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45 movies and shows
The Prestige
Tue, 17 Oct 2006
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
Aftersun
Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories fill the gaps between camcorder footages as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the troubled man she didn't.
Chasing Ghosts
Sun, 06 Apr 2014
Lucas Simons, an 11-year-old filmmaker, is obsessed with death after the loss of his brother. When Lucas accidentally captures a mysterious presence in one of his films, he inadvertently becomes a YouTube phenomenon, and must learn to live life in the spotlight while also learning how to once again start living life to its fullest.
The Classic
Thu, 30 Jan 2003
Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name. As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her mother's romance which is remarkably similar to her own circumstances.
We Live in Time
Thu, 10 Oct 2024
An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Living It Up
Thu, 22 Sep 1994
A recently laid off steel mill worker in a little seaside town starts losing his wife to a local TV anchor.
Ovosodo
Fri, 12 Sep 1997
From childhood to fatherhood, Piero learns things the hard way while growing up in a working-class neighborhood of Livorno.
Harold's Going Stiff
Fri, 06 May 2011
Harold is suffering from a terrifying new disease that is turning him into a zombie. As his condition deteriorates, he and his friendly care worker end up on the run from a group of violent vigilantes.
A Lullaby for Yellow Roses
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
A migrant working-class couple, after losing their daughter to an ill-fated destiny, seeks friends in each other.
Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down
Sat, 09 Nov 2019
This anthology film, whose Chinese title begins with a romantic name for human excrement, premiered internationally at Rotterdam and won Best Screenplay from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society. A variety of Hong Kong people wrestle with nostalgia when facing an uncertain future. Their stories give way to a documentary featuring a young barista turned political candidate.
As You Are
Fri, 20 Jan 2023
A glimpse into a visual representation of memory; A Christmas-time series of meals, coffees, and movies, with friends, lovers, and housemates. Faced with the compounding of faces and places, each moment begins to collide with one another: voices are muddled, and faces are broken. How is memory created? How are they separated from one another?
Fortune Favours the Fantabulous
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
Eccentric, non-binary fortune teller Fei Liu's way of life is threatened when figures and phantoms of present and past visit their tent and plague their subconscious, throwing their own future - and grip on reality - into turmoil.
Only You
Fri, 12 Jul 2019
A madly-in-love young couple's relationship begins to suffer when they struggle to conceive a child.
Eye of the Veil
Wed, 28 Sep 2022
After the sudden death of her pregnant partner, a closeted attorney must embrace her sexuality and humanity, as she seeks custody of their newborn.
His Three Daughters
Thu, 05 Sep 2024
Emotions run high when three estranged sisters reunite in a cramped New York City apartment to watch over their ailing father during his final days.
Romance Anónimo
Invalid Date
When a disenfranchised, world-famous photographer is interviewed by university students and presented with a portfolio of his life's work he is transported back to his very first photoshoot with a special yet mysterious subject.
Burning Annie
Wed, 07 Feb 2007
Romantic-comedy about a college student obsessed with "Annie Hall" who is just shaking off his addiction when he meets the modern version of Annie herself.
The Ballad of the Sunset Kid
Fri, 07 Feb 2025
A granddaughter struggles to care for her grandfather, whose fading memories and haunting hallucinations blur reality, in this poignant tale of love and communication.
Blue Jean
Fri, 10 Feb 2023
Jean, a PE teacher, is forced to live a double life. When a new student arrives and threatens to expose her sexuality, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to keep her job and her integrity.
Good Grief
Tue, 19 Dec 2023
When his husband unexpectedly dies, Marc's world shatters, sending him and his two best friends on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.