Cinema releases by week

Directed by Jean-Marie Teno
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Rating37%

, 1h18
Directed by Lupita Nyong’o
Origin Kenya
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films about racism, Documentary films about racism
Rating65%
How does one live as a pale person in a dominantly black society? What does one feel being one of the most visible persons and, probably, one of the most ignored? Agnes, an albino woman in Kenya, feels it daily. Ever since she was born, she has had to deal with the prejudices that surround albinos. In My Genes bears witness to the lives of eight people who suffer discrimination due to a simple genetic anomaly.

, 1h29
Directed by Phedon Papamichael
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Thomas Dekker, Elizabeth Rice, Adam Goldberg, Kelly Blatz, Rumer Glenn Willis, Laura Allen
Rating56%
The film begins with a teenage girl, Natalie (Rumer Willis) sitting with her boyfriend Sean as he reads from a black book. He finishes reading, and kisses Natalie passionately. Natalie believes he wants to have sex with her – until he pulls out a gun and commits suicide.

, 1h47
Directed by Greg Mottola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about virginity
Actors Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig
Rating67%
In 1987, James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) has two plans. The first plan is to have a summer vacation in Europe after graduating with a comparative literature degree from Oberlin College. His second plan is to attend a journalism graduate school at Columbia University when his holidays end. A few days after his graduation, his parents (Wendie Malick and Jack Gilpin) advise him to seek a part-time job rather than going to Europe when they unexpectedly announce that financial problems have taken a toll on them and they would be unable to financially support him.

, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Eric McCormack, Jenni Baird, Robert Patrick, Jody Thompson, Dan Lauria, Vincent Gale
Rating56%
The story begins in 1957 in the star-filled skies above California's Mojave Desert. It is a special night for noted astronomer Ted Lewis, who is preparing a special anniversary dinner with steaks for his beautiful, adoring wife Lana while observing the annual meteor shower of the Perseids. In another part of town, Tammy, a waitress at small local diner with big plans for the future, looks out her window and is excited to see a shooting star, which she takes as a good sign for her dreams.

, 2h14
Directed by Florian Gallenberger
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Brühl, Dagmar Manzel, Tetta Sugimoto, Steve Buscemi, Anne Consigny
Rating71%
The film begins in Nanking during late 1937, where German businessman John Rabe, director of the local Siemens subsidiary, and his wife Dora have resided for almost thirty years. The thought of transferring management to his successor Fliess and returning to Berlin is a substantial professional setback for him. During the farewell ball in his honor, Nanking is bombarded by planes of the Japanese forces. Rabe opens the company gate and saves the panicked civilians.

, 1h22
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Erotic thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Christopher Egan, Emma Lung, Brooke Harman, Christian Clark, Gemma Pranita
Rating42%
An international architecture student at University of Western Australia and martial arts champ, Julian finds work as a house sitter for the wealthy owners of a luxury home in Perth. His new job causes friction with his girlfriend Clare, who he was supposed to live with. The house and wealth it exudes opens up a realm of opportunities for Julian, and he is seduced by the mysterious and attractive Anna. Subsequently, his relationship with Clare falls apart, and he struggles to regain momentum in a martial arts championship. His academic life is threatened when his final university assignment disappears. He begins to connect Anna with this series of catastrophes and struggles to end their relationship, when he does the consequences are lethal.

, 1h40
Directed by Claire Denis
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes La banlieue française
Actors Grégoire Colin, Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Nicole Dogué, Ingrid Caven, Jean-Christophe Folly
Rating70%
Lionel (Alex Descas), a widower who drives RER trains in metropolitan Paris, has raised his daughter Josephine (Mati Diop) alone for many years. They have always shared a special bond and live a secure and contented life somewhat isolated from others, in an apartment building in a suburb of Paris. Josephine, an anthropology student, is now grown and become a young woman, but she remains deeply devoted to her father.

