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Breakthrough
 | Genre: Drama Directed by: Roxann Dawson Written by: Grant Nieporte Starring: Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas, Topher Grace, Mike Colter, Marcel Ruiz, Sam Trammell, Dennis Haysbert Release date: Wed 17, Apr 2019 Plot: The film is based on the inspirational true story of one mother's unfaltering love in the face of impossible odds. When Joyce Smith's adopted son John falls through an icy Missouri lake, all hope seems lost. But as John lies lifeless, Joyce refuses to give up. Her steadfast belief inspires those around her to continue to pray for John's recovery, even in the face of every case history and scientific prediction. From producer DeVon Franklin (Miracles from Heaven) and adapted for the screen by Grant Nieporte (Seven Pounds) from Joyce Smith's own book, BREAKTHROUGH is an enthralling reminder that faith and love can create a mountain of hope, and sometimes even a miracle. |
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The Professor
 | Genre: Comedy/Drama Directed by: Wayne Roberts Written by: Wayne Roberts Starring: Johnny Depp, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston, Zoey Deutch, Danny Huston, Justine Warrington, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Kaitlyn Bernard, Odessa Young, Matreya Scarrwener Release date: Thu 18, Apr 2019 Plot: When Richard (Johnny Depp), a world weary college professor, is given a life-changing diagnosis he decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live his life as boldly and freely as possible. With a biting sense of humor, a reckless streak, and a touch of madness, he binges through every vice – drinking, smoking, sex, and hurling blunt insults at anyone who annoys him, giving him more pleasure than he's had in years. His rollicking journey and bravura assault on the status quo as he runs out the clock leads him to come to terms with the truth and embrace the people he loves for a final hurrah. RICHARD SAYS GOODBYE is a hilarious and devastating comedy drama about how one man decides to live life to the fullest at the very moment he's faced with the end of his journey. |
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Fast Color
 | Genre: Drama/Science-Fiction Directed by: Julia Hart Written by: Julia Hart, Jordan Horowitz Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Strathairn, Lorraine Toussaint, Christopher Denham, Saniyya Sidney, Tasos Hernandez, Jermaine Washington, Sylvie Grontis Hagan, Levi Dylan, Michael E. Stogner, Ryan Begay, Jason E. Hill, Richard L. Olsen, Monique Straw, Aliza Halm, Hannah Kauffmann Release date: Fri 19, Apr 2019 Plot: Ruth (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a woman with extraordinary abilities she can no longer control, is haunted by a mysterious past. Set in a broken and drought-ridden world, we meet Ruth on the run from an unknown group that has discovered her abilities. Ruth turns to the only place she feels she can hide: the childhood home she abandoned long ago. There, she reconnects with her estranged mother, Bo (Lorraine Toussaint), and daughter, Lila (Saniyya Sidney). As Bo attempts to help Ruth control her abilities, the three women start to become a family again. But when Ruth’s pursuers catch up to her, she is forced to face her demons and confront her past. |
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Little Woods
 | Genre: Drama/Crime Directed by: Nia DaCosta Written by: Nia DaCosta Starring: Tessa Thompson, Lily James, James Badge Dale, Luke Kirby, Lance Reddick Release date: Fri 19, Apr 2019 Plot: Ollie (Tessa Thompson) is a reformed drug runner in an economically depressed small town in North Dakota, who was caught coming back from Canada with medicine for her terminally ill mother and has been toeing the line ever since. After her mother dies, Ollie's sister Deb (Lily James) shows up on her doorstep with a hungry child and an unplanned pregnancy. Ollie can only see one viable option: quickly raise money to pay back the bank and hold onto their mother's home, so Deb can raise her family safely away from her abusive ex. But to do that, she'll need to return to the dangerous way of life she thought she'd left behind. |
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Red Joan
 | Genre: Biography/Drama Directed by: Trevor Nunn Written by: Lindsay Shapero Starring: Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Tom Hughes, Stephen Campbell Moore Release date: Fri 19, Apr 2019 Plot: In a picturesque village in England, Joan Stanley (Judi Dench), lives in contented retirement. Then suddenly her tranquil existence is shattered as she's shockingly arrested by MI5. For Joan has been hiding an incredible past; she is one of the most influential spies in living history… Cambridge University in the 1930s, and the young Joan (Sophie Cookson), a demure physics student, falls intensely in love with a seductively attractive Russian saboteur, Leo. Through him, she begins to see that the world is on a knife-edge and perhaps must be saved from itself in the race to military supremacy. Post-war and now working at a top secret nuclear research facility, Joan is confronted with the impossible: Would you betray your country and your loved ones, if it meant saving them? What price would you pay for peace? Inspired by an extraordinary true story, Red Joan is the taut and emotional discovery of one woman's sacrifice in the face of incredible circumstances. A woman to whom we perhaps all owe our freedom. |
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The Curse Of La Llorona
 | Genre: Horror/Thriller Directed by: Michael Chaves Written by: Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis Starring: Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velasquez, Madeleine McGraw, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Marshall Jones, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen, Andrew Tinpo Lee, Irene Keng, Marisol Ramirez, DeLaRosa Rivera, Sophia Santi, Aiden Lewandowski, Oliver Alexander, Ricardo Mamood-Vega, Roman Christou Release date: Fri 19, Apr 2019 Plot: The story follows a social worker (Linda Cardellini) who, while investigating the mysterious disappearance of two children, discovers her own family might also be in jeopardy. |
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Under the Silver Lake
 | Genre: Crime/Thriller Directed by: David Robert Mitchell Written by: David Robert Mitchell Starring: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Jimmi Simpson, Patrick Fischler, Riki Lindhome, Callie Hernandez, Grace Van Patten, Don McManus, Rex Linn Release date: Fri 19, Apr 2019 Plot: The film centers on a man named Sam (Andrew Garfield) who becomes obsessed with the strange circumstances of a billionaire mogul's murder and the kidnapping of a girl. Riley Keough plays the role of Sarah, Sam's new neighbor, and Topher Grace plays the role of Sam's friend who helps him with an investigation surrounding a missing woman. |
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Avengers 4 Endgame
 | Genre: Action/Superhero/Science-Fiction Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Written by: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Pom Klementieff, Don Cheadle, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Bradley Cooper, Frank Grillo, Hiroyuki Sanada, Katherine Langford, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Brie Larson Release date: Fri 26, Apr 2019 Plot: Following the events of Avengers: Infinity War, with half of the universe killed in an event dubbed ‘The Decimation’, the universe lies in shambles and the remaining Avengers and their allies must reassemble to repair the damage caused by Thanos and bring harmony back to the universe. |
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Body at Brighton Rock
 | Genre: Thriller Directed by: Roxanne Benjamin Written by: Roxanne Benjamin Starring: Karina Fontes, Casey Adams, Emily Althaus, John Getz, Matt Peters, Miranda Bailey, Susan Burke Release date: Fri 26, Apr 2019 Plot: When an inexperienced park ranger finds a dead body under mysterious circumstances on a remote mountain trail, she must guard it overnight until authorities can arrive, forcing her to confront some of her deepest, darkest fears. |
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JT Leroy
 | Genre: Biography/Drama Directed by: Justin Kelly Written by: Justin Kelly Starring: Kristen Stewart, Diane Kruger, Laura Dern, Jim Sturgess Release date: Fri 26, Apr 2019 Plot: A young woman named Savannah Knoop (Kristen Stewart) spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law Laura Albert (Laura Dern). |
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
 | Genre: Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy Directed by: Terry Gilliam Written by: Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Adam Driver, Olga Kurylenko, Stellan Skarsgard, Oscar Jaenada, Rossy de Palma, Jason Watkins Release date: Wed 10, Apr 2019 Plot: The film tells the story of a deluded old man who is convinced he is Don Quixote (Jonathan Pryce), and who mistakes Toby (Adam Driver), an advertising executive, for his trusty squire, Sancho Panza. The pair embark on a bizarre journey, jumping back and forth in time between the 21st and magical 17th century. Gradually, like the infamous knight himself, Toby becomes consumed by the illusory world and unable to determine his dreams from reality. The tale culminates in a phantasmagorical and emotional finale where Toby takes on the mantle of Don Quixote de la Mancha. |
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The Silence
 | Genre: Horror/Thriller Directed by: John R. Leonetti Written by: Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke, Tim Lebbon Starring: Kiernan Shipka, Stanley Tucci, Miranda Otto, John Corbett, Kate Corbett, Kyle Breitkopf, Dempsey Bryk, Billy MacLellan, Sarah Abbott, Callum Shoniker, Hannah Gordon, Taylor Love, Ryan Turner, Alex Hatz, Tammie Sutherland, Cesare Scarpone, Chris Whitby, Gino Raimondo, Helen Stevens Release date: Wed 10, Apr 2019 Plot: The story revolves around a family struggling to survive in a world terrorized by a deadly, primeval species who have bred for decades in the pitch darkness of a vast underground cave system, hunting only with their acute hearing. As the family seeks refuge in a remote haven where they can wait out the invasion, they start to wonder what kind of world will remain when they're ready to emerge. |
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A Dark Place
 | Genre: Thriller Directed by: Simon Fellows Written by: Brendan Higgins Starring: Andrew Scott, Bronagh Waugh, Denise Gough Release date: Fri 12, Apr 2019 Plot: When a young boy turns up dead in a sleepy Western Pennsylvania town, a local truck driver, Donald (Andrew Scott), takes it upon himself to play detective, embarking on an obsessive investigation in order to the prove that the boy had been murdered, leading to unthinkable and harrowing consequences. |
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After
 | Genre: Drama/Romance Directed by: Jenny Gage Written by: Susan McMartin, Anna Todd Starring: Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin Release date: Fri 12, Apr 2019 Plot: Based on Anna Todd's best-selling novel which became a publishing sensation on social story telling platform Wattpad, AFTER follows Tessa (Josephine Langford), a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart, as she enters her first semester in college. Armed with grand ambitions for her future, her guarded world opens up when she meets the dark and mysterious Hardin Scott (Hero Fiennes Tiffin), a magnetic, brooding rebel who makes her question all she thought she knew about herself and what she wants out of life. |
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Boo!
