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Actors : J.K. Simmons, Nicole Kidman, Nina Arianda, Javier Bardem,
Directors : Aaron Sorkin,

Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

Actors : Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Johnny Knoxville, Alex Pettyfer,
Directors : Liza Johnson,

The untold true story behind the meeting between Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n Roll, and President Richard Nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives.

Actors : Andrea Riseborough, Claire Foy, Toby Jones, Benedict Cumberbatch,
Directors : Will Sharpe,

English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings that seemed to reflect his declining sanity.

Actors : Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Lulu Wilson, Timothy Hutton, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Kiera Armstrong,
Directors : Julie Taymor,

The story of feminist icon Gloria Steinem's itinerant childhood and its influence on her life as a writer, activist and organizer for women's rights worldwide.

Actors : Karel Hermánek Jr., Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Brian Caspe,
Directors : Sean Ellis,

Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler.

Actors : Tom Welling, Zac Efron, Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Giamatti,
Directors : Peter Landesman,

A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Actors : David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Damon Gameau, Grant Page,
Directors : Rolf de Heer,

It's 1922; somewhere in Australia. When a Native Australian man is accused of murdering a white woman, three white men (The Fanatic, The Follower and The Veteran) are given the mission of ...

Actors : Neels van Jaarsveld, Ryan Phillippe, Taylor Kitsch, Malin Akerman,
Directors : Steven Silver,

A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.

Actors : Shahid Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Aditi Rao Hydari,
Directors : Sanjay Leela Bhansali,

Set in medieval Rajasthan, Queen Padmavati is married to a noble king and they live in a prosperous fortress with their subjects until an ambitious Sultan hears of Padmavati's beauty and forms an obsessive love for the Queen of Mewar.

Actors : Ed Harris, William Fichtner, Julian Adams, David Duchovny,
Directors : Todd Robinson,

The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery.

Actors : Peter Ondrejicka, Noel Czuczor, John Hannah, Wojciech Mecwaldowski,
Directors : Peter Bebjak,

This is the true story of Freddy and Walter--two young Slovak Jews, who were deported to Auschwitz in 1942. On 10 April 1944, after meticulous planning, and with the help and resilience of ...

Actors : Famke Janssen, Tom Lewis, Abigail Cowen, Eric Dane,
Directors : D.J. Caruso,

Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended? Based upon the novel by Francine Rivers.

Actors : Sarah Gadon, Lucas Bryant, Malin Buska, Michael Nyqvist,
Directors : Mika Kaurismäki,

THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Keira Knightley, Dominic Cooper,
Directors : Saul Dibb,

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

Actors : James Gallanders, Michel Mongeau, Owen Sejake, Roy Dupuis,
Directors : Roger Spottiswoode,

The story of General Romeo Dallaire's frustrated efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors.

Actors : Olga Kurylenko, David Murgia, Alban Lenoir, Sébastien Lalanne,
Directors : Fred Grivois,

In February 1976 in Djibouti, a school bus was taken hostage at the Somali border. The GIGN is sent on the spot. After 30 hours of tension, a rescue operation is organized.

Actors : Uma Thurman, Robert Pattinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Christina Ricci,

A chronicle of a young man's rise to power in Paris via his manipulation of the city's wealthiest and most influential women.

Actors : Natalia Warner, Logan Huffman, Brandon Sklenar, Naoto Takenaka,
Directors : Michael Barrett,

Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.

Actors : Michael Anderson Jr., Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston,

The life of Jesus Christ.

Actors : Akshay Kumar, Vansh Bhardwaj, Suvinder Vicky, Parineeti Chopra,
Directors : Anurag Singh,

Based on an incredible true story of the Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897.