Once Upon a Time

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Once Upon a Time (2017)

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Winter's Tale

2014 ★ 6.3

A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.

Her Story

Her Story

2024 ★ 7.5

Wang Tiemei, a single mother, loses her job and moves, befriending neighbor Xiaoye who appears cheerful but is depressed. Their bond grows as Tiemei navigates relationships with her ex-husband causing trouble.

Mr. K

Mr. K

2025 ★ 6.3

Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of his hotel. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper, entangling him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.

Possession

Possession

2002 ★ 6.0

Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.

The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

1960 ★ 6.9

Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.

Ali and Nino

Ali and Nino

2016 ★ 6.5

Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately they must choose to fight for their country’s independence or for each other.

Blind

Blind

2017 ★ 6.2

A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.

The Storm Riders

The Storm Riders

1998 ★ 6.6

Heeding a prophecy, a warlord trains two orphans after killing their parents. But the skills he teaches could lead to his downfall.

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

2022 ★ 6.2

Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?

Nine Lives

Nine Lives

2005 ★ 6.1

Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.

Salome

Salome

1953 ★ 5.9

In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due to a prophecy. Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter. Herodias sees the king's dawning lust for Salome as her means of bending the king to her will. But Salome and her lover Claudius are (contrary to Scripture) nearing conversion to the new religion. And the famous climactic dance turns out to have unexpected implications...

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

2025 ★ 6.2

Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present... and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.

The Golden Era

The Golden Era

2014 ★ 6.6

The story of writer Xiao Hong comes alive through memories of her great love affair, literary influence and escape from China during World War II.

One Second

One Second

2020 ★ 7.3

A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.

Super Me

Super Me

2021 ★ 7.4

Sang Yu is so exhausted from trying to stay awake. Every time he closes his eyes, a demon chases and kills him in his dreams. One night Sang realizes he has a special power: he can bring treasures from his dreams into reality. Almost overnight, he becomes a rich man. But his wealth also attracts the attention of a ruthless gangster.

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

2012 ★ 6.0

Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

Before I Fall

Before I Fall

2017 ★ 7.0

Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.

The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

2009 ★ 6.3

A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.

Life in a Year

Life in a Year

2020 ★ 8.2

A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.

The Best of Me

The Best of Me

2014 ★ 7.5

A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

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