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Encanto(2021)

PG
| 1h 39min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
3.8/5 (with 4,383 votes)

The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

Directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith

Hereditary(2018)

R
| 2h 7min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 3,238 votes)

When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.

Directed by Ari Aster - With Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, Milly Shapiro
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Little Bone Lodge(2023)

1h 33min | Horror, Crime, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 106 votes)

During a stormy night in the Scottish Highlands, two criminal brothers on the run seek refuge in a desolate farmhouse. But after taking the resident family captive, they find the house holds even darker secrets of its own.

Directed by Matthias Hoene

Rocco and His Brothers(1960)

NR
| 2h 58min | Crime, Drama
4.0/5 (with 235 votes)

When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.

Directed by Luchino Visconti - With Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Katina Paxinou, Alessandra Panaro, Spiros Focás, ...
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The Elephant Queen(2019)

PG
| 1h 36min | Documentary, Kids & Family
3.8/5 (with 27 votes)

Join Athena, the majestic matriarch, as she leads her elephant herd across an unforgiving African landscape.

The Northlander(2016)

1h 38min | Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
2.5/5 (with 11 votes)

In the year 2961, the time is after humanity and nature has recovered the land. A hunter named Cygnus is called to rise above his duty. He provides for Last Arc, a once nomadic band of survivors in need of food and water that is now growing scarce. The answer must be found before a group of outlandish Heretics descend upon them. Cygnus must voyage across the treacherous landscape to defend his people. Sent by Nova, the matriarch of the band, she acts based on her vision for Cygnus to find a seed of hope. The future of Last Arc is for him to discover, Cygnus ventures into a hostile landscape in search of an answer for his people. On this journey of encountering many traps and dangers, Cygnus discovers what has been hunting him is his identity.

Directed by Benjamin Ross Hayden - With Corey Sevier

Mr. & Mrs. '55(1955)

G
| 2h 37min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

A young, naive heiress is forced into a 'marriage of convenience' with an unemployed cartoonist in an attempt to save her millions - a move orchestrated by the scheming aunt.

Directed by Guru Dutt - With Guru Dutt, Madhubala, Lalita Pawar, Johnny Walker

Vassa(1983)

2h 18min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 5 votes)

Screen adaptation of the play by Maxim Gorky "Vassa Zheleznova". Saga of the death of a merchant family. For many years, Vassa Zheleznova has been leading the family business and, despite the inconspicuous children, her dissolute husband, alcoholic brother, and revolutionary daughter-in-law, is trying to maintain at least the appearance of a normal family... 1913 is coming, and everything that was dedicated to her life is wrecked.

Directed by Gleb Panfilov - With Inna Churikova

Piccolo mondo antico(1941)

1h 46min | Drama, Romance / Love, History
3.4/5 (with 8 votes)

Franco, a young man of noble descent, marries Luisa, daughter of a humble clerk, against his grandmother's will.

Directed by Mario Soldati - With Alida Valli, Massimo Serato, Ada Dondini, Annibale Betrone, Mariù Pascoli, Enzo Biliotti, ...

Last Summer in the Hamptons(1995)

R
| 1h 48min | Comedy, Drama
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Helena Mora, the head of an eccentric theatrical family, has decided to sell her large estate in the Hamptons because of her recent money troubles. Before she completes the sale, she wants to have one last gathering of family and friends, with dramatic performances. Bringing everyone together, though, creates rivalries and tension, especially for Oona, a temperamental but successful movie actress who seeks the approval of her creative peers.

Directed by Henry Jaglom - With Victoria Foyt
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Double Door(1934)

NR
| 1h 15min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 4 votes)

A domineering money-bags whose suppressed incestuous urges go into overdrive when her half-brother brings a new bride home to the family’s gloomy Fifth Avenue mansion. The title refers to a secret soundproofed chamber that the villainess uses to entrap her enemies.

Directed by Charles Vidor - With Evelyn Venable

Neither Man nor Beast(2013)

23min | Drama

The lives of a matriarch, her two sons, and her niece are never the same again as they come to terms with an indiscretion in the family. A pivotal decision is made and a downward spiral ensues wherein the outcome can be no less than earth-shattering.

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Entitled(2018)

4min | Fantasy

In a reimagining of a first-generation immigrant's experience, this short film follows the director's mother moving from Nigeria to Peckham.