Drama
In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.
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The Power of the Dog
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The Killing
Rituals
Sensual Awakening
Diary of a Nymphomaniac
John Proctor Is the Villain
Traumnovelle
The Generators
Irresistible
Santa Sangre
100 Days Before the Command
The Players Club
Aetherrise
Benji's Hour
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IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 2021
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IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 2006
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IMDB 7.9 | Mar , 1940
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.The Light of the Moon
IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 2017
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IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 1956
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2025
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IMDB 5 | Jul , 1999
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IMDB 5.6 | Oct , 2008
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2026
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IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1969
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IMDB 4.7 | Feb , 1991
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2025
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IMDB 3.5 | Feb , 2017
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