Cinematic Era: 2024 Vintage

On a disastrous date, Olivia’s attempt to escape takes an unexpected turn, pulling her into a surreal nightmare of elastic waistbands and absurd transformations. Pants Labyrinth blends dark fantasy with surreal comedy, reimagining the epic stakes of Pan’s Labyrinth through the ridiculous lens of bad dates and oversized underwear. Blending DIY filmmaking with absurdist humour, this short film is a playful and unsettling dive into the strange, the unexpected, and the uncomfortably familiar.

Julia, a lonely and ostracized teenager, is coming to terms with the disappearance of her best friend when she discovers a mysterious social media account called 'The Family'.

Boney, a carefree man finds his life turned upside down after marriage when hes forced to deal with the restless spirit of his obsessive-compulsive mother-in-law.

Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is a feature-length documentary film about the making of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. It is only included with purchases of the film in 4K UHD or on Blu-ray.

"Dutch II" seamlessly continues the success of its predecessor, "Dutch" (2020), delving into the complex underworld of crime and redemption. The film follows an ambitious heroin dealer with sights set on becoming the East Coast's most feared drug lord while simultaneously battling a high-profile court case.

Freddy Palmer escapes a government experimental facility where a group of mercenary soldiers must track him down. Little do they know Freddy Palmer has a serious axe to grind.

A reimagining of the 1985 comedic classic Brewster’s Millions starring the late Richard Pryor that follows Morgan Brewster (China McClain) as she embarks on a unique and challenging journey of delightful chaos to inherit her uncle Montgomery’s fortune before Christmas. Along the way, she discovers the true meaning of love, faith, and family through the act of giving rather than receiving.

After a man-made disaster decimates an evergreen island, a stranded 11-year-old girl must find the tenacity to leave behind her home with the help of an unlikely ocean friend.

Follows a father who seeks a fresh start with his son after the loss of his wife, and purchased a storage unit facility sight unseen, but secrets buried behind the metal doors become a parent's worst nightmare.

Socorro is a lawyer obsessed with finding the soldier who killed her brother during the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre. When she receives a crucial clue about the soldier’s whereabouts fifty years after her brother’s death, Socorro embarks on a reckless mission for revenge.

A young doctor’s dream job with a top cosmetic surgeon becomes a nightmare when she fears that he may secretly be murdering his patients.

A family decides to visit their clan God to cure their daughter, thought to be possessed because she is in love with a man from a different caste. The journey, accompanied by her betrothed, unveils tensions between tradition and personal freedom, exposing her silent rebellion.

The protagonist visits Uji and tours the town, which has been shaped by the accumulation of history and culture from various eras, including the Heian period.

After her friend's mysterious death, a teen discovers her mom isn't who she says she is and has a deadly past. Now it's a race against time to solve her friend's murder before she's next.

Two tales of migration. In the first, after a tailings dam disaster floods her hometown, rural worker Joana (55) moves to São Paulo to find her sister Tania, who lives with her grandson Jaime. Joana enters the universe of insecurity, replying to an application for house cleaning. She bonds with her colleagues, and their struggle for better conditions gives Joana’s life a new meaning. Her relationship with young Jaime brings back old memories. In the second part, after the death of her estranged father, Flavia (32) moves to her farm with her wife Mara. The couple suffer a shock of reality when facing the harshness of rural life. The contact with the abandoned house reveals to Flavia unknown aspects of her father. She begins to suspect that there is something supernatural in the woods.

Taylor Pherry is given a mission from God Himself: to tell his family's stories and inspire his community. What he doesn't know is that the Devil has plans of his own.

Look out for the Karate Girl! Injustice has reigned over the quiet town of Shek O in Hong Kong. Chu Po is a young masked vigilante out to help those in need and kick a baddie’s ass. Just as her social-media popularity increases, so do her frequent injuries, as she learns that her beginner’s skills may be no match for those of more experienced fighters. Fate draws her to a local church infested with illicit drug-dealing activities. She soon realizes her connection to that church is more personal than expected as there’s a link to her family’s past. Should she simply stay in the shadows and pray for a miracle, or put her karate chops to good use?

Building her hour-long set around a 16,000-word note kept over time on her phone, Rose Matafeo leans into her insightful and self-deprecating humor to share candid takes on relationships – from dating in her 20s vs. 30s to supporting friends through breakups and the stark differences between herself and her parents at the same age.

