May 2017 Movies

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Oct. 21, 2023

Best Movies Released May 2017

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Follows the life and early career of UFC fighter Ronda Rousey from her humble beginnings living in a car to a UFC trailblazer demanding equal pay in a male-dominated industry.

Ronda Rousey, Gary Stretch

Sports Documentary

86%

  • 5
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Set in a small-town family-owned mortuary, father and son coroners receive a mysterious homicide victim – a beautiful young "Jane Doe." As they attempt to figure out how she died and who she is, they discover increasingly bizarre clues, which hold the key to terrifying secrets.

Brian Cox, Andre Ovredal, Ophelia Lovibond, Ian Goldberg, Emile Hirsche

Horror Psychological

64%

  • 3.3
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Follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, an organization comprised of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards explosions in the hope of saving lives. Incorporating moments of both heart-pounding suspense and improbable beauty, the documentary draws us into the lives of three of its founders – Khaled, Subhi, and Mahmoud – as they grapple with the chaos around them and struggle with an ever-present dilemma: do they flee with their families or stay and fight for their country.

Feras Fayyad, Søren Steen Jespersen, Kareem Abeed

NR Documentary 1 hr, 44 mins

83%

  • 3.7
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Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Rooker, Vin Diesel, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, James Gunn

PG-13 Adventure Sequel Superhero Sci-Fi

82%

  • 4.4
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When Lu Jin checks into the Rosebud hotel he is dissatisfied with everything he sees and tastes. That is, until Gu Shengnan serves the perfectionist what may be a perfect meal. Out of the hotel, Lu Jin and Gu Shengnan are arch enemies, vowing to stay as far away from the other as they can. But in the kitchen, they share a mutual appreciation and love for fine cuisine. Is food the answer to solving their differences?

Derek Hui, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhou Dongyu, Ming Xi, Tony Yang, Chiling Lin Chi-Ling

NR Comedy Romance 1 hr, 45 mins

34%

  • 4.4
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An unprecedented look into the life of conceptual artist and sculptor Chris Burden. He had himself shot, confined to a locker for five days, and was crucified on the back of a VW bug, only to reinvent himself as the creator of truly mesmerizing installations and sculptures, all in the name of art.

Richard Dewey, Timothy Marrinan

NR Documentary

40%

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A dark tale about two families who are struggling to make a tough decision regarding their teenage sons -- with the whole story unfolding over one dinner.

Charlie Plummer, Oren Moverman, Cotty Chubb, Richard Gere, Rebecca Hall, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, Eva Maria Daniels

Adaptation Psychological

65%

  • 3
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Beatrice is a motor-mouthed fantasist, a self-styled billionaire countess who likes to believe she’s on intimate terms with world leaders. Donatella is a tattooed introvert, a fragile young woman locked in her own mystery. They are both patients at the Villa Biondi, a progressive but secure psychiatric clinic.

Paolo Virzi, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valentina Carnelutti, Tommaso Ragno

NR Drama

50%

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Jeff Garlin stars as Gene Handsome, an LA homicide detective who tries to make sense of his life as he solves crime. Handsome's knack for solving mysteries is matched only by his inability to make sense of his own problems.

Jeff Garlin, Andrea Siegel, Natasha Lyonne, Amy Sedaris, Christine Woods, Steven Weber, Eddie Pepitone, Leah Remini.

NR Mystery 1 hr, 20 mins

71%

  • 1
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After encountering a ghost in his vacation home, terrified Dan Pappadakis (Steve Zissis) goes behind his wife’s back to hire an industrial grade exorcist – the bizarre and needy Os Bijourn. While implementing a variety of increasingly outlandish “ghost traps,” Os tries to befriend Dan almost as relentlessly as he tries to destroy the home’s “demons.” Dan considers calling the whole thing off, but it quickly becomes apparent that a great evil has embedded itself in his home, and that the fate of his entire family is at stake.

