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Parvis (Benny Radjaipour), the son of exiled Iranians, copes with life in his small hometown by indulging himself with pop culture, Grindr dates, and raves.

After being caught shoplifting, he is sentenced to community service at a refugee shelter where he meets siblings Banafshe (Banafshe Hourmazdi) and Amon (Eidin Jalali), who have fled Iran. As a romantic attraction between Parvis and Amon grows, the fragile relationship between the three is put to a test. They find and lose each other throughout a summer of fleeting youth, an intense first love. An attempt at a joint futurebrings them to the stark realization that, in Germany, they are not equal.

Based on the bestselling memoir Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, the film is a heartwarming, funny and life-affirming story of how a couple's relationship is transformed and deepened when one of them falls ill.

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Billy Batson - aka Shazam! - and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter egos, but a vengeful trio of ancient gods has arrived on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago.

Now, Billy and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives and the fate of their world.

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Judy Garland stars in a timeless tale of family, captured with warmth and emotion by director Vincente Minnelli. The enduring popularity of Meet Me in St Louis comes from a terrific blend of music, romance and humour.

Starring Judy Garland, together with Margaret O'Brien (as 1944's outstanding child actress) and Mary Astor, and featuring the musical classics "Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis", "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".

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"Das Boot" is a graphic and gripping tale that follows the daring patrol of U-96, one of the famed German U-Boats known as 'The Grey Wolves'. Prowling the North Atlantic, they challenged the British Navy at every turn.

The crew abroad the U-96 is portrayed in a desperate life-and-death struggle, coping with life beneath the waves quickly gives way to terror when confronting the enemy...

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In this classic Agatha Christie detective story, former diplomat Charles Hayward (Max Irons) has returned from Cairo to London to become a private detective.

When Aristide Leonides (Gino Picciano), a wealthy and ruthless tycoon, is poisoned in his own bed, Detective Hayward is invited to solve the crime.

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In Olivier Peyon's moving adaptation of Philippe Besson's acclaimed novel, successful author Stephane Belcourt (Guillaume de Tonquedec) returns to his hometown after decades away, triggering haunting memories of a passionate but secret adolescent affair with Thomas (Julien De Saint Jean), his first

great love. But when he unexpectedly encounters Thomas adult son Lucas (Victor Belmondo), Stephane begins to confront the painful ghosts of his past, as Lucas begins to understand is father's truth.

An action western about a farmer who takes in an injured man with a Satchel of cash. When a posse come for the money, he must decide who to trust. Defending a siege, he reveals a gunslinging talent which calls in to question his real identity...

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The affectionate story of the lifelong romance between teenagers Tom (Ernest Vernon / Steve Salt) and Joe (Charles O'Neill / Jack Knight), from their first humble meeting in the 1970s, in a world only just waking up to homosexuality, to the sunset of their time together decades later, 'You Are My

Sunshine' is a refreshingly and unapologetically sentimental, sweeping love story set in the British countryside. A romance for the ages, through the ages - bask in the glorious light of 'You Are My Sunshine'.

A young wide-eyed Christopher (Matt Smith) escapes repressive English society and arrives in Berlin at a time when the cabaret scene is in full swing. Launched into the thriving gay subculture, Christopher embarks on a seminal journey of self-discovery.

A village trembles in fear. A priest forsakes his vows in the service of evil. Young beauties fall victim to a mysterious seducer. And each night brings the threat of death. Because 'Dracula Has Risen from the Grave'.

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From James Wan, the producer of 'Annabelle', and Blumhouse, the producer of 'The Black Phone', comes a fresh new face in terror. 'M3gan' is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a lifelike doll that's programmed to be a child's greatest companion and a parent's greatest ally.

Designed by Gemma (Allison Williams), a brilliant roboticist, 'M3gan' can listen, watch, and learn as it plays the role of friend, teacher, playmate, and protector. When Gemma becomes the unexpected caretaker of her 8-year-old niece, she decides to pair the girl with a M3gan prototype, a decision that leads to unimaginable consequences.

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Following the tragic death of his ghost writer, British ex-prime minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan) hires a journalist (Ewan McGregor) to complete his memoirs. No sooner has he arrived at the Lang's isolated island retreat to begin the job, when scandal arises, and a huge political storm breaks.

With reporters and protesters swarming to the Martha's vineyard mansion where Lang is staying with his wife Ruth (Olivia Williams) and his media-handler turned mistress Amelia (Kim Cattrall), the ghost is trapped within the confines of the estate and is quickly drawn into the political and sexual affairs at play there. More troubling still, as the ghost researches his subject begins to uncover clues suggesting his predecessor had stumbled on a dark secret in Adam Lang's past. Suddenly, it begins to seem likely that his untimely death might not have been an accident after all…

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From Damien Chazelle, 'Babylon' is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart.

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, "Haunted Mansion" features an all-star cast, and tells the story of a woman (Rosario Dawson) and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.