LIANG HUAN is a young man with a Chinese mother and a Spanish father who grew up in the suburbs of Barcelona. He makes a living giving as a kung fu teacher and dealing with his neighborhood friends: PARDALES, a thief by profession who is like a cat with nine lives, and TRACAS, a drug dealer who is dim-witted, but with a big heart. Liang's great love is PEI LAN, a beautiful and mysterious student who attends his classes. What LIANG doesn't know is that Pei Lan is the daughter of SOONG, head of the Chinese mafia in Barcelona, whom she hopes to succeed one day. In order to get Pardales out of his regular prison visits, Liang acts as a confidant of MONTSE GELABERT, a police inspector who is after the Chinese mafia for having killed her family years ago.

Haru, a bookstore clerk, talks to Yukiko pretending to ask for directions. Haru has detected deep sorrow on Yukiko's face. Meanwhile, Haru has been spending days following Tsuyoshi discretely and checking his expressions.

Entrapped by a fractured mental state, A heartbroken young woman is greeted by the presence of something sinister in her mirror. Encased desires and the sickly sweetness of apples are enough to unearth her.

Set in the Republic of China era, the film follows Zhang Haike and Zhang Nian as they embark on a perilous adventure in the mountains. Their quest for an ancient silk manuscript leads them deep into the treacherous Gu Luo Cave, where they must navigate the darkness and face numerous challenges.

Amid drought and famine in Cupang, young Elsa claims to have seen the Virgin Mary and subsequently been blessed with the ability to heal the sick. As people flock to witness her powers, the village becomes consumed by faith, prosperity, greed, and deceit. Is Elsa truly a symbol of hope in a world desperate for salvation?

The film's events revolve around a group of outlaw friends who engage in criminal and suspicious activities, but it leads them to major crises with dangerous consequences.

After the tragic loss of his mother, 10-year-old Antoine tries to understand the meaning of grief that fell upon his family. Through memories and remnants she left behind, Antoine gets closer to his mother.

In Spring 2020 when five students and two faculty members from the Mid Ulster College of Art go missing in a forest on the north coast of Ireland. What happened on the day they disappeared has remained a mystery - until now.

A woman is grappling the disappearance of her husband after he enlists in a scientific experiment. A year later he is back, but she learns he's from a parallel dimension.

Percy discovers a child's letter to Santa Claus forgotten at the bottom of his mail van on Christmas Eve, but he is determined to make things right, even if that means tracking down Mr. Claus himself! With help from Thomas and his friends, Percy travels through dazzling parades, sweet-smelling gingerbread bakes, and snowflake flurries on a quest to deliver the letter to Santa and make a child’s Christmas Wish come true.

Amidst harsh winter conditions, Patagonia Park Argentina’s rewilding team works to dismantle deadly fences – enabling guanacos to continue their ancestral migrations unimpeded. This effort is part of their remarkable mission to restore the Patagonian steppe. This short wildlife documentary is a journey into the heart of Patagonia Park, Argentina, where the spectacle of winter migrations unfolds against the backdrop of ongoing rewilding efforts.

The Le Mans race in 1955 made history through tragedy when more than 80 spectators were killed. Uncover the story of the crash that took the lives of so many and, to this day, looms over the world of motorsports.

Gi-eun and Gi-un take painkillers because of the spinal problems. They sleep day and night due to the side effects. In dreams, they meet other 'Gi-' characters and experience strange lives. Gi-young is an action star in B-movies. Gi-sook is an elementary school teacher. And other Gi-s who is a painter, truck driver, dancer, and a dentist etc... After all, she/he meets their “real“ self in their deepest dream.

Set in Kochi right before the pandemic, micro-celebrity and boy genius Gabriel finds himself in the midst of an ugly rumor as he deals with small people with big city ideas.

Kiyosumi is a live in manger of an apartment building. He spends most of his time composing & playing music in his apartment. He doesn’t relate well with people and his life is simple. One day, Ushio who lives upstairs from him, greets him. She tells him that she broke up with her boyfriend and she listens to his music every day. Ushio then posts online a video of Kiyoshumi playing his music. Since then, Kiyosumi faces a big change in his life.

A man forms an unlikely friendship with a wild otter while living in the remote Shetland Islands.

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A star-studded retrospective reunites the lead cast for the first time since 2016 to rampage down memory lane revealing how the show was made, pay tribute to much-missed castmember June Whitfield, and celebrate its ground-breaking influence on female comedy.

Fifty years after The Wicker Man (1973), director Robin Hardy’s lost papers resurface, prompting his sons Justin and Dominic to explore the legacy of the cult classic—and their father. For Justin, the film represents personal loss; for Dominic, a distant cultural phenomenon. Together, they uncover the truth behind Robin’s role in the film and confront the complexities of independent filmmaking, family, and myth.

