Cinema releases by week

, 1h31
Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Ian Hart, Anne Reid, Megan Burns, David Hart, Andrew Schofield, Julia Deakin
Rating68%
Set in Liverpool in the Depression of the 1930s, the story is told through the eyes of Liam (Anthony Borrows). Liam is taking religious instruction lessons in preparation for his First Communion—his mother (Claire Hackett) is a staunch Roman Catholic. His father (Ian Hart) loses his job when the shipyard he works for closes. Meanwhile his sister Teresa (Megan Burns) has taken a job as maid for the wealthy Jewish family who own the shipyard.

, 1h13
Directed by Lisandro Alonso
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama
Actors Rafael Estrada
Rating67%
Un jour dans la vie de Misael, jeune bûcheron de la province de La Pampa qui mène une vie solitaire, frugale, et peut-être heureuse.

, 1h45
Genres Drama
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Alison Routledge, Liddy Holloway, Stuart Devenie, Anton Tennet
Rating68%
Elizabeth Wakefield, a young girl who lives in Middleton, New Zealand during the 1950s, idolizes Queen Elizabeth II and writes to her continuously when she hears that the Queen will be making a visit to New Zealand, to convince her to make her town one of the stops. The town was built on land originally owned by the Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. The thoughts in the town are that the Maori are not to be trusted, and there is resentment as the young boys of the local tribe start to take jobs from the white English townspeople.

, 1h38
Genres Drama
Rating72%
After three years of happily married life, Ziyad and Maryam feel the social pressure to have a child. Their previously happy relationship becomes poisoned when it is discovered that Maryam is infertile.

, 17minutes
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Animation
Actors Robia LaMorte, Chris Tallman, Jeff Davis
Rating70%

, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Kevin Zegers, Jesse James, Linda Purl, Rachel Skarsten, Charles Edwin Powell
Rating46%
Alice Walker (Rosemary Gore) was just a young girl when her parents were violently taken from her by the notorious Black Rose killer. In the years following her devastating trauma, young Alice would often find herself being shuffled between an endless array of foster homes and psychiatric institutions. Now, as the twentieth anniversary of her parents' deaths draws near, an outbreak of bizarre murders leads the frightened Alice to believe that the Black Rose Killer has returned to claim her life, and finally carry out the mission he failed to accomplish two decades ago. Could it be that the whole latest incarnation of the Black Rose Killer is simply a delusional product of Alice's scarred psyche, or could it be that the girl who once narrowly avoided the clutches of a killer is actually about to come face to face with the nightmare that has plagued her for nearly twenty years?

, 56minutes
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Horror
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Andrew Robinson, Grace Kirby, Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley, Nicholas Vince, Simon Bamford
Rating62%

, 1h25
Directed by Abel Ferrara
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Christmas films
Actors Drea de Matteo, Lillo Brancato, Ice-T, Victor Argo, Andrew Fiscella, Meredith Ostrom
Rating57%
A New York drug dealer is kidnapped and his wife must come up with the money and drugs to free him from his kidnappers before Christmas.

, 1h37
Directed by John Dahl
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Transport films, Trucker films, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Paul Walker, Steve Zahn, Leelee Sobieski, Jessica Bowman, Ted Levine, Basil Wallace
Rating65%
At the start of the summer holiday, Lewis Thomas (Paul Walker) and his childhood friend Venna Wilcox (Leelee Sobieski), who study at different universities, are both packing to go back home. In an attempt to get Venna romantically interested in him, Lewis offers to come by Venna's campus to drive her home instead of both of them flying back. Venna happily agrees and, after buying a car, Lewis starts his road-trip. When he calls his parents during the trip he learns his brother Fuller (Steve Zahn) has managed to once again get arrested, this time in Salt Lake City. Since Salt Lake City is not that far, Lewis decides that, prior to picking up Venna, he will visit Fuller, whom he hasn't seen in five years. After bailing him out, Fuller decides to accompany Lewis on his trip and, during the ride, coaxes Lewis into playing a cruel prank through their CB Radio on a truck driver, known only as 'Rusty Nail' (voiced by Ted Levine (uncredited)). Lewis pretends to be an attractive young woman named Candy Cane and sets up a meeting with Rusty Nail in the motel where Lewis and Fuller will be spending the night. But instead of giving Rusty his own room number, Lewis gives him the number of the room next door, which belongs to a highly irritable businessman who had an argument with Fuller earlier that night. When the joke takes a deadly turn, Lewis and Fuller find themselves being relentlessly stalked by the psychotic Rusty Nail. Needing gas, Lewis and Fuller stop at a gas station but are shocked when an ice truck follows them into the gas station. Convinced the truck driver must be Rusty Nail, Lewis and Fuller flee in panic only to discover they are being chased by the ice truck driver. However, it turns out the truck driver is merely trying to return Lewis' credit card which he left behind at the gas station. As the ice truck drives away, the real Rusty Nail in his truck ploughs through the ice truck, killing the innocent truck driver. He then proceeds to run over and crush the Lewis and Fuller's car, taunting them. Once the two apologize, Rusty accepts, and leaves.

