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Spider-Man: No Way Home Poster
95%

Ratings

  • 4.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Tom Holland reprises his role as Peter Parker/Spider-man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Zendaya, Willem Dafoe, Benedict Cumberbatch, J.K. Simmons, Jon Watts, Kevin Feige, Jamie Foxx, Benedict Wong

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 30 mins
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Nightmare Alley Poster
79%

Ratings

  • 4.2 / 5

out of 5 stars

Based on the 1947 film about a corrupt con-man who teams up with a female psychiatrist to trick people into giving them money.

Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett, Ron Perlman, Guillermo del Toro, Rooney Mara, Bradley Cooper, Toni Collette, J. Miles Dale

R Thriller Adaptation
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Fortress Poster
52%

Ratings

  • 1.9 / 5

out of 5 stars

A maniacal criminal (Chad Michael Murray, left, with Jesse Metcalfe) hellbent on revenge infiltrates a retirement community for National Clandestine Service members in the action thriller.

Bruce Willis, Jesse Metcalfe, Shannen Doherty, Kelly Greyson, Chad Michael Murray, James Cullen Bressack, Ser'Darius Blain

R Action 1 hr, 40 mins
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The Tender Bar Poster
89%

Ratings

  • 3.9 / 5

out of 5 stars

A boy grows up without a father but is surrounded with unlikely surrogates: the patrons who haunt a pub in Manhasset, Long Island where his uncle tends bar. He eventually breaks into journalism as a copy-boy at "The New York Times" and goes on to win a Pulitzer for feature writing at the "L.A. Times."

Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Christopher Lloyd, Max Martini, William Monahan, Lily Rabe, Max Casella, Peter Chernin

R Drama 1 hr, 44 mins
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Mother/Android Poster
72%

Ratings

  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Set in the near future, Mother/Android follows Georgia (Chloë Grace Moretz) and her boyfriend Sam (Algee Smith) through their treacherous journey of escape as their country is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence. Days away from the arrival of their first child, they must face No Man’s Land – a stronghold of the android uprising, in hopes of reaching safety before giving birth.

Chloë Grace Moretz, Matt Reeves, Rafi Crohn, Bill Block, Algee Smith, Adam Kassan, Raul Castillo, Mattson Tomlin

R Thriller Sci-Fi
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Swan Song Poster
83%

Ratings

  • 2.7 / 5

out of 5 stars

Set in the near future, Swan Song is a journey told through the eyes of Cameron (Mahershala Ali), a loving husband and father diagnosed with a terminal illness who is presented with an alternative solution by his doctor (Glenn Close) to shield his family from grief. As Cameron grapples with whether or not to alter his family’s fate, he learns more about life and love than he ever imagined.

Glenn Close, Jonathan King, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Adam Shulman, Naomie Harris, Mimi Valdes, Benjamin Cleary

R Drama
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Last Words Poster
44%

Ratings

  • 4.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

It is 2085. A young man, one of the few survivors of the human community of old, embarks on a long voyage to find others.

Stellan Skarsgard, Nick Nolte, Charlotte Rampling, Jonathan Nossiter

NR Drama 2 hrs, 6 mins
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82%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

The story centers on 29-year-old Emma (Orrantia), whose 54-year-old father (Mulroney) begins dating her high school frenemy (Parrish) soon after his wife passes away. Emma embarks on a mission to break up the happy couple after her dad insists they spend the holidays together.

Dermot Mulroney, Janel Parrish, Prarthana Mohan, Sara Endsley, Hayley Orrantia, Larry Grimaldi, Neil Elman, Hannah Pillemer

R Comedy 1 hr, 35 mins
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President Poster
60%

Ratings

  • 3.3 / 5

out of 5 stars

When Robert Mugabe was removed from power, Zimbabwe military leaders promised they would not seize control for themselves but would ensure democracy in a national election. Against a backdrop of economic crisis, food shortages, and political violence, the stakes could not be higher.Working to defeat the ruling party, which has controlled Zimbabwe since independence, is the young and charismatic Nelson Chamisa, who draws comparisons to a young Nelson Mandela in expressing the country’s utmost desire to be “led” and not “ruled”. After decades of a corrupt group clinging to power using any tool available—legal or not—can a free, fair, and transparent election be truly possible? As the follow-up to her widely acclaimed Democrats, Camilla Nielsson brings viewers into the heart of the struggle for power with stunningly close access and unhesitating courage, in a nation closely monitored by the entire world. President is a riveting and epic reminder that, while individuals and their specific ideals may differ, the fight for democracy is never-ending and of profound significance everywhere.

