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From Richard Linklater, starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Andrea Eckert, Hanno Pöschl
Rated R

Before Sunrise is a 1995 romantic drama film written and directed by Richard Linklater. The film follows two strangers, American Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and French-born Céline (Julie Delpy), who meet on a train and impulsively decide to spend a night in Vienna together. As they explore the city, their innermost thoughts and feelings are revealed, culminating in an emotional connection that neither of them had expected. The film ends with Jesse departing Vienna, and the two characters deciding to meet again in exactly the same spot six months later. Through their conversations, the two characters explore themes such as love, personal values, and the challenges of a long-term relationship.

From Richard Linklater, starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Ariane Labed
Rated R

Before Midnight is a romantic drama that follows the lives of the two main characters, Jesse and Céline, nine years after the events of the previous film, Before Sunrise. The two, who originally met on a train and had a deep connection and spent a night together in Vienna, have been happily married for the past six years and have two twin daughters. Although they are still deeply in love, they are struggling to keep their relationship alive in the face of the everyday realities of life. As they take a romantic vacation in Greece, they reminisce about the past, discuss their hopes for the future, and confront their feelings about the present. In the end, they are forced to reconcile their differing perspectives and decide if their love is strong enough to overcome their differences.

From Richard Linklater, starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Elijah Smith
Rated R

Boyhood is a coming-of-age drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Linklater and his co-writer/producer, Cathleen Sutherland. It stars Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, and Lorelei Linklater (the director's daughter). Over the course of twelve years, the film follows Mason Evans Jr. (Coltrane) from the ages of six to eighteen as he journeys through the rocky landscape of growing up. Mason's parents, Olivia (Arquette) and Mason Sr. (Hawke), struggle with issues of divorce, new relationships, and the consequences of their decisions, while Mason is left to make sense of his own identity in the midst of it all. As he navigates his world and matures, Boyhood captures a glimpse of life as it really is - both mundane and extraordinary.

From Bo Burnham, starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan
Rated R

From Mike Mills, starring Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup
Rated R

From Richard Linklater, starring Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thurman
Rated R

From Sofia Coppola, starring Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, James Woods, Kathleen Turner
Rated R

From Mimi Leder, starring Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston
Rated PG-13

From Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel, Eva Green, Anna Chancellor
Rated NC-17

From Bill Condon, starring Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard
Rated R

From Roman Polanski, starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly
Rated R

From Richard Linklater, starring Richard Linklater, Rudy Basquez, Jean Caffeine, Jan Hockey
Rated R

From Larry Clark, starring Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Sarah Henderson
Rated Not Rated

From Gabriele Muccino, starring Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Diane Kruger
Rated R

From Gabriele Muccino, starring Stefano Accorsi, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Stefania Sandrelli, Claudio Santamaria
Rated R

From Francis Ford Coppola, starring Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich, Maribel Verdú, Silvia Pérez
Rated R

From Harmony Korine, starring Ewen Bremner, Brian Fisk, Chloë Sevigny, Werner Herzog
Rated R

From Bruno Dumont, starring Julie Sokolowski, Karl Sarafidis, Yassine Salime, David Dewaele
Rated Not Rated

From Jason Reitman, starring Kaitlyn Dever, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ansel Elgort, Jennifer Garner
Rated R

From Julia Hart, starring Lily Rabe, Timothée Chalamet, Lili Reinhart, Anthony Quintal
Rated Not Rated

From Michael Showalter, starring Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Tyne Daly, Wendi McLendon-Covey
Rated R

From Harmony Korine, starring Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Denis Lavant, James Fox
Rated Not Rated

From Sofia Coppola, starring Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, Chris Pontius, Erin Wasson
Rated R

From Peter Livolsi, starring Asa Butterfield, Alex Wolff, Nick Offerman, Ellen Burstyn
Rated Not Rated

From Max Winkler, starring Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, Tim Heidecker, Adam Scott
Rated R