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Last modified: Dec. 7, 2022

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With Jon Bernthal Michael Gandolfini Vera Farmiga David Chase Lawrence Konner Billy Magnussen Leslie Odom Jr. Alan Taylor Corey Stoll Nicole Lambert Alessandro Nivola

Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark’s history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters begin to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family’s hold over the increasingly race-torn city. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, who struggles to manage both his professional and personal responsibilities—and whose influence over his nephew will help make the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss we’ll later come to know: Tony Soprano.

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With Tim Blake Nelson Trace Adkins Stephen Dorff Scott Haze Gavin Lewis Potsy Ponciroli

A widowed father must decide who to trust: an injured stranger with a stash of cash or the gang coming for him claiming to be lawmen.

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With Jason Patric Tichina Arnold Aramis Knight Charlie Gillespie Brianna Hildebrand Cameron Boyce Cyrus Arnold Nicole Elizabeth Berger William Coakley Christian Van Gregg Armand Constantine

A group of high-school seniors are pulled into a downward cycle of violence when the adults in their lives fail them.

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With Vincent Lindon Garance Marillier Julia Ducournau Jean Christophe Reymond Nathalie Boyer

A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys, often used in medical prostheses due to its pronounced biocompatibility.

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With Madelyn Cline Sofia Hublitz Lukas Gage Aimee Mullins Catherine Curtin Erik Jensen Joel Allen Shakira Barrera Rebecca Eskreis

Two girls, from different worlds, form a deep and unlikely friendship in the sweltering summer heat of 1998. Their fun and carefree days quickly turn cold as they find themselves at the center of a mysterious murder.

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With Lecrae Jon Gunn Jon Erwin Amy Grant Michael W. Smith Kirk Franklin Hillsong United Steven Curtis Chapman Bill Gaither

Story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970’s and a community of teenaged hippies in California.

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With Sam Keeley Ryan Gage Joel Basman Esther Garrel Sabin Tambrea Thor Klein Philippe Tlokinski Fabian Kociecki

The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.

NR Drama 1 hr, 41 mins
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With Elliot James Langridge Kris Hitchen Sam Hazeldine Tom Goodman-Hill Douglas Reith Sam Clemmett Joseph Steyne Anna Maguire Andrew Scarborough J.P. Watts

In the midst of the Great War, Colonel "Hellfire Jack" Norton-Griffiths hatches a daring plan to break the deadly stalemate at the Battle of Messines. He recruits a group of local miners to dig a tunnel underneath no man's land, from the allied trenches to the German trenches, in hopes of successfully setting off bombs from below the German line and saving the allied war effort.

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With Jeanna de Waal Roe Hartrampf Erin Davie Judy Kaye

Engaged to a prince she barely knows, 19-year old Diana Spencer is thrust onto the world stage and, overnight, becomes the most famous woman in the world. As she struggles to navigate her way within the rigid structure of the royal family, Princess Diana finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage, eventually finding her voice by devoting herself to those in need. Forced to endure a media spotlight brighter than the world has ever known, Princess Diana defies all expectations to emerge as her own woman and create a legacy that will endure forever.

Drama 2 hrs, 15 mins
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With Isaiah Washington William Forsythe Vince Null Carly Solomon Chuck Konzelman David A.R White Tommy Blaze

The God’s Not Dead franchise continues in God’s Not Dead: We the People as Reverend Dave (White) is called to defend a group of Christian homeschooling families. He finds himself taken aback by the interference of the government, and believing that their right to educate their own children is a freedom worth fighting for, Reverend Dave is called to Washington DC to testify in a landmark congressional hearing that will determine the future of religious freedom in our country for years to come.

PG Drama 1 hr, 31 mins
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With Isaiah Washington William Forsythe Vince Null Carly Solomon Chuck Konzelman David A.R White Tommy Blaze

The God’s Not Dead franchise continues in God’s Not Dead: We the People as Reverend Dave (White) is called to defend a group of Christian homeschooling families. He finds himself taken aback by the interference of the government, and believing that their right to educate their own children is a freedom worth fighting for, Reverend Dave is called to Washington DC to testify in a landmark congressional hearing that will determine the future of religious freedom in our country for years to come.

