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- DirectorMacon BlairStarsPeter DinklageKevin BaconElijah WoodA horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: The Toxic Avenger.
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsSong Kang-hoLim Soo-jungOh Jung-seDescribed as an experimental and genre-defying drama shot entirely on sound stages in support of a film-within-a-film narrative.
- DirectorLindsey Anderson BeerStarsJackson WhiteNatalie Alyn LindForrest GoodluckIn 1969 a young Jud Crandall and his childhood friends band together to confront an ancient evil that has gripped their hometown of Ludlow.
- DirectorKazuyoshi KumakiriStarsYûto NakajimaNao HondaKento NagayamaA situational thriller depicting the struggle of a man who fell into a manhole.
- DirectorHaofeng XuJunfeng XuStarsXu ChangchuJacky HeungMaotao HuFollows two bitter rivals as they duel for stewardship of a wushu academy.
- StarsEduard FernándezMegan MontanerMiguel Ángel SilvestreAn exiled priest tries to escape his demons while living in a remote village in Spain.
- DirectorJust PhilippotStarsGuillaume CanetLaetitia DoschPatience MunchenbachIn the middle of a heat wave, an ominous cloud appears and with it, a lethal acid rain. A separated family will have to come together to escape this plague ravaging the world.
- DirectorNadav AronowiczStarsMaayan WeinstockNir 'Niro' BarakDana LererNoa, a forgotten actress, is pushed into a severe moral crisis after her husband miraculously survives a terrorist attack. The reality which she once trusted begins to crack, and lying becomes her only way to the truth.
- DirectorThomas CailleyStarsRomain DurisPaul KircherAdèle ExarchopoulosAn adventure between a father and his son, in a world where some humans have started mutating into other animal species.
- DirectorSofia AlaouiStarsOumaima BaridMehdi DehbiFouad OughaouAs she nears the end of her pregnancy, Itto and her in-laws find their lives turned upside down by a supernatural event.
- DirectorYugo SakamotoStarsAkari TakaishiSaori IzawaJoey IwanagaChisato and Mahiro were banned from performing tasks because they violated the organization's rules. Needing money to make ends meet, they resumed their days as part-time workers. Suddenly two other assassins are after them.
- DirectorMarc SchölermannStarsMichael WestonA.J. BuckleyCrazy HorseSome Secrets Don't Stay Buried
- DirectorJames Robert BakerStarsSara Lee WadeJack CatalanoScott IngramMeet Tammy, the Teenage Timebomb. Eighteen years of bottled-up frustration are about to explode.
- DirectorJackie KongStarsRick BurksCarl CrewRoger DauerTwo brothers are entrusted by their uncle to uphold the ritualistic cannibalism of the ancient cult of Sheetar. In order to do so, they have to prepare a feast of sacrifice for the resurrection of their goddess.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsPierre NineyBlanche GardinFrançoise LebrunFollows a man, a director who tries to vanquish his demons, which are oppressing his creativity.
- DirectorRonald K. ArmstrongStarsPriscilla K. BasqueRonald K. ArmstrongJeff LeeExterminators unwittingly create monsters by spraying crickets with a genetic mutating agent.
- DirectorTinto BrassStarsMalcolm McDowellPeter O'TooleHelen MirrenA dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome. We see his ambition, his scheming, his perversion and decadence, his brutality and his lunacy.
- DirectorKeith LiStarsTien-Lang LiMichael Kiu Wai MiuHussein Abu HassanA powerful sorcerer targets the grandchildren of the man who burnt down his village 50 years ago, by casting his deadly Centipede Spell on them.
- DirectorCaye CasasStarsDavid ParejaEstefanía de los SantosJosep Maria RieraJesus and Maria are a couple going through a difficult time in their relationship. Nevertheless, they have just become parents. To shape their new life, they decide to buy a new coffee table. A decision that will change their existence.
- DirectorBertrand MandicoStarsElina LöwensohnChrista ThéretJulia RiedlerConan's life at different stages is shown with a different aesthetic and rhythm from the Sumerian era to the near future.
- DirectorTae-hwa EomStarsLee Byung-hunPark Seo-joonPark Bo-youngSurvivors from a massive earthquake struggle for a new life in Seoul.
- DirectorGareth EdwardsStarsJohn David WashingtonMadeleine Yuna VoylesGemma ChanAgainst the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.
- DirectorChris SkotchdopoleStarsRigo GarayElla Rae PeckJohn SperedakosA newlywed couple is held captive in a remote lake house by a maniacally optimistic inventor and his sour wife who are desperate to finance his dream project with a half-baked blackmail plot.
