Passing

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 27 Oct 2021 · English

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Holy Lands

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 16 Jan 2019 · English

When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife Monica is trying to manage the lives of their adult children, Annabelle and David, as well as her own.

Avalon

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 5 Oct 1990 · English

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 25 Dec 2011 · English

A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.

The Zone of Interest

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 15 Dec 2023 · English

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

Fences

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 16 Dec 2016 · English

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.

White Bird

Movie · 7.8 / 10 · 25 Oct 2023 · English

After being expelled from Beecher Prep for his treatment of a classmate with a facial deformity, Julian has struggled to fit in at his new school. To transform his life, Julian's grandmother finally reveals her own story of courage of her youth in Nazi-occupied France, where a classmate shelters her from mortal danger.

Trumbo

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 27 Oct 2015 · English

The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.

Synecdoche, New York

Movie · 7.5 / 10 · 24 Oct 2008 · English

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

Fathers and Daughters

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 1 Oct 2015 · English

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.

The Book Thief

Movie · 7.5 / 10 · 8 Nov 2013 · English

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

All About Eve

Movie · 8.1 / 10 · 9 Nov 1950 · English

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.