Sony Pictures Classics

Genre
IMDB
6.8 (8725 votes)
Budget
10,000,000.00$
A reclusive man conducts a series of interviews with human souls for a chance to be born.

12 Mighty Orphans | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.9 (5522 votes)
Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.

The Statement | France| Canada| United Kingdom
Genre
IMDB
6.2 (4749 votes)
The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effectively split France into a German occupied part in the North and a semi-independent part in the south which became known as Vichy France. In reality the Vichy government was a puppet regime controlled by the Germans. Part of the agreement was that the Vichy Government would assist with the 'cleansing' of Jews from France. The Vichy government formed a police force called the Milice, who worked with the Germans...

Genre
IMDB
5.9 (7721 votes)
A socialite is decamping from Manhattan to Paris to live out her days after her dead husband’s fortune runs out. She cashes out whatever is left and goes with her son and her cat, who happens to be the embodiment of her long-dead partner.

Charm City Kings | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.6 (2645 votes)
Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.

Country of My Skull | United Kingdom| South Africa| Ireland
Genre
IMDB
6.0 (2461 votes)
Budget
12,000,000.00$
An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.

Whatever Works | France| United States of America
Genre
Budget
15,000,000.00$
Attempting to impress his ideologies on religion, relationships, and the randomness (and worthlessness) of existence, lifelong New York resident Boris Yellnikoff rants to anyone who will listen, including the audience. But when he begrudgingly allows naive Mississippi runaway Melodie St. Ann Celestine to live in his apartment, his reclusive rages give way to an unlikely friendship and Boris begins to mold the impressionable young girl's worldly views to match his own. When it comes to love, "whatever works" is his motto, but his already perplexed life complicates itself further when Melodie's parents eventually track her down. Cast: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, Michael McKean, Conleth Hill, Michael McKean Directed by Woody Allen Script: Woody Allen Producer: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum

L'illusionniste | France| United Kingdom
Genre
Budget
18,000,000.00$
A French illusionist travels to Scotland to work. He meets a young woman in a small village. Their ensuing adventure in Edinburgh changes both their lives forever.

Ashes of Time Redux | Hong Kong| Taiwan
Genre
Set in the ancient China, this film tells a story of three people's destinies. When the beloved woman of Ouyang Feng scorns him by marrying his brother, he settles in the desert, becoming a hired assassin. His broken heart and shattered pride have caused Ouyang Feng to become cynical and cruel. Cast: Jacky Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka Fai Directed by Wong Kar-Wai Scriptwriter: Wong Kar-Wai Producer: Sung-lin Tsai

Genre
Budget
7,000,000.00$
Set in the west-side of Los Angeles fight world, a world inhabited by bouncers, cage-fighters, cops and special forces types, Redbelt, is the story of Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a Jiu-Jitsu teacher who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing instead to pursue an honorable life by operating a self-defense studio with a samurai’s code. Terry and his wife Sondra (Alicia Braga), struggle to keep the business running to make ends meet. An accident on a dark, rainy night at the Academy between an off duty officer (Max Martini) and a distraught lawyer (Emily Moritimer) puts in motion a series of events that will change Terry’s life dramatically introducing him to a world of promoters (Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna) and movie star Chet Frank (Tim Allen). Faced with this, in order to pay off his debts and regain his honor, Terry must step into the ring for the first time of his life. Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alice Braga, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Rodrigo Santoro, Rebecca Pidgeon, Randy Couture Directed by: David Mamet Scriptwriter: David Mamet Producer: Chrisann Verges

Les Triplettes de Belleville | France| Canada| United Kingdom| Belgium
Genre
Budget
8,000,000.00$
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.

Kung Fu Hustle | China| Hong Kong
Genre
IMDB
7.8 (112,400 votes)
Budget
20,000,000.00$
Set amid the chaos of pre-revolutionary China, small time thief, Sing, aspires to be one of the sophisticated and ruthless Axe Gang whose underworld activities overshadow the city. Stumbling across a crowded apartment complex aptly known as "Pig Sty Alley," Sing attempts to extort money from one of the ordinary locals, but the neighbors are not what they appear. Sing's comical attempts at intimidation inadvertently attract the Axe Gang into the fray, setting off a chain of events that brings the two disparate worlds face-to-face. As the inhabitants of the Pig Sty fight for their lives, the ensuing clash of kung fu titans unearths some legendary martial arts Masters. Sing, despite his futile attempts, lacks the soul of a killer, and must face his own mortality in order to discover the true nature of the kung fu master. Starring: Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen Chinese language with latvian and russian subtitles.

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