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After the U.S. Civil War, a young woman steals gold from a gang of outlaws who've taken over her home. She must use her wits to evade them and survive the harsh winter.
Mackenzie Foy, Jack Kesy, Martin Sensmeier, Kevin Lefler, Ty Simpkins, Odeya Rush, Sean Bean, Joe Pantoliano, John Suits, Vince Jolivette, Shannon Houchins
Where to Watch:
Limited • VOD / Digital Limited
VOD / Digital
Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
Paz Vega, Paul W.S. Anderson, Jared Harris, Carrie-Anne Moss, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Lee Batchler, Jessica Lucas, Sasha Roiz, Kit Harington, Janet Scott Batchler
Location: CA - Ontario
Release Date:
February 21, 2014
Where to Watch:
In Theaters In Theaters
Tells the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx, Genius, The Little Stranger and A Royal Winter), a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Academy Award® and BAFTA-winner Colin Firth – A Single Man, The King’s Speech, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Bridget Jones’s Baby) on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin (Edan Hayhurst – Genius, There She Goes), who has been shut away in a wing of the house. Together, these two damaged, slightly misfit children heal each other through their discovery of a wondrous secret garden, lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor. A magical place of adventure that will change their lives forever.
Colin Firth, David Heyman, Jack Thorne, Dixie Egerickx, Rosie Alison, Julie Walters, Didier Lupfer, Jemma Powell, Danny Perkins, Marc Munden, Dan MacRae, Edan Hayhurst, Amir Wilson, Isis Davis, Maeve Dermody, Sonia Goswami, Lee Starkey, Jane Robertson
Location: UK - Unknown
Where to Watch:
VOD / Digital VOD / Digital
A story about two legendary revolutionaries and their journey away from home before they started fighting for their country in 1920’s.
Where to Watch:
Limited Limited
"The Reader" opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair.
Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn," and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken.
Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life – this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. "The Reader" is a haunting story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.
Ralph Fiennes, Anthony Minghella, Kate Winslet, Sydney Pollack, Stephen Daldry, Scott Rudin, Robert Fox, David Kross, Bruno Ganz, Linda Bassett, Karoline Herfurth, David Hare
Release Date:
December 10, 2008
Where to Watch:
In Theaters In Theaters
The film follows Loretta McLaughlin (Keira Knightley), a reporter for the Record-American newspaper, who becomes the first journalist to connect the Boston Strangler murders. As the mysterious killer claims more and more victims, Loretta attempts to continue her investigation alongside colleague and confidante Jean Cole (Carrie Coon), yet the duo finds themselves stymied by the rampant sexism of the era. Nevertheless, McLaughlin and Cole bravely pursue the story at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.
Keira Knightley, Ridley Scott, David Dastmalchian, Chris Cooper, Morgan Spector, Bill Camp, Alessandro Nivola, Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara, Kevin Walsh, Matt Ruskin, Carrie Coon
Where to Watch:
Hulu Hulu
An other-wordly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Her life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.
Release Date:
December 8, 2017
Where to Watch:
Los Angeles • New York Los Angeles
New York
A spirited young woman in occupied France falls for a German officer and must choose between love and her country. Left under the supervision of her domineering mother-in-law when the husband she never really loved heads off to war, the young woman's only escape is playing the piano. A young German officer assigned to stay at their home is a former composer, and the attraction between him and the young woman is immediate.
Margot Robbie, Sam Riley, Alexandra Maria Lara, Michelle Williams, Harvey Weinstein, Christine Langan, Ruth Wilson, Mathias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas, Saul Dibb, Matt Charman
Location: UK - Unknown
Set in 1939, the British are being pounded by Germany in mainland Europe, and Winston Churchill wants to hit back hard. His answer: stop fighting under accepted gentlemanly rules of engagement, and create a group of warriors who become the first "deniable" secret operatives to strike behind enemy lines. They are basically Britian’s first black op unit. Members are recruited, knowing they are likely to be killed. They become a very tight knit group and their work spans WWII. They win important victories against the Nazis, breaking all the accepted rules of warfare in the process and use deception and even the bow and arrow to dispatch the enemy.
Guy Ritchie, Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Cary Elwes, Jerry Bruckheimer, Alex Pettyfer, Eiza González, Chad Oman, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Henry Golding, John Friedberg, Eric Johnson, Paul Tamasy, Christopher Woodrow, Ivan Atkinson, Til Schweiger, K. Blaine Johnston
Location: Turkey
Where to Watch:
In Theaters • VOD / Digital In Theaters
VOD / Digital
The cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. As the beloved cast of characters navigates how to lead Downton Abbey into the future, they must embrace change and welcome a new chapter.