Carson Mell, Steve Zissis, Mark Proksch, Jennifer Irwin, Dan Bakkedahl, Dax Flame,Steve Little

NR Comedy Supernatural 1 hr, 30 mins

50%

  • 1
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New York / Los Angeles

About Ray tells the stirring and touching story of three generations of a family living under one roof in New York as they must deal with the life-changing transformation by one that ultimately affects them all. Ray (Elle Fanning) is a teenager who has come to the realization that she isn’t meant to be a girl and has decided to transition from female to male. His single mother, Maggie (Naomi Watts), must track down Ray’s biological father (Tate Donovan) to get his legal consent to allow Ray’s transition. Dolly (Susan Sarandon), Ray’s lesbian grandmother is having a hard time accepting that she now has a grandson. They must each confront their own identities and learn to embrace change and their strength as a family in order to ultimately find acceptance and understanding.

Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning, Susan Sarandon, Gaby Dellal, Dorothy Berwin, Marc Turtletaub, Peter Saraf, Nikole Beckwith

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 27 mins

90%

  • 2.3
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Ray Moody (Pat Healy) is a fledgling entrepreneur, trying to get his company off the ground in Los Angeles. His business: the niche Kidnap Solutions, LLC, specializing in abductions that provide alternative therapy for his clients. When a mysterious call contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end, Ray jumps at the opportunity. But the job, and his target—business consultant Anna St. Blair (Taylor Schilling)—may not be all that they seem.

Pat Healy, Taylor Schilling

NR Comedy 1 hr, 24 mins

76%

  • 5
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He was the pride of Bayonne, New Jersey, a man who went fifteen rounds in the ring with Muhammad Ali, and the real life inspiration for Rocky Balboa. But before all that, Chuck Wepner (Liev Schreiber) was a liquor salesman and father with a modest prizefighting career whose life changed overnight when, in 1975, he was chosen to take on The Greatest in a highly publicized title match. I

Naomi Watts, Elisabeth Moss, Liev Schreiber, Ron Perlman, Pooch Hall, Philippe Falardeau, Jim Gaffigan, Michael Rapaport

R Drama Sports 1 hr, 41 mins

62%

  • 4
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Cam Gigandet stars as the leader of a “Dirty Dozen” band of military prisoners who must fight off a terrorist attack on the remote "black site" prison where they’re being held, which, unknown to them, is a cover for a secret drone control facility.

Guy Stevenson, Arash Mokhtar, Jesse Gustafson, Cam Gigandet, Teri Reeves, Benjamin Charles Watson, Dion Mucciacito, Casey Hendershot

Action

77%

  • 2.4
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In 1975, New Jersey heavyweight boxer and womanizer Chuck Wepner ("The Bayonne Bleeder") takes on Muhammad Ali for nearly 15 rounds.

Naomi Watts, Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, Liev Schreiber, Ron Perlman, Pooch Hall, Ashok Amritraj, Jeff Feuerzeig

Drama Sports

95%

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Follows a long-married and completely dispassionate husband and wife. Both are in the midst of serious affairs and are increasingly committed to their new partners. But on the brink of officially calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly and unexpectedly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance that forces them to navigate the hilarious complications of "cheating" on their respective lovers.

Azazel Jacobs, Tracy Letts, Melora Walters, Jessica Sula, Debra Winger, Aidan Gillen, Tyler Ross

Drama Romance

75%

  • 1.3
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After a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack (Uriah Shelton) is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king (former WWE superstar Dave Bautista). Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the barbarian, protect a beautiful princess, and somehow find his way back home.

Dave Bautista, Robert Mark Kamen, Matthias Hoene, Luc Besson, Mark Chao, Ni Ni

Action Adventure Fantasy

81%

  • 2.8
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Sixth century king, King Arthur, defends Britain against Saxon invaders.

Richard Suckle, Jude Law, Charles Roven, Annabelle Wallis, Eric Bana, Guy Ritchie, Gianni Nunnari, Joby Harold

PG-13 Drama Action Adventure Epic

68%

  • 3.7
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The plot involves a mother-daughter duo on a vacation gone awry.

Joan Cusack, Ike Barinholtz, Katie Dippold, Goldie Hawn, Jonathan Levine, Amy Schumer, Kim Caramele, Wanda Sykes

R Comedy 1 hr, 31 mins

65%

  • 3.2
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Based on the low-riding culture where teens drive cars with adjustable suspension systems.

