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81) Catch .44
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When three friends are sent by their boss to intercept a drug deal at a remote diner, they think nothing of it, until a standoff ensues and the mystery of what brought them together slowly starts to unravel.
82) Poison
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This groundbreaking American Indie was the most fervently debated film of the 1990s and a trailblazing landmark of queer cinema. A work of immense visual invention, Haynes’ spectacular follow-up to his legendary "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story" is audacious, disturbing and thrillingly cinematic. A runaway theatrical hit and **Sundance Film Festival** Grand Jury Prize winner, which made national headlines and the network news when it was attacked...
83) France
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Léa Seydoux brilliantly holds the center of Bruno Dumont’s unexpected, unsettling new film, which starts out as a satire of the contemporary news media before steadily spiraling out into something richer and darker. Never one to shy away from provoking his viewers, Dumont (The Life of Jesus, NYFF35) casts Seydoux as France de Meurs, a seemingly unflappable superstar TV journalist whose career, homelife, and psychological stability are shaken after...
84) Summerland
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Alice is a reclusive writer, resigned to a solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern England while World War II rages across the channel. When she opens her front door one day to find she's to adopt a young London evacuee named Frank, she's resistant. It's not long, however, before the two realize they have more in common in their pasts than Alice had assumed. Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Tom Courtenay star in this intensely emotional...
85) A woman, a part
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Maggie Siff delivers a tour-de-force performance as Anna Baskin, an exhausted workaholic actress at a crossroads in her life. She abruptly extricates herself from a successful but mind-numbing TV role, returning to a life she left behind with ex-creative partners Kate and Isaac. A WOMAN, A PART examines the media’s portrayal of women, the nature of friendship and the difficulties of reckoning with change. Nominated for Best First Feature at the...
86) Putty Hill
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A beautifully realized portrait of a close-knit community on the outskirts of Baltimore, PUTTY HILL is the second feature from celebrated young filmmaker Matt Porterfield (*Sollers Point, I Used to Be Darker*). At a neighborhood karaoke bar, friends and family gather to remember a young man who passed away. Knowing little about his final days, they attempt to reconstruct his life. In the process, they offer a window onto their own lives, an evocative...
87) Firecrackers
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Lou and her best friend Chantal plan to get out of their isolated, run-down town and move to a city far, far away. When Chantal’s unstable and possessive ex violates her during a night of partying, the girls decide to exact their revenge on him through a night of vandalism and debauchery. The consequences of their actions are devastating, threatening the girls’ chances of ever leaving. The more Lou fights tooth-and-nail to save her friendship...
88) Looking for Eric
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Ever since his wife (Stephanie Bishop) left him, Eric Bishop's (Steve Evets) life has fallen apart. His two teen sons (Gerard Kearns, Stefan Gumbs) have little regard for him, his job at the post office is increasingly unfulfilling and he ends up in the hospital after a car crash. One night, he smokes marijuana and has a vision of his favorite Manchester United soccer player: Eric Cantona. With the help of his idol and his daughter (Lucy-Jo Hudson),...
89) Monday
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Follows the story of Mickey (Sebastian Stan) and Chloe (Denise Gough), two Americans in their mid-thirties living in Athens, who meet in the heat of summer one whirlwind weekend. When Chloe's time in Greece is drawing to a close, she decides to give up her high-flying job back home and explore whether one weekend's passion can stand the reality of the inevitable Monday.
90) Tyrannosaur
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TYRANNOSAUR follows the story of two lonely, damaged people brought together by circumstance. Joseph (Peter Mullan) is an unemployed widower, drinker, and a man crippled by his own volatile temperament and furious anger. Hannah (Olivia Colman) is a Christian worker at a charity shop, a respectable woman who appears wholesome and happy. When the pair is brought together, Hannah appears as Joseph’s potential savior, someone who can temper his fury...
91) Song of granite
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Born in a remote village on Ireland's west coast, Joe Heaney conquered the shyness of his youth to become one of his country's most revered traditional vocalists, as chronicled in this lyrical biopic. Official selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Film at the **Irish Film and Television Awards**. *"The film's monochromatic images are so beautiful they're almost as soul-nourishing as the transporting vocals and otherworldly reels...
93) A banquet
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Widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey (Jessica Alexander) experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs.
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On the night of the 2016 Presidential election, Cass, an L.A. club promoter, takes a thrilling and emotional journey with Frida, a Midwestern visitor. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams - while he pushes her to discover hers. Nominated for the Best of Next Award at the **Sundance Film Festival.** Nominated for Outstanding Independent Feature at the **Black Reel Awards.** "*A Boy. A Girl. A Dream may seem simple but every frame is a vibrant...
95) Shady Grove
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A young couple leave behind their party lifestyle and find tranquility in an isolated rental cabin only to realize they have checked into a sinister nightmare as the locals reveal the true reason for their solitude.
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A comedy about romance, grief, and sibling rivalry. A year after his brother Tom’s death, Jack (Duplass) is still struggling emotionally. When he makes a scene at a memorial party, Tom’s best friend Iris (Blunt) offers up her family cabin on an island in the Pacific Northwest so Jack can seek catharsis in solitude. Once there, however, he runs into Iris’ sister Hannah (Dewitt) who is reeling from the abrupt end of a seven-year relationship and...
97) Cashback
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When London art student Ben Willis goes through a painful breakup, he develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late-night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have their own means of dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour-shift. Ben imagines freezing time, which allows him to see the beauty of the everyday world and the people inside it - especially Sharon, the quiet checkout girl,...
98) Relaxer
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Doom and gloom are on the way. The Y2K apocalypse can't be stopped. Abbie's older brother issues him the ultimate challenge before it goes down: beat the infamous level 256 in Pac-Man and no getting up from the couch until he does so. Abbie’s survival story begins here; inside a rotting living room with no food or water, and a revolving door of friends and acquaintances. It’s THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL by way of SLACKER. Official Selection at the...
99) The falconer
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Two friends in Oman work together at the zoo, but after Tariq's sister has an arranged marriage which results in her being abused, he plans to steal animals and sell them on the black market in order to give her money to escape. When the white, wealthy, Cai figures out what's happening, it strains the friendship as the two young men are forced to face the differences in their lives and situations.
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North Carolina tobacco farmers Jesse and Tracy Ledbetter are mourning the death of their father. Soon, the unexpected arrival of three mysterious men sets in motion a series of events that will change their lives forever. Featuring a powerful performance by Oscar-nominee Amy Ryan (*Gone Baby Gone, The Wire*). Winner of Best Screenplay for a U.S. Narrative Feature and nominated for Best U.S. Narrative Feature at the **Tribeca Film Festival**. *"The...
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