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poster
Criterion Channel
89
8.1
/70364/
77
/930/
78
/839/
4.4
/66593/
100
/46/
94
/1018/
100
/8/
cc age 17+

Fanny and Alexander (1982)
As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
8.1
/8230/
76
/133/
77
/186/
4.2
/11874/
100
/14/
89
/66/

The Life of Oharu (1952)
In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
poster
82
7.9
/21899/
79
/976/
79
/1418/
4.0
/35078/
94
/5020/

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.
poster
82
7.7
/16828/
76
/240/
73
/195/
3.8
/5704/
96
/25/
92
/329/
cc age 12+

Kolya (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.
poster
Disney Plus
82
7.5
/169982/
72
/8976/
71
/6108/
3.5
/355328/
100
/64/
73
/6214/
99
/17/
cc age 6+

Pinocchio (1940)
A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.7
/2250/
78
/60/
74
/59/
4.2
/7854/
83
/6/
84
/16/

Jacquot (1991)
Jacquot Demy, the son of a garage owner and a hairdresser, is fascinated by cinema and decides to pursue his dream of becoming a filmmaker by any means necessary.
poster
Disney Plus
76
7.0
/181639/
72
/7640/
71
/5226/
3.7
/352573/
80
/111/
71
/3294/
74
/28/
cc age 8+

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first venture to the outside world finds him Esmeralda, a kind-hearted and fearless Romani woman who openly stands up to Frollo's tyranny.
poster
MGM Plus
72
7.3
/25225/
72
/520/
69
/310/
3.8
/19709/
60
/30/
87
/1008/

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
Rosencrantz and Guildensterm, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark. The duo encounter a band of players before arriving to find that they are needed to try to discern what troubles the prince Hamlet. Meanwhile, they ponder the meaning of their existence.
poster
MGM Plus
70
7.6
/28705/
73
/449/
78
/661/
3.9
/17954/
52
/23/
84
/386/
70
/14/

1900 (1976)
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
poster
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
Kanopy
77
68
7.4
/4616/
74
/94/
74
/72/
3.9
/8022/
73
/11/
90
/145/

Faust (1994)
A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
67
7.6
/2802/
66
/46/
69
/56/
4.0
/4957/
100
/7/
86
/54/

Double Suicide (1969)
Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.
poster
Hulu
65
IMDb 68
6.6
/142971/
72
/7939/
65
/2186/
3.2
/236135/
73
/59/
66
/8113/
57
/13/
cc age 9+

The Santa Clause (1994)
On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical sleigh, he finds he is now the new Santa, and must convince a world of disbelievers, including himself.
poster
MGM Plus
64
6.9
/1523/
62
/44/
65
/20/
3.4
/978/
70
/22/
cc age 7+

Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)
In this Pacific Northwest Ballet performance, it is Christmas Eve and festivities are underway. Clara is excited when her godfather arrives with a bag full of gifts, one of which is an intriguing wooden nutcracker. That night, while the household sleeps, Clara visits the Christmas tree to inspect her nutcracker and soon finds herself immersed in a dream world both dark and enchanting.
poster
75
62
7.5
/3984/
64
/50/
69
/68/
3.8
/1883/
92
/751/

The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)
The feeble-minded Sven's mother dies and he gets work as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Höglund's farm. He has to work without pay and sleeps together with the cows. He meets the disabled Anna who is the first one to treat him as an adult. One day he has had enough of Höglund's maltreatment and moves in with Anna's family. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
60
6.4
/7407/
63
/148/
61
/152/
3.4
/6452/
88
/16/
53
/108/

A Farewell to Arms (1932)
A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Eventually separated by Frederic's transfer, tremendous challenges and difficult decisions face each as the war rages on.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
57
6.1
/16914/
64
/487/
60
/305/
3.1
/14772/
45
/22/
47
/279/
61
/6/

