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Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie stars as Maria Callas, one of the most iconic singers of the 20th century, in renowned director Pablo Larraín's opera 'Maria Callas.' The film tells the story of the Greek-American soprano who retreats to Paris after a brilliant yet turbulent public life. 'Maria Callas' recreates the final chapter of the legendary diva's life, depicting how she reflects on her identity and her life.
When Santa Claus (J.K. Simmons) is mysteriously kidnapped, the head of North Pole security (Dwayne Johnson) is forced to team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans). Scouring the globe and battling their way through, they strive to save Christmas.
What do you do when the boss steps on a real landmine? Online help, urgent! The leader's foot is on a live mine that could blow any second. Save him or pass the buck? Call the cops or pass the buck? Defuse it or pass the buck? No way we're taking the fall—blame someone else. No way we're eating this—blame someone else. One guy steps on a mine, and the whole team loses it. That mine is going off. And in this big scene, nobody's getting away...
Ma Li and Hou Ji, two low-level employees at a new energy subsidiary of a large conglomerate, find themselves in a fierce three-way battle over a revolutionary super battery. When their CEO, Long Baichuan, plots to claim the project's success as his own, they must outwit him and the mysterious investor behind him, Mr. Jin. This film turns the struggles of the everyman—their awkwardness, humility, and occasional overreach—into comedic gold, with grounded action and witty dialogue. Through a humorous lens, it chronicles the protagonists' thrilling journey while shedding light on the bittersweet realities of the little guy in society, striking a chord with audiences everywhere.
Mahin, a widow whose children have grown and left home, lives a life of solitary independence. Retired for years, she sleeps in every day and enjoys meals with friends, content in her own company. Yet, despite her seemingly carefree days, she feels a profound emptiness, watching couples and crowds pass by, loneliness creeping in. When she encounters a shy taxi driver, it's like meeting another lonely soul. On a whim, she invites him over for an evening, serving her signature cake with wine, and they dance to the tunes of their youth, reliving the joy of bygone days. Neither of them knows that this night will become the most unforgettable moment of their lives.
A story about Yu, who moves from the countryside to Tokyo and into a shared house called 'Ark' inhabited by eerie residents, where mysterious events unfold.
The story continues from the previous film. Lucius (Paul Mescal), who as a child witnessed the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, has now grown up. Under the iron-fisted rule of a tyrant, he is forced into the arena to fight for survival. Filled with rage, Lucius sees the future of the Roman Empire hanging by a thread and is determined to reclaim the power and honor that rightfully belong to him, restoring a glorious Rome to its people.
This film weaves four urban tales steeped in old Hong Kong's atmosphere: a fake blind girl outwits a killer, paparazzi hunt down a culprit, gangsters clash, and a working woman is persecuted by her boss. Through uniquely 20th-century Hong Kong phenomena—triads, tabloid culture, and neon-lit alleyways of vice—it paints a vivid picture of the 1990s: the underworld's code, entertainment's glitz, urban crises, and the survival struggles of ordinary folks, forming a suspenseful, era-rich tapestry of old Hong Kong.
Zhi Ning (Yuan Quan), a reclusive researcher at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, keeps hitting dead ends in love. At a literary lecture, she falls for writer Kou Yi (Geng Le) at first sight, and her obsessive infatuation leads her to secretly trail him. When a chance opportunity arises, Zhi Ning joins Kou Yi on a trip at his invitation. What she expects to be a romantic journey to get closer to him soon spirals into a desperate flight as unexpected twists and turns pile up. Suspicious deaths occur one after another, and everything and everyone hurtles toward complete chaos. The Pandora's box opened in the name of love—when obsession takes hold of affection, how far will one go to protect what they call love, crossing lines that should never be crossed?
Sergeant Ma Jun of the Major Crimes Unit is hell-bent on bringing down criminals, but his aggressive tactics often cross the line. The police have been gathering evidence against the ruthless Vietnamese brothers—Ah Cha, Tony, and Ah Hu—and send undercover cop Watson to infiltrate their gang. The brothers are vicious and will stop at nothing to eliminate their enemies. When Ah Cha is arrested, Tony sees through Watson's cover and takes him and other witnesses hostage to free his brother. With Watson's girlfriend Qiu Di also in their clutches, Watson is forced to drop the charges. Now, Ma Jun must use Ah Cha as leverage to rescue Watson and his girlfriend.
Mei is a beautiful and elite female boss. However, her standards for men are high, and her matchmaking attempts have been unsuccessful, leaving her sexually frustrated. One day, she feels the erection of Hajime, a regular employee who has a fiancée, through her skirt. "It's just DIY... This isn't cheating, right?" She grinds against his hard cock with a dry hump... and it slips right into her wet, ultra-sensitive pussy! It feels so good that she goes wild with relentless thrusting and climaxes! Pretending it's just a dry hump, they end up having raw sex! 14 shots in total! Before I knew it, I kept doing DIY with Mei-senpai until the night before her wedding...
In the bustling streets of Bangkok, a heartless scumbag Chen Sanjin (Zhang Yu) and a fierce woman Xue Fangmei (Ren Suxi) accidentally get caught up in a kidnapping by a criminal gang. As the most troublesome hostages and the thorns in the kidnappers' sides, they face extreme choices between survival and destruction, revealing their true scumbag and fierce natures. Little do they know, a bigger crisis lurks behind this incident. Where will these two go in such extreme circumstances? How will the nobodies among the foreign crowd fight against fate?
Adapted from the manga of the same name, this film follows high school teacher Haruka Misuzu, who secretly satisfies her ego by looking down on her students from the podium while hiding her affair with her best friend Minako's fiancé, Hayafuji. However, her seemingly calm daily life begins to crumble due to an incident involving Niizuma, a male student in her class.
When Meizhen was little, her father ran away from home and never returned, leaving behind her mother, her older brother, and her. On the surface, the three of them get along harmoniously, but each harbors their own secrets. Meizhen works a menial job at a convenience store, enduring her manager's daily abuse, and finds solace only in a guy she met on a dating app. Her brother's business is failing, and he's separated from his wife, yet he pretends to be happily married in front of the family. Their mother works tirelessly for the family, but deep down, she still feels guilty about something that drove her husband away years ago. People have their joys and sorrows, partings and reunions, and they will eventually realize that being together in the moment is the greatest happiness.
Flight 298 of Vero Air takes off from New Orleans, heading to Seattle on its scheduled route. What starts as a routine overnight flight takes a sinister turn as inexplicable phenomena unfold at 30,000 feet. Instruments fail one by one, mysterious lights flash outside, and all communication with the ground is severed. As the situation escalates, supernatural occurrences emerge within the cabin, blurring the line between reality and nightmare, with an alien presence growing ever more menacing. Trapped in a sealed cabin, passengers and crew, isolated and helpless, battle against the failing systems and the encroaching unknown, fighting for a sliver of survival in the cramped confines of the aircraft.
The irresistibly cute baby panda Hu Hu is adopted by international martial arts superstar Jackie (Jackie Chan), who eagerly anticipates a new life together. However, Hu Hu's unique mismatched eyes catch the attention of an international crime syndicate, whose leader offers a $100 million bounty to mercenaries for a panda heist. Faced with this sudden crisis, how can new dad Jackie stand by? He teams up with his top agent (Wei Xiang) and panda caretaker (Shi Ce) to launch a full-scale rescue! Little do they expect that these villains aren't the sharpest tools in the shed, kicking off a thrilling yet absurd mission to protect Hu Hu.
Eleven (Huang Minghao), raised single-handedly by his father Zhang Yongxun (Bai Ke), has always seen his late mother Dong Yu (Ma Sichun) as a stranger. On his 18th birthday, rebellious teenager Eleven stumbles upon his mother's diary. Driven by curiosity, he opens it and embarks on a journey to know her. Following her life story, he meets the key figures from her past: her breakdancing senior (Liang Jingkang), high school bestie Caixia (Ji Jiahe), childhood friend Liu Pihai (Wang Tianfang), first love (Sun Yang), and his own father. These people weave together the friendship, love, and family that defined Dong Yu's life. Through the diary, Eleven sees the brief yet radiant life she lived and finally feels the love she never stopped giving him.
