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Bombshell
A revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; Fox News, and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
Kate McKinnon, Elisabeth Rohm, Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Nicole Kidman, Alice Eve, Alanna Ubach
Richard Jewell
A security guard reports on the knapsack bomb at the 1996 summer Olympics and helps clear bystanders — only to find himself vilified and suspected of being involved in the terrorism plot.
Kathy Bates, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Clint Eastwood, Billy Ray, Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Leonardo DiCaprio
Bombshell
A revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; Fox News, and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
Kate McKinnon, Elisabeth Rohm, Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Nicole Kidman, Alice Eve, Alanna Ubach
The Two Popes
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.
Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujin, Anthony McCarten, Jonathan Pryce, Fernando Meirelles, Sidney Cole, Thomas D Williams, Federico Torre
Just Mercy
A powerful and thought-provoking true story, Just Mercy follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them.
Michael B. Jordan, O'Shea Jackson Jr, Brie Larson, Jamie Foxx, Tim Blake Nelson, Daniel Hammond, Destin Daniel Cretton, Gil Netter
A Hidden Life
The true story of Austrian Franz Jägerstätter (played by August Diel), a conscientious objector who refused to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
August Diehl, Tobias Moretti, Terrence Malick, Grant HIll, Matthias Schoenaerts, Valerie Pachner, Marcus Loges, Bruno Ganz
Ford v Ferrari
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.
Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Peter Chernin, Jez Butterworth, Remo Girone
The Irishman
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.
Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Harvey Keitel, Steve Zaillian, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano
The Irishman
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.
Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Harvey Keitel, Steve Zaillian, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano
The Two Popes
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.
Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujin, Anthony McCarten, Jonathan Pryce, Fernando Meirelles, Sidney Cole, Thomas D Williams, Federico Torre
The Laundromat
When her idyllic vacation takes an unthinkable turn, Ellen Martin (Academy Award winner Meryl Streep) begins investigating a fake insurance policy, only to find herself down a rabbit hole of questionable dealings that can be linked to a Panama City law firm and its vested interest in helping the world's wealthiest citizens amass even larger fortunes. The charming — and very well-dressed — founding partners Jürgen Mossack (Academy Award winner Gary Oldman) and Ramón Fonseca (Golden Globe nominee Antonio Banderas) are experts in the seductive ways shell companies and offshore accounts help the rich and powerful prosper. They are about to show us that Ellen's predicament only hints at the tax evasion, bribery and other illicit absurdities that the super wealthy indulge in to support the world's corrupt financial system.
Will Forte, Riley Keough, Meryl Streep, Steven Soderbergh, Lawrence Grey, Scott Z. Burns, Gary Oldman, Michael Sugar
The Great Alaskan Race
Based on true events of 1925, the story follows the diphtheria outbreak in Nome, Alaska. Against all odds, musher Leonhard Seppala must rely on his strong will and team of sled dogs to overcome personal tragedy and nature’s wrath to save his beloved town.
Bruce Davison, Brian Presley, Treat Williams, Brad Leland, Brea Bee, Henry Thomas, James Russo
The Laundromat
When her idyllic vacation takes an unthinkable turn, Ellen Martin (Academy Award winner Meryl Streep) begins investigating a fake insurance policy, only to find herself down a rabbit hole of questionable dealings that can be linked to a Panama City law firm and its vested interest in helping the world's wealthiest citizens amass even larger fortunes. The charming — and very well-dressed — founding partners Jürgen Mossack (Academy Award winner Gary Oldman) and Ramón Fonseca (Golden Globe nominee Antonio Banderas) are experts in the seductive ways shell companies and offshore accounts help the rich and powerful prosper. They are about to show us that Ellen's predicament only hints at the tax evasion, bribery and other illicit absurdities that the super wealthy indulge in to support the world's corrupt financial system.
Will Forte, Riley Keough, Meryl Streep, Steven Soderbergh, Lawrence Grey, Scott Z. Burns, Gary Oldman, Michael Sugar
Judy
Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. Featuring some of her best-known songs, the film celebrates the voice, the capacity for love, and the sheer pizzazz of “the world’s greatest entertainer.”