Jabberwocky (1977)
After the death of his father, young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?
poster
The Roku Channel
59
55
5.9
/6052/
60
/257/
63
/176/
3.0
/9384/
53
/160/

Puppet Master III (1992)
After hearing that mystical toymaker Andre Toulon has managed to create a troupe of sentient, living puppets, Nazi underling Dr. Hess sets his sights on exploiting Toulon's powers for the glory of the Reich.
poster
59
53
6.3
/5197/
60
/131/
63
/130/
3.3
/9736/
63
/8/
41
/75/

Shock (1977)
A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband who possesses her young son.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
51
5.3
/3856/
60
/137/
59
/132/
2.7
/3946/
60
/10/
37
/46/

Ben (1972)
A lonely boy becomes good friends with Ben, a rat. This rat is also the leader of a pack of vicious killer rats, killing lots of people.
poster
Disney Plus
42
5.1
/45788/
58
/2851/
63
/1688/
1.9
/93669/
27
/179/
27
/443/
38
/37/
cc age 8+

Pinocchio (2022)
A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.
poster
Kanopy
39
4.7
/4219/
54
/219/
47
/61/
2.2
/3508/
11
/18/
26
/26/
34
/9/
cc age 16+

Berlin, I Love You (2019)
An anthology feature of 10 stories of romance set in the German capital.
poster
Hoopla
60
37
6.1
/1013/
63
/127/
57
/173/
3.0
/1542/

Tricky Old Dogs (2018)
Two septuagenarians go to Tuscany to prevent their old friend from killing the man who cuckolded him fifty years ago.
poster
64
36
6.4
/963/
73
/220/
60
/31/
3.0
/796/

Women on the Run (2019)
Vera has lived a wonderful life with Jindrich, and she is fully determined to fulfill his last wish - running a marathon. The emancipated and spirited mother of three daughters doesn't think that doing so will be a problem. She and her daughters will split up the route into four parts, and they'll overcome the over 42-kilometer-long challenge as a family relay team. Of course, the fact that neither of them has ever ran even a meter poses no problem.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
48
36
5.2
/3065/
57
/66/
50
/62/
2.7
/1954/
29
/2918/

Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
A deranged scientist creates a ray that can shrink people down to doll size.
poster
64
34
6.4
/1062/
64
/30/
61
/28/
3.4
/2436/

The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973)
Chris Miller, living with her stepmother in a large secluded mansion, finds her isolation interrupted by the arrival of an unknown scythe-wielding killer.
poster
56
34
6.1
/1528/
74
/111/
63
/38/
27

Love by the Book (2015)
Bookstore owner Emma believes in fairy tales. Although she has yet to be swept away by prince charming, she sees real knight in shining armor potential with a new suitor, Landon. As Emma balances time with Landon and saving her bookstore with once irritating business consultant, Eric, however, she weighs storybook romance against genuine commitment. While she sorts out her feelings toward Landon and Eric, as well as toward love and romance, Emma begins to realize that fairytale endings aren't always by the book.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
60
32
5.5
/1126/
62
/127/
65
/71/
3.0
/626/
cc age 9+

The Shamer's Daughter 2: The Serpent Gift (2020)
The Shamer's Daughter, Dina, with the magical power of compelling people to admit their most secret shame, must save her family with her newly found father. But he is a Blackmaster, with the power to make people see and believe things that aren't true, so Dina must deal with having inherited this horrible power, while forging a relationship with a father she fears and mistrusts.
poster
Kanopy
54
29
6.1
/693/
69
/69/
56
/210/
3.4
/6383/
17
/6/
56
/4/
cc age 14+

Lou! (2014)
Lou, a creative and dreamy 12-year-old girl, lives alone with her mother in an orange building with tons of little balconies that give access to the roof. Mina has been her best friend since kindergarten, and Lou has been in love with Tristan, one of her neighbors, since elementary school. Her mother has relinquished her own personal happiness of late so as to devote herself to her daughter, but their little bubble bursts when Mom meets a man and Lou at last dares speak to Tristan.
poster
59
24
6.3
/680/
46
/13/
61
/42/
3.4
/590/

