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First Reformed 114 mins Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) is a solitary parish pastor at a small church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th…
First Reformed First Reformed
The Miseducation of Cameron Post 92 mins Based on the celebrated novel by Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows the titular character (Chloe Grace Moretz) as she is sent…
The Miseducation of Cameron Post The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Lady Bird 94 mins Directed by Greta Gerwig and nominated for five Oscars, LADY BIRD is a warm, affecting comedy about a high schooler (Saoirse Ronan) who must navigate…
Lady Bird Lady Bird
Hearts Beat Loud 98 mins In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank (Nick Offerman) is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam…
Hearts Beat Loud Hearts Beat Loud
Beeswax 100 mins From director Andrew Bujalski, BEESWAX revolves around the personal and professional entanglements of twin sisters Jeannie and Lauren living in Austin, Texas. Charming and intimate,…
Beeswax Beeswax
Boy 88 mins Acclaimed director Taika Waititi (Hunt for the Wilderpeople) presents a creative coming-of-age comedy set in 1984, following an eleven-year-old Michael Jackson fanatic nicknamed "Boy" (James…
Boy Boy
Madeline's Madeline 94 mins While her mom sees Madeline as a fragile, emotional teen, the director of her theater workshop sees her as a raw talent with a troubled…
Madeline's Madeline Madeline's Madeline
Digging for Fire 84 mins The chance for a young couple, Tim and Lee, to stay at a fancy home in the Hollywood Hills is complicated by Tim's (Jake Johnson)…
Digging for Fire Digging for Fire
Melancholia 136 mins Acclaimed filmmaker Lars von Trier grapples with his own experiences with depression to this dark sci-fi drama and Palme d'Or nominee. Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and…
Melancholia Melancholia

A24

The Children Act 106 mins Smart, elegant, and deeply moving, THE CHILDREN ACT stars two-time Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson in a powerful and riveting performance as Fiona Maye, a British…
The Children Act The Children Act
A Most Violent Year 125 mins A searing crime drama set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically the most dangerous year in the city's history. Starring Oscar…
A Most Violent Year A Most Violent Year
A Ghost Story 93 mins Academy Award winner Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara star as a young couple who -- after being separated by loss -- discover an eternal connection…
A Ghost Story A Ghost Story
American Honey 164 mins An adolescent girl from a troubled home (Sasha Lane, Hearts Beat Loud) runs away with a traveling sales crew who drive across the American Midwest…
American Honey American Honey
Woman Walks Ahead 103 mins Based on a true story, this riveting western follows a headstrong New York widow (Jessica Chastain) as she journeys west to meet Sioux chief Sitting…
Woman Walks Ahead Woman Walks Ahead
Good Time 102 mins Robert Pattinson stars in this fast-paced heist thriller about a bank robber who will stop at nothing to free his brother from prison, launching him…
Good Time Good Time
The Killing of a Sacred Deer 122 mins Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, The Lobster, Dogtooth) and staring Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER is a heart-stopping…
The Killing of a Sacred Deer The Killing of a Sacred Deer
20th Century Women 119 mins A strong-willed single mother (Annette Bening) raises her teenage son with the help of two unconventional younger women in this funny, heartwarming look at a…
20th Century Women 20th Century Women
The Witch - The VVitch: A New-England Folktale 93 mins In this exquisitely made and terrifying horror film, the age-old concepts of witchcraft, black magic and possession are innovatively brought together to tell the intimate…
The Witch - The VVitch: A New-England Folktale The Witch - The VVitch: A New-England Folktale

