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Kanopy
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8.1
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78
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4.4
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The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
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Kanopy
85
7.8
/14307/
77
/437/
76
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4.2
/45988/
99
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89
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94
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Faces Places (2017)
Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
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Hulu
83
8.1
/83848/
80
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79
/1436/
4.1
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97
/159/
93
/464/
83
/25/
cc age 11+

Free Solo (2018)
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.
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Starz Apple TV Channel
80
7.7
/163543/
77
/3723/
74
/2114/
3.8
/88397/
79
/204/
87
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73
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cc age 15+

Ray (2004)
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
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Hulu
79
7.3
/123992/
72
/6029/
70
/2038/
3.8
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94
/254/
79
/723/
88
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cc age 15+

The Death of Stalin (2017)
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
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78
7.7
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78
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77
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3.9
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77
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87
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68
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cc age 17+

Never Look Away (2018)
German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.
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Netflix
77
7.2
/83911/
73
/4732/
70
/1264/
3.5
/103033/
86
/173/
92
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69
/39/
cc age 15+

The Outfit (2022)
Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.
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77
7.2
/123047/
71
/2617/
70
/1821/
3.7
/80006/
84
/56/
76
/1694/
75
/16/
cc age 17+

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
poster
77
8.2
/77414/
75
/584/
75
/263/
3.7
/13000/
75
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84
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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)
The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
poster
76
7.7
/83174/
74
/1824/
74
/1213/
3.8
/29099/
77
/158/
87
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71
/34/
cc age 18+

Black Book (2006)
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
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Hulu
76
6.8
/190760/
66
/3928/
67
/3245/
3.8
/264679/
86
/293/
60
/6430/
85
/50/
cc age 14+

The Tree of Life (2011)
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
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The Roku Channel
75
7.0
/30767/
68
/455/
66
/335/
3.4
/15098/
79
/110/
74
/634/
77
/31/
cc age 17+

Pollock (2000)
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral.
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74
7.2
/44724/
72
/1713/
70
/1099/
3.5
/42898/
85
/234/
77
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77
/36/
cc age 15+

The Wife (2018)
A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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74
6.7
/52133/
69
/3420/
64
/1458/
3.5
/54937/
93
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66
/331/
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cc age 13+

The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.
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Netflix
73
7.1
/41709/
76
/2330/
73
/1089/
3.5
/58131/
72
/269/
76
/447/
59
/40/
cc age 12+

On the Basis of Sex (2018)
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.
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71
7.2
/3597/
67
/62/
67
/40/
3.5
/943/
79
/468/

The Assault (1986)
At the end of WWII the Dutch resistance kills a German officer in front of the house of a Dutch family. Years after the war the young boy who witnessed the killing runs into the members of the resistance who committed the killing.
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Kanopy
71
6.9
/91142/
69
/1651/
66
/1322/
3.2
/43888/
82
/188/
71
/2592/
65
/38/
cc age 16+

My Week with Marilyn (2011)
London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.
poster
70
7.0
/5770/
75
/134/
64
/59/
3.3
/2895/
90
/21/
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/145/
65
/14/
cc age 15+

Sweet Dreams (1985)
The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
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The Roku Channel
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7.3
/8653/
73
/215/
72
/140/
3.6
/1734/
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As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
The German soldier Clemens Forel - determined to be reunited with his beloved family - makes a dramatic escape through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes, and life threatening ventures from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. 8000 miles and three endless years of uncertainty later, he is finally about to reach his destination... An edge of your seat drama that celebrates the power of the human spirit and the force of will, while inspired and impowered by love.
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Peacock Premium
66
7.2
/224832/
75
/10197/
74
/6950/
3.2
/297349/
55
/172/
67
/1377/
51
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cc age 13+

