FR #3 | TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
Writer
Vince Gilligan
Cast
Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn
Plot
A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student to secure his family's future.
FR #5 | Movie | Adventure, Fantasy | New Zealand, USA | English, Sindarin
Director
Peter Jackson
Writer
J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
Cast
Elijah Wood, Ian Mckellen, Orlando Bloom
Plot
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
FR #8 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | UK, USA | English, Mandarin
Director
Christopher Nolan
Writer
Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer
Cast
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart
Plot
When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.
FR #11 | Movie | Adventure, Fantasy | New Zealand, USA | English, Sindarin
Director
Peter Jackson
Writer
J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
Cast
Elijah Wood, Ian Mckellen, Viggo Mortensen
Plot
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
FR #13 | Movie | Fantasy, Adventure | Mexico, Spain | Spanish, English
Director
Guillermo Del Toro
Writer
Guillermo Del Toro
Cast
Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi Lopez
Plot
In 1944 Spain, a girl is sent to live with her ruthless stepfather. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks.
FR #17 | Movie | Animation, Adventure | Japan, USA | Japanese, English
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Writer
Hayao Miyazaki
Cast
Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino
Plot
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
FR #32 | Movie | War, Biography | France, Germany | English, Russian
Director
Roman Polanski
Writer
Ronald Harwood, Wladyslaw Szpilman
Cast
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay
Plot
During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
FR #41 | Movie | Animation, Sci-Fi | USA, Japan | English
Director
Andrew Stanton
Writer
Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Jim Reardon
Cast
Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin
Plot
A robot who is responsible for cleaning a waste-covered Earth meets another robot and falls in love with her. Together, they set out on a journey that will alter the fate of mankind.
FR #47 | Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | Spanish, English
Director
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Writer
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Cormac Mccarthy
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin
Plot
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".
FR #57 | Movie | Comedy, Romance | France, Germany | French, Russian
Director
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writer
Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast
Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus
Plot
Despite being caught in her imaginative world, young waitress Amelie decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey during which she finds true love.
FR #60 | Movie | Drama, History | Germany, France | German, Japanese
Director
Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
Writer
Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
Cast
Ulrich Muhe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch
Plot
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
FR #66 | Movie | Animation, Adventure | Japan, USA | Japanese
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Writer
Hayao Miyazaki, Diana Wynne Jones
Cast
Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashuin
Plot
When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.
FR #67 | Movie | Adventure, Action | Hong Kong, Taiwan | Mandarin, Chinese
Director
Ang Lee
Writer
Hui-Ling Wang, James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai
Cast
Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang
Plot
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.
A young boy is thought to be nothing but a lazy troublemaker until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.
FR #104 | TV | Sci-Fi, Fantasy | South Korea, USA | English
Writer
Michael Dante Dimartino, Bryan Konietzko
Cast
Dee Bradley Baker, Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman
Plot
In a war-torn world of elemental powers, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
FR #116 | Movie | Thriller, Drama | Mexico | Spanish
Director
Alejandro G. Inarritu
Writer
Guillermo Arriaga
Cast
Emilio Echevarria, Gael Garcia Bernal, Goya Toledo
Plot
An amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City.
FR #117 | TV | Animation, Crime | Japan | Japanese, English
Cast
Mamoru Miyano, Brad Swaile, Vincent Tong
Plot
An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.
A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.
FR #180 | Movie | Romance, Drama | India | Tamil, Hindi
Director
Sundar C.
Writer
Kamal Haasan, Madan, Mohan Nair
Cast
Kamal Haasan, Madhavan, Kiran Rathod
Plot
Two men, one young and arrogant, the other damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.
Ramanujam, who suffers from multiple personality disorder, works as a lawyer by day and a vigilante at night, using tips from the 'Garuda Purana' as his tools to punish various antisocial elements.
FR #192 | Movie | Crime, Drama | Denmark, Germany | English, Swedish
Director
Niels Arden Oplev
Writer
Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg, Stieg Larsson
Cast
Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Ewa Froling
Plot
Influential industrialist Vanger's niece Harriet disappeared under mysterious circumstances 40 years ago. As a last attempt at solving the case, he hires investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist.
The show revolves around the lives of the members of an Uber Wealthy - High Society Gujarati family of Cuffe Parade - South Mumbai, whose daughter-in-law is from a middle class Delhi background.
FR #234 | Movie | Crime, Drama | UK, France | English, Hindi
Director
Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
Writer
Simon Beaufoy, Vikas Swarup
Cast
Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla
Plot
When a teenager from the slums of Mumbai is interrogated about his suspicious performance on a quiz show, he revisits various events from his past to explain how he knew all the answers.
FR #235 | Movie | Drama | USA, Switzerland | English, Irish
Director
Clint Eastwood
Writer
Paul Haggis, F.X. Toole
Cast
Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman
Plot
Frankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.
FR #240 | Movie | Animation, Adventure | USA | English
Director
Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich
Writer
Pete Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon
Cast
Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Mary Gibbs
Plot
In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, two monsters realize things may not be what they think.
FR #244 | Movie | History, Drama | Germany, USA | English, German
Director
Quentin Tarantino
Writer
Quentin Tarantino
Cast
Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth
Plot
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
FR #245 | Movie | Spy-Thriller, Action | USA, UK | English, French
Director
Paul Greengrass
Writer
Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns, George Nolfi
Cast
Matt Damon, Edgar Ramirez, Joan Allen
Plot
Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless C.I.A. official and his Agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.
FR #247 | Movie | Crime, Drama | USA, Germany | English, Hmong
Director
Clint Eastwood
Writer
Nick Schenk, Dave Johannson
Cast
Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Christopher Carley
Plot
After a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.
FR #251 | Movie | Sci-Fi, Action | USA, UK | Spanish, English
Director
James Cameron
Writer
James Cameron
Cast
Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
Plot
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
FR #258 | Movie | Spy-Thriller, Action | UK, USA | English, French
Director
Martin Campbell
Writer
Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis
Cast
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench
Plot
After earning a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, in Montenegro.
FR #269 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | UK, USA | English, Mandarin
Director
Christopher Nolan
Writer
Bob Kane, David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan
Cast
Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe
Plot
After witnessing his parents' death, billionaire Bruce Wayne learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
FR #298 | Movie | Crime, Drama | South Korea | English, Korean
Director
Bong Joon Ho
Writer
Bong Joon Ho, Kwang-Rim Kim, Sung-Bo Shim
Cast
Song Kang-Ho, Kim Sang-Kyung, Kim Roe-Ha
Plot
In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
Using a crack team of doctors and his wits, an antisocial maverick doctor specializing in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way.
FR #347 | Movie | Romance, Drama | Hong Kong, France | Cantonese, French
Director
Wong Kar-Wai
Writer
Wong Kar-Wai
Cast
Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Ping-Lam Siu
Plot
Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.
The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.
FR #376 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | Germany, France | German, English
Director
Wolfgang Becker
Writer
Bernd Lichtenberg, Wolfgang Becker, Achim Von Borries
Cast
Daniel Bruhl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova
Plot
In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.
FR #392 | Movie | Mystery, Drama | Italy, Germany | Italian, German
Director
Michael Haneke
Writer
Michael Haneke
Cast
Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch
Plot
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Velu, an aspiring kabaddi player, goes to Madurai to participate in a regional match, where he rescues Dhanalakshmi from Muthupandi, a powerful man keen on marrying the girl against her will.
FR #422 | Movie | Romance, Drama | Germany, Turkey | English, German
Director
Fatih Akin
Writer
Fatih Akin
Cast
Birol Unel, Sibel Kekilli, Guven Kirac
Plot
With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.
FR #431 | Movie | Comedy, Fantasy | Turkey, Ireland | Turkish, English
Director
Omer Faruk Sorak
Writer
Cem Yilmaz
Cast
Cem Yilmaz, Ozge Ozberk, Ozan Guven
Plot
A slick young Turk kidnapped by extraterrestrials shows his great « humanitarian spirit » by outwitting the evil commander-in-chief of the planet of G.O.R.A.
FR #492 | Movie | Biography, Drama | USA | English
Director
Ron Howard
Writer
Akiva Goldsman, Sylvia Nasar
Cast
Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly
Plot
A mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.
FR #498 | Movie | Biography, Crime | USA, Canada | English, French
Director
Steven Spielberg
Writer
Frank Abagnale Jr., Stan Redding, Jeff Nathanson
Cast
Leonardo Dicaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken
Plot
Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
FR #499 | Movie | Adventure, Mystery | USA | English
Director
Gore Verbinski
Writer
Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie
Cast
Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom
Plot
Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save Elizabeth Swann, the governor's daughter and his love, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
FR #512 | Movie | Crime, Drama | USA, Germany | Spanish, English
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Writer
Simon Moore, Stephen Gaghan
Cast
Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Plot
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife ...
FR #516 | Movie | Crime, Mystery | USA, Australia | English
Director
Clint Eastwood
Writer
Brian Helgeland, Dennis Lehane
Cast
Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon
Plot
The tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.
FR #519 | Movie | Animation, Family | USA | English
Director
Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Writer
William Steig, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Cast
Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
Plot
A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.
FR #524 | Movie | Fantasy, Adventure | UK, USA | English, Latin
Director
Alfonso Cuaron
Writer
J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves
Cast
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
Plot
Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
FR #526 | Movie | Mystery, Drama | Argentina, Spain | Spanish
Director
Juan Jose Campanella
Writer
Eduardo Sacheri, Juan Jose Campanella
Cast
Ricardo Darin, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago
Plot
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases, and for his unreciprocated love with his superior--both of which still haunt him decades later.
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
