Spotlight: Cyberpunk Around the World
Cyberpunk is the sci-fi genre of “high-tech and low-life,” but it’s not just neon and rain. Cyberpunk examines human relationships with technology and the corruption of progress by greed. Look to the future for a grim picture of the present.
Decoder
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany • 1984
- Director Muscha
- Cast FM Einheit, William Rice, Christiane Felscherinow, William S. Burroughs, Genesis P-Orridge, Ralf Richter
- Genre Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Tubi TV
Dark City
Memory loss, manipulation, and paranoia abound in this neo-noir sci-fi film.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Australia, United States • 1998
- Director Alex Proyas
- Cast Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien, Ian Richardson
- Genre Mystery, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy, Plex Channel
Akira
(AKIRA
)
Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 1988
- Director Takashi Nakamura
- Cast Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshou Genda, Hiroshi Ohtake, Kōichi Kitamura
- Genre Science Fiction, Animation
- Available on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
World on a Wire
(Welt am Draht)
Cybernetics engineer Fred Stiller uncovers a massive corporate conspiracy involving a virtual reality computer project.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany • 1973
- Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast Klaus Löwitsch, Barbara Valentin, Mascha Rabben, Karl-Heinz Vosgerau, Wolfgang Schenck, Günter Lamprecht
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
- Available on Criterion Channel
Ghost in the Shell
(GHOST IN THE SHELL/攻殻機動隊
)
A group of cybernetically enhanced cops are called into a stop a biohacking threat.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan, United Kingdom • 1995
- Director Mamoru Oshii
- Cast Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi, Kouichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano, Tesshou Genda
- Genre Action, Animation, Science Fiction
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Burst City
(爆裂都市)
Bikers, yakuza, and real-life punk bands gather in a dystopic Tokyo after a nuclear powerplant is set to be constructed.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 1982
- Director Gakuryu Ishii
- Cast Michiro Endo, Shigeru Izumiya, Takanori Jinnai, Kou Machida, Shigeru Muroi, Hitomi Tsurukawa
- Genre Action, Music, Science Fiction
- Available on ARROW, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Dredd
Part judge, part jury, all executioner.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, South Africa, United States • 2012
- Director Pete Travis
- Cast Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris, Langley Kirkwood, Tamer Burjaq
- Genre Action, Science Fiction
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV
Alphaville
(Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution)
A spy journeys to a tyrannical space city to complete three secret missions.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy • 1965
- Director Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Howard Vernon, Christa Lang, Valérie Boisgel
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Upgrade
Not man. Not machine. More.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Australia • 2018
- Director Leigh Whannell
- Cast Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Simon Maiden, Benedict Hardie, Melanie Vallejo
- Genre Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Metropolis
This silent science-fiction classic follows a couple from different backgrounds who attempt to reform a dystopian city defined by class division.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany • 1927
- Director Fritz Lang
- Cast Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos, Fritz Rasp
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on fuboTV, FlixFling, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
eXistenZ
Play it. Live it. Kill for it.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, United Kingdom, France • 1999
- Director David Cronenberg
- Cast Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Eccleston, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Willem Dafoe, Don McKellar
- Genre Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Ex Machina
After winning a contest to spend a week with the CEO of his company, coder Caleb is given the opportunity of a lifetime
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2015
- Director Alex Garland
- Cast Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno, Corey Johnson, Claire Selby
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy
Avalon
A bleak future world finds young people increasingly addicted to a potentially deadly battle simulation game.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan, Poland • 2001
- Director Mamoru Oshii
- Cast Małgorzata Foremniak, Władysław Kowalski, Jerzy Gudejko, Dariusz Biskupski, Bartłomiej Świderski, Katarzyna Bargiełowska
- Genre Action, Science Fiction
- Available on Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Pulse
(回路)
After one of their friends commits suicide, strange things begin happening to a group of young Tokyo residents.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 2001
- Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Cast Haruhiko Katō, Kumiko Aso, Koyuki, Kurume Arisaka, Masatoshi Matsuo, Shinji Takeda
- Genre Horror, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
(鉄男)
A salaryman undergoes a gruesome transformation which turns his flesh into metal.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 1989
- Director Kei Fujiwara
- Cast Tomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Shinya Tsukamoto, Naomasa Musaka, Renji Ishibashi
- Genre Horror, Science Fiction
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Night Flight Plus, AsianCrush, ARROW, Midnight Pulp, Shudder Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
Technotise: Edit and I
(Technotise - Edit i ja)
A girl installs black-market cybernetics to give her an edge on an exam, but the chip ends up giving her so much more.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Serbia • 2009
- Director Aleksa Gajić, Nebojša Andrić, Stevan Đorđević
- Cast Sanda Knežević, Nikola Đuričko, Nebojša Glogovac, Marija Karan, Igor Bugarski, Tatjana Đorđević
- Genre Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Plex, Plex Channel
Neptune Frost
A sci-fi punk musical about two lovers that create an anti-colonialist hacker collective in Rwanda.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United States, Rwanda • 2022
- Director Saul Williams, Anisia Uzeyman
- Cast Cheryl Isheja, Bertrand Ninteretse, Eliane Umuhire, Elvis Ngabo, Rebecca Mucyo, Trésor Niyongabo
- Genre Drama, Music, Science Fiction
- Available on Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Spotlight: Arab American Heritage Month 2024
As Arab American Heritage Month comes to an close, we're seeing it off with a selection of some of our favorite recent dramas, comedies, thrillers, and documentaries by directors from countries across the Arab world, including Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt.
