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The Drama A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

The Stranger François Ozon brings Albert Camus’ acclaimed 1942 novel to the big screen as a sun-baked, black-and-white neo-noir, a potent blend of psychological thriller and anti-colonial critique.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Extended The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins. 4K remaster.

I Love Boosters SIFF Opening Night Film & Party - A crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service.

Sansho the Bailiff One of cinema's greatest masterpieces, Japanese master Kenji Mizoguchi's empathetic examination of human resilience in the face of evil takes place in medieval Japan, where the family of an exiled nobleman are left to fend for themselves and become wrenched apart by vicious slave traders.

Steal This Story, Please! This riveting portrait of "Democracy Now!"'s Amy Goodman spotlights journalism's power—and peril—amid rising corporate control and political attacks on the press.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Extended The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins. 4K remaster.

I Love Boosters SIFF Opening Night Film & Party - A crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. It’s like community service.

Sansho the Bailiff One of cinema's greatest masterpieces, Japanese master Kenji Mizoguchi's empathetic examination of human resilience in the face of evil takes place in medieval Japan, where the family of an exiled nobleman are left to fend for themselves and become wrenched apart by vicious slave traders.

Steal This Story, Please! This riveting portrait of "Democracy Now!"'s Amy Goodman spotlights journalism's power—and peril—amid rising corporate control and political attacks on the press.

The Drama A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

The Stranger François Ozon brings Albert Camus’ acclaimed 1942 novel to the big screen as a sun-baked, black-and-white neo-noir, a potent blend of psychological thriller and anti-colonial critique.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended)

New Zealand | 2001 | 208 min. | Peter Jackson

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USA | 2025 | 101 min. | Tia Lessin, Carl Deal

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United Kingdom | 2025 | 100 min. | Steven Soderbergh

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USA | 2026 | 106 min. | Kristoffer Borgli

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended)

New Zealand | 2003 | 224 min. | Peter Jackson

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France | 2025 | 122 min. | François Ozon

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended)

USA | 2004 | 252 min. | Peter Jackson

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