Renee Zellweger, Finn Wittrock, Michael Gambon, Rufus Sewell, Bella Ramsey, John Dagleish, Rupert Goold, Tom Edge
Brian Banks
After verbally committing to the USC football program in 2002, Brian Bank's life is upended when a classmate falsely accuses him of rape. While he maintains his innocence, Banks is sentenced to five years in prison and five years of probation, and is forced to register as a sex offender. With the help the California Innocence Project, Banks' conviction is overturned in 2012. He returns to the gridiron after a 10-year hiatus, playing arena football and going through endless NFL tryouts before finally making the Atlanta Falcons' 75-man roster in April. Although he only plays in four preseason games, Banks fulfills his lifelong dream and is now an activist and spokesperson for the California Innocence Project
Melanie Liburd, Amy Baer, Greg Kinnear, Sherri Shepherd, Xosha Roquemore, Tom Shadyac, Doug Atchison, Aldis Hodge
Blinded By The Light
The film tells the story of Javed (Viveik Kalra), a British teen of Pakistani descent growing up in the town of Luton, England, in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when a classmate introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteen, Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in the powerful lyrics. As Javed discovers a cathartic outlet for his own pent-up dreams, he also begins to find the courage to express himself in his own unique voice.
Hayley Atwell, Gurinder Chadha, Sarfraz Manzoor, Nell Williams, Dean-Charles Chapman, Kulvinder Ghir, Aaron Phagura, Paul Mayeda Berges
Driven
Set in early 1980s California, the story follows the meteoric rise of the golden boy of the automotive industry, John DeLorean (Lee Pace) and his iconic DeLorean Motor Company, through the eyes of his friendship with charming, ex-con pilot turned FBI informant, Jim Hoffman (Jason Sudeikis). DeLorean turned to unsavory activities to save his financially troubled DeLorean Motor Company, and it was Hoffman who was all too willing to lure the car designer/engineer into a cocaine trafficking ring set up by the FBI.
Lee Pace, Jason Sudeikis, Colin Bateman, Nick Hamm, Judy Greer, Piers Tempest, Luillo Ruiz, Brad Feinstein
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of ...
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles tells the true story of how Luis Buñuel made his second movie. Paris, 1930. Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel are main figures of the Surrealist movement, but Buñuel is left penniless after a scandal surrounding his film L'Age d'Or. However, his good friend, the sculptor Ramón Acín, buys a lottery ticket with the promise that, if he wins, he will pay for his next film. Incredibly, luck is on their side, and so they set out to make the movie, an ambitious documentary on the Las Hurdes region in Spain.
Salvador Simó
Once Upon a Time in Hollywoo...
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore.
Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Timothy Olyphant, David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, Al Pacino, Emile Hirsch, Nicholas Hammond
Framing John DeLorean
Recounts the extraordinary life and legend of the controversial automaker, tracing his meteoric rise through the ranks of General Motors, his obsessive quest to build a sports car that would conquer the world, and his shocking fall from grace on charges of cocaine trafficking.
Morena Baccarin, Sean Cullen, Josh Cooke, Nate Bolotin, Don Argott, Jason Jones, Sheena M. Joyce, Dan Greeney
Hampstead
Though Emily (Diane Keaton) and Donald (Brendan Gleeson) live in the same idyllic London neighborhood of Hampstead, the worlds they inhabit could not be more different. She is an American widow occupying a posh apartment she can no longer afford and filling her time with charity work as she struggles to figure out a next step. He is a gruff Irish loner who lives off the land in a makeshift cabin and wants nothing more than to be left in peace. When his home is threatened by greedy real estate developers, Emily believes she has found her new cause-but gets more than she bargained for when unexpected romance blossoms.
Joel Hopkins, Robert Festinger, Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, James Norton, Alistair Petrie, Leslie Manville
Kursk
Based on the 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster in which 118 Russians perished.
Luc Besson, Lea Seydoux, Max von Sydow, Colin Firth, Matthias Schoenaerts, Thomas Vinterberg, Robert Rodat, Michael Nyqvist
Bolden
The life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.
