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FILMS FALL 2018 Thought-provoking films from Swank Motion Pictures.
Innov ative Tales.
UNIQUE STORYTELLING.
Round out your movie series with the
top new and upcoming indie releases.
to our new
Independent Films catalog!
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comedies, thrillers and more that go
beyond the story plots and character lines
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WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
Documentary Feature
Fred Rogers, Francois Clemmons, Yo-Yo Ma, Joe Negri, Kailyn Davis, David Newell
Focus Features; Directed by Morgan Neville
Rated PG-13; 94 minutes; 2018
An intimate and emotional look into the life and impact of the popular PBS children’s
show host Fred Rogers.
© Focus Features LLC.
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU
Lakeith Lee Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer,
Terry Crews, Steven Yeun, Omari Hardwick
ANNAPURNA Pictures; Directed by Boots Riley
Rated R; 105 minutes; 2018
A black telemarketer reaps professional success after adopting
a “white voice,” but soon begins to examine his conscience.
© 2018 ANNAPURNA PRODUCTIONS, LLC.
3 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!
DISOBEDIENCE
Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola,
Cara Horgan, Mark Stobbart, Anton Lesser
Bleecker Street Media; Directed by Sebastián Lelio
Rated R; 114 minutes; 2017
An exiled woman returns to her Jewish family, inspiring
her sister-in-law to question the rules.
© Bleecker Street Media, LLC.
FIRST REFORMED
Amanda Seyfried, Ethan Hawke, Cedric the Entertainer, Michael Gaston
A24 Films; Directed by Paul Schrader
Rated R; 113 minutes; 2017
A former military chaplain is wracked by grief over the death of his son.
Mary is a member of his church whose husband, a radical environmentalist,
commits suicide.
© A24 Films
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HOT SUMMER NIGHTS
Timothée Chalamet, Alex Roe, Thomas Jane
A24 Films; Directed by Elijah Bynum
Rated R; 107 minutes; 2018
Set in Cape Cod over one scorching summer, “Hot Summer Nights” follows
Daniel, a shy out-of-towner who gets in over his head flipping weed with the
neighborhood rebel while pursuing his new business partner’s enigmatic sister.
© A24 Films
GENERATION WEALTH
Documentary Feature
Florian Homm, Tiffany Masters, Jaqueline Siegel
Amazon Studios; Directed by Lauren Greenfield
Rated R; 106 minutes; 2018
An examination of the desire to be rich at any cost
across the USA, China, Russia, and Dubai.
© Amazon Studios
5 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!
COLETTE
COLETTTE
Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson, Fiona Shaw, Aiysha Hart
Bleecker Street Media; Directed by Wash Westmoreland
NR; 111 minutes; 2017
A female novelist must stand up for herself when her husband claims her work as his own.
© Bleecker Street Media, LLC.
A KID LIKE JAKE
Priyanka Chopra, Claire Danes, Ann Dowd
IFC Films; Directed by Silas Howard
NR; 92 minutes; 2018
A Brooklyn couple has always known that their four-year-old son is more interested in fairy tale
princesses than toy cars. But when his preschool director points out that his gender-nonconforming
play may be more than a phase, the couple is forced to rethink their roles as parents and spouses.
© IFC Films
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BORG VS MCENROE
Shia LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny,
Björn Granath, David Bamber
NEON Rated; Directed by Janus Metz
Rated R; 107 minutes; 2017
In 1980, Björn Borg is set to win his fifth Wimbledon...but he must beat
the acerbic John McEnroe.
© NEON Rated, LLC. All rights reserved.
DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT
Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black, Beth Ditto
Amazon Studios; Directed by Gus Van Sant
Rated R; 113 minutes; 2018
A cartoonist finds new purpose in life after a serious car crash leaves
him a quadriplegic. Along the way, he receives help from his AA sponsor
and develops a tender relationship with a caring physical therapist.
© Amazon Studios
7 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!
