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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
Directed By: Jeff Fowler
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Official Synopsis: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG is a live-action adventure comedy based on the global blockbuster video game franchise from Sega that centers on the infamously brash bright blue hedgehog. The film follows the (mis)adventures of Sonic as he navigates the complexities of life on Earth with his newfound — human — best friend Tom Wachowski (James Marsden). Sonic and Tom join forces to try and stop the villainous Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) from capturing Sonic and using his immense powers for world domination. The film also stars Tika Sumpter and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic.
Starring: Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Lee Majdoub, Adam Pally, and Neal McDonough
Genre: Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi
Country: USA | Japan | Canada (English)
Rating: PG (for action, some violence, rude humor and brief mild language)
Runtime: 100 minutes
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FANTASY ISLAND
Directed By: Jeff Wadlow
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Official Synopsis: In Blumhouse’s new spin on Fantasy Island, the enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.
Starring: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Portia Doubleday, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Hansen, and Michael Rooker
Genre: Adventure | Comedy | Horror
Country: USA (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for violence, terror, drug content, suggestive material and brief strong language)
Runtime: 110 minutes
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THE PHOTOGRAPH
Directed By: Stella Meghie
Studio: Universal Pictures
Official Synopsis: When famed photographer Christina Eames unexpectedly dies, she leaves her estranged daughter Mae Morton (Issa Rae) hurt, angry and full of questions. When a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box is found, Mae finds herself on a journey delving into her mother’s early life and ignites a powerful, unexpected romance with a rising-star journalist, Michael Block (LaKeith Stanfield).
Starring: Issa Rae, Lakeith Stanfield, Chelsea Peretti, Lil Rel Howery and Courtney B. Vance
Genre: Drama | Romance
Country: USA (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for sexuality and brief strong language)
Runtime: 106 minutes
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DOWNHILL
Directed By: Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
Studio: Searchlight Pictures
Official Synopsis: Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other. Inspired by the motion picture FORCE MAJEURE by Ruben Östlund.
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Miranda Otto, Zoe Chao, Zach Woods, Julian Grey, and Kristofer Hivju
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Country: USA (English)
Rating: R (for language and some sexual material)
Runtime: 85 minutes
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BUFFALOED
Directed By: Tanya Wexler
Studio: Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing
Official Synopsis: Peg Dahl (Zoey Deutch) has never run with the Buffalo pack. As a young girl obsessed with making enough cash to get out of her blue collar existence, she’s betting on her sharp mind–and even sharper mouth–to get her into an Ivy League university. But when an acceptance letter to the school of her dreams arrives, she quickly realizes the impossibility of paying tuition. One scalping scheme, stint in prison, and chance phone conversation with a debt collector later changes everything. Director Tanya Wexler returns with a raucous comedy starring Judy Greer, Jai Courtney, Jermaine Fowler and Deutch (in a go-for-broke performance) that tracks one woman finding her calling in an ethically debatable industry. As much of an ode to the city of Buffalo, New York as it is to the millions of Americans struggling with a seemingly dead-end economic existence, Buffaloed wrings hearty laughs out of a particularly timely and honest reality.
Starring: Zoey Deutch, Judy Greer, Jermaine Fowler, Noah Reid, and Jai Courtney
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 95 minutes
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ORDINARY LOVE
Directed By: Owen McCafferty
Studio: Bleeker Street
Official Synopsis: Joan and Tom (Academy Award (R) nominee Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson) have been married for many years. An everyday couple with a remarkable love, there is an ease to their relationship which only comes from spending a lifetime together. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their enduring devotion, as they must find the humor and grace to survive a year of adversity.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, David Wilmot, Amit Shah, and Vivien Monory
Genre: Drama | International | Romance
Country: UK (English)
Rating: R (for brief sexuality/nudity)
Runtime: 92 minutes
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ENTER THE FAT DRAGON
Directed By: Kenji Tanigaki & Jing Wong
Studio: Well Go USA Entertainment
Official Synopsis: Sent to Japan on a routine police escort, Officer Zhu is excited to have the chance to re-qualify for full time duty as a police officer. However, after a series of mishaps, the mission goes terribly wrong and the suspect Officer Zhu is escorting suffers a mysterious death. Zhu enlists the help of wok-wielding restaurant owner and a former undercover inspector to solve this murder mystery in the new best action comedy movie from martial arts superstar Donnie Yen.
