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With Joe Alwyn Janelle Monae Cynthia Erivo Kasi Lemmons Gregory Allen Howard Leslie Odom Jr. Charles D. King Clarke Peters Zackary Momoh Jennifer Nettles Daniela Taplin Lundberg Debra Martin Chase

Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, HARRIET tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

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With Edward Norton Bruce Willis Brett Ratner Willem Dafoe Alec Baldwin Rachel Shane Gugu Mbatha-Raw William Migliore Michael Bederman Sue Kroll Gigi Pritzker Stuart Blumberg Adrian Alperovich Robert F. Smith Brian Sheth

Set in New York in 1954, Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend. Armed only with few clues and an obsessive mind, Lionel slowly unravels closely guarded secrets that have major ramifications. It leads him through Harlem jazz clubs, Brooklyn slums and sets him against thugs and Gotham power brokers to honor his friend and save a woman who might his own salvation.

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With Ethan Hawke Chris Sullivan Logan Marshall-Green Betty Gabriel Anne-Marie Johnson Chris Williams Nate Mooney Mo McRae Elaine Hendrix Diane Gaeta Milauna Jackson Dohn Norwood

Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t recognize – including trying to learn how to use the internet – he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the fast food restaurant where he works as a dishwasher. Unsure of what to do, and caught between impulses of kindness and panic, Russ soon realizes this could be his chance at redemption.

NR Drama 1 hr, 21 mins
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With Josh Wiggins Jim Gaffigan Tim Headington Elisabeth Moss Marin Ireland Toby Halbrooks James M. Johnston Kelly Williams Atheena Frizzell Paul Harrill Theresa Page Steele

Gifted with sometimes-prophetic dreams and a lifelong interest in the paranormal, Shelia (Marin Ireland) is asked to investigate a potential haunting at a Tennessee farmhouse. It’s there she meets Richard (Jim Gaffigan), a recent widower who believes his wife may still be with him. The investigation that ensues — which eventually pulls in Shelia’s son, Owen and his classmate Lucy — forces them to confront the mysteries of their own lives.

Drama 1 hr, 22 mins
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With Kerry Washington Jeremy Jordan Steven Pasquale Kenny Leon Christopher Demos-Brown Eugene Lee

An estranged couple reunite in a Florida police station to help find their missing teenage son.

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With Brad Pitt Robert Pattinson Sean Harris Timothee Chalamet Joel Edgerton Ben Mendelsohn Lily Rose Depp Dede Gardner Jeremy Kleiner Tom Glynn-Carney David Michod Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie

Hal (Timothée Chalamet), wayward prince and reluctant heir to the English throne, has turned his back on royal life and is living among the people. But when his tyrannical father dies, Hal is crowned King Henry V and is forced to embrace the life he had previously tried to escape. Now the young king must navigate the palace politics, chaos and war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life — including his relationship with his closest friend and mentor, the ageing alcoholic knight, John Falstaff (Joel Edgerton).

R Drama 2 hrs, 13 mins
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With Rob Lowe Kristin Davis Ernie Barbarash Thandi Puren John Owen Lowe Stevel Marc Colin Moss Lynita Crofford Neal H. Dobrofsky Tippi Dobrofsky

Kate Conrad, a stylish Manhattanite, is about to have her life turned upside down when her husband decides to leave her just as they were to celebrate their ‘second honeymoon’ on an African safari. Kate takes the trip by herself, and ends up staying all the way through the Christmas holiday, finding the wildlife inspires her to follow her heart and find new purpose within her own life.

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With Scarlett Johansson Adam Driver Laura Dern Ray Liotta Noah Baumbach David Heyman Wallace Shawn Julie Hagerty Merritt Wever Martha Kelly Alan Alda Azhy Robertson Mark O’Brien

A portrait of a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.

R Drama 2 hrs, 16 mins
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With Emilia Clarke Emma Thompson Paul Feig Michelle Yeoh Henry Golding Bryony Kimmings

Emilia Clarke (HBO's Game of Thrones), Henry Golding (A Simple Favor, Crazy Rich Asians) and Emma Thompson star for director Paul Feig (A Simple Favor, Spy, Bridesmaids) in Last Christmas, a romantic comedy inspired by a George Michael beat and written by Academy Award® winner Thompson (Sense and Sensibility, Bridget Jones's Baby) and playwright Bryony Kimmings. Kate (Clarke) harumphs around London, a bundle of bad decisions accompanied by the jangle of bells on her shoes, another irritating consequence from her job as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. Tom (Golding) seems too good to be true when he walks into her life and starts to see through so many of Kate's barriers. As London transforms into the most wonderful time of the year, nothing should work for these two. But sometimes, you gotta let the snow fall where it may, you gotta listen to your heart ... and you gotta have faith.

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With Matthew Broderick Benjamin Walker Aidan Turner Andy Delaney Monty Whitebloom Jennifer Schuur Shannon Tarbet

A funny and irresistible story of a young girl who literally cannot see or hear her mother, even though she is living with her under the same roof. With the help of an eccentric psychiatrist, and a local, accidental hero, our heroine has to grow up, but falls in love and eventually takes hold of her future - despite not being able to see what's right in front of her.

