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1) Origin
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Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay, ORIGIN chronicles the tragedy and triumph of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global phenomenon of epic proportions.Portrayed by Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“King Richard”), Isabel experiences unfathomable personal loss and love as she crosses continents and cultures to craft one of the defining American books of our time. Inspired...
2) Inception
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Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc
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[2010]
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Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption....
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Breaking Glass Pictures
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After a disastrous non-debut at a Toronto drag club, Russell leaves his status-conscious boyfriend and takes shelter with his grandmother Margaret in Canadian wine country. Margaret is a woman coming to terms with her mortality while determined to hang on to her independence. As tempers wear thin and family secrets are revealed, Russell and Margaret fight to maintain their dignity while being true to themselves.
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As an experienced climber (Naomi Watts) ascends Mt. Washington, she turns back before she reaches the summit as a huge blizzard approaches. But on her way down, she encounters a lone, stranded man, and takes it upon herself to get them both down the mountain before nightfall arrives and they succumb to the storm. Based on a true story.
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
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It recounts the story of fledgling writer Samuel Liston and his experiences with Floyd Deveraux, the enigmatic middle-aged father of two who enlists Samuel to write his biography. But the circumstances that lead up to this arrangement in the first place are quite astonishing and efforts to write the biography are quickly stymied by ensuing chaos in this darkly comedic, genre-bending film.
7) Mainstream
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IFC Films
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A young woman (Maya Hawke) thinks she's found a path to internet stardom when she starts making YouTube videos with a charismatic stranger (Andrew Garfield) - until the dark side of viral celebrity threatens to ruin them both.
8) Lansky
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Vertical Entertainment
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When the aging Meyer Lansky is investigated one last time by the Feds who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars over half a century, the retired gangster spins a dizzying tale, revealing the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of Murder Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate.
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Cole Freeman maintains an uneasy equilibrium in his Appalachian town, looking after the old and infirm in the community while selling their excess painkillers to local addicts to make ends meet. But when an old friend returns with dangerous new plans that threaten the fragile balance Cole has crafted in his declining mountain town, his world and identity are thrown into deep disarray. A moving lyrical hymn for the complex tangle of hardship and hope...
10) The Humans
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Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter's apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group's deepest fears are laid bare. The piercingly funny and haunting debut film from writer-director Stephen Karam, adapted from his Tony Awardʼ-winning play, THE HUMANS explores the hidden dread of a family and the love that binds...
11) Red Rocket
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Mikey Saber (a magnetic, live-wire Simon Rex) is forced to return to his small-town Texas roots after flaming out and burning bridges all throughout LA. A washed up porn star and charismatic con man, Mikey quickly begins plotting his path back to the big time causing destruction every step of the way. A wild, fiercely funny film from writer-director Sean Baker, RED ROCKET is an indelible portrait of an all-American hustler and a hometown that barely...
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Nic and Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect relationship. Nic, a physician, needs to wield what she believes is control, whereas Jules, under that control, is less self-assured. They have two teen-aged children, Joni, who is Nic's biological child, and Laser, who is Jules' biological child. A big-hearted, sexy and uproariously funny movie that combines comedic surprise with poignant emotional truth.
14) Bank of Dave
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
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Based on the true-life experiences of Dave Fishwick; 'Bank of Dave' tells the story of how a working-class Burnley man and self-made millionaire fought to set up a community Bank.
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IFC Films
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A dazzling, worthy tribute to Vonnegut and a compelling introduction for the uninitiated. The feature documentary - the first of its kind on Vonnegut - is a deep, immersive dive into the author's upbringing and his creative output. It spans his childhood in Indianapolis, his experience as a Prisoner of War in World War II, his marriage, family, and divorce, his early careers as a publicist for General Electric and a car salesman, and his long years...
16) Alone With You
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As a young woman painstakingly prepares a romantic homecoming for her girlfriend, their apartment begins to feel more like a tomb when voices, shadows, and hallucinations reveal a truth she has been unwilling to face.
18) The Nowhere Inn
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From real-life friends Annie Clark and Carrie Brownstein comes the metafictional account of two creative forces banding together to make a documentary about St. Vincent's music, touring life, and on-stage persona. But they quickly discover unpredictable forces lurking within subject and filmmaker that threaten to derail the friendship, the project, and the duo's creative lives. From first-time filmmaker Bill Benz comes a densely woven, laugh-out-loud...
20) The outfit
Pub. Date
[2022]
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An expert tailor must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.
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