Starring: Donnie Yen, Teresa Mo, Niki Chow, and Wong Jing
Genre: Action | Comedy | International
Country: Hong Kong (Cantonese)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 96 minutes
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OLYMPIC DREAMS
Directed By: Jeremy Teicher
Studio: IFC Films
Official Synopsis: Set against the splendor of the Winter Olympic Games, an intimate and unexpected love story develops between two lonely hearts, each at their own crossroads in life. Penelope (Alexi Pappas) is a first time Olympian and introverted cross-country skier, who, after finishing her event early on in the games, finds herself spending time in Athletes Village with the gregarious and outgoing volunteer dentist, Ezra (Nick Kroll). While both are eager to form connections at the Olympic Games, they are held back by the very thing that has propelled them to this point; what do you do once your lifelong dream has come true, and you’re faced with taking the next step? As Penelope and Ezra navigate the vulnerable slopes, they push one another to embrace qualities they lost sight of in pursuit of their dreams. Will they be able to help each other take of leap of faith into the unknown? The first movie ever filmed on location during the Olympics in Athletes Village, OLYMPIC DREAMS offers audiences a never-before-seen side of the Games and the people whose entire lives are shaped by them.
Starring: Alexi Pappas, Nick Kroll, Gus Kenworthy and Morgan Schild
Genre: Comedy | Romance | Sport
Country: USA | South Korea (English)
Rating: PG-13 (for some language and sexual references)
Runtime: 85 minutes
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THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
Directed By: Lone Scherfig
Studio: Vertical Entertainment
Official Synopsis: In New York City, six strangers’ lives intersect in a modern tale of ordinary people struggling to find help, hope and love. As the unlikely group comes together, they discover that liberation and triumph lie in each other’s hands.
Starring: Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, Caleb Landry Jones, Tahar Rahim, Jay Baruchel, and Bill Nighy
Genre: Drama
Country: USA | Denmark | Canada | Sweden | France | Germany | UK (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 112 minutes
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AFTER MIDNIGHT
(SOMETHING ELSE)
Directed By: Jeremy Gardner & Christian Stella
Studio: Cranked Up Films
Official Synopsis: A small-time bar owner is stalked by a mysterious monster every night after his decade-long, blissful relationship with his girlfriend disintegrates abruptly (she leaves him without notice because of his stubborn unwillingness to commit to marriage).
Starring: Jeremy Gardner, Brea Grant, Justin Benson, Ashley Song, and Nicola Masciotra
Genre: Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi
Country: USA (English)
Rating: TV-MA
Runtime: 83 minutes
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I WAS AT HOME, BUT…
(Ich war zuhause, aber…)
Directed By: Angela Schanelec
Studio: The Cinema Guild
Official Synopsis: I Was at Home, But… tells the story of Astrid (Maren Eggert), a forty-something mother of two, struggling to regain her balance in the wake of her husband’s death. Her adolescent son Phillip (Jakob Lassalle) disappeared for a week and now that he has returned, he faces disciplinary action at school and his toe requires amputation. As new questions confront Astrid from every angle, even simple activities like buying a bicycle or engaging with a work of art, are fraught with unexpected challenges.
Starring: Thorbjörn Björnsson, Esther Buss, Martin Clausen, Lucas Confurius, Maren Eggert, and Marcel Kohler
Genre: Drama | International
Country: Germany | Serbia (German)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 105 minutes
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COME AS YOU ARE
Directed By: Richard Wong
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Official Synopsis: Three young men with disabilities (Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, and Ravi Patel) flee their overbearing parents on a road trip to a brothel in Montreal catering to people with special needs. Sam (Gabourey Sidibe), a traveling nurse, drives the three guys across the border as they go on this trip to lose their virginity and embrace their independence.
Starring: Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, Ravi Patel and Gabourey Sidibe
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Country: USA (English)
Rating: TV-MA
Runtime: 106 minutes
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THE CORDILLERA OF DREAMS
(La cordillera de los sueños)
Directed By: Patricio Guzmán
Studio: Icarus Films
Official Synopsis: In Chile, when the sun rises, it had to climb hills, walls and tops before reaching the last stone of the Cordillera. In my country, the Cordillera is everywhere. But for the Chilean citizens, it is an unknown territory. After going North for Nostalgia for the Light and South for The Pearl Button, I now feel ready to shoot this immense spine to explore its mysteries, powerful revelations of Chile’s past and present history.
