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Oppenheimer(2023)

R
| 3h | Drama, History
4.1/5 (with 2,359 votes)

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Directed by Christopher Nolan - With Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, ...

Big Hero 6(2014)

PG
| 1h 42min | Adventure, Kids & Family, Animation, Action, Comedy
3.9/5 (with 7,213 votes)

A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

Directed by Chris Williams, Don Hall
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Sicario(2015)

R
| 2h 2min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 3,843 votes)

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve - With Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya, ...
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Transcendence(2014)

PG-13
| 1h 59min | Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama, Mystery
3.0/5 (with 2,569 votes)

Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

Directed by Wally Pfister - With Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Clifton Collins, ...
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Crimson Tide(1995)

R
| 1h 56min | Thriller, Drama, Action
3.6/5 (with 764 votes)

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship ableto stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsay insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.

Directed by Tony Scott - With Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Matt Craven, George Dzundza, Viggo Mortensen, James Gandolfini, ...
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7 Prisoners(2021)

1h 33min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 149 votes)

An impoverished teen seeking to escape the clutches of a human trafficker must weigh living up to his moral code against his struggle to survive.

Directed by Alex Moratto - With Christian Malheiros, Rodrigo Santoro, Cecília Homem de Mello
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Boy A(2007)

R
| 1h 42min | Crime, Drama
3.6/5 (with 194 votes)

Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge (Andrew Garfield) finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worker Michelle (Katie Lyons). While out on the road one day, the young Englishman notices a distressed child, and, after reuniting the girl with her family, becomes a local celebrity. But, when a local newspaper unearths his past, Jack must cope with the anger of citizens who fear for the safety of their children.

Directed by John Crowley - With Andrew Garfield, Katie Lyons, Peter Mullan, Shaun Evans, Jeremy Swift, Siobhan Finneran, ...
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You Don't Know Jack(2010)

R
| 2h 14min | Drama, TV Movie
3.6/5 (with 166 votes)

Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.

Directed by Barry Levinson - With Susan Sarandon

While at War(2019)

1h 48min | Drama, History, War
3.6/5 (with 124 votes)

Salamanca, Spain, 1936. In the early days of the military rebellion that began the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), writer Miguel de Unamuno supports the uprising in the hope that the prevailing political chaos will end. But when the confrontation becomes bloody, Unamuno must question his initial position.

Directed by Alejandro Amenábar - With Karra Elejalde, Eduard Fernández, Santi Prego, Tito Valverde, Nathalie Poza, Patricia López Arnaiz, ...

Attack(1956)

1h 47min | Drama, War
3.4/5 (with 53 votes)

Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a strategic area, has serious doubts about Captain Cooney's leadership ability.

Directed by Robert Aldrich - With Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, William Smithers, Robert Strauss, Buddy Ebsen, ...
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The Manxman(1929)

1h 23min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.0/5 (with 28 votes)

A fisherman and a rising lawyer who grew up together as brothers fall in love with the same woman.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock - With Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen, Anny Ondra
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Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals(2019)

52min | Documentary, Animation, History
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

September 1st, 1939. Nazi Germany invades Poland. The campaign is fast, cruel and ruthless. In these circumstances, how is it that ordinary German soldiers suddenly became vicious killers, terrorizing the local population? Did everyone turn into something worse than wild animals? The true story of the first World War II offensive that marks in the history of infamy the beginning of a carnage and a historical tragedy.

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Pereira Declares(1995)

NR
| 1h 44min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 35 votes)

Lisbon, 1938. Mr. Pereira is the editor of the culture section of an evening paper. Although fascism is on the rise in Europe, like in nearby civil war Spain or even inside Portugal itself in the form of Salazar's regime, Pereira only concerns himself with writing bios and translating French novels. Things change after he hires a young writer as his assistant, getting to know also his girlfriend – both opponents to the regime – and reluctantly helps them when they begin to get in trouble for subversive activities. Eventually, he's forced to take a stand...

Directed by Roberto Faenza - With Marcello Mastroianni, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniel Auteuil, Nicoletta Braschi, Stefano Dionisi, Marthe Keller, ...

