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    Ill Manors 2012 POSTER

    Ill Manors

    2012

    English

    7.1

    12

    77%

    72%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gang

    Music

    united kingdom

    Ben Drew Ben Drew Director Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Aaron Jo Hartley Jo Hartley as Carol Lee Whitlock Lee Whitlock as Vince Amelia Eve Amelia Eve as Woman outside station
    Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.
    Shifty 2008 POSTER

    Shifty

    2008

    English

    6.5

    6

    96%

    67%

    Action

    cocaine

    Crime

    Drama

    drug dealer

    heroin

    police

    Thriller

    Eran Creevy Eran Creevy Director Tim Plester Tim Plester as Blair Daniel Mays Daniel Mays as Chris Jason Flemyng Jason Flemyng as Glen Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Shifty
    Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and with his family about to turn their back on him for good, Shifty must out-run and out-smart a rival drug dealer, intent on setting him up for a big fall.
    Trishna 2011 POSTER

    Trishna

    2011

    English

    6.0

    15

    62%

    52%

    abuse

    Action

    bollywood

    Drama

    india

    Michael Winterbottom Michael Winterbottom Director Anurag Kashyap Anurag Kashyap as Anurag Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Jay Huma Qureshi Huma Qureshi as Lead Female Dancer Freida Pinto Freida Pinto as Trishna
    When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna's family expect her to provide for them. The rich son of an entrepreneur starts to restlessly pursue her affections, but are his intentions as pure as they seem?
    Day of the Falcon 2011 POSTER

    Day of the Falcon

    2011

    English

    6.6

    32

    Action

    Drama

    History

    War

    Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud Director Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Ali Antonio Banderas Antonio Banderas as Emir Nesib Tahar Rahim Tahar Rahim as Prince Auda Mark Strong Mark Strong as Sultan Amar
    On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s land between them called The Yellow Belt. In return, Nesib adopts Amar’s two boys Saleeh and Auda as a guarantee against invasion. Twelve years later, Saleeh and Auda have grown into young men. Saleeh, the warrior, itches to escape his gilded cage and return to his father’s land. Auda cares only for books and the pursuit of knowledge. One day, their adopted father Nesib is visited by an American from Texas. He tells the Emir that his land is blessed with oil and promises him riches beyond his wildest imagination. Nesib imagines a realm of infinite possibility, a kingdom with roads, schools and hospitals all paid for by the black gold beneath the barren sand. There is only one problem. The precious oil is located in the Yellow Belt.
    Nimona 2023 POSTER

    Nimona

    2023

    English

    7.5

    83

    92%

    90%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    anime

    based on graphic novel

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    knight

    metamorphosis

    monster

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Nick Bruno Nick Bruno Director Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Ballister Boldheart Chloë Grace Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz as Nimona Lorraine Toussaint Lorraine Toussaint as Queen Valerin Beck Bennett Beck Bennett as Sir Thoddeus Sureblade
    A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.
    Four Lions 2010 POSTER

    Four Lions

    2010

    English

    7.3

    34

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    dark comedy

    Drama

    muslim

    northern england

    pacifism

    satire

    yorkshire

    Christopher Morris Christopher Morris Director Adeel Akhtar Adeel Akhtar as Faisal Craig Parkinson Craig Parkinson as Matt Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch as Negotiator Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Omar
    Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce.
    The Sisters Brothers 2018 POSTER

    The Sisters Brothers

    2018

    English

    6.9

    103

    87%

    69%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    gold

    gold rush

    hitman

    male friendship

    san francisco, california

    Western

    Jacques Audiard Jacques Audiard Director Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix as Charlie Sisters John C. Reilly John C. Reilly as Eli Sisters Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Hermann Kermit Warm Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal as John Morris
    Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.
    Una 2016 POSTER

    Una

    2016

    English

    6.2

    70

    76%

    50%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    closure

    confrontation

    Drama

    pedophilia

    Romance

    sex with a minor

    tween girl

    Benedict Andrews Benedict Andrews Director Ben Mendelsohn Ben Mendelsohn as Ray Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Scott Rooney Mara Rooney Mara as Una Natasha Little Natasha Little as Yvonne
    When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at an older man's workplace, looking for answers, the secrets of the past threaten to unravel his new life.
    Mogul Mowgli 2020 POSTER

    Mogul Mowgli

    2020

    English

    6.6

    9

    93%

    75%

    4:3

    Action

    Drama

    london, england

    Music

    partition

    rap music

    rapper

    south asian lead

    Bassam Tariq Bassam Tariq Director Kiran Sonia Sawar Kiran Sonia Sawar as Asma Atul Sharma Atul Sharma as Restaurant Diner Anjana Vasan Anjana Vasan as Vaseem Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Zed
    Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, forcing him to move back in with his family. He tries to find himself between an international music career and Pakistani family traditions.
    The Road to Guantanamo 2006 POSTER

    The Road to Guantanamo

    2006

    English

    7.4

    3

    86%

    83%

    cuba

    Drama

    guantánamo

    guantanamo bay

    injustice

    muslim

    War

    Michael Winterbottom Michael Winterbottom Director Sara Stewart Sara Stewart as Interrogator #6 Mark Holden Mark Holden as Kandahar Interrogator #2 George W. Bush George W. Bush as Self Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Shafiq
    Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.
    City of Tiny Lights 2016 POSTER

    City of Tiny Lights

    2016

    English

    5.6

    61%

    39%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    london, england

    missing person

    Mystery

    political intrigue 

    private eye

    religious fundamentalism

    Thriller

    Pete Travis Pete Travis Director Grace Calder Grace Calder as Cokey Danny Webb Danny Webb as DS Cal Donnely Damson Idris Damson Idris as Hakim Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Tommy Akhtar
    In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of religious fanaticism and political intrigue.
    Sound of Metal 2019 POSTER

    Sound of Metal

    2019

    English

    7.7

    95

    97%

    90%

    Action

    addiction

    deaf

    Drama

    drums

    heavy metal

    missouri

    Music

    south asian lead

    Darius Marder Darius Marder Director Chris Perfetti Chris Perfetti as Harlan Olivia Cooke Olivia Cooke as Lou Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric as Richard Berger Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Ruben
    Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.
    Fingernails 2023 POSTER

    Fingernails

    2023

    English

    5.8

    26

    60%

    46%

    Action

    Drama

    love triangle

    married couple

    romance

    Romance

    scientific experiment

    Sci-Fi

    shot on film

    Christos Nikou Christos Nikou Director Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Amir Jessie Buckley Jessie Buckley as Anna Jeremy Allen White Jeremy Allen White as Ryan Amanda Arcuri Amanda Arcuri as Sally
    Anna and Ryan have found true love together. It's been proven by a controversial test. There's just one problem: Anna still isn't sure. Then she meets Amir.
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