Movies By highest critic rating on Prime

Little Men (2016)

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Gone: 2022-03-01RT: 97/63 IMDB: 6.7 chan: Prime
Directors: Ira Sachs Genres: Drama
Stars: Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle, Paulina Garcia
13-year-old Jake befriends Tony (Michael Barbieri), raised by his mother Leonor (Paulina Garcia). A feud ignites between the parents, Brian (Greg Kinnear) and Kathy (Jennifer Ehle) and Leonor — the boys remain silent against their parents in protest.

Monsieur Lazhar (2012)

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Gone: RT: 97/86 IMDB: 7.5 Revenue: 6.6M chan: Prime
Directors: Philippe Falardeau Genres: Drama, Comedy
Stars: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nelisse, Emilien Neron
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Monsieur Lazhar tells the poignant story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the death of their well-liked teacher. Bachir Lazhar, a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, offers the school his services as a substitute teacher and is quickly hired. As he helps the children heal, he also learns to accept his own painful past.

A Hero (2022)

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Gone: RT: 96/81 IMDB: 7.5 chan: Prime
Directors: Asghar Farhadi Genres: Drama, Thriller
Stars: Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Fereshteh Sadr Erfai
Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned…

The Silence Of The Lambs (4K UHD) (1991)

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Gone: RT: 96/95 IMDB: 8.6 Revenue: 272.7M Budget: 19.0M chan: Prime
Directors: Jonathan Demme Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Stars:
Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins are delectable is this diabolical thriller that became a modern classic and took home five 1992 Academy Awards®, including Best Actress (Foster), Best Actor (Hopkins), Best Director (Jonathan Demme) and Best Picture.

Love and Friendship (2016)

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Gone: RT: 96/60 IMDB: 6.4 Revenue: 14.0M Budget: 3.0M chan: Prime
Directors: Whit Stillman Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny, Xavier Samuel
Set in 1790s London, LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP centers on the recently widowed Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale), who seeks refuge with her in-laws to escape the scandalous rumors surrounding her private life. While at their estate the scheming Lady Susan decides it’s time to secure a husband for herself and for her somewhat reluctant and awkward daughter.

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

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Gone: RT: 96/78 IMDB: 7.8 Revenue: 79.0M Budget: 9.0M chan: Prime
Directors: Kenneth Lonergan Genres: Drama
Stars: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler
Casey Affleck leads an all-star cast in this acclaimed and poignant film about a solitary janitor whose life is transformed after he becomes the guardian of his 16-year-old nephew.

The 39 Steps (1935)

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Gone: RT: 96/86 IMDB: 7.6 chan: Prime
Directors: Alfred Hitchcock Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Stars: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim
In this classic, witty suspense thriller from Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Donat plays an innocent man who accidentally finds himself drawn into a dangerous international spy operation, and must try to convince a suspicious Madeleine Carroll that he is not a criminal.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

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Gone: RT: 96/95 IMDB: 8.6 Revenue: 272.7M Budget: 19.0M chan: Prime
Directors: Jonathan Demme Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney
An F.B.I. cadet gets help from cannibal to catch a killer.

Little Big Man (1970)

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Gone: RT: 96/87 IMDB: 7.6 Revenue: 31.6M Budget: 15.0M chan: Prime
Directors: Arthur Penn Genres: Adventure, Western, Comedy, Drama
Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway
In the present day, 121-year-old Jack Crabb, the oldest living man in the world and residing in a hospice, recounts his plentiful life story to a curious historian. Among other things, Crabb claims to have had been a captive of the Cheyenne, a gunslinger, an associate of Wild Bill Hickok, a scout for General George Armstrong Custer, and the sole white survivor of the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Blood On Her Name (2020)

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Gone: RT: 96/53 IMDB: 5.6 chan: Prime
Directors: Matthew Pope Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Stars: Bethany Anne Lind, Will Patton, Elisabeth Rohm
A woman's decision to cover up an accidental killing spirals out of control when her conscience demands she return the dead man's body to his family.

The Secret of Roan Inish (1995)

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Gone: RT: 96/87 IMDB: 7.5 chan: Prime
Directors: John Sayles Genres: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Stars: Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally
Young Fiona lives with her grandparents in a small fishing village where she takes an active role to unravel the mysterious secrets.