Popular World Cinema

Jauja 111 mins An astonishingly beautiful and gripping Western starring Viggo Mortensen, JAUJA (pronounced how-ha) begins in a remote outpost in Patagonia during the late 1800s. Captain Gunnar…
Jauja Jauja
The 100-Year-Old Man - Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared 116 mins Powered by the antics of a mischievous centenarian on the run, comic fable THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED (Hundraaringen som…
The 100-Year-Old Man - Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared The 100-Year-Old Man - Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Custody 94 mins A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the center in this thrilling domestic drama. Miriam and Antoine Besson…
Custody Custody
The Crimes of Padre Amaro - El crimen del Padre Amaro 119 mins Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest (Gael Garcia Bernal) in a small Mexican town. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film…
The Crimes of Padre Amaro - El crimen del Padre Amaro The Crimes of Padre Amaro - El crimen del Padre Amaro
Victoria 139 mins Shot in a single uninterrupted take, Victoria, a young woman from Madrid meets four local guys outside a nightclub. Sonne and his friends are real…
Victoria Victoria
What Will People Say - Hva vil folk si 107 mins Sixteen-year-old Nisha lives a double life. When out with her friends, she's a regular Norwegian teenager. At home with her family, she is the perfect…
What Will People Say - Hva vil folk si What Will People Say - Hva vil folk si
Truman 109 mins Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Julian (Ricardo Darin) has decided to forgo treatment and spend his final days tying up loose ends. When childhood friend Tomas…
Truman Truman
Bad Lucky Goat 76 mins After accidentally killing a bearded goat with their father's truck, two incompatible siblings in their teenage years, embark on a journey of reconciliation. Official Selection…
Bad Lucky Goat Bad Lucky Goat
Hannah Arendt 114 mins In the award-winning HANNAH ARENDT, the sublime Barbara Sukowa reteams with director Margarethe von Trotta for a brilliant new biopic of the influential German-Jewish philosopher…
Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt

Popular Documentaries

Searching For Ingmar Bergman - The History of a Legendary Filmmaker 100 mins To mark the centennial of legendary director Ingmar Bergman's birth, noted German filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta revisits the settings, scenes, people and themes key to…
Searching For Ingmar Bergman - The History of a Legendary Filmmaker Searching For Ingmar Bergman - The History of a Legendary Filmmaker
Marwencol - Recovering from a Brutal Attack, an Artist Creates a Miniature World 83 mins Jeff Malmberg's landmark documentary MARWENCOL follows the story of Mark Hogancamp, a victim of a brutal beating, who in response created a fantastic miniature world.…
Marwencol - Recovering from a Brutal Attack, an Artist Creates a Miniature World Marwencol - Recovering from a Brutal Attack, an Artist Creates a Miniature World
Los Angeles Plays Itself - A Cinematic History of Los Angeles 174 mins Thom Andersen's landmark documentary LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF explores the tangled relationship between the movies and their fabled hometown as seen entirely though the films…
Los Angeles Plays Itself - A Cinematic History of Los Angeles Los Angeles Plays Itself - A Cinematic History of Los Angeles
Amy - The Tragic Story of Amy Winehouse 128 mins An Oscar-winner for Best Feature Documentary, AMY is a deeply moving portrait of 6-time Grammy winner Amy Winehouse using powerful first-hand footage to bring her…
Amy - The Tragic Story of Amy Winehouse Amy - The Tragic Story of Amy Winehouse
Kedi - The Cats of an Ancient City 79 mins Hundreds of thousands of cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely. For thousands of years they've wandered in and out of people's lives, becoming an…
Kedi - The Cats of an Ancient City Kedi - The Cats of an Ancient City
The King - The Rise and Fall of Elvis Presley 109 mins Driving a Rolls-Royce once owned by Elvis Presley - with a revolving crew of musicians in the backseat - director Eugene Jarecki embarks on a…
The King - The Rise and Fall of Elvis Presley The King - The Rise and Fall of Elvis Presley
Grace Jones - Bloodlight And Bami 116 mins This electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture mega-icon Grace Jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while…
Grace Jones - Bloodlight And Bami Grace Jones - Bloodlight And Bami
Half The Picture - Female Directors Speak Out 2 videos This celebrated film follows female directors working in Hollywood. HALF THE PICTURE uses the current EEOC investigation into discriminatory hiring practices as a framework to…
Half The Picture - Female Directors Speak Out Half The Picture - Female Directors Speak Out
Of Fathers And Sons - A Day In The Life Of A Radical Islamist Family 99 mins After making his Sundance award-winning documentary, Return to Homs, Talal Derki returned to Syria where he gained the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing…
Of Fathers And Sons - A Day In The Life Of A Radical Islamist Family Of Fathers And Sons - A Day In The Life Of A Radical Islamist Family

New to Kanopy - Movies

Columbus 105 mins Casey (Haley Lu Richardson) lives with her mother in a little-known Midwestern town haunted by the promise of modernism. Jin (John Cho), a visitor from…
Columbus Columbus
About Elly 119 mins From the Academy Award winning director of A Separation and The Salesman comes this gripping mystery set among a group of old friends on a…
About Elly About Elly
White Rabbit 70 mins A dramatic comedy following a Korean American performance artist (Vivian Bang) who struggles to be authentically heard and seen through her multiple identities in modern…
White Rabbit White Rabbit
The Turin Horse - A Torinói Ló 155 mins Widely considered one of the most important filmmakers in world cinema, Bela Tarr is the director of such revered films as Satantango and Werckmeister Harmonies.…
The Turin Horse - A Torinói Ló The Turin Horse - A Torinói Ló
False Confessions - Les Fausses Confidences 86 mins Luc Bondy's final feature film as director draws talent from both stage and screen to bring Pierre de Marivaux's play into 21st century Paris. Isabelle…
False Confessions - Les Fausses Confidences False Confessions - Les Fausses Confidences
Camille Claudel 174 mins Camille Claudel (Isabelle Adjani), a genius at sculpture, first becomes Rodin's (Gerard Depardieu) pupil, then his mistress. Their separation and the difficulties she encounters in…
Camille Claudel Camille Claudel
3 / 4 83 mins Young pianist Mila prepares for an audition abroad. Her brother Niki distracts her with his unwanted talent for the absurd. Meanwhile, their astrophysicist father, Todor,…
3 / 4 3 / 4
Alphaville 100 mins In ALPHAVILLE, Jean-Luc Godard fuses a hardboiled detective story with science fiction. Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine), a hero Godard borrowed from a series of French…
Alphaville Alphaville
Jauja 111 mins An astonishingly beautiful and gripping Western starring Viggo Mortensen, JAUJA (pronounced how-ha) begins in a remote outpost in Patagonia during the late 1800s. Captain Gunnar…
Jauja Jauja

The Criterion Collection

Bicycle Thieves 90 mins Hailed around the world as one of the greatest movies ever made, the Academy Award-winning BICYCLE THIEVES, directed by Vittorio De Sica, defined an era…
Bicycle Thieves Bicycle Thieves
Seven Samurai 2 videos One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, SEVEN SAMURAI (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants…
Seven Samurai Seven Samurai
The Seventh Seal 99 mins Disillusioned and exhausted after a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight (Max von Sydow) encounters Death on a desolate beach and challenges him…
The Seventh Seal The Seventh Seal
8 1/2 141 mins Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido Anselmi, a director whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life. One of the greatest films about film…
8 1/2 8 1/2
Pather Panchali 126 mins With the release in 1955 of Satyajit Ray's debut film, an eloquent and important new cinematic voice made itself heard all over the world. A…
Pather Panchali Pather Panchali
Modern Times 88 mins Charlie Chaplin's last outing as the Little Tramp puts the iconic character to work as a giddily inept factory employee who becomes smitten with a…
Modern Times Modern Times
Journey to Italy 86 mins Among the most influential films of the postwar era, Roberto Rossellini's JOURNEY TO ITALY (Viaggio in Italia) charts the declining marriage of a couple from…
Journey to Italy Journey to Italy
The Rules of the Game - La règle du jeu 107 mins THE RULES OF THE GAME, considered by many to be one of the greatest films ever made, is a scathing critique of corrupt French society…
The Rules of the Game - La règle du jeu The Rules of the Game - La règle du jeu
L'avventura 144 mins Michelangelo Antonioni invented a new film grammar with this masterwork. An iconic piece of challenging 1960's cinema and a gripping narrative on its own terms,…
L'avventura L'avventura

Oscar Winners and Nominees

Of Fathers And Sons - A Day In The Life Of A Radical Islamist Family 99 mins After making his Sundance award-winning documentary, Return to Homs, Talal Derki returned to Syria where he gained the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing…
Of Fathers And Sons - A Day In The Life Of A Radical Islamist Family Of Fathers And Sons - A Day In The Life Of A Radical Islamist Family
Moonlight 111 mins Oscar-winner for Best Picture, MOONLIGHT is a moving and transcendent look at three defining chapters in the life of Chiron, a young man growing up…
Moonlight Moonlight
Weekends 16 mins This animated short film tells the story of a young boy shuffling between the homes of his recently divorced parents. Surreal, dream-like moments mix with…
Weekends Weekends
The Florida Project 112 mins Set on a stretch of highway in a budget motel managed by Bobby (Willem Dafoe), just outside the imagined utopia of Disney World, THE FLORIDA…
The Florida Project The Florida Project
Faces Places - A Road Trip with Legendary Filmmaker Agnes Varda and Photographer J.R. 90 mins 89-year old Agnes Varda, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave, and acclaimed 33 year-old French photographer and muralist JR teamed up…
Faces Places - A Road Trip with Legendary Filmmaker Agnes Varda and Photographer J.R. Faces Places - A Road Trip with Legendary Filmmaker Agnes Varda and Photographer J.R.
Room 118 mins In this award-winning film, a kidnapped mother (Brie Larson) and son (Jacob Tremblay) make a daring escape and experience a dramatic homecoming. Based on the…
Room Room
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee 91 mins From acclaimed director Steve James (The Interrupters), Academy Award-nominated (Best Documentary Feature, 2018) ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant…
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee
Mustang 98 mins This Oscar-nominated drama follows five free-spirited sisters in a Turkish village. While playing innocent games with their friends, a neighbor passes by and reports what…
Mustang Mustang
Last Men in Aleppo - The White Helmet Heroes Saving Lives in Syria 105 mins 2018 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad's breathtaking work - a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage - follows the efforts…
Last Men in Aleppo - The White Helmet Heroes Saving Lives in Syria Last Men in Aleppo - The White Helmet Heroes Saving Lives in Syria

SFMOMA: Turn it On: China on Film 2000-2017

Disturbing the Peace - An Artist Investigatigates Corruption in China 80 mins On the afternoon of May 12, 2008, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan County in northern Sichuan Province, devastating a vast area of mountainous terrain and…
Disturbing the Peace - An Artist Investigatigates Corruption in China Disturbing the Peace - An Artist Investigatigates Corruption in China
Plastic China - The Lives of Recycling Plant Workers in China 83 mins This film documents a plastic recycling facility in a small town dedicated to the business of processing plastic waste. The facility is operated by two…
Plastic China - The Lives of Recycling Plant Workers in China Plastic China - The Lives of Recycling Plant Workers in China
Falling from the Sky - Rocket Debris Falling From the Sky and Disrupting the Residents of Hunan Province 145 mins The little-known county of Suining in Hunan Province is an ordinary yet magical place. As the site of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, the area…
Falling from the Sky - Rocket Debris Falling From the Sky and Disrupting the Residents of Hunan Province Falling from the Sky - Rocket Debris Falling From the Sky and Disrupting the Residents of Hunan Province
Garden in Heaven - Fighting for Women's Rights in China 179 mins "Garden in Heaven" is the name of a memorial website for the date-rape and murder victim Huang Jing. When Huang was found dead, she was…
Garden in Heaven - Fighting for Women's Rights in China Garden in Heaven - Fighting for Women's Rights in China
Sanlidong - A Portrait of Coal Miners in China 172 mins In 1955 more than three hundred impassioned youths traveled from Shanghai to the Sanlidong coal mine in Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province, with the hope of assisting…
Sanlidong - A Portrait of Coal Miners in China Sanlidong - A Portrait of Coal Miners in China
Readymade - The Lives of Chairman Mao Impersonators 79 mins Mao Zedong died in 1976, but his impersonators are alive and well. This film documents the lives of two people who resemble Mao and assume…
Readymade - The Lives of Chairman Mao Impersonators Readymade - The Lives of Chairman Mao Impersonators
Dream Walking - Chinese Artists Living in Poverty 86 mins This film follows four artists living on the margins of society whose passionate discussions belie their stark and impoverished living conditions. The subjects are performance…
Dream Walking - Chinese Artists Living in Poverty Dream Walking - Chinese Artists Living in Poverty
Silver City - Villagers in Northwest China, Forced to Relocate 98 mins Because of the West-East Gas Pipeline project and the so-called village urbanization campaign, the people of a long-isolated town in north-west China are removed, by…
Silver City - Villagers in Northwest China, Forced to Relocate Silver City - Villagers in Northwest China, Forced to Relocate
Storm Under the Sun - The Persecution of a Writer Fighting for Artistic Freedom 137 mins This film documents the persecution of Hu Feng, a renowned writer and literary critic who championed artistic freedom and was jailed and purged in the…
Storm Under the Sun - The Persecution of a Writer Fighting for Artistic Freedom Storm Under the Sun - The Persecution of a Writer Fighting for Artistic Freedom
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