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Top Adaptation Movies 2021

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A domineering, magnetic rancher responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass.

Kirsten Dunst, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jane Campion, Roger Frappier, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Tanya Seghatchian, Jesse Plemons

R

54%

  • 3
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A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Denis Villeneuve, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Timothee Chalamet, Jason Momoa, David Dastmalchian, Rebecca Ferguson, Thomas Tull

PG-13

94%

  • 4.1
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Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, kind-hearted Lucy Hutton embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against her cold-efficient nemesis Joshua Templeton, a rivalry that is impossibly complicated by her growing attraction to him.

Lucy Hale, Sean Cullen, Brice Dal Farra, Brian Keady, Austin Stowell, Peter Hutchings, Claude Dal Farra, Christina Mengert

NR

Tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City. This reimagining of the beloved musical stars Ansel Elgort (Tony); Rachel Zegler (María); Ariana DeBose (Anita); David Alvarez (Bernardo); Mike Faist (Riff); Josh Andrés Rivera (Chino); Ana Isabelle (Rosalía); Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank); Brian d’Arcy James (Officer Krupke); and Rita Moreno (as Valentina, who owns the corner store in which Tony works).

Rachel Zegler, Kevin McCollum, Corey Stoll, Ariana DeBose, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Ben Cook, Ricardo Zayas

PG-13

79%

  • 4.7
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The story of war photographer W. Eugene Smith and how he goes up against a powerful corporation responsible for poisoning the people of Minamata, a Japanese fishing village, in 1971.

Hiroyuki Sanada, Johnny Depp, Tadanobu Asano, Andrew Levitas, Sam Sarkar, Bill Johnson, David K. Kessler, Minami Hinase

R

93%

  • 4.5
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In Nightmare Alley, an ambitious young carny (Bradley Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) who is even more dangerous than he is. The carnival cast includes carnival worker Molly (Rooney Mara), head barker Clem (Willem Dafoe), and Ron Perlman as Bruno the Strongman. Richard Jenkins is part of the high society crowd as wealthy industrialist Ezra Grindle.

Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, David Strathairn, Richard Jenkins, Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Kim Morgan, Bradley Cooper

R

79%

  • 4.2
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A woman's quiet seaside vacation takes an unsettling turn when her fixation on a young mother staying at a nearby villa awakens memories from her past.

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Jessie Buckley, Talia Kleinhendler, Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Olivia Colman, Paul Mescal

R

76%

  • 2.2
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After being convinced by three witches, a Scottish Lord sets out to become the King of Scotland.

Denzel Washington, Ralph Ineson, Scott Rudin, Corey Hawkins, Brian Thompson, Joel Coen, Robert Graf, Frances McDormand

R

81%

  • 3.8
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A woman's quiet seaside vacation takes an unsettling turn when her fixation on a young mother staying at a nearby villa awakens memories from her past.

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Jessie Buckley, Talia Kleinhendler, Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Olivia Colman, Paul Mescal

R

76%

  • 2.2
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When middle-schooler Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp) meets a magical animal rescuer (John Cleese) who gifts her a little, red puppy, she never anticipated waking up to find a giant ten-foot hound in her small New York City apartment. While her single mom (Sienna Guillory) is away for business, Emily and her fun but impulsive uncle Casey (Jack Whitehall) set out on an adventure that will keep you on the edge-of-your-seat as our heroes take a bite out of the Big Apple. Based on the beloved Scholastic book character, Clifford will teach the world how to love big!

Sienna Guillory, Brian Oliver, Darby Camp, Jack Whitehall, Rosie Perez, Valerii An, Brian Bell, Walt Becker

PG

59%

  • 4.1
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In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Rebecca Hall, Margot Hand, Tessa Thompson, Oren Moverman, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Ruth Negga, Alexander Skarsgard

PG-13

94%

  • 3.7
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A domineering, magnetic rancher responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass.

Kirsten Dunst, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jane Campion, Roger Frappier, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Tanya Seghatchian, Jesse Plemons

R
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Set in suburban Chicago in the late 1980s, the story centers on ten-year-old Jake Doyle’s (Fegley) herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.