Ashkal
In Carthage's modern district, a charred body is found, initially deemed a suicide. Detectives Batal and Fatma question this conclusion. Shortly after, a teenager is discovered similarly dead nearby.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Tunisia, Qatar • 2023
- Director Youssef Chebbi
- Cast Fatma Oussaifi, Mohamed Grayaâ, Aymen Ben Hmida, Rami Harrabi, Ghalia Jebali, Adel Monam Khemis
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Four Daughters
(Les filles d'Olfa)
In this docufiction, director Kaouther Ben Hania recreates the story of a mother and her four daughters, two of whom have disappeared.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Saudi Arabia, Germany • 2023
- Director Kaouther Ben Hania
- Cast Hend Sabry
- Genre Documentary, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Inshallah a Boy
(Inshallah walad)
To protect her daughter and home, and navigate the complexities of Jordan's patriarchal laws, a widow feigns pregnancy with a son.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Jordan, France, Saudi Arabia • 2023
- Director Amjad Al-Rasheed
- Cast Mouna Hawa
- Genre
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Captains of Za'atari
(كباتن الزعتري)
Fawzi and Mahmoud, two best friends living in Za'atari, the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees, dream of being professional soccer players.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- • 2021
- Director Ali El Arabi
- Cast Fawzi Qatleesh, Mahmoud Dagher, Xavi Hernández, Robert Lewandowski, Franck Ribéry
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Kanopy, Hoopla
Gaza Mon Amour
(غزة حبيبتي)
When sixty-year-old fisherman discovers an ancient phallic statue of Apollo in his fishing nets, he suspects that the discovery will change his life forever.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, France, Germany • 2021
- Director Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser
- Cast Hiam Abbass, Salim Dau, Maisa Abd Elhadi, George Iskandar, Manal Awad, Hitham Al Omai
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Costa Brava, Lebanon
(كوستا برافا)
A family living in the rural mountainside are threatened by the construction of a new landfill next to their land.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- • 2022
- Director Mounia Akl
- Cast Nadine Labaki, Saleh Bakri, Nadia Charbel, Ceana Restom, Geana Restom
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Cairo Conspiracy
(ولد من الجنة)
The son of a fisherman is given the chance to study at a prestigious university in Cairo and becomes a pawn in the conflict between Egypt's religious and political elites.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Sweden, France, Finland • 2022
- Director Tarik Saleh
- Cast Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram J. Khoury, Mehdi Dehbi, Younes Medhat
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
The Unknown Saint
(سيد المجهول)
Moments before his capture by police, a thief digs a hole to hide a bag of money. Years later, he returns, only to find a shrine to an unknown saint.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Morocco, France, Qatar • 2020
- Director Alaa Eddine Aljem
- Cast Younes Bouab, Salah Bensalah, Bouchaib Essamak, Mohamed Naimane, Anas El Baz, Hassan Ben Bdida
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Clash
(إشتباك)
Conflict is on the inside.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, France • 2016
- Director Mohamed Diab
- Cast Nelly Karim, Hani Adel, Mohamed El Sebaii, Tarek Abdel Aziz, Hosny Sheta, Ahmed Dash
- Genre Thriller, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
The Blue Caftan
(Le Bleu du caftan)
A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship turned upside down by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Morocco, Belgium • 2023
- Director Maryam Touzani
- Cast Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Messioui, Mounia Lamkimel, Hamid Zoughi
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
200 Meters
(٢٠٠ متر)
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, Italy, Turkey • 2020
- Director Ameen Nayfeh
- Cast Ali Soliman, Anna Unterberger, Lana Zreik, Gassan Abbas, Motaz Malhees, Mahmoud Abu Eita
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
The Alleys
(الحارة)
In the backstreets of East Amman, gossip and rumor are the coin of the realm. Part thriller, part social drama, The Alleys tells a story of scandal, blackmail, and murder.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Jordan • 2021
- Director Bassel Ghandour
- Cast Emad Azmi, Baraka Rahmani, Munther Rayahneh, Nadira Omran, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Nadeem Rimawi
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Spotlight: Directors: Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky is a Russian film director and screenwriter widely regarded one of the greatest and most influential directors in cinema history (Ingmar Bergman called him “the greatest of them all”), despite only having made seven feature films. His work is known for its characteristic slow pacing, long takes, and dreamlike visual imagery.
The Steamroller and the Violin
(Каток и скрипка)
Seven-year-old Sasha lives a sheltered, somewhat constrained life, until he meets Sergei, who works in his upscale Moscow neighborhood.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Soviet Union • 1961
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Igor Fomchenko, Vladimir Zamanskiy, Marina Adzhubei, Yuri Brusser, Vyacheslav Borisov, Lyudmila Semyonova
- Genre Drama, Family
- Available on Criterion Channel
Mirror
(Зеркало)
The thoughts, emotions, and memories of 40 year-old Alexei, reflecting on his life experiences in different time periods.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Soviet Union • 1975
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Larisa Tarkovskaya, Alla Demidova, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Nikolay Grinko
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex, Plex Channel
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
(Regi Andrej Tarkovskij)
This documentary offers a glimpse of the legendary Soviet filmmaker, Andrei Tarkosvky, at work on his last film, The Sacrifice.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Sweden • 1988
- Director Michał Leszczyłowski
- Cast Brian Cox, Erland Josephson, Andrei Tarkovsky, Larissa Tarkovskaya, Sven Nykvist
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
Nostalgia
(Ностальгия)
Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov is traveling through Italy researching the life of an 18th-century Russian composer, when he meets the lunatic Domenico.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy, Soviet Union • 1983
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Oleg Yankovskiy, Erland Josephson, Domiziana Giordano, Patrizia Terreno, Laura De Marchi, Delia Boccardo
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on OVID, Klassiki, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
(Cinéma, de notre temps: Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch)
Made prior to his death, this documentary shows Andrei Tarkovsky in the process of working on his final film.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1999
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Andrei Tarkovsky, Marina Vlady, Eva Mattes, Alexandra Stewart, Margarita Terekhova
- Genre TV Movie, Documentary
- Available on OVID
Andrei Rublev
(Андрей Рублёв)
An expansive Russian drama following the life of revered icon painter Andrei Rublev.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Soviet Union • 1966
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolay Grinko, Nikolai Sergeyev, Irma Raush
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV
The Sacrifice
(Offret)
To avert the end of the world, Alexander promises God that he'll give up everything he values in life, including his beloved son.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Sweden, France, United Kingdom • 1986
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Sven Wollter, Valérie Mairesse
- Genre Drama
- Available on Klassiki, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Ivan's Childhood
(Иваново детство)
Based on a short story by Vladimir Bogomolov, the film tells the story of an orphan whose family is killed by the invading German forces during World War I,
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Soviet Union • 1962
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Nikolay Burlyaev, Valentin Zubkov, Nikolay Grinko, Yevgeni Zharikov, Valentina Malyavina, Irma Raush
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex, Plex Channel
Solaris
(Солярис)
A psychologist must keep his mind intact as he navigates a space station full of strange visions.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Soviet Union • 1972
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Jüri Järvet, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Nikolay Grinko, Vladislav Dvorzhetsky
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Stalker
(Сталкер)
A stalker takes two men into a mysterious place in which deep seeded desires are granted.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Soviet Union • 1979
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Nikolay Grinko, Alisa Freyndlikh, Natasha Abramova, Faime Jurno
- Genre Science Fiction, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Spotlight: Le Mois de la Francophonie
March is the Mois de la Francophonie, and in recognition, we present a selection of films made and set in countries around the world, including Algeria, Belgium, Canada, Chad, Mauritania, and Switzerland, that are wholly or partly in the French language.