NR Drama 1 hr, 30 mins
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With Zhou Dongyu Jackson Yee Derek Kwok-Cheung Tsang

Nian finds her life at a standstill when faced by relentless bullying from her peers as she prepares for her college entrance exam. Fate brings her together with small-time criminal Bei, but before they can retreat into a world of their own, both are dragged into the middle of a murder investigation that will change their lives forever. In this dramatic thriller, Derek Kwok-Cheung Tsang paints a bleak picture of an oppressive society, in the guise of a gripping fairy-tale love story, exposing the dark world of bullying and societal pressures of achievement facing today’s youth.

NR Drama 2 hrs, 15 mins
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With William Fichtner Kim Coates Cain DeVore Robin Weigert Harold Perrineau

Two ordinary guys in a small town embark on an extraordinary adventure and risk everything for a stranger in need.

NR Drama 1 hr, 42 mins
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With Shia LaBeouf Lucas Hedges Noah Jupe Natasha Lyonne Maika Monroe FKA Twigs Martin Starr Clifton Collins Jr. Laura San Giacomo Alma Har’el Byron Bowers

A child actor and his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father attempt to mend their contentious relationship over the course of a decade.

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With Josh Wiggins Jim Gaffigan Tim Headington Elisabeth Moss Marin Ireland Toby Halbrooks James M. Johnston Kelly Williams Atheena Frizzell Paul Harrill Theresa Page Steele

Gifted with sometimes-prophetic dreams and a lifelong interest in the paranormal, Shelia (Marin Ireland) is asked to investigate a potential haunting at a Tennessee farmhouse. It’s there she meets Richard (Jim Gaffigan), a recent widower who believes his wife may still be with him. The investigation that ensues — which eventually pulls in Shelia’s son, Owen and his classmate Lucy — forces them to confront the mysteries of their own lives.

Drama 1 hr, 22 mins
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With Isabela Merced Jacob Batalon Kiernan Shipka Isabela Moner Scott Stuber Dylan Clark D'Arcy Carden Mason Gooding Odeya Rush Matthew Noszka Joan Cusack Shameik Moore Liv Hewson Miles Robbins Andrea De Oliveira Victoria Strouse Anna Akana Luke Snellin Mitchell Hope Victor Rivers

A snowstorm hits a small town on a cold Christmas Eve, affecting the friendships, love lives and futures of several high school seniors.

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With Matt Damon Jon Bernthal Christian Bale Josh Lucas Jenno Topping James Mangold Noah Jupe Tracy Letts Peter Chernin Caitriona Balfe Jez Butterworth Paul Sparks Ray McKinnon Marisa Petroro Remo Girone John-Henry Butterworth

Automotive visionary Carroll Shelby and his British driver, Ken Miles, are dispatched by Henry Ford II to craft a new automobile with the potential to finally defeat the dominant Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans World Championship.

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With Jon Hamm Tim Blake Nelson Adam Driver Michael C. Hall Matthew Rhys Douglas Hodge Ted Levine T. Ryder Smith Corey Stoll Jennifer Morrison Maura Tierney Annette Bening Scott Z. Burns Sarah Goldberg Fajer Kaisi Linda Powell and Maura Tierney

The film focuses on Senate staffer Daniel Jones (Adam Driver) and tracks his investigation into CIA's “enhanced interrogation techniques. He prepares a devastating 525-page report that helps shift public support against the CIA’s use of these methods in the years following 9/11.

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With Ian McKellen Bill Condon Helen Mirren Mark Lewis Jones Jim Carter Aaron L. Gilbert Jack Morrissey Russell Tovey Jeffrey Hatcher Jason Cloth Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson Greg Yolen Laurie Davidson Phil Dunster Michael Culkin Hans Taub

Career con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.

R Drama
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With Robert De Niro Al Pacino Jesse Plemons Harvey Keitel Bobby Cannavale Stephen Graham Martin Scorsese Joe Pesci Jack Huston Jane Rosenthal Domenick Lombardozzi Gary Basaraba Ray Romano J.C. MacKenzie Steve Zaillian Marin Ireland Welker White Kathrine Narducci Craig Vincent Stephanie Kurtzuba Paul Herman

An epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century. Spanning decades, the film chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its inner workings, rivalries and connections to mainstream politics.

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With Will Patton Dominic Monaghan Fionnula Flanagan Brighton Sharbino Miles Anderson Ben McPherson Michael Filipowich

Teenage Reese (Brighton Sharbino) has a love for virtual reality role playing and a knack for beating even the toughest survival games. But when a nuclear strike causes an electromagnetic pulse that cuts off all power, water, and communication to the entire western United States, Reese finds herself plunged into an all-too-real fight to survive. As pandemonium grips her city, Reese and her father (Dominic Monaghan) set out on a desperate journey in search of safety—a perilous trek through a world gone mad where every encounter with a stranger could be your last. Propelled by the ingenuity and resilience of its young heroine, Radioflash is a harrowingly unpredictable apocalyptic thriller that speaks to our precarious present.

