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Armaan begins with an appealing promise: Honey Irani will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Amitabh Bachchan and Anil Kapoor gives Armaan an immediate pulse. The story of Armaan begins from a specific pressure point: Dr Aakash Sinha has to marry a spoiled brat Sonia.By sacrificing his love for Dr Neha to full the dream of his late father Dr Siddarth Sinha. By the end of its 2h 38m running time, t

Khushi begins with an appealing promise: S.J. Suryah will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Fardeen Khan and Kareena Kapoor gives Khushi an immediate pulse. The story of Khushi begins from a specific pressure point: Karan and Khushi fall in love, but her conservative family balks at accepting Karan's modern ideas. By the end of its 2h 41m running time, the value of Khushi rests less on novelty tha

Dot the I begins with an appealing promise: Matthew Parkhill will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Gael García Bernal and Natalia Verbeke gives Dot the I an immediate pulse. The story of Dot the I begins from a specific pressure point: Young lovers in London are wrapped up in a love triangle that may not be exactly what it seems. By the end of its 1h 32m running time, the value of Dot the I res

Ruby & Quentin begins with an appealing promise: Francis Veber will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Gérard Depardieu and Jean Reno gives Ruby & Quentin an immediate pulse. The story of Ruby & Quentin begins from a specific pressure point: A tough criminal is arrested after hiding the loot from a Paris armored truck robbery. By the end of its 1h 25m running time, the value of Ruby & Quentin rests

Bukowski: Born into This begins with an appealing promise: John Dullaghan will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Charles Bukowski and Bono gives Bukowski: Born into This an immediate pulse. The story of Bukowski: Born into This begins from a specific pressure point: Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog from Hell', and the autobiographical novel

Die, Mommie, Die! begins with an appealing promise: Mark Rucker will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Charles Busch and Natasha Lyonne gives Die, Mommie, Die! an immediate pulse. The story of Die, Mommie, Die! begins from a specific pressure point: An ex pop singer kills her much hated husband to be with her young lover. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of Die, Mommie, Die! rests

Zelary begins with an appealing promise: Ondrej Trojan will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Anna Geislerová and György Cserhalmi gives Zelary an immediate pulse. The story of Zelary begins from a specific pressure point: A nurse is part of the resistance in 1940s Czech Republic. By the end of its 2h 30m running time, the value of Zelary rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠

The Memory of a Killer begins with an appealing promise: Erik Van Looy will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Koen De Bouw and Werner De Smedt gives The Memory of a Killer an immediate pulse. The story of The Memory of a Killer begins from a specific pressure point: Vincke and Verstuyft are the best detectives of the Antwerp police department. By the end of its 2h 3m running time, the value o

The Singing Detective begins with an appealing promise: Keith Gordon will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Robert Downey Jr. and Robin Wright gives The Singing Detective an immediate pulse. The story of The Singing Detective begins from a specific pressure point: From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots. By the end of its 1h 49m

The United States of Leland begins with an appealing promise: Matthew Ryan Hoge will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Don Cheadle gives The United States of Leland an immediate pulse. The story of The United States of Leland begins from a specific pressure point: A young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family a

Depuis qu'Otar est parti... begins with an appealing promise: Julie Bertuccelli will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Esther Gorintin and Nino Khomasuridze gives Depuis qu'Otar est parti... an immediate pulse. The story of Depuis qu'Otar est parti... begins from a specific pressure point: The one joy in the lives of a mother and daughter comes from the regular letters sent to them from Paris from

Salmer fra kjøkkenet begins with an appealing promise: Bent Hamer will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tomas Norström and Joachim Calmeyer gives Salmer fra kjøkkenet an immediate pulse. The story of Salmer fra kjøkkenet begins from a specific pressure point: A scientific observer's job of observing an old cantankerous single man's kitchen habits is complicated by his growing friendship with him.