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romance
the notebook
nick cassavetes / 2004
An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
red, white & royal blue
matthew lópez / 2023
After an altercation between Alex, the president's son, and Britain's Prince Henry at a royal event becomes tabloid fodder, their long-running feud now threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations. When the rivals are forced into a staged truce, their icy relationship begins to thaw and the friction between them sparks something deeper than they ever expected.
the last song
julie anne robinson / 2010
A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.
warm bodies
jonathan levine / 2013
After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.
life as we know it
greg berlanti / 2010
After a disastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they have in common is a dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling careers and social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof.
dirty dancing
emile ardolino / 1987
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
titanic
james cameron / 1997
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.
me before you
thea sharrock / 2016
A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways neither of them could begin to imagine.
notting hill
roger michell / 1999
London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.
50 first dates
peter segal / 2004
Henry is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy, a girl with a quirky problem when it comes to total recall, he realizes it's possible to fall in love all over again…and again, and again. That's because the delightful Lucy has no short-term memory, so Henry must woo her day after day until he finally sweeps her off her feet.
the proposal
anne fletcher / 2009
When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.
the ugly truth
robert luketic / 2009
A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.
a walk to remember
adam shankman / 2002
When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.
love, rosie
christian ditter / 2014
Since the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send their lives in completely different directions. As each navigates the complexities of life, love, and everything in between, they always find their way back to each other - but is it just friendship, or something more?
horror/thriller
lights out
david f. sandberg / 2016
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
it
andy muschietti / 2017
Remake del clásico de Stephen King en el que un payaso aterroriza a los niños de un vecindario. En un pequeño pueblo de Maine, siete niños conocidos como el Club de los Perdedores se encuentran cara a cara con problemas de la vida, matones y un monstruo que toma la forma de un payaso llamado Pennywise.
smile 2
parker finn / 2024
About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.
orphan
jaume collet-serra / 2009
After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.
the conjuring: last rites
michael chaves / 2025
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
the conjuring: the devil made me do it
michael chaves / 2021
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
the conjuring 2
james wan / 2016
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
the nun
corin hardy / 2018
A priest with a dark past and a novice nearing her final vows are sent by the Vatican to Romania to investigate a nun's death and face a demonic force.
truth or dare
jeff wadlow / 2018
A harmless game of "Truth or Dare" among friends turns deadly when someone—or something—begins to punish those who tell a lie—or refuse the dare.
the conjuring
james wan / 2013
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
smile
parker finn / 2022
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
talk to me
danny philippou / 2023
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
as above, so below
john erick dowdle / 2014
When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones that lies beneath the streets of Paris, they embark on a journey into madness and terror.
nope
jordan peele / 2022
Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.
get out
jordan peele / 2017
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
us
jordan peele / 2019
Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.
the strangers: prey at night
johannes roberts / 2018
A family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked killers pay them a visit to test the family's every limit as they struggle to survive.
don’t breathe
fede àlvarez / 2016
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
midsommar
ari aster / 2019
Una pareja estadounidense que no está pasando por su mejor momento acude con unos amigos a un festival de verano que se celebra cada noventa años en una aldea remota de Suecia. Lo que comienza como unas vacaciones de ensueño en un lugar en el que el sol no se pone nunca, poco a poco se convierte en una oscura pesadilla cuando los misteriosos aldeanos les invitan a participar en sus perturbadoras actividades festivas.
hereditary
ari aster / 2018
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
action/scifi
lucy
luc besson / 2014
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
the darkest hour
chris gorak / 2011
In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.
battleship
peter berg / 2012
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.
battle: los angeles
jonathan liebesman / 2011
When once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat and an alien invasion force begins attacking Earths major costal and riverside cities, a U.S Marine staff sergeant and his team are sent into battle only to find they must take it upon themselves to defeat an unknown enemy and protect what remains of Los Angeles.
pearl harbor
michael bay / 2001
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
the covenant
guy ritchie / 2023
During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.
baby driver
edgar wright / 2017
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
extraction
sam hargrave / 2020
A hardened gun-for-hire's latest mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he's sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord's kidnapped son.