Timbuktu
The peaceful lives of a Timbuktu cattle herder and his family are abruptly upended by the arrival of militant Islamic rebels.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Mauritania, France • 2014
- Director Abderrahmane Sissako
- Cast Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Layla Walet Mohamed, Abel Jafri, Kettly Noel, Hichem Yacoubi
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, Fandor Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
(Lingui, les liens sacrés)
A single mother goes against the church and the patriarchy to obtain an illegal abortion for her fifteen-year-old daughter.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Germany, Belgium • 2021
- Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
- Cast Achouackh Abakar Souleymane, Rihane Khalil Alio, Youssouf Djaoro, Briya Gomdigue, Saleh Sambo, Mounira Michala
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Sister
(L'enfant d'en haut)
A young boy steals from rich patrons at a posh ski resort to support himself and his irresponsible older sister.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Switzerland • 2012
- Director Ursula Meier
- Cast Kacey Mottet Klein, Léa Seydoux, Martin Compston, Gillian Anderson, Jean-François Stévenin, Yann Trégouët
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Days of Glory
(Indigènes)
The true story of World War II's forgotten heroes.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Algeria, France, Morocco • 2006
- Director Rachid Bouchareb
- Cast Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Bernard Blancan, Mathieu Simonet
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Fandango At Home, Plex Channel
War Witch
(Rebelle)
Behold, magic is in your soul...
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2012
- Director Kim Nguyen
- Cast Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien, Serge Kanyinda, Mizinga Mwinga, Ralph Prosper, Jean Kabuya
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Almayer's Folly
(La Folie Almayer)
To want something for someone else is to want it for yourself.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Belgium, France • 2011
- Director Chantal Akerman
- Cast Stanislas Merhar, Marc Barbé, Aurora Marion, Zac Andrianasolo, Sakhna Oum, Solida Chan
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video
Laurence Anyways
What does it take to live life to the fullest?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, France • 2012
- Director Xavier Dolan
- Cast Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye, Monia Chokri, Yves Jacques, Anne Dorval
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Kanopy
Incendies
The search began at the opening of their mother's will.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, France • 2010
- Director Denis Villeneuve
- Cast Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard, Allen Altman, Abdelghafour Elaaziz
- Genre Drama, Mystery, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Tori and Lokita
(Tori et Lokita)
The story of two young immigrants with an unbreakable bond of friendship struggling to survive on the margins of society.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium • 2022
- Director Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
- Cast Pablo Schils, Joely Mbundu, Alban Ukaj, Tijmen Govaerts, Charlotte De Bruyne, Nadège Ouedraogo
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Winter Nomads
(Hiver Nomade)
Two shepherds in Switzerland move 800 sheep 600km over four months with the help of three donkeys and four dogs.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Switzerland, France, Germany • 2012
- Director Manuel von Stürler
- Cast Pascal Eguisier, Carole Noblanc, Jean-Paul Peguiron
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID
The Brand New Testament
(Le tout nouveau testament)
God Exists. He Lives in Brussels with his teenage daughter.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Belgium, France, Luxembourg • 2015
- Director Jaco Van Dormael
- Cast Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Yolande Moreau, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens, Serge Larivière
- Genre Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
- Available on fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Genesis
(Genèse)
Three teenagers experience the turmoils of young love.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2019
- Director Philippe Lesage
- Cast Noée Abita, Théodore Pellerin, Édouard Tremblay-Grenier, Pier-Luc Funk, Émilie Bierre
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Spotlight: Happy 60th, Juliette Binoche!
To one of the great actresses of our time, Juliette Binoche, who has been making movies for over 40 years. Her latest film, The Taste of Things, is still in theaters, but we're delighted to present 12 of our favorite films from across her career.