, 1h28
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about families, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Rating69%
The film follows the White family over the course of a year in their daily life through first-person interviews. The film mentions the details of the death of patriarch Donald Ray "D. Ray" White, as well as his rise to stardom as one of the most famous mountain dancers of his time. The illness of his widow, Bertie Mae White, is documented throughout the course of the film. Locals consider Bertie Mae "The Miracle Woman" because of her lifelong dedication to raising abandoned children. Throughout the film, Bertie is seen supporting her family despite her intolerance of their dangerous and reckless choices. The younger generations of Whites are followed to drug deals, criminal trials, hospital beds, and jail cells to recount the wild and outlandish events in their lives. A group of local professionals in Boone County act as a Greek chorus as they speak about the Whites, mostly criticizing their negative influence on the community.

, 1h35
Directed by Robert Iscove
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Amy Smart, Tom Malloy, Billy Zane, Caroline Rhea, Leila Arcieri, Catherine Mary Stewart
Rating54%
Jessica Donovan (Amy Smart) is engaged to workaholic Kent (played by Billy Zane) and they decide to take dancing classes for their first dance. However Kent is so busy with his work that he misses all of the classes. Jessica, however, develops a liking for dancing, and ultimately, for the dance teacher Jake (played by Tom Malloy). Jake is deaf (he uses hearing aids) but is a two-time former US Open Swing Dancing Champion. His former partner Corrine is the one he won the titles with. She is now a judge in the Open Tournaments. Jake and Corrine also have a history as they were engaged but Corrine cheated on him which ultimately led to their break up.

, 1h39
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Ghost films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Josh Berresford

This original story marries three different elements into one plot. Alex Stokes (Andrew Roth) is a self-destructive, down-on-his-luck investigator who takes cases wherever he can. When a mysterious man offers him a healthy sum to follow his beautiful wife Claire (Melantha Blackthorne), Alex can't resist. Her seemingly mundane day-to-day activities take a strange turn when she tries to kill herself.

, 1h34
Directed by Laurent Tuel
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Political films, Gangster films
Actors Jean Reno, Gaspard Ulliel, Vahina Giocante, Sami Bouajila, Isaac Sharry, Gisèle Casadesus
Rating54%
L'histoire du clan Malakian. À sa tête, un truand aussi virtuose que violent, Milo Malakian. Son fils Anton aspire à une autre existence, une vie où il pourrait aimer Elodie, pouvoir choisir. Mais c'est par le sang que se trace le Premier Cercle, et pour en sortir, Anton doit non seulement échapper à sa destinée mais aussi à celui qui a juré la perte de son père : l'inspecteur Saunier.

, 1h30
Directed by John Murlowski
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Meredith Monroe, Brian Dietzen, Lochlyn Munro, Brian Krause, Brittany Finamore, Miriam Flynn
Rating48%
Sarah vient de perdre son mari, Eddie, un policier abattu par un de ses collègues dans de mystérieuses circonstances. En rentrant chez elle, elle découvre que sa fille, Kimmy, a disparu. En partant à sa recherche, Sarah est contactée par le service d'assistance routière auquel son mari était abonné. Très vite, la jeune femme se rend compte que sa fille a été enlevée. Le ravisseur de Kimmy exige que Sarah retrouve un dénommé Paulo Farina, un témoin placé sous protection policière et mis au secret. Le kidnappeur se sert du service d'assistance routière pour surveiller ses moindres faits et gestes et exige d'elle une somme d'argent considérable jusqu'à ce que la police l'arrête et l'accuse de meurtre elle est immédiatement arrêtée et emprisonnée à Rikers.

, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about dragons
Actors Marc Singer, Brian Thompson, Jason Connery, Jay Beyers, Jack Goldenberg, Jennifer Dorogi
Rating30%
The film takes place in a world based loosely on Medieval Europe, where Sorcery is commonplace and people live in a feudal society.

, 1h51
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Circus films, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about pedophilia, Films about prostitution, Serial killer films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Hwang Jeong-min, Ryu Deok-hwan, Uhm Ji-won, Oh Dal-soo, Yoon Je-moon, Kim Hyang-gi
Rating66%
Seoul, 1910. Hong Jin-ho, Joseon’s first detective, travels around solving trivial family disputes for pocket money as a private detective. However, he is determined to go to America someday and is saving up for the trip. Then one night, Gwang-soo, a medical physician in training, discovers a corpse in the woods and secretly takes it to practice dissecting. But the corpse turns out to be the son of Seoul’s most powerful man. While planning to flee in the middle of the night and afraid of murder accusations, Gwang-soo meets Jin-ho, and asks him to find the killer. When another corpse turns up in the woods, murdered in the same way as the first victim, Jin-ho and Gwang-soo use a piece of cloth they find in the victim’s mouth as the lead they need to bring them one step closer to the real killer.

