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List: New Movies & TV - November 2024
Art of falling in love
A mural artist and an architectural engineer are instantly drawn to each other, but their budding romance comes to a halt when the past comes back to haunt them.
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Babylon Berlin. Season 4
[GERMAN] "Season 4 of ... Babylon Berlin is set in 1930s Germany, just after the global stock market crash during the Great Depression--with the Nazis' march to power in full swing. The story centers on detective Gereon Rath and his ambitious colleague Charlotte Ritter, as his investigations lead him into the fixed fights of the boxing world--and, politically, uncomfortably close to Hitler's militant supporters. The legacy of the Roaring Twenties still lingers--especially via business tycoon Alfred Nyssen, who is funding the German military's return to dominance"--Container.
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Baghead
Iris inherits a run-down pub and discovers a dark secret Baghead--a creature that lets you speak to lost loved ones, but not without consequence.
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Belgravia: the next chapter
Belgravia, 1871. The eligible Lord Frederick Trenchard meets the bewitching Clara Dunn, and they fall deeply in love. A romantic courtship and proposal follow, and Clara is swept off her feet. But there are hidden depths to Frederick; he carries trauma from his childhood, following years of emotional neglect and resentment from his father, who favored the younger son, James. Clara is highly perceptive, quickly realizing there is trauma at the heart of Frederick's guarded manner. She grows convinced that by fixing Frederick's relationship with his estranged brother she can also restore his happiness. In the midst of her plans, she starts to develop an unlikely friendship with the charming Dr. Ellerby and is drawn into his bohemian world. Excited by the passionate way they live, Clara begins to question her place in the world. Clara and Frederick must chart a course through the rumors which threaten them and confront long-buried secrets as they search for lasting happiness.
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Borderlands
Lilith, an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas, the universe's most powerful SOB. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits - Roland, a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina, a feral preteen demolitionist; Krieg, Tina's musclebound protector; Tannis, the oddball scientist who's seen it all; and Claptrap, a wiseass robot. Together, these unlikely heroes must battle an alien species and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora's most explosive secrets. The fate of the universe could be in their hands; but they'll be fighting for something more: each other.
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The boy in the woods
The Boy in the Woods tells the remarkable true story of Max, a Jewish boy escaping Nazi persecution in Eastern Europe. After he is separated from his family, Max finds refuge with Christian peasant Jasko, who hides him in plain sight until a tense stand-off with Nazi police. Afraid for his own family's life, Jasko sends Max to live in the woods where he learns to survive alone. With echoes of a Grimms' Fairy Tale, Max's experience is both terrifying and magical. He inhabits a landscape crawling with Nazis, partisans and haunted by ghosts. Based on the best-selling memoir by Canadian Holocaust survivor Maxwell Smart and inspired by the award-winning documentary Cheating Hitler: Surviving The Holocaust.
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The Brokenwood mysteries. Series 10
"From a brutal murder with a Jurassic twist to a spooky crime scene amidst the Day of the Dead, the homicides in Brokenwood are as quirky as the residents of New Zealand's deadliest town. Wrestling with the alarming murder rate are Detectives Mike Shepherd, Kristin Sims, and Daniel Chalmers. With the help of their peculiar pathologist, Dr. Gina Kadinsky, they use all manner of unconventional methods to solve the town's more macabre and unusual crimes"--Container.
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Chicago med. Season nine
Chicago's elite medical professionals are back to confront the never-ending chaos of the city's top trauma center in Season 9 of Chicago Med, the thrilling and emotional drama series from Emmy Award-winning executive Producer Dick Wolf. Navigating challenging medical cases, complex office politics and unique personal relationships, the courageous doctors, nurses and staff at Gaffney Medical never waver from their mission to save lives while treating each and every one of their patients with care and compassion.
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Chicago P. D. Season eleven
The all-new season of Chicago P. D. continues to follow Sergeant Hank Voight and his close-knit team of detectives as they battle to protect the citizens of Chicago by cracking down on the city's worst criminal offenses. On the frontlines in the ongoing war on crime, the men and women of the Intelligence Unit always have each other's backs and are relentless in their pursuit of justice.
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Close to you
Academy Awardʼ Nominee Elliot Page stars as a trans man who returns to his hometown for the first time in years. On his journey, he confronts his relationship with his family, reunites with a first love, and discovers a newfound confidence in himself.
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The convert
"When a preacher arrives at a small settlement in 1830s New Zealand, his violent past is drawn into question and his faith put to the test as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Māori tribes"--Container.
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Coup!
A mysterious grifter appears on an isolated seaside estate claiming to be a wealthy family's new chef. When a plague descends on the island, the mischievous cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion. The servant becomes the master in this outrageous eat-the-rich comedy.
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Curb your enthusiasm. The twelfth and final season
"Larry David accidentally champions an important political cause, takes part in a country club controversy, and attempts to restore his public image in the twelfth and final season of this ... HBO comedy series"--Container.
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Deadpool & Wolverine
Wolverine is recuperating from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth Deadpool. They team up to vanquish a common enemy.
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The fabulous four
A comedy for grownups that follows a group of life-long friends on an outrageous trip to Key West, Florida, to be bridesmaids in the surprise late-in-life wedding of their college girlfriend.
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The gilded age. The complete second season
The American Gilded Age was a period of significant economic change, conflict between old and new systems, and fortunes made and lost. Season two of THE Gilded Age begins on Easter 1883, with Bertha Russell's bid for a box at the Academy of Music rejected. Over eight episodes, Bertha challenges Mrs. Astor and the old system to gain a foothold in Society. George Russell battles a growing union at his Pittsburgh steel plant. Marian secretly teaches at a girls' school, while Ada starts a new courtship, to Agnes's disapproval. In Brooklyn, the Scott family heals from a shocking discovery, and Peggy becomes an activist through her work at the NY Globe.
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Harry Wild. Series 3
"Their detective agency as busy as ever, retired literature professor Harry Wild and her wise-cracking young partner, Fergus Reid, struggle to balance work and life. With Harry's help, Fergus plans to contest the custody claim of his long-absent mother for his little sister. Meanwhile, Harry meets a charming fellow PI and starts falling for him, even though she finds him utterly infuriating. This time out they're hired to investigate the apparent suicide of a boy band's lead singer, a disturbing death in a busy restaurant, the on-set killing of a TV director, and the strange demise of a mystery writer in a locked room. Closer to home, Harry's friend needs help when her estranged husband dies in her pond, and later the whole gang must solve a murder while being held hostage"--Container.
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Holiday road ; Heaven down here
Holiday road: Nine strangers stranded at an airport during the holidays unite for a Christmas road trip to Denver. Misadventures lead to unexpected bonds and heartfelt conversations.
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Interview with the vampire. Season 2
Daniel Molloy continues interviewing the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac. Following an attempt to kill Lestat, Louis and Claudia seek others of their kind in Europe, finding in Post WWII Paris the Vampire Armand and his Theatre des Vampires coven.
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Kill
[HINDI] When army comando Amrit finds out his true love Tulika is engaged against her will, he boards a New Delhi-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But, when a gang of knife-wielding thieves begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, Amrit takes them on.
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Kinds of kindness
"A triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader"--Container.
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Kneecap
When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed 'low life scum' Naoise and Liam Og, the needle drops on a hip-hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish language, Kneecap fast become the unlikely figureheads of a Civil Rights movement to save their mother tongue. But the trio must first overcome the police, paramilitaries and politicians trying to silence their defiant sound whilst their anarchic approach to life often makes them their own worst enemies. In this fiercely original sex, drugs and hip-hop biopic, Kneecap play themselves, laying down a global rallying cry for the defense of native cultures.
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Kuru otlar üstüne = About dry grasses
[TURKISH] When he comes under scrutiny for misconduct, cynical middle-school instructor Samet fears that his punishment will trap him in the snowy, isolated Anatolian village he has grown to despise. The only ray of hope is his relationship with Nuray, a fellow teacher who openly challenges Samet's bitter narcissism-yet Samet's friendship with his colleague and roommate, Kenan, who also has feelings for Nuray, hangs in the balance.
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Law & order : Special victims unit. Season 25
The fight for justice never ends as Captain Olivia Benson and her squad return for the landmark 25th season of the groundbreaking series, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." The longest-running live-action primetime series in American television history. Created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, the groundbreaking series examines the lives of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department. Capt. Olivia Benson leads the powerhouse unit, which includes Benson's second-in-command, Sgt. Odafin "Fin" Tutuola, Detective Joe Velasco and Assistant District Attorney Dominick "Sonny" Carisi.
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MaXXXine
In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
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Mothers' instinct
Best friends Alice and Celine both live an idyllic traditional lifestyle, but life's perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia unravel their sisterly bond and a psychological battle begins.
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National anthem
A 21-year-old construction worker in New Mexico joins a community of queer rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream.
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Never been Chris'd
Home for the holidays, BFFs Naomi and Liz reconnect with high school crush Chris Silver. A complex love triangle forms, forcing them to take stock of their lives and find the value of friendship.
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The night agent. Season one.
Low-level FBI agent Peter Sutherland works in the basement of the White House manning a phone that never rings - until the night it does, propelling him into a conspiracy that leads all the way to the Oval Office.
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Oddity
After Dani is brutally murdered, her blind occultist twin sister Darcy, goes after those responsible using inherited haunted items as her tools of revenge.
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P'amyo = Exhuma
[KOREAN] Hired by a wealthy family to investigate the cause of a disturbing supernatural illness, a team of paranormal experts trace the affliction's origin to a long-hidden family grave, but the process of exhuming the remains unleashes deadly consequences buried underneath.
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A quiet place: day one
"Experience the day the world went quiet ... When Samira returns home to New York City, her simple trip turns into a harrowing nightmare when mysterious creatures that hunt by sound attack. Accompanied by her cat Frodo and an unexpected ally, Samira must embark on a perilous journey through the city that has suddenly gone silent, where the only rule is to stay quiet to stay alive"--Container.
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Ridley. Season two
"Adrian Dunbar returns as retired Detective Inspector Alex Ridley. As a police consultant, Ridley joins forces with his former protégée DI Carol Farman, now at the helm of investigations. Together they delve into intriguing mysteries from a series of jewelry heists that turn into murder, to a decomposed body found in a hollow tree and a shooting at an illegal rave"--Container.
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Robot dreams
Dog lives in Manhattan and is tired of being alone, so he builds himself a robot. Their friendship blossoms to the rhythm of '80s NYC until, one summer night, Dog is forced to abandon Robot at the beach. Will they ever meet again?
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Romance with a twist
Ex-dancer Luna pairs up with Bennett, a world-class aerialist, when he finds himself without a partner for his upcoming silks performance at the local arts festival.
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Slingshot
Slingshot is a psychological thriller following an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long mission to Saturn's moon Titan. As they gear up for a dangerous slingshot maneuver, one astronaut struggles to maintain his grip on reality.
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Terrestrial verses
[FARSI] "In Tehran, a new Father seeks to register the name (insufficiently Islamic, he is told) of his newborn son; a 20-something rideshare driver caught on camera without a hijab attempts to retrieve her impounded car; a man with a poem tattoos applies for a driver's license; an elderly woman pleads with the police for the return of her beloved dog. This taut, pulsing drama-composed of nine deceptively simple, single-take vignettes, each featuring an ordinary Iranian citizen facing an unseen bureaucrat - brilliantly incarnates the absurdity, hypocrisy, and seeds of defiance that belie authoritarian control."--Container.
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Twisters
A pair of storm chasers risk their lives in an attempt to test an experimental weather alert system.
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Van der Valk. Season 4
The team is back and ready to tackle more of Amsterdam's criminal underworld.
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Yasha ga ike = Demon pond
[JAPANESE] Japanese New Wave renegade Masahiro Shinoda transforms a classic Kabuki tale with his own extravagant visual style in this dimension-shattering folk-horror fantasia. When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town's inhabitants--including lovers Akira (Go Kato) and Yuri (Kabuki legend Tamasaburo Bando, who also plays the ethereal princess reigning over the water) in their hands. Set to the swirling strains of electronic-music pioneer Isao Tomita's synth score, Demon Pond blends theatrical artifice with cinematic surrealism for an aquatic-apocalyptic fable of human love and folly caught in the current of nature's wrath.
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