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Last modified: Aug. 14, 2025

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With Jan Komasa Jerzy Kapuściński Jacek Koman Agata Kulesza Mateusz Pacewicz Maciej Musiałowski Vanessa Aleksander Maciej Stuhr Danuta Stenka Wojciech Kabarowski

An ambitious young man starts working in the dark world of social media smear tactics, and learns that virtual vitriol has dire real-life consequences.

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With Orlando Bloom Scott Eastwood Caleb Landry Jones Eric Johnson Sam Raimi Rod Lurie Cory Hardrict Taylor John Smith Milo Gibson Rob Tapert Paul Tamasy Jack Kesy

Based on true events, in this military thriller, a small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.

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With Ethan Hawke Juliette Binoche Catherine Deneuve Brett Pierce Hirokazu Kore-eda Drew T. Pierce

Fabienne (Deneuve) is an aging French movie star who, despite her momentary lapses in memory, remains a venerable force to be reckoned with. Upon the publication of her memoirs, her daughter Lumir (Binoche) returns to Paris with her husband (Hawke) and their young daughter to commemorate its release. A sharp and funny battle of wits ensues between mother-daughter duo, as Lumir takes issue with Fabienne’s rose-colored version of the past.

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With Jasmine Cephas Jones Daveed Diggs Anthony Ramos Renée Elise Goldsberry Okieriete Onaodowan Lin-Manuel Miranda Jonathan Groff Thomas Kail Ron Chernow Chris Jackson

Filmed live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theatre with the original Broadway cast.

Drama 2 hrs, 20 mins
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With Sean McNamara Raven-Symone Ben Milliken Tommy Ragen Janel Parrish Nana Ghana Matt R. Allen Carlos PenaVega Alexa PenaVega Levi Dylan Rodney Hicks Gianna Harris

MIGHTY OAK tells the story of Gina (Janel Parrish, “Pretty Little Liars,” To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before), a band manager who struggles after losing her brother/lead singer (Levi Dylan, 12 Mighty Orphans) in a fatal car accident while traveling to a gig. A decade later, Gina meets a 10-year-old music prodigy named Oak, played by newcomer Tommy Ragen, a real-life prodigy whose music inspired the screenplay. Oak seems to possess the same qualities as Gina’s late brother, inspiring her to pull her life back together and try to reunite the band with Oak as its new front man.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 42 mins
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With Jake Gyllenhaal Emily Mortimer Bella Heathcote Natalie Erika James Robyn Nevin Christian White

The story of Edna (Robyn Nevin), an elderly and widowed matriarch who goes missing, and her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) who must travel to their remote family home to find her. Soon after her return, they start to discover a sinister presence haunting the house and taking control of Edna.

NR Drama 1 hr, 29 mins
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With David Thewlis Luke Wilson Arsinee Khanjian Atom Egoyan Rossif Sutherland Laysla De Oliveira

Jim (David Thewlis) and his daughter Veronica (Laysla De Oliveira), a high school music teacher, attempt to unravel their complicated histories and intertwined secrets in the latest film from Academy Award nominee Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter), which weaves through time exploring perception and penance, memory and forgiveness. A hoax instigated by an aggressive school bus driver (Rossif Sutherland) goes very wrong. Accused of abusing her position of authority with 17-year-old Clive (Alexandre Bourgeois) and another student, Veronica is imprisoned. Convinced that she deserves to be punished for crimes she committed at an earlier age, Veronica rebuffs her father’s attempts to secure her early release. Confused and frustrated by her intransigence, Jim's anguish begins to impinge on his job. As a food inspector, he wields great power over small, family-owned restaurants. It’s a power he doesn’t hesitate to use. While preparing Jim's funeral, Veronica confides the secrets of her past to Father Greg (Luke Wilson), who may hold the final piece of this father-daughter puzzle.

Drama 2 hrs, 0 mins
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With Renee Lim Roy Billing Jacki Weaver Simone Annan Shane Jacobson James Cromwell Jack Thompson Mark Lamprell Luke Preston Dennis Waterman Max Cullen Darren Gilshenan

It has been a long time since Caine, Bronson, Angus and Wendell, aka, 'The Chain Breakers', escaped the torturous Vietnamese POW camp. They now find themselves sharing a new prison, The Hogan Hills Retirement Home for Returned Veterans. Each of the boys has an unrealized dream they want to achieve before it's too late. So, once again they band together to devise a plan to escape this new hell. But the rules of engagement have changed, in fact, they can't even remember what they were and that's half the problem.

Drama 1 hr, 38 mins
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With Michael Stuhlbarg Logan Lerman David Hinojosa Christine Vachon Odessa Young Simon Horsman Jeffrey Soros Elisabeth Moss Josephine Decker Sarah Gubbins Elizabeth Moss Sue Naegle

Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door.

R Drama 1 hr, 47 mins
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With Tom Hanks Elisabeth Shue Stephen Graham Maximilian Osinski Aaron Schneider Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Gary Goetzman Karl Glusman Devin Druid Rob Morgan Lee Norris Tom Brittney Craig Tate Michael Benz

In a thrilling WWII story inspired by actual events, Captain Ernest Krause (Tom Hanks) leads an international convoy of 37 ships on a treacherous mission across the Atlantic to deliver thousands of soldiers and much-needed supplies to Allied forces.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 31 mins
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With Leonardo DiCaprio Ridley Scott Alden Ehrenreich Jessica Brown Findlay George DiCaprio Michael Costigan Farhad Safinia Harry Lloyd

In a utopia where stability hinges upon control of monogamy and privacy, members of the collective begin to question the rules of their society.

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With Stellan Skarsgard Harvey Keitel Udo Kier Václav Marhoul Barry Pepper Julian Sands Petr Kotlár Lech Dyblik Jitka Cvancarová Aleksey Kravchenko

follows the journey of The Boy, entrusted by his persecuted parents to an elderly foster mother. The old woman soon dies and the Boy is on his own, wandering through the countryside, from village to village, farmhouse to farmhouse. As he struggles for survival, The Boy suffers through extraordinary brutality meted out by the ignorant, superstitious peasants and he witnesses the terrifying violence of the efficient, ruthless soldiers, both Russian and German.

Drama 2 hrs, 49 mins
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With Gillian Anderson Zach Galifianakis Jenny Slate Jessica Hecht David Paymer Alex Sharp David Wnendt Rebecca Dinerstein Fridtjov Såheim Olek Krupa Chris Carfizzi Dan Puck

The Sunlit Night follows an aspiring painter (Slate) from New York City to the farthest reaches of Arctic Norway for an assignment she hopes will invigorate her work and expand her horizons. In a remote village, among the locals, she meets a fellow New Yorker (Sharp), who has come in search of a proper Viking funeral only to find that the Chief (Galifianakis) is but a re-enactor from Cincinnati. The eclectic crew ranges from "home" to "lost," within the extreme and dazzling landscape of the Far North. Under a sun that never quite sets, and the high standards of an unforgiving mentor, Frances must navigate between ambition, desire, obligation, and risk in order to find a way forward.

Drama 1 hr, 46 mins
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With Ryan Brookhart James Liddell Paul Gennaro Drew Kenney Levy Tran Gino Cafarelli Kathrine Narducci.

After testing his sobriety at a bachelor party on the Vegas strip, Gavin, a recovered drug addict and former TV star and his childhood friends return to their hotel room. Gavin finds that his unresolved past with his friends and his "savior" girlfriend present much more of threat to his sobriety than the strip did. As the night escalates, Gavin and his friends are forced to face their demons within the walls of the hotel room…with or without each other's help.

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With Jack Thorne Kelly MacDonald Gregor Jordan Garrett Hedlund David Wenham

The fervent attraction between Georgie (Kelly Macdonald), a woman stuck in a loveless relationship, and Lu (Garrett Hedlund), a musician with a tragic past, gets the better of them when secrets are uncovered that will change their lives.

Drama 1 hr, 45 mins
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With Imelda Staunton Romola Garai Carla Juri Alec Secareanu Angeliki Papoulia

Follows Tomaz (Secareanu), a former soldier who is left homeless after an accident and takes refuge in the decaying home of Magda (Juri), a lonely young woman in desperate need of help as she cares for her ailing mother. At first hesitant, Magda soon welcomes Tomaz into their lives. But as he gets closer to and begins to fall for Magda, Tomaz notices strange and unexplainable phenomena. Something seems very wrong with the mysterious old woman who never leaves the top floor, and Tomaz begins to suspect that Magda may in fact be a prisoner to her otherworldly bidding.

