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American Animals

American Animals

πŸ“… Release: June 1, 2018
🎭 Genre: Thriller
🎬 Starring: Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Ann Dowd, Udo Kier, Barry Keoghan, Jared Abrahamson
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the gripping thriller "American Animals," directed by [c=Bart Layton], four disillusioned college students orchestrate a daring and audacious heist. The film, written by [c=Bart Layton], follows t...
Pandas

Pandas

πŸ“… Release: April 6, 2018
🎭 Genre: Documentary
🎬 Starring: Kristen Bell
πŸ“– Synopsis: At Chengdu Panda Base in China, scientists are dedicated to protecting the species by breeding adult Giant Pandas in order to introduce cubs into the wild. This film follows one such researcher, whose...
Spinning Man

Spinning Man

πŸ“… Release: April 6, 2018
🎭 Genre: ThrillerPsychological
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Guy Pearce, Pierce Brosnan, Odeya Rush, Clark Gregg, Alexandra Shipp, Minnie Driver, Jamie Kennedy, Noah Salsbury Lipson, Freya Tingley, Carlo Rota, Eliza Pryor
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the chilling psychological thriller [m=Spinning Man], a respected college professor and family man, Evan Birch (played by [c=Guy Pearce]), finds his idyllic life unraveling when a young female stu...
Godard Mon Amour

Godard Mon Amour

πŸ“… Release: April 27, 2018
🎭 Genre: BiographyDrama
🎬 Starring: Louis Garrel, Stacy Martin, Berenice Bejo, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Gregory Gadebois
πŸ“– Synopsis: A portrait of the artist as an angry middle-aged revolutionary, "Redoubtable" plunges into the drama surrounding the shooting of GodardÒ€ℒs controversial 1967 film, Le Chinoise, which starred his...
Bye Bye Germany

Bye Bye Germany

πŸ“… Release: TBA 2018
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
🎬 Starring: Moritz Bleibtreu, Antje Traue, Tim Seyfi, Mark Ivanir, Anatole Taubman, Hans Low, Pal Macsai
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the uneasy aftermath of World War II, a group of Jewish survivors in Frankfurt devise an audacious and morally complex plan to secure their future. Led by the charismatic and cunning David Bermann...
Cleanse, The

Cleanse, The

πŸ“… Release: May 4, 2018
🎭 Genre: HorrorComedy
🎬 Starring: Johnny Galecki, Anna Friel, Kyle Gallner, Oliver Platt, Anjelica Huston, Loretta Walsh, Kevin J. O'Connor
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the horror-comedy [m=Cleanse, The], a family’s desperate attempt to find inner peace spirals into a nightmarish ordeal when they attend a mysterious wellness retreat. Directed by [c=Bobby Miller...
How To Talk To Girls At Parties

How To Talk To Girls At Parties

πŸ“… Release: May 25, 2018
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Alex Sharp, Ruth Wilson, Matt Lucas, Jessica Plummer
πŸ“– Synopsis: John Cameron Mitchell, director of the acclaimed films Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Shortbus takes us to an exotic and unusual world: suburban London in the late 70s. Under the spell of the Sex Pisto...
Jesus Christ Superstar Live!

Jesus Christ Superstar Live!

πŸ“… Release: April 1, 2018
🎭 Genre: Musical
🎬 Starring: John Legend, Alice Cooper
πŸ“– Synopsis: In this electrifying live television event, director [c=Alex Rudzinski] reimagines the iconic rock opera with a modern, visceral energy that captivates from the first note. The story follows the fina...
Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene

πŸ“… Release: April 12, 2019
🎭 Genre: DramaBiography
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tahar Rahim, Ariane Labed, Denis Menochet, Tcheky Kary, Hadas Yaron, Ryan Corr, Irit Sheleg, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Lior Raz, Lubna Azabal, Charles Babalola, Shira Haas, Tsahi Halevi
πŸ“– Synopsis: She is one of the most transformative yet misunderstood women in history, alternately vilified as a sinner and canonized as a saint. For the first time, the incredible story of Mary Magdalene is told ...
Acrimony

Acrimony

πŸ“… Release: March 30, 2018
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Jazmyn Simon, Tika Sumpter, Ajiona Alexus, Danielle Nicolet, Lyriq Bent, Katie Carpenter, Jay Hunter, Racquel Bianca John
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the gripping drama [m=Acrimony], directed by [c=Rose Olivia Sharon] and produced by Tyler Perry, a woman’s deep-seated bitterness over a past betrayal spirals into a consuming obsession. Melinda...
Baaghi 2

Baaghi 2

πŸ“… Release: March 30, 2018
🎭 Genre: Action
🎬 Starring: Disha Patani, Tiger Shroff, Randeep Hooda, Manoj Bajpayee, Lakshmi Manchu, Prateik Babbar, Shifuji Shaurya Bharadwaj, Deepak Dobriyal
πŸ“– Synopsis: A battle-hardened army officer goes in search of his ex-loverÒ€ℒs child who is mysteriously kidnapped. Neha reaches out to the only person who can help her with her plight, Ronnie. He goes deep i...
Fourplay

Fourplay

πŸ“… Release: March 30, 2018
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
🎬 Starring: Tammy Blanchard, Dominic Fumusa, Bryan Greenberg, Emanuela Galliussi
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the vibrant and chaotic heart of New York City, four lives intersect in a serendipitous and life-altering encounter. [c=Dean Ronalds]'s "Fourplay" weaves a charming and bittersweet tapestry of mod...
Birthmarked

Birthmarked

πŸ“… Release: March 30, 2018
🎭 Genre: Comedy
🎬 Starring: Toni Collette, Matthew Goode, Andreas Apergis, Michael Smiley, Fionnula Flanagan, Suzanne Clement
πŸ“– Synopsis: In 1977, two respected scientists, Ben Morin and his wife Catherine quit their jobs at the university to conduct an experiment they think will revolutionize our understanding of human identity. The pr...
Child In Time, The

Child In Time, The

πŸ“… Release: April 1, 2018
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kelly Macdonald, Stephen Campbell Moore, Saskia Reeves
πŸ“– Synopsis: In this profoundly moving drama, [c=Benedict Cumberbatch] stars as Stephen Lewis, a successful children's author whose life is shattered when his young daughter vanishes during a routine trip to the ...
First Reformed

First Reformed

πŸ“… Release: June 22, 2018
🎭 Genre: DramaThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer, Michael Gaston, Mahaleia Gray, Philip Ettinger, Victoria Hill, Bill Hoag
πŸ“– Synopsis: From the acclaimed writer-director [c=Paul Schrader] comes a gripping and meditative drama that explores faith, despair, and the weight of the modern world. [c=Ethan Hawke] delivers a powerful perfor...
God's Not Dead: A Light In Darkness

God's Not Dead: A Light In Darkness

πŸ“… Release: March 30, 2018
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: David A.R. White, John Corbett, Tatum O'Neal, Jennifer Taylor, Ted McGinley, Shane Harper, Cissy Houston, David Maldonado, Barry Clifton
πŸ“– Synopsis: When a devastating fire destroys St. James Church, Pastor Dave [c=David A.R. White] finds his faith and resolve tested like never before. The tragedy ignites a fierce legal battle with the local univ...
After Louie

After Louie

πŸ“… Release: March 30, 2018
🎭 Genre: DramaRomance
🎬 Starring: Alan Cumming, Zachary Booth, Wilson Cruz, Anthony Johnston, David Drake, Justin Bond, Joseph Arias, Sarita Choudhury, Patrick Breen, Everett Quinton
πŸ“– Synopsis: "After Louie" follows Sam (Alan Cumming), an artist and activist who lived through the early years of HIV/AIDS - a man scarred and still struggling with survivor's guilt. Cemented into an oppressive p...
Aardvark

Aardvark

πŸ“… Release: April 13, 2018
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Zachary Quinto, Jenny Slate, Jon Hamm, Marin Ireland, Sheila Vand, Tonya Pinkins, Dale Soules, Michael Oberholtzer, Peter Grosz
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the quietly unsettling drama "Aardvark," directed by [c=Brian Shoaf], the lives of two deeply fractured individuals converge in unexpected ways. Josh Norman, played with intense vulnerability by [...
Love After Love

Love After Love

πŸ“… Release: March 30, 2018
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Andie MacDowell, Chris O'Dowd, James Adomian, Juliet Rylance, Dree Hemingway, Gareth Williams
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the raw and emotionally unflinching drama [m=Love After Love], director [c=Russell Harbaugh] examines the messy, often painful aftermath of loss and the slow, unglamorous process of moving forward...
All I Wish

All I Wish

πŸ“… Release: March 30, 2018
🎭 Genre: RomanceComedy
🎬 Starring: Sharon Stone, Tony Goldwyn, Ellen Burstyn, Famke Janssen, Caitlin FitzGerald, Ryan Lochte, Liza Lapira, Gilles Marini, Erica Ash
πŸ“– Synopsis: On every birthday, aspiring fashion designer Senna Bergman (Sharon Stone) finds herself confronting the same nagging question: why is she still single? This romantic comedy from director [c=Susan Wal...
Kodachrome

