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A janitor at MIT has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life
What is Good Will Hunting (1997)?
Tisch professor Christine Choy's 1987 documentary is having its 35th anniversary this year, and was also nominated for an Oscar when it was released
What is Who Killed Vincent Chin?
Taika Waitit and Jemaine Clement directed this 2014 horror mockumentary about vampires who live together in a flat in Wellington, New Zealand
What is What We Do in the Shadows?
This 2019 French historical drama is about a painter who is commissioned to do a wedding portrait of a young woman who has just left the convent
What is Portrait of a Lady on Fire?
This is the big song from 2018's A Star is Born starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
What is "Shallow"?
The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program
What is Hidden Figures (2016)?
The Most Dangerous Animal of All is a 2020 docuseries about this serial killer, also the subject of a mystery movie by David Fincher
Who is the Zodiac Killer?
This dramedy adult animation follows the titular character, a former sitcom actor who makes poor personal and professional decisions in a world of half-animal humans
Starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, this 2014 film is about a man whose wife disappears and he becomes the prime suspect
What is Gone Girl?
This man stars in Crazy Rich Asians (2018) as Nick, boyfriend of Rachel Chu, played by Constance Wu
Who is Henry Golding?
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter
What is Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)?
They Shall Not Grow Old is a 2018 documentary about World War I, directed by the man who also directed The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Who is Peter Jackson?
Andy Samberg stars in this 2020 sci-fi rom-com, a twist on the the old Groundhog Day story
What is Palm Springs?
These two co-stars have frequently worked together in several Hong Kong films together, including In the Mood for Love (2000)?
Who are Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung?
This American actor plays as Tyrion Lannister in the TV series Game of Thrones
Who is Peter Dinklage?
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation
What is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)?
This 1975 film is about a mother and daughter, high-society dropouts, managing to thrive together amid the decay and disorder of their East Hampton, NY, mansion
What is Grey Gardens?
This actress stars as Irene alongside Ryan Gosling in the 2011 action drama Drive
Who is Carey Mulligan?
The 1999 rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You is based on this play by Shakespeare
What is The Taming of the Shrew?
The director of Moonlight (2016), about a young African-American man who grapples with his identity and sexuality through childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood
Who is Barry Jenkins?
A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past
What is Perfect Blue (1997)?
This French filmmaker has made both narrative films and documentaries, her most well-known documentaries include The Gleaners and I (2000) and Faces Places (2017)
Who is Agnès Varda?
The director of the 2015 Greek film The Lobster
Who is Yorgos Lanthimos?
This 1995 love story is between a girl who loves reading books and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses
What is Whisper of the Heart?
This Mexican cinematographer shot the films Birdman (2014), The Revenant (2015), and The Tree of Life (2011)
Who is Emmanuel Lubezki?