Paterson (2016)

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Gone: RT: 96/72 IMDB: 7.4 Revenue: 2.2M Budget: 5.0M chan: Prime
Directors: Jim Jarmusch Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stars: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani
Every day, Paterson adheres to a simple routine: he drives his daily route, he writes poetry into a notebook; he stops in a bar and drinks exactly one beer; he goes home to his wife, Laura. By contrast, Laura´s world is ever changing. New dreams come to her almost daily. The film quietly observes the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.

Gleason (2016)

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Gone: RT: 96/90 IMDB: 8.3 chan: Prime
Directors: Clay Tweel Genres: Documentary
Stars: Steve Gleason, Michel Varisco, Rivers Gleason
At the age of 34, Steve Gleason, former NFL defensive back and New Orleans hero, was diagnosed with ALS. Doctors gave him two to five years to live. So that is what Steve chose to do: live. This film incorporates personal video journals from Gleason for his then-unborn son to footage of his adventures undertaken as part of his mission to live his life to the fullest.

Kirikou and the Sorceress (English Dubbed) (2000)

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Gone: RT: 96/87 IMDB: 7.5 Budget: 4.5M chan: Prime
Directors: ArtMattan Productions Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Family
Stars: Isseu Niang, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Doudou Gueye Thiaw
This animated film exquisitely recounts the tale of tiny Kirikou, born in an African village on which Karaba the Sorceress has placed a terrible curse.

Wuthering Heights (1939)

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Gone: RT: 96/85 IMDB: 7.6 chan: Prime
Directors: William Wyler Genres: Drama, Romance
Stars: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven
A servant in the house of Wuthering Heights tells a traveler the unfortunate tale of lovers Cathy and Heathcliff.

The Miracle Worker (1962)

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Gone: RT: 96/88 IMDB: 8.1 Revenue: 2.5M Budget: 0.5M chan: Prime
Directors: Arthur Penn Genres: Drama
Stars: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory
Academy Awards went to Best Actress Anne Bancroft and Best Supporting Actress Patty Duke for their moving portrayals of Annie Sullivan and her remarkable blind and deaf pupil, Helen Keller.

House of Games (1987)

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Gone: RT: 96/79 IMDB: 7.2 Revenue: 2.6M chan: Prime
Directors: David Mamet Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Stars: Joe Mantegna, Lindsay Crouse, Lilia Skala
An uptight female psychiatrist (and best-selling author) attempts to intercede with a con man on behalf of one of her patients, a compulsive gambler who owes him several thousand dollars. She is sucked into a world of mirrors where nothing is what it seems. Written and Directed by David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross)

Gully Boy (2019)

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Gone: RT: 96/81 IMDB: 7.9 Revenue: 34.0M Budget: 5.8M chan: Prime
Directors: Zoya Akhtar Genres: Drama, Music
Stars: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Kalki Koechlin
India's official entry to the 2019 Academy awards. A coming-of-age story based on the lives of street rappers in Mumbai.

Sweet Country (2018)

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Gone: RT: 96/71 IMDB: 6.9 chan: Prime
Directors: Warwick Thornton Genres: Drama, History, Western
Stars: Hamilton Morris, Shanika Cole, Ewen Leslie
Australian western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self defense and goes on the run as posse gathers to hunt him down. Festival favorite of Venice, Toronto, and Sundance.

Tangerine (2015)

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Gone: 2022-03-01RT: 96/76 IMDB: 7.1 Revenue: 0.9M Budget: 0.1M chan: Prime
Directors: Sean Baker Genres: Comedy, Drama
Stars: Alla Tumanian, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian
Sin-Dee is back. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend was unfaithful during the days she was jailed, the sex worker and her friend, Alexandra, set out to get to the bottom of this. Their odyssey leads them through subcultures of Los Angeles.