Caprice Italian Style (1968)
The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.
poster
66
24
6.8
/417/
57
/8/
54
/8/
3.4
/450/
80
/52/

Provincial Actors (1979)
The film is set in a small town near Warsaw, to which a young and coming director comes to produce a classic play (Wyspianski "Wyzwolenie") with a modern vein. Everyone in the production gets his usual stereotypical role, but the aging idol of the ensemble senses opportunity to give the performance of his life. For young director everything is already set. The leading man, however, is not giving up and is trying to restore the role according to his view. His wife listens to his fears, complaints and frustrations, while resigning herself to a fading career in a puppet theatre.
poster
61
21
6.4
/461/
61
/19/
55
/24/
3.5
/722/
58
/16/

Drifting Flowers (2008)
Three poetic tales of seeking the true identity. In the first story, Jing, a blind singer, falls in love with her band's tomboy accordionist Diego. In another time and place, Lily, an elderly lesbian and Yen, her gay friend, create an unexpected bond and support each other in a time of crisis. Finally, we see Diego before she joined the band, when as a teenager she came to grips with her gender identity.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
41
18
4.9
/1195/
49
/36/
37
/22/
2.8
/980/
17
/102/

Screamtime (1983)
Compilation of three short horror films: "That's The Way To Do It", "Dreamhouse" and "Do You Believe In Fairies?" plus some new linking material.
poster
67
17
6.7
/346/
70
/9/
64
/14/
3.5
/826/

The Ninth Heart (1979)
Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana, who is stricken with a strange illness. Unknown to Martin or anyone else, the princess is actually under the spell of the powerful magician Andlobrandini, who is preparing a rejuvenating elixir made from the blood of nine men's hearts.
poster
Starz
62
17
6.0
/403/
71
/19/
59
/32/
3.3
/423/
56
/4/
cc age 7+

Pinocchio (2012)
Geppetto the carpenter carves the object of his hidden desires out of a log: a puppet that will keep him company and will be like a son to him. He will call him Pinocchio. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that the puppet moves, as if by magic, and is gifted with a life on its own.
poster
61
8
6.5
/232/
56
/3/
55
/11/
3.5
/258/

Ángel de fuego (1991)
The young trapeze artist Alma is part of the show of a miserable traveling circus. In an act of desperation, Alma commits incest with her father, a sick clown obsessed with the woman who abandoned them. Determined to have his child, Alma leaves the circus and joins a group of preachers led by Refugio, a woman who performs puppet shows with biblical passages in poor neighborhoods.
poster
?
6.8
/81/
50
/2/

Anima (1998)
A reporter doing a story on taxidermy discovers an odd older couple that he becomes convinced are ex-Nazi's. The chief item leading to this belief is an odd puppet theater the couple operate in their basement that re-creates the Nazi era using stuffed creatures.
poster
?
5.8
/21/
10
/1/
20
/1/

Cupid Aims High (1990)
A comedy of an amateur puppet theater, eviction and modern women with their old-fashioned methods.
poster
?
6.3
/64/
53
/3/
70
/1/

Side Show (1981)
A teenage boy who runs off to join the circus as a side show puppeteer stumbles onto the dark secrets of the fellow performers.
poster
52
?
5.4
/129/
49
/31/
55
/7/

Princ Mamánek (2022)
Prince Louis Ottomar Charles XII, born Noble, is very close to his loving mother, Queen Ludmilla. However, Prince Louis is already a bit too old, he is 39 years old. He's afraid of almost everything, doesn't want to get married, and spends most of his life hanging around the sumptuous castle and adjacent fields. The wise King Radomil therefore prepares an unexpected gift for him - the prince wakes up one morning in the forest in ordinary clothes and, accompanied by the rough knight Hudroval, he is to go out into the world to learn what life is all about and perhaps finally grow up. On his great journey of adventure, he will encounter things he has only read about in books. He will meet a powerful wizard, evil witches, a ghost, and the Lady Death herself... and maybe even find the love of his life. What will Mummy say about all this? And will Father King be happy?
poster
56
?
6.3
/66/
55
/6/
45
/6/
3.2
/228/

