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Browse 85 movies from University of Southern California
A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.
Mar 1974
When a soldier and his wife move into a state-subsidized house, the mystery of a missing daughter from the family who once lived there disturbs their domestic life.
Dec 2025
The invisible half of his brother's rap act, a 17-year-old beatmaker spends the night of the biggest show running errands. He steals an hour for his own music and gets caught for the one thing he did for himself.
Aug 2026
During World War II, three Japanese holdouts who have been living on a remote Pacific island for years are now faced with a choice when they receive news that the War is over. Private Ito is happy at the news, but his commanding officer, Lt. Takeda, believes the news to be an American trick, attempting to lure them out from hiding, and demands that they continue living on the island. This film is inspired by true events, in which Japanese soldiers held out on islands for several years, even decades, after World War II had ended.
May 2014
A rookie Air Force drone pilot finds himself increasingly attached to a target he watches from halfway around the world.
Mar 2015
A Japanese soldier who has suffered from humiliation by his officer, is captured by Soviet soldiers in Mongolia and being thrown into a well, where he meets his worst enemy before his inevitible death.
Jan 2000
In the chaos, a man flees to the other side of the world only to find out that there is no escape.
Jan 2019
A dull office worker transforms into a costumed peeping tom at night.
Dec 1969
In an underground city in a dystopian future, the protagonist, whose name is "THX 1138 4EB", is shown running through passageways and enclosed spaces. It is soon discovered that THX is escaping his community. The government uses computers and cameras to track down THX and attempt to stop him; however, they fail. He escapes by breaking through a door and runs off into the sunset. The government sends their condolences to YYO 7117, THX's mate, claiming that THX has destroyed himself. Electronic Labyrinth: THX-1138 4EB is a 1967 science fiction short film written and directed by George Lucas while he attended the University of Southern California's film school.
Aug 1967
In a near future in a world deprived of closeness of each other through technological communication advancements, a small boy full of curiosity and need to learn the world that surrounds him goes on a journey to learn the value of interpersonal communication through
Apr 2017
To a friend.
Jan 2017
Forced into dangerous circumstances due to her father’s past actions, Maebelle Anders must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect her father.
Dec 2016
Directed by Kyle Clark.
Jan 1998
A man is tormented by a seemingly possessed golf ball.
Jun 1997
Three different scenarios, intercut, all using the same words but with very different meanings. A corrupt cop is more interested in the money on the criminals he catches than justice; a young woman discovers she's pregnant, and her boyfriend is unfeeling; and a young man calls a prostitute it's the first time for both, and neither can go through with it. Ultimately, all the stories come together.
Feb 2002
A lonely man falls in love with his ChatGPT companion, challenging the boundaries of love and what it means to be human.
Jan 2026
An ex-soldier encounters many dangers in the small town he lives in.
Jun 1973
When a college student goes to his first hook-up with a mysterious older man, he must determine if his anxieties point to a darker truth about his host for the night.
Jun 2018
In a future in which a personalized algorithm decides which major students have to pick, Kate, an econ major with an artistic calling, is faced with the choice of trusting the system or trying to subvert it from within.
May 2023
A runt of a bear makes a hairy mistake while getting ready for work. On his way, the Big Business Bears, unaccustomed to change, freak out when they see his freeing solution to this unfortunate accident.
Aug 2007