The Gambler (2014)
A thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman and Brie Larson
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark ... (more)
Out of the Furnace (2013)
A thriller starring Christian Bale, Zoe Saldaña and Woody Harrelson
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.
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Europe
A drama starring Rhim Ibrir, Thierry Cantin and Didier Cuillierier
The "Europe" bus stop is located on an arterial road in the French town of Chatellerault in a small banlieue. A few blocks, a brasserie, a kebab store and a bus that shuttles between the hospital and the forest, a recreational area just outside the city. This is where Zohra Hamadi, 32, lives, her summer beginning with the end of a long history of illness ... (more)
Saf (2019)
A drama starring Erol Afsin and Saadet Işıl Aksoy
Turkish director Ali Vatansever weighs the human cost of politically motivated urban renewal in his achingly resonant second feature, about a young couple forced to compromise their ideals and work for the very industry encroaching on their Istanbul neighbourhood, in order to keep up with the rent.
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Stand Up! Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places (2021)
A comedy movie
Charlie Schwarzer's great career in comedy just won't take off as planned. On top of it all the love of his life, Emilie separates from him and is involved in a car accident. But does this mean 'game over' for Charlie? The answer is: no. His motto is "Stand Up!"
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Gender Crisis
A drama
There is a strong man living in the city. He is fast, beautiful and sought after. Everyone wants to be close to him. But in a thoughtless moment he tells a little too much. For his strength lies in his hair, which must not be cut. Suddenly something happens in the city. People seem to have deciphered his secret and are now hunting him down ... (more)