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My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising

πŸ“… Release: February 26, 2020
🎭 Genre: AnimationActionAdventure
🎬 Starring: Felecia Angelle, Christopher Bevins, Johnny Yong Bosch, Justin Briner, Dani Chambers, Clifford Chapin, Luci Christian, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Justin Cook, Kiyotaka Furushima, Caitlin Glass, Josh Grelle, Tasuku Hatanaka, Ryo Hirohashi, Yoshimasa Hosoya
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the explosive animated feature My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, Class 1-A faces its most daunting challenge yet when a remote island community becomes their new, temporary hero agency. Led by the ...
Banker, The

Banker, The

πŸ“… Release: March 6, 2020
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long, Taylor Black, Michael Harney, Colm Meaney, Paul Ben-Victor, Jessie T. Usher
πŸ“– Synopsis: The bigger the dream, the higher the price.Based on a true story, "The Banker" centers on revolutionary businessmen Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson), who devise an a...
Blue Story

Blue Story

πŸ“… Release: May 5, 2020
🎭 Genre: DramaCrime
🎬 Starring: Stephen Odubola, Micheal Ward, Rohan Nedd, Kadeem Ramsay, Khali Best, Junior Afolabi Salokun
πŸ“– Synopsis: Best friends Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Micheal Ward) go to the same high school in Peckham, but live in neighboring London boroughs. When Marco's beaten up by one of Timmy's primary school fr...
Banana Split

Banana Split

πŸ“… Release: March 27, 2020
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Dylan Sprouse, Liana Liberato, Hannah Marks, Jessica Hecht, Jacob Batalon, Luke Spencer Roberts, Addison Riecke
πŸ“– Synopsis: Over the course of a summer, two teenage girls develop the perfect kindred spirit friendship, with one big problem: one of them is dating the other's ex.
Way Back, The

Way Back, The

πŸ“… Release: March 6, 2020
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Michaela Watkins, Janina Gavankar, Glynn Turman, Brandon Wilson, Rachael Carpani, Hayes MacArthur
πŸ“– Synopsis: Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) once had a life filled with promise. In high school, he was a basketball phenom with a full university scholarship, when suddenly, for reasons unknown, he walked away fro...
All The Bright Places

All The Bright Places

πŸ“… Release: February 28, 2020
🎭 Genre: DramaRomance
🎬 Starring: Elle Fanning, Justice Smith, Alexandra Shipp, Keegan-Michael Key, Luke Wilson, Kelli O'Hara, Virginia Gardner, Felix Mallard, Lamar Johnson, Sofia Hasmik
πŸ“– Synopsis: In a poignant exploration of grief and the fragile beauty of being alive, two teenagers find an unexpected connection that changes their world. [c=Elle Fanning] stars as Violet Markey, a girl quietly...
Brahms: The Boy II

Brahms: The Boy II

πŸ“… Release: February 21, 2020
🎭 Genre: HorrorThrillerMystery
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Katie Holmes, Christopher Convery, Owain Yeoman, Ralph Ineson
πŸ“– Synopsis: Still haunted by a violent home invasion, a young family seeks solace in the quiet English countryside, moving into the guest house of the secluded Heelshire Mansion. [c=Katie Holmes] stars as Liza, ...
Swift

Swift

πŸ“… Release: February 21, 2020
🎭 Genre: AnimationAdventureComedy
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Willem Dafoe, Kate Winslet, Rob Paulsen, Josh Keaton, Julie Nathanson, Friedrich Mucke, David Shaughnessy, Arif S. Kinchen, Cassandra Steen, Dominik Kuhn
πŸ“– Synopsis: The little swift Manou grows up believing he's a seagull. Learning to fly he finds out he never will be. Shocked, he runs away from home. He meets birds of his own species and finds out who he really ...
Escape From Pretoria

Escape From Pretoria

πŸ“… Release: March 6, 2020
🎭 Genre: ThrillerCrime
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter, Nathan Page, Adam Ovadia, Ratidzo Mambo, Stephen Hunter
πŸ“– Synopsis: "Escape From Pretoria" is the true story of Tim Jenkin (Daniel Radcliffe) and Stephen Lee (Daniel Webber), young, white South Africans branded "terrorists", and imprisoned in 1978 for working covert o...
Hope Gap

Hope Gap

πŸ“… Release: March 6, 2020
🎭 Genre: DramaRomanceFamily
🎬 Starring: Annette Bening, Bill Nighy, Josh O'Connor
πŸ“– Synopsis: The intimate, intense and loving story of "Hope Gap" charts the life of Grace (Annette Bening), shocked to learn her husband (Bill Nighy) is leaving her for another after 29 years of marriage, and the...
Burnt Orange Heresy, The

