"Together" (2025) Horror Running Time: 102 minutes Written & directed by: Michael Shanks Featuring: Dave Franco and Alison Brie Tim: "It's called diazepam now! It works quicker if you snort it!" Together is a 2025 body-horror film directed by Michael Shanks, starring real-life couple Alison Brie and Dave Francoas Millie and Tim — a long-term couple whose relationship is already strained …
"Rain Man" (1988) Drama Running Time: 135 minutes Written by: Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass Directed by: Barry Levinson Featuring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise and Valeria Golino Charlie: "What you have to understand is, four days ago he was only my brother in name. And this morning we had pancakes." At its heart, Rain Man remains a deeply affecting …
"Malcolm X" (1992) Drama Running Time: 202 minutes Written by: Arnold Perl and Spike Lee Directed by: Spike Lee Featuring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo and Spike Lee Malcolm X: "You may be shocked by these words, but I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass and …
"In the Heat of the Night" (1967) Drama Running Time: 110 minutes Written by: Stirling Silliphant Directed by: Norman Jewison Featuring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates and Lee Grant Chief Gillespie: "Just once in my life, I'm gonna own my temper. I'm telling you that you're gonna stay here. You're gonna stay here if I have …
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"The Hurt Locker" (2008) Drama Running Time: 131 minutes Written by: Mark Boal Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow Featuring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse and Guy Pearce Opening Quote by Chris Hedges: "The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug." Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt …
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"Crocodile Dundee" (1986) Comedy Running Time: 141 minutes Written by: Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie and John Cornell Directed by: Peter Faiman Featuring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Blum, David Gulpilil, Michael Lombard and John Meillon Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee: "Well, you see, Aborigines don't own the land.They belong to it. It's like their mother. See those rocks? …
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“F1” (2025) Drama Running Time: 155 minutes Written by: Ehren Kruger Directed by: Joseph Kosinski Featuring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem and Tobias Menzies Sonny Hayes: "We do what everybody does, we lose." Joseph Kosinski’s highly anticipated film, F1, delivers on the promise of a visceral, immersive, and truly cinematic racing experience. Fresh off …
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (2023) Action Running Time: 170 minutes Written by: Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie Featuring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga and Henry Czerny Luther Stickell: "Our lives are not defined by any one action. Our lives are the sum of our …
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“Final Destination Bloodlines” (2025) Horror Running Time: 110 minutes Written by: Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor Directed by: Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein Starring: Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Brec Bassinger and Tony Todd William Bludworth: "I intend to enjoy the time I have left, and I suggest you …
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“M3GAN 2.0” (2025) Action Running Time: 86 minutes Written & directed by: Gerard Johnstone Starring: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ivanna Sakhno and Jemaine Clement Amelia: "Well look who came out to play." "M3GAN 2.0," the highly anticipated follow-up to the 2023 sleeper hit, arrived in theaters on June 27, 2025, in New Zealand (with digital and physical …
“The Substance” (2024) Horror Running Time: 141 minutes Written and directed by: Coralie Fargeat Featuring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid The Substance: “Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? Younger, more beautiful, more perfect. One single injection unlocks your DNA, starting a new cellular division, that will release another version of yourself. This is the …
“Seven Samurai” (1954) Drama / Action Running Time: 207 minutes Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni Directed by: Akira Kurosawa Featuring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Isao Kimura, Daisuke Katō, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yoshio Inaba, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Kokuten Kōdō, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Eijiro Tono, Jun Tatara, Atsushi Watanabe, Yoshio Kosugi, Bokuzen Hidari and Yukiko Shimazaki Kambei Shimada: “This is the nature of war: By protecting others, you save yourselves. If you only think …
“Sinners” (2025) Horror Running Time: 100 minutes Written & directed by: Ryan Coogler Featuring: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller and Delroy Lindo Jedidiah: “You keep dancing with the devil... one day he's gonna follow you home.” Ryan Coogler's Sinners is a film that defies easy categorization. It's a heady mix of historical drama, supernatural horror, musical, and …
“Sing Sing” (2003) Drama Running Time: 105 minutes Written by: Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar Directed by: Greg Kwedar Featuring: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San José and Paul Raci Sean Johnson: "We here to become human again, to put on nice clothes and dance around and enjoy the things that is not in our reality." "Sing …
“A Real Pain” (2024) Drama Running Time: 90 minutes Written and directed by: Jesse Eisenberg Featuring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy and Daniel Oreskes Benji Kaplan: “Dave, we're on a fuckin Holocaust tour. If now isn't the time and place to grieve, to open up, then I don't know what to tell you, man.” "A Real …
“Wicked: Part 1” (2024) Musical Running Time: 120 minutes Written by: Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox based on the musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman Directed by: Jon M. Chu Featuring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum Wizard: “The best way to bring folks together is to give them a real good enemy.” "Wicked," the 2024 film adaptation of the acclaimed …
“Conclave” (2024) Drama Running Time: 120 minutes Written by: Peter Straughan Directed by: Edward Berger Featuring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini Lawrence: “Our faith is a living thing precisely because it walks hand-in-hand with doubt. If there was only certainty and no doubt, there would be no mystery. And therefore no need for faith. Let us pray that …
“Anora” (2024) Drama Running Time: 139 minutes Written and directed by: Sean Baker Featuring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan and Aleksei Serebryakov Ani: “When you give me health insurance, workers' comp and a 401K, then you can tell me when I work.” "Anora," directed by Sean Baker, is a 2024 American comedy-drama that delves into the whirlwind life …
“Seven Samurai” (1954) Drama / Action Running Time: 207 minutes Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni Directed by: Akira Kurosawa Featuring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Isao Kimura, Daisuke Katō, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yoshio Inaba, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Kokuten Kōdō, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Eijiro Tono, Jun Tatara, Atsushi Watanabe, Yoshio Kosugi, Bokuzen Hidari and Yukiko Shimazaki Kambei Shimada: “This is the nature of war: By protecting others, you save yourselves. If you only think …
“Joker: Folie à Deux” (2024) Drama Running Time: 138 minutes Written by: Scott Silver and Todd Phillips Directed by: Todd Phillips Featuring: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener and Zazie Beetz Harleen Quinzel: [singing] “Sing Hallelujah, come on, be happy.” Harleen Quinzel, Arthur Fleck: [both singing] “Get ready for the judgement day.” Todd Phillips' Joker: Folie à Deux attempts to recreate the magic of its predecessor, but falls …
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