CHAPPAQUIDDICK
Jason Clarke, Ed Helms, Jim Gaffigan
Lions Gate Films, Inc.; Directed by John Curran
PG-13; 106 minutes; 2017
Depicting Ted Kennedy’s involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident
that claimed the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
© Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc.
ALWAYS AT THE CARLYLE
Documentary Feature
Jon Hamm, George Clooney, Woody Allen, Molly Ringwald, Wes Anderson, Jeff Goldblum
Good Deed Entertainment; Directed by Matthew Miele
Rated PG-13; 92 minutes; 2018
Life at the iconic Carlyle Hotel in New York City is explored in this documentary.
© 2018 Good Deed Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
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EIGHTH GRADE
Josh Hamilton, Elsie Fisher, Emily Robinson
A24 Films; Directed by Bo Burnham
NR; 94 minutes; 2018
A teenager tries to survive the last week of her disastrous
eighth-grade year before leaving to start high school.
© A24 Films
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
Documentary Feature
Silvi Alzetta-Reali, Eddy Galland, Ron Guttman
NEON Rated; Directed by Tim Wardle
Rated PG-13; 96 minutes; 2018
New York, 1980: three complete strangers accidentally discover that they are identical
triplets, separated at birth. The 19-year-olds’ joyous reunion catapults them to
international fame, but it also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes
beyond their own lives - and could transform our understanding of human nature forever.
© NEON Rated, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
9 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!THE INSULT
Kamel El Basha, Adel Karam, Camille Salameh, Diamand Bou Abboud,
Rita Hayek, Carlos Chahine
Cohen Media Group; Directed by Ziad Doueiri
Rated R; 112 minutes; 2017
In today’s Beirut, an insult blown out of proportion finds Toni, a Lebanese
Christian, and Yasser, a Palestinian refugee in court.
© Cohen Media Group
AFTER LOUIE
Alan Cumming, Zachary Booth, Sarita Choudhury, David Drake, Joseph Arias, Justin Bond
Freestyle Releasing; Directed by Vincent Gagliostro
NR; 100 minutes; 2017
An artist and former AIDS activist is disillusioned with the world around him until he develops an
unexpected relationship with a younger man.
© 2018 A er Louie
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Ross Lynch, Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts, Vincent Kartheiser, Alex Wolff, Zachary Davis Brown
FilmRise; Directed by Marc Meyers
Rated R; 107 minutes; 2017
This biopic of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer details his senior year of high school in 1978 Ohio, as a group of
classmates encourage him to channel his erratic behavior into unhinged pranks that they find hilarious.
© FilmRise
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov
Amazon Studios; Directed by Lynne Ramsay
Rated R; 89 minutes; 2017
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a
living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a
conspiracy is uncovered leading to what might be his death or his awakening.
© Amazon Studios
11 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!THE KING
Documentary Feature
Alec Baldwin, Tony Brown, James Carville
Oscilloscope Pictures; Directed by Eugene Jarecki
Rated R; 107 minutes; 2018
Forty years after the death of Elvis Presley, a musical road trip across America
in his 1963 Rolls Royce explores how a country boy lost his authenticity and
became a king while his country lost her democracy and became an empire.
© Oscilloscope Pictures
JOURNEY’S END
Paul Bettany, Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield
Good Deed Entertainment; Directed by Saul Dibb
Rated R; 107 minutes; 2017
At the end of WWI, British soldiers anxiously await
a rumored attack in the trenches while their leader
shows signs of mental deterioration.
© 2018 Good Deed Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
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Raúl Castillo, Josiah Gabriel, Terry Holland
The Orchard; Directed by Jeremiah Zagar
Rated R; 94 minutes; 2018
Manny, Joel and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the
volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father
and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all his own.
© The Orchard
LET THE SUNSHINE IN
Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois, Philippe Katerine, Josiane Balasko
IFC Films; Directed by Claire Denis
NR; 94 minutes; 2017
A middle-aged Parisian artist and single mother looks for true love.
© IFC Films
13 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!THE BOY DOWNSTAIRS
Zosia Mamet, Matthew Shear, Deirdre O’Connell,
Sarah Ramos, Diana Irving, Jeff Ward
FilmRise; Directed by Sophie Brooks
Rated PG-13; 90 minutes; 2017
A woman gets an apartment just above her ex’s
place, and soon hopes to rekindle their relationship.
© FilmRise
GODARD MON AMOUR
Louis Garrel, Stacy Martin, Bérénice Bejo
Cohen Media Group; Directed by Michel Hazanavicius
Rated R; 107 minutes; 2017
During the making of one of his films, French film director Jean-Luc Godard
falls in love with 17-year old actress Anne Wiazemsky and later marries her.
© Cohen Media Group
Call your Account Execuঞve to schedule these films today! 1.800.876.5577 14MONSTER HUNT 2
Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Baihe Bai, Boran Jing
Lions Gate Films, Inc.; Directed by Raman Hui
NR; 110 minutes; 2018
The story continues with Wuba after he parts ways with his human
parents Tian and Lan for his own journey. Peace has not been
restored in the monster world after the death of the evil monster king.
© Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc.
CLASS RANK
Skyler Gisondo, Olivia Holt, Eric Stoltz
Cinedigm; Directed by Eric Stoltz
NR; 108 minutes; 2017
Two high school outsiders join forces in an attempt to overtake the
local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous
word of politics and, in the process, learn a thing or two about love.
© Cinedigm
15 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!MCQUEEN
Documentary Feature
Alexander McQueen
Bleecker Street Media; Directed by Ian Bonhôte
Rated R; 111 minutes; 2018
A portrait into the extraordinary life and work of
famous British fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
© Bleecker Street Media, LLC.
ADRIFT
Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Thomas,
Elizabeth Hawthorne, Grace Palmer
STX Entertainment; Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
Rated PG-13; 96 minutes; 2018
Based on the true story of survival, a young couple’s chance encounter
leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as
they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
© 2018 STX Entertainment
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KING IN THE THE FINAL YEAR
WILDERNESS HBO Documentary Films
HBO Documentary Films Directed by Greg Barker
Directed by Peter Kunhardt Rated TV14
Rated TV14 Approx. 90 minutes
Approx. 111 minutes 2018
2018 Enlightening behind-the-scenes
An illuminating look at the final documentary follows Barack
years in the life of civil-rights Obama’s foreign policy team in
icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., its last year in office, as they look
50 years after his assassination to solidify the Administration’s
in Memphis. policies abroad and prepare for a
new president in the White House.
© 2018 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. HBO® and all related programs are the property of Home Box Office, Inc. © 2018 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. HBO® and all related programs are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.
FAHRENHEIT 451 A DANGEROUS SON
HBO Films HBO Documentary Films
Directed by Ramin Bahrani Directed by Liz Garbus
Rated TV14 Rated TV14
Approx. 100 minutes Approx. 85 minutes
2018 2018
Michael B. Jordan and Michael Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Liz
Shannon star in a thrilling Garbus, this eye-opening documentary
HBO Films adaptation of Ray tells the stories of children with serious
Bradbury’s classic dystopian emotional disturbance, and their
novel, depicting a frighteningly parents’ desperate, ongoing efforts
plausible future where books are to obtain treatment before they harm
burned, history is purged, and themselves or others, in the face of
dissent is outlawed. limited resources and support.
© 2018 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. HBO® and all related programs are the property of Home Box Office, Inc. © 2018 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. HBO® and all related programs are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.
17 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!ORIGINAL AND DOCUMENTARY FILMS
THE TALE BEING SERENA
HBO Films HBO Documentary Films
Directed by Jennifer Fox Directed by Mark Shapiro
Rated TVMA NR
Approx. 114 minutes Approx. 30 minutes
2018 2018
Emmy® winner Laura Dern stars Exclusive behind-the-scenes
in this story of one woman’s portrait of tennis icon Serena
powerful investigation into her William’s life on and off the court
own childhood memories, as she during her recent pregnancy,
is forced to reexamine her first motherhood and marriage, as she
sexual relationship – and the looks to battle back to the top
stories we tell ourselves in order spot after a lengthy hiatus.
to survive.
