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3.0

Tiong Bahru Social Club

Thirty years old and recently fired, Ah Bee joins the Tiong Bahru Social Club — a data-driven project to create the happiest neighborhood in the world.

Tiong Bahru Social Club – Interview with Filmmaker Tan Bee Thiam

Tiong Bahru Social Club follows 30-year-old Ah Bee, a guy who lives with his mother. Ah Bee stops working at his old job, and with the recom... READ MORE

3.0

Strawberry Mansion

One of the more imaginative films of the year.

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2.5

One night, 12-year-old Emily is nearly abducted by a mysterious group of teenagers. She and her bestie, Christopher get caught up in an extraterrestrial whirlwind as they begin investigating a string of missing persons that devastate their sleepy town.

4.0

The Dose (La Dosis)

Marcos, a veteran nurse works in an intensive care unit and euthanizes patients from time to time. When Gabriel, a young new nurse starts working at the hospital, Marcos faces competition and comparison in all aspects of life.

2.0

Ludi

A young immigrant in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood works hard in search of success in America.

1.5

Tyger Tyger

A psychedelic thriller following people traveling during a pandemic to distribute stolen medication.

5.0

8 Mile

The semi-autobiographical film on rap legend Eminem’s past life in Detroit before his rise to fame.

2.0

The Virtuoso

A professional assassin gets an assignment to identify his target using clues given to him by his boss and mentor, played by the great Sir Anthony Hopkins.

5.0

Piercing

An ultra-stylish psychological-thriller — based on the novel by Ryû Murakami. A married man leaves for 'business' with plans to murder a sex worker.

2.0

Shoplifters of the World

Four friends cope with the recent disbanding of the iconic British band, The Smiths. Meanwhile, a local radio station deals with the backlash from one violently passionate Smiths fan.

2.0

Silk Road

Based on a true story about the dark web shopping site that internationally plagued the DEA and FBI in the early 2010s.

3.0

The Irishman

Features Martin Scorsese behind the camera and Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci returning to act again in the gangster genre.

2.5

The Affair

Set against a politically and socially turbulent Czechoslovakia during the 1930s, two women are connected by an intimate relationship that spans their lifetimes.