A24 (Firm)
1) The whale
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Follows the story of an obese and reclusive English professor who began binge eating after tragic events as he tries to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter."--
2) Past lives
Publisher
A24 Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance. Includes French SDH."--
Publisher
A24 Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Beth, a popular writer, and her husband Don, a well-liked teacher, share the kind of relationship that truly, seriously, for the love of God cannot be real: that is, they're actually in love. Even after decades of marriage, parenting, and successful careers, their physical spark has somehow not diminished; in fact, they seem to relish the opportunity to share a single ice cream cone and drive others including their son, Charlie mad. Should it come...
6) Moonlight
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
A young black man struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.--
7) Lean on Pete
Publisher
A24 Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson arrives in Portland, Oregon with his single father Ray, both of them eager for a fresh start after a series of hard knocks. While Ray descends into personal turmoil, Charley finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean On Pete. The horse's owner Del Montgomery and his jockey Bonnie help Charley fill the void of his father's absence--until...
9) Eighth grade
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school (the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year) before she begins high school." --
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Evelyn Wang, a flustered immigrant mother, is contacted from a parallel universe and told that only she can save the world. The unlikely hero must learn to channel her newfound powers and fight through the splintering timelines of the multiverse to save her home, her family, and herself in this big-hearted and irreverent adventure." --
11) The lighthouse
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s." --
12) Uncut gems
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A charismatic jeweler makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire act, he must balance business, family, and adversaries on all sides in pursuit of the ultimate win." --
13) The iron claw
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports."--
14) Lady Bird
Series
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Christine "Lady Bird" MacPherson is a high school senior from the "wrong side of the tracks." She longs for adventure, sophistication, and opportunity, but finds none of that in her Sacramento Catholic high school. LADY BIRD follows the title character's senior year in high school, including her first romance, her participation in the school play, and most importantly, her applying for college" --
15) The lovers
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Mary and Michael are a long married, dispassionate couple who are both in the midst of serious affairs. On the brink of calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance.
16) The farewell
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds...
17) Waves
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, this film traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family, led by a well-intentioned but domineering father, as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. A heartrending story about the universal capacity for compassion and growth even in the darkest of...
18) Minari
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Korean
Description
"A tender and sweeping story about what roots people that follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, this film shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home." --
19) The inspection
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Elegance Bratton's deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense...
20) Red rocket
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A washed-up porn star returns to his hometown in Texas and tries to get his life back on track."--