Raising Victor Vargas (2003)

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Gone: RT: 96/83 IMDB: 7.2 Revenue: 2.8M Budget: 0.8M chan: Prime
Directors: Peter Sollett Genres: Drama, Romance
Stars: Victor Rasuk, Donna Maldonado, Kevin Rivera
A Lower East Side teen-ager struggles to find some sanity while surrounded by an eccentric grandmother, a crazy new girlfriend, and a longing younger brother.

The Salesman (4K UHD) (2016)

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Gone: RT: 96/84 IMDB: 7.7 Revenue: 7.0M chan: Prime
Directors: Asghar Farhadi Genres: Drama, Thriller
Stars:
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.

A Taxi Driver (2017)

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Gone: RT: 96/90 IMDB: 7.9 Revenue: 81.9M Budget: 12.8M chan: Prime
Directors: Jang Hoon Genres: Action, Drama, History
Stars: Kang-ho Song, Thomas Kretschmann, Hae-jin Yoo
In this powerful drama based on a true story, a down-on-his-luck taxi driver hired by a foreign journalist finds himself in a life-or-death struggle in the midst of the Gwanju Uprising.

The Handmaiden (4K UHD) (2016)

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Gone: RT: 95/91 IMDB: 8.1 Revenue: 37.8M Budget: 8.6M chan: Prime
Directors: PARK CHAN-wook Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance
Stars: KIM MIN-hee, HA JUNG-woo, CHO JIN-woong
From PARK Chan-wook, the celebrated director of OLDBOY, LADY VENGEANCE and STOKER, comes a ravishing new crime drama. PARK presents a gripping and sensual tale of two women - a young Japanese Lady living on a secluded estate, and a Korean woman who is hired to serve as her new handmaiden, but is secretly plotting with a conman to defraud her of a large inheritance.

The Handmaiden (4K UHD) (2016)

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Gone: RT: 95/91 IMDB: 8.1 Revenue: 37.8M Budget: 8.6M chan: Prime
Directors: PARK CHAN-wook Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance
Stars: KIM MIN-hee, HA JUNG-woo, CHO JIN-woong
From PARK Chan-wook, the celebrated director of OLDBOY, LADY VENGEANCE and STOKER, comes a ravishing new crime drama. PARK presents a gripping and sensual tale of two women - a young Japanese Lady living on a secluded estate, and a Korean woman who is hired to serve as her new handmaiden, but is secretly plotting with a conman to defraud her of a large inheritance.

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

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Gone: RT: 95/90 IMDB: 8.0 Budget: 0.8M chan: Prime
Directors: Charles Laughton Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
Robert Mitchum stars in an unforgettable role as a psychopathic preacher in relentless pursuit of two children who have their dead father's stolen fortune hidden in a doll. Shelley Winters co-stars.

The Killing (1956)

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Gone: RT: 95/92 IMDB: 8.0 Budget: 0.3M chan: Prime
Directors: Stanley Kubrick Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Stars: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Elisha Cook Jr.
With fascinating detail, Stanley Kubrick lays bare the intricate inner-planning of a racetrack heist by a deadly mastermind (Sterling Hayden) and his crew. Co-stars Coleen Gray.

We Are Still Here (2015)

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Gone: RT: 95/47 IMDB: 5.7 chan: Prime
Directors: Ted Geoghegan Genres: Horror
Stars: Andrew Sensenig, Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden
In this chilling modern ghost story, a couple find themselves haunted by vengeful spirits after they move to a rural town that harbors a horrifying secret.

Honey Boy (2019)

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Gone: RT: 95/92 IMDB: 7.3 Revenue: 3.4M Budget: 3.5M chan: Prime
Directors: Alma Har’el Genres: Drama
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe
Directed by Alma Har’el and written by Shia LaBeouf, Honey Boy traces the life of child actor Otis Lort as he rises from early success to a self-destructive Hollywood star. Based on LaBeouf’s own life, Honey Boy weaves together two timelines as he comes to terms with his ex-rodeo clown father, played by LaBeouf, in a role inspired by his own dad.

Croupier (1999)

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Gone: RT: 95/79 IMDB: 7.1 Revenue: 7.1M chan: Prime
Directors: Mike Hodges Genres: Drama, Thriller
Stars: Clive Owen, Gina McKee
An aspiring writer is hired as a croupier at a casino, where he realizes that his life as a croupier would make a great novel.