 | Genre: Drama/Horror Directed by: Luke Jaden Written by: Luke Jaden, Diane Michelle Starring: Aurora Perrineau, Jaden Piner, Jill Marie Jones, Rob Zabrecky, Charley Palmer Rothwell Release date: Fri 12, Apr 2019 Plot: A torn suburban family refuses to heed the warning of an innocent prank left upon them which causes an unknown supernatural force to wreak havoc. |
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Hellboy
 | Genre: Action/Fantasy Directed by: Neil Marshall Written by: Andrew Cosby, Christopher Golden, Mike Mignola Starring: David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Daniel Dae Kim, Sasha Lane, Sophie Okonedo, Thomas Haden Church, Brian Gleeson, Kristina Klebe, Alistair Petrie Release date: Fri 12, Apr 2019 Plot: Hellboy is back, and he's on fire. From the pages of Mike Mignola's seminal work, this action-packed story sees the legendary half-demon superhero (David Harbour) called to the English countryside to battle a trio of rampaging giants. There he discovers The Blood Queen, Nimue (Milla Jovovich), a resurrected ancient sorceress thirsting to avenge a past betrayal. Suddenly caught in a clash between the supernatural and the human, Hellboy is now hell-bent on stopping Nimue without triggering the end of the world. |
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High Life (2018)
 | Genre: Science-Fiction Directed by: Claire Denis Written by: Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Geoff Cox Starring: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Andre Benjamin, Mia Goth Release date: Fri 12, Apr 2019 Plot: Monte (Robert Pattinson) is one of several death row inmates given the opportunity to forgo their sentence in exchange for manning a suicide space mission to harvest energy from near a black hole. The ship's doctor is also conducting an experiment of her own, obsessively testing human's ability to reproduce in space. The ragtag crew's close quarters and grim fate breed dissent and ultimately brutal violence. |
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Little
 | Genre: Comedy/Fantasy Directed by: Tina Gordon Chism Written by: Tina Gordon Chism, Tracy Oliver Starring: Regina Hall, Issa Rae, Marsai Martin, Justin Hartley, Tone Bell, Rachel Dratch Release date: Fri 12, Apr 2019 Plot: Girls Trip's Regina Hall and Black-ish's Marsai Martin both star as Jordan Sanders — Hall as the take-no-prisoners tech mogul adult version of Jordan and Martin as the 13-year-old version of her who wakes up in her adult self's penthouse just before a do-or-die presentation. Insecure's Issa Rae plays Jordan's long-suffering assistant April, the only one in on the secret that her daily tormentor is now trapped in an awkward tween body just as everything is on the line. Little is an irreverent new comedy about the price of success, the power of sisterhood and having a second chance to grow up — and glow up — right. |
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Mary Magdalene
 | Genre: Drama/Fantasy Directed by: Garth Davis Written by: Philippa Goslett, Helen Edmundson Starring: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tahar Rahim, Hadas Yaron, Shira Haas, Uri Gavriel, Charles Babalola, Tsahi Halevi, Zohar Shtrauss, Tawfeek Barhom, Michael Moshonov Release date: Fri 12, Apr 2019 Plot: The story of Mary Magdalene, a figure in Christianity who, according to the Bible, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers. |
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Missing Link
 | Genre: Animation/Adventure Directed by: Chris Butler Written by: Chris Butler Starring: Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Ching Valdez-Aran, Amrita Acharia Release date: Fri 12, Apr 2019 Plot: The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by Hugh Jackman) considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. The trouble is none of his small-minded high-society peers seems to recognize this. Sir Lionel's last chance for acceptance by the adventuring elite rests on traveling to America's Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of a legendary creature. A living remnant of Man's primitive ancestry. The Missing Link. Zach Galifianakis is Mr. Link: the slightly silly, surprisingly smart and soulful beast upon whom Sir Lionel's dreams depend. As species go, he's as endangered as they get; he's