Starring: Jorge Baradit, Vicente Gajardo, Francisco Gazitúa, and Pablo Salas
Genre: Documentary | International
Country: Chile | France (Spanish)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 84 minutes
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EVE
Directed By: Rory Kindersley
Studio: Level 33 Entertainment
Official Synopsis: Eve follows two actresses fighting for the coveted role of ‘Eve’ in a screen adaptation of ‘Paradise Lost’. When the talented and beautiful Alex Beyer is awarded the role, her excitement is quickly tempered by a disturbing home invasion. Unsure of who or what is tormenting her, Alex’s sense of reality starts to spiral out of control threatening her sanity and the lives of those around her.
Starring: Andrew Lee Potts, Rhashan Stone, Christine Marzano, Jonathan Forbes, Lex Shrapnel, Ali Bastian, and Yennis Cheung
Genre: International | Thriller
Country: UK (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 77 minutes
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SPY INTERVENTION
Directed By: Drew Mylrea
Studio: Cinedigm
Official Synopsis: When Corey Gage (Drew Van Acker), the world’s greatest spy, suddenly meets the woman of his dreams (Poppy Delevingne), he decides to abandon his adventurous existence and settles for the security of suburbia — a quaint existence he’s never known. It doesn’t take long for him to be completely bored and while he refuses to admit it, when an evil plot to ruin the world pushes his former spy friend (Blake Anderson) to enact a “spy intervention,” he is easily convinced that if he returns to his old life, the adventure will not only help save his listless marriage, it will also save the world.
Starring: Poppy Delevingne, Drew Van Acker, Dave Sheridan, Blake Anderson, Natasha Bassett, Brittany Furlan, Lane Garrison, and Brian Sacca
Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 93 minutes
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A SIMPLE WEDDING
Directed By: Sara Zandieh
Studio: Blue Fox Entertainment
Official Synopsis: Iranian-American Nousha has a habit of sabotaging her relationships, frustrating her parents — she’s their only hope for a real Persian wedding. Then she meets Alex, a bisexual artist, activist and DJ living in an old warehouse. Nousha falls fast, but when her parents discover that she and Alex are living together before marriage, chaos unfolds, leading to a wedding that’s anything but simple.
Starring: Tara Grammy, Christopher O’Shea, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Houshang Touzie
Genre: Comedy | Romance
Country: USA (English)
Rating: TV-14
Runtime: 88 minutes
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THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM
Directed By: Mark Bozek
Studio: Greenwich Entertainment
Official Synopsis: A man, Joe Bona, struggles in life after the death of his loving wife and two small children, who died in a car accident 15 years ago. His wife’s final words were that Joe follow his dream as a semi-professional golfer to become a pro. The death of his family turned his life upside down. Fifteen years later, Joe meets a former pro golfer who appears out of nowhere to get him back on the course. Joe befriends his clever 10-year-old neighbor Sarah and a beautiful waitress Jennifer, who both have suffered tragedies of their own. Their commonality creates a bond. Joe becomes inspired with a chance to play the dream round of his life.
Starring: Bill Cunningham and Sarah Jessica Parker
Genre: Documentary
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 74 minutes
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A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON
Directed By: Richard Starzak
Studio: Netflix
Official Synopsis: What begins as an ordinary day for Shaun the Sheep (Justin Fletcher) turns out to be anything but, when an unusual creature (Amalia Vitale) from another world endures a crash landing close to Shaun’s home, Mossy Bottom Farm. When word gets out, a shady corporation vies to capture the alien creature to use her for its own gain, after it is revealed she possesses unique abilities. It is then up to Shaun to help his new friend return to her home planet before it is too late.
