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MUBI
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7.0
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67
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3.7
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Alcarràs (2022)
In a small village in Catalonia, the peach farmers of the Solé family spend every summer together picking fruit from their orchard. But when plans arise to install solar panels and cut down trees, the members of this tight-knit group suddenly face eviction – and the loss of far more than their home.
poster
76
7.5
/15390/
75
/655/
73
/401/
4.1
/32072/
77
/22/
88
/950/
65
/9/
7.9
/47410/

Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight of their life.
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76
7.7
/323728/
79
/15542/
75
/6081/
3.8
/621022/
77
/65/
90
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62
/13/
cc age 10+

The Goonies (1985)
Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of recently escaped criminals, determined to capture the kids and reach the treasure first.
poster
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7.5
/2355/
73
/95/
64
/42/
3.5
/772/
88
/32/
72
/60/
57
/13/

You've Been Trumped (2012)
In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.
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72
39
7.4
/1043/
60
/10/
72
/23/
83
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The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream (2004)
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge...
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67
31
7.0
/708/
67
/31/
65
/22/
3.6
/727/
64
/79/

A Boy and His Samurai (2010)
A samurai from the Edo Period time travels to present day Japan where he meets a divorcee and her son. Soon, he discovers a passion for making pastries.
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69
28
7.1
/654/
64
/14/
66
/27/
3.8
/1249/

A Sixth Part of the World (1926)
Through the travelogue format, it depicts the multitude of Soviet peoples in remote areas of USSR and details the entirety of the wealth of the Soviet land. Focusing on cultural and economic diversity, the film is in fact a call for unification in order to build a "complete socialist society".
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Kanopy
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27
7.9
/372/
60
/10/
64
/9/
4.0
/827/
91
/11/
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Domestic Violence (2001)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE shows the Tampa, Florida police responding to domestic violence calls and the work of The Spring, the principal shelter in Tampa for women and children. Sequences with the police include police response, intervention, and attempted resolution of domestic violence calls. Sequences at the shelter include intake interviews, individual counseling sessions, anger management training, group therapy, staff meetings, conversations among clients and between clients and staff, and school activities, therapy, and counseling for children at the shelter.
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27
7.0
/1553/
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64
/22/
3.4
/714/
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The Magic Box (1952)
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
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62
16
6.3
/896/
60
/16/
58
/16/
3.4
/419/

Mermaids for Love (1968)
Petros, a race car driver and son of a construction mogul, hears about an island with promising business opportunities. He tells his father, they have to buy land there but Flora, a night club owner also learns about it and arrives at the island before him. Their competition disturbs the peaceful lives of the island's residents. Marina, the daughter of the local restaurant owner falls in love with Petros while Flora charms the men of the island and especially Nicolas, causing his fiance's jealousy. She on the other hand falls for Iasonas, the son of the island's Lady who worries about the outcome of these events.
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14
7.2
/157/
75
/2/
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cc age 12+

The World According to Sesame Street (2006)
A documentary which examines the creation and co-production of the popular children's television program in three developing countries: Bangladesh, Kosovo and South Africa.
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Plex
40
6
4.0
/344/
50
/7/
43
/10/
2.8
/427/
14
/2/

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978)
Successful businessman Charles Kruschen (Donald Pilon) is accused of bludgeoning to death his beautiful but manipulative model wife Magdalene (Elke Sommer). As the trial draws to a close, Charles reflects on the events leading up to the terrible incident...
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4.8
/221/
48
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The Mother, the Menacer, and Me (2025)
Hopelessly stuck in a dead-end job and forced to move in with his disapproving mother-in-law, Eddie Mathews sets out to make his Hollywood dream come true -- urged on by his imaginary villainous companion, who wants to be brought to life.
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Kanopy
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7.3
/17/

Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America (2010)
Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three, is at the center of this compelling exploration of gender violence. As Kim and her daughters flee to a domestic violence shelter, we follow the harrowing struggles in a single-parenting survivor's quest to find work, housing and peace of mind. This multi-level narrative also examines the causes of domestic violence and solutions that have evolved to stop it.
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?
5.2
/42/
40
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55
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Στον δάσκαλό μας με αγάπη (1969)
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poster
71
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7.4
/56/
73
/3/
3.4
/1219/

Only Your Name in My Prayers (2025)
Nala live a seemingly harmonious family. The father always prayed for his family to remain healthy and happy, both in this world and the hereafter. However, a figure from the father's past, whose matters remained unresolved, eventually caused a rift in their family life.
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?
8.0
/10/

Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers (2016)
A new conversation between author Dave Eggers and the Coen Brothers about the production, from inception to release, of 'Blood Simple'.
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Hoopla
30
?
2.8
/244/
33
/3/

Deadly Renovations (2010)
When a small house flipping group discovers that their Hotel project may contain millions of cash hidden somewhere within, the project turns deadly.
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?
9.4
/8/
10
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The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area? (1983)
Documents the cultural and ecological impacts of coal stripmining, uranium mining, and oil shale development in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona – homeland of the Hopi and Navajo.
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?
6.4
/11/
35
/1/