The Truth
(La Vérité)
A French film superstar's decision to publish her memoirs causes old tensions, feelings, and conflicts with her daughter to resurface.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Japan, Switzerland • 2019
- Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Cast Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Clémentine Grenier, Manon Clavel, Alain Libolt
- Genre Drama
- Available on AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
High Life
A father and daughter must rely on each other to survive a dangerous mission to deep space.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, France, United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin, Mia Goth, Agata Buzek, Lars Eidinger
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
Chocolat
...and the world is still indulging!
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 2000
- Director Lasse Hallström
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Leslie Caron, Carrie-Anne Moss
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Damage
The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, France • 1992
- Director Louis Malle
- Cast Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson, Rupert Graves, Peter Stormare, Gemma Clarke
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Hoopla
Both Sides of the Blade
(Avec amour et acharnement)
A woman's life spirals out of control when she becomes involved in a passionate love triangle.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2022
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Grégoire Colin, Mati Diop, Hana Magimel, Bulle Ogier
- Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Available on Hulu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Certified Copy
(Copie conforme)
There's more to their new relationship than meets the eye.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Italy, Belgium • 2010
- Director Abbas Kiarostami
- Cast Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, Jean-Claude Carrière, Agathe Natanson, Gianna Giachetti, Adrian Moore
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Flight of the Red Balloon
(Le Voyage du ballon rouge)
The life of a French boy and his single mother through the eyes of his babysitter, a Chinese film student.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Taiwan • 2007
- Director Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Simon Iteanu, Song Fang, Hippolyte Girardot, Louise Margolin, Anna Sigalevitch
- Genre Family, Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Plex, Plex Channel
Caché
All the moments they thought nobody was watching, caught on tape.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Austria, Germany • 2005
- Director Michael Haneke
- Cast Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Annie Girardot, Bernard Le Coq, Daniel Duval, Maurice Bénichou
- Genre Mystery, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Non-Fiction
(Doubles vies)
Deaf to the desires of their wives, Alain and Léonard struggle to find their place in a society whose code they can no longer crack.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2018
- Director Olivier Assayas
- Cast Guillaume Canet, Juliette Binoche, Vincent Macaigne, Nora Hamzawi, Christa Théret, Pascal Greggory
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Three Colors: Blue
(Trois couleurs : Bleu)
Julie distances herself from everywhere and everyone after her husband and daughter are killed in a car accident.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Poland, Switzerland • 1993
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Véry, Hélène Vincent, Philippe Volter
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Summer Hours
(L'Heure d'été)
Two brothers and a sister find their memories of their childhood disappearing when relinquishing family belongings following their mother’s death.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2008
- Director Olivier Assayas
- Cast Charles Berling, Juliette Binoche, Jérémie Renier, Edith Scob, Dominique Reymond, Valérie Bonneton
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Family
- Available on AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Kanopy
Clouds of Sils Maria
A veteran actress faces some uncomfortable truths when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Germany, Switzerland • 2014
- Director Olivier Assayas
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger, Johnny Flynn, Brady Corbet
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Spotlight: International Women's Day 2024
This coming week boasts both International Women’s Day (March 8) and the Academy Awards (March 10), so we thought it offered a good opportunity to recognize the women directors whose films have been nominated for the Oscar for Best International Feature over the past 30 years.
