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Browse 129 movies from AFI
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Sep 1977
A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.
Jan 1971
Ten minutes into the future a drug is invented called "GOD". This drug allows its user to actually commune with God. There is one drawback however... the user will die. This hasn't stopped thousands of people from taking it.
Sep 2006
After escaping execution, Tarik, a Bosnian prisoner of war, immigrates to the United States looking to leave his past behind.
Aug 2007
After he's been cast (again!) as a background tree in his annual middle school play, an ambitious and imaginative Israeli immigrant boy leads a revolution on stage that his intolerant drama teacher will never forget.
Jun 2019
Seventeen year old Magnolia is torn between right and wrong at the height of the Civil Rights movement in 1964 Mississippi. Her views are challenged by her best friend Delilah, who hides a dangerous secret.
Aug 2018
A woman struggles to adjust to her new life in a human zoo exhibit on an alien planet.
Apr 2014
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
Sep 1971
To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
Jul 1970
Two personal journeys intersect when a struggling young photographer is hired for a cheap last minute portrait gig. The unfolding photo session, while transient, leaves an indelible mark on both women.
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An animated adaptation of Franz Kafka’s acclaimed novella, “The Metamorphosis,” made from carving images into sand with glass.
Jun 1978
Benjamin Osgood, a savvy ten-year-old business executive, meets a coworker's daughter, and must decide how grown up he wants to be.
Jan 2006
A dramatic adaptation of a literary classic by Joseph Conrad, exploring universal themes dealing with individual morality and the responsibility of civilization.
Oct 1982
In 2071, after a third world war, a matriarchal, mute community has emerged, built from a collapsed one left in ruins by patriarchal extremists of the past. Resourceful, community-focused and principle-driven, Greta has kept things together with codes of ritual and collective respect. One day, her son returns from the war.
Jul 2025
Sam hasn't been back to his homeland of Puerto Rico in more than 60 years, but when he returns after winning an all-expense-paid vacation, he gets kidnapped by a group of Latin revolutionaries, who welcome him to the first cultural boot camp.
Nov 2007
Drama based on the legend of La Llorona
Jun 2001
In a time when work is done by robots, a traditional Chinese chef is forced to train a Caucasian humanoid to cook Chinese food, but a former protégé of the chef makes this harder by joining an anti-robot riot group.
Mar 2019
Feb 2009
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet is a 1970 short film directed by John D. Hancock. It follows a group of Madison Avenue touch football buffs who are beaten by a teenaged boy and begin to feel their age. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Jan 1970
This winner of the 1993 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature details the case that the 1989 invasion of Panama by the US was motivated not by the need to protect American soldiers, restore democracy or even capture Noriega. It was to force Panama to submit the will of the United States after Noriega had exhausted his usefulness.
Jul 1992