PG Drama 1 hr, 31 mins
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With Noomi Rapace Valdimar Jóhannsson Hilmir Snaer Gudnason Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

A childless couple in rural Iceland make an alarming discovery one day in their sheep barn. They soon face the consequences of defying the will of nature,

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With Benoit Jacquot Charlotte Gainsbourg Niels Schneider

Accompanied by her lover, Suzanna (Charlotte Gainsbourg), 40, views a Riviera beach house for her family's summer vacation. This day, this break in her routine, in this new house, will mark a turning point in her life. Based on the Marguerite Duras play of the same name, Suzanna Andler is the portrait of a woman trapped in her marriage to a wealthy, unfaithful businessman in the 1960s. She must choose between her conventional destiny as a wife and mother, and her freedom, embodied by her young lover (Niels Schneider).

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With Swen Temmel Peyton List Tobin Bell Nick Vallelonga Daniel Farrands Lydia Hearst Luke Daniels Meadow Williams Andrew Biernat Lucas Jarach

Based on the early life of Aileen Wuornos, America’s most notorious female serial killer, who went on a killing spree in Florida from 1989 to 1990. What few people know that back in 1976, a young and beautiful Aileen Wuornos arrived in Florida searching for a new life that would help her escape her tragic past, married a wealthy Yacht Club President, and had the chance to start again as part of Florida’s high society….or did she?

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With Jason Isaacs Reed Birney Fran Kranz Ann Dowd Martha Plimpton

Years after an unspeakable tragedy tore their lives apart, two sets of parents (Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton, Reed Birney and Ann Dowd) agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 51 mins
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With Claudia Llosa Maria Valverde Guillermo Pfening Dolores Fonzi Germán Palacios

A woman lies ill, far from home. A young boy sits beside her. She is not his mother, he is not her son. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, an invisible threat, and the power and desperation of family.

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With Ben Affleck Matt Damon Adam Driver Ridley Scott Michael McElhatton Kevin J. Walsh Harriet Walter Jennifer Fox Alex Lawther Zeljko Ivanek Nathaniel Parker Nicole Holofcener Clive Russell Jodi Comer

When Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight, returns from combat in Scotland to find his wife, Marguerite, accusing Jacques LeGris, her husband’s old friend and fellow courtier, of brutally raping her, the knight takes his cause before the teenage King Charles VI.

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With Orlando Bloom Freida Pinto Cynthia Erivo Vince Gerardis John Ridley Leslie Odom Jr. Matt Kennedy

Nick and Janine (Oscar® nominees Leslie Odom, Jr. and Cynthia Erivo) live in marital bliss, until Janine’s ex-husband (Orlando Bloom) warps time to try to tear them apart using Nick’s college girlfriend (Frieda Pinto). As Nick’s memories and reality disappear, he must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice in order to hold onto — or let go of — everything he loves. Can love endure in a future where time is fluid, and all of life may be just an illusion?

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With Peter Stormare Timothy Spall Alicia Agneson Matt Hookings Daniel Graham

A cantankerous and brilliant architect, Alfred Rott, embarks upon a highly unusual commission for an eccentric billionaire in Malta who calls himself the ‘Grand Duke of Corsica’. A deadly malaria epidemic sweeps the island causing panic, but Alfred remains to finish the job.

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With Niels Arden Oplev Toby Kebbell Sofie Torp Esben Smed Sara Hjort Ditlevsen Ardalan Esmaili Anders W. Berthelsen

HELD FOR RANSOM tells the true story of Danish photojournalist Daniel Rye who was held hostage for 398 days in Syria by the terror organization ISIS along with several other foreign nationals including the American journalist, James Foley. The film follows Daniel’s struggle to survive in captivity, his friendship with James, and the nightmare of the Rye family back home in Denmark as they try to do everything in their power to save their son. At the center of this crisis, we find hostage negotiator, Arthur, who plays a pivotal role in securing Daniel’s release.