, 1h33
Directed by Kari Skogland
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Erotic, Thriller, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Kristy Swanson, Stephen Baldwin, Brandy Ledford, Cameron Daddo, Daniel Magder, Vince Corazza
Rating47%
Alan and Wendy Barnet are stuck in a marital rut and decide to answer an ad they find in a Swinging magazine. The couple meets with Jack and Louise Bauer at the Zebra Lounge. The Bauers are a pair of experienced swingers who help the Barnets fulfill their sexual fantasies. However, Alan and Wendy soon realize that the Bauers are not who they seem to be.

, 1h42
Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Mostafa Shaban, Ruby, Hanan Tork
Rating50%
Actrice et chanteuse célèbre, Malak remporte un succès lors de la première de son nouveau spectacle. Le même soir, son mari, Abbas, lui annonce qu'il a décidé de divorcer pour se remarier avec Dina, sa maîtresse. Malak, qui connaissait leur liaison, accepte cette idée avec résignation, tout comme sa fille Paula. Cette dernière est sur le point d'épouser un brillant étudiant nommé Nasser. Soucieuse du bonheur de sa mère, elle lui suggère de trouver un autre compagnon parmi ses divers prétendants. Malak jette son dévolu sur un psychologue, Jean-Jacques Lamey, visiblement très épris d'elle. Celui-ci lui avoue qu'il a toujours rêvé de devenir artiste.

, 2h2
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes La corruption policière, L'action se déroule en une journée, Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Hip hop films, Films about psychiatry, Gangster films
Actors Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin, Raymond J. Barry
Rating76%
The film follows a day in the life of Los Angeles Police Department officer, Jake Hoyt, who is scheduled to be evaluated by Detective Alonzo Harris, a highly decorated LAPD narcotics officer. In Alonzo's car, the officer sees teenage Mara Salvatrucha gang members dealing drugs in a park. Alonzo confiscates the drugs and tells Jake to take a hit of the marijuana. Jake refuses, but Alonzo puts a gun to his head and says that Jake's failure to use drugs could get him killed by a street dealer.

, 1h44
Directed by Brent Maddock
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Comedy science fiction films, Giant monster films, Comedy horror films
Actors Michael Gross, Shawn Christian, Charlotte Stewart, Ariana Richards, Barry Livingston, Tony Genaro
Rating53%
Local resident and adventurer Burt Gummer returns to his hometown of Perfection, Nevada after an excursion-turned-Graboid/Shrieker hunt in Argentina. Eleven years have passed since the original Graboid infestation, and the town's preventative equipment for tracking Graboid activities has for the most part fallen into disrepair thanks to native residents Miguel, Nancy, and Mindy Sterngood. Walter Chang's market has been taken over by his niece Jodi, and the town has gained a new resident, Jack, who creates mock-attack tours for visiting tourists. One afternoon, during one of Jack's tours, his assistant is eaten by an actual Graboid. Jack, Mindy and Jack's customers barely manage to escape to warn the town, and Burt determines there are three Graboids in the area.

, 1h30
Directed by Peter Chelsom
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Bridget Moynahan, John Corbett, Jeremy Piven, Eugene Levy
Rating68%
During the Christmas season in New York City, Jonathan Trager meets Sara Thomas trying to buy the same pair of black cashmere gloves at Bloomingdale's. They feel a mutual attraction, and despite the fact that each is involved in other relationships, they end up eating ice cream at Serendipity 3 together, and soon exchange goodbyes. However, both realise that they have left something at the ice cream bar, and return only to find each other again.

, 2h19
Directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, Rodolphe Tissot
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, La sexualité des mineurs, Films about pedophilia
Actors Emmanuelle Bercot, Lou Castel, Jocelyn Quivrin, Rémi Martin, Yves Verhoeven, Cyril Descours
Rating60%
Marion est une jeune femme de 30 ans qui a connu plusieurs relations avec des hommes différents tout en préservant sa liberté. Elle est présentée comme une adulte se prenant encore pour une adolescente. Dès le début du film, alors qu'elle se rend à l'anniversaire de son filleul, une relation complexe s'installe entre elle et Clément, un garçon de 13 ans, charmeur et volontaire qui avoue se sentir mal à l'aise avec ses parents. Peu à peu, leur relation évolue en même temps que s'installe un amour étrange et dérangeant. Tour à tour l'un et l'autre se cherchent, se repoussent ou se mettent en danger d'une façon qui paraît excessive, gouvernée par une passion irraisonnée.

, 1h53
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors Carmine Giovinazzo, Norbert Weisser, Steven Bauer, Vincent Ventresca, Monet Mazur, James Eckhouse
Rating51%
Paul Cleveland (Carmine Giovinazzo) fights off Georgia's (Monet Mazur) attacker. A strong bond develops between the two and the ambition of Cleveland begins to surface rapidly as he starts to participate in scams with Georgia to raise enough money to leave his job as a hospital orderly behind. When they try to scam Marshal (played by Vincent Ventresca) by staging a road accident using Georgia as a distracting female hitchhiker it seems that they have struck a very dangerous individual as he produces a gun and kidnaps them.

, 1h32
Origin Canada
Actors Matthew Modine, Elizabeth Berkley, Nicholas Turturro, Jay Brazeau, Robert Loggia, Joseph Cortese
Rating41%
Un chargement illégal de Vigoroso, un dérivé surpuissant du Viagra, d'une valeur de 2 millions de dollars, doit être acheminé de Mexico vers la mafia de New York. Chargé du transport, José, un petit escroc sans vergure, stocke la marchandise dans un wagon à bestiaux qui finit sous la surveillance du shérif local. Commence alors pour José une incroyable course-poursuite pour mettre la main sur le chargement…

, 2h48
Origin USA
Rating68%

, 1h52
Directed by Yōjirō Takita
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films
Actors Hideaki Itō, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yui Natsukawa, Kenjirō Ishimaru, Akira Emoto, Masato Hagiwara
Rating61%
Le sorcier Abe-no-Seimei est chargé de conseiller les grandes puissances du Japon médiéval à l'aide de ses pouvoirs divinatoires. Il est alors appelé par l'Empereur en personne afin de se charger de sa protection...

, 1h26
Directed by Tim Hill
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Children's films
Actors Alex D. Linz, Josh Peck, Zena Grey, Larry Miller, Jamie Kennedy, Noel Roeim Fisher
Rating54%
Max Keeble (Alex D. Linz) is a seventh grade junior high school paperboy who has a huge crush on Jenna (Brooke Anne Smith), the daughter of one of his paper recipients. Max is antagonized by the corrupt megalomaniacal school principal, Elliot T. Jindrake (Larry Miller), resident bullies Troy McGinty and Dobbs (Noel Fisher and Orlando Brown), and the Evil Ice Cream Man (Jamie Kennedy). Max also learns that an animal shelter he visits is being closed down to build Jindrake's opulent football stadium.

, 1h
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Jeu, Films about magic and magicians, Christmas films, Films about toys, Children's films
Actors Kelly Sheridan, Tim Curry, Michèle Lituac, Benoît Allemane, Kirby Morrow, Chantal Strand
Rating63%
The frame story is of Barbie's young friend, Kelly, having trouble performing a ballet move and her fears of going onstage. Barbie tells her a story of The Nutcracker to cheer her up.

, 1h33
Directed by Kirsten Sheridan
Origin Irlande
Genres Drama
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Elaine Cassidy, Cillian Murphy, Brían F. O'Byrne, Geraldine O'Rawe, Tara Lynne O'Neill, Marie Mullen
Rating64%
The film revolves around the intense relationship of the two teenage protagonists, Darren (Cillian Murphy) and Sinéad (Elaine Cassidy), nicknamed "Pig" and "Runt". Pig and Runt were born at the same hospital at nearly the same time and grow up right next door to each other. This brings about a very close relationship between the two that borders on telepathic. They live in their own world and barely communicate with the world around them. However, up until their seventeenth year, their relationship remains one of friendship, albeit a very intense unhealthy one.

, 1h43
Directed by Lucrecia Martel
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Graciela Borges, Mercedes Morán, Martín Adjemián, Andrea López
Rating70%
The film tells the story of Mecha (Graciela Borges), a middle-aged woman in her 50s who has several teenagers. Her husband Gregorio (Martín Adjemián) wants to remain looking young, and both of them have to deal with their gloomy Amerindian servants, whom Mecha accuses of theft and laziness. Both Mecha and Gregorio take to drinking to cope with day-to-day living.

, 2h
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Feminist films, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Political films
Rating68%

, 1h26
Directed by Scott Ziehl
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Films about spiders
Actors Dan Aykroyd, Devon Gummersall, Amelia Heinle, Theresa Russell, Christopher Cousins, Mario Roccuzzo
Rating43%
Quentin Kemmer (Devon Gummersall) is a shy security guard and obsessive comic book fan who dreams of becoming a superhero like his favorite comic book character The Arachnid Avenger, and going out with his next-door neighbor Stephanie Lewis (Amelia Heinle). When his partner is killed during a botched robbery at the research laboratory where he works, Quentin is fired and he injects himself with an experimental serum derived from spiders. The next day he is wracked with a severely high fever and spends most of the day unconscious. After he recovers he discovers that he has developed increased strength.

, 2h14
Directed by Jeroen Krabbé
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy
Themes Films about religion
Actors Stephen Fry, Greg Wise, Neil Newbon, Flora Montgomery, Jeroen Krabbé, Nettie Blanken
Rating66%
À la fin des années 1960, Dieu, déçu par l'homme, veut récupérer les tables du Décalogue. Mais ses anges, incapables de le faire eux-mêmes, ont besoin de l'être humain. Ils doivent créer un homme apte à retrouver les tables de la Loi afin de les détruire. Ils font se rencontrer trois êtres géniaux, tant sur le plan des connaissances que sur le plan artistique, pour engendrer une espèce de nouveau Messie. Onno, philologue excentrique et fils d'un ancien ministre, Max, mathématicien et astrophysicien, dont le père était nazi et la mère juive, et Ada, une violoncelliste. De cette relation triangulaire naîtra un fils : Quinten.

, 2h14
Directed by Laurent Cantet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about the labor movement, La précarité
Actors Aurélien Recoing, Karin Viard
Rating72%
The film tells the story of Vincent, a middle-aged man who is laid off after having spent more than 11 years working for a prestigious consulting firm. Unable to admit to his family that he has been fired, the unemployed executive continues to pretend he is going to the office every day. In reality, Vincent spends his time aimlessly driving the highways of France and Switzerland, reading papers, or sleeping in his car.

Directed by Ismail Merchant
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Om Puri, Aasif Mandvi, Ayesha Dharker, Jimi Mistry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Zohra Sehgal
Rating58%
The semi-mystical novel by V. S. Naipaul moves between farce and acerbic social commentary on Trinidad, the country of his birth. The characters are mainly members of Trinidad's South Asian subculture and community. The protagonist is a frustrated writer of Indian descent (Ganesh Ramsumair) who rises from poverty on the back of his dubious talent as a 'mystic' masseur - a masseur (Pundit Ganesh) who can cure illnesses. In the end he becomes a successful colonial politician (G. Ramsay Muir).

, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Marcia Cross, William R. Moses, Daniel Quinn, Katherine Helmond, Brandon Maggart, John Saxon
Rating51%
Un homme, qui revient dans sa maison d'enfance pour la lecture d'un testament, rencontre de l'hostilité de la part de nombreuses personnes. Mais est-ce que ces personnes le connaissent mieux que sa propre femme ?