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Umrao Jaan begins with an appealing promise: J.P. Dutta will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Shabana Azmi gives Umrao Jaan an immediate pulse. The story of Umrao Jaan begins from a specific pressure point: J.P. Dutta's adaption of the Urdu novel "Umrao Jan Ada" by Mirza Haadi Ruswa (1905). By the end of its 3h 8m running time, the value of Umrao Jaan rests less on nov

Bonneville begins with an appealing promise: Christopher N. Rowley will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jessica Lange and Kathy Bates gives Bonneville an immediate pulse. The story of Bonneville begins from a specific pressure point: Three women take a road trip to Santa Barbara in order to deliver the ashes of one of their dead husbands to his resentful daughter. By the end of its 1h 33m runnin

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints begins with an appealing promise: Dito Montiel will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Robert Downey Jr. and Rosario Dawson gives A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints an immediate pulse. The story of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints begins from a specific pressure point: Coming of age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. By the

Death of a President begins with an appealing promise: Gabriel Range will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Hend Ayoub and Becky Ann Baker gives Death of a President an immediate pulse. The story of Death of a President begins from a specific pressure point: Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as yet unsolved crime. By

Reprise begins with an appealing promise: Joachim Trier will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Anders Danielsen Lie and Espen Klouman Høiner gives Reprise an immediate pulse. The story of Reprise begins from a specific pressure point: Fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, two competitive friends endure the pangs of love, depression, and burgeoning careers. By the end of its 1h 45m

Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights Hollywood to the Heartland begins with an appealing promise: Ari Sandel will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ahmed Ahmed and John Caparulo gives Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights Hollywood to the Heartland an immediate pulse. The story of Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights Hollywood to the Heartland begins from a specific pressure

The Celestine Prophecy begins with an appealing promise: Armand Mastroianni will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Matthew Settle and Thomas Kretschmann gives The Celestine Prophecy an immediate pulse. The story of The Celestine Prophecy begins from a specific pressure point: An adaptation of James Redfield's novel about the search for a sacred manuscript in the Peruvian rain forest. By the end of

I Served the King of England begins with an appealing promise: Jirí Menzel will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ivan Barnev and Oldrich Kaiser gives I Served the King of England an immediate pulse. The story of I Served the King of England begins from a specific pressure point: A look at the glamorous life at an old world Prague hotel. By the end of its 1h 53m running time, the value of I Served

Journey from the Fall begins with an appealing promise: Ham Tran will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kieu Chinh and Long Nguyen gives Journey from the Fall an immediate pulse. The story of Journey from the Fall begins from a specific pressure point: Thirteen years after the end of the Vietnam War, a family who was tragically affected by the war are forced to emigrate to America. By the end of it

Jaan E Mann: Let's Fall in Love... Again begins with an appealing promise: Shirish Kunder will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar gives Jaan E Mann: Let's Fall in Love... Again an immediate pulse. The story of Jaan E Mann: Let's Fall in Love... Again begins from a specific pressure point: An ambitious and struggling actor tries to help his ex friend to marry his divorce

Another Gay Movie begins with an appealing promise: Todd Stephens will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Michael Carbonaro and Jonathan Chase gives Another Gay Movie an immediate pulse. The story of Another Gay Movie begins from a specific pressure point: Four gay high school friends make a pact to lose their virginity before they go to college. By the end of its 1h 32m running time, the value of

Stormbreaker begins with an appealing promise: Geoffrey Sax will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Alex Pettyfer and Mickey Rourke gives Stormbreaker an immediate pulse. The story of Stormbreaker begins from a specific pressure point: After the death of his uncle, the 14 year old schoolboy Alex Rider is forced by the Special Operations Division of the UK's secret intelligence service, MI6, in