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With Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez Patricia Meneses Paulina Gaitan Kaarlo Isaacs Angel Adrián Flores William Mapother Angelina Pelaez Electra Avellan Tenoch Huerta Angélica Aragón Tenoch Huerta Mejía Alexia Rasmussen Juan Ramón López Alexis Gambis Noé Hernández Ignacio Guadalupe Juan Ugarte Fernanda Rivera

After the death of his grandmother, a Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown nestled in the majestic monarch butterfly forests of Michoacán after many years. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his new hybrid identity, launching him on a personal and spiritual metamorphosis.

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With Tim Roth Mia Wasikowska Vicky Krieps Charles Gillibert Anders Danielsen Lie Mia Hansen-Løve

Follows a couple of American filmmakers, Chris (Vicky Krieps) and Tony (Tim Roth), who retreat to the mythical Fårö island for the summer. In this wild, breathtaking landscape where Bergman lived and shot his most celebrated pieces, they hope to find inspiration for their upcoming films. As days spent separately pass by, the fascination for the island operates on Chris and souvenirs of her first love resurface. Lines between reality and fiction will then progressively blur and tear our couple even more apart.

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With Hero Fiennes Tiffin Mira Sorvino Rob Estes Arielle Kebbel Josephine Langford Stephen Moyer Carter Jenkins Kiana Madeira Louise Lombard Castille Landon Chance Perdomo Frances Turner

The third installment of the "After" franchise finds Tessa starting an exciting new chapter of her life. But as she prepares to move to Seattle for her dream job, Hardin's jealousy and unpredictable behavior reach a fever pitch and threaten to end their intense relationship. Their situation grows more complicated when Tessa's father returns and shocking revelations about Hardin's family come to light. Ultimately, Tessa and Hardin must decide if their love is worth fighting for or if it's time to go their separate ways.

R Drama 1 hr, 39 mins
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With Dany Boon

Seven families live in the Parisian apartment building at 8, Rue de l’Humanite - and they didn’t escape to the countryside at the arrival of the coronavirus. Three months of life under lockdown will reveal the best and worst of these neighbours.

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With Timothee Chalamet Benicio Del Toro Adrien Brody Bill Murray Owen Wilson Wes Anderson Tilda Swinton Scott Rudin Jeffrey Wright Mathieu Amalric Frances McDormand Lois Smith Henry Winkler Lyna Khoudri Stephen Park

THE FRENCH DISPATCH is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city and brings to life a collection of stories published in “The French Dispatch” magazine.

R Drama 1 hr, 48 mins
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With Benedict Cumberbatch Stacy Martin Andrea Riseborough Toby Jones Claire Foy Will Sharpe

Louis Wain was many things during his incredible life: artist, inventor, entrepreneur, trying his best to care for his five sisters and mother. Two events changed his life forever: meeting Emily, the love of his life, and adopting Peter, a stray kitten. They will become both his family and his inspiration to paint the extraordinary images of cats that made him world famous and changed the way we see life forever.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 30 mins
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With Idris Elba Delroy Lindo Zazie Beetz Regina King Lakeith Stanfield Danielle Deadwyler Edi Gathegi Boaz Yakin Deon Cole Jonathan Majors Damon Wayans Jr. Jeymes Samuel R.J. Cyler

When outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) discovers that his enemy Rufus Buck (Idris Elba) is being released from prison he rounds up his gang to track Rufus down and seek revenge. Those riding with him in this assured, righteously new school Western include his former love Stagecoach Mary (Zazie Beetz), his right and left hand men — hot-tempered Bill Pickett (Edi Gathegi) and fast drawing Jim Beckwourth (R.J. Cyler)—and a surprising adversary-turned-ally. Rufus Buck has his own fearsome crew, including “Treacherous” Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield), and they are not a group that knows how to lose.

