The Second Assignment

Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion who...

Runtime

1h 10m

Director

Michael Winterbottom

Cast

Kieran O'Brien, Margo Stilley, Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Three friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles navigate a neighborhood plagued by violence, unemployment, and crime, each responding differently to the harsh realities of street life. As tragedy strikes close to home, their friendship, choices, and hopes for a better future are put to the ultimate test.

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

John Singleton

Cast

Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube

When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited pre-teen daughter Flora to the wilderness of 19th-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.

Runtime

2h

Director

Jane Campion

Cast

Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close sc...

Runtime

2h 9m

Director

Philip Kaufman

Cast

Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Tia Carrere

With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation.

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Duncan Jones

Cast

Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott

After working with the bank for a long time, Julien decides to open a restaurant with his best friend. Unfortunately, when the bank refuses to grant him a loan, he comes up with a plan.

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Michel Munz, Gérard Bitton

Cast

Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Lanvin, Scali Delpeyrat

Sami and Patrick are long-time friends. Sami is a hypochondriac. One day, following a misunderstanding at the hospital, Sami thinks he has an incurable neurological disease. He decides to live his last moments to the fullest and goes to India to be treated by a great local "doctor". In the meantime, his friend Patrick, who has been acc...

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Michel Munz, Gérard Bitton

Cast

Clovis Cornillac, Pascal Elbé, Alice Taglioni