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- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer ConnellyThe drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsJim CarreyEd HarrisLaura LinneyAn insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
- DirectorDaniel RezendeStarsVladimir BrichtaLeandra LealTainá MüllerBased on a true story, "Bingo" is a film about the man behind the mask. Augusto is an actor hungry for a place in the spotlight, following the footsteps of his mother, a stage artist in the 50's. While starring in soft porn and soap operas he finally gets the chance to conquer the crowds when he is cast as "BINGO", a television host clown. With his irreverent humor and natural talent, the show is a big hit, but a clause on his contract forbids him to reveal his true identity. Augusto becomes an anonymous celebrity. With makeup on, he brings happiness to children across the country but not to his own son Gabriel, that sees his father distancing himself in search of recognition. Filled with irony and humor and an exaggerated pop look from the backstage universe of the Brazilian 80's television, the film tells the incredible and surreal story of a man that whilst looking for his artistic value, finds his personal decay.
- DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsJoaquin PhoenixRobert De NiroZazie BeetzDuring the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
- DirectorDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh ShuklaA teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.
- DirectorDavid WnendtStarsOliver MasucciThomas M. KöpplMarc-Marvin IsraelAdolf Hitler wakes up in the 21st century. He quickly gains media attention, but while Germany finds him hilarious and charming, Hitler makes some serious observations about society.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsWoody HarrelsonJuliette LewisTom SizemoreTwo victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
- DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.
- DirectorEuros LynStarsDaniel KaluuyaJessica Brown FindlayRupert EverettIn a world where people's lives consist of riding exercise bikes to gain credits, Bing tries to help a woman get on to a singing competition show.
- DirectorGary RossStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.
- DirectorSimon HartogStarsLeonel BrizolaChico BuarqueWalter ClarkDetails the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group, the largest in Brazil, and discusses its influence, power and political connections.
- DirectorFernando E. SolanasStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsFernando E. SolanasAfter the fall of the military dictatorship in 1983, successive democratic governments launched a series of reforms purporting to turn Argentina into the world's most liberal and prosperous economy. Less than twenty years later, the Argentinians have lost literally everything: major national companies have been sold well below value to foreign corporations; the proceeds of privatizations have been diverted into the pockets of corrupt officials; revised labour laws have taken away all rights from employees; in a country that is traditionally an important exporter of foodstuffs, malnutrition is widespread; millions of people are unemployed and sinking into poverty; and their savings have disappeared in a final banking collapse. The film highlights numerous political, financial, social and judicial aspects that mark out Argentina's road to ruin.Not the main subject, but Argentine television is important in this movie.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsTom CruiseJason RobardsJulianne MooreAn epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
- DirectorAlice de AndradeStarsMarcelo FariaMaria FlorMárcio LibarIn Copabacana, the pothead surfer Paulo Roberto is the son of a politician with a dysfunctional family that spends the day surfing and smoking grass. The family maid has a son, the smalltime drug dealer China, who spends most of the time in the beach with Paulo. In the building across the street lives the sexy Amazon-born babysitter Rita de Cássia that has a crush on Paulo. On the streets, the boy Waldick has just arrived from the country of Minas Gerais and idolizes the successful TV entertainer Fúlvio Fontes, who worked as a street vendor when was a boy. When Rita meets Paulo and tells him that she is virgin, Paulo leaves her telling that he likes whores. Rita visits the pimp Tim Mais and asks him to work as a prostitute using the nickname of Mystery to draw the attention of Paulo Roberto. Mystery becomes a hit among the clients of Tim. Their lives entwines when Paulo steals a can of marijuana that China had found in the sea, while Paulo Roberto, Tim Mais and Waldick fall in love for Mystery.
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinMaxine AudleyJerry DesmondeA recently-deposed European monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity and is later wrongly accused of being a Communist.
- DirectorAlex De RakoffStarsMark HeapMichael LernerMichael PeñaFollowing a bizarre series of events, Jimmy, a local amateur boxer, finds himself pitted in a match against the world champion.
- DirectorDaniel BurmanStarsDaniel HendlerHéctor AlterioEnrique PiñeyroIn 1999, Argentina's peso craters. Ariel, a young man from Buenos Aires' Jewish community, deals with his mother's fatal illness, finds a job as a night shift surveillance camera monitor, and wonders when he'll discover sex. Santamaria, middle aged, loses his bank job and is dismissed by his wife; he finds stolen wallets in dumpsters to return to their owners. Ariel tells Santamaria's story to a TV reporter who profiles lives on the street. She's Laura, in a relationship with another woman, but perhaps available. Ariel desires Laura, while Santamaria courts Elsa, a washroom attendant who's husband is in prison. Christmas and Hanukkah approach; can anyone connect?