the last of his kind, and he's lonely. Proposing a daring quest to seek out his rumored distant relatives, he enlists Sir Lionel's help in an odyssey around the world to find the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Together with Adelina Fortnight (voiced by Zoe Saldana), an independent and resourceful adventurer who possesses the only known map to the group's secret destination, the unlikely trio embarks on a riotous rollercoaster of a ride. Along the way, our fearless explorers encounter more than their fair share of peril, stalked at every turn by dastardly villains seeking to thwart their mission. Through it all, Mr. Link's disarming charm and good-humored conviction provide the emotional and comedic foundation of this fun-filled family film, bursting with humor, heart, and a profound message of acceptance and finding one's place. |
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Rottentail
 | Genre: Horror Directed by: Brian Skiba Written by: David C. Hayes, Kevin Moyers, Kurt Belcher Starring: Corin Nemec, Dominique Swain, William McNamara, Gianni Capaldi, Vincent De Paul, Tank Jones, Gianna Frangella, Mark Speno, Omid Zader, Jason McCrite, Richard Anderson, Byron Browne, Aaron Lee, Shane Dean, Diana Brest, Lisa Palenica, Laurie Love, Calion Maston Release date: Fri 12, Apr 2019 Plot: Peter Cotton (Corin Nemec) is bitten by a mutant rabbit, transforming him into the film's evil titular character. Seeking revenge, he heads to his hometown of Easter Falls on the eve of the Annual Easter Parade to wreak havoc and lay claim to the love of his life. |
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Stockholm
 | Genre: Comedy/Crime/Drama Directed by: Robert Budreau Written by: Robert Budreau Starring: Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, Mark Strong, Christopher Heyerdahl, Bea Santos, Thorbjorn Harr Release date: Fri 12, Apr 2019 Plot: The film is based on the absurd but true story of a 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis documented in the 1974 New Yorker article 'The Bank Drama' by Daniel Lang. The film follows Lars Nystrom, (Ethan Hawke) who dons a disguise to raid a central Stockholm bank. He then takes hostages in order to spring his pal Gunnar (Mark Strong) from prison. One of the hostages includes Bianca (Noomi Rapace), a wife and mother of two. Negotiations with detectives hits a wall when (at the request of the Prime Minister) the police refuse to let Lars leave in a getaway car with the hostages. As hours turn into days, Lars alternates between threatening the hostages and making them feel comfortable and secure. The hostages develop an uneasy relationship with their captor, which is particularly complex for Bianca, who develops a strong bond with Lars as she witnesses his caring nature. This connection gave rise to the psychological phenomenon known as Stockholm Syndrome. |
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Wild Nights With Emily
 | Genre: Comedy Directed by: Madeleine Olnek Written by: Madeleine Olnek Starring: Molly Shannon, Amy Seimetz, Susan Ziegler, Brett Gelman, Jackie Monahan, Kevin Seal, Dana Melanie, Joel Michaely, Sasha Frolova, Lisa Haas, Casper Andreas, Allison Lane, Robert McCaskill, David Albiero Release date: Fri 12, Apr 2019 Plot: In the late 1880s Emily Dickinson is writing prolifically, baking gingerbread, and enjoying a passionate, lifelong affair with her friend and sister-in-law Susan…yes this is the iconic American poet, popularly thought to have been a reclusive spinster. Beloved comic Molly Shannon leads in this humorous yet bold reappraisal of Dickinson, informed by her private letters. While seeking publication of some of the 1,775 poems written during her lifetime, Emily (Molly Shannon) finds herself facing a troupe of male literary gatekeepers too confused by her genius to take her work seriously. Instead her work attracts the attention of an ambitious woman editor, who also sees Emily as a convenient cover for her own role in buttoned-up Amherst's most bizarre love triangle. A timely critique of how women's history is rewritten, WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY remains vibrant, irreverent and tender–a perhaps closer depiction of Emily Dickinson's real life than anything seen before. |
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