Ian McShane, Michael Rooker, Daniel Pritzker, Gary Carr
Tolkien
Explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.
Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Derek Jacobi, Dome Karukoski, Peter Chernin, Craig Roberts, Patrick Gibson, Genevieve O’Reilly
The Meanest Man In Texas
Based on the book, The Meanest Man in Texas is the true story of Clyde Thompson. When he is convicted of multiple murder, he is sent to the hardest labor camp in the south and the through his new found faith, he is mircaulously paroled and spends his life telling the world about the lord.
Don Umphrey, Casey Bond, Justin Ward, Mateus Ward, Alexandra Bard, Jamie McShane, Richard Riehle
The Best of Enemies
Based on a true story, The Best of Enemies centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater (Henson), an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis (Rockwell), a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.
Taraji P. Henson, Nick Searcy, Anne Heche, Robin Bissell, Babou Ceesay, Dominique Telson, Sam Rockwell, Wes Bentley
Stockholm
Based on the true story of a 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm.
Ethan Hawke, Mark Strong, Robert Budreau, Noomi Rapace
Breakthrough
When Joyce Smith's fourteen-year-old son John fell through an icy Missouri lake one winter morning, she and her family had seemingly lost everything. At the hospital, John lay lifeless for more than sixty minutes. But Joyce was not ready to give up on her son. She mustered all her faith and strength into one force and cried out to God in a loud voice to save him. Miraculously, her son's heart immediately started beating again. In the coming days, John would defy every expert, every case history, and every scientific prediction. Sixteen days after falling through the ice and being clinically dead for an hour, he walked out of the hospital under his own power, completely healed.
Josh Lucas, Chrissy Metz, Dennis Haysbert, Topher Grace, Isaac Kragten, Ali Skovbye, Taylor Mosby, Mike Colter
J.T. Leroy
A young woman named Savannah Knoop (Kristen Stewart) spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author and cult status character JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law (Laura Dern).
Kristen Stewart, James Franco, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Vince Jolivette, Laura Dern, Diane Kruger, Jim Sturgess, James Jagger
Saint Judy
Story of Los Angeles immigration attorney Judy Wood who argued a landmark case that changed the asylum laws for women coming into the U.S.
Common, Peter Krause, Paul Jaconi-Biery, Michelle Monaghan, Alfred Molina, Mykelti Williamson, Sean Hanish, Dmitry Portnoy
Hotel Mumbai
Recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Among the dedicated hotel staff is the renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a waiter (Dev Patel) who choose to risk their lives to protect their guests. As the world watches on, a desperate couple (Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi) is forced to make unthinkable sacrifices to protect their newborn child.
Mike Gabrawy, Julie Ryan, Andrew Ogilvie, Dev Patel, Teresa Palmer, Gary Hamilton, John Collee, Anthony Maras
Hotel Mumbai
Recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Among the dedicated hotel staff is the renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a waiter (Dev Patel) who choose to risk their lives to protect their guests. As the world watches on, a desperate couple (Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi) is forced to make unthinkable sacrifices to protect their newborn child.
Mike Gabrawy, Julie Ryan, Andrew Ogilvie, Dev Patel, Teresa Palmer, Gary Hamilton, John Collee, Anthony Maras
The Least of the These: The ...
As the social fabric of life in rural India disintegrates in the late 1990s, journalist Manav Banerjee (Sharman Joshi) moves with his pregnant wife to the town of Orissa in hope of a better life and the promise of a lucrative career. When speculation mounts that local Australian missionary Graham Staines (Stephen Baldwin) is illegally proselytizing leprosy patients, Manav agrees to investigate undercover for the newspaper. What he finds is a series of revelations that are difficult to fathom and even harder to explain, and Manav is forced to make a choice between his own ambition and the truth.
Andrew Matthews, Aneesh Daniel, Sharman Joshi, Stephen Baldwin, Shari Rigby, Manoj Mishra, Prakash Belawadi, Victor Abraham
Fighting With My Family
Reformed gangster and former wrestler Ricky, his wife Julia, daughter Saraya and son Zak make a living performing in tiny venues across the country. Ricky and Julia want a better life for their children and when brother and sister get the chance to audition for the WWE, it seems the family dream is coming true and all their troubles will be solved. However, Saraya and Zak are about to learn that becoming a WWE Superstar demands more than they ever imagined possible as athletes and siblings.
