Drama
Russian Ark
Russian Ark is shot from the point-of-view of an unseen narrator, as he explores the museum and travels through Russian history.
S.O.S. Titanic (Special Edition)
Based on detailed research, this intriguing docudrama gives a rich sense of life aboard the Titanic as it explores the lives of various passengers, ranging from the most impoverished to the wealthiest, and movingly finds the courage amidst the horror and tragedy.
Sacco & Vanzetti
Boston, 1920. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, known for their anarchist beliefs, stand accused of robbery and murder. Their political leanings are used as evidence against them, but defense attorney Fred Moore is convinced of their innocence.
The Sacrifice
Tarkovsky's haunting vision of a world threatened with nuclear annihilation. Made as he was dying of cancer, THE SACRIFICE is Tarkovsky's personal statement, a profoundly moving, redemptive tragedy steeped in unforgettable imagery and heart-wrenching emotion.
Sandbar
In this freewheeling dark comedy, a haunted ex-Marine tries to salvage his relationship with his son when they're launched on a wild road trip.
La Sapienza
In director Eugène Green's elegant and poignant La Sapienza, architect Alexandre (Fabrizio Rongione) and social scientist Alienor (Christelle Prot Landman) retreat to Stresa, Italy, intent on climbing out of the emotional malaise that has trapped their marriage.
Scarlet
One of contemporary cinema’s most versatile talents, Pietro Marcello follows his dramatic breakthrough Martin Eden with an enchanting period fable that delicately interweaves realist drama, ethereal romance, and musical flights of fancy.
Scrapper
Winner of a Sundance Grand Jury Prize, this vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows a resourceful 12-year-old girl (Lola Campbell) who secretly lives alone in her London flat following the death of her mother, until her estranged father (Harris Dickinson) arrives and forces her to con…
The Screaming Woman
A wealthy former mental patient goes home to her estate to rest and recuperate. While walking the grounds one day she hears the screams of a woman coming from underneath the ground who has been buried alive. Her family, however, see the incident as an opportunity to prove the woman's mind has snappe…
Sebastian
Max is a 25-year-old writer living in London who moonlights as a sex worker under the pseudonym Sebastian as research for his debut novel. This Sundance Film Festival selection explores the transgressive power of queer sexuality and the transformative impact of embracing a new identity.
Seduction
Maurice Ronet (Purple Noon) stars as Giuseppe Lagana, a European playboy who returns to his home in the Sicilian town of Catania to settle his deceased father’s affairs. He reunites with an old friend, Caterina (Lisa Gastoni), and a mid-life romance is kindled from the sparks of their youthful…
September Storm 3D
The long-lost 1960 3-D and Cinemascope feature September Storm is back, fully restored by the 3-D Film Archive! New DCP now available! This drama of treasure hunters exploring the Mediterranean Sea was the last 3-D picture filmed in the 1950s, and the first to be released in 3-D CinemaSco…
Serial Killer 1
Specializing in police procedurals, writer/director Frederic Tellier marks his feature debut with a story about one of the trickiest criminal cases in recent French history, and the first case to incorporate DNA evidence.
Seven Beauties
COMING SOON IN A NEW 2K RESTORATION! Nominated for four Academy Awards® including Best Director, Seven Beauties stars Giancarlo Giannini (Swept Away) as Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties." A petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while…
Seven Days to Noon
A British scientist sneaks an atomic bomb out of a research center, threatening to blow up London if the government doesn't cease atomic weapons research by the end of the week. A team of Scotland Yard and his close family are brought in to stop him.
Seven Days... Seven Nights aka Moderato Cantabile
A wealthy, bored housewife believes she has witnessed a murder in a quayside bistro.
The Shakedown
A boxer who is part of a traveling team of scammers, falls head-over-heels for a fiery waitress and a rough-and-tumble orphan and begins to dramatically alter his life inside and outside of the ring.
Shakespeare Wallah
A 2K restoration of the true story of Geoffrey Kendal and his family of traveling theatrical players and the ever-evolving colonial relationship between Great Britain and India.
Shikun
A diverse cross-section of Israeli society converges in a single multi-use building. As people of different languages, origins, and generations come together in highly theatrical encounters, they grapple with the current state of affairs.