Kodachrome

πŸ“… Release: April 20, 2018
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Ed Harris, Elizabeth Olsen, Bruce Greenwood, Dennis Haysbert, Wendy Crewson, Gethin Anthony, Al Mukadam, Amanda Brugel
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the poignant drama [m=Kodachrome], directed by [c=Mark Raso], a once-renowned photographer named Ben Ryerson, played with gruff intensity by [c=Ed Harris], is given a terminal diagnosis. With only...
White Fang

White Fang

πŸ“… Release: July 6, 2018
🎭 Genre: AnimationAdventure
🎬 Starring: Rashida Jones, Nick Offerman, Eddie Spears, Paul Giamatti, Flula Borg, Stephen Kramer Glickman, Virginie Efira, Dominique Pinon, Raphael Personnaz, Ginnie Watson, Jason Grasl, Raquel Antonia, Tom Morton
πŸ“– Synopsis: Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Yukon wilderness during the Klondike Gold Rush, this animated adventure follows the extraordinary journey of a wild wolf-dog pup who must navigate the har...
China Hustle, The

China Hustle, The

πŸ“… Release: March 23, 2018
🎭 Genre: Documentary
🎬 Starring: Dan David, Matthew Wiechert, Carson Block, James Chanos, Soren Aandahl, Maj Soueidnn
πŸ“– Synopsis: From the producers of "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" comes a Wall Street heist story about a still-unfolding financial crime so big, it has the power to affect all of our wallets. Investors on...
Augie

Augie

πŸ“… Release: March 16, 2018
🎭 Genre: Documentary
🎬 Starring: Augie Nieto, David Foster, Scott McFarlane, Lynne Nieto, Austin Nieto, Mari Winsor
πŸ“– Synopsis: From director [c=James Keach] comes an intimate and profoundly moving documentary portrait of [c=Augie Nieto], the revolutionary co-founder of Life Fitness whose drive reshaped the global fitness ind...
New Romantic, The

New Romantic, The

πŸ“… Release: March 11, 2018
🎭 Genre: ComedyDramaRomance
🎬 Starring: Jessica Barden, Hayley Law, Brett Dier, Timm Sharp, Avan Jogia, Camila Mendes
πŸ“– Synopsis: Blake Conway (Jessica Barden), aspiring journalist, hopeless romantic and college senior, is terrified of graduating. In order to escape her looming post-graduation fate that includes student debt and...
Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories

πŸ“… Release: April 6, 2018
🎭 Genre: DramaHorrorComedy
🎬 Starring: Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman, Alex Lawther, Ryan Oliva, Amy Doyle, Ramzan Miah, Paul Whitehouse
πŸ“– Synopsis: Professor Phillip Goodman (Andy Nyman), psychologist & arch-skeptic, has his rationality tested to the hilt when he stumbles across a long lost file containing details of three cases of terrifying 'ha...
Wildling

Wildling

πŸ“… Release: April 13, 2018
🎭 Genre: Horror
🎬 Starring: Bel Powley, Liv Tyler, Brad Dourif, James LeGros, Troy Ruptash, Keenan Jolliff, Charlotte Ubben, Frank Deal, Bhavesh Patel
πŸ“– Synopsis: "Wildling" is an elevated horror tale in the vein of vampire pic Let The Right One In. The story centers on young Anna (Powley), who spends her entire childhood in a single room under the care of a my...
Midnight Sun

Midnight Sun

πŸ“… Release: March 23, 2018
🎭 Genre: RomanceDrama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle, Quinn Shephard, Tiera Skovbye, Ken Tremblett, Jenn Griffin, Nicholas Coombe
πŸ“– Synopsis: "Midnight Sun" is a romantic tearjerker about 17-year-old Katie Price (Bella Thorne), sheltered at home since childhood with a rare genetic condition, a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Havin...
Zama

Zama

πŸ“… Release: April 13, 2018
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Lola Duenas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Juan Minujin, Rafael Spregelburd, Mariana Nunes
πŸ“– Synopsis: Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him transfer to a better location. His situation is delicate. He must ensure that nothing oversha...
Jet Trash

Jet Trash

πŸ“… Release: April 13, 2018
🎭 Genre: ActionThriller
🎬 Starring: Robert Sheehan, Osy Ikhile, Sofia Boutella, Craig Parkinson, Jasper Paakkonen, Adelayo Adedayo
πŸ“– Synopsis: Robert Sheehan and Osy Ikhile (The Legend of Tarzan and In the Heart of the Sea) star as Lee and Sol, a pair of early-20s lads who leave London behind for a hedonistic lifestyle on the Indian island o...