© 2018 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. HBO® and all related programs are the property of Home Box Office, Inc. © 2018 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. HBO® and all related programs are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.
PATERNO JOHN MCCAIN - FOR
HBO Films WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
Directed by Barry Levinson HBO Films
Rated TVMA Directed by George Kunhardt,
Approx. 120 minutes Peter W. Kunhardt
2018 Rated TV14
Oscar® winner Al Pacino stars Approx. 105 minutes
in the title role of a new HBO 2018
Films drama that centers on Penn Illuminating profile of Arizona
State’s iconic football coach, Senator John McCain, whose
Joe Paterno, in the aftermath of recent battle against cancer
the Jerry Sandusky sexual-abuse epitomizes the courage and
scandal that made headline news fortitude of a man who spent
in 2011. five-plus years as a Vietnam POW,
followed by an illustrious 31-year
career in Congress.
© 2018 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. HBO® and all related programs are the property of Home Box Office, Inc. © 2018 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. HBO® and all related programs are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.
Call your Account Execuঞve to schedule these films today! 1.800.876.5577 18THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS
Melissa McCarthy, Jimmy O. Yang, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie David Baker, Maya Rudolph
STX Entertainment; Directed by Brian Henson
NR; 2018
“The Happytime Murders” is set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist.
Two clashing detectives, one human and one puppet, are forced to work together to try and solve
who is brutally murdering the former cast of ‘The Happytime Gang,’ a beloved classic puppet show.
© 2018 STX Entertainment
WAIT FOR YOUR LAUGH
Documentary Feature
Perry Botkin Jr., Deacon Conroy, Tim Conway
Samuel Goldwyn Films; Directed by Jason Wise
NR; 85 minutes; 2017
The untold story of fame, love, tragedy and 90 years of American
entertainment through the eyes of the woman who did it all.
© Samuel Goldwyn Films
19 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!ON CHESIL BEACH
Saoirse Ronan, Emily Watson, Anne-Marie Duff, Samuel West, Billy Howle, Bebe Cave
Bleecker Street Media; Directed by Dominic Cooke
Rated R; 105 minutes; 2017
Drama about a young couple on their honeymoon set in the early 1960s.
© Bleecker Street Media, LLC.
POPE FRANCIS - A MAN OF HIS WORD
Documentary Feature
Pope Francis, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, John Kerry
Focus Features; Directed by Wim Wenders
Rated PG; 96 minutes; 2018
Pope Francis travels the world speaking to those in
need and delivering a message of hope.
© Focus Features LLC.
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Christian Murray, Simon Paul Mutuyimana, Sophia Walker
Samuel Goldwyn Films; Directed by Cory Bowles
NR; 91 minutes; 2017
A police officer is pushed to the edge after being profiled and assaulted
by his colleagues, setting him on a skewed mission of vengance in an
unapologetic satire about police, social media and racial tension.
© Samuel Goldwyn Films
THE DEATH OF STALIN
Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine,
Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs
IFC Films; Directed by Armando Iannucci
Rated R; 106 minutes; 2017
Joseph Stalin’s sudden death sparks a savage power grab among the Soviet
Union’s top leaders. Politicians, military men and Stalin’s own family dive headlong
into a game of bargaining and backstabbing as they decide the future of the USSR.
© IFC Films
21 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!WOMAN WALKS AHEAD
Jessica Chastain, Sam Rockwell, Ciarán Hinds
A24 Films; Directed by Susanna White
Rated R; 101 minutes; 2017
Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of
Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples’ struggle over the rights to their land.
© A24 Films
IDEAL HOME
Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Alison Pill
Brainstorm Media; Directed by Andrew Fleming
NR; 91 minutes; 2018
A bickering gay couple must now deal with the
unexpected task of raising a ten-year-old boy.
© Brainstorm Media
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Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Ron Livingston, Emily Haine
Focus Features; Directed by Jason Reitman
Rated R; 95 minutes; 2018
An overwhelmed mother of three and her husband hire a young night nurse to care
for their baby. The nurse becomes a confidant for the woman, who is grappling
with her identity as a wife and mother.
