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Critics were floored, with The rom com is definitely not dead if 2018 is anything to go by. When Boddy is murdered, all of the guests are murder suspects, and they must work out who is the killer.Deliciously campy and filled with multiple surprise endings, "Clue" is a comedy that will keep you guessing until the end.The same year that Alfonso Cuarón's "Roma" scored big at the Oscars, another sweeping international movie was rightfully up for multiple awards — "Cold War," a romantic historical drama tracking the star-crossed, years-long love story between a music director (Tomasz Kot) and singer (Joanna Kulig) in Poland.Filmed in gorgeous black and white, director Paweł Pawlikowski's film fits an astonishing amount of music and bittersweet emotion into its modest runtime.Set in a world where it hasn't rained for eight years, "Fast Color" follows a woman (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) with supernatural abilities who's forced to reunite with her estranged mother (Lorraine Toussaint) and young daughter (Saniyya Sidney) after being pursued by mysterious forces.Featuring a stand-out performance by Mbatha-Raw, the sci-fi drama's rich, character-driven focus on the relationships between three generations of black women with superpowers is a refreshing change from the glut of recent superhero blockbusters. Before 2019 rolls around, catch up with these 20 incredible hidden gem films. Thankfully, the streaming service is loaded with underrated hidden gems.
All rights reserved "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" is one of the most original and underrated films of 2019, thanks to its effective, picturesque portrayal of the friendship and social themes at its core.In this teen drama, an elite boarding school is divided into five social factions.High school queen bee Selah Summers (Lovie Simone) rules The Spades (the most influential faction), as she continues to run an illegal alcohol and pill-dealing business, and forms a complicated bond with her new protagée, Paloma (Celeste O'Connor).With its blend of high school politics and mob-like intrigue, "Selah and the Spades" is a mesmerizing entry into the coming-of-age genre.Like "Fast Color," fans of the movie can also expect a TV show Romance and espionage are wonderfully intertwined in Alfred Hitchcock's escapist film "To Catch a Thief. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. A long-spanning, absorbing tale of the Chinese "jianghu" criminal underworld, "Ash Is Purest White" tracks the long-term romance between two mobsters (Liao Fan and a mesmerizing Zhao Tao).Along the way, director Jia Zhangke pulls away from their immediate rivalries and effectively explores how China has rapidly changed in the 21st century.Kumail Nanjiani cowrote and starred in the rom-com "The Big Sick," which tells a dramatized version of his and his wife Emily's love story.The movie follows him as a young Pakistani-American comic dating graduate student Emily (Zoe Kazan), who he fears his traditionalist parents won't accept. The Endless follows two brothers who escaped a UFO death cult 10 years ago. "But new fans of the actress might not know that, in the same year, she also starred in the irresistibly charming, wrestling comedy "Fighting With My Family. Maisel." Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. "She plays Paige, a young woman from a British wrestling family who earns a spot in World Wrestling Entertainment's competitive training program. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Soon after, Emily comes down with an illness that leaves her in a coma, and Kumail forms deep bonds with her mother (Holly Hunter) and father (Ray Romano).With its heartwarming real-life story and ability to find wry, gentle humor even in the bleakest and most ordinary moments, it's no wonder that "The Big Sick" received a best original screenplay Oscar nomination.Based on the classic board game of the same name, "Clue" follows six strangers who attend the wealthy Mr. Boddy's (Lee Ving) dinner party and discover that he is blackmailing them.