Joshua Beirne-Golden, Gabriel Chavarria, Kim Roth, Ricardo de Montreuil, Brian Grazer, Cheo Hodari Coker, Melissa Benoist, Demian Bichir

PG-13 Drama

84%

  • 3.6
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Tells of a sniper and his spotter who are pinned down behind cover by a legendary sniper.

John Cena, Doug Liman, Dwain Worrell, Aaron Johnson, Laith Nakli

R Drama Thriller Psychological 1 hr, 21 mins

89%

  • 3.2
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Manifesto puts 13 different characters on display, each of which are a physical representation of a single 20th century art movement, and are all portrayed by Cate Blanchett.

Cate Blanchett, Julian Rosefeldt

NR Drama

64%

  • 3.7
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A struggling stand-up comic goes on tour to open for his successful singer-songwriter pal.

Melanie Lynskey, Wyatt Russell, Jeff Grace, Alex Karpovsky, Meredith Hagner, Hannah Simone, Michael Ian Black, Heather Morris

Comedy 1 hr, 31 mins

37%

  • 1
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A wife of a major Hollywood producer ends up on a road trip through France with a travel companion that reawakens her life.

Eleanor Coppola, Diane Lane, Araud Viard, Alec Baldwin

Romance

80%

  • 1.5
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An Israeli romantic comedy about a woman with an elaborate wedding in the works and no groom in sight.

Rama Burshtein, Noa Kooler

NR Romance Romantic Comedy 1 hr, 50 mins

80%

  • 4.4
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A film about running to and running from.

Rachel Dratch, Jeremy Teicher, Alexi Pappas, Chase Offerle, Andy Buckley

NR Drama Comedy Sports 1 hr, 28 mins

69%

  • 1
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Movie fans know the work of Harold and Lillian Michelson, even if they don’t recognize the names. Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more.

Daniel Raim

Documentary

62%

  • 3.3
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From the director of Generation Iron comes the anticipated sequel that will depict five of the top bodybuilding and fitness megastars on a quest to achieve the ultimate physique and take it to the next extreme level. In the world of social media and the internet, the rules have changed as to what makes an iconic bodybuilding mass-monster.

Vlad Yudin, Kai Greene, Calum Von Moger, Rich Piana, Iris Kyle, Mamdouh Elssbiay, Flex Wheeler, Ahmad Ashkanani

PG-13 Drama Sports Documentary

92%

  • 3
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Kate Bowman (Jocelin Donahue) is a straight-laced social worker who finds herself plunged into a world of supernatural terror while investigating a series of mysterious deaths. Each victim suffered from a chilling condition known as sleep paralysis, a nightmarish assault on the senses that immobilizes its victims as they dream. As a terrifying entity begins to haunt Kate’s friends and loved ones, she must fight to stay awake to stop the nightmare she’s unleashed!

Lori Petty, Jesse Bradford, Phillip Guzman, Jeffrey Reddick, Jocelin Donahue, Brea Grant, Jesse Borrego, James Eckhouse

NR Thriller Horror 1 hr, 29 mins

81%

  • 1.8
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As their big day approaches the happy couple should be celebrating: They’ve got their family with them, they’ve rented an island for the big day, but unbeknownst to them their wedding falls on the day when a 100 year old curse comes to fruition. Instead of celebrating they find themselves fighting for their lives as a coven of witches rise for revenge.

Brady Hall, Gordon Frye, Megan Hensley, Macall Gordan, Persephone Apostolou, Rory Ross

Thriller Horror 1 hr, 15 mins

57%

  • 2.4
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A tale of tormented love embedded in the restrictive social and moral codes of marriage and family in 19th century Normandy. Upon finishing her schooling in a convent, young aristocrat Jeanne (Judith Chemla) marries local Viscount Julien de Lamare (Swann Arlaud), who soon reveals himself to be a miserly and unfaithful husband. As she navigates his chronic infidelity, pressure from her family and community, and the alternating joys and burdens of motherhood, Jeanne’s rosy illusions about her privileged world are slowly stripped away.

Stéphane Brizé, Judith Chemla, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Yolande Moreau, Swann Arlaud

NR Drama Adaptation 1 hr, 59 mins

71%

  • 1
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Revolves around aliens, a goofy Brit, a talking dog and buckets of silliness.