Taxi! (1979)
Taxi driver Terry Dean picks up a sheila and they're run off the road, she takes off leaving her bag behind and he goes on an adventure trying to track her down concerned about her. An Aussie film noir.
poster
?
7.7
/77/
60
/1/

Drowned Out (2002)
An Indian family decide to stay at home and drown rather than make way for the Narmada dam Three choices. Move to the slums in the city, accept a place at a resettlement site or stay at home and drown. The people of Jalsindhi in central India must make a decision fast.
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?
8.2
/37/
45
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75
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The Man Who Stopped the Desert (2010)
As a child in Burkina Faso, Yacouba was sent away from home to study the Qur'an, where he and his classmates were almost starving. The young boys would trek across miles of wilderness, only to fall and beg at a straw hut for meagre rations. It is from this harsh background that the young farmer became determined to develop techniques that would bring exhausted soil back into production. His efforts have outdone the work of the world's leading scientists and technological advances costing millions of pounds. They may also yet prove crucial to the future of the world's rapidly growing population and global food demands.
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6.5
/14/
10
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The Blue Streak Rocket (1964)
The building and launch of the British-made Blue Streak rocket.
poster
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8.0
/49/

Mountain Talk (2004)
Mountain dialect, culture and identity are revealed by the true experts on Southern Appalachian culture--the people whose families have lived there for generations.
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?
5.1
/10/
10
/1/

Our Miyo-chan (1969)
Owner and workers of a tiny medicine factory fall in love with a lovable girl.
poster
49
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6.1
/159/
35
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55
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Dazzle (1995)
Beautiful successful photographer battles evil half-sisters and evil land developers to keep the family ranch intact, following her father's death. In the midst of all this, she finds love and fulfillment.
poster
?
8.0
/24/

My Home (2014)
This picturesque Ukrainian farm is not surrounded by fields, but by huge housing developments. Ominous cranes overlook Natasha's land at the edge of Kyiv, which year after year is being pushed deeper into a pit by new panel buildings. The brave owner protects not only acres of land, but also traditional family values, faith and ownership. From a bird's-eye view of the farm, a sharp contrast emerges between the village and the city. This peculiar family business model is set forth in a four-year chronicle from the point of view of foreign visitors who don't interfere with the way of life that the family has lived for generations.
poster
?
7.6
/30/
55
/2/

What Are We Doing Here? (2008)
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? is a controversial documentary about why after 50 years of Western involvement, billions of dollars in foreign assistance and countless promises, Africa is still so poor. The film tells the story of 3 brothers and a cousin who travel across Africa in an attempt to understand one of the great problems of our time, the failure to end poverty in Africa. Shot on location in 12 countries, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? transports you into the shocking and heart wrenching world of African poverty and the multi billion dollar aid and development industry dedicated to fighting it.
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6.2
/62/
70
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70
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The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast (2004)
Brian DePalma and Art Linson discuss how the 1987 film "The Untouchables" came together.
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?
10
/1/

Adelaide Advances (1954)
Made by The National Film Board 1954, this film captures the delightful city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. The city set against a background of hills, owes a lot to its original plan by Colonel Light. The film displays the beauty of its wide streets and impressive public buildings and also features landscape painter Hans Heysen.
poster
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7.1
/17/
70
/1/
100
/1/

Searching for the Animal (2017)
Harassment, kidnapping, isolation, submission, hunger, humiliation, infidelity, psychological manipulation and incest are some of the themes that are the focus of this documentary based on true stories and the work of natural actors who suffered abuse and are marked by abandonment. Made during the filming of "La mujer del animal" by Victor Gaviria.
poster
?
8.6
/19/
100
/1/

Laissez-faire (2015)
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.
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65
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7.1
/118/
60
/1/
63
/3/

Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas (2017)
Farmland - the new green gold. Hoping for export revenues, Ethiopia's government leases millions of hectares of farmland to foreign investors. But the dream of prosperity has a dark side where the World Bank plays a very questionable role... Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas investigates land grabbing and its impact on people's lives. Pursuing the truth, we meet investors, development bureaucrats, persecuted journalists, struggling environmentalists and evicted farmers deprived of their land.
poster
62
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7.0
/126/
60
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Inland (2008)
Malek is a surveyor who is semi-retired, but at the urging of a friend he takes an assignment in western Algeria. The region in question was the site of frequent battles during the civil war, and an earlier survey that would make it possible to bring electrical utilities to the area was cut short by the fighting. While the zone is still unstable, Malek sets out to complete charting the area, and finds the locals regard him with suspicion and hostility.
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7.3
/20/
40
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60
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Smokes and Lollies (1976)
The first film in a Seven Up-like series examining the lives of three teenage girls in South Australia during the 1970s. It looks at issues such as boys and sex, abortion, marriage, pregnancy, career paths, and education.
poster
?
7.5
/45/
45
/2/