Drama 1 hr, 39 mins
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With James Purefoy Daniel Mays David Hayman Noel Clarke Nick Moorcroft Dave Johns Tuppence Middleton Chris Foggin Meg Leonard Sam Swainsbury Maggie Steed Vahid Gold Christian Brassington

A fast living, cynical London music executive (Daniel Mays) heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he's pranked by his boss (Noel Clarke) into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen (led by James Purefoy). He becomes the ultimate "fish out of water" as he struggles to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families (including Tuppence Middleton) who value friendship and community over fame and fortune. As he's drawn deeper into the traditional way of life he's forced to reevaluate his own integrity and ultimately question what success really means.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 52 mins
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With Orlando Bloom Anne Reid Charlie Creed-Miles Janet Montgomery Ludwig Shammasian Paul Shammasian Josh Myers Geogg Thompson

R Drama 1 hr, 23 mins
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With Rosamund Pike Anya Taylor-Joy Jack Thorne Sam Riley Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Paul Webster Simon Russell Beale Aneurin Barnard Marjane Satrapi

RADIOACTIVE is the incredible, true-story of Marie Skłodowska Curie and her ground-breaking scientific achievements that revolutionized medicine with her discovery of radium and polonium, ultimately changing the face of science forever. Marie was the first female to win the Nobel Prize and the first person in history to win the esteemed award twice.

NR Drama 1 hr, 49 mins
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With Natalia Dyer Timothy Simons Wolfgang Novogratz Karen Maine Francesca Reale Susan Blackwell

In the Midwest in the early 2000s, 16-year-old Alice has always been a good Catholic girl. However, when an AOL chat turns racy, she discovers her sexuality and becomes guilt-ridden. Seeking redemption, she attends a mysterious religious retreat to try and suppress her urges.

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With Ethan Hawke Terrence Howard Kat Graham Wesley Snipes Eiza González Braxton Pope Denzel Whitaker Joel David Moore RZA Lil Wayne Lil Baby Andrew Weiner Jim Young Paul Cuschieri Tip TI Harris Keean Johnson Rob Morgan

The story of four boyhood friends in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward who return after Hurricane Katrina to find their homes decimated, with no jobs, and no help from FEMA. Out of options, they reluctantly turn to a local gangster, who offers them one shot at turning their situations around - by pulling off a dangerous heist in the heart of the city. When the job goes bad, the friends find themselves on the run, hunted by two relentless detectives and a neighborhood warlord who thinks they stole the heist money.

R Drama 2 hrs, 12 mins
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With Lauren Holly Shohreh Aghdashloo Giacomo Gianniotti Louis Gossett Jr. Ana Golja Sergio Navarretta Alessandra Piccione

When a pre-med student gets her first job in a nursing home, an unexpected friendship with Luis (Academy Award Winner Louis Gossett Jr.), an elderly Cuban musician, reignites her love of music and changes her life forever.

Drama 1 hr, 49 mins
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With Josh Lucas Celia Weston Katie Holmes Bekah Brunstetter Andy Tennant Rick Parks Aidan Pierce Brennan Chloe Lee Jerry O’Connell Sarah Hoffmeister Katrina Begin

The Secret: Dare to Dream centers around Miranda Wells (Katie Holmes), a hard-working young widow struggling to raise three children on her own. A powerful storm brings a devastating challenge and a mysterious man, Bray Johnson (Josh Lucas), into her life. In just a few short days, Bray’s presence re-ignites the family’s spirit, but he also carries a secret—and it’s a secret that could change everything.

PG Drama 1 hr, 47 mins
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With Gemma Arterton Gugu Mbatha-Raw Tom Courtenay Penelope Wilton Dixie Egerickx Amanda Root Siân Phillips Sally Scott Jessica Gunning Amanda Lawrence Jessica Swale

Alice is a reclusive writer, resigned to a solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern England while World War II rages across the channel. When she opens her front door one day to find she’s to adopt a young London evacuee named Frank, she’s resistant. It’s not long, however, before the two realize they have more in common in their pasts than Alice had assumed.

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With Folajomi 'FJ' Akinmurele Aweng Ade-Chuol Adut Akech Beyoncé Yrsa Daley-Ward Emmanuel Adjei Blitz Bazawule

Experience a new visual album inspired by The Lion King: The Gift. Black Is King, a film by Beyoncé.

Drama 1 hr, 25 mins
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