Gavin Scott, John Oliver, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Mike Medavoy, David Thwaites, Brad Fischer, Robin Williams

Comedy

89%

  • 3
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New York / Los Angeles

In 1943, the people of the isolated Scottish island of Todday are largely unaffected by wartime rationing, until their supply of whisky runs out. In the midst of this catastrophe, Sergeant Odd returns on leave to court Peggy Macroon, the daughter of the local shopkeeper. Meanwhile, her sister Catriona has just become engaged to meek schoolteacher George Campbell, although his stern, domineering mother refuses to give her approval. During a storm, the freighter S.S. Cabinet Minister runs aground near Todday and begins to sink. Two local inhabitants investigate and learn from its departing crew that the cargo consists of 50,000 cases of whisky. A battle of wits ensues between the stuffy English commander Wagget, who wants to confiscate the salvaged cargo, and the islanders.

Naomi Battrick, Gillies Mackinnon, Eddie Izzard, Ellie Kendrick, Peter McDougall, Gregor Fisher, James Cosmo, Kevin Guthrie

NR Comedy 1 hr, 38 mins

83%

  • 3.3
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The events of the movie would likely take place between Prometheus and the original Alien.

Billy Crudup, Katherine Waterston, Amy Seimetz, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Jack Paglen, Michael Green, Michael Fassbender

R Action Adventure Sequel Thriller Sci-Fi Prequel 3D 2 hrs, 1 min

77%

  • 3.1
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Maddy, a teen, has severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a rare disease that causes her to be allergic to practically everything. She's spent 17 years hiding out in her home, only seeing her mother and her nurse, Carla. But when a boy named Olly moves in next door, Maddy begins to fall in love.

Nick Robinson, Amandla Stenberg, Stella Meghie, Les Morgenstein, J. Mills Goodloe, Ana de la Reguera, Taylor Hickson, Peter Benson

PG-13 Drama Romance Teen 1 hr, 36 mins

92%

  • 3.8
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Follows Greg Heffley as he convinces his family to embark on a summer road trip to attend Meemaw‘s 90th birthday—so he can secretly attend what he thinks is a nearby gamer convention.

Owen Asztalos, Alicia Silverstone, David Bowers, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Adam Sztykiel, Jason Ian Drucker, Tom Everett Scott

PG Comedy Sequel Family

81%

  • 3.6
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Dirt track racer Sean Weathers was at the top of his game...an unstoppable career, scores of fans, and an adoring daughter. When a rivalry with another racer turns personal, the ego that propelled him to success causes a tragedy, sending his life into a tailspin.

Jack Reed was attempting to make up for past mistakes. He had prospered as a businessman but failed as a family man. In a sudden turn of events, his chances for reconciliation are ripped from his grasp.

Sean and Jack's lives collide, and an unexpected bond forms between them. Working through a painful journey of healing together, they each learn about second chances and the true freedom only forgiveness can offer.

Isaiah Stratton, Cameron Arnett, Judd Brannon, Missy Reedy, Gary Graham, Andrew Cheney, Robert Amaya, Faith Renee Kennedy

PG Drama Family Faith 1 hr, 34 mins

85%

  • 4.1
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After her boyfriend abruptly dies, Josie (Alia Shawkat) becomes closer to his pianist mother (Janet McTeer).

Annabelle Attanasio, Amber Tamblyn, Ed Dougherty, Alia Shawkat, Alfred Molina

Drama 1 hr, 36 mins

47%

  • 3
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In the 1960s and 70s, the Space Race inspired a generation to pursue careers in science and technology, and then it all ended. Fight for Space looks at why this happened and re-awakens our sense of wonder and discovery.

Paul Hildebrandt, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Jim Lovell, Story Musgrave, Rick Tumlinson, James Muncy, Marcia B. Smith, Bill Nye

Documentary

68%

  • 3
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Tells the incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves – and their bank’s legacy in the Chinatown community – over the course of a five-year legal battle.

Steve James

Documentary 1 hr, 28 mins

67%

  • 2.7
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Follows a man who unexpectedly leaves his wife for an extended period of time.

