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Amy Renner Amy Renner

Nov. 10, 2017

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An other-wordly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Her life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

R Drama Romance

  • 3

72%

28%
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The Exception follows German soldier Stefan Brandt (Jai Courtney) as he goes on a mission to investigate exiled German Monarch Kaiser Wilhelm II (Christopher Plummer). The Kaiser lives in a secluded mansion in The Netherlands, and as Germany is taking over Holland, the country’s authorities are concerned that Dutch spies may be watching the Kaiser. As Brandt begins to infiltrate the Kaiser’s life in search of clues, he finds himself drawn into an unexpected and passionate romance with Mieke (Lily James), one of the Kaiser’s maids whom Brandt soon discovers is secretly Jewish.

When Heinrich Himmler (Eddie Marsan), Head of the SS, decides to come for an unexpected visit with a large platoon of Nazis in tow, the stage is set for a breathtaking showdown, as secrets are revealed, allegiances are tested, and Brandt is forced to make the ultimate choice between honoring his country and following his heart.

R Drama Thriller 1 hr, 47 mins

  • 3.6

78%

22%

When cowboy Lefty Brown (Bill Pullman) witnesses the murder of his longtime partner — the newly-elected Senator Edward Johnson (Peter Fonda) — he strikes out to find the killers and avenge his friend's gruesome death. Tracking the outlaws across the vast and desolate Montana plains, Lefty recruits a young gunslinger, Jeremiah (Diego Josef), and an old friend, a hard-drinking U.S. Marshall (Tommy Flanagan), to help deliver the men to justice.

After a gunfight with the outlaws leaves Jeremiah wounded, Lefty returns home with the names of Johnson's killers only to find that he is being accused of his friend's murder. With the tables turned, andwith his friend in the governor's mansion (Jim Caviezel) refusing to help, Lefty must evade the law andprove his innocence by exposing the powerful men ultimately responsible for Johnson's death.

Drama Period

  • 3

83%

17%

Set in India during the tumultuous and deadly partition in 1947.

Drama Period 1 hr, 47 mins

  • 1

50%

50%
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A curious and adventurous young woman eager to explore the world outside of England, Gertrude Bell (Kidman) goes to the British embassy in Tehran where she quickly falls in love with a secretary of the embassy, Henry Cadogan (Franco). This sparks the beginning of a life-long adventure among the beautiful but misunderstood peoples and cultures of the Middle East. Along the way, her path intersects with archaeologist T.E. Lawrence (Pattinson) also known as Lawrence of Arabia, and Major Charles Doughty-Wylie (Lewis), the British Consul General in the Ottoman Empire.

PG-13 Drama Adventure 2 hrs, 8 mins

  • 2.9

48%

52%

The film is the story of how a Chinese general defeated Japanese pirates by using unique stratagems and maverick tactics.

NR Action Period 1 hr, 56 mins

  • 3.1

70%

30%
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With London emptied of its men now fighting at the Front, Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton) is hired by the British Ministry of Information as a “slop” scriptwriter charged with bringing “a woman’s touch” to morale-boosting propaganda films. Her natural flair quickly gets her noticed by dashing movie producer Buckley (Sam Claflin) whose path would never have crossed hers in peacetime. As bombs are dropping all around them, Catrin, Buckley and a colorful crew work furiously to make a film that will warm the hearts of the nation. Although Catrin’s artist husband looks down on her job, she quickly discovers there is as much camaraderie, laughter and passion behind the camera as there is onscreen.

R Drama Comedy 1 hr, 50 mins

  • 3.4

76%

24%

Planetarium is the story of two sisters set in Paris in the late 30’s, Laura Barlow (Natalie Portman) and Kate Barlow (Lily-Rose Depp), who are believed to possess the supernatural ability to connect with ghosts. They meet a visionary Jewish French producer, Andre Korben, (Emmanuel Salinger) who is fascinated by their supernatural gift and hires them to shoot an ambitious experimental film. What they perceive as a perfect opportunity to gain recognition, soon spirals into a game of hidden agendas that tests human limits, social value, and contains themes of anti-Semitism as Korben is ultimately scrutinized by his colleagues for his Jewish heritage.

Drama Supernatural

90%

10%

Follows the journey of a young girl who, fleeing an arranged marriage in China, finds herself on American shores.

Romance Period

  • 3.7

84%

16%

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