Paul Giamatti, Phyllis Logan, Joanne Froggatt, Raquel Cassidy, Dominic West, Julian Fellowes, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Douglas Reith, Michael Fox, Joely Richardson, Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton, Elizabeth McGovern, Simon Curtis, Alessandro Nivola, Lesley Nicol, Sophie McShera, Brendan Coyle, Laura Carmichael, Arty Froushan, Jim Carter, Simon Russell Beale, Robert James-Collier, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge, Kevin Doyle, Harry Hadden-Paton
Location: UK - Unknown
Release Date:
September 12, 2025
Where to Watch:
In Theaters In Theaters
No plot details announced; however, we know it involves the faith-based musical group For King & Country.
Based on real people aboard the most legendary ship in the world, Titanic: The Musical is ‘breathtaking’ (the Guardian) and ‘magnificent’ (the Telegraph), a stunning and stirring production focusing on the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of her passengers who each boarded with stories and personal ambitions of their own. All innocently unaware of the fate awaiting them, the Third-Class immigrants dream of a better life in America, the Second Class imagine they too can join the lifestyles of the rich and famous, whilst the millionaire Barons of the First Class anticipate legacies lasting forever.
Jack Nolan, Barnaby Hughes, Paul Kemble, Thom Sutherland, Graham Bickley, Billy Roberts, Danny Michaels, Adam Filipe, Martin Allanson, Sam Brown, Alastair Hill
Where to Watch:
Limited • VOD / Digital Limited
VOD / Digital
The ruthless King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) leads his bloodthirsty army on a murderous rampage across Greece to find a deadly weapon that will destroy humanity. A mortal chosen by Zeus named Theseus (Henry Cavill) must lead the fight against Hyperion and his evil army with the fate of mankind and the Gods at stake.
Henry Cavill, Luke Evans, Mickey Rourke, Mark Canton, Kellan Lutz, Tarsem Singh, Freida Pinto, John Hurt, Ryan Kavanaugh, Jason Keller, Tucker Tooley, Charley Parlapanides, Craig J. Flores, Corey Sevier, Isabel Lucas, Joseph Morgan, Gianni Nunnari, Vlas Parlapanides, Reymundo Banderas
Location: CA - Quebec
Release Date:
November 11, 2011
Where to Watch:
In Theaters • Netflix Blu-ray • Netflix DVD In Theaters
Netflix Blu-ray
Netflix DVD
When visionary architect László Toth (Brody) and his wife Erzsébet (Jones) flee post-war Europe to rebuild their legacy in America, a mysterious and wealthy client (Pearce) ends up changing their lives forever.
Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Adrien Brody, Brady Corbet, Joe Alwyn, Isaach de Bankolé, D.J. Gugenheim, Stacy Martin, Peter Linka, Jonathan Hyde, Alessandro Nivola, Emma Laird, Zephan Hanson Amissah, Laura Bóta, Andrew Lauren, Raffey Cassidy, Jaymes Butler, Michael Epp, Mona Fastvold, Peter Polycarpou, Natalie Shinnick, Jeremy Wheeler, Nick Wittman, Matt Devere, Rudolf Molnár, Robert Jackson, Daniel Washington, Stephen Saracco
Where to Watch:
HBO Max • Limited • VOD / Digital HBO Max
Limited
VOD / Digital
During WWII, prisoners at Chełmno extermination camp, the first Nazi death camp, attempt to escape to expose the mass executions.
Where to Watch:
Limited Limited
Set in the 1950s, a young book editor grows troubled by the social trappings of her time and slowly descends into mental illness.
Dakota Fanning, Kirsten Dunst, Karen Lauder, Patricia Arquette, Jesse Plemons, Nellie Kim, Stacy Martin, Greg Little, Lizzie Friedman, Bel Powley, Brittany Kahan
London, 1905. Prodigal son Thomas Richardson (Dan Stevens) has returned home, only to learn that his sister is being held for ransom by a religious cult. Determined to get her back at any cost, Thomas travels to the idyllic island where the cult lives under the leadership of the charismatic Prophet Malcolm (Michael Sheen). As Thomas infiltrates the island’s community, he learns that the corruption of mainland society that they claim to reject has infested the cult’s ranks nonetheless – and uncovers a secret far more evil than he could have imagined. Written and directed by Gareth Evans (THE RAID), APOSTLE is a harrowing occult fable where the only thing more horrifying than madness is the sinister reality behind it.
Release Date:
October 12, 2018
Where to Watch:
Netflix Netflix
Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.
Anya Taylor-Joy, Callum Turner, Mia Goth, Bill Nighy, Rupert Graves, Connor Swindells, Josh O’Connor, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Tyger Williams, Johnny Flynn, Miranda Hart, Amber Anderson, Autumn de Wilde, Gemma Whelan, Tanya Reynolds
Location: UK - England
Where to Watch:
In Theaters • VOD / Digital In Theaters
VOD / Digital
A romantic drama following Sabine (Academy Award winner Kate Winslet), a strong-willed and talented landscape designer who is chosen to build one of the main gardens at King Louis XIV’s new palace at Versailles. In her new position of power, she challenges gender and class barriers while also becoming professionally and romantically entangled with the court’s renowned landscape artist André Le Notre (Matthias Schoenaerts).
Where to Watch:
Limited • VOD / Digital Limited
VOD / Digital