© Focus Features LLC.
RODIN
Vincent Lindon, Izïa Higelin, Séverine Caneele
Cohen Media Group; Directed by Jacques Doillon
NR; 119 minutes; 2017
An account of the famous French sculptor Auguste
Rodin’s romance with fellow artist Camille Claudel.
© Cohen Media Group
23 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!UNDER THE EIFFEL TOWER
Matt Walsh, Judith Godrèche, Reid Scott
The Orchard; Directed by Archie Borders
NR; 2018
Stuart is a having a mid-life crisis. Desperate for something
more in life, he tags along on his best friend’s family vacation
to Paris - then proposes to his friend’s 24-year-old daughter,
Rosalind, while standing under the Eiffel Tower.
© The Orchard
ON HER SHOULDERS
ON HER SHOULDERS
Documentary Feature
Nadia Murad
Oscilloscope Pictures; Directed by Alexandria Bombach
NR; 2018
Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old Yazidi, survived genocide and sexual slavery committed by ISIS. Repeating her
story to the world, this ordinary girl finds herself thrust onto the international stage as the voice of her people.
© Oscilloscope Pictures
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Chanté Adams, Giuseppe Ardizzone, Nicole Beharie
NEON Rated; Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
NR; 95 minutes; 2018
The aftermath of a police killing of a black man, told through the eyes of the bystander who filmed the
act, an African-American police officer and a high-school baseball phenom inspired to take a stand.
© NEON Rated, LLC. All rights reserved.
AMERICAN ANIMALS
Ann Dowd, Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan
The Orchard; Directed by Bart Layton
Rated R; 116 minutes; 2018
Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and
attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.
© 2018 A1 Film LLC / Channel Four Television Corpora on/American Animal Pictures Ltd.
25 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!GAUGUIN
Vincent Cassel, Tuheï Adams,
Cohen Media Group; Directed by Edouard Deluc
NR; 102 minutes; 2017
Focused on French painter Paul Gauguin’s affair with a younger lady in Tahiti.
© Cohen Media Group
TERMINAL
Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg, Dexter Fletcher
RLJ Entertainment; Directed by Vaughn Stein
NR; 90 minutes; 2018
In the dark heart of a sprawling, anonymous city, “Terminal” follows the twisting
tales of two assassins carrying out a sinister mission, a teacher battling a fatal
illness, an enigmatic janitor and a curious waitress leading a dangerous double life.
© RLJ Entertainment
Call your Account Execuঞve to schedule these films today! 1.800.876.5577 26BILLY - THE EARLY YEARS OF BILLY GRAHAM
Jennifer O’Neill, Lindsay Wagner, Armie Hammer,
Kristoffer Polaha, Martin Landau, Cliff Bemis
Cinedigm; Directed by Robby Benson
Rated PG; 98 minutes; 2008
An inspiration to billions of people worldwide, Billy Graham
is the charismatic preacher who became one of the most
important figures of 20th century Christianity.
© Cinedigm
PAPILLON
Eve Hewson, Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek
Bleecker Street Media; Directed by Michael Noer
Rated R; 133 minutes; 2017
A prisoner detained on a remote island plots his
escape. A remake of the 1973 film of the same name.
© Bleecker Street Media, LLC
27 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!THE DEVIL AND FATHER AMORTH
Documentary Feature
Gabriele Amorth, Gabriele Amorth, William Friedkin
The Orchard; Directed by William Friedkin
NR; 68 minutes; 2017
William Friedkin, director of “The Exorcist,” films Father Amorth as he performs an exorcism on a woman. The
documentary also touches on the widespread curiosity and readiness to believe in supernatural-themed stories.
© 2018 Friedkin Documentary LLC
IN THE FADE
Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Johannes Krisch,
Ulrich Tukur, Samia Chancrin, Numan Acar
Magnolia Pictures; Directed by Fatih Akin
Rated R; 105 minutes; 2017
A woman seeks justice for her murdered son and husband
after neo-Nazis bomb her spouse’s business in Hamburg.