Water
A widow breaks ranks by striking up an unlikely relationship with a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, India • 2005
- Director Deepa Mehta
- Cast Lisa Ray, Sarala, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Waheeda Rehman
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand
In a Better World
(Hævnen)
When we are pushed to the edge, we discover the difference between justice and revenge.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Denmark, Sweden • 2010
- Director Susanne Bier
- Cast Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, William Jøhnk Nielsen, Markus Rygaard, Martin Buch
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Antonia's Line
(Antonia)
A motion picture that celebrates everything you love about life.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom • 1995
- Director Marleen Gorris
- Cast Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans, Dora van der Groen, Veerle van Overloop, Carolien Spoor, Esther Vriesendorp
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy, Hoopla
Toni Erdmann
In this absurdist tale of estrangement, a practical joker visits his workaholic daughter in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, Austria, Monaco • 2016
- Director Maren Ade
- Cast Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl, Trystan Pütter, Ingrid Bisu
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
In Darkness
To serve humanity is to serve one's inner self.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Poland, Germany, Canada • 2011
- Director Agnieszka Holland
- Cast Robert Więckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Schrader, Marcin Bosak, Julia Kijowska
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Honeyland
Hatidze Muratova, one of the last "bee hunters" in Europe, raises bees based in a sustainable and minimally invasive manner.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Macedonia • 2019
- Director Tamara Kotevska
- Cast Hatidzhe Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
Mustang
In a small Turkish village, five sisters struggle against the restrictions of their conservative family.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Turkey, France, Germany • 2015
- Director Deniz Gamze Ergüven
- Cast Güneş Nezihe Şensoy, Doğa Zeynep Doğuşlu, Elit İşcan, Tuğba Sunguroğlu, Ilayda Akdoğan, Nihal Koldaş
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Cineverse, Kanopy
Capernaum
(کفرناحوم)
Zain, a hardened 12-year-old boy struggling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for his conception.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Lebanon, United States, France • 2018
- Director Nadine Labaki
- Cast Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Nadine Labaki, Kawthar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Youssef
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Zus & Zo
(Zus & zo)
When their brother announces wedding plans, three sisters go to all lengths to stop the marriage and save their inheritance.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Netherlands • 2002
- Director Paula van der Oest
- Cast Jacob Derwig, Halina Reijn, Monic Hendrickx, Sylvia Poorta, Jaap Spijkers, Pieter Embrechts
- Genre Comedy
- Available on FlixFling, IndieFlix, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Cineverse, Kanopy
The Man Who Sold His Skin
(الرجل الذي باع ظهره)
A Syrian refugee has the chance to reunite with his love - for a price.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Tunisia, France, Belgium • 2020
- Director Kaouther Ben Hania
- Cast Yahya Mahayni, Monica Bellucci, Koen De Bouw, Rupert Wynne-James, Darina Al Joundi, Najoua Zouhair
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
Quo Vadis, Aida?
A UN translator returns to Bosnia to help her family at the height of the 1995 War with Serbia.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Romania • 2021
- Director Jasmila Žbanić
- Cast Jasna Đuričić, Izudin Bajrović, Boris Ler, Dino Bajrović, Johan Heldenbergh, Raymond Thiry
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Nowhere in Africa
(Nirgendwo in Afrika)
One family's tale of a homeland lost --- and a homeland found.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany • 2001
- Director Caroline Link
- Cast Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Sidede Onyulo, Matthias Habich, Lea Kurka, Karoline Eckertz
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Chai Flicks, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Spotlight: Slow Burns
Patience, dear viewer! Slow-burn films are known for their intentional pacing, restrained narratives, and steady escalation of anticipation. These movies prioritize mood, character evolution, and nuanced detail over instant gratification. But the immersive experience can build to powerful payoffs that make the wait worth your while.
Memories of Murder
(살인의 추억)
A daring, nuanced story of the investigation around the man reported to be South Korea’s first serial killer, who was uncaught at the time of the film's release.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2003
- Director Bong Joon-ho
- Cast Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roe-ha, Song Jae-ho, Park Hae-il, Go Seo-hee
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Tubi TV
Caché
All the moments they thought nobody was watching, caught on tape.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Austria, Germany • 2005
- Director Michael Haneke
- Cast Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Annie Girardot, Bernard Le Coq, Daniel Duval, Maurice Bénichou
- Genre Mystery, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Decision to Leave
(헤어질 결심)
A detective investigating a mysterious death finds himself both suspecting and falling for the dead man's wife.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2022
- Director Park Chan-wook
- Cast Park Hae-il, Tang Wei, Lee Jung-hyun, Park Yong-woo, Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Shin-young
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
The Wailing
(곡성)
"Somebody better call the exorcist!"
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea, United States • 2016
- Director Na Hong-jin
- Cast Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee, Jun Kunimura, Kim Hwan-hee, Heo Jin
- Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, fuboTV, Criterion Channel, Peacock Premium, Kocowa, Hi-YAH, Netflix basic with Ads, Rakuten Viki, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(Män som hatar kvinnor)
Only those discarded by society can uncover its most ugly truths
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Sweden, Denmark, Germany • 2009
- Director Niels Arden Oplev
- Cast Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Sven-Bertil Taube, Peter Andersson, Peter Haber
- Genre Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Available on Fandor, fuboTV, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Amazon Video, Crackle, Plex, Plex Channel
The Passion of Joan of Arc
(La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc)
The 15th-century teenage warrior Joan of Arc takes on the French church.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1928
- Director Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Cast Maria Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz, Antonin Artaud, Michel Simon
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel, FlixFling, TCM, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV
45 Years
How well do we know those we love?
