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The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Stars:
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MyAnna Buring
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Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
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Jennifer Kent
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Three 6th grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party.
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Stars:
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Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation.
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A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.
There is purposefully no red or warm tones used in the film's costume design See more »
Goofs
When Luce goes for a run he takes his shirt off and throws it on top of a box in his closet top left. When he returns from his run and his mom is in his room, the shirt is gone. See more »
Quotes
Luce Edgar:
When I first met my mother, she couldn't pronounce my name. My father suggested that they rename me. They picked Luce, which means light.
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The main premise has been done by other films before, but rarely this well. It helps that the main actors are absolutely amazing. I'd expect nothing less from Watts, Roth or Spencer, but here we also witness the rise to prominence of Harrison, and for that alone this movie is well worth watching. It definitely bites off a lot: it's a psychological thriller, commentary on race, sex, authority, parenting, mental illness, identity, among other things. Amazingly, it works pretty well, and leaves you a bit torn at the end, which will leave some viewers confused or dissatisfied, but I liked it. No cookie cutter stuff here.
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The main premise has been done by other films before, but rarely this well. It helps that the main actors are absolutely amazing. I'd expect nothing less from Watts, Roth or Spencer, but here we also witness the rise to prominence of Harrison, and for that alone this movie is well worth watching. It definitely bites off a lot: it's a psychological thriller, commentary on race, sex, authority, parenting, mental illness, identity, among other things. Amazingly, it works pretty well, and leaves you a bit torn at the end, which will leave some viewers confused or dissatisfied, but I liked it. No cookie cutter stuff here.