A Glean movie guide
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- 01
Knives Out
A witty detective investigates a wealthy novelist's mysterious death surrounded by family.
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
- 02
The Martian
An astronaut uses his scientific ingenuity to survive after being accidentally stranded on Mars.
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
- 03
Palm Springs
Two wedding guests find themselves stuck in a clever and lighthearted California time loop.
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.
- 04
Top Gun: Maverick
Pete Mitchell returns to train elite Top Gun graduates for a dangerous specialized mission.
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.
- 05
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Teenager Miles Morales unites with heroes from other dimensions in a visually stunning adventure.
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.
- 06
Paddington 2
A heartwarming family adventure follows Paddington's quest to find a special birthday gift.
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
- 07
The Grand Budapest Hotel
A legendary concierge and his trusted lobby boy embark on whimsical European adventures.
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
- 08
Arrival
A linguistics professor works with the military to decode communication from mysterious alien arrivals.
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
- 09
Baby Driver
A talented getaway driver syncs his high-stakes heists to the beat of his personal soundtrack.
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
- 10
Soul
A jazz musician travels outside his body and rediscovers his passion with an infant soul's help.
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.