Old veteran Zhao Xueping (played by Jin Shijie) and night school high school student Ahong (played by Zhang Ruijia) each wander through Taipei City, spending a strange day. These two seemingly unrelated people have faint, elusive intersections in their lives until sunset, when they finally meet in a corner of the city, sparking suspenseful and shocking moments that reveal a poignant love story buried for over half a century.
A man (Huang Bo) and a woman (Ni Ni) land at the same time, check into the same hotel, and become next-door neighbors separated by a thin wall. The poorly soundproofed room exposes the struggles they face as life comes to a halt—health, family, marriage, finances... There's never an easy moment in adult life. When all kinds of troubles swarm in, an unexpected surprise arrives. Two strangers offer each other warmth and kindness in their toughest times, healing each other's frayed spirits and helping them become better versions of themselves.
Venom and Eddie (Tom Hardy) face their darkest hour. Pursued relentlessly by a mysterious human organization and threatened by an alien symbiote invasion on Earth, they are bound together, unlocking new combat forms across land, sea, and air. Caught between two relentless hunts, this fugitive duo is forced to make a devastating decision that brings their final dance to an end.
The 'Supreme Invincible Cup' is about to kick off, and top teams are gearing up for an unprecedented showdown! But the Kung Fu Women's Football team finds themselves dealt a hellish hand from the start?! Their opponents each possess unique skills, pressure mounts from all sides, and the field is riddled with tricks at every turn... Can they turn the tide on the green pitch with their kung fu?
Just as Ji Jing, who makes a living by reselling, is about to get his career on track, a series of suspicious events unfold around him, shattering his everyday life as he knows it...
In the heart of London, an unexploded WWII bomb is unearthed at a construction site. Bomb disposal expert Will (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and police commander (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) launch an urgent citywide evacuation, plunging the neighborhood into chaos. This 'ticking bomb crisis' becomes the perfect cover for a gang of robbers (Theo James, Sam Worthington) executing a long-planned bank heist. As the countdown to detonation and the robbery unfold in parallel, crisis and crime intertwine, setting the stage for a cat-and-mouse game against a backdrop of citywide panic.
Sergeant Ma Jun of the Major Crimes Unit is hell-bent on taking down criminals, but his aggressive tactics often land him in hot water. The police have been gathering evidence against the Vietnamese gang led by the three brothers—Ah Cha, Tony, and Ah Hu—and send undercover cop Watson to infiltrate their ranks. The brothers are ruthless and will stop at nothing to eliminate their enemies. When Ah Cha is arrested, Tony sees through Watson's cover and decides to kill him and all other witnesses to free his brother. With Watson's girlfriend Qiu Di taken hostage, Watson is forced to drop his testimony. As Watson and his girlfriend are held captive, Ma Jun takes Ah Cha to rescue them.
At 17, Xin lives in Macau, where nowhere is more than 30 minutes away. Her life is ordinary until she meets her senior, Fei, and begins to wonder if she could lead a more colorful existence. At 22, she studies journalism in Taiwan and lives with her girlfriend Qing, but the turbulence of graduation season leaves her in a bind, unable to decide her future. At 34, Xin is striving in Hong Kong, trying to shake off the curse of being a 'one-hit-wonder director' while facing pressure from her marriage-minded girlfriend, Bei. Ultimately, amid Bei's wild scheme of a fake marriage, Xin realizes that being true to herself is the best way to live.
Adapted from Park Sang-young's novel 'In-hee, Soju, Me, and the Blueberries and Cigarettes in the Fridge,' which was longlisted for the Booker Prize and the Dublin Literary Award. It tells the story of In-hee (Kim Go-eun), a free spirit who doesn't care what others think, and Heung-soo (Noh Sang-hyun), who is skilled at hiding his innate secrets, as they live together, have fun, and recklessly learn about life and love.
Seasoned talent agent Love (Rene Liu) and commercial director Bo-En (Hsueh Shih-ling) have been together for years. Due to their age gap and childhood traumas, neither dares to voice their thoughts about how far their relationship can go. Until Love's 45th birthday brings a major upheaval in both her career and life, forcing the couple to confront their future choices... The film is adapted from director Yu Shao-hsiang's personal experience.
Anora, a sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of a business tycoon, believing she has finally found her prince charming like Cinderella. However, when news of the marriage reaches Russia, his parents arrive in New York to annul it, shattering Anora's fairy tale.
Three wondrous tales for a summer day
Young girl Carolina Daniels meets the charming outlaw Oliver, and the two hit it off instantly, falling into a blazing romance as they embark on a fugitive journey across the southeastern United States. They race along, committing a string of robberies along the way, indulging in gunfire and passion, with a detective hot on their heels. Yet Carolina harbors a deep-seated obsession: finding her long-lost mother, Deborah. As the journey unfolds, old secrets surface, and their relationship and path spiral out of control amid love, lust, and danger.
Adapted from John Travolta's 1997 book. It tells the story of young aviation enthusiast Jeff and his mother on a cross-country flight to Hollywood, a journey that gradually evolves into a life-changing experience filled with unexpected moments.
Rookie cop Will (Himesh Patel) and his rogue partner Terry (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) stumble upon a million dollars at a crime scene they themselves created, turning their small town upside down. After the duo unwisely decides to steal the cash, the community's residents are drawn into a frenzy over the fortune—from a pregnant mom (Lily James) to a physical therapist (Simon Rex) to a shrimp company owner (Tim Blake Nelson)—each discovering just how much they're willing to sacrifice for the money.
A man falls for a controlling partner, willingly giving his all during the honeymoon phase, until another woman shows him what true freedom in love feels like. He wishes in a dream to swap girlfriends, and the wish comes true! Is this the start of happiness, or the arrival of terror?
Medical student Hanna is trapped in a cycle of body anxiety and binge eating, secretly crushing on her gym coach, Alania. After a chance encounter with an old acquaintance who has shed pounds, she stumbles upon a miracle weight-loss drug with sky-high prices. When she breaks down its ingredients, she discovers the core component is human ashes. Unable to afford the drug, Hanna uses her medical student privileges to steal the bones of an obese female cadaver from anatomy class, burning them to make her own weight-loss pills. As her weight plummets, a ravenous, obese female ghost begins to haunt her. The thinner Hanna becomes, the larger and more aggressive the ghost grows, dragging her into a dual abyss of physical and psychological torment.
On the most important day of their lives, groom Gao Tingsheng (Liu Guanting) and bride Wu Dailing (Yu Xiangning) face a daunting challenge: his estranged parents, Gao Shenghong (To Tsung-hua) and Bai Yanxin (Yang Kuei-mei), both insist on hosting their son's wedding. Unwilling to offend either, Tingsheng teams up with his father-in-law Old Wu (Tian Qiwen), wedding planner Xiao Rui (Tang Yuqi), and best man Da Cai (Cai Fanxi) to pull off a daring scheme—two perfect weddings in a single day.
Deep in the forest, when Sora is forced to complete a high-paying kidnapping, a giant bear suddenly appears. A survival battle driven by chaos erupts!
Faris has just returned from his military service. Instead of bringing warmth, his return is met with a demand for divorce from his wife, Ratna.
In a tranquil southern sugarcane village, the seemingly perfect Chen Fengdi (Shu Qi) and Gan Yaozu (Bai Ke) await the arrival of a new family member, but an unexpected incident shatters their peaceful facade. Through a series of setbacks and upheavals, Chen Fengdi embarks on a journey of awakening, searching for her family and herself.
Is there someone from your youth you just can't forget? Under the bright sun, high schooler Wang Xiaoxia (Li Mu) falls head over heels for genius transfer student Cheng Yi (Tsao Yu-ning) at first sight. Her heart races uncontrollably, and Xiaoxia launches a bold, high-profile pursuit of love. Meanwhile, Youzi (Lou Chun-shuo), who has grown up by her side quietly protecting her, decides to fight for his own chance. On one side is a dream guy who appeared out of nowhere; on the other, a childhood friend who's always been there. At seventeen, they all harbor the most passionate love. How will Xiaoxia choose?
This grim debut from Talatoa Stapard transports us to the bleak moors of North Yorkshire in 1859, where the long, twisted shadow of the British Empire looms large. Mary Stevens (Ariana Osborne), a young Māori teacher from Aotearoa (New Zealand), arrives seeking the truth about her family, only to find that the person who summoned her is dead and there is no way home. Stranded in this strange and unforgiving land, Mary accepts a position at Hawksworth Estate, owned by the seemingly benevolent Sir Nathaniel Cole (Toby Stephens), a wealthy landowner who made his fortune whaling in the South Seas. Yet within the estate's cold stone walls—where stolen Māori treasures line the shelves and ancestral whispers echo through dim corridors—Mary's unease soon turns to dread. Haunted by visions and memories that are not her own, she begins to uncover a horrifying truth. As the sinister nature of Cole's intentions becomes clear, 'Marama' spirals into a bloody reckoning, unapologetically embracing its macabre essence. What begins as a search for identity becomes a fight for freedom, dignity, and spiritual survival.
The true story of Malaysia's Paralympic badminton champion Cheah Liek Hou and the relentless journey of his coach, Datuk Rashid Sidek.
A woman working at a restaurant is transported by a mysterious TV to a school for screen villains, where she finds a new purpose in life and a way to get back at her nemesis.
Eight years ago, Sari's husband Herman died horribly from a curse, and she fled her hometown with her two children, believing the nightmare was over. Eight years later, Sari receives news that her mother is gravely ill and must return to her Javanese hometown with her daughter Tina, her now-married son Andy, and her daughter-in-law Rani. This return unexpectedly opens a long-sealed spiritual gateway, and the dark sins Sari deliberately buried begin to surface. The dormant curse returns with a vengeance, dragging the entire family into an abyss of boundless terror.
After witnessing a horrific car accident on the highway, a young couple soon finds themselves being followed by a mysterious passenger! This demonic stalker, relentless in pursuit, turns their road trip into a nightmare.
In 1954, a 15-year-old girl, upon hearing that her brother was executed in Taipei, boards a train alone from Chiayi to Taipei, determined to bring him home at any cost. Naive and new to the city, she is rescued by a homesick rickshaw driver from Guangdong who cannot return to his hometown. Two strangers bound by fate become companions in adversity, embarking on a life-risking journey to raise the money to reclaim her brother's body.
A family whose daughter seems possessed, and their prayers only seem to make things worse. What sin have they committed?
An airline CEO, played by Lopez, and a lawyer, played by Goldstein, find love through their professional collaboration. But if they follow their hearts and break the rules, their careers could be ruined. Where do they go from here?
After breaking a mysterious "Wish Willow" to win the heart of their crush, a hopeless romantic gets everything they ever wanted—only to discover that some desires come with a dark and terrifying price.
Set in a tranquil sugarcane village in the south, the seemingly perfect family of Chen Fengdi (Shu Qi) and Gan Yaozu (Bai Ke) awaits the arrival of a new member. But an unexpected incident shatters their peaceful facade. Through a series of setbacks and upheavals, Chen Fengdi embarks on a journey of awakening, searching for her family and herself.
Based on the novel by Sayako Nagai, this period drama is set against the backdrop of a sensational incident in Edo's Kabuki district. On a snowy night, a beautiful young man named Kikunosuke successfully avenges a wrong. The event, witnessed by many, becomes a tale of admiration. However, a year and a half later, a samurai named Soichiro Kase, claiming to be Kikunosuke's relative, visits the theater and asks to learn the full story of the revenge. As testimonies from those involved gradually reveal the truth, the secrets hidden behind the act of vengeance come to light.
