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3) Amsterdam
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the 1930s, three friends witness a murder, are framed for it, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.
Publisher
Gravitas
Language
English
Description
After a devastating personal tragedy, a struggling filmmaker finds a revealing home video in an old camcorder purchased on eBay and takes off with his cat on a cross-country road trip to find its owner. Nominated for an Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award at the **SXSW Film Festival**.
9) Shirley
Publisher
Neon
Language
English
Description
Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door. Winner of the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Auteur Filmmaking...
10) MysteryQuest
Publisher
HISTORY
Language
English
Description
MYSTERYQUEST dispatches teams of experts throughout the world to try to solve some of mankind's strangest and most persistent mysteries through step-by-step investigations.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Language
English
Formats
Description
Glorious gardens and classic whodunits combine in a hit British series seen on public television. Rosemary Boxer is a former professor. Laura Thyme is a former policewoman. They share a passion for horticulture and a talent for sleuthing. Filmed on location in English and European countryside settings, the collection includes all 3 series.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they think. During a night out with the rest of the office employees, they go to watch Voltan, a magician who secretly hypnotizes both of them, in order to use them for his dirty schemes. The next evening already, Briggs...
13) The Bygone
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Language
English
Description
After a rancher crosses paths with a Lakota girl, her disappearance sparks a search that uncovers a harrowing past and hints at a dire future.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
A humorous tale of muck-raking journalism and political scandal. By night, Lois works for a smutty newspaper, but by day she campaigns for the dashing Mayor of New York, who is touting for re-election on an anti-vice ticket. When she is told to report on an orgy she discovers that politicians are only human - and that far more than flesh has been exposed! Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival.**
15) The Minus Man
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Description
When quiet and amiable Vann Siegert (Owen Wilson) drifts into town, no one suspects the evil that lies beneath the surface. When locals start to disappear, it becomes clear that an eerie subtraction is at work among the lost and lonely of this sleepy, seaside hamlet. People look at Vann, but no one sees him, they can quite put their finger on who he really is. Through it all, he carries on a surreal dialogue with imaginary detectives who question...
16) The Limey
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Description
After his release from a British prison, a former professional thief (Terence Stamp) finds out his daughter has been murdered in Los Angeles and travels there to learn the truth about her death. With the investigative assistance of another ex-con he comes face to face with a high-rolling record producer, with whom his daughter was having an affair.
17) The Ghost Writer
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Description
When a gifted ghostwriter (Ewan McGregor) is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever. Co-starring Olivia Williams and...
18) Men & Chicken
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Language
Danish
Description
MEN & CHICKEN is a darkly hilarious slapstick comedy starring Mads Mikkelsen (“Hannibal,” ingeniously cast against type) about a pair of socially-challenged siblings who discover they are adopted half-brothers.
19) Metropia
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Language
English
Description
Conspiracy abounds as Roger, guided by voices in his head, navigates an underground oil starved world. Vincent Gallo and Juliette Lewis lend their voices this award-winning animated thriller. Winner of the Future Film Festival Digital Award at the **Venice Film Festival** . Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**.
20) Silver City
Publisher
Shout Factory
Language
English
Description
Set against the backdrop of a mythic "New West," a satire that follows grammatically-challenged, "user-friendly" candidate Dicky Pilager, scapegrace scion of Colorado's venerable Senator Jud Pilager, during his gubernatorial campaign. When Pilager finds that he's reeled in a corpse during the taping of an environmental political ad, his ferocious campaign manager, Chuck Raven, hires former idealistic journalist turned rumpled private detective Danny...
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