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Hoopla
86
8.1
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80
/6359/
78
/3639/
4.3
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94
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91
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91
/39/
cc age 16+

Before Sunset (2004)
Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.
poster
85
7.9
/182935/
77
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75
/2589/
4.0
/486188/
98
/202/
82
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94
/41/
cc age 16+

Before Midnight (2013)
It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.
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Netflix
85
7.9
/379079/
75
/10155/
75
/5377/
3.8
/585634/
97
/332/
80
/5049/
100
/50/
cc age 15+

Boyhood (2014)
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
poster
84
8.1
/369410/
81
/7896/
80
/4492/
4.3
/1223169/
100
/51/
93
/5126/
79
/19/
cc age 16+

Before Sunrise (1995)
An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
83
8.0
/4241/
80
/142/
72
/63/
3.9
/2790/
98
/49/
90
/118/

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
Academy Award®–winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all way to the Vatican.
poster
82
7.6
/69028/
76
/1557/
74
/918/
3.9
/70823/
81
/144/
87
/4568/
85
/32/
cc age 17+

Waking Life (2001)
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
poster
81
8.1
/624/
73
/27/
66
/7/
3.9
/3025/
96
/50/
98
/20/
81
/14/

Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb (2022)
Delight in the fascinating, intersecting stories of the iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro and his editor of 50 years, the literary giant Robert Gottlieb, as they race to complete their life’s work.
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Hulu
79
8.1
/624477/
82
/16055/
83
/12080/
4.3
/2700335/
85
/66/
92
/13615/
79
/15/
cc age 13+

Dead Poets Society (1989)
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
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Amazon Prime Video
79
7.3
/119749/
70
/2624/
71
/1642/
3.7
/107639/
89
/180/
72
/7884/
86
/37/
cc age 18+

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
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Kanopy
79
7.6
/25094/
78
/936/
77
/550/
3.7
/32208/
90
/151/
89
/227/
65
/35/
cc age 13+

Maudie (2016)
Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.
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Kanopy
79
7.1
/66465/
70
/2868/
69
/1407/
4.0
/250088/
94
/255/
69
/501/
86
/48/
cc age 15+

First Reformed (2018)
A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.
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Kanopy
78
7.5
/1230/
72
/40/
73
/20/
3.6
/1318/
100
/68/
79
/46/
83
/27/

Seymour: An Introduction (2015)
Ethan Hawke directs this intimate documentary portrait of classical pianist, composer, author, teacher and sage Seymour Bernstein.
poster
78
7.7
/342132/
79
/13167/
76
/6686/
3.8
/327513/
82
/68/
87
/8358/
64
/20/
cc age 14+

Gattaca (1997)
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.
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Netflix
77
7.8
/507516/
78
/12704/
75
/6326/
4.0
/491577/
74
/169/
89
/11258/
71
/36/
cc age 17+

Training Day (2001)
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
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Netflix
77
7.1
/491714/
73
/19732/
70
/6227/
3.4
/2383805/
91
/438/
92
/414/
81
/62/
cc age 13+

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
poster
76
IMDb 86
7.0
/5478/
67
/174/
68
/70/
3.7
/47433/
90
/203/
76
/67/
78
/43/
cc age 15+

Blue Moon (2025)
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.
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NBC
76
6.9
/251034/
70
/12715/
75
/5538/
3.3
/1268651/
81
/272/
88
/1722/
65
/38/
cc age 16+

The Black Phone (2022)
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
poster
76
7.4
/329179/
75
/16448/
74
/6843/
3.6
/233366/
84
/108/
75
/1462/
69
/28/
cc age 16+

Predestination (2014)
Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.
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Amazon Prime Video
74
7.6
/354823/
76
/11623/
73
/5114/
3.6
/190511/
62
/148/
84
/13986/
62
/31/
cc age 18+

Lord of War (2005)
Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.
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Netflix
74
7.0
/291381/
68
/13688/
70
/4793/
3.8
/834662/
90
/384/
64
/1280/
82
/60/
cc age 16+

