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Friday(1995)

R
| 1h 31min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 735 votes)

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

Boyhood(2014)

R
| 2h 45min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 2,341 votes)

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

The Brave One(2007)

R
| 2h 2min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 436 votes)

A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.

Vive L'Amour(1995)

1h 58min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 50 votes)

Three lonely young denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment: Mei, a real estate agent who uses it for her sexual affairs; Ah-jung, her current lover; and Hsiao-kang, who's stolen the key and uses the apartment as a retreat.

Zazie dans le Métro(1960)

1h 33min | Comedy, Fantasy
3.3/5 (with 68 votes)

A brash and precocious ten-year-old comes to Paris for a whirlwind weekend with her rakish uncle. He and the viewer get more than they bargained for, however, in this anarchic comedy that rides roughshod over the City of Light. Based on a popular novel by Raymond Queneau that had been considered unadaptable, the audacious Zazie dans le Métro, made with flair on the cusp of the French New Wave, is a bit of stream-of-consciousness slapstick, wall-to-wall with visual gags, editing tricks, and effects.

Faraway, So Close!(1993)

PG-13
| 2h 24min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 67 votes)

Damiel is now married to Marion, runs the pizzeria “Da Angelo” and the two have a child. The solitarily remaining angel Cassiel is more and more dissatisfied with his destiny as a mere observer of human life and finally decides to take the great leap. As Karl Engel he soon gets into a dubious milieu and finds himself as the assistant of the German American Baker, who makes his money with shady arms deals and sends films east in exchange for weapons. Cassiel’s adventure turns into a “thriller” when he decides to put a stop to Baker’s game.

Café Lumière(2004)

1h 43min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 21 votes)

Making her way through life by forming superficial relationships, Yoko keeps everyone at arm's length, whether it's her father and stepmother or Hajime, the owner of a small bookstore who could be the father of her unborn child. Yoko seems most at home when she's riding the train, speeding around the city with only her thoughts to entertain her.

Heavy Traffic(1973)

R
| 1h 16min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 25 votes)

An "underground" cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his artwork.

Adulthood(2008)

R
| 1h 39min | Crime, Drama
3.1/5 (with 57 votes)

After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.

Ok Jaanu(2017)

PG
| 2h 15min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 24 votes)

Adi and Tara move to Bombay to pursue their dreams. A chance meeting sparks off a heady, no strings attached romance until their careers pull them apart. Will ambition prevail over matters of the heart?

Directed by Shaad Ali - With Aditya Roy Kapur

City of Hope(1991)

2h 9min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 13 votes)

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.

The Human Scale(2012)

1h 23min | Documentary
3.2/5 (with 11 votes)

50 % of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050 this will increase to 80%. Life in a mega city is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face peak oil, climate change, loneliness and severe health issues due to our way of life. But why? The Danish architect and professor Jan Gehl has studied human behavior in cities through 40 years. He has documented how modern cities repel human interaction, and argues that we can build cities in a way, which takes human needs for inclusion and intimacy into account.

Directed by Andreas Dalsgaard - With Jan Gehl
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Nina(2004)

1h 25min | Drama, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 11 votes)

Psychological thriller larded with manga-like animations about the young, poor comic strip illustrator Nina, living with her mean landlady. She sinks further and further into a violent fantasy world.

Provvisorio, quasi d'amore(1988)

1h 33min | Drama, Comedy

Anthology of urban stories form seven Italian directors.

Directed by Bruno Bigoni, Kiko Stella, Enrico Ghezzi, Francesca Marciano, Roberta Mazzoni, Daniele Segre, ... - With Giuseppe Cederna, Irene Grazioli, Victor Cavallo, Carla Chiarelli

Acasă, My Home(2020)

1h 26min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 4 votes)

In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, nine children and their parents lived in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years – until they are chased out and forced to adapt to life in the big city.

Directed by Radu Ciorniciuc - With Valentin Enache

Mundhinam Paartheney(2010)

Sanjay wants a wife who is educated but traditional. Unfortunately, all his attempts to impress the two girls of his choice fail. Later, his colleague Anu enters his life.

Directed by Magizh Thirumeni

When Will You Get Married?(2015)

1h 55min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

Fed up with her parents pressuring her to get married, a hotel manager hires an actor to play her boyfriend—but he doesn't quite follow the script.

Melody of a Great City(1943)

1h 47min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 2 votes)

A young woman moves to Berlin to work as a press photographer.

Homeless(2022)

1h 23min | Drama, Kids & Family
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The young couple Han-gyeol and Go-woon are staying in a Sauna with their son Woo-rim. One day, Woo-rim gets badly hurt and to save hospital bills, Han-gyeol enters an empty house of the old lady he got to know while working on delivery. It’s a perfect home for the family but they can’t stay there forever. The sweet dream will end when the old lady comes back from trip….

