music scene of the early 2000s, Meet Me in the Bathroom tells the story of the last great romantic ...
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Old Henry
October 1, 2021A widowed farmer (Tim Blake Nelson) and his son take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for th...
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Spiral
December 15, 2020A same-sex couple moves to a small town so they can enjoy a better quality of life as they raise their 16 year-old daughter. But nothing is as it seems in their...
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Bushwick
August 25, 2017Stupe (Dave Bautista) and Lucy (Brittany Snow) must navigate through a hail of gunfire and lethal explosions in their Brooklyn neighborhood as Texas attempts to...
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In From the Side
January 20, 2023A romantic British rugby drama that we've all been waiting for. This surprisingly moving sports-team story is slathered in sweat, streaked with mud, and drippin...
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The Biggest Little Farm
May 10, 2019The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harv...
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Winter's Bone
June 11, 2010Nominated for 4 Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Actress. Jennifer Lawrence stars in her break-out role as a 17-year-old girl who must confront...
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Apocalypto
December 8, 2006From Academy Award winning filmmaker Mel Gibson, comes Apocalypto: a heart stopping mythic action-adventure set against the turbulent end times of the once grea...
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28 Weeks Later
October 9, 200728 Weeks Later, the follow-up to the hugely successful 28 Days Later, picks up six months after the rage virus has annihilated Mainland Britain. The US army dec...
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Adulterers
January 1, 2015On a steamy New Orleans afternoon, Sam Deuprey (Sean Faris, "Pretty Little Liars") decides to surprise his beautiful wife, Ashley (Danielle Savre, "Heroes"), fo...
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American Psycho (Uncut Version)
April 14, 2000Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a Wall Street yuppie, obsessed with success, status and style, with a stunning fiancée (Reese Witherspoon). He is also a ps...
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Wolf Garden
February 28, 2023William has gone into hiding in the countryside following horrifically violent events. Struggling to come to terms with reality, he flashes between past, presen...
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Promising Young Woman
December 25, 2020From visionary director Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve) comes a delicious new take on revenge. Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman.....
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Paris is Burning
June 9, 1990Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New Y...
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Juno
December 25, 2007When she becomes unexpectedly pregnant by a guy pal, a 16-year-old girl in small-town Minnesota decides to give her baby to the "perfect" couple she locates fro...
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Memento
September 5, 2000A man is determined to find justice after the loss of a loved one, even though he is incapable of fully remembering the crime, in this offbeat thriller. Leonard...
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
March 7, 2014THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of legendary concierge Gustave H. and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The sto...
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The Ringer
December 23, 2005Pressured by a greedy uncle (Brian Cox) and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker (Johnny Knoxville) resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-en...
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Medieval
September 9, 2022Ben Foster (Hell or High Water) and Academy Award® Winner Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules) star in the action-packed historical epic inspired by the true ...
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Poker Face
November 16, 2022A yearly high-stakes poker game between childhood friends turns into chaos when the tech billionaire host (Russell Crowe) unveils an elaborate scheme to seek re...
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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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Super Troopers
February 15, 2002Committed to pranks and a love of syrup, the Super Troopers have turned arrest into an art form and become specialists at screwing with motorist's minds while s...
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The Passion of the Christ
February 25, 2004In this version of Christ's crucifixion, based on the New Testament, Judas expedites the downfall of Jesus (Jim Caviezel) by handing him over to the Roman Empir...
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The Little Hours
June 30, 2017Medieval nuns Alessandra (Alison Brie), Fernanda (Aubrey Plaza), and Ginevra (Kate Micucci) lead a simple life in their convent. Their days are spent chafing at...
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The Last Manhunt
November 18, 2022Based on true events in the early 1900s Wild West, Willie Boy falls in love with Carlota from the Chemehuevi tribe despite being forbidden to be together. Due t...
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The Place Beyond the Pines
March 29, 2013Academy Award® nominees Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper star in this epic, riveting crime drama about the unbreakable bond between fathers and sons. Luke (Gosl...
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Bandit
September 23, 2022In 1985, Gilbert Galvan Jr (Josh Duhamel), a charming career criminal, escapes from a US prison in Michigan and crosses the border into Canada where he assumes ...
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Hereditary
June 8, 2018When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their anc...
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Lady Bird
November 3, 2017In Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig reveals herself to be a bold new cinematic voice with her directorial debut, excavating both the humor and pathos in the turbulent bo...
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Save the Date
December 14, 2012After an ill-timed and very public marriage proposal, fiercely independent Sarah (Caplan) breaks up with her overeager boyfriend Kevin (Arend). Sarah turns to h...
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Darkest Hour
November 22, 2017Academy Award® winner Gary Oldman gives a “towering performance” (Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair) in acclaimed director Joe Wright’s soaring drama DARKEST H...
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Consecration
February 10, 2023After her brother dies under mysterious circumstances, Grace travels to the Mount Saviour Convent in Scotland to find out what really happened. Once there, she ...
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Decision to Leave
October 14, 2022What happens when an object of suspicion becomes a case of obsession? Winner of Cannes Best Director in 2022, Park Chan-wook (OLDBOY, THE HANDMAIDEN) returns wi...
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The Descendants
November 16, 2011From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning SIDEWAYS, set in Hawaii, THE DESCENDANTS is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King ...
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Carmen
September 23, 2022In a village on the Mediterranean island of Malta, Carmen has looked after her brother, the local priest, since she was 16 years old. Now almost fifty , she is...
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