June Diane Raphael, Winslow Fegley, Allan Madelbaum, Steve Zahn, Michael Dowse, Tim White, Trevor White, Nick Nantell

PG

84%

  • 4.8
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A woman lies ill, far from home. A young boy sits beside her. She is not his mother, he is not her son. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, an invisible threat, and the power and desperation of family.

Guillermo Pfening, Claudia Llosa, Maria Valverde, Dolores Fonzi, Germán Palacios

R

A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Denis Villeneuve, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Timothee Chalamet, Jason Momoa, David Dastmalchian, Rebecca Ferguson, Thomas Tull

PG-13

94%

  • 4.1
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In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Rebecca Hall, Margot Hand, Tessa Thompson, Oren Moverman, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Ruth Negga, Alexander Skarsgard

PG-13

94%

  • 3.7
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Julie Davis, warm, kind, loving to her husband and child, is a bestselling children’s author. While her books deal with unlocking childhood fears, she has yet to unlock the dark secret that has haunted her own life. But when her second child is born, events occur that bring that secret to the fore, and with it, a crushing, powerful battle to survive.

Amanda Seyfried, Paul Giamatti, Amy Koppelman, Finn Wittrock, Amy Irving, Jennifer Carpenter, Britt Robertson, Josh Hamilton

R

61%

  • 3.3
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Frank (John Pollono), Swaino (Jon Bernthal) and Packie (Shea Whigham) are lifelong friends who share a love of the Red Sox, rowdy bars and Frank’s teenaged daughter Crystal (Ciara Bravo). But when Frank invites his pals to a whiskey-fueled evening and asks them to do a favor on behalf of the brash young woman they all adore, events spin wildly out of control. Based on Pollono’s award-winning play, Small Engine Repair is a pitch-black comedic drama with a wicked twist, and a powerful exploration of brotherhood, class struggle and toxic masculinity.

Jon Bernthal, Shea Whigham, Jordana Spiro, John Pollono, Ciara Bravo, Spencer House

R

An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. In the 1970s and 80s, Tammy Faye and her husband, Jim Bakker, rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance and prosperity. Tammy Faye was legendary for her indelible eyelashes, her idiosyncratic singing, and her eagerness to embrace people from all walks of life. However, it wasn’t long before financial improprieties, scheming rivals, and scandal toppled their carefully constructed empire.

Kelly Carmichael, Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Fredric Lehne, Gabriel Olds, Michael Showalter, Abe Sylvia, Cherry Jones

PG-13

Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a “real” career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for sure: he is going to be a sensation. Supported by his loving mom and his amazing friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.

Sharon Horgan, Jonathan Butterell, Mark Herbert, Peter Carlton, Tom MacRae, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Lancashire, Max Harwood

PG-13

74%

  • 3.3
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Kate Sanders is an ambitious and gifted, if tomboyish, aspiring ballerina from Virginia who, because of her low-income status, is given a scholarship to attend a prestigious ballet school in Paris, France. Upon arriving at the cutthroat, internationally-renowned institution, her confidence and emotional fortitude are tested by a beautiful, mysterious fellow dancer, Marine Durand, who recently lost her brother (and dance partner) to suicide. While confrontational at first, Kate and Marine’s relationship evolves into an emotionally-charged, competitive union beset by lies, sexual awakening and, ultimately, emotional breakthrough as they risk everything to win the school’s ultimate prize: a contract to join the Opéra national de Paris.

Kristine Froseth, Sarah Adina Smith, Diana Silvers, Jacqueline Bisset

R

Naked Singularity tells the story of Casi (John Boyega), a promising young NYC public defender whose idealism is beginning to crack under the daily injustices of the very justice system he’s trying to make right. Doubting all he has worked for and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around him, he is pulled into a dangerous high-stakes drug heist by an unpredictable former client (Olivia Cooke) in an effort to beat the broken system at its own game.

Bill Skarsgard, Tim Blake Nelson, Linda Lavin, Kyle Mooney, Tony Ganz, Olivia Cooke, Chase Palmer, David Matthews

R

40%

  • 2.3
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Naked Singularity tells the story of Casi (John Boyega), a promising young NYC public defender whose idealism is beginning to crack under the daily injustices of the very justice system he’s trying to make right. Doubting all he has worked for and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around him, he is pulled into a dangerous high-stakes drug heist by an unpredictable former client (Olivia Cooke) in an effort to beat the broken system at its own game.

Bill Skarsgard, Tim Blake Nelson, Linda Lavin, Kyle Mooney, Tony Ganz, Olivia Cooke, Chase Palmer, David Matthews

R

40%

  • 2.3
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Tim (James Marsden) and his Boss Baby little bro Ted (Alec Baldwin) - have become adults and drifted away from each other. Tim is now a married dad. Ted is a hedge fund CEO. But a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach and a can-do attitude is about to bring them together again … and inspire a new family business. Tim and his super-mom wife Carol (Eva Longoria) live in the suburbs with their super-smart 7-year-old daughter Tabitha (Ariana Greenblatt), and super-cute new infant Tina (Amy Sedaris). Tabitha, who’s at the top of her class at the prestigious Acorn Center for Advanced Childhood, idolizes her Uncle Ted and wants to become like him, but Tim worries that she’s working too hard and is missing out on a normal childhood. When baby Tina reveals that she’s—ta-da!—a top secret agent for BabyCorp on a mission to uncover the dark secrets behind Tabitha’s school and its mysterious founder, Dr. Armstrong (Jeff Goldblum), it will reunite the Templeton brothers in unexpected ways, leading them to re-evaluate the meaning of family and discover what truly matters.

Alec Baldwin, Tom McGrath, Ariana Greenblatt, James Marsden, Jeff Goldblum, Amy Sedaris, Eva Longoria, Jimmy Kimmel

PG

95%

  • 3.2
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After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries. Welcome to Shadyside.

Fred Hechinger, Jeremy Ford, Gillian Jacobs, Leigh Janiak, Peter Chernin, Kyle Killen, Phil Graziadei, Kiana Madeira

R

Thrust back to 1666, Deena learns the truth about Sarah Fier. Back in 1994, the friends fight for their lives — and Shadyside’s future.

Fred Hechinger, Silka Luisa, Gillian Jacobs, Randy Havens, Matthew Zuk, Leigh Janiak, Kiana Madeira, Ashley Zukerman

80%

  • 2.1
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Inspired by Charles Dickens’s iconic novel Oliver Twist, this action-fueled crime-thriller set in contemporary London follows the journey of Twist (Raff Law), a gifted graffiti artist trying to find his way after the loss of his mother. Lured into a street gang headed by the paternal Fagin (Oscar® winner* Michael Caine), Twist is attracted to the lifestyle — and to Red (Sophie Simnett), an alluring member of Fagin’s crew. But when an art theft goes wrong, Twist’s moral code is tested as he’s caught between Fagin, the police, and a loose-cannon enforcer (Lena Headey).

Rita Ora, Martin Owen, Michael Caine, Raff Law, Franz Drameh, John Wrathall, Lena Headey, Sophie Simnett

R

For Evan McCauley (Mark Wahlberg), skills he has never learned and memories of places he has never visited haunt his daily life. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, a secret group that call themselves “Infinites” come to his rescue, revealing to him that his memories are real – but they are from multiple past lives. The Infinites bring Evan into their extraordinary world, where a gifted few are given the ability to be reborn with their memories and knowledge accumulated over centuries. With critical secrets buried in his past, Evan must work with the Infinites to unlock the answers in his memories in a race against time to save humanity from one of their own (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who seeks to destroy it.

Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Stephen Levinson, James Coyne, Jason Mantzoukas, Sophie Cookson, Raphael Crohn

PG-13

90%

  • 3.9
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A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.

Dana Stevens, Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, Anthony Carrigan, Paul Reiser, Paul Weitz, Marty Bowen, David Beaubaire

PG-13

77%

  • 3.7
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Anna Fox lives alone in the New York City brownstone that once housed her happy family. She suffers from agoraphobia and is separated from her husband and daughter. She spends her days chatting online with strangers, watching old movies, drinking to excess and spying on her neighbors. This gets interesting when the Russell clan moves in next door. Watching the bond between the parents and their teen son makes her long for her own reunion with her own family, but that changes when she observes what seems to be a shocking act of violence. The housebound woman must confront what she saw, or whether she has become unhinged.