- DirectorLuis EstradaStarsDamián AlcázarAlfonso HerreraJoaquín CosioAfter accepting a colossal bribe, a powerful TV conglomerate gins up fake news stories to enhance the image of a notoriously corrupt politician.Television (including biased and fake journalism) with political and commercial interests and implications. In spite of all the obvious exaggeration, that is an unfortunate truth not only in Mexico.
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsDustin HoffmanJessica LangeTeri GarrMichael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.Hilarious Dustin Hoffman!
- DirectorTom HollandStarsChris SarandonWilliam RagsdaleAmanda Bearse"Fright Night" sees a teenager believing that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire. He turns to an actor in a television hosted horror movie show for help to deal with the undead.
- DirectorSusanna LiraStarsMussumAlcioneRenato AragãoThe trajectory of musician and comedian Mussum as vocalist of the group "Os Originais do Samba" and later in cinema and TV as a member of "Os Trapalhões", a group that revolutionized the way of making humor on Brazilian television.
- DirectorGuel ArraesStarsAndrea BeltrãoJosé WilkerMarco NaniniDuring a remake of the play Tristan and Isolde, actors Peter and Ana fall in love. While the characters live an idealized love, the interpreters are living a true story, which they try to spice it up with the intensity of the fiction.
- DirectorByron HowardChris WilliamsStarsJohn TravoltaMiley CyrusSusie EssmanThe canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.
- DirectorAllen CoulterStarsAdrien BrodyBen AffleckDiane LaneA detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952).
- DirectorSean FoleyStarsJulian BarrattSimon FarnabyEssie DavisA has-been actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective series "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with Detective Mindhorn, whom he believes to be a real person.
- DirectorMaurício FariasStarsAndrea BeltrãoMarco RiccaDanton MelloA recollection of Hebe Camargo's life during the 1980s, a time when she struggled between a personal and professional crisis and decided to take control of her own career.
- DirectorPaul A. KaufmanStarsAdam WestBurt WardJack BrewerWhen the Batmobile is stolen, Adam West and Burt Ward search for it while remembering their days as the stars of the Batman live action series.
- DirectorJason HehirStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCary ElwesRobin WrightA look at the life and career of professional wrestler André Roussimoff, who gained notoriety in the 1980s as Andre the Giant.
- DirectorNelson HoineffStarsJerry AdrianiAlcioneCristina Azul
- DirectorMarc DourdinThe documentary tells the story of telecatch -or wrestling- in Brazil. With archive material, the movie rescues stories and characters from the sport's glory days, such as Achilles, Belo and Mr. Argentina. It also portrays the current scenario, with the top three teams: Gigantes do Ringue, Trupe do Trovão and BWF.
- DirectorMartín DuplaquetStarsVíctor MonteroIñigo UrrutiaFabio NassarCousins Lenin and Jonás never had contact in 15 years. Lenin made a fortune as drug dealer. Jonás was formed as a religious pastor, but in the shadow of his father. Both join forces to form a new religious sect: the Transprofética Church.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJames WoodsDebbie HarrySonja SmitsA programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.
- DirectorJames BobinStarsAmy AdamsJason SegelChris CooperA Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.
- DirectorJosé JoffilyStarsCassiano CarneiroLuciana RigueiraJoana FommBased on the true story of Fernando Ramos da Silva, actor of Hector Babenco's Pixote (1980).Not the main subject, but a TV sopa opera is important for the path of the main character.
- DirectorKeanu ReevesStarsTiger Hu ChenKeanu ReevesKaren MokA young martial artist's unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club.
- DirectorJosé Alvarenga Jr.StarsBruno MazzeoFernanda Paes LemeFúlvio StefaniniExposed by his girlfriend through a video on the Internet, Bruno tries to revive his reputation, but all he can do is get into a series of traps (Cilada, in Portuguese). Cilada.com is a comedy about love and betrayal that shows the power of the Internet to transform small intimacies and slips in fame and constraints globalized.
- DirectorWalter Lima Jr.StarsRodrigo SantoroCláudia AbreuSelton Mello'Slightly Out Of Tune' is about a group of friends who come of age during the political turmoil that plagued Brazil in the 1960s and '70s. Together, these musicians form a band called "Os Desafinados" and become part of the groundbreaking Brazilian musical movement called Bossa Nova.