Shoelaces
SHOELACES tells the story of a complicated relationship between an aging father and his special-needs son. Reuben's (Dov Glickman) kidneys are failing and his son Gadi (Nevo Kimchi) wants to donate one of his own kidneys to help save his father's life. However, the transplant committee objects to th…
Shoes
In Lois Weber's feminist masterpiece, teenaged shopgirl Eva is on her feet all day to support her family. As the soles of her boots disintegrate, her desperation grows.
Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars is a sophisticated, modern morality tale, while also offering an affectionate critique of the film industry and a celebration of its possibilities. Kino Classics is proud to present this new restoration by the BFI National Archive, which is accompanied by a dazzling new score by John …
Shoshana
In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, a British police officer and a Jewish woman fall in love amidst the political turmoil of 1930s Tel Aviv.
Silver Skies
SILVER SKIES chronicles a group of residents whose lives are turned upside-down when their apartment complex threatens to be sold out from under them.
Silver Tongues
SILVER TONGUES stars two lovers as they travel from town to town, leaving a path of psychological destruction in their wake like a pair of emotional serial killers.
Sin Alas
Sin Alas, inspired by Jorge Luis Borges' short story "The Zahir," is one of the first American productions to be shot in Cuba in over fifty years. It is an epic love story that spans Cuban history from pre-evolutionary times to the modern realities of contemporary Havana.
Single, Out: Season 1
This infectiously fun and totally queer Aussie TV series follows the tumultuous romantic love life of cute-as-a-button twink Adam as he is surrounded by helpful friends and family.
Single, Out: Season 2
Season 2 of this thoroughly enjoyable TV series by Lee Galea (“Monter Pies”) follows the tumultuous romantic life of Adam and his group of friends, lovers and elusive love interests.
Single, Out: Season 3
Season 3 of Single, Out, Australia's much loved queer rom/com TV series follows Adam, who, after returning home from Sydney, reunites with his half-brother Ethan, a writer who is eager to network amongst Adam's contacts.
Sister
A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests. A by Ursula Meier.
Skin Deep
Winner of the Queer Lion at the Venice Film Festival and directed by Student Academy Award® winner Alex Schaad. Subverting genre and gender as it toggles from body swap thriller to intimate relationship drama, Skin Deep tells a story that transcends bodies, embracing the endless fluid possibilit…
The Skin
Based on the memoirs of author Curzio Malaparte, diplomatic liaison between the Allied and Italian forces after the defeat of the Nazi's in Italy, director Liliana Cavani's film is an unflinching look the collapse of Italian society under the US occupation and the desperate measures required for sur…
Slalom
This riveting, Cannes-selected #MeToo drama from debut filmmaker Charlène Favier follows the relationship between a teenage ski prodigy, Noée Abita in a breakthrough role, and her predatory instructor, played by frequent Dardenne brothers collaborator Jérémie Renier.
Someone Behind the Door
When Doctor Jeffries, a psychiatrist dedicated to his research, receives a visit from a stranger with amnesia, he convinces him that Frances, the doctor's ex-wife, is actually his wife, planning to make him jealous and take revenge by proxy.
The Son of Joseph
The American-born expatriate filmmaker Eugène Green exists in his own special artistic orbit. His latest movie, The Son of Joseph, is perhaps his most buoyant. A nativity story reboot that gently skewers French cultural pretensions, it features newcomer Victor Ezenfis as a discontented Parisi…
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Songs My Brothers Taught Me is set in the often starkly beautiful Badlands of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation; most of the key players are young Lakota Native Americans.
Sonja: The White Swan
Sonja: The White Swan tells the story of Sonja Henie, one of the world’s greatest athletes and the inventor of modern figure skating, who decides to go to Hollywood in 1936 to become a movie star.
Sophie Scholl -The Final Days
The true story of Germany’s most famous anti-Nazi heroine is brought to thrilling life in the multi-award winning drama SOPHIE SCHOLL-THE FINAL DAYS. Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, SOPHIE SCHOLL stars Julia Jentsch in a luminous performance as the young coed-turned-fearl…
Sorry We Missed You
The British working class is once again the empathetic subject of Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You, a wrenching, intimate family drama that exposes the dark side of the so-called “gig economy”.
Souleymane's Story
An undocumented Guinean immigrant (Abou Sangare, whose work for the film won the Un Certain Regard Best Actor prize at Cannes) in Paris tries to juggle his responsibilities as a food delivery bike courier with the preparations needed for his asylum review hearing.