The Beginning of Life 2: Outside(2020)

1h 32min | Documentary
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

Genuine connections between children and nature can revolutionize our future. But is this discovery still possible in the world's major urban centers? The new chapter of "The Beginning of Life" reveals the transformative power of this concept.

Nobody is Innocent(1986)

4.3/5 (with 1 vote)

"Kara", in an attempt to extinguish the fire that burns him and to flee from drugs and his own frustration, sets out on a train journey. On his trip he nostalgically recalls all kinds of scenes with his gang the "Punk Shits" in Ciudad Neza.

Tokyo Ride(2020)

1h 30min | Documentary
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Revisiting the genre of the road movie in a very diaristic and personal way, the film takes us on board architect Ryue Nishizawa’s vintage Alfa Romeo (Giulia) for a day long wandering in the streets of Tokyo.

Something in the Air(2011)

2.8/5 (with 2 votes)

When clairvoyant Pernille meets Journalist Daniel, who is on a mission to write an exposé about Fact & Fiction in the clairvoyant world, Daniel falls in love with her. And funnily enough, she hadn't seen it coming.

Little White Lie(2014)

1h 5min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 4 votes)

Lacey Schwartz grew up in a typical upper-middle-class Jewish household in Woodstock, NY, with loving parents and a strong sense of her Jewish identity - despite the open questions from those around her about how a white girl could have such dark skin. She believes her family's explanation that her looks were inherited from her dark-skinned Sicilian grandfather. But when her parents abruptly split, her gut starts to tell her something different. At age of 18, she finally confronts her mother and learns the truth: her biological father was not the man who raised her, but a black man named Rodney with whom her mother had had an affair.

Cutthroat Alley(2003)

1h 35min | Horror
2.2/5 (with 2 votes)

A mad serial killer is spreading terror throughout the 'hood, slitting people's throats and causing mass hysteria. A group of friends decides it's up to them to take on the maniac, even though they're risking their lives.

A Place of One's Own(2009)

1h 58min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

Moody, atmospheric ghost story starring Mason as a retired tradesman who purchases an old mansion that has been vacant for 40 years because it is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a young woman who had died there. Unaware of the mansion's reputation, Mason and his wife Mullen move in and hire a young woman, Lockwood, to keep house. Soon after Lockwood's arrival, strange things begin to happen in the household, and it becomes apparent that she is possessed by the spirit of the dead girl, though Mason scoffs at the idea. On death's door and bedridden, Lockwood asks for the same doctor who treated the woman who died 40 years ago. He arrives and treats her. The next morning Lockwood is cured, and it is revealed by the police that the doctor's dead body was found in his carriage hours before the time Mason claims he arrived to see Lockwood. Convinced that not only the ghost of the girl but that of the doctor as well entered his home, Mason finally believes in the supernatural.

Directed by Lou Yi-an

Marlene(2020)

1h 45min | Thriller, Horror, Drama

Marlene arrives in Berlin to begin a new life. She meets her upstairs neighbour Flo, seemingly a nice guy and starts a new job as a restorer. She finds new friends while simultaneously being drawn back into her past. But when Marlene finally realises how dangerous Flo really is, she is already wrapped up inside a game of life and death.

The Moon on the Graveyard(1973)

1h 39min | Drama

Back when urbanization was a new phenomenon, this film captured the aspirations desired by three young men from North Sumatera of Batak ethnicity. As the case with other regional area, people from the rural realm were convinced that their way of live is inadequate, so that they "need" to make it in the city, or bust. So Sabar, Tigor and Sahat went up and down their luck in order to find their desired "gold" in a strange land.

Directed by Asrul Sani - With Rachmat Hidayat, Mutiara Sani, Muni Cader

Ghost Town to Havana(2015)

1h 26min | Documentary

A rampant, street level story of mentorship and everyday heroism in tough circumstances. An inner city coach's son, estranged in his youth from his father, spends five years on ball fields in inner city Oakland and Havana, following the lives of two extraordinary youth baseball coaches, Roscoe in Oakland and Nicolas in Havana. The coaches meet on videotape and two years of red tape later, Coach Roscoe and nine Oakland players travel to Havana to play Coach Nicolas' team. For one week, the players and coaches eat, dance, swim, argue and play baseball together. But when the parent of an Oakland player is murdered back home, it brings back the inescapable reality and challenges of life in an American inner city.

The Whole Gritty City(2013)

1h 29min | Documentary, Music
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Young members of 3 New Orleans school marching bands grow up in America's most musical city, and one of its most dangerous. Their band directors get them ready to perform in the Mardi Gras parades, and teach them to succeed and to survive.

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