Conclave
Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci shine in Edward Berger's film adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller in which cardinals gather at the Vatican for the most secretive election in the world: that of a new pope.
Flow
Enchantingly beautiful animation film about a stubborn black cat that has to share a small boat with a group of other animals after a terrible flood. This turns out to be an even bigger challenge than surviving the flood itself.
Small Things Like These
Dickensian drama starring Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) as a coal merchant who stumbles upon a secret of a convent in an Irish port town in the 1980s. Based on the novel of the same name by Claire Keegan.
The Room Next Door
Pedro Almodóvar (Hable Con Ella, Dolor Y Gloria) makes his English-language debut with this penetrating look at mortality and friendship starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore. Winner of the Golden Lion in Venice.
Better Man
Wacky musical biopic about the rise, dramatic fall and extraordinary comeback of British pop star Robbie Williams. With one bizarre but audacious twist: Williams is portrayed by a chimpanzee.
Monsieur Aznavour
Biopic on the life of iconic French-Armenian chansonnier Charles Aznavour.
The New Year That Never Came
Romanian drama in which the paths of six ordinary Romanians cross in the run-up to the fall of the communist regime. Winner of the Best Film prize in the Orrizonti section of the Venice Film Festival.
Anora
Screwball comedy by Sean Baker (The Florida Project) about an erotic dancer hired by a Russian billionaire’s son to play his girlfriend; the start of a hilarious adventure. Winner of the Golden Palm at Cannes.