Starring: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Kate Harbour, Rich Webber, Amalia Vitale, David Holt and Chris Morrell
Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Country: USA | UK | France (English)
Rating: G
Runtime: 86 minutes
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THE MISOGYNISTS
Directed By: Onur Tukel
Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Official Synopsis: In a single, fully-stocked hotel room on the night of the 2016 general election, two Trump supporters celebrate the unexpected results, in the latest from indie provocateur Onur Tukel. As the night rages on, an ensemble of characters venture in and out of the room. Some match the two’s enthusiasm while others voice their terror at the prospect of the incoming President, but most struggle to find reasons to care less about the results causing the debauched celebration around them. Led by Dylan Baker’s gleefully deranged performance, Tukel’s tongue-in-cheek exploration of a divided America digs deep into the night’s mass existential crisis and uncovers some disquieting truths.
Starring: Dylan Baker, Lou Jay Taylor, Trieste Kelly Dunn, and Ivana Miličević
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 85 minutes
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VFW
Directed By: Joe Begos
Studio: RLJE Films
Official Synopsis: A typical night for a group of war veterans at the local VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a teenage girl runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. Suddenly under attack from a gang of punk mutants looking to get back what’s theirs — at any cost — the vets use every weapon they can put together to protect the girl, and their VFW, in the biggest fight of their lives.
Starring: Martin Kove, Stephen Lang, Sierra McCormick, William Sadler, Dora Madison, David Patrick Kelly, and Fred Williamson
Genre: Action | Horror
Country: USA (English)
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 92 minutes
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CAMP COLD BROOK
Directed By: Andy Palmer
Studio: SHOUT! STUDIOS
Official Synopsis: Reality TV producer and host, JACK WILSON (Chad Michael Murray), finds himself in a tough spot. His finances have crumbled and his show, “Haunt Squad”, is about to be cancelled. In a last ditch effort to spark ratings to land a final season, he and his producers Angela (Danielle Harris) and Emma as well as their trusted cameraman Kevin choose the legend of Camp Cold Brook to save their show. The camp was host to a horrific incident, where the young campers were drowned in a nearby creek 20 years ago. Their arrival begins like any other episode. Cameras are placed, lights spark to life, but this is not going to be a regular episode of chasing errant noises and measuring for EVP. The terror here was real and the 30 are about to rise.
Starring: Chad Michael Murray, Danielle Harris, Courtney Gains, Michael Eric Reid, Loren Ledesma, Jason Van Eman, and Mary Kathryn Bryant
Genre: Horror
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 86 minutes
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THOSE WHO REMAINED
(Akik maradtak)
Directed By: Barnabás Tóth
Studio: Menemsha Films
Official Synopsis: Having survived the camps, 42-year old Aldo lives a solitary life as a doctor in Budapest. 16-year old Klara lives reluctantly with her great-aunt, holding on to hope that her father and mother will return. She meets Aldo, and soon the two of them find something in each other that has long been absent in their lives. As they grow closer and closer, the joy in both of their lives slowly returns. But as the Soviet Empire rises to power in Hungary, their pure and loving father-daughter relationship is misunderstood and frowned upon. A lyrical story of the healing power of love in the midst of conflict, loss and trauma, Those Who Remained reveals the healing process of Holocaust survivors through the eyes of a young girl in post-World War II Hungary.
Starring: Károly Hajduk, Abigél Szõke, Mari Nagy, Barnabás Horkay, Katalin Simkó, and Andor Lukáts
Genre: Drama | International
Country: Hungary (Hungarian)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 83 minutes
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THE REST OF US
Directed By: Aisling Chin-Yee
Studio: Gravitas Ventures
Official Synopsis: When Cami Bowden’s ex-husband Craig dies suddenly of a heart attack, the perfect life Cami has created begins to unravel. At Craig’s funeral, Cami and Aster encounter Rachel, Craig’s second, much younger wife, who he left Cami for, and Talulah, Craig’s second child, who is pointedly avoiding the grieving process. Rachel, having spent much of her adult life as a stay-at-home wife, reveals to Cami that Craig has been hiding a multitude of debt and that their house will be repossessed–Rachel and Talulah will soon be left without a home or a penny to their names while they hope for Craig’s life insurance policy to pay out. Moved by Rachel’s plight, Cami reluctantly offers to let the pair temporarily live in her house. Together under one roof, the women process their grief and anger over his death and search for meaning and direction in their lives. All the while, old secrets and shifting allegiances threaten to bring the tenuous balance of the household crashing down around them.
