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It's Only the End of the World, 1h39
Directed by Xavier Dolan
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, L'action se déroule en une journée, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel, Nathalie Baye, Gaspard Ulliel, Léa Seydoux, Patricia Tulasne

Louis, a terminally ill writer, returns home after 12 years of absence to announce his impending death to his family. A reunion filled with doubts and tensions ensues.
Dazed and Confused, 1h42
Directed by Richard Linklater
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, L'action se déroule en une journée, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about school violence
Actors Jason London, Rory Cochrane, Wiley Wiggins, Adam Goldberg, Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey

It is May 28, 1976, the last day of school at Lee High School in the suburbs of Austin, Texas. The next year's group of seniors are preparing for the annual hazing of incoming freshmen. Randall "Pink" Floyd, the school's star football player, is asked to sign a pledge promising not to take drugs during the summer or do anything that would "jeopardize the goal of a championship season". When classes end, the incoming freshman boys are hunted down by the seniors and paddled. The incoming freshman girls are also hazed; they are rounded up in the school parking lot by senior girls, covered in mustard, ketchup, flour and raw eggs, and forced to propose to senior boys.
Hold-Up
Hold-Up (1985)
, 1h50
Directed by Alexandre Arcady
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Kim Cattrall, Guy Marchand, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jacques Villeret, Jean-Claude de Goros

Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...
Southside with You
Directed by Richard Tanne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Political films
Actors Tika Sumpter, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Phillip Edward Van Lear, Parker Sawyers

A young associate (Barack Obama) tries to win the heart of a young lawyer (Michelle Robinson) in Chicago in 1989. On their first date, they visit the Art Institute of Chicago, view a screening of Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing", and have their first kiss outside an ice cream parlor.
12 Angry Men, 1h35
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Assassinat, L'action se déroule en une journée, Théâtre, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays
Actors Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, E. G. Marshall, Martin Balsam, Jack Warden, John Fiedler

The story begins in a New York City courtroom, where an 19-year-old boy from a slum is on trial for allegedly stabbing his father to death. Final closing arguments are presented, and the judge then instructs the jury to decide whether the boy is guilty of murder. The judge further informs them that a guilty verdict will be accompanied by a mandatory death sentence.
Clerks
Clerks (1994)
, 1h32
Directed by Kevin Smith
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Buddy films
Actors Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Lisa Spoonauer, Scott Mosier

Dante Hicks, a 22-year-old retail clerk at the Quick Stop convenience store in Leonardo, New Jersey, is called into work on his day off by his boss to cover a few hours for another employee who is sick. Arriving at the store, he finds that the locks to the security shutters are jammed closed with chewing gum, so he hangs a sheet over them with a message written in shoe polish: "I ASSURE YOU; WE'RE OPEN."
Day Off
Day Off (2001)
, 2h7
Directed by Pascal Thomas
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about children, L'action se déroule en une journée
Actors Vincent Lindon, Alessandra Martines, Christian Morin, Catherine Frot, Olivier Gourmet, Victoria Lafaurie

Le mercredi, les enfants n'ont pas école. Après avoir passé six mois sans voir sa fille, Martin doit la garder. Malgré ses efforts pour être un bon père, il multiplie les erreurs.
Rope
Rope (1948)
, 1h20
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Films about education, L'action se déroule en une journée, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Joan Chandler, Cedric Hardwicke, Douglas Dick

Two brilliant young aesthetes, Brandon Shaw (Dall) and Phillip Morgan (Granger), strangle to death a former classmate, David Kentley (Dick Hogan), in their apartment. They commit the crime as an intellectual exercise; they want to prove their superiority by committing the "perfect murder".
I Wanna Hold Your Hand, 1h44
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Marc McClure, Theresa Saldana, Wendie Jo Sperber, Eddie Deezen

