Zara Larsson - Up Close

The documentary ZARA LARSSON – Up Close gives us a unique insight into the life of a pop star who broke through at ten years old. We follow her around the world and see a side she's never shown before. This is the story of an artist reaching for the very top, but with the knowledge that no matter how much she achieves, it'll never be enough to satisfy her.

Madonna: Goddess of Pop

2012

English

5.9

♡ 4

Maureen Goldthorpe Director Madonna

Madonna as Self

This fascinating Documentary gives you a real insight into the life and the career of one of the greatest figures in popular music. Madonna deservedly has won the accolade of Goddess of Pop.

Taking Care of Business

1990

English

6.4

♡ 19

33%

Arthur Hiller Director

Anne De Salvo as Debbie

Brian J. Williams as Gang Member

Ken Foree as J.B.

Jimmy Ortega as Thief

An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

For Love of the Game

1999

English

6.6

♡ 24

47%

75%

Action

baseball

based on novel or book

Sam Raimi Director

Kevin Costner as Billy Chapel

J.K. Simmons as Frank Perry

Ted Raimi as Gallery Doorman

Brian Cox as Gary Wheeler

A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years.

Loitering with Intent

2014

English

4.5

♡ 4

33%

post traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

Adam Rapp Director

Patch Darragh as Carter

Marisa Tomei as Gigi

Natasha Lyonne as Kaplan

Sam Rockwell as Wayne

Fledgling screenwriters retreat to a quiet country manor to work on their script, but a constellation of needy characters produces constant interruptions.

Hilary and Jackie

1998

English

7.3

♡ 9

88%

Anand Tucker Director

Charles Dance as Derek Du Pré

Celia Imrie as Iris Du Pré

Emily Watson as Jackie Du Pré

Vernon Dobtcheff as Professor Bentley

The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.

A Star Is Born

1954

English

7.5

♡ 29

98%

81%

academy awards

academy awards (oscars)

husband wife relationship

musical

Musical

Romance

George Cukor Director

Irving Bacon as Graves

Louis Jean Heydt as Ocean Scene Director

Ron Nyman as Stage Manager

Don Beddoe as Studio Executive at Premiere

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Christmas in Carolina

2020

English

4.1

♡ 2

12%

Peggy Williams Director

Kellie Shanygne Williams as Charlotte Saxon

Darius McCrary as Marlone

Terrence Shingler as Ryan Saxon

Stephen Fisher as Stephen the Intern

Career-driven investment banker Elle has given up on love until she meets Wesley, who invites her to his hometown in South Carolina, where she rediscovers the spirit of Christmas.

Major League: Back to the Minors

1998

English

4.7

♡ 4

22%

John Warren Director

Walton Goggins as Billy 'Downtown' Anderson

Kenny Johnson as Lance Pere

Jensen Daggett as Maggie Reynolds

Corbin Bernsen as Roger Dorn

At the behest of Roger Dorn -- the Minnesota Twins' silver-tongued new owner -- washed-up minor league hurler Gus Cantrell steps up to the plate to take over as skipper of the club's hapless farm team. But little does he know that Dorn has an ulterior motive to generate publicity with a grudge match between the big leaguers and their ragtag Triple A affiliate.

One More Time

2015

English

5.0

♡ 6

100%

92%

Action

brooklyn, new york city

Robert Edwards Director

Oliver Platt as Alan

Amber Heard as Jude

Ann Magnuson as Lucille

Christopher Walken as Paul

Beautiful aspiring rock star Jude is stuck in a rut - relegated to recording commercial jingles and lost in a series of one night stands. When she is evicted from her Brooklyn apartment, she is forced to move into the Hamptons home of her wealthy - and selfish - father Paul Lombard, an over-the-hill, Sinatra-esque crooner angling for a musical comeback.

Balls of Fury

2007

English

5.4

♡ 28

22%

german democratic republic

Robert Ben Garant Director

Maggie Q as Maggie

Cathy Shim as North Korean Attache

Robert Patrick as Sgt. Pete Daytona

Jim Rash as Techie

Randy Daytona was a child ping pong prodigy who lost his chance at Olympic gold when his father is murdered by the mysterious Feng over a gambling debt. 15yrs later he's down on his luck and scraping a living doing seedy back room shows in Vegas; when the FBI turn up and ask for his help to take down Feng... who just happens to love Ping Pong.

Fair Play

2006

French

6.1

27%

Lionel Bailliu Director

Jérémie Renier as Alexandre

Jean-Pierre Cassel as Édouard

Benoît Magimel as Jean-Claude

Marion Cotillard as Nicole

A company, where manipulation and harassment is a problem between colleagues, decides to organize a canyoning trip for its employees. The building tensions between co-workers might actually explode during this trip.

Picture a Scientist

2020

English

7.8

95%

Ian Cheney Director

Mahzarin Banaji as Self

Raychelle Burks as Self

Kathryn Clancy as Self

Nancy Hopkins as Self

A documentary that looks at systemic sexism faced by women scientists in STEM fields.

Metsäjätti

2020

Finnish

6.6

♡ 3

Action

based on novel or book

Ville Jankeri Director

Sara Soulié as Linda

Tomi Alatalo as Mauno Kauppi

Tommi Korpela as tehtaanjohtaja Jari Virtasalmi

Philip Zandén as Uusi toimitusjohtaja

Pasi returns to his childhood town, asked to reconfigure the local plywood factory. With a child on the way with his upper-class wife, Pasi sees an opportunity – this is his ticket to climb the professional ladder in the company. On arrival, he bumps into his childhood friend Janne, who works in the factory he is about to downsize. Pasi begins to struggle with the fact that he is supposed to care for the profits – not for the people.

Happy Hour

2015

Japanese

7.6

♡ 10

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Director

Reina Shiihashi as Kozue

Shuhei Shibata as Ukai

Yoshio Shin as Yoshihiko

Ayaka Shibutani as Yuzuki

Four women in their thirties reevaluate their relationships, both shared and private, after a startling revelation concerning one's marriage forces each of them to ask one of life's biggest questions: "Am I who I want to be?"

Burning Palms

2010

English

5.4

♡ 3

38%

Christopher Landon Director

Rosamund Pike as Dedra

Jamie Chung as Ginny

Lake Bell as Mary Jane

Zoe Saldana as Sarah Cotton

A subversive tale that interlaces five stories set in Los Angeles, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007

English

7.3

♡ 34

89%

Sidney Lumet Director

Michael Shannon as Dex

Marisa Tomei as Gina

Ethan Hawke as Hank

Adrian Martinez as Security Guard

When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.

Mephisto

1981

German

7.7

♡ 6

76%

István Szabó Director

Kati Sólyom as (as Sólyom Katalin)

Christian Grashof as Cesar von Muck

Irén Bordán as Filmszínésznõ

Klaus Maria Brandauer as Hendrik Höfgen

A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979

English

6.1

75%

Jerry Schatzberg Director

Dan Hedaya as Alex Heller

Meryl Streep as Karen Traynor

Peter Henry Schroeder as Ned

Merv Griffin as Self

Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. But it could be a big boost to his career, so he takes it on. Helping him prepare the case is pretty southern researcher Karen Traynor, and their developing relationship further complicates and compromises his life.