Babli, a chubby straight-spoken, prideful, sweet girl is escorted by Abhirup Sen, a handsome, soft-spoken, humble guy on her journey from Imphal to Dimapur. At Kolkata airport, Babli meets her school friend Jhuma Bose, a smart and attractive air hostess who has fallen for Abhirup. Will Babli and Abhi ever get together?

Jiayi (Tong Liya), who grew up in an orphanage, has not been buried by life, but instead has a natural strength to not give up and has become a stubborn seed. She recognizes Curly Hair (Huang Minghao), who also grew up in the orphanage, as her younger brother, and the two support each other along the way. A chance encounter awakens in her a mother's love and a new desire for life. For the sake of her own nature and rights, she must bravely face everyone's doubts and difficulties, fight to the end, and go forward alone.

Jake, a high schooler on the autistic spectrum, feels disillusioned with the world. When he meets Alice, he begins to experience the world in other ways. Little does Jake know, Alice may have more in common with him than he could imagine.

Set in 1542, Marguerite de La Rocque was judged and labeled by the French aristocracy as a snob, but after she is stranded on The Isle of Demons, Marguerite breaks free of the stereotypes that have defined her. Based on a real woman who became a legend.

The family film tells about the touching friendship of a girl and a horse.

An Idukki jeep driver attracts the ire of the head of a shady criminal syndicate after his friends uncover a large-scale financial scam.

Anne inherits a family demon after her mother's death. Now inside Anne, it grows stronger. Desperate, she attempts self-exorcism in a motel room, fighting to save herself and her son from becoming the demon's next victim.

Jane Da Silva and Detective John fight for justice as they race against time to prove the innocence of a wrongly imprisoned teenager.

Simon (Michael J. Vogelsang) and Fred (Evan Jacobs) are back! This time there's no holiday event to travel to together. Simon has made some poor choices with his money and he needs Fred, of all people, to bail him out!

After a whirlwind couple of years, Ali Wong returns to the stage to dish on the highs, lows and surprises of dating post-divorce.

In confrontational conversations with his wife and his lover, a middle-aged Indian policeman opens up about his work as a 'sacrificial assistant', a state-designated agent tasked with extra-judicial killings of Muslim men. Elsewhere in the city, Lord Krishna and the prince Arjuna enact a dialogue from the Bhagavad Gita. Paralysed into inaction during battle by human considerations, Arjuna seeks the counsel of Krishna, who instructs him on the moral duty of a warrior.

On an ordinary day, Alana is the last girl chosen in her PE class. In the afternoon, she goes to the house of a distant classmate, with no intention of making friends. While they build a model, smoke and even kiss, Alana observes the family up close and finally comes face to face with Clarissa.

Newly married couple, Greg and Joy Lawson, move into their home in the suburbs and are warmly welcomed by their neighbors, one of whom, Becky, takes a dangerous interest in Greg. While Joy is away, they spend an intimate moment together, orchestrated by Becky, and then they agree to keep their distance. But she inserts herself into every aspect of his life, wreaking havoc on his marriage and potential job until the final explosive confrontation.

Set in a society devastated by a virus, it depicts the process of the hero overcoming various events and emotions that occur to him.

Goddess of Oblivion Meng Po manages the underworld and takes care of daily affairs. God of Love Yue Lao in the heaven is in charge of marriage and wedding affairs. One red and one white, they were originally unrelated mythological characters, but they are inextricably linked. The movie "The Origin of the Legend of Meng Po" takes fate and mythical love as its themes, and deeply explores the past and present lives of Meng Po and Yue Lao, two mythical figures with extremely high public recognition and conflicting functions.

The life of Bruce Springsteen has been told many times, from the angle of the adored rock star, American icon.

An old-money family gathers at their estate to celebrate the matriarch’s birthday—but their real intention is to send her off to a nursing home and begin scheming over her inheritance.

After a famous actress is murdered, an unreliable detective and a group of suspects are kidnapped and locked inside a theater. Forced to solve the case within four hours by a masked captor, the detective must uncover the truth as secrets, lies, and hidden motives come to light.

In the year 20XX, mysterious meteors bombard the Earth and usher in an age of horrific beasts known as 'ANOROC', hunting and killing humans for their life force. The Earth has one last defender against them; her name is 'LION-GIRL'.

It's back-to-school time at Saint-Potache. This year, Ducobu has an ingenious idea: take a year off to save the planet - and above all, ditch school! But Mr. Latouche has no intention of letting him off the hook so easily!

After Phyllis discovers that her daughter Cecilia can read, she’s torn between abiding to her slave owner’s commands or encouraging her daughter that reading is a pathway to their freedom.

In a not so distant future where lifespan extension has become a priority following the spread of a mysterious virus, a privileged man looks back upon his life as he is facing a dilemma: should he live if it means taking someone else's life?