Kokoro: Heart of a City

A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the Mexican revolution. by one of the most outstanding writers of the new feminist Mexican literature, it is at once a haunting novel of one woman's life and a powerful account of post-revolutionary Mexico from a female perspective.

Runtime

1h 47m

Director

Roberto Sneider

Cast

Ana Claudia Talancón, Daniel Giménez Cacho, José María de Tavira

A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man.

Runtime

2h 34m

Director

Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Cast

Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal, Goya Toledo

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

Alfonso Cuarón

Cast

Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Maribel Verdú

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

Runtime

2h 18m

Director

Luca Guadagnino

Cast

Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman

Laura and Simon have been best friends since college. Over the years, they've realized their bond is more than platonic. Can they—and should they—risk everything to explore a love that has existed all along?

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

William Bridges

Cast

Imogen Poots, Brett Goldstein, Zawe Ashton

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as...

Runtime

1h 59m

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn

Two lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.

Runtime

2h 6m

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mys...

Runtime

2h 10m

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber

A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up.

Runtime

1h 54m

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta