The Cool World

Aspiring reporter Hope Jensen uncovers the remarkable secret behind a holiday phenomenon: money-filled glass jars anonymously given to people in need.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Jonathan Wright

Cast

Jeni Ross, Tara Yelland, Ron Lea

A filmmaker struggling with her mental health reaches a breaking point and kidnaps a famous social media influencer in an attempt to coerce them into playing the lead in her latest project.

Runtime

1h 23m

Cast

Cheyenne Perez, Grace Kaufman, Emily Hall

The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

Lone Scherfig

Cast

Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson

In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.

Runtime

2h 28m

Director

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Cast

Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck

Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Ma...

Runtime

1h 41m

Director

Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz

Cast

Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of...

Runtime

2h 30m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing ...

Runtime

2h 10m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

Runtime

2h 18m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

Runtime

2h 8m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall

Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.

Runtime

1h 20m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz