The Bridge on the River Kwai

Fabian: Going to the Dogs

August 2021 •German

In 1930s Berlin, Dr. Jakob Fabian, who works by day in advertising for a cigarette company and by night wanders the streets of the city, falls in love with an actress. As her career begins to blossom, prospects for his future begin to wane.

The Joy Luck Club

September 1993 •English

Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

March 1964 •English

Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German submarines during World War II.

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

December 1976 •English

Quiet, withdrawn 13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives peacefully in her home in a New England beach town. Whenever the prying landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she politely claims that he's in the city on business. But when the landlady's creepy and increasingly persistent son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with kindly neighbor boy Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

March 1967 •English

To restore his family's lost wealth, a young Boston lad stows away on a ship bound for the California Gold Rush. When their very proper butler gives chase, all roads lead to nonstop adventure, wild and woolly characters, and a lucky punch that leads to a bonanza of belly laughs!

Never Die Alone

March 2004 •English

A drug kingpin's rise and tragic fall is witnessed vicariously by a reporter who uses the criminal's diary as the basis for his new book.

Mother Night

November 1996 •English

An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war.

The Aryan Couple

December 2004 •English

A German Jewish industrialist is forced to hand over his business to the Nazis in order to ensure his family's safe passage out of Germany.

Detour

November 1945 •English

The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.

Člny proti prúdu

June 1982 •Slovak

The Blue Hearts

April 2017 •Japanese

Six directors picked a favorite song by Japanese punk rock band "The Blue Hearts" and made a short film inspired by the song.

Nine Lives

October 1957 •Norwegian

The movie takes place during World War II and depicts the true story of Jan Baalsruds amazing escape from the German army from the coast of Northern Norway and across the border to the neutral country Sweden.

Sakuran

December 2006 •Japanese

Anna Tsuchiya blasts back in time playing an oiran, a top-notched geisha of the Edo period’s Yoshiwara District, navigating brothel politics while trying to cling to the man she loves.

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

January 2008 •English

Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.

Love and Honor

December 2006 •Japanese

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.

Sansho the Bailiff

March 1954 •Japanese

In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier.

The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

June 1967 •Japanese

A man who was released from prison wanders around the Kanto region and gets involved with the local yakuza.

The Sword of Doom

February 1966 •Japanese

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

Brother's War

May 2009 •English

The story is set in the latter days of World War 2, against the backdrop of fierce combat on the eastern front. Brother's War is based on real events.

House of Strangers

July 1949 •English

Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of the sons take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that stays loyal to his father.