The Northman (2022)
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.
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Kanopy
74
6.6
/3908/
70
/200/
63
/56/
3.5
/7120/
95
/94/
68
/60/
75
/29/

Blaze (2018)
Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three periods in Blaze's life, exploring his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on Earth; and the impact his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes.
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Amazon Prime Video
74
7.1
/10439/
69
/183/
65
/120/
3.6
/3500/
88
/40/
79
/141/

A Midnight Clear (1992)
In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war at present, put aside their differences and spend Christmas together before the surrender plan turns bad and both sides are forced to fight the other.
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AMC+
74
7.2
/22029/
68
/399/
68
/231/
3.7
/21681/
77
/99/
76
/481/
71
/26/

Tape (2001)
Jon, a first-time filmmaker, finds himself in Lansing, Michigan to present his film at a local film festival. Vince, his high school friend who is now a volunteer fireman and small-time drug dealer, also visits the town to support Jon on his big day, or so it seems. After a raucous hello and much backslapping, it appears that there is an undercurrent of tension in the air.
poster
73
7.2
/476/
71
/37/
69
/20/
3.6
/1355/
94
/31/
58
/2/
73
/13/

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)
Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by the auteur from his small-town Texas roots to his warm reception on the awards circuit. Long before he directed Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s intense desire to create fueled his work outside the Hollywood system. Rather than leave Texas, he chose to collaborate with like-minded artists crafting modest, low-budget films in a DIY style. His ability to showcase realistic characters and tell honest stories was evident from his films, and others soon took notice of his raw talent.
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Kanopy
71
6.8
/9673/
70
/400/
65
/218/
3.5
/10367/
88
/119/
73
/89/
64
/32/

Born to Be Blue (2015)
Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
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Kanopy
70
6.5
/8544/
62
/227/
59
/258/
3.3
/16041/
87
/168/
62
/23/
76
/34/
cc age 10+

The Truth (2019)
Fabienne is a star; a star of French cinema. She reigns amongst men who love and admire her. When she publishes her memoirs, her daughter Lumir returns from New York to Paris with her husband and young child. The reunion between mother and daughter will quickly turn to confrontation: truths will be told, accounts settled, loves and resentments confessed.
poster
68
6.2
/36968/
64
/2714/
68
/687/
3.1
/361139/
72
/185/
83
/1081/
61
/37/
cc age 16+

Black Phone 2 (2025)
Four years after escaping The Grabber, Finney Blake is struggling with his life after captivity. When his sister Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp, the siblings become determined to solve the mystery and confront a killer who has grown more powerful in death and more significant to them than either could imagine.
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Kanopy
68
6.9
/1330/
68
/41/
64
/28/
3.4
/1472/
77
/95/
54
/17/
70
/30/

The King (2018)
A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the country in Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls Royce.
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Disney Plus
67
6.7
/23812/
69
/721/
67
/640/
3.3
/13272/
67
/21/
63
/477/
62
/17/
cc age 10+

White Fang (1991)
Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.
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Kanopy
66
6.6
/25936/
68
/1366/
62
/516/
3.3
/32411/
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/170/
74
/178/
67
/33/
cc age 15+

Juliet, Naked (2018)
Annie is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe. When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its discovery leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.
poster
65
6.2
/13303/
62
/944/
63
/356/
3.1
/151480/
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/99/
53
/46/

Strange Way of Life (2023)
After 25 years, a former hired gun visits his old colleague, now a small-town sheriff. Their past relationship is explored, as is how they reflect on it in the present.
poster
65
6.6
/56724/
68
/1386/
65
/770/
3.4
/93449/
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/59/
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/2221/
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/26/
cc age 16+

Reality Bites (1994)
A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.
poster
65
7.1
/68133/
71
/1971/
69
/1531/
3.3
/42630/
63
/30/
68
/1167/
56
/27/
cc age 16+

