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Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralf and Vanellope find themselves on the borderlands of the internet while looking for a spare part for Vanellope’s game.
Directed by Phil Johnston and Rich Moore. As original voice actors, e.g. John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman and Gal Gadot.

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Angry Birds

In the Angry Birds movie, we finally get to know why birds are angry. The story takes us to an island inhabited exclusively by happy, flightless birds – or almost exclusively. In this paradise, Red, who suffers from anger management problems, the speedy Chuck, and the explosive Bomb have always been literally strange birds. But when mysterious green pigs arrive to visit the island, it’s up to these different birds to find out what the pigs were up to.

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Abominable

Teenager Yi finds a young jet on the roof of his home in Shanghai. He and his friends Jin and Peng name the creature Everest. Together, they set out to take the magical creature back to its family in the highest corner of the earth. To help Everest get home, the friends must stay one step ahead of the wealthy Burnish, who plans to capture the creature for himself, and Dr. Zara, who studies animals.

Directed by Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman. As original voice actors, e.g. Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, and Tenzing Norgay Trainor.

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Maleficent

“Maleficent” is the previously untold story of Disney’s most traditional villain, who became famous in the 1959 classic “Princess Sleeping”. The villain is a young woman who lives an idyllic life in a peaceful kingdom in the middle of the forest, until one day a foreign army threatens the peace of the land.

The villain valiantly defends the kingdom, but falls being victim to betrayal, and his pure heart turns hard as stone. Revenge on his mind, the Evil One engages in a final battle against the successor of the conquering king and places a curse on his newborn daughter, Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and at the same time, perhaps also the key to Maleficent’s true happiness.

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The Danish Girl 

A touching love story based on the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. 1926 Copenhagen-based artist Einar Wegener, who is married to Gerda Wegener, is known for his landscape paintings. Gerda is also an artist, less well known, but employed as a portrait painter of celebrities. Their marriage is strong and full of love.

Everything changes when Gerda asks her husband to pose as a model and wear a woman’s outfit to complete her painting. The experience changes the couple’s entire life. Einar notices that when he is Lili, he is able to realize himself at his truest and begins to live as a woman. Gerda, on the other hand, finds a new muse in Lili and matures into a new blossoming as an artist. The couple also has to face the prejudices of the surrounding society. They leave their home country for a more open-minded Paris. Again and again, Gerda shows her support for Lili.

Directed by Tom Hooper. As actors, e.g. Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander and Amber Heard. Movie won an Oscar from Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.

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Godzilla vs. Kong

Kong and his guardians start a dangerous journey to find Kong’s true home. They are accompanied by a young orphan girl, Jia, with whom Kong has formed a strong and unique connection. Along the way, however, they unexpectedly encounter a rampaging Godzilla, who is wreaking destruction all over the planet. The battle of the titans — which starts from an unexpected party — is just the beginning of a mystery that has lived peacefully deep in the earth’s core.

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Minari

Minari tells the story of a Korean-born family moving to rural Arkansas in search of their own American dream. The family’s life is turned upside down when a cunning, foul-mouthed but loving grandmother arrives from her former homeland to live with them.

A new life in a barren region is full of hardships, but Minari shows what kind of strength and fertility a family can have, and what home really means. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung. As actors, e.g. Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, and Alan S. Kim.

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Wonder Woman 1984

Almost 70 years have passed since Diana’s adventures in the First World War. We live in the 80s, when many borders opened and everything was possible. Diana dreams of her youth in Themyscira among people like her, and still misses Steve Trevor, who died decades ago.

Failed advertising man and entrepreneur Maxwell Lord wants riches, power and the respect of others. Dr. Barbara Minerva would like to be noticed. Anyway, everyone’s wishes come true with the help of a magic item, which, however, causes much more bad than good. Impossibilities come at a price, and Wonder Women faces two completely new enemies: Max Lord and Cheetah. Directed by Patty Jenkins.

As actors, e.g. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine and Kristen Wiig.

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Raya and the Last Dragon

Long ago in a fantasy land called Kumandra, humans and dragons lived side by side in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, the same evil has returned. A lone warrior, Raya must search for the mythical last dragon capable of uniting a broken country and a divided people.

On his journey, he learns that saving the world requires more than a dragon. Directed by Don Hall, Carlos López Estrad and Paul Briggs. As original voice actors, e.g. Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina and Gemma Chan.

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The Witches

A young orphaned boy moves to live with his beloved grandmother in the small town of Demopolis, Alabama. When the boy and the grandmother encounter deceptively stylish, but thoroughly devilish witches, the grandmother rushes our young hero to the safety of a wonderful seaside resort.

Unfortunately, however, they arrive at the hotel at the same moment as the Great Supreme of All, who has summoned witches from all over the world to carry out her nefarious plans. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. As actors, e.g. Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer and Stanley Tucci.