Starring: Heather Graham, Sophie Nélisse, Jodi Balfour, Abigail Pniowsky, Charlie Gillespie, Tameka Griffiths, and Kelly Boegel
Genre: Drama | International
Country: Canada (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 80 minutes
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IMPOSSIBLE MONSTERS
Directed By: Nathan Catucci
Studio: —
Official Synopsis: An ambitious professor becomes caught up in the murder of a participant in his sleep study, as the lines between dreams and reality blur.
Starring: Santino Fontana, Dennis Boutsikaris, Laila Robins, Geoffrey Owens, Natalie Knepp, and Lyanka Gryu
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 84 minutes
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UNDERNEATH THE SAME MOON
Directed By: Bob Wasson
Studio: Let ‘Em Have It Productions
Official Synopsis: A happily married man awakens from a coma losing the last five years of his life. His last recollection is buying a wedding ring… for his ex girlfriend. Will his heart remember what his brain forgot.
Starring: Sara Ball, Meg Cashel, Anderson Davis, Jose Garza, and Justin Guyot
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Country: USA (English)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 125 minutes
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BROWN PAPER BAG
Directed By: Detdrich McClure
Studio: Knuckle Sandwich Productions
Official Synopsis: The year is 1942, and Archie Glass Is trying to get into Hollywood. His chance comes as he is offered a job: Find a young white movie star before the press reports that she is missing and he will have a shot at his Hollywood dream. Thus begins a journey into a Los Angeles you have never seen before, the actors who play the maids, the busboys, the background actors in jungle films, all spring into the foreground in this dramatic noir about a man willing to do anything to make his dream come true. Archie searches the back alley of Hollywood and discovers more lies than truth. Ultimately he finds the woman he is looking for and the dark reality of being a black man in tinsel town.
Starring: Tiara Parker, Michael Anthony Jr., Antonio D. Charity, Rasheed Stephens, A.J. Hudson, Scott D Gold, Chris Gardner, and James Cobb
Genre: Drama
Country: USA (English)
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 93 minutes
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FIRST LADY
Directed By: Nina May
Studio: ArtAffects Entertainment
Official Synopsis: Can a woman not married to the president, run for First Lady? In this modern day fairytale when the President dies in office, his widow agrees to help the Vice President in his run for the Presidency. She must stop the ditzy wife of their competitor from becoming First Lady, and destroying the dignity of the position. They win, but their agendas butt heads and baby boomers clash with millennials. The prince of her youth, now literally a king, comes back into her life, disguised as a bodyguard, making her a better offer than First Lady.
Starring: Nancy Stafford, Corbin Bernsen, Stacey Dash, Benjamin Dane, Melissa Temme, Jenn Gotzon, Burgess Jenkins, and Tanya Christiansen
Genre: Comedy | Romance
Country: USA (English)
Rating: PG (for some thematic elements)
Runtime: 101 minutes
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YOU GO TO MY HEAD
Directed By: Dimitri de Clercq
Studio: First Run Features
Official Synopsis: In a desolate stretch of the Sahara, a mysterious car accident leaves a young woman lost and alone. Jake, a reclusive architect, finds her unconscious. He drives her to the nearest doctor, to discover that she’s suffering from post-traumatic amnesia. Intoxicated by the woman’s beauty, Jake claims to be her husband. He names her Kitty and takes her to his remote desert home to recuperate. As Kitty struggles to come to grips with who she is, Jake invents an elaborate life they can share — the life he has always yearned for. Little by little, Kitty begins to fall in love with him. But when shreds of her past begin to surface, Jake increasingly lives in fear of losing the love of his life.
Starring: Delfine Bafort, Svetozar Cvetkovic, Arend Pinoy, Omar Sarnane, and Laurence Trémolet
Genre: Drama | Fantasy | International | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
Country: France | Germany | Belgium (English, French, Flemish, & Berber)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 116 minutes
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WHAT ABOUT LOVE
Directed By: Klaus Menzel
Studio: Gondola Films
Official Synopsis: Two young lovers change the lives of their parents forever when the parents learn from the joyful experience of their kids, and allow themselves to again find their love.
Starring: Sharon Stone, Iain Glen, Andy Garcia, Jose Coronado, Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, and Maia Morgenstern
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Sport
Country: USA |Italy | Spain | Romania (English & Spanish)
Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 114 minutes
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