Bat Out of Hell: The Musical

Step into the dystopian city of Obsidian, where a rebellious gang called The Lost can never grow old. At the heart of this rock opera is a fiery romance between their leader, Strat, and Raven, the sheltered daughter of the city’s tyrannical ruler, Falco—a love story as defiant as the music itself.

Slam

2016

Italian

6.1

♡ 2

59%

based on novel or book

based on young adult novel

Andrea Molaioli Director

Jasmine Trinca as Antonella

Fausto Maria Sciarappa as Marco

Tony Hawk as Tony Hawk

Luca Marinelli as Valerio

Samuele is 16 and has a passion for skateboarding. He has big dreams: going to university, move to California, and travel, but things change when he meets Alice, who could be the girl of his life.

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2003

Japanese

7.3

♡ 10

91%

Action

based on novel or book

Isshin Inudô Director

Chizuru Ikewaki as Joze

Noriko Eguchi as Noriko

Itsuji Itao as The Manager

Yoshiyuki Morishita as The Pervert

A part-time employee in a mahjong parlour runs across a young woman, who is unable to walk, in baby carriage. He becomes friends with the woman and begins to feel enamoured with her.

Sweet Home Alabama

2002

English

6.2

♡ 49

38%

Andy Tennant Director

Sarah Baker as Dix

Rhona Mitra as Tabatha Wadmore-Smith

Bob Penny as Wallace Buford

Dakota Fanning as Young Melanie

New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.

William & Kate

2011

English

4.9

♡ 2

39%

Mark Rosman Director

Serena Scott Thomas as Carole Middleton

Jonathan Patrick Moore as Ian Musgrave

Christopher Cousins as Mike Middleton

Nico Evers-Swindell as Prince William

Inspired by the royal wedding and retelling the highs and lows of the nine-year courtship of Kate Middleton and Prince William. The couple struggles to keep their relationship together in the face of intense media scrutiny and family pressures, but the story ultimately ends in a fairytale wedding.

Worlds Apart

2008

Danish

7.0

♡ 3

77%

Action

based on a true story

Niels Arden Oplev Director

Jacob Ottensten as August

Anders W. Berthelsen as John

Sarah Boberg as Karen

Pilou Asbæk as Teis

17-year-old Sara leads a sheltered existence with her family, members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, when she meets the outsider Teis and falls in love. Sara, herself a believer, now faces an important turning point in her life as she is forced to choose between religion and love.

Flavors of Youth

2018

Chinese

6.6

♡ 49

83%

Haoling Li Director

Minako Kotobuki as Irin

Takeo Otsuka as Rimo

Ikumi Hasegawa as Shiaoyu

Crispin Freeman as (voice)

The rigorous city life of China, while bustling and unforgiving, contains the everlasting memories of days past. Three stories told in three different cities, follow the loss of youth and the daunting realization of adulthood. Though reality may seem ever changing, unchangeable are the short-lived moments of one's childhood days. A plentiful bowl of noodles, the beauty of family and the trials of first love endure the inevitable flow of time, as three different characters explore the strength of bonds and the warmth of cherished memories. Within the disorder of the present world, witness these quaint stories recognize the comfort of the past, and attempt to revive the neglected flavors of youth.

Miss Annie Rooney

1942

English

6.2

♡ 4

40%

Edwin L. Marin Director

Mary Field as Mrs. Metz

Jonathan Hale as Mr. White

Edgar Dearing as Policeman

June Lockhart as Stella Bainbridge

A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn't have the right kind of dress to wear, so her family and friends band together to raise money to get her the proper dress.

Three Songs for Benazir

2021

Pashto

6.3

♡ 4

61%

Elizabeth Mirzaei Director

Essam Ferris as Shaista's Father

Kamihejazi as Singer

The story of Shaista, a young man who—newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced persons in Kabul—struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Even as Shaista’s love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.