Amy Adams, Fred Hechinger, Anthony Mackie, Joe Wright, Scott Rudin, Wyatt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry, Eli Bush

77%

  • 1.3
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While studying abroad in Ireland, accomplished young musician Finley (Rose Reid) meets heartthrob movie star Beckett (Jedidiah Goodacre) shooting his latest medieval fantasy blockbuster. Sparks fly between the unlikely couple who inspire each other to find the strength to be true to oneself. But when forces surrounding Beckett’s stardom threaten to crush their dreams, Finley must decide what she is willing to risk for love.

Jedidiah Goodacre, Katherine McNamara, Brian Baugh, Rose Reid, Patrick Bergin, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Judith Hoag, with Tom Everett Scott

PG

89%

  • 4.6
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When Federal Agent Aaron Falk returns to his home town after an absence of over twenty years to attend the funeral of his childhood friend, Luke, who allegedly killed his wife and child before taking his own life – a victim of the madness that has ravaged this community after more than a decade of drought. When Falk reluctantly agrees to stay and investigate the crime, he opens up an old wound – the death of 17- year-old Ellie Deacon. Falk begins to suspect these two crimes, separated by decades, are connected. As he struggles to prove not only Luke’s innocence but also his own, Falk finds himself pitted against the prejudice towards him and and pent-up rage of a terrified community.

Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell, Robert Connolly, Bruna Papandrea, Jodi Matterson, Steve Hutensky, Harry Cripps, Eric Bana

R

The Unholy follows Alice, a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hoping to revive his career visits the small New England town to investigate. When terrifying events begin to happen all around, he starts to question if these phenomena are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister.

Sam Raimi, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Rob Tapert, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cary Elwes, William Sadler, Katie Aselton, Cricket Brown

PG-13

71%

  • 3.3
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Set in a land under attack by a swath of darkness filled with creatures that feast on human flesh, a young woman discovers she has a dormant power that could be a key to turning the tide and is taken to be trained by her country’s magical elite.

Shawn Levy, Pouya Shahbazian, Christopher Kyle, Eric Heisserer

NR

An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife in Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, the explosive origin story of action hero John Clark – one of the most popular characters in author Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan universe. When a squad of Russian soldiers kills his family in retaliation for his role in a top-secret op, Sr. Chief John Kelly (Michael B. Jordan) pursues the assassins at all costs. Joining forces with a fellow SEAL (Jodie Turner-Smith) and a shadowy CIA agent (Jamie Bell), Kelly’s mission unwittingly exposes a covert plot that threatens to engulf the U.S. and Russia in an all-out war. Torn between personal honor and loyalty to his country, Kelly must fight his enemies without remorse if he hopes to avert disaster and reveal the powerful figures behind the conspiracy.

Michael B. Jordan, Taylor Sheridan, Colman Domingo, Akiva Goldsman, Jamie Bell, Stefano Sollima, Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec

R

89%

  • 1.6
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Vivian (Hadley Robinson), a seemingly shy 16-year-old, has always preferred to keep her head down and fly under the radar. But when the arrival of a new student (Alycia Pascual-Peña) forces her to examine the unchecked behavior of her fellow students running rampant at her high school, Vivian realizes she’s fed up. Inspired by her mother’s (Amy Poehler) rebellious past, Vivian anonymously publishes an underground zine called Moxie to expose bias and wrongdoing in her high school, and unexpectedly sparks a movement. Now at the center of a revolution, Vivian begins to forge new friendships with other young women and allies, reaching across the divide of cliques and clubs as they learn to navigate the highs and lows of high school together.

Amy Poehler, Josephine Langford, Hadley Robinson, Nico Hiraga, Morgan Sackett, Kim Lessing, Alycia Pascual-Peña, Lauren Tsai

85%

  • 3.6
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In the not too distant future, Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland) discovers Viola (Daisy Ridley), a mysterious girl who crash lands on his planet, where all the women have disappeared and the men are afflicted by “the Noise” – a force that puts all their thoughts on display. In this dangerous landscape, Viola’s life is threatened – and as Todd vows to protect her, he will have to discover his own inner power and unlock the planet’s dark secrets.

