Movies to Watch
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Arco
Ugo Bienvenu · 2025
Arco, 12 years old, lives in a far future. During his first flight in his rainbow suit, he loses control and falls in the past. Iris, a little girl his age from 2075, saw him fall. She rescues him and tries by all means to send him back to his era.
Only Yesterday
Isao Takahata · 1991
In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.
Puparia
Shingo Tamagawa · 2021
Something is about to change drastically, and the only thing to do is to witness it.
The Stranger by the Shore
Akiyo Ohashi · 2020
Abandoned after coming out, Shun befriends Mio just before he has to move. Years later, Mio returns with a confession. How will Shun feel?
Drama
Leviticus
Adrian Chiarella · 2026
Two star-crossed teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most — each other.
In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-wai · 2000
In 1962 Hong Kong, neighbors Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan) and Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) discover their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time together, they develop feelings for each other, but their relationship remains chaste and unspoken, reflecting societal constraints and their own moral compass.
The Worst Person in the World
Joachim Trier · 2021
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
Drive My Car
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi · 2021
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
Sentimental Value
Joachim Trier · 2025
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father — and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Jacques Demy · 1964
Cherbourg, au mois de novembre 1957. Geneviève et sa mère tiennent un magasin de parapluies. La jeune fille est amoureuse de Guy, un jeune garagiste, au grand dam de sa maman qui préfèrerait la voir épouser Roland Cassard, un riche diamantaire. Appelé sous les drapeaux, Guy s'apprête à partir pour l'Algérie. La veille de son départ, Geneviève se donne à lui et lui jure de l'attendre. Mais les mois passent et les lettres du jeune soldat se font de plus en plus rares. Enceinte, désœuvrée, pressée par sa mère, Geneviève consent finalement, la mort dans l'âme, à épouser Roland. Dix-huit mois après son départ, Guy revient à Cherbourg, blessé à la jambe…
The Handmaiden
Park Chan-wook · 2016
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sookee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.
Urchin
Harris Dickinson · 2025
A young addict living on the streets of London is given a shot at redemption, but his road to recovery soon curdles into a strange odyssey from which he may never escape.
Maspalomas
Aitor Arregi · 2025
Maspalomas is named after the enclave located in the south of the island of Gran Canaria, famous for its sea of dunes next to its kilometres of beaches and a famous mecca for gay tourism, like Sitges and Mykonos. The film tells the story of Vicente, an elderly man who is openly homosexual and who, when he is admitted to an old people's home, decides to go back into the closet.
Given
Jess Bianchi · 2017
A young family leaves their home on Kauai. It is time to return to the itinerant path from which all things in their uncommon lives come; beginning and ending on a remote dot in the Pacific. They nomadically trace continents to places where waves meet their edges, envoys of aloha. It is what they will learn, what they bring others, what they will pass on to their children in the hyper-expanded classroom, the lab of direct being; a legacy passed from a father to his family.
The Brutalist
Brady Corbet · 2024
Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life. On his own in a strange new country, a wealthy industrialist recognizes his talent. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost...
Minari
Lee Isaac Chung · 2021
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.
Just Friends
Annemarie van de Mond · 2018
Joris is trying to come to terms with his broken family relationships on the 10th anniversary of his father’s death when he meets the free-spirited, Yad. Also dealing with family issues, Yad has returned home to The Netherlands after living on his own. Joris and Yad spark an instant connection and decide they want to be more than “just friends,” but fear their families could threaten their relationship.
City of God
Fernando Meirelles · 2002
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Y Tu Mamá También
Alfonso Cuarón · 2001
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
Young Hearts
Anthony Schatteman · 2024
Fourteen-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.
Anora
Sean Baker · 2024
Anora, 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 the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan · 2008
Após dois anos desde o surgimento do Batman, os criminosos de Gotham City têm muito o que temer. Com a ajuda do tenente James Gordon e do promotor público Harvey Dent, Batman luta contra o crime organizado. Acuados com o combate, os chefes do crime aceitam a proposta feita pelo Coringa e o contratam para combater o Homem-Morcego.
Beach Rats
Eliza Hittman · 2017
On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour hookup sites for older men.
Saltburn
Emerald Fennell · 2023
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
Radical
Christopher Zalla · 2023
In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries an unorthodox new method to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential... and perhaps even their genius.
Whiplash
Damien Chazelle · 2014
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Leave the World Behind
Sam Esmail · 2023
A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door.
All of Us Strangers
Andrew Haigh · 2023
One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.
Past Lives
Celine Song · 2023
La familia de Nora emigra a Canadá cuando ella tiene 10 años. Pierde el contacto con su amor de la infancia. Muchos años después, cuando Nora está estudiando teatro en Nueva York, se reencuentra con él online.
Perfect Days
Wim Wenders · 2023
Hirayama parece totalmente satisfecho con su sencilla vida de limpiador de retretes en Tokio. Fuera de su estructurada rutina diaria, disfruta de su pasión por la música y los libros. Le encantan los árboles y les hace fotos. Una serie de encuentros inesperados revelan poco a poco más de su pasado.
The Dreamers
Bernardo Bertolucci · 2003
París, 1968. Isabelle (Eva Green) y su hermano Theo (Louis Garrel), solos en la ciudad mientras sus padres están de viaje, invitan a su apartamento a Matthew (Michael Pitt), un joven estudiante americano, al que han conocido en un cine. Una vez en casa, establecen unas reglas para conocerse mutuamente, explorando emociones y erotismo a través de una serie de juegos extremadamente arriesgados.
Close
Lukas Dhont · 2022
Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school.
Manchester by the Sea
Kenneth Lonergan · 2016
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
Shutter Island
Martin Scorsese · 2010
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
Project Hail Mary
Phil Lord · 2026
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.
The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan · 2026
Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War, chronicling his encounters with mythical beings such as the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and the witch-goddess Circe, while attempting to reunite with his wife, Penelope.
Marty Supreme
Josh Safdie · 2025
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
Ciborg generation
Miguel Morillo
Documentary
American Symphony
Matthew Heineman · 2023
Musician Jon Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.
Thriller
Oldboy
Park Chan-wook · 2003
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
Die My Love
Lynne Ramsay · 2025
A woman living in a remote rural area is driven to the brink of insanity by marriage and motherhood.
As the Gods Will
Takashi Miike · 2014
High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. Suddenly, he and his classmates are forced to play deadly children's games and facing terrifying creatures from a talking Daruma doll to a sharp-clawed lucky cat.
The Platform
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia · 2019
Uma laje com comida desce do topo de uma estrutura. Os de cima comem que se desunham, enquanto os de baixo estão famintos e desesperados. E sopram ventos de revolta.
Comedy
Bonus Track
Julia Jackman · 2024
George, a 16-year-old who believes he is a future star musician, can't believe his luck when the son of a famous duo takes an interest in his music. This new arrival helps him rehearse for a talent show and leads both boys to learn from each other and grow closer.
My Old Ass
Megan Park · 2024
An 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. But when Elliott’s "old ass" starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn't do, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what's becoming a transformative summer.
Send Help
Sam Raimi · 2026
Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.
Babylon
Damien Chazelle · 2022
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.
