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Fences Poster
79%

Ratings

  • 3.8 / 5

out of 5 stars

A man who dreamed of being a baseball great ends up collecting trash.

Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Scott Rudin, Todd Black, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby, Jovan Adepo, August Wilson

PG-13 Drama 2 hrs, 19 mins
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Toni Erdmann Poster
57%

A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.

Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Lisa Cholodenko, Sandra Hüller, Jonas Dornbach, Peter Simonischek, Janine Jackowski.

Drama Comedy
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20th Century Women Poster
63%

Ratings

  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Set in 1979, three very different women teach a boy what men are, what women are, and about love and freedom in Santa Barbara.

Elle Fanning, Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Mike Mills, Lucas Jade Zumann

R Drama 1 hr, 58 mins
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Hidden Figures Poster
75%

Ratings

  • 4.4 / 5

out of 5 stars

A period space-race drama is inspired by the real-life tale of a group of African-American female mathematicians — Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson and Katherine Johnson — who helped put astronaut John Glenn into orbit.

Taraji P. Henson, Glen Powell, Jim Parsons, Kirsten Dunst, Kevin Costner, Mahershala Ali, Donna Gigliotti, Jenno Topping

PG Drama True Story
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Live by Night Poster
17%

Ratings

  • 3.3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Set during the 1920s and involves Babe Ruth going to New York as well as the fixing of the World Series.

Elle Fanning, Ben Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chris Messina, Sienna Miller, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Davisson Killoran

R Drama Adaptation
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52%

Ratings

  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Centers on a father who plays pranks on his too-serious daughter.

Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Thomas Loibl, Maren Ade, Michael Wittenborn, Trystan Pütter

Comedy 2 hrs, 42 mins
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Picture This

changed release date from TBA to March 6, 2025

Sister Midnight

changed release date from TBA to May, 2025

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

changed release date from TBA to March 19, 2025

Superboys of Malegaon

changed release date from January 31, 2025 to February 28, 2025

Untitled Sony and Marvel Universe Film

changed release date from June 27, 2025 to TBA 2026

Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing

changed release date from TBA to April 11, 2025
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