The Age of Adaline (2015)
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.
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Amazon Prime Video
76
65
7.9
/23254/
74
/261/
80
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3.6
/8271/
64
/11/
91
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Maidaan (2024)
Inspired by the Indian national football team coach and manager Syed Abdul Rahim, who is regarded as the architect of Indian football, encapsulating the golden era from 1952 to 1962.
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Kanopy
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7.4
/6445/
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3.7
/7233/
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The Silent Revolution (2018)
Stalinstadt, East Germany, 1956. While the Hungarian uprising against Soviets is taking place, teenage members of a classroom of the local school perform a seemingly harmless act that causes unexpected consequences.
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Amazon Prime Video
63
6.8
/4756/
64
/67/
63
/79/
3.2
/917/
56
/61/
66
/84/
51
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An American Rhapsody (2001)
A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has trouble adjusting. The daughter then decides to travel to Budapest to discover her identity.
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Criterion Channel
77
61
7.4
/2631/
79
/92/
71
/67/
3.9
/3747/
98
/60/
67
/15/
75
/17/

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015)
A personal and captivating account of the extraordinary life and work of Ingrid Bergman (1915-82), a young Swedish woman who became one of the most celebrated actresses in world cinema.
poster
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60
6.5
/7562/
69
/271/
66
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3.1
/3492/
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/7/
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/7/

Mischief (1985)
1956: The shy Jonathan's luck with girls changes when he wins the rebellious Gene as a friend in his last year of high school. Gene is adored by many girls and manages to teach Jonathan a few lessons. Gene himself would rather just be with one girl: his girlfriend Bunny. But since his father is poor, her parents don't accept him.
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6.9
/3343/
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/133/
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/302/
3.4
/5252/
83
/6/
65
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My Way (2012)
A biopic of French pop star Claude Francois, most famous for co-writing the song 'My Way'. Tracing his life from his childhood in Egypt through his success in France to his untimely death in Paris in 1978.
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Amazon Prime Video
59
6.4
/1698/
57
/26/
58
/40/
3.3
/1901/
40
/5/
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
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fuboTV
57
6.6
/4327/
64
/143/
65
/119/
2.9
/3097/
47
/19/
67
/161/
44
/6/
cc age 12+

Cantinflas (2014)
Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico, Mario Moreno, a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect, and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. Together they won the Oscar for Best Picture.
poster
57
6.3
/8265/
67
/174/
60
/145/
3.0
/2407/
50
/16/
56
/90/
54
/11/

Tough Guys (1986)
Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new life of freedom. and soon realize that they still have the pizzazz when, picking up their prison checks at a bank, they foil a robbery attempt.
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73
56
6.9
/4699/
70
/64/
68
/36/
3.3
/727/
92
/12/
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/59/

Children of Glory (2006)
During the ill-fated Hungarian revolution of 1956, Karcsi Szabo, star player on the water polo team, is torn between his love for a revolutionary student and his training for the Melbourne Olympics.
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75
54
7.6
/3250/
71
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70
/72/
3.7
/3002/
88
/22/

Le Bal (1983)
In a French nightclub, choreographed song and dance routines are performed, rather than a streamlined narrative. They tell the story of Parisian culture and politics from the 1920s—1980s. A disparate, anachronistic series of characters, including an ordinary waiter, a Nazi collaborator, resistance fighters, and 1960s student protestors gather to celebrate and satirize 20th century France's icons, demons, and social changes.
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70
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5.6
/2978/
57
/316/
58
/141/
2.9
/6885/
100
/10/
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/5/

The Deep Dark (2023)
1956, in the north of France. A group of underground miners is forced to take a professor to take samples a thousand meters underground. After a landslide that prevents them from going back up, they discover a crypt from another time, and unknowingly awaken a legendary bloodthirsty creature.
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Netflix
53
5.6
/78206/
61
/5094/
66
/2364/
2.4
/368984/
51
/137/
72
/378/
47
/24/
cc age 15+

The Nun II (2023)
In 1956 France, a priest is violently murdered, and Sister Irene begins to investigate. She once again comes face-to-face with a powerful evil.
poster
65
49
6.7
/3937/
68
/179/
70
/321/
3.5
/23786/
54
/26/
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/1/
47
/8/

A Brighter Tomorrow (2023)
An old film director, unhappy with the movie he's shooting about a Hungarian circus stranded in Rome during the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising, faces divorce from his producer wife and other problems.
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Kanopy
66
46
6.9
/3890/
71
/159/
66
/268/
3.4
/4625/
40
/5/
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/2/