, 1h22
Directed by Branko Schmidt
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors René Bitorajac, Franjo Dijak, Rakan Rushaidat, Ivo Gregurević, Ksenija Marinković, Daria Lorenci
Rating76%
The film follows the lives of four unconventional friends from a Zagreb neighbourhood – Krpa, Filip, Kizo and Dejo. All of them are football fans and Dinamo Zagreb supporters.

, 1h44
Directed by Stephen Auerbach
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Cycling films, Documentary films about sports, Documentary films about technology
Rating66%
The film covers the 2005 edition of the Race Across America. It focuses on several riders, including Jure Robic, Bob Breedlove, Christopher MacDonald, and Patrick Autissier. From the starting line in San Diego, the film follows the riders across the country as they endure difficult weather, challenging terrain, and sleep deprivation. Several days into the race, Breedlove, a race veteran and endurance cycling legend, is killed in a head-on collision with a pickup truck. The other riders must deal with the aftermath of the accident and decide whether to continue the race.

, 1h27
Directed by Kate Twa
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Lynda Boyd, Grace Park, JR Bourne, Tahmoh Penikett, Ryan McDonald
Rating63%
Following the next few days of two drug users that meet by coincidence, film school student Paul Moon (Anthony Shim) and meth making Jay King (Joey Pierce) who also deals ecstasy and cocaine, with Briana Clark (Ashley Whillans) (Paul's film school colleague), spiral into self-destructive and havoc wreaking misadventures before tragically succumbing to the paranoia inducing effects of meth.

, 1h36
Origin Australie
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Rape in fiction, Rape and revenge films
Actors Robyn Moore
Rating64%
After the drug-induced death of his teenaged daughter, Christian is sent a video tape, a "snuff film" involving his daughter and several men. Christian then decides to avenge his daughter by killing all those linked to the sex tape. Along the way he meets a young woman named Alice, and a fragile friendship begins to unfold.

, 1h26
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about technology
Rating75%

, 1h31
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Mirrah Foulkes, Nathan Phillips, Leigh Whannell, Bille Brown, Melanie Vallejo, Reg Evans
Rating53%
Tasmania, 1800s. Alexander Pearce, a convict known as "the Pieman", has escaped into the wilderness and he is being hunted by policemen with dogs. He is faced by a policeman who attempts to shoot Pearce, but his gun does not fire. Pearce then bites the policeman's neck, taking a large chunk from his throat, killing him, allowing Pearce to escape.

Directed by Lou Diamond Phillips
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about religion
Actors Sarah Jones, Jordan Bridges, Bonnie Root, Haylie Duff, Patrick Duffy, Lou Diamond Phillips
Rating66%
Mourning her husband's recent death, Dr. Belinda Simpson (Sarah Jones) arrives in the tiny town of Sikeston to fill the post of town physician. Once there she discovers that many of the town’s residents, including children at an orphanage run by Miss Hattie Clarence (Cloris Leachman), have fallen ill or died from an unknown ailment. She soon wonders if she's in over her head, despite reassurances from her best friend Annie (Haylie Duff) and Lee (Jordan Bridges), the town blacksmith.

, 1h37
Directed by Olivier Baroux
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors Kad Merad, Lionel Abelanski, Valérie Benguigui, Frédérique Bel, Guy Lecluyse, David Saracino
Rating45%
Six touristes français ont décidé de découvrir l'Afrique du Sud au cours d'un safari organisé par Richard Dacier (Kad Merad). Ils ignorent que leur guide n'a pas mis les pieds dans la brousse depuis trente ans et qu'il a peur des animaux.

, 1h30
Directed by Peter Markle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Emilie de Ravin, Ivan Sergei, Ty Olsson, Cybill Shepherd, Peter Benson, Patrick Sabongui
Rating58%
Divorced crisis negotiator police lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara (de Ravin) struggles with the pressures of her job, raising her young daughter Carly, facing mounting bills, and taking care of her agoraphobic mother Essie (Shepard).