gunpowder milkshake
navot papushado / 2021
To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen.
what happened to monday
tommy wirkola / 2017
In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.
bright
david ayer / 2017
In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
the ministry of ungentlemanly warfare
guy ritchie / 2024
Ambientato durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, l'esercito britannico incarica un gruppo di soldati competenti di svolgere una missione contro le forze naziste dietro le linee nemiche... Una storia vera su un'organizzazione segreta britannica della Seconda Guerra Mondiale; il dirigente delle operazioni speciali. Fondata da Winston Churchill, la loro guerra irregolare contro i tedeschi contribuì a cambiare il corso della guerra e diede vita a moderne operazioni nere.
comedy
white chicks
keenen ivory wayans / 2004
Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from black men into rich white women.
the devil wears prada
david frankel / 2006
Andy moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss is extremely demanding, cruel and won't let her succeed if she doesn't fit into the high class elegant look of their magazine.
legally blonde
robert luketic / 2001
Elle Woods es una rubia auténtica, además de muy popular, buena estudiante, presidenta de su hermandad y Miss Junio en el calendario de la Universidad. Ha disfrutado de una vida maravillosa y está enamorada de Warner Huntington III. Pero todo se derrumba cuando su novio decide romper con ella debido a que es demasiado rubia y no lo suficientemente formal para su futura carrera en el mundo de la política. Decidida a salir adelante, Elle se matricula en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Harvard, asumiendo un reto aún mayor de lo que esperaba.
musicals
tick, tick... boom!
lin-manuel miranda / 2021
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
moulin rouge!
baz luhrmann / 2001
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
the greatest showman
michael gracey / 2017
The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
the phantom of the opera
joel schumacher / 2004
A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.
mamma mia!
phyllida lloyd / 2008
A spirited young bride-to-be living with her single mother on a small Greek island secretly invites three of her mother's ex-boyfriends in hope of finding her biological father to walk her down the aisle.
wicked
jon m. chu / 2024
In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
hairspray
adam shankman / 2007
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
more
127 hours
danny boyle / 2010
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
a quiet place: day one
michael sarnoski / 2024
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.
a quiet place part ii
john krasinski / 2021
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
a quiet place
john krasinski / 2018
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
#alive
cho il / 2020
韓国ソウル近郊で突然謎のウイルスが発生し、感染した人々はゾンビと化して次々と市民に襲いかかる。ゲームオタクの青年オ・ジュヌ(ユ・アイン)は、いつも通り学校に行かずにオンラインゲームを楽しんでいたが、彼がマンションから外をのぞくと、一帯はすでに混乱を極めており、パニックに陥った人々はただ逃げ惑っていた。
world war z
marc forster / 2013
train to busan
yeon sang-ho / 2016
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
jennifer’s body
karyn kusama / 2009
Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader takes evil to a whole new level after she's possessed by a sinister demon. Now it's up to her best friend to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late.
black swan
darren aronofsky / 2010
The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.
edward scissorhands
tim burton / 1990
Behind the scenes of Edward Scissorhands
the boy in the striped pyjamas
mark herman / 2008
When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.
the breakfast club
john hughes / 1985
Cinco estudiantes de distinta educación, formación y gustos son castigados a pasar un sábado en el instituto en el que estudian. Pronto las desavenencias entre ellos aparecen, especialmente cuando el director que les vigila se ausenta del aula... Comedia juvenil de culto de los años ochenta.
breakfast at tiffany’s
blake edwards / 1961
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.
hidden figures
theodore melfi / 2016
Ano 1961, em plena Guerra Fria, Estados Unidos e União Soviética disputam a supremacia na corrida espacial ao mesmo tempo em que a sociedade norte-americana lida com uma profunda cisão racial, entre brancos e negros. Tal situação é refletida também na NASA, onde um grupo de funcionárias negras é obrigada a trabalhar a parte. É lá que estão Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn e Mary Jackson, grandes amigas que, além de provar sua competência dia após dia, precisam lidar com o preconceito arraigado para que consigam ascender na hierarquia da NASA.
everything everywhere all at once
daniel scheinert / 2022
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
anora
sean baker / 2024
A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.