Camilla Nielsson

Documentary
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The Novice Poster
63%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

A college freshman joins her university’s rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.

Isabelle Fuhrman, Jonathan Cherry, Lauren Hadaway, Amy Forsyth, Dilone Kate Drummond, Charlotte Ubben

NR Drama
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Schemes in Antiques Poster
67%

Ratings

  • 4 / 5

out of 5 stars

Despite his family’s famed expertise on ancient relics, Xu Yuan makes a simple living as the owner of an electronics shop, eager to distinguish himself from a disgraced ancestor who was executed for treason after stealing a Chinese artifact for Japan. But when a descendant offers to return the relic to China, Xu Yuan uncovers a decades-old mystery and soon embarks on a journey that could finally restore his family’s reputation—and may also cost him his life.

Lei Jiayin, Li Xian, Derek Kwok, Xin Zhilei, Ge You

NR Thriller 2 hrs, 3 mins
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The Lost Daughter Poster
76%

Ratings

  • 2.2 / 5

out of 5 stars

While on a holiday by the sea, Leda experiences a seemingly meaningless event that causes her to be overwhelmed by memories of the difficult and unconventional choices she made as a mother and their consequences for herself and her family. What begins as an apparently serene tale of a woman’s pleasant rediscovery of herself soon becomes a ferocious psychological thriller about a confrontation with an unsettled past.

Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Oliver Jackson-Cohen

R Drama Thriller
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Margrete - Queen of the North Poster
78%

Ratings

  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

The year is 1402. Margrete has achieved what no man has managed before. She has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a peace-oriented union, which she single-handedly rules through her young, adopted son, Erik. The union is beset by enemies, however, and Margrete is therefore planning a marriage between Erik and an English princess. An alliance with England should secure the union’s status as an emerging European power but a breathtaking conspiracy is under way that can tear Margrete and all she believes in apart.

Jakob Oftebro, Trine Dyrholm, Jesper Fink, Charlotte Sieling, Maya Ilsøe, Søren Malling, Morten Hee Andersen, Paul Blackthorne

Drama 2 hrs, 0 mins
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Wild Game Poster
75%

Ratings

  • 5 / 5

out of 5 stars

When a cash-strapped rancher takes an offer to help a movie star poach elk it seems like easy money, until a fatal run-in with the local authorities triggers a series of events that pits man against man in a bloody showdown.

Allison Paige, Matthew Daddario, Charlie Barnett, Jared Bonner, Creed Garnick, Brock Harris

NR Drama 1 hr, 26 mins
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The Scary of Sixty-First Poster
22%

Ratings

  • 2 / 5

out of 5 stars

While out apartment hunting, college pals Noelle and Addie stumble upon the deal of a lifetime: a posh duplex on Manhattan's Upper East Side. But soon after moving in, a more sinister picture of the apartment emerges when a mysterious woman arrives and claims the property used to belong to the infamous and recently-deceased Jeffrey Epstein.

With this news, Noelle becomes obsessed with the visitor—to the point of infatuation. As the pair plunge deeper into the conspiracies of the Epstein case, Addie falls into her own bizarre state: a pseudo-possession complete with inexplicable fits of age-regressed sexual mania. As they peel back on these strange occurrences, the truth reveals itself to be more twisted than they could have ever imagined.

Dasha Nekrasova, Madeline Quinn, Mark Rapaport, Betsey Brown

NR Thriller 1 hr, 21 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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