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Rebels of the Neon God
2015 · Drama
Clouds of Sils Maria
2015 · Drama
Effie Gray
2015 · Drama
The 12 Days of Christine
2015
Battle for Sevastopol
2015 · War
Barkhaa
2015 · Romance
Winter Light
2015 · Thriller
Jauja
2015 · Drama
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
2015 · Drama
Like Sunday, Like Rain
2015 · Drama
You Can’t Save Yourself Alone
2015 · Drama
All the Wilderness
2015 · Drama
Dissonance
2015 · Drama
Shamitabh
2015 · Thriller
Beyond
2015 · Drama
Heartworn Highways Revisited
2015 · Documentary
The Devil's Violinist
2015 · Biography
Cake
2015 · Drama
Ode to My Father
2015 · Drama
Ask Me Anything
2014 · Drama
Mr. Turner
2014 · Biography
Winter Sleep
2014 · Drama
Inherent Vice
2014 · Drama
Still Alice
2014 · Drama
Uzumasa Limelight
2014 · Action
Comet
2014 · Sci-Fi
The Crossing I
2014 · Drama
Before I Disappear
2014 · Drama
The Mule
2014 · Drama
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
2014 · Thriller
Bad Hair
2014 · Drama
Forever
2014 · Drama
Set Me Free
2014 · Drama
Kaaviya Thalaivan
2014 · Romance
Private Peaceful
2014 · Drama
My Dictator
2014 · Drama
Imagine I'm Beautiful
2014 · Drama
Rudderless
2014 · Drama
Reminiscence
2014 · Horror
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014 · Drama
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