Alive (1993)
The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.
poster
65
6.8
/310220/
69
/10007/
68
/5845/
3.4
/631996/
64
/155/
62
/5431/
53
/30/
cc age 17+

Sinister (2012)
True-crime writer Ellison Oswald is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal.
poster
Hulu
64
6.3
/5260/
69
/402/
67
/140/
3.3
/4891/
70
/33/
68
/39/
53
/11/
cc age 15+

Adopt a Highway (2019)
Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t recognize – including trying to learn how to use the internet – he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the fast food restaurant where he works as a dishwasher. Unsure of what to do, and caught between impulses of kindness and panic, Russ soon realizes this could be his chance at redemption.
poster
Hulu
64
6.2
/19199/
62
/813/
57
/396/
3.1
/25286/
86
/182/
52
/194/
76
/35/
cc age 16+

Maggie's Plan (2016)
Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love with John, an older married professor, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But three years later, married to John with one daughter, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex-wife are actually perfect for each other?
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Amazon Prime Video
64
6.7
/3147/
66
/42/
59
/45/
3.4
/947/
68
/28/
72
/62/
64
/23/
cc age 17+

Joe the King (1999)
A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother.
poster
64
6.1
/22139/
65
/2585/
61
/605/
3.1
/16362/
78
/73/
51
/220/
64
/20/
cc age 16+

In a Valley of Violence (2016)
The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who run the town's hotel, help Paul in his quest for vengeance.
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Netflix
63
6.3
/169394/
64
/7371/
64
/2939/
2.9
/471450/
73
/192/
51
/433/
63
/35/
cc age 16+

The Guilty (2021)
A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
63
6.9
/241835/
74
/23183/
64
/6190/
3.2
/178713/
64
/315/
71
/2061/
54
/50/
cc age 14+

The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm for help. Chisolm recruits an eclectic group of gunslingers to take on Bogue and his ruthless henchmen. With a deadly showdown on the horizon, the seven mercenaries soon find themselves fighting for more than just money once the bullets start to fly.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
63
6.4
/207178/
69
/20839/
66
/7778/
2.7
/216664/
47
/297/
53
/2616/
51
/45/
cc age 11+

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
poster
62
6.7
/14932/
67
/203/
60
/143/
3.3
/3643/
39
/89/
67
/426/
44
/31/
cc age 15+

Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.
poster
Kanopy
62
6.4
/25658/
64
/1428/
59
/583/
3.1
/5996/
75
/128/
49
/226/
63
/33/
cc age 17+

Good Kill (2015)
In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game–only with real lives at stake. After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned bunker in the Nevada desert. But as he yearns to get back in the cockpit of a real plane and becomes increasingly troubled by the collateral damage he causes each time he pushes a button, Egan’s nerves—and his relationship with his wife—begin to unravel.
poster
61
6.8
/59338/
68
/916/
66
/660/
3.2
/35634/
41
/37/
58
/15/
55
/24/
cc age 16+

Great Expectations (1998)
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
61
4.9
/3356/
60
/311/
64
/146/
2.6
/2652/
72
/43/
38
/45/
67
/11/
cc age 16+

Cut Throat City (2020)
Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. Turning to a local gangster for employment, the crew is hired to pull off a daring casino heist, right in the heart of the city.
poster
Kanopy
61
6.6
/2593/
65
/32/
63
/39/
3.3
/814/
47
/17/
62
/37/

Waterland (1992)
The story of a mentally anguished high school history teacher going through a complete reassessment of his life. His method for reassessing his life is to narrate it to his class and interweave in it three generations of his family's history.
poster
Kanopy
61
6.4
/25084/
68
/1105/
63
/481/
3.2
/18225/
49
/103/
66
/712/
58
/14/
cc age 7+

Explorers (1985)
Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.
poster
The CW
61
6.4
/139902/
66
/5082/
62
/2084/
3.0
/54504/
69
/155/
49
/9421/
57
/31/
cc age 17+

Daybreakers (2010)
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into a vampire. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vampires on a way to save humankind.


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