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After the untimely death of the Black Panther, Wakanda finds itself at odds with foreign powers that are pressuring them to provide access to the material called Vibranium, which is found only in Wakanda. Also with Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman, Dominique Thorne, Florence Kasumba, Michaela Coel, Alex Livinalli and Mabel Cadena. Directed by Ryan Coogler. A few lines of dialogue are spoken in a Mayan language, French and isiXhosa with English subtitles. [Running Time: 2:41] – Why is it rated PG-13? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S2 | V5 | L4
In this sequel to Enola Holmes, Sherlock Holmes’ (Henry Cavill) sister (Millie Bobby Brown) opens her own detective agency and elicits both excitement and intrigue. Also with Louis Partridge, Susan Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, Helena Bonham Carter, David Thewlis and Sharon Duncan-Brewster. Directed by Harry Bradbeer. [Running Time: 2:04] – Why is it rated PG-13? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S2 | V5 | L2
Set in the 1980s in Queens, New York, about a young boy (Banks Repeta) that dreams of becoming an artist and struggles against his family’s conflicting aspirations for his future. Also with Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Strong, Jaylin Webb, Ryan Sell, Andrew Polk, Tovah Feldshuh, Marcia Haufrecht, Teddy Coluca, Richard Bekins and Dane West. Directed by James Gray. A few lines of dialogue are spoken in Ukrainian without translation. [Running Time: 1:54] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S1 | V5 | L5
A man (Brendan Gleeson) tells another man (Colin Farrell), who was his best friend for many years, that he doesn’t want to be friends any longer, without offering an explanation. The desperation to find out why, leads to events spinning out of control. Also with Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Gary Lydon, Pat Shortt, Sheila Flitton, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Jon Kenny, Aaron Monaghan and David Pearse. Directed by Martin McDonagh. [Running Time: 1:49] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S5 | V6 | L10
A struggling artist (Jake Hoffman) living with his cranky father (Dustin Hoffman) meets a woman (Schuyler Fisk) and is instantly smitten. Their relationship becomes complicated when her past and her mother’s (Sissy Spacek) hoarding lifestyle gets in the way. Also with Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Faith Ludlow, Dylan McNamara, Elizabeth Becka and Pat Dortch. Directed by Darren Le Gallo. [Running Time: 1:50] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S4 | V3 | L5
Remake of the 1930 eponymous movie, based on the 1928 novel by Erich Maria Remarque: We follow a young German soldier (Felix Kammerer) as he enthusiastically arrives on the western front with friends and schoolmates during WWI, thinking they’re seeking glory. As he fights and kills every day to gain mere strips of desolate land that will be lost the next day, his comrades keep dying and the war is revealed to be utterly pointless. Also with Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Adrian Grünewald, Edin Hasanovic, Daniel Brühl, Thibault de Montalembert, Devid Striesow and Andreas Döhler. Directed by Edward Berger. In German and French with English subtitles. [Running Time: 2:28] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S2 | V9 | L5
When the conductor (Cate Blanchett) of the Berlin Philharmonic is poised to perform Mahler’s 5th and likely be celebrated for her talent, past indiscretions haunt her and lead to her replacement before the performance. Also with Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Adam Gopnik, Mark Strong and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Todd Field. Several lines of dialogue are spoken in German, Filipino and French and some are accompanied by English subtitles and others are without translation. [Running Time: 2:38] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S5 | V4 | L5
Set in 1955 and based on the true story of Emmett Till (Jalyn Hall), the 14-year-old boy from Chicago that was murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi. His mother, Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler), would go on to become a powerful voice in the Civil Rights Movement. Also with Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson, Gem Marc Collins, Diallo Thompson, Tyrik Johnson, Enoch King, Carol J. Mckenith, Elizabeth Youman, Keisha Tillis and Elizabeth Wright. Directed by Chinonye Chukwu. [Running Time: 2:10] – Why is it rated PG-13? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S2 | V6 | L3
Based on a true story and on Charles Graeber’s eponymous book: A conscientious ICU nurse (Jessica Chastain) befriends a new colleague (Eddie Redmayne), who seems kind and caring, until she notices patients under his care unexpectedly dying. She is shocked to further realize that her hospital is indifferent, as were the nine previous hospitals where he worked. Also with Judith Delgado, Jesus-Papoleto Melendez, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Devyn McDowell, Alix West Lefler, Kim Dickens, Nnamdi Asomugha, Noah Emmerich and Ajay Naidu. Directed by Tobias Lindholm. [Running Time: 2:01] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S4 | V5 | L6
At a training academy for fairy tale characters, a good-hearted teen (Sophia Anne Caruso) is sent to the School of Evil and her dark-hearted friend (Sofia Wylie) is sent to the School of Good. Also with Laurence Fishburne, Kit Young, Carmen Diaz, Charlize Theron, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Flatters, Patti LuPone and the voice of Cate Blanchett. Directed by Paul Feig. [Running Time: 2:27] – Why is it rated PG-13? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S4 | V6 | L3
When a young woman (Kaitlyn Dever) announces that she will be marrying a seaweed farmer (Maxime Bouttier) in Belize, her divorced parents (George Clooney and Julia Roberts) hatch a plot to keep her from making what they think is the biggest mistake of her life. Also with Sean Lynch, Arielle Carver-O’Neill, Ling Cooper Tang, Billie Lourd and Charles Allen. Directed by Ol Parker. Several lines of dialogue are in Kriol, with English translation, while some lines are spoken without translation. [Running Time: 1:44] – Why is it rated PG-13? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S4 | V4 | L5
When he’s released from prison after 5,000 years, a super powered man (Dwayne Johnson) tries to come to terms with the idea of justice, while managing his rage. Also with Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi and Quintessa Swindell. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Several lines of dialogue are spoken in unidentified languages without translation. [Running Time: 2:04] – Why is it rated PG-13? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S1 | V6 | L4
A teenager (Priah Ferguson), who is having issues with her father (Marlon Wayans), is forced to work with him to stop mysterious forces that are making small-town Halloween decorations come alive and cause mayhem. Also with Kelly Rowland, Rob Riggle, John Michael Higgins and Lauren Lapkis. Directed by Jeff Wadlow. Many lines are chanted in Latin without translation. [Running Time: 1:29] – Why is it rated TV-14? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S1 | V4 | L3
A woman (Mila Kunis) finds herself having to contend with who she really is, when she is on the verge of getting married and landing the job she has always wanted. Tragic events from her past surface and she has to decide whether to take action and exact revenge. Also with Chiara Aurelia, Finn Wittrock, Connie Britton, Scoot McNairy, Justine Lupe, Dalmar Abuzeid, Alex Barone, Jennifer Beals, Carson MacCormac, Thomas Barbusca, Isaac Kragten and David Webster. Directed by Mike Barker. [Running Time: 1:53] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S6 | V6 | L10
When Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) tries to accept her past encounters with the murderous Michael Meyers (James Jude Courtney), she doesn’t realize that the evil within him may never die, while the Halloween horror franchise is supposed to be ending. Also with Andi Matichak, Rohan Campbell, Will Patton, Jesse C. Boyd, Michael Barbieri, Destiny Mone, Joey Harris, Marteen, Joanne Baron, Rick Moose, Michele Dawson, Keraun Harris, Michael O’Leary and Jaxon Goldenberg. Directed by David Gordon Green. One line of dialogue is spoken in Japanese without translation. [Running Time: 1:51] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S3 | V9 | L8
A teenager (Jaeden Martell) works as a reader for an elderly billionaire (Donald Sutherland), who gives him a smartphone. When the old man dies, the teen puts the phone in the grave with him, and is astonished when he receives text messages seemingly from the dead man; he responds by leaving voicemail messages asking help in seeking revenge against a bully and a drunk driver. Also with Joe Tippet, Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Cyrus Arnold. Directed by John Lee Hancock. [Running Time: 1:44] – Why is it rated PG-13? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S1 | V5 | L5
When a woman (Sigourney Weaver) from a small Massachusetts town is sent to rehab by her concerned family and friends, she struggles with feeling content after losing some of her successful real estate business. When she can’t seem to avoid drinking again, the threat of losing everything looms large. Also with Kevin Kline, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, David Rasche, Rebecca Henderson, Molly Brown, Kathryn Erbe, Kelly AuCoin and Georgia Lyman. Directed by Maya Forbes & Wallace Wolodarsky. [Running Time: 1:54] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S6 | V4 | L5
After meeting in Amsterdam during WWI, three friends (Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington) vow to always look out for each other. Their paths diverge, but they reconnect in the US in the 1930s when they are accused of murder and together they must navigate secretive corridors of power and wealth to find the real culprits. Also with Alessandro Nivola, Andrea Riseborough, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Taylor Swift, Timothy Olyphant, Zoe Saldana, Rami Malek and Robert De Niro. Directed by David O. Russell. Several lines of dialogue and a couple of songs are in French with English subtitles. [Running Time: 2:14] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S3 | V6 | L5
An entertainer (Javier Bardem) desperate to find a hook for his next big show discovers a singing crocodile (voiced by Shawn Mendes) in an exotic animal shop and is sure that together they will make it big. Also with Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy, Brett Gelman, Winslow Fegley and Lyric Hurd. Directed by Josh Gordon & Will Speck. [Running Time: 1:46] – Why is it rated PG? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S1 | V3 | L1
A man (Gerard Butler) becomes desperate when his wife (Jaimie Alexander) disappears from a gas station, leaving no clues as to her whereabouts. Receiving no immediate help from police, he decides she’s been kidnapped and takes the matter into his own hands. Also with Russell Hornsby, Ethan Embry, Michael Irby, Cindy Hogan and Bruce Altman. Directed by Brian Goodman. [Running Time: 1:36] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S3 | V6 | L10
In this sequel to 1993’s Hocus Pocus a teenage wannabe witch (Whitney Peak) lights a black candle and invokes three Salem witches (Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker). Hijinks, danger, and the unexpected follow. Also with Doug Jones, Sam Richardson, Belissa Escobedo, Tony Hale and Hannah Waddingham. Directed by Anne Fletcher. [Running Time: 1:43] – Why is it rated PG? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S2 | V3 | L3
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