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Film Still of Wonderful Paradise (2021)
2.5

Wonderful Paradise

The Sasaya family has to leave the wealthy suburb of Tokyo. The move is slow, long, and heartbreaking, so the two Sasaya children turn the grieving process into an exuberant and unpredictable farewell party.
Still from Tiong Bahru Social Club
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.

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Still from horror movie, Dreamcatcher
0.5

Dreamcatcher

An underground music festival becomes deadly when there's a masked killer on the loose.
Still from Notturno
2.5

Notturno

The visually powerful film takes place in Middle Eastern war zones and follows the civilian populations who live there.
Film still from Fried Barry
2.0

Fried Barry

A drug-addicted man named Barry is abducted by aliens during a bender and takes a backseat as an alien visitor gains control of his body and takes it for a joyride through Cape Town.
Image from film, Happy Cleaners
2.0

Happy Cleaners

A family drama about a Korean-American household living in Queens, New York.
Image of Let Us In - 2021
2.5

Let Us In

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.
Carlos Portaluppi in The Dose (2020)
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.
Shein Mompremier in Ludi (2021)
2.0

Ludi

A young immigrant in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood works hard in search of success in America.
Dylan Sprouse Sam Quartin in Tyger Tyger
1.5

Tyger Tyger

A psychedelic thriller following people traveling during a pandemic to distribute stolen medication.
Xzibit and Eminem in rap battle in 8 Mile (2002)
5.0

8 Mile

The semi-autobiographical film on rap legend Eminem’s past life in Detroit before his rise to fame.
Anson Mount in The Virtuoso
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.
Film Still from Piercing (2018)
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.
Shoplifters of the World - Film Still
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.
Film Still from Silk Road (2021)
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.
Movie Still from The Irishman
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.
Still from The Affair (2019)
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.