Fighting Elegy

1966

Japanese

6.9

♡ 2

74%

Action

based on memoir or autobiography

Comedy

Drama

roman catholic

roman catholic church

sexual repression

young love

youth gang

Seijun Suzuki Director

Akira Takahashi as

Ken Mizoguchi as

Hiroshi Tachikawa as

Yûsuke Kawazu as Suppon 'Turtle'

Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.

The Anderssons in Greece

2012

Swedish

4.3

♡ 1

Hannes Holm Director

Manos Gavras as Hotellchefen

Madeleine Barwén Trollvik as Idol-Lisa

Morgan Alling as pappa Rudolf

Julia Dufvenius as Sabina

A penny-pinching dad springs for an all-inclusive Greek vacation with his wife and three kids, who get up to plenty of antics of their own. What fun is a family vacation if you actually have to hang out with your parents the whole time?

American Cherry

2023

English

4.7

♡ 3

33%

Marcella Cytrynowicz Director

Matty Cardarople as Clay Elliot

Hanna Griffiths as Eve Elliot

Leonor Varela as Louise Stein

Larsen Thompson as Sasha

A mysterious, troubled boy meets an impressionable girl in their small town. Together they embark on a romance where his love turns into obsession as he tries to protect her from her dysfunctional family -- he makes her a video diary that confesses an intricate story of love, mental illness and the tragic consequences if left untreated.

JJ+E

2021

Swedish

5.4

♡ 2

62%

Alexis Almström Director

Magnus Krepper as Frank

Bill Rogers as Karl Loreen

Loreen as Maria

Seth Austin as Patrik

Elisabeth and John John are raised in the same city, yet they live light years apart, separated economically, socially and culturally. That is until the day they start in the same high school class.

Snow Angels

2007

English

6.8

♡ 11

68%

David Gordon Green Director

Kate Beckinsale as Annie Marchand

Michael Angarano as Arthur Parkinson

Sam Rockwell as Glenn Marchand

Olivia Thirlby as Lila Raybern

Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangelical Christian, but his erratic attempts at getting back into Annie's life have alarmed her. High school student Arthur works at Annie's restaurant, growing closer to a new kid in town, Lila, after class. When Glenn and Annie's daughter go missing, the whole town searches for her, as he increasingly spirals out of control.

My Little Loves

1974

French

7.1

♡ 10

86%

Jean Eustache Director

Maurice Pialat as Ami d'Henri

Martin Loeb as Daniel

Ingrid Caven as La mère

Jean Eustache as Man on bench

Daniel lives with his grandmother and, after a year of high school, goes to live with his mother in the south of France; a harsher environment which rapidly changes his perception of friends, work, and women.

The King and I

2018

English

8.0

♡ 9

Action

based on play or musical

Gary Halvorson Director

Kelli O'Hara as Anna

Arthur Lee as Ensemble

Ruthie Ann Miles as Lady Thiang

Ken Watanabe as The King of Siam

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.

The King and I

1999

English

4.4

♡ 7

13%

41%

Animation

based on play or musical

Richard Rich Director

Miranda Richardson as Anna Leonowens

Kenny Baker as Captain Orton

Adam Wylie as Louis Leonowens

Darrell Hammond as Master Little

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.

Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

2017

Japanese

6.5

♡ 9

96%

Yûya Ishii Director

Hiroko Isayama as

Takahiro Miura as

Mikako Ichikawa as Mika's mother

Bokuzô Masana as Predident of bulder company

Mika works as a nurse by day; by night she entertains covetous men at a girls' bar. Shinji is blind in one eye and ekes out a living as a construction worker. Young and grown-up at the same time, they both lead a lonely existence, but somehow their paths keep miraculously crossing under the Tokyo sky.

Do You Want to Die in Indio?

2024

English

4.9

♡ 7

David Moreton Director

Robert Kazinsky as Henry

Heather Morris as Judith

Cody Longo as Lucky

Rawle D. Lewis as Teacher

When a budding romance falls apart, and a scholarship to USC gets yanked out from under him, 17-year-old Salvi hits the mean streets of Palm Springs and gets swept up into an incendiary weekend of partying, gun violence and sexual ambiguity.