The Southerner
After achieving worldwide acclaim for such films as La Grande Illusion and The Rules of the Game, French filmmaker Jean Renoir wrote and directed this adaptation of George Sessions Perrys novel Hold Autumn in Your Hand. The story follows the struggles of an idealistic farmer (Zachary Scott) trying t…
Spin: The Complete Series
After the french president is killed by an assassin, a political intrigue about the following campaign begins. The best friend of the dead president and his spindoctor installs the socialminister as a candidate against the incumbent premier-minister.
Spiral: Season 2
This gripping French series follows a crack team of police officers and legal professionals as they try to solve Paris' most sickening crimes.
Spiral: Season 3
This gripping French series follows a crack team of police officers and legal professionals as they try to solve Paris' most sickening crimes.
Spiral: Season 4
This gripping French series follows a crack team of police officers and legal professionals as they try to solve Paris' most sickening crimes.
Spiral: Season 5
This gripping French series follows a crack team of police officers and legal professionals as they try to solve Paris' most sickening crimes.
Spiral: Season 6
This gripping French series follows a crack team of police officers and legal professionals as they try to solve Paris' most sickening crimes.
The Sporting Club
When the current members of the very select Centennial Sporting club meet for a 100-year anniversary celebration, one of the younger men decides it’s time to “purify” the membership. His plan takes shape as the opening of a time capsule sets off a wild party and men suddenly revert…
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
The story of Ricky (Jesus Sanchez-Velez), an autistic 13-year-old who runs away from home and discovers a new world on the NYC subway.
Standing Tall
A juvenile judge and a special educator are convinced that they can save the young delinquent Malony from himself and his violent ways.
A Star Is Born (1937)
From maverick filmmaker William A. Wellman (The Public Enemy, Nothing Sacred) comes the original, timeless tale of Hollywood fantasy and heartbreak: A STAR IS BORN. Janet Gaynor stars as Esther Blodgett, a small-time girl who get a lucky break in Hollywood with help from movie star Norman Maine (Fre…
Steam - The Turkish Bath
Tired of his troubled marriage, an Italian businessman's life changes dramatically after he learns that an aunt has left him property in Istanbul. Francesco (Alessandro Gassman) arrives to the Turkish city hoping that he can take care of the matter swiftly and return to Italy. He is surprised to dis…
Steamboat Bill Jr. and College
STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. was Buster Keaton’s last independent silent comedy and also one of his finest. He stars as the effete son of a gruff riverboat captain (Ernest Torrence), who struggles to earn his father’s respect (and the love of beautiful Marion Byron). But the film is best remember…
Story Ave
South Bronx teen and gifted artist Kadir (Asante Blackk) tries to rob no-nonsense MTA conductor Luis (Luis Guzmán) to prove himself to a local graffiti gang. The two share a meal that leads to a delicate yet transformative friendship, and Luis shows Kadir how his artistic talent could lead to…
A Strange Course of Events
Shaul is a melancholic dreamer, with a tendency to run whenever things go wrong. He returns to Haifa one day for a reckoning with the father he has not seen in 5 years. But getting along with an airy-fairy mother in-law with a penchant for New Age, a daughter on the verge of adolescence, and a fathe…
Stranger on the Run
Washed-up, alcoholic vagabond Ben Chamberlain drifts into a godforsaken railhead town looking for a woman named Alma. When that woman winds up dead, Ben finds himself wrongfully accused of murder by the corrupt railroad chief deputy Vince McKay and his trigger-happy posse.
The Stranger
In the Academy Award-nominated THE STRANGER, legendary director Orson Welles delved into the suspense film, crafting a baroque postwar thriller that drew upon the style of his previous work, while laying the groundwork for his later film noir classics. Edward G. Robinson stars as a government agent …
Sublet
SUBLET focuses on Michael (Hickey), a travel columnist for The New York Times, who goes to Tel Aviv to write an article after suffering a tragedy.
Sublime
Shy 16-year-old Manuel comes alive when he, his best friend Felipe and other buddies form a garage rock band. Strains develop for Manuel when his best mate starts dating a girl.
Sudden Fear
Joan Crawford and Jack Palance star in this film noir classic. SUDDEN FEAR received Academy Award Nominations in 1952 for Charles Lang Jr (Best Black & White Cinematography), Joan Crawford (Best Actress), and Jack Palance (Best Supporting Actor).