Buy it here (currently $4.99)įor this list, I tried to focus on a few lesser known great movies to rent. This film is only available for purchase on Amazon without a Prime subscription.
Many superhero origin stories rely on big explosions and huge action scenes, this is a more character driven movie that leaves a lot of breadcrumbs for an extended universe, which I would love to see one day. The powers tie into their heritage, being, and culture. It’s the story of multiple generations of women and girls who have been gifted with these powers.
Bo and Lila try to teach Ruth how to control her powers, while a scientist who wants to experiment on her is tracking her.įast Color feels like a generational fable. Both Bo and Lila have the same power to telekinetically break and reassemble objects. Ruth returns home to her mother Bo (Lorraine Toussaint) and a daughter that she abandoned, Lila (Saniyya Sidney). It’s about a woman named Ruth (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) who has seizures that create earthquakes. The Nightingale is a powerful movie that deserves your attention.įast Color feels like a superhero origin story. The Nightingale is a movie that emotionally tackles you while shining a bright light on the historical mistreatment of minorities by British colonizers in the 1800s. It’s a shame this movie was so ignored by the Academy. The entire cast and movie deserved more attention during awards season. You empathize with Clare, you adore the bond between Billy and her, and you definitely despise Hawkins. The Nightingale is an intense journey, but worth every step. The Nightingale is a very violent film with sexual assault and gruesome acts of violence. One night, during a violent encounter, Clare’s family is taken away from her by Hawkins and his men.Ĭlare embarks on a revenge quest with aboriginal tracker Billy (Baykali Ganambarr). Lieutenant Hawkins (Sam Claflin) is obsessed with controlling her, so he refuses to let her go. Clare wants the freedom to leave with her husband and newborn. She is a convict near the end of her servitude sentence.
Clare (Aisling Franciosi) is a young Irish girl known as the Nightingale by British officers because of her beautiful singing voice.
In 2019, The Babadook director Jennifer Kent brought us The Nightingale, an equally horrifying movie about the monstrous pain that people inflict on each other.