Attempt

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

Runtime

3h 9m

Director

Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast

Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman

A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.

Runtime

1h 32m

Director

Hal Ashby

Cast

Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes...

Runtime

2h 19m

Director

Federico Fellini

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée

After being dumped by her lover, Pepa finds her life and the lives of those around her spiraling out of control in a deliciously chaotic series of events.

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

Pedro Almodóvar

Cast

Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano

Middle-aged romance author Leo writes under a pseudonym, since she despises her own work. At home, her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. As she reevaluates her life and writing, Leo is led to an unexpected relationship with Ángel, a sensitive newspaper editor.

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

Pedro Almodóvar

Cast

Marisa Paredes, Juan Echanove, Carme Elias

In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Chee Keong Cheung

Cast

Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah

Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Chee Keong Cheung

Cast

Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa