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A newly-divorced "man-child" shocks his family by adopting a baby. As chaos unfolds, the immature Gaurav Gehlot must navigate single parenthood while his bewildered relatives adjust to the situation.
Dec 2025
Follows the founder of a company who offers alibis to customers who are dishonest or disloyal.
Nov 2025
After pro-hockey player Wes Campbell suffers an injury during a high-profile game just three weeks before Christmas, he is referred to Keller Ranch in Nashville to recover. There, he meets no-nonsense rancher Maggie Keller, a single mom to son Dawson, an equestrian-assisted therapist. Despite his initial skepticism, Wes is desperate to return to the ice and decides to give equine therapy a shot. As Maggie manages to break down Wes’ walls, he also helps her heal from the grief of her husband’s death. But as an unexpected romance blossoms between the two, will it go the distance or is it just a holiday fling?
When aspiring "ghost" hunters Dylan and Theo enter a supposedly haunted house, they find their friendship tested and their beliefs differ with reality.
A crew of criminals execute the perfect heist, stealing a priceless liquor bottle from a notorious gang leader. But what begins as a clean getaway spirals into a storm of betrayal, bloodshed, and long-buried secrets. As the truth unravels, they discover the real battle isn't for the loot - it's for survival.
A violinist named Misha struggles to support his family by playing at weddings. He has two sons, each named after their grandfathers. The boys are navigating the challenges of puberty as their father tries to make ends meet.
Set against the backdrop of the Jeju Uprising in 1948, which was sparked by an armed revolt of islanders fearing the division of Korea into North and South, the film portrays the tragic consequences of an indiscriminate punitive expedition by the South Korean government. Under the guise of an anti-communist campaign, more than 25,000 civilians were slaughtered. Through the story of a mother fiercely protecting her young daughter, the film highlights the resilience and strength of Jeju women amidst the chaos.
An invaluable imprint of the world tour of the play Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs, starring Monica Bellucci as the great opera diva. Through the chronicle of the tour, which lasted from November 2019 to January 2023, we observe and compare two different eras (the current one and the one in which Callas reached the apex of fame), while at the same time, we partake to and witness an essential dialogue between the great contemporary Italian actress and the voice that marked the 20th century: two women who, despite their different background, meet in retrospect due to their love of art.
Karmele is a Basque nurse exiled to France towards the end of the thirties. There, she meets Txomin, a master trumpeter, with whom she shares a love story and political commitment between Paris, Caracas and the Basque Country. Together, they build a family and seem to have a great mutual understanding; until the time comes to choose between loyalty to family or ideas.
Oct 2025
The setting is 2036. A time not far from now. Professor Akagi of the Artificial Degeneracy Research Institute commits a time crime and declares revenge against humanity. Iseda is determined to rescue Dr. Yoshizumi, trapped inside a time-delay field known as the bobble field. However, due to her selective mutism, Iseda cannot speak whenever she feels stressed. Can Iseda and the people at the institute rescue Dr. Yoshizumi and stop the time crime?
To stop his oldest brother from drinking himself to death, Ronan enlists the help of their estranged priest brother and long-lost sister, sparking a chaotic family reunion, a botched intervention, and an unexpected journey into forgiveness and reckoning.
Amid the failing counteroffensive, a journalist follows a Ukrainian platoon on their mission to traverse one mile of heavily fortified forest and liberate a strategic village from Russian occupation. But the farther they advance through their destroyed homeland, the more they realize that this war may never end.
Jul 2025
An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag is Part one of the two-part, four-hour Taiwanese edition of the film Warriors of the Rainbow.
Sep 2011
Breakout star Robby Hoffman hilariously pushes the limits of comedy with red-hot, controversial takes in her debut special.
The movie The Demon Prince (Hoàng Tử Quỷ) marks the first collaboration between CJ HK Entertainment and the duo Producer Hoang Quan – Director Tran Huu Tan from ProductionQ. The film is inspired by the famous horror novel Lý Triều Dị Truyện by author Phan Cuong. This fictional collection, steeped in mystique and set during Vietnam's Ly Dynasty, builds on folklore about ghosts, dark magic, courtly secrets, and popular fears. The work opens up a world where forgotten legends come to life, reflecting the greed, ambition, and obsessions within every human being. The film The Demon Prince (Hoàng Tử Quỷ) is expected to premiere in cinemas nationwide starting from December 5, 2025.
Adapted from Kahlil Joseph’s renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is a distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of a record album, weaving fiction and history in an immersive journey where the fictionalized figures of W. E. B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey join artists, musicians, Joseph’s family, and even Twitter chats, in a vision for black consciousness.
When caregiver Noor is offered her dream job as a chef in Paris, she can no longer care for her father Musa, who suffers from dementia. In response, she helps him migrate to Morocco, which causes resistance among the rest of the family.
This Cinderella story blends the emotional resonance of Under the Same Moon with the transformational charm of My Fair Lady. At its center is Xochitl, a Mexican-American street fruit vendor whose life takes an unexpected turn when a powerful film director makes her the subject of a daring bet with his career rival. Xochitl is thrust into a world she perceives as hostile. What follows is a clash of cultures—paving the way for new friendships, surprising rivalries, and life-altering consequences.