© Magnolia Pictures
Call your Account Execuঞve to schedule these films today! 1.800.876.5577 28DANCE ACADEMY: THE COMEBACK
Xenia Goodwin, Alicia Banit, Thomas Lacey, Miranda Otto,
Jordan Rodrigues, Dena Kaplan
Cinedigm: Directed by Jeffrey Walker
NR; 101 minutes; 2017
A ballet dancer prepares a comeback after suffering a severe back injury.
© Cinedigm
7 DAYS IN ENTEBBE
Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan, Ben Schnetzer, Lior Ashkenazi
Focus Features; Directed by José Padilha
Rated PG-13; 106 minutes; 2018
Israel mounts a rescue mission after a flight is hijacked by Palestinian and German
terrorists, and its Jewish passengers are held hostage in Entebbe, Uganda.
© Focus Features LLC.
29 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!DEAR DICTATOR
Michael Caine, Odeya Rush, Jason Biggs, Seth Green, Katie Holmes, Adrian Voo
Cinedigm; Directed by Lisa Addario
NR; 90 minutes; 2018
A dictator befriends a teen girl, and helps her fight back against her bullies.
© Cinedigm
FLOWER
Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, Adam Scott, Tim Heidecker, Joey Morgan, Dylan Gelula
The Orchard; Directed by Max Winkler
Rated R; 90 minutes; 2017
A defiant teen and her quasi-stepbrother plot to reveal their teacher’s dark history.
© The Orchard
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HONDROS THE FEMALE BRAIN
Documentary Feature; Chris Hondros| Whitney Cummings, Alysia Reiner, Cecily Strong, Chris D’Elia, Sofía Vergara
Freestyle Releasing; Directed by Greg Campbell; NR; 86 minutes; 2017 IFC Films; Directed by Whitney Cummings; NR; 98 minutes; 2017
Profiling renowned war photographer Chris Hondros, who covered conflicts in Kosovo, Neuroscientist Julia tries to better understand the female brain by observing three
Iraq and Libya. This documentary examines the stories behind his famed photos and relationships: a couple stuck in a passionless marriage, newlyweds dealing with
the relationships he developed with his subjects amid deadly combat. professional anxiety and a woman who wants to change her boyfriend.
© Focus Features LLC. © Magnolia Pictures
THOROUGHBREDS LEANING INTO THE WIND: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY
Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks, Francie Swift Documentary Feature; Andy Goldsworthy
Focus Features; Directed by Cory Finley; Rated R; 92 minutes; 2017 Magnolia Pictures; Directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer; Rated PG; 93 minutes; 2017
Two unlikely childhood friends plot the murder of the stepfather of one of them. Profiling British artist Andy Goldsworthy as he uses outdoor art projects to make sense
However, doing so involves enlisting the help of a local hustler and seizing control of the world and our place in it.
of their own lives.
31 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!SERENITY
© 2018 Chinalion Film Distribu on, Inc. © Aviron Pictures
YOUTH SERENITY
Huang Xuan, Miao Miao, Zhong Chuxi, Yang Caiyu, Li Xiaofeng Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Matthew McConaughey, Jason Clarke,
China Lion Film; Directed by Xiaogang Feng; NR; 136 minutes; 2018 Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Strong
Aviron Pictures; Directed by Steven Knight; NR; 2018
A gifted dancer becomes a victim of bullying after she joins a military-arts troupe in
1970s China. However, her determination allows her to overcome these attacks as she A fishing boat captain based in the Caribbean finds his life turned upside-down when
and her country enter a new era. the mysterious past he escaped from comes back to haunt him.
