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The Godfather Part III
1990 film by Francis Ford Coppola
Argo
2012 film directed by Ben Affleck
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009 film directed by Gavin Hood
The Iron Lady
2011 film directed by Phyllida Lloyd
Friday the 13th
1980 film directed by Sean S. Cunningham
Super 8
2011 film directed by J. J. Abrams
Persepolis
2007 animated film by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Boogie Nights
1997 film by Paul Thomas Anderson
Friday the 13th Part 2
1981 film directed by Steve Miner
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018 American musical film directed by Ol Parker
The Boys from Brazil
1978 film by Franklin J. Schaffner
Cannibal Holocaust
1980 Italian horror film directed by Ruggero Deodato
End of Days
1999 film directed by Peter Hyams
Bloodsport
1988 film directed by Newt Arnold
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013 film by Adam McKay
American Made
2017 film directed by Doug Liman
Cry Freedom
1987 British drama film directed by Richard Attenborough
X
2022 film directed by Ti West
20th Century Women
2016 film by Mike Mills
Under Fire
1983 film by Roger Spottiswoode
Frailty
2001 film by Bill Paxton
Cry Macho
2021 film directed by Clint Eastwood
Kingpin
1996 film directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly
Secondhand Lions
2003 film by Tim McCanlies
Escape from Pretoria
2020 film directed by Francis Annan
54
1998 film directed by Mark Christopher
Miracle
2004 film directed by Gavin O'Connor
Zeroville
2019 film directed by James Franco
Private Parts
1997 film by Betty Thomas
3 from Hell
2019 film directed by Rob Zombie
Time After Time
1979 film by Nicholas Meyer
The Red Sea Diving Resort
2019 film directed by Gideon Raff
Woman of the Hour
2023 film directed by Anna Kendrick
Foxes
1980 film by Adrian Lyne
Secret
2007 film by Jay Chou
Ballon
2018 film directed by Michael Herbig
Seed
2007 film directed by Uwe Boll
Knife+Heart
Knife+Heart () is a 2018 horror thriller film directed by Yann Gonzalez, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cristiano Mangione. It was produced by Charles Gillibert and stars Vanessa Paradis, Nicolas Maury, Kate Moran, Jonathan Genet and Romane Bohringer. An international co-production of France, Mexico and Switzerland, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The lead character is loosely based on Anne-Marie Tensi, a female producer specialized in gay pornography who was active in France in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Master of Disguise
2002 comedy film by Perry Andelin Blake
Ghost Story
1981 film by John Irvin
The Man Standing Next
2020 film directed by Woo Min-ho
Gangs of Wasseypur
2012 Hindi film series by Anurag Kashyap
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
1979 animated feature film directed by Chuck Jones
Beatriz's War
2013 film
12.12: The Day
2023 South Korean film
Night Crossing
1982 film by Delbert Mann
Gorath
is a 1962 Japanese epic science fiction disaster film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Based on an idea by Jojiro Okami, the film is about mankind's efforts to move Earth out of its orbit to prevent it from colliding with a runaway white dwarf star. The film was extensively edited for its American release.
Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive
2011 film by Pyotr Buslov
Lightning Over Water
1980 film by Wim Wenders, Nicholas Ray
Peppermint Candy
1999 South Korean feature film by Lee Chang-dong
Ditto
2000 South Korean film directed by Kim Jung-kwon
Any Day Now
2012 film directed by Travis Fine
God's Crooked Lines
2022 Spanish film
La Prochaine fois je viserai le cœur
2014 film by Cédric Anger
Septembers of Shiraz
2015 film by Wayne Blair
We Are Still Here
2015 film directed by Ted Geoghegan
Cutlass
2007 short film directed by Kate Hudson
Land of Happiness
2024 film directed by Chang-min Choo
Woodlawn
2015 film directed by Andrew Erwin and Jon Erwin
Awaydays
Awaydays is a 2009 British crime drama film directed by Pat Holden and starring Nicky Bell, Liam Boyle and Stephen Graham. It is based on the novel of the same name by Kevin Sampson that was published in 1998. The film follows Paul Carty, a 19-year-old in the aftermath of his mother's death who becomes part of The Pack - a legendary group of football hooligans who dress casual and wear Peter Storm cagoules, carry Stanley knives and follow Tranmere Rovers F.C.