Time Bandits (1981)
A fantasy movie starring Craig Warnock, David Rappaport and Kenny Baker
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras ... (more)
Coppelia
A music movie starring Michaela Deprince, Daniel Camargo and Vito Mazzeo
When everyone in town falls under the spell of charismatic cosmetic surgeon Doctor Coppelius, feisty Swan must act to save her sweetheart Franz, before his heart is used to spark life into Coppelia – the ‘perfect’ robot-woman the Doctor has created.
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The Legend of Timm Thaler or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017)
An adventure movie starring Arved Friese, Justus von Dohnányi and Axel Prahl
Timm Thyler is poor, but he laughs a lot and he looks so charming. One day, the world’s richest man makes the boy a dubious offer: if Timm agrees to sell him his laugh, he’ll win every bet he ever makes in the future.
The Boxtrolls (2014)
An animation movie starring Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Ben Kingsley and Elle Fanning
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
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The Audition
A drama starring Nina Hoss, Simon Abkarian and Ilja Monti
Anna teaches violin at a music school, her husband is an instrument-maker. They have a 10-year-old son, Jonas. At school, Anna champions young Alexander, in whom she alone sees great talent. She devotes much energy and attention preparing him for the next stage exam to prove she was right. Soon Anna devotes more time to him than to Jonas, bringing the two boys into rivalry ... (more)