12 Strong 2018 ( 6.347)

A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.

Maxime: Is this Love? 2019

Max's infatuation for his childhood crush never stops growing. Is this what love is?

I Was a Stranger 2025

Set against the backdrop of the Syrian Civil War, the lives of pediatric surgeon Amira and her daughter intertwine with five families across four continents in a chain reaction of tragedy, resilience, and hope.

Passages 2023 ( 6.3)

Tomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own, Tomas must confront life decisions he may be unprepared—or unwilling—to deal with.

Megan Leavey 2017 ( 7.276)

The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.

Poetic Justice 1993 ( 6.862)

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, Justice gets a lift with her friend, Iesha, and Iesha's postal worker boyfriend, Chicago. Along for the ride is Chicago's co-worker, Lucky, to whom Justice grows close after some initial problems. But is she ready to open her heart again?

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask 1996 ( 7)

Explores the life and work of the psychoanalytic theorist and activist Frantz Fanon who was born in Martinique, educated in Paris and worked in Algeria. Examines Fanon's theories of identity and race, and traces his involvement in the anti-colonial struggle in Algeria and throughout the world.

Misunderstood 1983 ( 6.7)

A workaholic father becomes sole parent to his two young sons, and finds it hard to relate to them, consumed as he is with his own grief.

Birth of Civilization 2007 ( 7.5)

With the help of state of the art special effects, this National Geographic documentary attempts to recreate what civilization looked like during the first 8,000 years that human beings lived on Earth.

Leaving Lebanon 2024

As war rages outside the walls of their apartment in Beirut, Lebanon, a family strives to carry on with life as normal while finding a way to say goodbye to their home.

In Search of Peace 2001 ( 6.5)

In Search of Peace: 1948-1967 chronicles Israel's first two decades, offering new insights on the origins of the Middle East conflict. Combining a rich tapestry of rare archival film and photos, the film offers a unique global perspective on one of the seminal events in the 3,500-year history of the Jewish people. Featuring the voices of Edward Asner, Anne Bancroft, Richard Dreyfuss, Miriam Margolyes and Michael York. "An unabashedly emotional and stirring inspirational history of Israel..."

I Remember 1948 2006

Speaking in Arabic and English, Soliman Al-Halawani, Dr. Mahmoud Hourani, Fouad Charida, Dib El Chami and Rafica El Chami Batach tell of their life in Palestine before 1948 and give eye-witness accounts of the tumultuous days of 'Al Nakba' (the catastrophe), May 15th, and its aftermath. As children and young adults, they and their families were among 750,000 Palestinians fleeing for their lives, as Zionist terror gangs began seizing villages to enlarge the recently created State of Israel. The stories told by these speakers are poignant, unexpected and sometimes surprising, expressing not only the tragedies but also the small miracles which occur in a human catastrophe of such dimensions. Prevented from returning to their homes, the speakers lived as refugees, eventually making their way to Australia. Their continued longing to see their homeland eloquently expresses the feelings of the dispossessed everywhere, and gives this film a universal dimension.

Dégradé 2016 ( 7.4)

A hot summer's day in the Gaza Strip. Today the electricity is on. Christine’s beauty salon is heaving with female clients: a bride-to-be, a pregnant woman, a bitter divorcée, a devout woman and a pill-popping addict. But their day of leisure is disrupted when gunfire breaks out across the street. A gangland family has stolen the lion from Gaza’s only zoo, and Hamas has decided it’s time to settle old scores. Stuck in the salon, with the prospect of death drawing ever nearer, the women start to unravel. How will the day end? Will they lose their lives for the sake of “liberating the lion”?

The Weather Inside 2015 ( 4.7)

A luxury hotel in a conflict zone. Development aid worker Dorothea begins an affair with a young drifter, Alec, but what starts as sweet distraction brings her dangerously close to losing control.

Fay's Palette 2021

Fay lives in a cloistered apartment, which she can’t leave because her only obstacle to the outside world is her brother. She expresses all of her obsessions through painting, but when she orders a new paint palette, matters get complicated. Directed by Anas Ba-Tahaf and produced by Producer-Actor Hisham Fageeh, who also plays the protagonist along with Sofia Asir, Fay’s Palette is a robust film full of vitality, plunging us into an unspoken world that reveals, through a peculiar incident, familiar obsessions and repressed frustrations that we share with Fay.

Shining 2017

A short fiction about a man who fights against the seizure of his land by powerful developers.

Wùlu 2016 ( 5.8)

Malian-French director Daouda Coulibaly's auspicious debut is a pulse-pounding political thriller. Wùlu tells the unsettling tale of a man's rise from the bottom rung of the social ladder to the heights of criminal power.

A History of Independence 2009

Nama and Siré marry in the early sixties. Nama is a very pious marabout who decides to pull away from the world with his wife to dedicate himself fully to God and live as a hermit. To reward him, God sends him an angel. Nama must make three wishes. This film is based on a traditional Malian tale.

Tinye So 2011

In Bambara tradition, the dead is supposed to be the truth holder. But because they are no longer heard, the ancestors decide to speak for the very last time. They are going to tell their truth and then they will fall silent.

The Martian 2015 ( 7.689)

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

Incesto - Um Desejo Proibido 1976 ( 6.5)

Palace of Venus 1981 ( 6)

To satisfy her costumers, an owner of a luxurious bordello does whatever it takes. but the place’s efficiency is threatened when the most desirable of its ladies decides to quit. The owner set a diabolical plot to keep the girl working.

A Noite dos Bacanais 1981 ( 1)

Christmas Unfiltered 2022 ( 6.5)

A teen who feels ignored by her family makes a Christmas wish to be listened to, then wakes up and discovers she can only tell the whole truth.

The Insult 2017 ( 7.5)

After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.

The Arbiter 2013 ( 5)

A brilliant but misguided man feels that he has the right to decide who is worth their place on earth.

Fary the Donkey 1990 ( 5)

When Serigne Ibra finally decides to get married, he declares that his future bride must not only be a ravishing beauty, but also must not have any kind of scar or blemish on her body.

Mossane 1996 ( 6.6)

A beautiful 14-year-old girl has just reached marriageable age in a village in Senegal. She has many suitors; however, she is in love a poor student who has returned to the village while the university is on strike. At birth, she had been promised in marriage to Diogoye, who went away to work in France. Diogoye, who supplied her parents with many things over the years, has now sent a dowry, and asked that she be married to him in the village in his absence; she would then be sent to France.

I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth 2005 ( 7.2)

Contemporary film critics regard the epic film I Am Cuba as a modern masterpiece. The 1964 Cuban/Soviet coproduction marked a watershed moment of cultural collaboration between two nations. Yet the film never found a mass audience, languishing for decades until its reintroduction as a "classic" in the 1990s. Vicente Ferraz explores the strange history of this cinematic tour de force, and the deeper meaning for those who participated in its creation.

Few Good Things 2022 ( 7)

A short film coinciding with the release of the album "Few Good Things" by Chicago artist Saba.

Refugee 2020

A Syrian doctor attempts to escape her war-ravaged homeland with her young daughter.

Bully High 2022 ( 5.5)

A coming-of-age drama that tackles some of today's most prevalent issues including religious prejudices, sexual orientation and bullying.

Jacir 2023 ( 6)

A glance at the divided U.S. political system through the eyes of a young Syrian refugee on the streets of Memphis, TN, as he faces the harsh realities of chasing the American dream.