© 2018 Chinalion Film Distribu on, Inc. © 2018 LastHorsemen LLC
THE GOLDEN ERA THE LAST HORSEMEN IN NEW YORK
Wei Tang, Shaofeng Feng, Zhiwen Wang, Zhu Ya Wen, Huang Xuan Documentary Feature; Victor de Sousa, Christina Hansen, Mary Higgins Clark
China Lion Film; Directed by Ann Hui; NR; 177 minutes Freestyle Releasing; Directed by Mary Haverstide; NR; 2018
The life of celebrated author Xiao Hong is depicted in this historical romance set in New York City horse carriage drivers join with Liam Neeson to fight for their livelihood
1930s China. against animal rights groups and the city’s mayor set on defeating them.
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NANCY LEAN ON PETE
Andrea Riseborough, Ann Dowd, Steve Buscemi, John Leguizamo Charlie Plummer, Steve Buscemi, Chloë Sevigny, Travis Fimmel, Thomas Mann
Samuel Goldwyn Films; Directed by Christina Choe; NR; 87 minutes; 2018 A24 Films; Directed by Andrew Haigh; Rated R; 121 minutes; 2017
A delusional woman becomes convinced that a couple who lost their daughter are her A teen resorts to desperate measures to save an aging horse that’s due to
real parents in this psychological drama. be slaughtered.
© Samuel Goldwyn Films © A24 Films
SWEET COUNTRY HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES
Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Thomas M. Wright, Hamilton Morris, Matt Day Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Wilson
Samuel Goldwyn Films; Directed by Warwick Thornton; Rated R; 113 minutes; 2017 A24 Films; Directed by John Cameron Mitchell; Rated R; 102 minutes; 2017
In 1929 Australia, an aboriginal man flees from a vengeful posse after he kills a white An alien touring the galaxy breaks away from her group and meets two young inhabitants
man in self-defense. of the most dangerous place in the universe: the London suburb of Croydon.
33 The best independent, documentary and internaঞonal films of 2018!© Aviron Pictures © Bleecker Street Media, LLC.
THREE SECONDS LEAVE NO TRACE
Ana de Armas, Rosamund Pike, Joel Kinnaman Ben Foster, Jeff Kober, Dale Dickey
Aviron Pictures; Directed by Andrea Di Stefano; NR; 2018 Bleecker Street Media; Directed by Debra Granik; Rated PG; 109 minutes; 2018
An ex-convict working undercover intentionally gets himself incarcerated again in A father and his thirteen year-old daughter are living in an ideal existence in a vast
order to infiltrate the mob at a maximum security prison. urban park in Portland, Oregon, when a small mistake derails their lives forever.
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EAST SIDE SUSHI DON’T TALK TO IRENE
Diana Elizabeth Torres, Yutaka Takeuchi, Rodrigo Duarte Clark Geena Davis, Scott Thompson, Anastasia Phillips
Samuel Goldwyn Films; Directed by Anthony Lucero; PG; 107 minutes; 2014 Gravitas Ventures; Directed by Pat Mills; Rated TV-14; 90 minutes; 2017
A street vendor lands a job at a sushi restaurant where she finds her only obstacle is Irene must endure 2 weeks of community service at a retirement home. She secretly
gender bias. signs up the senior residents to audition for a dance-themed reality show to prove that
you don’t need to be physically “perfect” to be perfectly AWESOME.
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HEREDITARY GEMINI
Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, Austin R. Grant Lola Kirke, Zoë Kravitz, John Cho, Greta Lee, Michelle Forbes, Ricki Lake
A24 Films; Directed by Ari Aster; Rated R; 126 minutes; 2018 NEON Rated; Directed by Aaron Katz; Rated R; 93 minutes; 2017
A grandmother’s death causes her descendants to be haunted by their When a starlet is murdered, her confidante and personal assistant tries to find her killer
collective ancestry by delving into the life her boss didn’t share with the public.
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THE CAGE FIGHTER US AND THEM
Documentary Feature; Joe Carman, Callie Carman, Delanee Carman, Kira Carman Jack Roth, Sophie Colquhoun, Tim Bentinck, Carolyn Backhouse, Andrew Tiernan
IFC Films; Directed by Jeff Unay; NR; 81 minutes; 2017 The Orchard; Directed by Joseph Martin; NR; 83 minutes; 2017
A middle-aged blue-collar worker moonlights as an MMA fighter, despite the wishes of A working-class man decides to terrorize a wealthy family and post video of it online in
his family. But when he suffers multiple injuries that threaten his long-term health, he the hope of sparking an uprising against England’s growing economic disparity.
must face a difficult decision about how long he’ll continue to fight.