Dwayne Johnson, Florence Pugh, Nick Frost, Vince Vaughn, Michael Luisi, Michael J. Luisi, Dany Garcia, Stephen Merchant
Fighting With My Family
Reformed gangster and former wrestler Ricky, his wife Julia, daughter Saraya and son Zak make a living performing in tiny venues across the country. Ricky and Julia want a better life for their children and when brother and sister get the chance to audition for the WWE, it seems the family dream is coming true and all their troubles will be solved. However, Saraya and Zak are about to learn that becoming a WWE Superstar demands more than they ever imagined possible as athletes and siblings.
Dwayne Johnson, Florence Pugh, Nick Frost, Vince Vaughn, Michael Luisi, Michael J. Luisi, Dany Garcia, Stephen Merchant
On The Basis Of Sex
On The Basis Of Sex tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination.
Kathy Bates, Felicity Jones, Stephen Root, Daniel Stiepleman, Sam Waterston, Mimi Leder, Robert W. Cort, Armie Hammer
Stan & Ollie
Laurel & Hardy, the world's favorite comedy double act, set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953. Diminished by age and with their golden era as the kings of Hollywood comedy now behind them, they face an uncertain future. As they start crisscrossing the country, attendances are disappointingly low. But they've always been able to make each other laugh and as the charm and beauty of their performances shines through their audiences laugh too, and they re-connect with legions of adoring fans, old and new.
The tour becomes a hit, but Stan & Ollie can't quite shake the spectre of Laurel and Hardy's past; and long buried ghosts, coupled with Oliver's failing health, start to threaten their precious partnership. A portrait of the most tender and poignant of creative marriages begins to unfold as the duo, aware that they may be approaching their swan song, try to rediscover just how much they mean to each other.
Steve Coogan, Danny Huston, Jon S. Baird, John C. Reilly, Nina Arianda, Shirley Henderson, Rufus Jones, Jeff Pope
The Brawler
Local boxer, Chuck Wepner was slinging liquor in Bayonne, New Jersey when he got the call. Chuck was going to fight the Heavy Weight Champion of the World, Muhammad Ali. Chuck trained hard, pushing himself to the limit so he could go toe to toe with the greatest fighter of all time. His heroic battle with Ali was only the beginning of a wild ride that takes Chuck from the lows of New Jersey to highs of Hollywood.
Amy Smart, Zach McGowan, Taryn Manning
Stan & Ollie
Laurel & Hardy, the world's favorite comedy double act, set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953. Diminished by age and with their golden era as the kings of Hollywood comedy now behind them, they face an uncertain future. As they start crisscrossing the country, attendances are disappointingly low. But they've always been able to make each other laugh and as the charm and beauty of their performances shines through their audiences laugh too, and they re-connect with legions of adoring fans, old and new.
The tour becomes a hit, but Stan & Ollie can't quite shake the spectre of Laurel and Hardy's past; and long buried ghosts, coupled with Oliver's failing health, start to threaten their precious partnership. A portrait of the most tender and poignant of creative marriages begins to unfold as the duo, aware that they may be approaching their swan song, try to rediscover just how much they mean to each other.
Steve Coogan, Danny Huston, Jon S. Baird, John C. Reilly, Nina Arianda, Shirley Henderson, Rufus Jones, Jeff Pope
Never Look Away
Inspired by real events and spanning three eras of German history, the film tells the story of a young art student, Kurt (Tom Schilling) who falls in love with fellow student, Ellie (Paula Beer). Ellie's father, Professor Seeband (Sebastian Koch), a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter's choice of boyfriend, and vows to destroy the relationship. What neither of them knows is that their lives are already connected through a terrible crime Seeband committed decades ago...
Tom Schilling, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer
King of Thieves
A true crime film about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed.
Charlie Cox, Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Joe Penhall, James Marsh, Tom Courtenay
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