Dalida (2017)
Based on the true story of acclaimed music icon "Dalida" born in Cairo, who gained celebrity in the 50s, singing in French, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, German, Italian, playing in awarded Youssef Chahine's picture "Le Sixième Jour", and who later committed suicide in 1987 in Paris, after selling more than 130 million records worldwide.
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Amazon Prime Video
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3.8
/21733/
56
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2.9
/10572/
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/19/
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cc age 14+

Kalank (2019)
Set in 1945, in Pre-Independent India, the elite, opulent and solemn world of the Chaudhry family, and the wild, mysterious and musical underbelly of the town, Hira Mandi, clash when Roop Chaudhry encounters Zafar, a daredevil from Hira Mandi, unleashing deep-buried truths, secrets of betrayal and affairs that threaten to bring both worlds crashing down.
poster
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5.6
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2.7
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The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
Scientists surgically transform the Creature into an air-breather, but being able to live on land is not enough to make him comfortable with humans. Enraged, he turns his wrath on anyone who comes near as he desperately tries to return to the deep-water world where he truly belongs.
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Amazon Prime Video
67
42
6.9
/1788/
67
/148/
62
/33/
3.3
/1896/
71
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The History of Time Travel (2014)
A fictional documentary about the creation of the world's first time machine, the men who created it, and the unintended ramifications it has on world events.
poster
70
41
7.3
/677/
74
/9/
65
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3.4
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The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (2025)
Shortly after the end of the Second World War, Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who had practiced in the Auschwitz extermination camp, managed to escape from Germany. With the help of SS soldiers and the support of wealthy South American families, he went into hiding in Argentina. From Buenos Aires to Paraguay, with stops in the Brazilian jungle, the so-called Angel of Death organized his methodical disappearance and escaped any form of trial.
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Kanopy
40
5.7
/22048/
59
/720/
60
/609/
2.6
/11118/
10
/73/
25
/147/
21
/10/
cc age 13+

Grace of Monaco (2014)
The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.
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Netflix
60
37
5.8
/1482/
59
/78/
74
/29/
2.5
/11651/
cc age 16+

Sumala (2024)
An evil spirit seeking vengeance returns to plague the town that wronged her sister. Based on a chilling urban legend.
poster
67
36
6.8
/1990/
63
/19/
62
/25/
3.4
/516/
76
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The Journey (1959)
A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary.
poster
The Roku Channel
69
35
6.9
/1036/
63
/22/
64
/19/
3.5
/917/
79
/121/

Sunday Too Far Away (1975)
The harsh, competitive world of Australian sheep-shearers provides the setting for this powerful film. Foley and 'Black Arthur' do battle for the position of 'top shearer' amid the boozy world of men isolated from civilisation. After weeks of work they are confronted with non-union labour undercutting them - a situation which leads to a violent conclusion.
poster
72
32
7.2
/405/
68
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3.9
/2734/

My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes (2018)
A short documentary that follows director Charlie Tyrell as he tries to uncover a better understanding of his deceased father through the random objects he inherited. Including a pile of VHS dirty movies.
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Amazon Prime Video
52
27
5.8
/1673/
45
/20/
48
/26/
3.1
/637/
48
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Seize the Day (1986)
Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence.
poster
The Roku Channel
55
27
5.9
/500/
63
/8/
64
/16/
60
/10/
31
/8/
56
/6/

Stella Days (2012)
A priest stationed in Tipperary, Ireland, is eager to return to Rome. Told he cannot do so until he has raised enough money for the building of a new church, he decides to open a cinema in the local town.
poster
JustWatchTV
65
26
6.7
/2141/
70
/5/
67
/13/
2.8
/1059/

Gholamreza Takhti (2019)
The story of life of Gholam Reza Takhti from his childhood till adulthood, his matches and finally his death.
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Kanopy
67
26
7.1
/769/
69
/12/
61
/24/
3.5
/1109/

Aalto (2020)
Aalto is one of the greatest names in modern architecture and design, Aino and Alvar Aalto gave their signature to iconic Scandic design. The first cinematic portrait of their life love story is an enchanting journey of their creations and influence around the world.


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