Ed Sullivan prepares the ushers for the Beatles' performance on his show. In Maplewood, New Jersey, Rosie and Pam visit the record shop. Janis, the owner’s daughter hates the Beatles. Grace wants to rent a limo, so they can pull up to the Beatles hotel, and get exclusive photos of the band. The girls recruit shy Larry DuBois, the local undertaker’s son as he has access to limos. They leave for New York City and on the way pick up Tony a brash, streetwise guy. After driving all night, they arrive in New York early on the morning of February 9, 1964.
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Brèves de comptoir, 1h40
Directed by Jean-Michel Ribes
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors André Dussollier, Yolande Moreau, Yvonne Gradelet, Bruno Solo, François Morel, Grégory Gadebois

The life of a small cafe in the suburbs, Swallow, it opened at six in the morning until closing.
Thunderclump, 1h37
Directed by Per Åhlin
Origin Suede
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Jeu, Musical films, Films about toys, Children's films
Actors Gösta Ekman Jr., Sif Ruud, Halvar Björk, Stig Grybe, Birgitta Andersson, Håkan Serner

On a summer evening in northern Sweden, when the sun doesn’t quite set, Dunderklumpen (an animated character) comes out of the woods to seek some friends to keep him company. He comes upon a "human" house of the Wolgers family where Dunderklumpen finds toys belonging to a boy named Jens and his young sister. Using his magic, Dunderklumpen brings the toys to life and takes them away to the woods where he lives. This adorable and amusing crew includes the small but fiercely brave lion Lionel, the demanding toy girl Doll, the cute harmonica-playing bear Pellegnillot, and the ridiculous Dummy the Bunny.
Compliance
Compliance (2012)
, 1h30
Directed by Craig Zobel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Erotic thriller
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Ashlie Atkinson, Pat Healy, Bill Camp

Sandra, a manager of a fast-food restaurant in the ChickWich chain, receives a phone call from someone identifying himself as Officer Daniels: he claims to be in contact with the regional manager about a customer whose purse was allegedly robbed by an employee that day. Daniels claims that he is searching the suspect's residence, but will remain on the phone while Sandra detains and searches the employee until the police can arrive. Sandra identifies Becky as the possible culprit based on the caller’s description, and the caller confirms this is the name he was given.
Life in a Day, 1h35
Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée

Ce projet inédit a été tourné en un jour, le 24 juillet 2010, par des internautes du monde entier et consistait à filmer un moment de leur vie afin de décrire la vie des hommes en 2010. Les utilisateurs ont dû dire ce qu'ils avaient dans leurs poches/dans leur sac, ce qu'ils aiment et ce qui leur fait peur. Les vidéos les plus intéressantes et les plus originales ont par la suite été incluses au documentaire qui rassemble plus de 1000 clips vidéos. Certains pays n'ont pas participé, notamment ceux concernés par des embargos et des sanctions américaines : l'Iran, la Syrie, Cuba, la Corée du Nord et le Myanmar.
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Happy New Year, 1h47
Directed by John G. Avildsen, Bruce Malmuth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Heist films
Actors Peter Falk, Charles Durning, Tom Courtenay, Wendy Hughes, Anthony Heald, Claude Lelouch

Nick and Charlie, a couple of aging thieves looking for a last score before they retire, come to ritzy Palm Beach, Florida, where they have an elaborate scheme to rob a Harry Winston jewelry store.
Trick 'r Treat, 1h22
Directed by Michael Dougherty
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about animals, L'action se déroule en une journée, Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Serial killer films, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films
Actors Leslie Bibb, Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Quinn Lord

Emma (Leslie Bibb) and her holiday-obsessed husband, Henry (Tahmoh Penikett), have set up numerous ghost-scarecrows for Halloween in their yard, although she is mostly uninterested in Halloween. After returning home from a Halloween party, Emma tries to blow out a jack-o'-lantern, but Henry tells her not to because it is against tradition to extinguish a jack-o'-lantern on Halloween; she blows it out anyway. While Henry is inside waiting for Emma to take down the decorations, she is murdered by an unknown assailant with a large blade-shaped pumpkin lollipop in front of the kids who were trick-or-treating, who run away in horror.
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