Side Effects(2005)

R
| 1h 30min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
2.9/5 (with 16 votes)

America! Built on a better pill. Karly Hert has spent the last ten years selling drugs. Legally, that is. Karly is a pharmaceutical sales representative. She sells pills to doctors. She makes lots of money. She has a company car. She has a nice fat expense account. But there's a growing pit in Karly's stomach. Something isn't right behind the scenes at big pharma. Based on the director's decade working directly for the industry.

Directed by Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau - With Katherine Heigl

B&B(2017)

1h 27min | Thriller
3.4/5 (with 27 votes)

Gay Londoners Marc and Fred plan for a weekend of mischief, baiting the Christian owner of a remote Christian B&B. Events take a deadly turn when another guest arrives, who they think might have something more sinister in mind.

Directed by Joe Ahearne

The Structure of Crystal(1969)

1h 14min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 19 votes)

Two talented physicists used to work together in the frontline of academy in scientific discovery. One of them, Jan, gave everything up and went to a small, snowy village, to become a metereologist. The other one, Marek, who had a famous scientific career, doesn't understand why Jan is wasting his potential living a simple life, and tries to get him back to the big city. Clash of two attitudes, characters, ideas about the meaning of existence.

Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi - With Barbara Wrzesińska, Daniel Olbrychski

Armand(2024)

Drama, Thriller

Armand, a 6-year-old boy, is accused of crossing boundaries against his best friend at elementary school. While no one knows what actually happened between the two boys, the incident triggers a series of events, forcing parents and school staff into a captivating battle of redemption where madness, desire and obsession arise.

Tama Tū(2004)

17min | War, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 5 votes)

Six Māori Battalion soldiers camped in Italian ruins wait for night to fall. In the silence, the bros-in-arms distract themselves with jokes. A tohu (sign) brings them back to reality, and they gather to say a karakia before returning to the fray. Director Taika Waititi describes the soldiers as young men with "a special bond, strengthened by their character, their culture and each other." Shot in the rubble of the old Wellington Hospital, Tama Tū won international acclaim. Invited to over 40 international festivals, its many awards included honourable mentions at Sundance and Berlin.

Directed by Taika Waititi

Beware of Children(2019)

2h 37min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 11 votes)

During a break in school 13 year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high profile right-wing politician.

Directed by Dag Johan Haugerud - With Henriette Steenstrup, Jan Gunnar Røise, Thorbjørn Harr

It's My Hobby(1974)

NR
| 10min

A high school student faces a moral dilemma, should he turn in a friend who is dealing pills.

Beyond(1970)

1h 17min | Drama
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Two stories - two truths are confronting. Former Partisan Miha is trying to tell a shocking story from the war times in the modern day disco club, where young people are having fun in a crazy rhythm of music with alcohol and drugs... Amongst the many issues this film explores are the following questions: Does the desire for pleasure and amusement always gain the upper hand against moral convictions and man's sense of responsibility and guilt? What things are worth sacrificing your life for? Are moral second thoughts and the search for the truth stronger than man's endless search for instant pleasure? Is the experience of war truly that which turns a boy into a man? And does love truly redeem death?

Directed by Jože Gale - With Ivica Vidović, Boris Cavazza

Winterzwiebeln im Sommer(2018)

14min | Drama

Behind the back of her father, a big tradesman of organic food, a young journalist investigates the farmers which supply him. And she discovers an unexpected secret.

Pretty Little Doggie(2010)

8min | Comedy

Sometimes the best results come from the worst intentions.

Right or Wrong? (Making Moral Decisions)(1951)

NR
| 11min | Kids & Family
1.2/5 (with 2 votes)

A group of young boys break some windows at a warehouse. The security guard recognizes one of them as a neighborhood boy, Harry. Harry is hauled into the police station and told things will go easier on him if he tells who his accomplices were. Harry must decide which is better, shouldering the blame for the entire incident or ratting out his friends.

Zarabanda(2021)

12min | Drama, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Coming from a discussion with his love partner, Alex acts on instinct and pursues his desires, ignoring the consequences of his decisions and the damage he can cause Romina. Alex becomes entangled in a confusing situation involving a sexual attraction to both a mysterious woman and an idealized version of Romina.