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Written & Directed By: Bo Burnham
Cinematography By: Andrew Wehde
Editor: Jennifer Lilly
Cast: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Daniel Zolghardi, Imani Lewis
An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school.
Directed By: Yann Demange
Written By: Andy Weiss, Noah Miller & Logan Miller
Cinematography By: Tat Radcliffe
Editor: Chris Wyatt
Cast: Richie Merritt, Matthew McCognahey, Bel Powley, Bruce Dern, Piper Laurie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rory Cochrane, Brian Tyree Henry, RJ Cyler, Eddie Marsan, Jonathan Majors, YG
The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Written & Directed By: Deniz Gamze Erguven
Cinematography By: David Chizallet
Editor: Mathilde Van De Moortel
Cast: Halle Berry, Daniel Craig, Rachel Hilson, Lamar Johnson, Kirk Blatz, Douglas Spain
The life of a foster family in South Central Los Angeles, a few weeks before the city erupts in violence following the verdict of the Rodney King trial.
Director: Doug Liman
Written By: Gary Spinelli
Cinematography: Cesar Chalone
Editor: Andrew Mondhein
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons, Caleb Landry Jones, Domnhall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Lola Kirke, Jayma Mays E. Roger Mitchell
Barry Seal was just an ordinary pilot who worked for TWA before he was recruited by the CIA in 1978. His work in South America eventually caught the eye of the Medellín Cartel, associated with Pablo Escobar, who needed a man with his skill set. Barry became a drug trafficker, gun smuggler and money launderer. Soon acquiring the title, ‘The gringo that always delivers’.
Story By & Directed By: Crystal Moselle
Written By: Crystal Moselle, Jen Silverman & Aslihan Unaldi
Cinematography By: Shabier Kirchner
Editor: Nico Luenen
Cast: Rachelle Vinberg, Nina Moran, Jules Lorenzo, Kabrina Adams, Jaden Smith, Elizabeth Rodriguez
Camille’s life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship as well as her inner self.Camille’s life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders. As she journeys deeper into this raw New York City subculture, she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship as well as her inner self.
Directed By: Brad Furman
Written By: Ellen Brown Furman
Based On The Book By/on: Robert Mazur
Cinematography By: Joshua Rais
Editor: Luis Carballer, Jeff McEvoy & David Rosenbloom
Cast: Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger, Benjamin Bratt, Amy Ryan, Jason Issacs, Olympia Dukakis, Jospeh Gilgun, Juliet Aubrey, Yul Vasquez, Art Malik, Michael Pare, Said Taghmaoui, Elena Anaya, Carsten Hayes
A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
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