Spotlight
Wondering which films to watch? Spotlight presents thematically grouped, must see films, hand-picked by Fandor's curators.
You Hurt My Feelings
The Animal Project
2 Autumns, 3 Winters
Dark Horse
Laurence Anyways
The Kitchen
Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
Child's Pose
Everyone Else
Liars, Fires and Bears
Diamond Tongues
The Almost Man
Never Met Picasso
The Indestructible Jimmy Brown
Audrey the Trainwreck
Dreams of a Life
Harmony and Me
30 Is The New 20
Are your thirties the antithesis of your twenties, or simply their sequel? That is precisely what these characters are trying to figure out. Finding yourself isn't just for your twenties and crises aren't reserved solely for mid-life. These thirty-somethings are coming of age and risking it all. If your twenties are for making mistakes, your thirties are about going all out.
Selected Films
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The Animal Project
Leo is a mid-30s widower, single parent and struggling theatre director. His relationship with his teenage son is rocky, and he's dissatisfied with his everyday life. So, after he has an unusual and inspiring dream, he decides to shake things up by having the group of actors...Watch Movie
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Dark Horse
In his mid-30s, Abe (Jordan Gelber) clings to the trappings of his adolescence, including the extensive collection of toys and action figures adorning his boyhood bedroom. Still living with his parents Jackie (Christopher Walken) and Phyllis (Mia Farrow), Abe works for his increasingly...Watch Movie
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Laurence Anyways
In the 90's, Laurence tells his girlfriend Fred that he wants to become a woman. In spite of the odds, in spite of each other, they confront the prejudices of their friends, ignore the council of their families and brave the phobias of the society they offend. For ten years,...Watch Movie
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The Kitchen
Jennifer (Laura Prepon) is turning 30 and her best friend, Stan (Matt Bush), is throwing her a party. But she is in no mood to celebrate. She just left her job, as well as her cheating boyfriend, Paul (Bryan Greenberg). Her cynical little sister Penny (Dreama Walker) is threatening to overshadow...Watch Movie
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Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
Recently dumped by his girlfriend, underachiever Alex (Ryan O’Nan) embarks on an impromptu road trip with his new bandmate, the eccentric Jim (Michael Weston). By channeling their inner children and giving a new meaning to the term “lo-fi,” Alex and Jim find their unique style...Watch Movie
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Child's Pose
The top prize winner at the Berlin Film Festival, Calin Peter Netzer's sharply crafted CHILD'S POSE pivots on a riveting performance by Luminita Gheorghiu as a steely, well-to-do Bucharest architect determined to keep her thirty-something deadbeat son out of jail after a deadly car crash. How far...Watch Movie
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Everyone Else
A young couple’s relationship is pushed to the brink while vacationing in the Mediterranean in this smart, sexy drama from acclaimed new filmmaker Maren Ade. On the surface, Chris and Gitti appear blissfully in love while enjoying the sun and sand of Sardinia. But the more time they spend...Watch Movie
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Diamond Tongues
Edith Welland dreams of being a successful actress but just can't seem to make things happen. Things get worse when the ex-boyfriend she broke up with to focus on her career takes up acting on a whim and immediately books a leading role. When Edith can't figure out what she's doing wrong, she...Watch Movie
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The Almost Man
Henrik is thirty-five, but he still parties with his high-school buddies like they were in they're twenties. His mother cares for him like he's still a child. And he's in a relationship that's based on goofing around. Now, his girlfriend Tone is pregnant and Henrik has taken a serious job, moved...Watch Movie
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Never Met Picasso
A romantic and whimsical comedy on the mysteries of love, and art. Starring Alexis Arquette (SCREAM) and Margot Kidder (SUPERMAN). Andrew (Arquette), a thirty-year-old live-at-home artist is in the midst of a serious creative funk. A wry and sharply drawn look at contemporary...Watch Movie
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Audrey the Trainwreck
Pushing thirty and working a thankless office job, internet dating is one more routine in Ron Hogan’s well-ordered life. Until he meets Stacy, a fellow working stiff who disarms him by speaking the language of his loneliest moments. Featuring a score by acclaimed jazz composer...Watch Movie
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Dreams of a Life
Nobody noticed when thirty-eight year old Joyce Vincent died in her apartment in North London in 2003. Three years later when her skeleton was discovered, her heating and television were still on. Who was Joyce Vincent and how could her death have gone unnoticed for so long?...Watch Movie