Jason O'Mara, Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner, Beverly D'Angelo, Robin Swicord, Bonnie Curtis, Ian Anthony Dale, Pippa Bennett-Warner

R Drama

76%

  • 3.1
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Erik and Anna are a professional couple with a dream. Along with their daughter Freja, they set up a commune in Erik’s huge villa in the upmarket district of Copenhagen. With the family in the center of the story, we are invited into the dream of a real commune; we participate in house meetings, dinners and parties. It is friendship, love and togetherness under one roof until an earth-shattering love affair puts the community and the commune to its greatest test.

Tobias Lindholm, Fares Fares, Thomas Vinterberg, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Helene Reingaard Neumann, Lars Ranthe

NR Drama 1 hr, 51 mins

63%

  • 2
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The story follows a gang of hot, scantily clad lifeguards who patrol a California beach.

Alexandra Daddario, Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Justin Malen, Jack Kesy, Alessandro Tanaka, Mark Swift

R Action Adventure Comedy 1 hr, 59 mins

82%

  • 3.3
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Jack Sparrow is set to return in this 5th chapter of the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Johnny Depp, Joachim Rønning, Javier Bardem, Adam Brown, Geoffrey Rush, Chad Oman, Brigham Taylor, Espen Sandberg

PG-13 Action Adventure Sequel Fantasy 3D 2 hrs, 15 mins

80%

  • 3.9
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The documentary follows The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team on the road as they compete in the 2015 World Box Lacrosse Championships. For the first time ever, the Championship Games were held on an Indian Reservation, in Onondaga in upstate New York, the Capitol of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Peter Spirer, Peter Baxter, Oren Lyons, Jim Brown, Bill Belichick, Al Gore

Sports Documentary

76%

  • 3.5
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While holidaying in Berlin, Australian photographer, Clare, meets Andi, a charismatic local man, and there is an instant attraction between them. A night of passion ensues. But what initially appears to be the start of a romance takes an unexpected and sinister turn when Clare wakes the following morning to discover Andi has left for work and locked her in his apartment. An easy mistake to make, of course, except Andi has no intention of letting her go again. Ever.

Max Riemelt, Shaun Grant, Cate Shortland, Melanie Joosten, Teresa Palmer

NR Thriller

82%

  • 2.5
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Chronicles the rise and fall of General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding general of international and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and is a shocking behind-the-scenes portrait of our military commanders, their high-stake maneuvers and the political firestorm that shook the United States.

Lakeith Stanfield, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt, David Michod, David Michôd, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Emory Cohen

Drama Action War True Story

43%

  • 3.1
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The musicians of the Buena Vista Social Club exposed the world to Cuba's vibrant culture with their landmark 1997 album. Now, against the backdrop of Cuba's captivating musical history, hear the band's story as they reflect on their remarkable careers and the extraordinary circumstances that brought them together.

Lucy Walker

Documentary 1 hr, 50 mins

82%

  • 3
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Outside a mountain town grappling with a series of abductions and murders, Paul (Antonio Banderas), a reclusive writer, struggles to start what he hopes will be a career-saving screenplay. After a tense encounter at a diner with a drifter named Jack (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Paul offers Jack a place to stay - and soon the edgy, demanding Jack muscles his way into Paul's work. As a storm cuts off power to the isolated cabin, the two men begin a jagged game of one-upmanship that will bring at least one tale to an end.

Marc Frydman, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Brian Goodman, Justin Stanley, Antonio Banderas, Piper Perabo

R Thriller 1 hr, 33 mins

69%

  • 3.9
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The first full-length documentary to explore Grateful Dead's fiercely independent vision, perpetual innovation, and uncompromising commitment to their audience that made the Bay Area band one of the most influential musical groups of their generation.

Amir Bar-Lev, Eric Eisner, Nick Koskoff, Justin Kreutzmann, Ken Dornstein, Alex Blavatnik

Documentary Music 4 hrs, 2 mins

85%

  • 4
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A troubled American girl (Amy Johnston) is recruited to fight in a vicious, all-female and underground Japanese martial arts tournament known as "The Kumite."

Chris Nahon, Bey Logan, Judd Bloch, Amy Johnston, Muriel Hofmann, Jenny Wu, Kathy Wu, Jet Tranter

Action Crime Sports Martial Arts

85%

  • 3.9
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