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With Charlie Heaton Catherine Keener Jackie Earle Haley Rosa Salazar Jefferson White Austin Amelio Andrew Irvine Mark Smoot

After the tragic overdose of his estranged friend, Will, a recovering addict, returns home, where he is reunited with Claire, his friend's grieving mother, with whom he begins a secret but volatile affair.

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With Jason Biggs Aunjanue Ellis Carra Patterson Nick Abeel Chisa Hutchinson Caleb Eberhardt Anabelle Acosta Nile Bullock Lacy Allen Zack Calhoon Hilary Townsend Lanie Zipoy

A successful documentarian (Jason Biggs) deals with the fallout from his previous film, which caught the murder of a Black teen on tape. As he shoots his latest doc, someone tapes his every move, upending his idyllic life.

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With Alexander Skarsgard Tessa Thompson Forest Whitaker Rebecca Hall Ruth Negga Bill Camp Oren Moverman Andre Holland Gbenga Akinnagbe Angela Robinson Margot Hand Nina Yang Bongiovi Antoinette Crowe-Legacy Ashley Ware Jenkins

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

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With Amanda Seyfried Paul Giamatti Britt Robertson Amy Irving Michael Gaston Finn Wittrock Jennifer Carpenter Josh Hamilton Amy Koppelman Darren Goldstein Alysia Reiner.

Julie Davis, warm, kind, loving to her husband and child, is a bestselling children’s author. While her books deal with unlocking childhood fears, she has yet to unlock the dark secret that has haunted her own life. But when her second child is born, events occur that bring that secret to the fore, and with it, a crushing, powerful battle to survive.

R Drama
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With Alexander Ludwig Charles Melton Michael Shannon Lilly Krug Alex MacNicoll Ash Santos Michael Mailer David James Elliott

After finishing last in the national championship, a college rowing team descends into turmoil and constant infighting between team leaders Alex (Alexander Ludwig), Chris (Charles Melton), and John (Alex MacNicoll). A tough Army veteran, Coach Murphy (Michael Shannon), arrives at the start of the new season to transform the status quo and unlock their true potential. Using his experience and unconventional methods to help them overcome petty rivalries and personal challenges, Coach Murphy must inspire these young men to learn what it takes to be a team before they can be champions.

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With Joe Alwyn Charlie Heaton Richard Ayoade Tilda Swinton Jaygann Ayeh Joanna Hogg Ariane Labed Honor Swinton Byrne James Spencer Ashworth Harris Dickingson

In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction. Joanna Hogg’s shimmering story of first love and a young woman’s formative years, The Souvenir Part II is a portrait of the artist that transcends the halting particulars of everyday life — a singular, alchemic mix of memoir and fantasy.

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With Justin Theroux Luke Bracey Oliva Munn Justine Bateman

After realizing she’s spent years allowing fear to drive every decision she makes, Violet (Olivia Munn) must learn to silence her relentlessly negative inner thoughts (voiced by Justin Theroux) in order to regain control over her life.

R Drama
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With Robert Maaser Jakov Sedlar Franco Nero Armand Assante Caspar Phillipson Andrej Dojkic Mark Viduka Flip Tallhamn Markus Gerten Dominik Sedlar

Inspired by true events from the spring of 1944 when the Nazis organized a football match between a team of camp inmates and an elite Nazi team on Adolf Hitler's birthday. A match the prisoners are determined to win, no matter what happens.

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With Cobie Smulders Bowen Yang Michael Potts Scott Adsit David Burtka Matthew Fifer Sheldon Brown Sandra Bauleo Jazmin Grimaldi Jo Firestone

CICADA follows Ben, a young bisexual man, as he comes out to the world and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a man struggling with deep wounds of his own. As the summer progresses and their intimacy grows, their pasts begin to crawl to the surface.

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Halloween Kills

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Dune

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