Mahaleo (2005)
Mahaleos voices and music have accompanied the people of Madagascar ever since the collapse of the colonial regime. Yet, even after 30 years of success, the groups seven musicians still keep their distance from the world of show-business, and remain deeply committed to helping their countrys development; their professions range from surgeon to farmer, physician to sociologist and member of parliament. Accompanied by the groups rhythmic melodies, the film follows the singers through their daily lives, giving us a glimpse of the far-reaching social and economic problems of the Malagasy people. The combined talents of the Brazilian, Cesar Paes, and the Malagasy, Raymond Rajaonarivelo, have produced a work that is both ethereal and concrete, poetic and political.
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6.7
/41/
10
/1/
63
/3/

Wild by Law (1991)
Tells about the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the three men responsible for its passage: forester/philosopher Aldo Leopold, author of the bestselling Sand County almanac and the first to bring the word 'ecology' into standard usage; Bob Marshall, millionaire socialist and founder of the Wilderness Society; and Howard Zahniser, a bureaucrat with a love of the wild places he seldom saw. Singly and together, these three fought from the 1920s through the 1950s to preserve the natural world. Provides an overview of the roots of the environmental movement, offering a deeper understanding of one of the most important issues facing contemporary civilization.
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5.2
/66/
10
/1/

White Water Rebels (1983)
James Brolin plays a renegade canoeist who illegally runs a river to protest its exploitation by a greedy corporation.
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Fandango at Home Free
63
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6.8
/116/
65
/5/
58
/7/
cc age 8+

Summer's Shadow (2014)
Bright and independent 12-year-old Summer Larsen rescues a sweet, stray dog and will stop at nothing to save him. And it's her determination that ultimately impacts those around her.
poster
74
?
7.6
/159/
70
/5/
70
/4/
91
/11/
67

A River Changes Course (2013)
In her feature directorial debut, Kalyanee Mam, the cinematographer for the Academy Award–winning documentary Inside Job, explores the damage rapid development has wrought in her native Cambodia on both a human and environmental level.
poster
42
?
5.5
/230/
45
/2/
27
/4/

Chintu Ji (2009)
Rishi 'Chintuji' Kapoor, the son of a legendary actor, decides to enter politics and go to Hadbahedi, a remote village. However, he creates havoc by misleading the villagers who trust him simply because he is famous.
poster
65
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7.1
/137/
65
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60
/5/

Banana Pancakes and the Children of Sticky Rice (2015)
When backpackers come to a small village in rural Laos, their arrival divides the local population and disrupts the relationship between two childhood friends....
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GuideDoc
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7.1
/12/

Living Water (2020)
The vibration of machines echoes across the desert. Ever since Jordanian nomads settled in the spectacular landscape of Wadi Rum, they grew dependent on complex water infrastructure. The source is right below their feet, yet they struggle to meet basic needs. In the meantime, deep water extraction feeds private large-scale farms, animates visionary development and secures growing urban population. Bedouins, farmers and city dwellers: they all expect to have a fair share, but digging for “blue gold” unleashes environmental time-bomb. The story of power, exploitation and changing ecological circumstances in one of the most water-poor countries in the world.
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70
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7.0
/67/
70
/1/
70
/1/
3.5
/353/

Last Night I Saw You Smiling (2019)
Kavich Neang documents the final days of the White Building in Phnom Penh, an architectural landmark he had lived in since birth.
poster
?
6.2
/71/
40
/1/

The Stone Wood Witches (1976)
Anarchistic fable where we follow the teaching of a modern witch, reconstructed by historical and anthropological knowledge, inspired by the books by Carlos Castaneda.
poster
?
7.8
/63/
80
/1/

Milking the Rhino (2009)
The documentary examines the relationship between the indigenous African wildlife, the villagers who live amongst this wildlife and conservationists who look to keep tourism dollars coming in. Both the Massai of Kenya and the Ovahimba of Namibia have spent centuries as cattle farmers. With their lands being turned into protected game reserves, these ancient tribes have turned to tourism as a means of survival. While some environmentalists think that community-based conservation is ideal for these villagers, the dangers of drought and the starvation of their cattle remains a constant reality.
poster
?
7.7
/60/
70
/3/

Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen (2012)
Germany's most popular punk rock band "Die Toten Hosen" ("The dead pants") celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2012. In his film "Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen" ("Nothing but the truth - 30 years Die Toten Hosen"), established documentary filmmaker Eric Friedler succeeds at presenting an interior view of a band that evolved from an enfant terrible to a pop culture icon and whose work mirrors German history. Friedler takes the audience on a two-hour long roller coaster ride about success and failures.
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SHIMMER Volume 49 (2012)
SHIMMER Volume 49 took place in Berwyn, Illinois. The event took place on October 27, 2012.


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