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Jumbo: An Unconventional Love Story Starring Noémie Merlant

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Jumbo is a French film about how a young introvert girl (Jeanne) falls in love with a metal ride ( tilt-a-whirl) at the amusement park. Noémie Merlant, known for her astonishing performance in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) , inspired me to invest my time into this film. Jumbo (2020) Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance Cast:  Noémie Merlant,  Emmanuelle Bercot Jeanne ( Noémie Merlant ) works as a janitor at the local amusement park. She is most likely to have no friends and lives with her divorced mother. As a hobby, she creates miniatures of various rides of the park.  Jeanne's mother, Margarette (Emmanuelle Bercot), is quite different from her daughter. She is seductive and bold. She wants to see her daughter dating a guy. Yet, she knows that Jeanne isn't like normal girls. She eventually forces her to date Marc. Marc (Bastien Bouillon) is the manager of the park and overly interested in Jeanne. Jeanne's lonesome shift usually begins after the end of the day, and she wa...

The Courier: A Spy Thriller Based on True Events Starring Benedict Cumberbatch

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The Courier isn't just about the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union, nor about how the CIA & MI6 agents worked together to prevent a nuclear war, it is about two individuals who risked their lives to save mankind. These two individuals are Greville Wynne & Oleg Penkovsky. The Courier (2021) Genres: History, Thriller Cast:  Benedict Cumberbatch,  Jessie Buckley, Rachel Brosnahan This true story takes place in 1960 when CIA agent Emily Donovan (Rachel Brosnahan), urges MI6 agent Dickie Franks, to provide a man off the radar who can bring the courier from Moscow to London without leaving any trace. Yes, the courier is the secret military data of the Soviet Union. So they recruited Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch), he is a salesman and occasionally travels to Moscow for business. Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) is a colonel of the Soviet intelligence agency (KGB) and a spy of America. He supplies all the secret data to Greville, then Greville smuggles them ...

Every Breath You Take: Starring Casey Affleck & Sam Claflin

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"Every Breath You Take" (also titled as "You Belong to Me") features a very promising cast, Casey Affleck in the lead role, which also stars Sam Claflin, Michelle Monaghan, and India Eisley. The plot contains how the family of a psychiatrist gets in crisis after the death of his patient. Every Breath You Take (2021) Genres: Drama, Thriller  Cast:  Casey Affleck,  Sam Claflin, Michelle Monaghan Phillip Clark (Casey Affleck) is a psychiatrist, his wife, Grace Clark ( Michelle Monaghan), is a realtor. They are struggling to maintain their marital life after the tragic death of their son. That tragedy has created a communication gap between them. Their daughter, Lucy (India Eisley), has been expelled from the school because of drugs. Philip is going through a tough time and in the meantime, his patient, Daphne (Emily Alyn Lind) , whom he miraculously saved, commits suicide. Philip's family is tearing apart, and now his job is in danger. Then, Daphne's brother, J...