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With Rupert Everett Ben Lamb Swati Bhise Jodhi May Nathaniel Parker Devika Bhise Olivia Emden Derek Jacob

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi tells the true story of the legendary Rani (translation: Queen) of Jhansi, a feminist icon in India and a fearless freedom fighter. In 1857 India, this 24-year old General led her people into battle against the British Empire earning the reputation as the Joan of Arc of the East. This real-life Wonder Woman's insurrection shifted the balance of power in the region and set in motion the demise of the notorious British East India Company and the beginning of the British Raj under Queen Victoria.

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With Mati Diop Mama Sané Amadou Mbow Ibrahima Traoré Nicole Sougou Olivier Demangel

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With Tom Hanks Matthew Rhys Chris Cooper Noah Harpster Marc Turtletaub Youree Henley Marielle Heller Peter Saraf Micah Fitzerman-Blue Susan Kelechi Watson

Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbor.

Drama 1 hr, 48 mins
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With Anne Hathaway Mark Ruffalo Victor Garber Christine Vachon Mare Winningham Bill Camp Bill Pullman Tim Robbins Matthew Michael Carnahan Todd Haynes Pamela Koffler William Jackson Harper

Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney (Ruffalo) uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything – his future, his family, and his own life - to expose the truth.

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With Imogen Poots Caleb Landry Jones Tye Sheridan Gus Van Sant Jeffrey Wright A.J. Edwards Nicolas Gonda Christian Sosa Tyler Glodt

Fresh out of foster care at age 18, a young drifter turns to petty crime to survive, and discovers an impossible love in an unlikely friend.

NR Drama
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With Geraldine Viswanathan Jada Pinkett Anna Chlumsky Jack Kilmer Gabriel Luna Minhal Baig Purbi Joshi Azad Khan

A high school romance is complicated by the girl's Muslim faith. Her father is prepared to arrange her marriage according to their family’s cultural tradition.

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With Rohan Nedd Micheal Ward Stephen Odubola Damian Jones Rapman Joy Gharoro-Akpoiotor Kadeem Ramsay Khali Best Junior Afolabi Salokun

Best friends Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Micheal Ward) go to the same high school in Peckham, but live in neighboring London boroughs. When Marco’s beaten up by one of Timmy’s primary school friends the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of gang war in which there are no winners … only victims.

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With Brendan Gleeson Greg Kinnear Isabelle Huppert Marisa Tomei Ira Sachs Pascal Greggory Jeremie Renier Mauricio Zacharias Ariyon Bakare Andre Wilms Vinette Robinson

Unfolding over the course of a late summer's day in the fabled resort town of Sintra, Portugal, Frankie follows three generations who have gathered for a vacation organized by the family matriarch (Isabelle Huppert). In this fairy tale setting, husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and lovers — stirred by their romantic impulses — discover the cracks between them, as well as unexpected depth of feeling.

PG-13 Drama
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With Daniel Kaluuya Bokeem Woodbine Brad Weston Indya Moore Jodie Turner-Smith Sturgill Simpson James Frey Chloë Sevigny Flea Benito Martinez Lena Waithe Melina Matsoukas

Centers on a black couple out on a first date whose night goes terribly awry. They end up killing a police officer in self-defense and, on the run, head to Cuba.

R Drama
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With Taylor Russell Sterling K. Brown Lucas Hedges Jim Wilson Renée Elise Goldsberry Kevin Turen Trey Edward Shults Kelvin Harrison Alexa Demie,

Waves traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family—led by a well-intentioned but domineering father—as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.

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With Fernando Meirelles Anthony Hopkins Anthony McCarten Jonathan Pryce Juan Minujin Sidney Cole Thomas D Williams Federico Torre Pablo Trimarchi

The story of one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years. Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins). Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. Behind Vatican walls, a struggle commences between both tradition and progress, guilt and forgiveness, as these two very different men confront elements from their pasts in order to find common ground and forge a future for a billion followers around the world.

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With Robert De Niro Al Pacino Jesse Plemons Harvey Keitel Bobby Cannavale Stephen Graham Martin Scorsese Joe Pesci Jack Huston Jane Rosenthal Domenick Lombardozzi Gary Basaraba Ray Romano J.C. MacKenzie Steve Zaillian Marin Ireland Welker White Kathrine Narducci Craig Vincent Stephanie Kurtzuba Paul Herman

An epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century. Spanning decades, the film chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its inner workings, rivalries and connections to mainstream politics.

Drama
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With Anne Hathaway Mark Ruffalo Victor Garber Christine Vachon Mare Winningham Bill Camp Bill Pullman Tim Robbins Matthew Michael Carnahan Todd Haynes Pamela Koffler William Jackson Harper

Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney (Ruffalo) uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything – his future, his family, and his own life - to expose the truth.

PG-13 Drama
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With Mati Diop Mama Sané Amadou Mbow Ibrahima Traoré Nicole Sougou Olivier Demangel

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