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65 movies and shows
Love Actually
Sun, 07 Sep 2003
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.
Dances with Wolves
Fri, 30 Mar 1990
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
The Last Samurai
Fri, 05 Dec 2003
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
The Terminal
Thu, 17 Jun 2004
An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
Kolya
Wed, 15 May 1996
After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s not long before the communication barrier is broken between the two new family members.
Decision to Leave
Wed, 29 Jun 2022
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.
Bottle Rocket
Wed, 21 Feb 1996
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Thu, 22 Mar 2007
Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.
Samba
Wed, 15 Oct 2014
Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.
The Silence
Wed, 18 May 2016
Fatma and her mother are Kurdish refugees living in Italy. One day at the hospital, Fatma learns her mother has breast cancer.
Sudani from Nigeria
Fri, 23 Mar 2018
When a soccer club manager brings one of his injured foreign players home to recuperate, they form an unlikely bond despite their cultural differences.
Vuja de
Sat, 28 May 2022
Forced by the parents to be married, a young couple in Paris discover things about themselves as they mature through their romance together.
Wave
Fri, 21 Apr 2017
A man wakes from a coma speaking a fully formed but unrecognizable language baffling linguistic experts from around the globe.
Meek's Cutoff
Fri, 08 Apr 2011
A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
The Ramen Girl
Fri, 08 Feb 2008
An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a ramen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.
Chuchotage
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
During a professional conference in Prague, two interpreters in the Hungarian booth hilariously vie for the attention of one listener.
The Big Wedding
Thu, 25 Apr 2013
To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.
Iceman
Fri, 13 Apr 1984
A team of Arctic researchers find a 40,000 year-old man frozen in ice and bring him back to life. Anthropologist Dr. Stanley Shephard wants to befriend the Iceman and learn about the man's past while Dr. Diane Brady and her surgical team want to discover the secret that will allow man to live in a frozen state.
Almanya: Welcome to Germany
Fri, 13 May 2011
After living 45 years in Germany, the Turkish Hüseyin Yilmaz, seventy, announces to his family that he has bought a house in Turkey and they should return to make the necessary reforms. The idea is unwelcome and causes very heated discussions. In addition, Canan, a granddaughter of Hüseyin, announces she is pregnant and the father is her English boyfriend, and no one knew anything.
The Sketch
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
Upon his arrival in Paris, filmmaker Tomas Cali immerses himself in learning French, as well as the language of sketching. In an art studio, he meets transgender life model Linda Demorrir, who helps him to connect with himself and his new city in a profoundly different way.