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Krampus Poster
77%

Ratings

  • 4 / 5

out of 5 stars

Set around the Christmas holiday, a pagan demon punishes the wicked.

Thomas Tull, David Koechner, Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields, Todd Casey, Adam Scott, Toni Collette, Allison Tolman

PG-13 Comedy Fantasy
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The Lady in the Van Poster
68%

Ratings

  • 3.1 / 5

out of 5 stars

Miss Shepherd, a vagrant woman, parks her decrepit van outside a man's house and stays living there for 15 years. He eventually allows her to park her vehicle in his drive, sparking an often-strained relationship which ends when she dies in 1989.

Alan Bennett, Jim Broadbent, Nicholas Hytner, Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Dominic Cooper, James Corden, Roger Allam

PG-13 Drama Biography
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Youth Poster
62%

Ratings

  • 3.3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Follows two longtime friends vacationing in the Swiss Alps. Oscar winning actor Michael Caine plays Fred, an acclaimed composer and conductor, who brings along his daughter (Rachel Weisz) and best friend Mick (Harvey Keitel), a renowned filmmaker. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. The two men reflect on their past, each finding that some of the most important experiences can come later in life.

Paolo Sorrentino, Michael Caine, Rachel Weisz, Jane Fonda, Paul Dano, Harvey Keitel

R Drama 1 hr, 58 mins
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Christmas Eve Poster
66%

Ratings

  • 2.7 / 5

out of 5 stars

When a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve, they find that laughter, romance, and a little holiday magic will get them through - and change their lives in unexpected ways. A heartless real estate tycoon (Patrick Stewart) clings to life in a precarious construction elevator hundreds of feet off the ground. Unexpected relationships bloom for a musician (Cheryl Hines) stuck with her dysfunctional orchestra mates, as well as an aspiring fashion photographer (James Roday) confined with the introverted paralegal in his apartment building (Julianna Guill). A crass HR manager (Max Casella) trapped with an employee he just fired (Jon Heder) and a cynical doctor (Gary Cole) transporting his terminal patient are forced to reconsider the way they think about others in this all-star ensemble comedy that proves that in a city of eight million, you never know who you might get stuck with.

Cheryl Hines, Shawn King, Mitch Davis, Patrick Stewart, Jon Heder, James Roday, Max Casella, Gary Cole

PG Comedy Holiday
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The Wannabe Poster
62%

A story about Thomas (Piazza), a man obsessed with Mafia culture during the 1990s in New York City. When Thomas' failed attempts to fix the trail of infamous mobster John Gotti gets him rejected by the people he idolizes most, a sets off on a drug infused crime spree with his girlfriend Rose (Arquette) by brazenly robbing the local Mafia hangouts.

Martin Scorsese, David Zayas, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Piazza, Nick Sandow, Patricia Arquette

Drama 1 hr, 30 mins
Macbeth Poster
84%

Ratings

  • 4 / 5

out of 5 stars

Philip Seymour Hoffman will play the title role in this indie version of William Shakespeare's famed Scottish play. The story revolves around Macbeth and Banquo, generals under the command of Duncan, the King of Scotland.

Michael Fassbender, Todd Louiso, Justin Kurzel, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Mary Jane Skalski, Marion Cotillard, Angus Finney

R Drama 1 hr, 50 mins
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The Letters Poster
86%

Ratings

  • 4.4 / 5

out of 5 stars

Mother Teresa, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, is considered one of the greatest humanitarians of modern times. Her selfless commitment changed hearts, lives and inspired millions throughout the world. The Letters, as told through personal letters she wrote over the last 40 years of her life, reveal a troubled and vulnerable women who grew to feel an isolation and an abandonment by God. The story is told from the point of view of a Vatican priest charged with the task of investigating acts and events following her death. He recounts her life’s work, her political oppression, her religious zeal and her unbreakable spirit.

William Riead, Juliet Stevenson, Max von Sydow, Rutger Hauer

PG
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Every Thing Will Be Fine Poster
65%

This drama charts the emotional odyssey of a struggling novelist (James Franco) whose life is turned upside down one wintry night when following a fatal car accident. The incident sets him on a soul-searching, decades-long journey towards redemption, a quest that profoundly touches the lives of both his girlfriend (Rachel McAdams) and the accident victim’s mother (Charlotte Gainsbourg).

Peter Stormare, James Franco, Rachel McAdams, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Wim Wenders, Bjørn Olaf Johannessen, Robert Naylor

NR Drama 1 hr, 59 mins
Stink Poster
37%

After purchasing brand new pajamas for his young daughters as a Christmas gift, single father Jon Whelan is troubled when opening the packaging releases a foul odor. Determined to uncover the source of this mysterious stench and whether it poses a health risk to his daughters, Whelan quickly discovers that manufacturers and retailers in the U.S. have no obligation to reveal chemicals used in their products, even if those chemicals can cause cancer, birth defects, and reproductive damage.

Entertaining, enlightening, and at times almost absurd,“Stink! takes you on a madcap journey from the retailer to the laboratory, through corporate boardrooms, down back alleys, and into the halls of Congress.

Jon Whelan

Documentary 1 hr, 30 mins
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63%

Dennis Stock is a young photographer working for the Magnum agency receives an assignment that changes his life: shoot a free-spirited actor named James Dean. The gig becomes a personal journey for both as they travel from L.A. to New York to Indiana.

Robert Pattinson, Anton Corbijn, Luke Davies, Dane DeHaan, Ben Kingsley

Drama
Hitchcock/Truffaut Poster
73%

In 1962, Hitchcock and Truffaut locked themselves away in Hollywood for a week to excavate the secrets behind the mise-en-scène in cinema. Based on the original recordings of this meeting—used to produce the mythical book Hitchcock/Truffaut—this film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time and plummets us into the world of the creator of Psycho, The Birds, and Vertigo.

Kent Jones, Serge Toubiana

PG-13 Documentary 1 hr, 30 mins
The World of Kanako Poster
56%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

In The World Of Kanako, broken ex-detective Akikazu (IKôji Yakusho) searches for his missing teenage daughter (newcomer Nana Komatsu), only to discover that she may not be the person who he once thought she was following a shocking trail of drugs, sex and violence.

Tetsuya Nakashima

Thriller
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Chi-Raq Poster
83%

Ratings

  • 4 / 5

out of 5 stars

Women abstain from sex to persuade their significant others to end gang violence in Chicago.

John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Nick Cannon, Angela Bassett, Spike Lee, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes

R Drama 1 hr, 58 mins
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MI-5 Poster
43%

Ratings

  • 4.1 / 5

out of 5 stars

When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.

Jonathan Brackley, Jennifer Ehle, Bharat Nalluri, Sam Vincenti, Peter Firth, Kit Harington

R Drama 1 hr, 44 mins
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Imba Means Sing Poster
67%

The film follow Angel, Moses and Nina from the slums of Kampala, Uganda through a world tour with the Grammy-nominated African Children's Choir. The film is stunningly shot and told through Angel, Moses and Nina's perspectives on their one shot journey from poverty to education.

Danielle Bernstein

NR Documentary 1 hr, 15 mins

Hell of a Summer

changed release date from April 18, 2025 to April 4, 2025

The Grove

changed release date from TBA to April 4, 2025

Pets

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Last Bullet

changed release date from TBA to May 7, 2025

Bride Hard

changed release date from TBA to June 20, 2025

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

changed release date from May 9, 2025 to September 19, 2025
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