A Glean movie guide
The Ultimate Movie Night Guide
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A hand-picked selection of modern classics and crowd-pleasing hits for any mood.
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The movie list
- 01
Everything Everywhere All at Once
A dazzling, genre-bending journey through the multiverse that is as emotional as it is inventive.
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
- 02
Parasite
A razor-sharp social thriller that keeps you guessing until the very last frame.
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
- 03
Knives Out
A witty and stylish modern whodunit featuring a brilliant ensemble cast and endless surprises.
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.
- 04
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A visually stunning masterpiece that redefines what an animated superhero story can be.
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.
- 05
The Shawshank Redemption
An enduring story of hope and friendship that remains one of cinema's most beloved dramas.
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
- 06
Mad Max: Fury Road
A relentless, high-octane chase through a wasteland that sets a new bar for action filmmaking.
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
- 07
The Grand Budapest Hotel
A meticulously crafted and whimsical comedy filled with vibrant characters and deadpan humor.
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
Get Out
A gripping blend of social commentary and psychological horror that will leave you thinking long after it ends.
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
- 09
Top Gun: Maverick
A rare sequel that surpasses the original with breathtaking aerial stunts and genuine heart.
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.
- 10
The Truman Show
A clever and prophetic satire about a man who discovers his entire life is a reality TV show.
An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.
- 11
Coco
A vibrant and heart-wrenching celebration of family and music set in the Land of the Dead.
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
- 12
Past Lives
A quiet and profoundly moving exploration of destiny, love, and the paths not taken.
After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.