Tom Holland, Cynthia Erivo, Lindsey Beer, Gary Spinelli, Daisy Ridley, Doug Liman, John Lee Hancock, Mads Mikkelsen

PG-13

87%

  • 2.4
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Follows the wild journey of a disenfranchised young man from Ohio who meets the love of his life, only to risk losing her through a series of bad decisions and challenging life circumstances. Inspired by the best-selling novel of the same name, CHERRY features Tom Holland in the title role, as an unhinged character who drifts from dropping out of college to serving in Iraq as an army medic and is only anchored by his one true love Emily (Ciara Bravo). When Cherry returns home a war hero, he battles the demons of undiagnosed PTSD and spirals into drug addiction, surrounding himself with a menagerie of depraved misfits. Draining his finances, Cherry turns to bank robbing to fund his addiction, shattering his relationship with Emily along the way.

Tom Holland, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Kelli Burglund, Jessica Goldberg, Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, Forrest Goodluck

R

Always feeling like they have to say NO to their kids and co-workers, Allison and Carlos decide to give their three kids a YES DAY -- where for 24 hours the kids make the rules. Little did they know that they'd be going on a whirlwind adventure around Los Angeles, that would bring the family closer to each other than ever before.

Jennifer Garner, Justin Malen, Miguel Arteta, Edgar Ramirez, Jenna Ortega, Julian Lerner, Everly Carganilla, Fortune Feimster

PG

86%

  • 3.5
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Growing up in an orphanage, Earwig has no idea that her mother had magical powers. Her life will take a new turn when a strange family takes her in, and she is forced to live with a selfish witch.

Goro Miyazaki

As Lara Jean Covey prepares for the end of high school and the start of adulthood, a pair of life-changing trips lead her to reimagine what life with her family, friends, and Peter will look like after graduation.

Dougie Cash, Sofia Alvarez, Matt Kaplan, Lana Condor, Noah Centineo

10-year-old Flora, an avid comic book fan and a self-avowed cynic, rescues a squirrel with unique superhero powers.

Ben Schwartz, Kate McCucci, Anna Deavere Smith, Lena Khan, Matilda Lawler, Alyson Hannigan, Danny Pudi, Benjamin Evans Ainsworth

Follows the wild journey of a disenfranchised young man from Ohio who meets the love of his life, only to risk losing her through a series of bad decisions and challenging life circumstances. Inspired by the best-selling novel of the same name, CHERRY features Tom Holland in the title role, as an unhinged character who drifts from dropping out of college to serving in Iraq as an army medic and is only anchored by his one true love Emily (Ciara Bravo). When Cherry returns home a war hero, he battles the demons of undiagnosed PTSD and spirals into drug addiction, surrounding himself with a menagerie of depraved misfits. Draining his finances, Cherry turns to bank robbing to fund his addiction, shattering his relationship with Emily along the way.

Tom Holland, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Kelli Burglund, Jessica Goldberg, Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, Forrest Goodluck

R

Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narrates his epic and darkly humorous rise from poor villager to successful entrepreneur in modern India. Cunning and ambitious, our young hero jockeys his way into becoming a driver for Ashok (Rajkummar Rao) and Pinky (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), who have just returned from America. Society has trained Balram to be one thing — a servant — so he makes himself indispensable to his rich masters. But after a night of betrayal, he realizes the corrupt lengths they will go to trap him and save themselves. On the verge of losing everything, Balram rebels against a rigged and unequal system to rise up and become a new kind of master.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ramin Bahrani, Rajkummar Rao, Adarsh Gourav

NR

In 2013, Samantha Bloom (two-time Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts), her husband Cameron (The Walking Dead’s Andrew Lincoln) and their three sons left their home in Australia for a holiday in Thailand. While enjoying a view, Sam fell off of a rooftop due to what was later determined to be a rotted railing...breaking her vertebrae in two places. Paralyzed from the chest down, Sam — a lifelong outdoorswoman, surfer, and traveler —was unrecognizable to herself, and spent long months in a depression that made her question who she could be in the world and in her own family.

A year later, her children brought home a wounded baby magpie they found. Warily eyeing the black-and-white bird the kids affectionately named “Penguin,” Sam bonded with the household’s new member, beginning a process of emotional healing that surprised her husband and sons, her mother (Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver), and herself. Penguin Bloom tells the amazing true story of renewal that occurred when a woman whose life seemed shattered found hope and purpose in her family’s love — and in a bird on its own journey of recovery.

Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Watts, Emma Cooper, Lisa Hensley, Bruna Papandrea, Andrew Lincoln, Jacki Weaver, Rachel House

NR

92%

  • 4.4
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