Burnt Orange Heresy, The

πŸ“… Release: August 7, 2020
🎭 Genre: DramaActionThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger, Donald Sutherland, Christopher Walken
πŸ“– Synopsis: The art world and the underworld collide in director Giuseppe Capotondi's elegant and erotic neo-noir thriller, "The Burnt Orange Heresy".Set in present-day Italy, irresistibly charismatic art critic ...
Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss

Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss

πŸ“… Release: March 17, 2020
🎭 Genre: Comedy
🎬 Starring: Kate Micucci, Sam Huntington, Taika Waititi, Dan Harmon, Rhea Seehorn, Mark McKinney, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, Josh Brener, Mindy Sterling, Dana Gould, J. Lee, Brian Girard, Matt JonesLilan Bowden, Jon Dore, Michael St. Michaels
πŸ“– Synopsis: When a young couple, Claire and Paul, played by [c=Kate Micucci] and [c=Sam Huntington], score their dream apartment in Los Angeles, they believe their life is finally on track. Their newfound bliss ...
Invisible Man, The

Invisible Man, The

πŸ“… Release: February 28, 2020
🎭 Genre: HorrorSci-FiThriller
🎬 Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Harriet Dyer, Storm Reid, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis Hodge, Michael Dorman, Benedict Hardie
πŸ“– Synopsis: What you can't see can hurt you. Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss stars in a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal's classic monster character.Trapped in a violent, controlling relations...
Wendy

Wendy

πŸ“… Release: April 18, 2020
🎭 Genre: DramaFantasyAdventure
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Devin France, Shay Walker, Tommie Lynn Milazzo, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin, Ahmad Cage, Krzysztof Meyn
πŸ“– Synopsis: The classic story of Peter Pan is wildly reimagined in this ragtag epic, "Wendy" from Benh Zeitlin (director of "Beasts of the Southern Wild").Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have com...
Guns Akimbo

Guns Akimbo

πŸ“… Release: February 28, 2020
🎭 Genre: ActionComedy
🎬 Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Rhys Darby, Ned Dennehy, Grant Bowler, Edwin Wright
πŸ“– Synopsis: Nerdy video game developer (Daniel Radcliffe) is a little too fond of stirring things up on the internet with his caustic, prodding, and antagonizing comments. One night, he makes the mistake of drunk...
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson And The Band

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson And The Band

πŸ“… Release: February 21, 2020
🎭 Genre: DocumentaryMusic
🎬 Starring: Robbie Robertson, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Martin Scorsese, Taj Mahal, Peter Gabriel, David Geffen, Ronnie Hawkins
πŸ“– Synopsis: From the streets of Toronto to the heart of the American musical landscape, "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band" is a raw and riveting documentary portrait of one of music's most influ...
Standing Up, Falling Down

Standing Up, Falling Down

πŸ“… Release: February 21, 2020
🎭 Genre: Comedy
🎬 Starring: Billy Crystal, Ben Schwartz, Eloise Mumford, Grace Gummer, Kevin Dunn, Debra Monk, Jill Hennessy, John Behlman, Caitlin McGee, Mike Carlsen, David Castaneda
πŸ“– Synopsis: "Standing Up, Falling Down" follows standup comedian Scott (Ben Schwartz), whose career has crashed and burned after four years of chasing his dream in Los Angeles. Left with little money, he has no c...
Onward

Onward

πŸ“… Release: March 6, 2020
🎭 Genre: AnimationFantasyAdventure
🎬 Starring: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer
πŸ“– Synopsis: In a once-magical world that has traded enchantment for modern convenience, two elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to spend one more day with their father. Voiced by [c=Tom Holland], the s...
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

πŸ“… Release: February 14, 2020
🎭 Genre: HorrorMysteryComedy
🎬 Starring: Michael Pena, Lucy Hale, Maggie Q, Jimmy O. Yang, Austin Stowell, Portia Doubelday, Ryan Hansen, Michael Rooker, Charlotte McKinney, Parisa Fitz-Henley
πŸ“– Synopsis: Escape to a place where your wildest fantasies become reality, but bewareβ€”the price of paradise may be your soul. In this chilling horror-mystery from director [c=Jeff Wadlow], a group of guests, i...
Call Of The Wild, The