Good Hair (2009)

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Gone: 2022-03-01RT: 95/69 IMDB: 6.9 chan: Prime
Directors: Jeff Stilson Genres: Documentary, Comedy
Stars: Chris Rock, Maya Angelou, Nia Long
Chris Rock explores how hairstyles affect African-Americans.

Gimme Danger (2016)

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Gone: RT: 95/71 IMDB: 7.2 chan: Prime
Directors: Jim Jarmusch Genres: Music, Documentary
Stars: Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, ScottAsheton
Jim Jarmusch’s new film GIMME DANGER chronicles the story of The Stooges, one of the greatest rock-n-roll bands of all time.

Citizen K (2020)

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Gone: RT: 95/68 IMDB: 7.0 chan: Prime
Directors: Alex Gibney Genres: Documentary
Stars: Mikhail Khodorkovsky
The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia, who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.

Tucked (2019)

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Gone: RT: 95/57 IMDB: 6.8 chan: Prime
Directors: Jamie Patterson Genres: Comedy, Drama
Stars: Derren Nesbitt, Jordan Stephens, April Pearson
After learning he has only six weeks to live, all veteran drag queen Jackie Collins wants to do is perform his long-running act and behave as is everything is normal. But between a new friendship with a rising young queen and some unfinished business with his estranged daughter, he's about to have the most eventful month and a half of his life.

Aparajito (1956)

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Gone: RT: 95/93 IMDB: 8.3 Revenue: 0.2M chan: Prime
Directors: Satyajit Ray Genres: Drama
Stars: Karuna Banerjee, Santi Gupta, Rani Bala
After the death of his father, Apu leaves his mother and goes to Kolkata to study. His mother falls sick but she doesn't let the news get to him, because it would affect his academics.

Becks (2018)

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Gone: RT: 95/88 IMDB: 6.3 chan: Prime
Directors: Elizabeth Rohrbaugh, Daniel Powell Genres: Drama, Music, Romance
Stars: Lena Hall, Christine Lahti, Mena Suvari
After a crushing breakup with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician moves back to her childhood home in St. Louis. While performing for tips at a local tavern and struggling to reconnect with her ultra-Catholic mother, she strikes up a unique friendship and begins to discover her musical voice. As she grows more confident as a musician, a new life in her hometown suddenly seems within her reach.

Marathon (2021)

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Gone: RT: 95/88 IMDB: nan chan: Prime
Directors: Keith Strausbaugh, Anthony Guidubaldi Genres: Comedy
Stars: Kimia Behpoornia, Tavius Cortez, Andrew Hansen
An unprofessional film crew follows five amateur runners as they train for Devil's Canyon Marathon, an offbeat desert race organized by a desperate shoe store owner pulling out all the stops to celebrate its 15th year.

Chavela (2017)

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Gone: RT: 95/80 IMDB: 7.8 chan: Prime
Directors: Catherine Gund, Daresha Kyi Genres: Documentary
Stars: Chavela Vargas, Pedro Almodóvar, Elena Benarroch
Singer Chavela Vargas gained a name for herself firstly in Mexico and later worldwide chiefly for her interpretation of traditional rancheras. These songs were mainly composed by men and mostly speak of unfulfilled love for women, world-weariness and loneliness.

Die Hard (1988)

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Gone: RT: 94/94 IMDB: 8.2 Revenue: 140.8M Budget: 28.0M chan: Prime
Directors: John McTiernan Genres: Action, Thriller
Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia
John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife.

Train to Busan (2016)

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Gone: RT: 94/89 IMDB: 7.6 Revenue: 87.5M Budget: 8.8M chan: Prime
Directors: Yeon Sang-ho Genres: Action, Horror, Thriller
Stars: Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-Seok, Jung Yu-mi
Train to Busan is a harrowing zombie horror-thriller that follows a group of terrified passengers fighting their way through a countrywide viral outbreak, trapped on a suspicion-filled, blood-drenched bullet train ride to the Safe Zone...which may or may not still be there.

