Drama

 

2018


 
Fatih Akin, Ann-Kristin Hoffmann, Hermann Wiegel, Nurhan Sekerci-Porst, Diane Kruger, Numan Acar, and Denis Moschitto

Fatih Akin, Ann-Kristin Hoffmann, Hermann Wiegel, Nurhan Sekerci-Porst, Diane Kruger, Numan Acar, and Denis Moschitto

In the fade

Katja's life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.

Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch, Kevin Chinoy, Andrew Duncan, Brooklyn Prince and Willem Dafoe

Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch, Kevin Chinoy, Andrew Duncan, Brooklyn Prince and Willem Dafoe

The Florida project

Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother.

 

2017


 
Jeff Orlowski and Larissa Rhodes

Jeff Orlowski and Larissa Rhodes

Queen of katwe

A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.

Manchester by the sea

A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.

lion

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

 

2016


 

bridge of spies

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

the big short

In 2006-7 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.

 

2014


 

philomena

A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.

the family

The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the Witness Protection Program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging, as their old habits die hard.

 

2013

 

amour

Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.

the impossible

The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Arbitrage

A troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.

life of pi

A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery.

 

2012

 

Beasts of the Southern wild

Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.

rust and bone

Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.

the Descendants

The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.

the tree of life

The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.

the ides of march

An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.

Extremely Loud and incredibly Close

A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.