Call Of The Wild, The

πŸ“… Release: February 21, 2020
🎭 Genre: DramaAdventure
🎬 Starring: Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens, Colin Woodell, Omar Sy, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford, Cara Gee
πŸ“– Synopsis: Adapted from the beloved literary classic, "The Call of the Wild" vividly brings to the screen the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is sudden...
Photograph, The

Photograph, The

πŸ“… Release: February 14, 2020
🎭 Genre: DramaRomance
🎬 Starring: Issa Rae, Keith Stanfield, Chante Adams, Y'lan Noel, Lil Rel Howery, Teyonah Parris, Rob Morgan, Chelsea Peretti, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jasmine Cephas Jones, Courtney B. Vance, Kingsley Ben-Adir
πŸ“– Synopsis: On Valentine's Day, Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield connect in a romance where a woman must learn from the secrets in her mother's past if she is to move forward and allow herself to love and be loved....
Night Clerk, The

Night Clerk, The

πŸ“… Release: February 21, 2020
🎭 Genre: DramaCrime
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Tye Sheridan, Helen Hunt, Ana de Armas, John Leguizamo, Johnathon Schaech
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the quiet, fluorescent-lit world of late-night hospitality, a young hotel clerk with a unique condition finds himself at the center of a deadly mystery. [c=Tye Sheridan] stars as Bart, an observan...
Run This Town

Run This Town

πŸ“… Release: March 6, 2020
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ben Platt, Nina Dobrev, Mena Massoud, Damian Lewis, Jennifer Ehle, Scott Speedman, Gil Bellows
πŸ“– Synopsis: "Run This Town" follows a naive, young newspaper intern Bram (Ben Platt), who finds himself stuck writing clickbait-y listicles instead of breaking hard-hitting stories like he dreamed of -- until he ...
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

πŸ“… Release: February 7, 2020
🎭 Genre: DramaAdventureComedy
🎬 Starring: Winslow Fegley, Ophelia Lovibond, Kyle Bornheimer, Wallace Shawn, Craig Robinson
πŸ“– Synopsis: Based on Stephen Pastis' illustrated book of the same name, "Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made" follows the hilarious exploits of our quirky, deadpan hero, Timmy Failure, who, along with his 1,500-pou...
Come As You Are

Come As You Are

πŸ“… Release: February 14, 2020
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
🎬 Starring: Grant Rosenmeyer, Ravi Patel, Hayden Szeto, Gabourey Sidibe, Janeane Garofalo, Jennifer Melsema, C.S. Lee
πŸ“– Synopsis: "Come As You Are" is remake of the acclaimed Belgian film 'Hasta La Vista', which centers around three young men with disabilities (Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, and Ravi Patel) who flee their overb...
Big Time Adolescence

Big Time Adolescence

πŸ“… Release: March 13, 2020
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Pete Davidson, Griffin Gluck, Sydney Sweeney, Machine Gun Kelly, Thomas Barbusca, Emily Arlook, Oona Lawrence, Jon Cryer
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the hazy landscape of suburban adolescence, a teenage boy finds his path dangerously shaped by the coolest bad influence he knows. Mo, a quiet and impressionable 16-year-old played by [c=Griffin G...
To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

πŸ“… Release: February 12, 2020
🎭 Genre: DramaRomance
🎬 Starring: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Ross Butler, Jordan Fisher, Madeleine Arthur, Holland Taylor, Sarayu Blue, Anna Cathcart, Janel Parrish, John Corbett
πŸ“– Synopsis: Based on the book trilogy by Jenny Han, in "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" sequel, Lara Jean and Peter have just taken their romance from pretend to officially real when another recipient of one o...
Emma.

Emma.

πŸ“… Release: February 21, 2020
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Josh O'Connor, Callum Turner, Gemma Whelan, Rupert Graves, Amber Anderson, Tanya Reynolds, Connor Swindells
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the sun-drenched, meticulously ordered world of Regency-era England, [c=Anya Taylor-Joy] stars as the charming yet disastrously meddlesome Emma Woodhouse. Convinced of her own matchmaking prowess,...
Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic The Hedgehog

πŸ“… Release: February 14, 2020
🎭 Genre: AdventureComedyAction
🎬 Starring: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Neal McDonough, Adam Pally, Lee Majdoub, Debs Howard, Elfina Luk, Bailey Skodje, Frank C. Turner, Emma Oliver, Jeanie Cloutier, Dean Petriw
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the high-speed adventure comedy "Sonic the Hedgehog," a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog with the ability to run at supersonic speeds finds himself on the run from a sinister government scientist. Vo...