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BOY ERASED FURLOUGH
Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Cherry Jones, Flea Drena De Niro, La La Anthony, Melissa Leo, Tessa Thompson, Whoopi Goldberg
Focus Features; Directed by Joel Edgerton; NR; 2018 IFC Films; Directed by Laurie Collyer; Rated R; 83 minutes; 2018
The son of a pastor in small-town America comes out as gay to his parents at age 19, A young correction officer is assigned to escort a rebellious prisoner during a furlough,
and is then faced with a life-altering ultimatum by them. but their trip quickly gets out of control.
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UNDER THE SILVER LAKE THE CHINA HUSTLE
Riley Keough, Andrew Garfield Documentary Feature; Alex Stevenson, Carson Block, Crocker Coulson
A24 Films; Directed by David Robert Mitchell; Rated R; 139 minutes; 2018 Magnolia Pictures; Directed by Jed Rothstein; Rated R; 82 minutes; 2017
A man becomes obsessed with the strange circumstances of a billionaire mogul’s This documentary looks at a series of high-return investments Wall Street has made in
murder and the kidnapping of a girl. China, and examines the possibility they amount to a massive case of fraud that could
ultimately inflict serious damage on the global economy.
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HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL LOVE AFTER LOVE
Mia Rose Frampton, Stony Blyden, Juliette Angelo Chris O’Dowd, Andie MacDowell, James Adomian, Juliet Rylance, Dree Hemingway
Samuel Goldwyn Films; Directed by Jack C. Newell; NR; 2017 IFC Films; Directed by Russell Harbaugh; NR; 91 minutes; 2017
When 18 year old Hope Gracin suddenly finds herself in remission from end-stage After a husband and father’s death, his adult sons and their mother cope with loss and
cancer, she must learn to live without an expiration date. drift apart.
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THE REDEEMED AND THE DOMINANT: FITTEST ON EARTH BEFORE WE VANISH
Documentary Feature; Justin Bergh, Dave Castro, Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir Masami Nagasawa, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ryuhei Matsuda, Mahiro Takasugi
Gravitas Ventures; Directed by Heber Cannon, Mariah Moore; NR; 119 minutes; 2018 NEON Rated; Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa; Rated R; 129 minutes; 2017
“The Redeemed and the Dominant: Fittest on Earth” captures all the drama as top Three aliens travel to Earth in preparation for a mass invasion, taking possession of
athletes resembling chiseled Grecian gods descend on Madison, Wisconsin, to face human bodies.
a series of trials.
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BACKSTABBING FOR BEGINNERS KINGS
Theo James, Ben Kingsley, Jacqueline Bisset Halle Berry, Daniel Craig, Lamar Johnson, Rachel Hilson, Kevin Carroll
A24 Films; Directed by Per Fly; Rated R; 108 minutes; 2018 The Orchard; Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven; Rated R; 92 minutes; 2017
A young program coordinator at the United Nations stumbles upon a conspiracy In 1992 Los Angeles, a mother of eight adopted kids becomes frantic after the Rodney
involving Iraq’s oil reserves. King verdict.
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A CIAMBRA SURVIVORS GUIDE TO PRISON
Pio Amato, Damiano Amato, Francesco Pio Amato, Iolanda Amato Documentary Feature; Susan Sarandon, Patricia Arquette, Danny Glover
IFC Films; Directed by Jonas Carpignano; NR; 117 minutes; 2017 Gravitas Ventures; Directed by Matthew Cooke; NR; 102 minutes; 2018
A 14-year-old Romani boy comes of age in southern Italy, where he tries to provide for A look at U.S. prisons examines the country’s criminal-justice system and high rates
his family while his father and elder brother are in prison. Later, he is forced to grow of incarceration.
up fast when his brother suddenly goes missing.
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