Stagefright (1981)
An essay-film on language and theater, on human communication - intellectual in content, but purely poetic in terms of form: image, sound, language, cinema. Stagefright, with the exception of one shot, was all filmed in a small puppet theater space, actors against black.
poster
?
30
/2/
50
/3/

Moving Objects (1991)
“Moving objects” are the subject of this film, a portrait of six Dutch theater groups that make performances with puppets and other objects. Manipulation and creating illusions is their profession. For them, the visual aspect of theater making is of great importance. These theater makers all have a special relationship with fine arts, they often use theater as a complement to express themselves. This form of theater has a great variety: from traditional to contemporary visual art events and everything in between. However, the starting point is always the same: bringing objects to life. By following theater makers with the camera - before, during and after the performance - we get to see things that otherwise we would never get to see: improvisations, dilemmas, the carpentry and construction. The film confronts the audience with the ingenuity of the performers and explores the genre through observation and dialogue.
poster
35
?
5.5
/116/
10
/1/
40
/2/

Love Is Only a Word (1971)
The 21-year-old student Oliver Mansfeld attends a boarding school in Frankfurt. There he meets the married banker's wife Verena. A passionate affair develops between them, which does not remain undiscovered by Verena's husband for long.
poster
62
?
6.6
/111/
52
/7/
70
/4/

Hans Rockle and the Devil (1974)
Hans Röckle is a puppeteer, inventor, blacksmith and more. He is challenged by the Devil (in almost a dozen fancy costumes) who offers him even more inventiveness, against his soul should he ever make money with an invention, build something twice, or cease inventing for 7*7 hours.
poster
?
7.5
/81/
43
/3/
58
/8/

Cabaret (1981)
Loosely inspired in some plays from the Spanish author Federico Garcia Lorca("The Puppet Play of Don Cristóbal", "The Billy-Club Puppets" and "Doña Rosita the Spinster"), this short does an incredibly job capturing all the poetry from those literary works, adding a new level of beauty to them by the art of puppetry and stop-motion animation. "Cabaret" starts as a bizarre comedy filled with many extravagances, then, it quickly evolves into a heart-breaking (But at the same time, captivating) tragedy, filled with a breathtaking lyricism that leads into a memorable ending, having some of the most beautiful lines that have been ever spoken in any animated film.
poster
60
?
6.3
/224/
55
/2/
65
/4/

The Marsh (2002)
Two social outcasts in 19th century Eastern Europe, Alexandre and Ulysse, become friends and settle down to live alone on the edge of a marsh that is reputedly haunted by demons, monsters and goblins. These two men have been outcasts all their lives. Alexandre was raised in a nomad family that traveled from town to town, being rejected by the people of his homeland. Due to his physical abnormalities, Ulysse has always been pushed aside ever since his childhood. When a strange murder is committed in a nearby village, the peasants turn their suspicions on Alexandre and Ulysse, because they are different. In the eyes of the villagers, they are demons that must be hunted, burned and killed.
poster
50
?
4.8
/662/
62
/7/
45
/10/

Backstabbed (1996)
Four high school friends meet up in an abandoned house to play 'Backstabbed', a game of murder with headphones and plastic weapons. Meanwhile, a serial killer is leaving a trail of blood on his way to the house, and soon the game of murder becomes much more than make-believe.
poster
Kanopy
54
?
6.0
/276/
60
/2/
43
/6/

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975)
Three attendees at a puppet theater don various roles in order to sing a variety of songs by Jacques Brel, all while hippies and other eccentrics cavort about them.


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