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Goto, Island of Love
6.6

Goto, Island of Love

Sep. 01, 1969

Goto, Island of Love

In an isolated community on a mythical island, a pompous dictator holds public executions and lets criminals fight in the streets. Release: Goto ...
Persepolis
8.0

Persepolis

Jun. 27, 2007

Persepolis

In 1970s Iran, Marjane ‘Marji’ Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being ...
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
7.9

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion. Release: 4 Months 3 ...
The Red Chapel
7.3

The Red Chapel

May. 04, 2009

The Red Chapel

Two Danish comics, one of them a spastic and both born in Korea, join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access ...
Before Night Falls
7.2

Before Night Falls

Sep. 03, 2000

Before Night Falls

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was ...
Fortress 2
4.6

Fortress 2

Mar. 02, 2000

Fortress 2

7 years on from the original Fortress movie, Brennick and his family are still on the run. Finally, they give in, and surrender, only to find ...
THX 1138
6.7

THX 1138

Mar. 11, 1971

THX 1138

People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled ...
Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.1

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Oct. 10, 1984

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell’s novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in ...
The Tale of Despereaux
6.1

The Tale of Despereaux

Dec. 18, 2008

The Tale of Despereaux

Once upon a time… in the far away kingdom of Dor… lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of ...
Closet Land
7.0

Closet Land

Mar. 06, 1991

Closet Land

A young writer is interrogated by a sadistic secret policeman. She is accused of embedding political messages in her children’s stories. ...
Equilibrium
7.4

Equilibrium

Dec. 06, 2002

Equilibrium

In a fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system. ...
The White Meadows
7.6

The White Meadows

Sep. 19, 2009

The White Meadows

Rahmat travels to a host of islands in a vast salt pan in order to collect the inhabitant’s tears for an unknown purpose. He is joined on ...
Barber’s Tales
8.0

Barber’s Tales

Oct. 17, 2013

Barber’s Tales

In the 1970s, a widow in a remote village takes over her husband’s barber shop. She becomes the laughing stock of the male-dominated ...
One, Two, Three
7.9

One, Two, Three

Dec. 15, 1961

One, Two, Three

C.R. MacNamara will do anything to get a promotion within the Coca-Cola company, including looking after boss W.P. Hazeltine’s rebellious ...