- DirectorMathieu TuriStarsSamuel Le BihanAmir El KacemJean-Hugues AngladeMiners are forced to take a professor underground with them, to take samples for his measurements. After a landslide prevents them from going back up, they discover a crypt from another time, unknowingly waking up a bloodthirsty creature.
- DirectorEddie AlcazarStarsMoises AriasCaylee CowanBella ThorneCenters on two mysterious brothers, who abduct a mogul during his quest for immortality. Meanwhile, a seductive woman helps them launch a journey of self-discovery.
- DirectorBanmei TakahashiStarsKeiko TakahashiDaijirô TsutsumiShirô ShimomotoAfter several strangely threatening calls from a local salesman, a homemaker becomes increasingly afraid to answer her apartment door.
- DirectorWilliam OldroydStarsThomasin McKenzieShea WhighamSam NivolaA woman's friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works takes a sinister turn.
- DirectorDavid GregoryStarsBruce LeBruce LiRyong KeoEnter the Clones of Bruce dives into the Bruce Lee exploitation craze, otherwise known as Bruceploitation.
- CreatorMike FlanaganStarsCarla GuginoBruce GreenwoodMary McDonnellSiblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built a pharmaceutical company into an empire of wealth, privilege and power; however, secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying.
- DirectorGabriel BienczyckiRichard KarpalaStarsPiotr AdamczykOrianna MilneGreg PoppaOn the first night of harvest, three brothers set out for the desert to see a witch's corpse.
- DirectorJuan GonzálezNando MartínezStarsBrays EfeDavid MenéndezLuis TosarFollows two friends, Juan and David, they will find themselves on a rooftop terrace after an intense party in Madrid. Juan witnesses David falling to the void, and his body disintegrating into ceramic pieces after hitting a car.
- DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsBlanca SuárezAlberto San JuanErnesto AlterioAt his 50 Julian, divorced and with a cash problem, uses an app to share car to travel Madrid. Falling in love with Lorena, an usual passenger, his troubles start when in a travel two strangers join with them.
- DirectorAdam MannSkye MannStarsJames Healy-MeaneyGerry WadeM.J. SullivanPadraig (James Healy-Meaney), is a lonely and grief-stricken man who seeks the help of a mysterious carpenter names John (Gerry Wade), to help him build a coffin for his already dead and buried wife.
- DirectorKike NarceaStarsMario MayoDiego ParísFabia CastroGabriel is a former boxer who lives in a village removed from the city with his father and his dog, Pepe. Everyone knows him by the nickname of Tarado, which he earned in his days as a boxer and, although he could still box, he prefers to lead a quiet life away from everything that led him to spend a few years in prison. For this, he has made several decisions such as leaving his longtime girlfriend, La Mónica, who was a bad influence to start from scratch. But old ghosts always come back, and Tarado will have to deal with the situation the way he knows best: fight.
- DirectorKenneth DagatanStarsBeauty GonzalezFelicity Kyle NapuliJames Mavie EstrellaStranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in a beguiling, flesh-eating fairy.
- DirectorRainer SarnetStarsUrsel TilkEster KuntuKaarel PoggaA guard on the Soviet-Chinese border who, after surviving a deadly attack, decides to become a monk but must continually prove along the way that he's capable of becoming the enlightened man he set out to be.
- DirectorJamie ChildsStarsOliver Jackson-CohenJenna ColemanThomas TurgooseA former motocross champion and army veteran is now caring for his younger brother. Broke, he agrees to do an open water pick up of a mysterious illegal package in the North Sea.
- DirectorBruce ToscanoStarsGary WallaceKarin SjöbergRobert Gerald WittA motorist who comes upon an auto accident finds a bottle at the scene. The bottle contains a demon who proceeds to possess him.
- DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsRahul BhatMegha BurmanAamir DalviAn insomniac ex-cop who dwells in different circumstances looking for redemption. The ex-cop, who is presumed dead for a long time, operates secretly for the corrupt system.
- DirectorHeidi MooreAnthony DavidDaniel MurphyStarsLloyd KaufmanJulie Anne PrescottMark JusticeBENJI is back. Now living as his alter-ego DOLLY DEADLY, he's all grown up and ready to kill...AGAIN.
- DirectorWonsuk LeeStarsLee HaneeLee Sun-kyunGong MyoungA retired actress who marries an island chaebol and meets a 3-time-test-taker who lives next door.
- DirectorDavid RedmonAshley SabinStarsIsabel GilliesRobert GreeneEric HynesPlaying with the forms and tropes of various cinema genres, the filmmaker sets off on a quest to find a legendary lost video collection of 55,000 movies in Sicily.