It's A Wonderful Life (1946)

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Gone: RT: 94/95 IMDB: 8.6 Revenue: 9.6M Budget: 3.2M chan: Prime
Directors: Frank Capra Genres: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

It's A Wonderful Life (Black & White Version) (1946)

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Gone: RT: 94/95 IMDB: 8.6 Revenue: 9.6M Budget: 3.2M chan: Prime
Directors: Frank Capra Genres: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
After George Bailey wishes he had never been born, an angel is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted, and how they would be different if he was never there.

The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959)

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Gone: RT: 94/72 IMDB: 7.0 chan: Prime
Directors: Terence Fisher Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Stars: Peter Cushing, Andre Morell, Christopher Lee
A hellish hound feeds upon the flesh of the heirs of Baskerville Hall. But before this beast can sink its teeth into the newest lord, it must pit its vicious fangs against the searing intellect of Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cushing) and Dr. Watson.

Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father (2008)

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Gone: RT: 94/96 IMDB: 8.5 chan: Prime
Directors: Kurt Kuenne Genres: Documentary, Crime
Stars: Kurt Kuenne, Andrew Bagby, David Bagby
Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne's poignant tribute to his murdered childhood friend, Andrew Bagby, tells the story of a child custody battle between Bagby's grieving parents and Shirley Turner, Bagby's pregnant ex-girlfriend and suspected killer.

All Is Lost (2013)

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Gone: 2022-03-01RT: 94/63 IMDB: 6.9 Revenue: 6.1M Budget: 9.0M chan: Prime
Directors: J.C. Chandor Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Stars: Robert Redford
Academy Award winner Robert Redford "gives a solo tour-de-force in this awards-caliber adventure" (NY Post) about one man's battle for survival against the elements on the open sea.

All Is Lost (2013)

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Gone: 2022-03-01RT: 94/63 IMDB: 6.9 Revenue: 6.1M Budget: 9.0M chan: Prime
Directors: J.C. Chandor Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Stars: Robert Redford
Academy Award winner Robert Redford "gives a solo tour-de-force in this awards-caliber adventure" (NY Post) about one man's battle for survival against the elements on the open sea.

Sardar Udham (2021)

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Gone: RT: 94/95 IMDB: 8.7 chan: Prime
Directors: Shoojit Sircar Genres: Crime, Drama, History
Stars: Vicky Kaushal, Shaun Scott, Stephen Hogan
A young Sardar Udham was left deeply scarred by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He escaped into the mountains of Afghanistan, reaching London in1933-34. There, Udham spent the most decisive 6 years of his life, re-igniting the revolution. On 13th March, 1940, 21yrs since carrying the unhealed wound, Udham Singh assassinated Michael O’Dwyer, the man at the helm of affairs in Punjab, April 1919.

Chak De India (2007)

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Gone: RT: 94/92 IMDB: 8.2 Revenue: 40.0M Budget: 6.3M chan: Prime
Directors: Shimit Amin Genres: Drama
Stars: Shahrukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Sagarika Ghatge
This ultimate Indian sports movie has Shahrukh Khan, the tainted ex-captain of the Indian Hockey team given a chance to redeem his reputation by coaching the Indian Women's Hockey Team. Infighting, external opposition and even touches of racism and sexism are all the things he must overcome to make his team a winner. Game on...Chak de India!

Chak De India (2007)

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Gone: RT: 94/92 IMDB: 8.2 Revenue: 40.0M Budget: 6.3M chan: Prime
Directors: Shimit Amin Genres: Drama
Stars: Shahrukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Sagarika Ghatge
"Kabir Khan (Shahrukh Khan), the ex Indian Captain has now come back as the Coach of the Women's National Hockey team. A rag-tag bunch of girls who’ve forgotten what it’s like to play for the love of the game. CHAK DE INDIA is the story of a coach's fight of making his team, Team India by overcoming their diverse backgrounds, by learning to use everything that life hurls on them as a secret weapon

My Kid Could Paint That (2007)

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Gone: RT: 94/78 IMDB: 7.1 chan: Prime
Directors: Amir Bar-Lev Genres: Documentary
Stars: Amir Bar-Lev, Anthony Brunelli, Elizabeth Cohen
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars.