Mulan is the latest Disney live-action remake that is not playing in theaters in the U.S. right now. The film is based on the Ballad of Hua Mulan where a young girl joins the Imperial Chinese army disguised as a man in order to protect her aging father and ends up saving China.
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Scott Pilgrim vs The World recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. The films follows Scott (Michael Cera), a bass player in an unknown band, who falls for the enigmatic Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). But in order to be with her, Scott must defeat her seven evil exes.
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Do the Right Thing takes place in a neighborhood in Brooklyn on one of the hottest days in the summer. Mookie (Spike Lee) works for Sal’s Pizza and we follow him through his interactions he has with those around him. (Disclaimer: there will be spoilers below).
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The Lord of the Rings follows Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), a young hobbit who finds himself in possession of the most powerful ring in the world. He must resist its temptation and destroy it before the evil Sauron comes back to life and takes over Middle Earth.
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The Hunt revolves around a group of liberal elites who kidnap and hunt down conservatives who were conspiring about the event on social media which they decided to call Manorgate.
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Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) has recently left her abusive boyfriend, when she finds out he has died. But in her newfound freedom, she can’t help but feel haunted and she suspects that this is her dead boyfriend’s doing.
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire follows Marianne (Noémie Merlant), a painter, who is tasked with painting a portrait of Héloïse (Adèle Haenel), a soon-to-be bride, but must do so in secret. Unexpectedly though, both women find themselves falling for each other.
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Memories of Murder takes place in 1986 and follows a murder case in South Korea that is based on true events. Detectives Park (Song Kang-ho) and Seo (Kim Sang-kyung) take different approaches in their investigation, but they must come together in order to find the elusive killer.
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Birds of Prey takes place after Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and the Joker have broken up. With a hit now on her head, she is wanted by Black Mask (Ewan McGregor), but ends up working with Black Canary (Jurnee Smollet-Bell), Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), and Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) to protect a little girl named Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco) from this rising villain.
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Just Mercy centers on Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan), a Harvard lawyer, who dedicates his career to fighting for people on death row. He moves down to Alabama and takes Walter McMillian’s (Jaime Foxx) case to try to prove his innocence.
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