- DirectorFrancis GalluppiStarsJim CummingsFaizon LoveJocelin DonahueWhile stranded at a rural Arizona rest stop, a traveling salesman is thrust into a dire hostage situation by the arrival of two bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty-or cold, hard steel-to protect their bloodstained fortune.
- DirectorBrian ViningStarsRobert ReitanoAdam CouperTommie ThomasA video store's security cameras capture the love story of two young employees, but trouble arises with the return of a dicey criminal ex-boyfriend.
- DirectorFelix DembinskiStarsRad BrownCatherine BuftonDominic Carmody-KeebleA young inexperienced postman finds himself in the middle of a mystery.
- DirectorJake WestStarsHoward ArundelJohn BarryMax Beesley Snr
- DirectorWillard HuyckGloria KatzStarsMichael GreerMarianna HillJoy BangA young woman goes searching for her missing artist father. Her journey takes her to a strange Californian seaside town governed by a mysterious undead cult.
- DirectorTerence H. WinklessStarsRobert LansingLisa LangloisFranc LuzHorrifying shocker as a biological experiment goes haywire when meat-eating mutant roaches invade an island community, terrorizing a peaceful New England fishing village and hideously butchering its citizens.
- DirectorGregg ArakiStarsJames DuvalRachel TrueNathan BextonFollows a day in the lives of a group of Los Angeles high school students and the strange lives they lead.
- DirectorYûdai YamaguchiStarsTak SakaguchiKristian ErosJacob EisemanTwo ruthless yakuza gangs interrupt the shooting of an action flick at an abandoned factory. The action star isn't too pleased. One hundred yakuza against one ? Pfff, too easy.
- DirectorAndrew CummingStarsIola EvansArno LüningRosebud MelarkeyIn the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical being is hunting them down, the clan are forced to confront a danger they never envisioned.
- DirectorClaude SchmitzStarsOlivier RabourdinLouise LeroyKate MoranA private detective forced to face the ghosts of his past when his niece asks him to investigate her father's death.
- DirectorVera DrewStarsVera DrewGriffin KramerLynn DowneyAn aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.
- DirectorTae-gon KimStarsLee Sun-kyunJu Ji-hoonKim Hee-won"Silence" takes place when an accident occurs on a foggy bridge and, as a result, an unknown beast is unleashed.
- DirectorDaniel BandeiraStarsCarlos AmorimAnderson CleberZuleika FerreiraTo protect herself from a revolt by the workers on her family's farm, a reclusive woman locks herself in her own armored car. Separated by a layer of glass, two universes are about to collide.
- DirectorJorge Michel GrauStarsAdrián AguirreMarco Antonio ArguetaGilberto BarrazaAlan and his father flee from the painful loss of his mother. While hiding in a secluded housing unit, Alan discovers hidden messages that lead him to believe that his father is a werewolf. Alan decides to do something once and for all.
- DirectorRobert HlozStarsAndrea MohylováMatej HádekMilan OndríkSet in central Europe during 2041, a female detective investigates the case of a murdered couple where a restoration team is able to bring one of them back to life.
- DirectorWeston RazooliStarsLio TiptonCharles HalfordWeston RazooliThree mischievous children embark on a woodland odyssey when their mother sends them on an errand.
- DirectorJunta YamaguchiStarsRiko FujitaniManami HonjôGôta IshidaOn a calm winter's day, a mountain inn becomes trapped in a time loop.
- DirectorJenn WexlerStarsMena MassoudOlivia Scott WelchChloë LevineIt's bad enough that boarding school students Samantha and Clara can't go home for the holidays, but things take a deadly turn when a murderous gang arrives on their doorstep - just in time for Christmas.
- DirectorJean-Bernard MarlinStarsOumar MoindjieDalil AbdourahimWallenn El GharbaouiA former gang member who believes his daughter is the only one who save his community from an curse uttered by a rival gang member in his dying breath.
- DirectorAli CatterallJane GilesStarsBarry AdamsonJohn AkomfrahRick BakerA feature-length big screen documentary telling the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.
- DirectorJason YuStarsKim Gook HeeYoon Kyung-hoLee Sun-kyunA young, expectant wife must figure out how to stop her husband's nightmarish sleepwalking habits before he harms himself or his family.
- DirectorAmanda KramerStarsDebbie HarryExplores film as a conduit for the anxiety, fear, exhilarating joy and obsession from humanity over emerging technology at the end of the millennium, all through the cyberspace cinema from 1981-2001 like The Matrix, Tron, Tetsuo.
- DirectorQuinn MonahanStarsTom SaviniAlice CooperJay LenoThe story of Spooky World, and its founder, a PR-savvy mix of P. T. Barnum and Stephen King who parlayed his experience working in his father's joke shop into creating the very first horror scream park of its kind, in 1991.
- DirectorUpi AviantoStarsPevita PearceArio BayuChristine HakimAlana was separated from her parents and was adopted by a rich woman. As she reaches adulthood, she discovers the truth about her origin.
- DirectorRobert MorganStarsAisling FranciosiStella GonetTom YorkA stop-motion animator struggles to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother.
- DirectorJT MollnerStarsMadisen BeatyEd Begley Jr.Robert CraigheadOne day in the twisted love life of a serial killer.
- DirectorPaul VecchialiStarsJacques PerrinJulien GuiomarEva SimonetUnhappy women are being murdered by Emile, a psychotic young man suffering from the delusion that his acts are mercy killings.
- DirectorJoe LynchStarsHeather GrahamJudah LewisBruce DavisonA psychiatrist becomes obsessed with one of her young patients, who she later discovers is linked to an ancient curse.
- DirectorMagnus MartensStarsMartin StarrAmrita AchariaKiran ShahAn American family fulfills their dream of moving back after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway.
- DirectorAmanda Nell EuStarsZafreen ZairizalDeena EzralPiqaAn 11-year-old girl who is carefree until she starts to experience horrifying physical changes to her body.
- DirectorNahnatchka KhanStarsKiernan ShipkaOlivia HoltCharlie GillespieWhen the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.
- DirectorRichard SomesStarsVin AbrenicaGerard AcaoArjo AtaydeAn ex-special forces operative suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who -- in his bid for redemption as a security guard, attempts to save the life of a woman who is being hunted by a corrupt police death squad working for a drug cartel.
- DirectorVictor DanellStarsInez Dahl TorhaugJesper BarkseliusEva MelanderA rebellious teen placed in foster care suspects her father is not dead but has been abducted. She is determined to find out the truth with help from a UFO association.
- DirectorDavid KapacAndrija MardesicStarsPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicGoran BogdanIvana RoscicThe film appears to be set in Yugoslavia in the late 1980s, as a family welcomes their beloved uncle, who has returned home from Germany for the holidays.
- DirectorDavid BrucknerScott DerricksonNatasha KermaniStarsKelli GarnerFreddy RodríguezJames RansoneUnveiled through a made-for-TV documentary, five tales of found footage horror emerge to take viewers on a terrifying journey into the grim underbelly of the 1980s.
- DirectorSébastien VanicekStarsThéo ChristineSofia LesaffreJérôme NielResidents of a rundown French apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing spiders.
- DirectorNicholas TomnayStarsNick StahlTamsin TopolskiRandy VasquezA down-on-his-luck chef with gambling problems flees to a Latin American villa, where he assumes the identity of another man.
- DirectorDemián RugnaStarsEzequiel RodríguezDemián SalomónSilvina SabaterIn a remote village, two brothers find a demon-infected man just about to "give birth" to evil itself. They decide to get rid of the body, only to end up unintentionally spreading chaos.
- DirectorJohn AdamsZelda AdamsToby PoserStarsToby PoserZelda AdamsJohn AdamsTraces a family of murderous sideshow performers as it travels around the world on the dying carnival circuit.
- DirectorJosiah AllenIndianna BellStarsBrendan RockJordan CowanElena CarapetisPatrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated trailer park. After a violent storm, a mysterious young woman appears at his door seeking shelter from the elements.
- DirectorDan BrownStarsAngus CloudElliot KnightJessica GarzaAfter a dispute over a winning lottery ticket turns into a deadly hostage situation, the witnesses must decide exactly how far they'll go, and how much blood they're willing to spill, for a cut of the $156 million.
- DirectorMarisa CrespoMoisés RomeraStarsPilar AlmeríaÁlvaro BáguenaVictor Rodriguez EnguídanosAitana returns home for Christmas, the first time after three years, to find that her parents have replaced her with an unknown woman who is being treated like their daughter. She discovers a disturbing and bloody truth.
- DirectorFrançois SimardAnouk WhissellYoann-Karl WhissellStarsAlexandre NachiDerek JohnsMegan Peta Hill-In a city infested with the living-impaired aka non-cannibal zombies - three slackers after easy money must fight small-time crooks and an evil megacorporation to save their kidnapped grandma.
- DirectorFrançois SimardAnouk WhissellYoann-Karl WhissellStarsTurlough ConveryBenny O. ArthurJacqueline MoréGen Z activists are violently picked off by a deranged night watchman after sneaking into an environmentally destructive big-box furniture store.
- DirectorF. Javier GutiérrezStarsVíctor ClavijoRuth DíazMoisés RuizPortrays the macabre descent into hell of a man facing the consequences of a regrettable choice.