- DirectorPaul Michael GlaserStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerMaria Conchita AlonsoYaphet KottoIn a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.
- DirectorToni VenturiStarsRita CadillacLuís AndradeHector BabencoThis revealing documentary about the Brazilian sex symbol goes deep into her career as she pivoted from dancer to singer to adult film star.
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsPeter WellerAriel WinterDavid SelbyBatman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsPeter WellerAriel WinterMichael EmersonThe Batman has returned after a 10-year absence. The Gotham authorities want to arrest him. An old foe wants a reunion. The Feds want the Man of Tomorrow to put a stop to him.
- DirectorJoão Batista de AndradeStarsAntônio FagundesLouise CardosoMayara MagriTV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighborhood.
- DirectorRandall LobbRobert McCallumStarsDolph LundgrenFrank LangellaAnthony De LongisThe history of Mattel's definitive action figure toy line.
- DirectorGabriel BitarAndré CatotoGustavo SteinbergStarsPedro HenriqueDenise FragaMatheus NachtergaeleThe film tells the story of a boy who is responsible, along with his father, for finding the cure for an illness that is contracted after the person takes a fright.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsLeonardo DiCaprioBrad PittMargot RobbieA faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.
- DirectorCristina CostantiniKareem TabschStarsWalter MercadoWilly AcostaLin-Manuel MirandaEvery day for decades, Walter Mercado — the iconic, gender non-conforming astrologer — mesmerized 120 million Latino viewers with his extravagance and positivity.
- DirectorNelson HoineffStarsPaulo FrancisFernando Henrique CardosoWagner CarelliThe movie is about Paulo Francis biography.
- DirectorRodrigo Van Der PutStarsPedro BenevidesEvelyn CastroPetra CostaIn "The Edge of Theocracy" various "messiahs" weigh in on an investigation of Jesus's legitimacy.
- DirectorRodrigo AlzuguirSusanna LiraMuriel AlvesStarsClara NunesThis first-person-narrated film explores the trajectory of the singer Clara Nunes, who conquered Brazil and several countries across the world.
- DirectorJ.B. TankoStarsRonald GoliasGrande OteloNorma BlumYoung man participates in TV contests to help the girl he loves using the money he expects to win.
- DirectorJorge FarjallaStarsRosamaria MurtinhoMauro MendonçaAna Beatriz60 Years career of actors Rosamaria Murtinho and Mauro Mendonça in the history of Brazilian Theatre, Film and Television.
- DirectorCláudio KahnsStarsMauro AlencarSérgio AugustoGlória BissaniDocumentary discussing the life and work of José Lewgoy, one of the most important Brazilian actors of all times.
- DirectorGuilherme AzevedoStarsGuilherme AzevedoTim LopesThe trajectory of Arcanjo Antonino Lopes do Nascimento, Tim Lopes. Considered one of the greatest investigative reporters in Brazil, who did a singular and revered journalism.
- DirectorRaoul PeckStarsSamuel L. JacksonJames BaldwinMartin Luther KingWriter James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
- DirectorWatson MacedoStarsEliana MacedoJohn HerbertRenato MurceQuartet from Northeast Brazil arrive in Rio de Janeiro, to try their luck in the big city.
- DirectorTaísa EnnesStarsLaís AulerMartha BritoRafael DuarteTwo wacky scientists come up with a plan to help all men on Earth.
- DirectorCarlos Juliano BarrosCaio CavechiniStarsJean WyllysSilas MalafaiaMarco FelicianoThe film shows the prologue of the crisis of representation and the polarization of Brazilian politics as we accompany the steps of the Deputy, spokesman for the LBGT cause Jean Wyllys.
- DirectorJosé Mojica MarinsStarsJosé Mojica MarinsÂngelo AssunçãoRonaldo BeibePsychiatrist experiments LSD on 4 volunteers, to investigate Coffin Joe's influence over them. Each patient presents a different reaction, involving sex, perversion and sadism.
- DirectorMatt JaissleStarsIsaac CooperCraig SmithMark ArndtA washed-up TV superhero steals an experimental type of synthetic heroin and must find a way to sell the drugs before the local drug lord's hitmen can find him!
- DirectorMauricio RittnerStarsVera FischerJohn HerbertLiana DuvalYoung writer sells a soap-opera script to a TV Network and manages to place his girlfriend in an important role.