, 1h40
Directed by Ole Bornedal
Origin Danemark
Genres Thriller
Actors Lene Nystrøm Rasted, Bojan Navojec, Kim Kold, Sonja Richter, Henrik Prip
Rating64%
En 1997, Ole Bornedal a tourné aux États-Unis, le remake de son thriller Night Watch (Nattevagten). Peu convaincu, il est revenu au Danemark réaliser des films forts et personnels comme ce Deliver Us from Evil, lancinant. Au départ un accident: Lars, ivre renverse une passante et fait endosser le crime à un immigrant. Johannes, le frère de Lars, prend parti pour le faux coupable : il va devenir la cible de la colère xénophobe de tout un village.

, 1h30
Directed by LeVar Burton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Seymour Cassel, Alfre Woodard, Larry Hankin, Johnny Whitworth, Adrienne Barbeau, LeVar Burton
Rating61%

, 1h40
Directed by Vin Diesel, Justin Lin, Neal H. Moritz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodríguez, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso
Rating65%
Five years after leaving Los Angeles, Dominic Toretto and his new crew, consisting of his girlfriend Letty, Tego Leo, Rico Santos, Cara Mirtha, and Han Seoul-Oh, are hijacking fuel tankers in the Dominican Republic. Dominic begins to suspect that the police are hot on their trail, after Han informs him that one of his garages have been raided, forcing the crew to disband and go their separate ways. Realizing that he must move, he packs his things in the middle of the night and leaves Letty behind in order to protect her from harm.

Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about families
Actors Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia, Sharmila Tagore, Javed Jaffrey, Vinod Khanna
Rating54%
Jai Puri (Akshay Kumar) is a forest ranger in the woods near Alberta, Canada. Jai lives in a cabin with his girlfriend Sheila (Ayesha Takia Azmi), but has been estranged from his parents, Jatin (Benjamin Gilani) and Savitri Puri (Sharmila Tagore). Jatin is the CEO of a privately held Canadian oil company, Canoil.

, 1h3
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Basketball films, Documentary films about sports, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Rating70%

, 2h7
Directed by Vladimir Vladimirovitch Bortko
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical
Actors Bohdan Stupka, Daniel Olbrychski, Igor Petrenko, Vladimir Vdovitchenkov, Magdalena Mielcarz, Mikhaïl Boïarski
Rating56%
L'histoire se déroule dans l'Ukraine du XVII siècle. Le vieux colonel ouman Taras Boulba accueille ses deux fils, Ostap et Andreï, rentrés après deux ans d'études au séminaire de Kiev. Il les accompagne vers la Sitch Zaporogue afin de les initier à l'art militaire. Alors qu'ils se trouvent dans le camp, une mauvaise nouvelle leur parvient. Il s'avère que les Polonais ont attaqué le khoutor de Boulba et que sa femme a été tuée. Tarass se joint alors aux cosaques qui affrontent les troupes polonaises. Ils assiègent la ville de Doubno jusqu'à ce que ses habitants commencent à manquer de vivres. Mais le vieux colonel ignore que son cadet, Andreï, est amoureux de la jeune fille du voïvode Mazowiecki, Elżbieta, rencontrée à Kiev, qui se meurt de faim de l'autre côté de la muraille. Une nuit, la servante de Elżbieta amène le jeune homme par le passage souterrain jusqu'à sa maitresse qu'il décide ne plus jamais quitter. Le lendemain, Tarass voit apparaître son fils à la tête de la cavalerie de contre-offensive. Il ordonne alors à ses hommes d'attirer Andreï dans les bois où il le tue après l'avoir renié. Pendant ce temps, son ainé, Ostap, est capturé par l'ennemi et transporté à Varsovie. Aidé de Yankel, le marchand juif jadis sauvé lors d'un pogrome, Tarass vole au secours de son fils, mais arrive juste au moment quand ce dernier se fait exécuter après une séance de torture sur la place publique. Taras fait payer cher la mort d'Ostap, bravant la mort, mais au bout d'un moment son unité est repérée et encerclée. Comprenant que l'ennemi est surtout après lui, il permet à ses compagnons de s'échapper, se laisse faire prisonnier et sera brûlé vif sur le bûcher. Elżbieta donne naissance à un garçon. Elle meurt en couches. Son père, le voïvode Mazowiecki, fou de douleur, prend un sabre et le brandit au-dessus de l'enfant, mais ne parvient pas à tuer un être sans défense qui est en plus son petit-fils.