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom • 2015
- Director Andrew Haigh
- Cast Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James, Dolly Wells, David Sibley, Richard Cunningham
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
(Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
Marianne, a painter, is commissioned to do the wedding portrait of Héloïse, a young woman who has just left the convent.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2019
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras, Armande Boulanger
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
In the Mood for Love
(花樣年華)
Longing and loneliness collide in this understated romance.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Hong Kong, China • 2000
- Director Wong Kar-wai
- Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung, Rebecca Pan, Kelly Lai Chen, Siu Ping-Lam, Mama Hung
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Cure
(キュア)
A detective and a psychologist must solve a series of murders, but this killing spree is beyond both their fields.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 1997
- Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Cast Koji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa, Yukijiro Hotaru, Yoriko Douguchi, Denden
- Genre Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
The Vanishing
(Spoorloos)
Has anyone seen this woman?
- ✭ ✭
- Netherlands, France, West Germany • 1988
- Director George Sluizer
- Cast Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gène Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus, Pierre Forget, Bernadette Le Saché
- Genre Horror, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
A lonely widowed housewife cares for her apartment and teenage son, and uses sex work to make ends meet.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Belgium, France • 1975
- Director Chantal Akerman
- Cast Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Henri Storck, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Yves Bical
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Audition
(オーディション)
She always gets her part.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 1999
- Director Takashi Miike
- Cast Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura, Tetsu Sawaki, Renji Ishibashi, Miyuki Matsuda
- Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Shudder, Screambox, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Hi-YAH, AsianCrush, AMC+ Amazon Channel, ARROW, Shudder Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Tubi TV, Cineverse, Midnight Pulp, Kanopy
Spotlight: 2024 Submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Part II
Ninety-two countries have submitted films for consideration for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, including Namibia, which submitted a film for the first time. Over the coming weeks, we'll be Spotlighting these submitted films as they become available for streaming.
The Wandering Earth II
(流浪地球2)
The sun is rapidly burning out and humans engage in a desperate attempt to propel Earth to a new solar system.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2023
- Director Frant Gwo
- Cast Andy Lau, Wu Jing, Li Xue Jian, Sha Yi, Ning Li, Wang Zhi
- Genre Action, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV
Family Album
(Temas propios)
"Family Album" is a coming-of-age film comedy about the difficult bond between parents and children and the world of amateur rock bands.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Uruguay, Argentina • 2023
- Director Guillermo Rocamora
- Cast Diego Cremonesi, Franco Rizzaro, Valeria Lois, Ángela Torres, Alfonso Tort, Vicente Pieri
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Thunder
(Foudre)
Amidst tradition's grip, Elisabeth forges her path in 1900 Switzerland, unraveling secrets and defying the village order for the right to live freely.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Switzerland • 2022
- Director Carmen Jaquier
- Cast Lilith Grasmung, Noah Watzlawick, Benjamin Python, Mermoz Melchior, François Revaclier, Sabine Timoteo
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV
Half Heaven
A revelatory encounter between an Evangelist sent on a mission and a prostitute.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Cameroon • 2023
- Director Enah Johnscott
- Cast Syndy Emade, N.R. Seehofer, Chidi Mokeme, Malvis-Ann Mohvu, Mbeng Lilian, Ralph Obi Tambe
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Fallen Leaves
(Kuolleet lehdet)
Ansa and Holappa cross paths accidentally, and despite adversity and misunderstandings, they attempt to forge a relationship in the challenging realm of state welfare.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Finland, Germany • 2023
- Director Aki Kaurismäki
- Cast Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Anna Karjalainen, Kaisa Karjalainen, Janne Hyytiäinen
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Mami Wata
When the harmony in a village is threatened, two sisters must fight to restore the glory of a mermaid goddess to the land.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Nigeria, France • 2023
- Director C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi
- Cast Evelyne Ily Juhen, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Emeka Amakeze, Rita Edochie, Kelechi Udegbe, Tough Bone
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Sirin
Sanela, a Montenegrin Muslim, left the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. After twenty years abroad, she comes back to the Balkans.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia • 2023
- Director Senad Šahmanović
- Cast Danica Ćurčić, May-Linda Kosumovic, Jasna Đuričić, Marko Baćović, Izudin Bajrović, Nikša Butijer
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla
Under the Hanging Tree
A police officer assigned to investigate a series of grizzly animal sacrifices must learn about Namibia's colonial past in order to solve the case.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Namibia • 2023
- Director Perivi Katjavivi
- Cast Girley Jazama, Dawie Engelbrecht, Roya Diehl, David Ndjavera, Petrina Ndjavera, Christian Siebahl
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
(Savvusanna sõsarad)
In a darkneed smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets, washing away shame and regaining their strength through sisterhood.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Estonia, France, Iceland • 2023
- Director Anna Hints
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Amerikatsi
(Ամերիկական)
A refugee of the Armenian genocide returns to discover the country and culture he never knew.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Armenia • 2022
- Director Michael A. Goorjian
- Cast Michael A. Goorjian, Hovik Keuchkerian, Mikhail Trukhin, Nelly Uvarova, Narine Grigoryan, Jean-Pierre Nshanian
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Spotlight: Winter Light
As we make our way through the dead of winter, the light, the landscape, the weather itself calls to mind those films whose directors have used these elements to tell stories of characters struggling to survive an inhospitable environment, both literal and figurative.
