12 Years a Slave
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Why you'll love it
This powerful film won the Academy Award for Best Picture and depicts the harrowing true story of Solomon Northup's fight for freedom.
The Piano
Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill
In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.
Why you'll love it
An award-winning film that tells the story of a mute woman and her daughter in 19th century New Zealand, exploring themes of love and empowerment.
Moonlight
Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes
A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
Why you'll love it
This film won the Academy Award for Best Picture and explores themes of identity, love, and acceptance in a poignant coming-of-age story.
The Shape of Water
Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Why you'll love it
An Academy Award winner for Best Picture, this film tells a unique love story between a mute woman and a mysterious aquatic creature.
Birdman
Caroline Christl Long
A portrait of Robert, a troubled but poetic soul struggling with his purgatorial existence in a hackney scrapyard.
Why you'll love it
An innovative film that won multiple Academy Awards, it explores themes of fame, identity, and the struggle for artistic relevance.