Directed by Jérôme Deschamps, Macha Makeïeff
Origin France
Genres Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors William Shatner, Yolande Moreau, Jérôme Deschamps, Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat, Atmen Kelif, André Wilms
Rating32%
À la mort d'un meunier, les deux fils aînés héritent du moulin tandis que le benjamin Petit Pierre est chargé de s'occuper du chat de son père. Mais ce n'est pas un chat ordinaire, bavard comme une pie et marchant sur ses pattes de derrière, ses bottes rouges lui procurent des pouvoirs magiques. Le matou va aider son maître à conquérir le cœur de la princesse Manon (danseuse et chanteuse) que convoite aussi l'odieux chambellan du roi qui veut s'emparer du trône.....

, 1h40
Directed by Sergueï Dvortsevoï
Origin Kazakhstan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Rating70%
Une yourte au fin fond des steppes du Kazakhstan. Un jeune homme aux grandes oreilles en tenue de marin évoque l'hippocampe, ce tout petit animal comme un "chameau" des mers : Asa est de retour de Sakhaline où il vient de faire son service militaire dans la marine. La yourte est celle de la belle Tulpan et de ses parents. Asa, venu avec son beau-frère Ondas et son ami Boni, va-t-il les convaincre qu'il peut faire un bon mari pour Tulpan, et ainsi fonder une famille, avec une ferme pour élever de nombreux moutons ?

Directed by Bryan Forrest
Origin USA
Themes Films about religion
Actors Bryan Forrest
Rating57%
The One Lamb is the story of Jackson Price (Bryan Forrest) who is diagnosed with cancer, and determined to atone for the sins of his past. He once had everything going his way, but in a moment of weakness he lost everything. He was abandoned by his wife, learns he is dying of cancer, and may not live long. But he's determined to fight, and with a little help from a pastor named Earl (John W. Price), he tries to achieve redemption for his past failures while hoping and praying for a happy, healthy future.

, 1h25
Genres Drama
Actors Natalie Imbruglia, Tony Martin, Danielle Catanzariti
Rating52%
The film depicts the emotional and poetic story of a beautiful young woman, Elise, who is haunted by a tragic event in her youth.

, 2h
Directed by Derek Yee
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Politic
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Naoto Takenaka, Fàn Bīngbīng (范冰冰), Daniel Wu, Masaya Katō, Carlo Chin, Jackie Chan
Rating68%
In the early 1990s, a tractor mechanic nicknamed Steelhead (Jackie Chan) illegally enters Japan from China in search of his fiancée, Xiu-Xiu (Xu Jinglei) with the help of his "brother" Jie (Daniel Wu). Jie has taught Steelhead how to make a living by teaching him the trades of the underworld. One day, while illegally working as part of a clean-up crew in the sewers, Steelhead and his Chinese comrades are spotted by the police. Unwilling to get caught, Steelhead and the others run for their lives. In the ensuing turn of events, Steelhead saves Detective Kitano from drowning, and in gratitude, Kitano decides to stop pursuing Steelhead.

Directed by Maria Beatty
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Susanne Sachße
Rating47%
Depuis la mort de sa femme, Arthur, un chirurgien, cloître sa fille Lucille dans leur manoir.

Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Krzysztof Pieczyński, Marcin Bosak
Rating44%
À Gibraltar, où il fait escale au retour d'une mission au Proche-Orient, le général Sikorski est reçu au palais du gouverneur britannique, Mason MacFarlane. Celui-ci doit convaincre Sikorski de lui remettre des documents confidentiels révélant l'implication des Soviétiques dans le meurtre de 22 000 officiers polonais à Katyn. Le refus du général déclenche une opération planifiée depuis quelques mois sous le nom de The Wall.