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Poster for Afghan Star

2008 · ★ 6.3 (22)

This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse inhabitants of Afghanistan affords a glimpse into a country rarely seen. Contestants risk their lives to appear on the television show that is a raging success with the public and also monitored closely by the government.

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Poster for Arbeit Heimat Opel

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Poster for Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy

1994 · ★ 5.4 (5)

Kristin (Danica McKellar), daughter of upper middle class parents, can hardly stand the immense pressure to fulfill her mother's (Dee Wallace Stone) dream of success in sports and high school. In this tense situation she gets emotional support by Kenny, who secretly plans to make her pregnant and sell the baby for adoption. Based on a true story.

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Poster for Simone Barbès or Virtue

1980 · ★ 5.2 (21)

Simone, a leather-clad porn theater worker, spends her shifts bantering with her coworker and observing eccentric customers in the cinema’s lobby. Tonight, she clocks out and heads off to meet her girlfriend, a waitress at a lesbian club. Later, she’ll encounter a lonely man on the prowl.

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Poster for Sur la tête des enfants !

2024 · ★ 5.5 (1)

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Poster for Designing Christmas with You

2023 · ★ 5.6 (9)

With her career on the line, a decorator must work with an unexpected partner to showcase a house for an upcoming Christmas gala.

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Poster for Judge Zhan

2012 · ★ 0.0 (0)

The film is a courtroom-themed, socially conscious drama based on the real-life story of Judge Zhan Hongli, head of the Juvenile Court at the Yanping District Court in Nanping, Fujian. It portrays her dedication to rehabilitating troubled youth and highlights the compassion, resilience, and professionalism of judges in the new era. Played by Wu Junmei, the character of Judge Zhan has worked in the judiciary for 27 years, over a decade of which was spent in juvenile justice. She presided over more than 500 juvenile criminal cases: without a single retrial, wrongful conviction, complaint, or appeal. Her work successfully guided over 1,100 young offenders toward a better path and helped repair more than 70 families on the brink of collapse.

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Poster for 150 Milligrams

2016 · ★ 6.7 (125)

In the hospital where she works in Brest, France, a lung specialist discovers a direct link between suspicious deaths and state-approved medicine. She fights single-handedly for the truth to come out.

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Poster for The Testosterone Club

2022 · ★ 0.0 (0)

After rejecting unwanted advances from her husband’s mates, Monica is forced to defend herself against "The Testosterone Club". Fortunately, she's found the perfect recipe for a little revenge.

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Poster for Santa Hunters

2024 · ★ 7.7 (3)

An Australian Mockumentary following three hunters as they each try to catch the Jolly Man himself, Santa Claus.

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Poster for Only You

2022 · ★ 0.0 (0)

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Poster for Conviction

2019 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Conviction envisions alternatives to prison through the eyes of women behind bars and those fighting on the front lines of the decarceration movement. Not another ‘broken prison’ film, this collaboration is a ‘broken society’ film—an ambitious and inspired re-build of our community, from the inside out. The film compels viewers to examine why we imprison the most vulnerable among us, and at what cost.

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1999 · ★ 0.0 (0)

Stiletto. The very word seduces. Pedestal of desire, ultimate symbol of feminine allure, this high-heeled pump is firmly entrenched in the popular imagination and in our lives.

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Poster for Maybe It's Sad

2004 · ★ 2.0 (2)

After graduating from university, Satoshi Takagi joined the advertising agency he had always dreamed of, and started his working life with great enthusiasm. Satoshi has a boyfriend who is more than a friend but less than a lover, but even when she tries to talk to him about the company, he only wants Satoshi's body and won't listen at all. “Am I just a body?” The distance between him and Satoshi has widened a little. Despite this, Satoshi did his best at work. He was actually starting to be attracted to his boss, Furukawa. However, Furukawa is a straight man who is dating Satoshi's colleague, an office lady. Although it is a dream that cannot come true after all, my feelings for Furukawa, who does his job in a cool manner, grows stronger every day.

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Poster for Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection

2012 · ★ 9.2 (5)

Prep and Landing: On Christmas Eve, a high-tech team of elves from an elite unit known as "Prep & Landing" ensures homes around the world are prepared for Santa's visit. But when two hilarious little elves face unexpected challenges and are pushed to their limits, it'll take a great big effort to save the season. Prep and Landing: Naughty vs. Nice: The outrageous yuletide adventures of Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne continue in this totally tinsel adventure that reminds us there's room for everyone on the 'nice' list. Santa's stealthiest little elves must race to recover classified North Pole technology, which has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking naughty kid, in an effort to stop Christmas from descending into chaos.

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Poster for Too Hot to Handle

1950 · ★ 2.3 (3)

This is an entire burlesque show, complete with a live band. Five strippers strut their stuff in between bawdy songs and sexy jokes delivered by burlesque singers and comedians.

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Poster for Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop

2004 · ★ 7.1 (242)

Inspired by the moving book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo Voador venue, in 1981, to the huge success and the apotheosis of his shows with the Barão Vermelho band, his solo career, his relations with his parents, friends, lovers and passions, and the courage he had to face his final years, with HIV, until his death, in 1990.

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Poster for The Northeastern Bro 3: Never Alone Again

2026 · ★ 6.5 (2)

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Poster for The Longest Night

2019 · ★ 5.6 (33)

A beautiful woman turns to prostitution. She must surrender her income to the leader of a human trafficking ring, but her daughter’s illness and a drug addiction prevent her from delivering her usual share. An unexpected event will give her the opportunity to stop obeying and take justice into her own hands.

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