My Night at Maud's
(Ma nuit chez Maud)
The rigid principles of a devout Catholic man are challenged during one night with a divorced woman.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 1969
- Director Éric Rohmer
- Cast Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault, Antoine Vitez, Léonide Kogan, Guy Léger
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Prisoners
Every moment matters.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United States • 2013
- Director Denis Villeneuve
- Cast Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, Paul Dano, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, Terrence Howard
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on FilmBox+, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Wings of Desire
(Der Himmel über Berlin)
There are angels on the streets of Berlin.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- West Germany, France • 1987
- Director Wim Wenders
- Cast Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander, Solveig Dommartin, Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Hans Martin Stier
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Society of the Snow
(La sociedad de la nieve)
Following a plane crash in the heart of the Andes, the survivors become each other's best hope to stay alive.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Uruguay, Spain • 2023
- Director J. A. Bayona
- Cast Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt, Tomas Wolf, Diego Ariel Vegezzi, Esteban Kukuriczka
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Distant
(Uzak)
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Turkey • 2002
- Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Cast Muzaffer Özdemir, Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer, Nazan Kirilmis, Feridun Koc, Fatma Ceylan
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Force Majeure
(Turist)
A family drama in the midst of a natural disaster.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Sweden, France, Norway • 2014
- Director Ruben Östlund
- Cast Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren, Kristofer Hivju, Fanni Metelius
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Drive My Car
(ドライブ・マイ・カー)
A car ride across Japan leads to an unlikely connection between a widowed stage director and his introverted young driver.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 2021
- Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Cast Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima, Park Yu-rim, Jin Dae-yeon
- Genre Drama
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Ikiru
(生きる)
Mr. Watanabe tries to find a meaningful human connection after he is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan • 1952
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Cast Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko, Bokuzen Hidari, Miki Odagiri, Shinichi Himori
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Winter Light
(Nattvardsgästerna)
The pastor of a near-empty church is slowly losing his faith when a young couple approaches him needing guidance.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Sweden • 1963
- Director Ingmar Bergman
- Cast Gunnar Björnstrand, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom, Max von Sydow, Allan Edwall, Kolbjörn Knudsen
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube
Liverpool
A sailor takes a short leave to visit his hometown in Tierra Del Fuego and see if his mother is still alive.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Argentina, France, Netherlands • 2008
- Director Lisandro Alonso
- Cast Juan Fernández, Nieves Cabrera, Giselle Irrazabal
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Kanopy
The Ballad of Narayama
(楢山節考)
In a remote mountain village, a family struggles with a policy in which 70-year-olds are carried up a mountain to die.
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- Japan • 1958
- Director Keisuke Kinoshita
- Cast Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yūnosuke Itō, Ken Mitsuda
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
The Breaking Ice
(燃冬)
In this compelling Generation Z drama, an unusual love triangle develops among three friends against the icy beauty of northeast China and the Changbai Mountain.
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- • 2023
- Director Anthony Chen
- Cast Zhou Dongyu, Liu Haoran, Qu Chuxiao
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube