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A contemporary crime two-hander. Plot TBA.

A chilling 911 call. A gruesome scene. What really happened inside a family's quiet suburban home? Murder or self-defense? Told from both sides, this documentary explores Jason Corbett's brutal death.

A fictionalized drama film based on one of the most shocking crimes in Argentina's history. In 1992, Ricardo Barreda was an unassuming dentist, brutally murdered his wife, mother-in-law, and two adult daughters in their family home. Branding himself as a victim, Ricardo Barreda ignited a media storm and fueled a national scandal.

Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.

A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.

In a world where justice falters, guardian deity Vettai Karuppu takes the guise of a lawyer to battle a corrupt legal system preying on the powerless.

After stealing from his crime boss and framing his closest friend, Michael awakens chained in a dingy basement with no memory of how he got there. As his past unfolds, one of his betrayals finally catches up with him.

The film tells the story of two brothers, Hong Da (洪达) and Hong Yu (洪宇), who both serve in a secret anti-drug squad of the Kaniya military. During a drug sweep operation on the Southeast Asian border, they are ambushed by the cunning drug lord Gong Tai (贡泰). Hong Da, who is about to become a father, sacrifices himself to protect his younger brother Hong Yu.

On 6 December 1995, three Essex gang members were brutally murdered in cold blood. In early 1997, the perpetrator has yet to be brought to justice. An associate of the men, still mourning the loss of his friends, is convinced that it’s only a matter of time before he’s next.

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Felix's world is upended when his sister Becky, caught in an abusive relationship, sends a desperate plea for help. Racing to a motel, Felix arrives to find a volatile and dangerous situation unfolding. Trapped together within the confining walls of a single motel room, Felix and Becky are forced to confront their fraught past and the consequences of a life-altering event that changes everything between them. As suspicion and paranoia grow, compounded by a nosy motel receptionist and the fractured ties of their family-the siblings must navigate a tense standoff where trust is fragile and every decision carries grave risk. This claustrophobic thriller delves into the raw edges of loyalty, sacrifice, and the shadows cast by trauma.

Detective Maggie Sullivan comes face to face with her traumatic past when she must solve the case of the rape and murder of a young girl.

Red Paper Crane is a gripping Chinese drama based on a true case, released on the sixth anniversary of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law. Flight attendant Ouyang Zhihe appears to have a happy family—until one rainy night, she brutally murders her husband with a golf club. Arrested and silent, she rejects legal aid. But lawyer Zhang Tong, a longtime advocate for women’s rights, refuses to give up on her. Through interviews with family, colleagues, and in-laws, Zhang uncovers a hidden history of domestic violence, infidelity, and psychological torment. As layers of lies and trauma are peeled back, the film reveals how a perfect marriage turned deadly—and delivers a powerful reflection on violence, resilience, and female strength.

A young woman with dreams of being a dancer moves to Hollywood with her draft-dodging boyfriend. While the man is forced to take a job as a janitor, his girlfriend enters the glamour of go-go dancing and the criminal world of drug trafficking.

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A hitman determined to leave his violent past behind confronts his manipulative mob boss for his final payday, but the meeting spirals into a dangerous battle of loyalty, control, and survival.

Julio has always dreamed of becoming a mobster. As he works under the city's most respected crime boss, Oscar, what begins as another routine collection quickly spirals out of control. While Oscar closes a legitimate business deal across the city, Julio and Nico are left to clean up the consequences, revealing that for people in their world, there is no separation between work and life. Julio faces the reality of undying loyalty and the cost of living a life where the job never truly ends.

Traumatized by his family’s death, a grieving detective investigating a fiery murder is tormented by a silent, familiar figure in the dark, forcing him to determine if he is hunting a killer or confronting a terrifying truth about himself.

Burt can't satisfy Angel, so she seeks the arms of another man, who is caught by Angel in the arms of another woman. Angel ends up with Justin, who ends up with a co-worker's wife. As Angel and Burt argue, a sorceress watches, and eventually seduces Burt while Angel gets to know Ray, who had previously chased a blonde girl down on the coast. You get the idea.

Ella returns to her hometown after years away and meets some old friends for dinner. She is found dead by a football field the next morning. Detective Daniel is assigned to the case and wants to find the truth against the wishes of his superiors. As Daniel and his assistant Mirek move through this dreamy small town, its familiar streets, its closed doors, its people; the investigation begins to feel like something more than an investigation. The timeline doesn't hold and Ella herself keeps appearing at the edges of the story, in fragments, in the days before she came back. Memoria is a film that moves between past and present and explores the themes of grief, time and the persistence of memory.