- DirectorPaulo Silva JuniorStarsGerd WenzelGerd Wenzel was born in Berlin, and as a boy he arrived in Brazil as a refugee from East Germany. Here, he was a pastor, found himself a football commentator and, today, recovered social and political activism. At 75, after the Second World War, overcoming Nazism, being persecuted by the military dictatorship and never getting tired of the fight for freedom - Gerd, a good friend, has a story to tell.
- DirectorClaire DuguetStarsLaurent LedererSarah-Jane SauvegrainJoin us in the jazzy USA of the 1930s and meet Betty Boop, the first female protagonist in cartoons. Despite her innocent voice, well-turned spiers and bedroom look, she really was no weapon. How do we see Betty today?
- DirectorAnselmo DuarteStarsAnselmo DuarteDercy GonçalvesOdete LaraA man who's memorized his town's telephone directory tries his luck on a TV Show. But a small group of people who control the bettings in town try to get advantage of his simple-mindedness.
- DirectorPedro JorgeStarsThaís MedeirosLuciano OttoMira Haar
- DirectorJoel Zito AraújoStarsRuth de SouzaLéa GarciaMilton GonçalvesIn a small town in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, two sisters meet again after years apart. One of them headed for the big city, trying to secure a career as an actress. The other stayed to look after their father.
- DirectorAude Chevalier-BeaumelMichael GimenezStarsJair BolsonaroIndianara SiqueiraJean WyllysBrazil aims to build and sell an image of its society where sexuality is liberated and sexual orientation is highlighted and even respected. But it is also the most religious country in the world, and this same Brazil reveals itself as a very conservative country, resistant to dealing with sexuality issues. Every day a woman dies as a result of the prohibition on abortion and more than half of the murders of homosexuals and transsexuals in the world occurs in Brazil. Following the trail of Jandira, a young woman who lost her life after undergoing an illegal abortion, from the place of her disappearance to the political sphere, this film provides a critical look into the paradox of Brazilian sexuality and the rise of conservatism and religion, such as radical evangelism, which penetrates the government itself and bodes a dark future for women's and LGBT rights in the country.
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJennifer LawrenceMeryl StreepTwo low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
- DirectorAdnor PitangaStarsMonique AlvesRoberto BomtempoJúlio BragaThe rock singer Duda forces his record label to make a video-clip in Cabo Frio to release his new album. The director Rago travels with his girlfriend Lilly to make the clip as a favor to his friend Dr. Fantástico. Along the shootings, Duda flirts and shags with with Lilly while Dr. Magalhães, who hates rock'n'roll, sabotages the filming.
- DirectorAndré BushatskyThe history of Brazilian TV novels.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJerry LewisDiahnne AbbottA passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.
- DirectorLuiz Carlos LacerdaStarsLouise CardosoPaulo César GrandeDiogo VilelaA star studded biography of Brazilian legend Leila Diniz, born in 1945 to a communist couple. She grows up to be an extraordinary woman in her own, undefinable, and unique style, unheard of in Brazilian society. She causes the greatest scandals of her times and breaks social taboos through her association with her best friend, and enters show business, working with several lovers becoming Brazil's greatest star. She achieves this in spite of arrests, prison sentences and other threats from the military government who regarded her as subversive. At 26, she has a child by then lover/director, but shortly thereafter, in a tragic jet explosion, returning from an Australian film festival, dies a very premature death in 1972.
- DirectorHugo CarvanaStarsMarília PêraHugo CarvanaPaulo César PeréioA group of eccentric people gather at a popular bar in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, doomed to be closed to give way to the construction of a big building. Intellectuals, artists, and night-people in general join forces to try to stop its demolition. Among its customers are actress Ana; her intellectual-type husband Zeca, in crisis about his work for TV; artists, newspapermen, a female researcher, and a couple who's always quarreling only to be reconciled moments later.
- DirectorCarlos DieguesStarsMarília PêraPaulo JoséZezé MottaEarning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international Hollywood star.
- DirectorJean GarretStarsAldine MullerZécarlos de AndradeRodolfo ArenaSimple-minded young woman becomes a successful prostitute.
- DirectorCininha de PaulaStarsThalita CarautaVivi AssisLatinoA poor working mother wishes to have a copy of herself to help her in life; when her unlikely wish is fulfilled, loud confusions are ensued to happen.
- DirectorNina GantzStarsNeil SalvageToby JonesAmanda LawrenceIn the 1980s, Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton starred in the children's television program Wander to Wonder. They are left alone in the studio after the show's originator passed away.