Movies & TV Shows/Series by Celluloid Dreams at a glance

22 movies found (page 1/1):

Infinity Pool(2023)

1h 57min | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

3.1/5 (with 236 votes)

While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror. A tragic accident leaves them facing a zero tolerance policy for crime: either you'll be executed, or, if you’re rich enough to afford it, you can watch yourself die instead.

Directed by Brandon Cronenberg - With Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman

The Raid(2011)

Κ-18

| 1h 41min | Action, Thriller, Crime

3.7/5 (with 1,563 votes)

Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Starring Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais.

Directed by Gareth Evans - With Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian

Savage Grace(2007)

1h 37min | Drama

2.9/5 (with 80 votes)

This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.

Directed by Tom Kalin - With Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Dancy, Elena Anaya, Belén Rueda, ...

Funny Games(2008)

1h 53min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

3.3/5 (with 880 votes)

When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.

Directed by Michael Haneke - With Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, Brady Corbet, Devon Gearhart, Naomi Watts, Boyd Gaines, ...

Persepolis(2007)

1h 35min | Animation, Drama

4.0/5 (with 829 votes)

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

Directed by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

A Prophet(2009)

2h 35min | Crime, Drama

3.8/5 (with 660 votes)

Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.

Directed by Jacques Audiard - With Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb, Jean-Philippe Ricci, ...

Son of Rambow(2007)

1h 36min | Comedy

3.4/5 (with 192 votes)

Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.

Directed by Garth Jennings - With Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Jules Sitruk, Jessica Hynes, Neil Dudgeon, Anna Wing, ...

Zatoichi(2003)

1h 51min | Adventure, Drama, Action

3.6/5 (with 365 votes)

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.

Directed by Takeshi Kitano - With Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Yui Natsukawa, Yūko Daike, Michiyo Ōkusu, Daigoro Tachibana, ...

Factotum(2005)

1h 34min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

3.1/5 (with 85 votes)

This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.

Directed by Bent Hamer - With Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Adrienne Shelly, Karen Young, ...

Chicken with Plums(2011)

1h 33min | Comedy, Drama

3.5/5 (with 68 votes)

Nasser-Ali, a talented musician, loses the will to live after his wife breaks his beloved violin during an argument. He searches for a replacement, and finding none that sounds quite the same, he vows to die. Eight days later, he does. This is the story of his last week of life, where we see flashbacks and flash forwards of his previous life and his children's futures. We also see appearances of a nude Sophia Loren as well as the angel of death, Azarel. As we see his life, we realize exactly why he chose to end it and the profundity of this choice.

Directed by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud - With Mathieu Amalric, Maria de Medeiros, Chiara Mastroianni, Rona Hartner, Jamel Debbouze, Isabella Rossellini, ...

We Are the Night(2010)

1h 40min | Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Romance / Love

3.0/5 (with 116 votes)

One night, 18 year old Lena is bitten by Louise, leader of a female vampire trio that are as deadly as they are beautiful. Her newfound vampiric lifestyle is a blessing and a curse at the same time. At first, she enjoys the limitless freedom, the luxury, the parties. But soon the murderous blood lust of her comrades in arms proves too much for her, and she falls dangerously in love with Tom, a young undercover cop. When she resolves to turn her back on the bloodsucking band of sisters, Louise fury knows no bounds. Lena will have to choose between immortal love and immortal life.

Directed by Dennis Gansel - With Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer, Max Riemelt, Arved Birnbaum, ...

Vincere(2009)

2h 8min | Drama, History

3.4/5 (with 64 votes)

The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigour but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws. A historical drama with the passion, lyricism and tragedy of a classical Italian opera. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

Directed by Marco Bellocchio - With Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Michela Cescon, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Paolo Pierobon, Vanessa Scalera, ...

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The Mourning Forest(2007)

1h 37min | Drama

3.4/5 (with 20 votes)

A caregiver at a small retirement home takes one of her patients for a drive to the country, but the two wind up stranded in a forest where they embark on an exhausting and enlightening two-day journey.

Directed by Naomi Kawase - With Machiko Ono, Makiko Watanabe

Far North(2008)

1h 29min | Drama, Thriller, Romance / Love, Crime

3.0/5 (with 23 votes)

In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.

Directed by Asif Kapadia - With Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Krusiec, Sean Bean

The Aura(2005)

2h 14min | Drama, Thriller

3.5/5 (with 84 votes)

A quiet, epileptic taxidermist plans the perfect crime. All he needs is the right opportunity. An accident, perhaps….

Directed by Fabián Bielinsky - With Ricardo Darín, Dolores Fonzi, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Pablo Cedrón, Jorge D'Elía, Alejandro Awada, ...

Over Your Dead Body(2014)

1h 33min | Horror

3.3/5 (with 21 votes)

An actor named Kosuke plays the role of Iemon in a stage version of Yotsuya Kaiden and his new lover Miyuki plays Oiwa. However, as they delve deeper into their respective performances, the line between fantasy and reality becomes obscured until the murderous, vengeful themes of the play bleed into their own relationship.

Directed by Takashi Miike - With Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII, Kō Shibasaki

How She Move(2008)

1h 34min | Drama

2.2/5 (with 14 votes)

After the death of Raya Green's(Rutina Wesley) sister, she gets out from her classes at school, and sees a stomp crew practicing. She meets Bishop(Dwain Murphy) which is the dance crew leader. She then meets Michelle and does a stomp battle with her. They become enemies then friends later on. Her uptight mom pushes her to pass the test to get into Medical school, but she thinks she failed....

Directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid - With Rutina Wesley, Dwain Murphy

Love for Sale(2006)

1h 30min | Drama

3.8/5 (with 22 votes)

In northern Brazil, Hermila patiently waits for her husband. However, he has abandoned her. Sexy, restless and resolute, she raffles off "a night in paradise" with herself. This beautifully-shot portrait doesn't shy away from the burdens of a young scarred woman, but it also celebrates her courage to live according to her own rules.

Directed by Karim Aïnouz - With João Miguel Serrano Leonelli, Flávio Bauraqui, Hermila Guedes, Marcélia Cartaxo, Cláudio Jaborandy

Brave Men's Blood(2014)

1h 36min | Crime, Thriller

2.5/5 (with 6 votes)

The head of the Reykjavík police department's internal affairs unit decides to use his investigation into a corrupt police lieutenant to take down a major criminal organization.

Directed by Olaf de Fleur - With Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Theódór Júlíusson, JJ Feild, ...

After the Fall(2014)

1h 49min | Crime, Drama

2.5/5 (with 16 votes)

Bill Scanlin loses his job and embarks on a life of crime. As Bill stays ahead of the law, he discovers that sometimes the only thing worse than getting caught is getting away with it.

Directed by Saar Klein - With Wes Bentley, Jason Isaacs, Vinessa Shaw, Haley Bennett, Sam Trammell, W. Earl Brown, ...

Towards Mathilde(2005)

1h 24min | Documentary

3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

The french choreographer Mathilde Monnier and her preparation for her next performance is the main focus of this documentary. The choreography's practices and the bodies, everything is registered in some sort of anthropological way by the filmmaker's camera.

The Other(2007)

1h 23min | Drama

2.3/5 (with 5 votes)

Arriving at a distant town, a businessman decides to take the identity of a passenger who died during the bus trip.

Directed by Ariel Rotter - With Julio Chávez, Inés Molina, Arturo Goetz, María Onetto, Osvaldo Bonet

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