Megalopolis (M)

A Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America.

The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina, a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor's daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

Cast: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmaneul, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

★★★★ "Coppola’s Cannes sensation is a full-body sci-fi sensory bath of a movie, starring a fantastic Aubrey Plaza" DAILY TELEGRAPH UK

★★★★ "Megalopolis isn't just a transcendental delight for the senses, it's a manifestation of Coppola's dreams for humanity and his dedication to cinema." SCREEN RANT

"Coppola’s film is madly ambitious and staggering in its passion." WORLD OF REEL

"After a thirteen-year absence, a great American director returns with an ambitious vision of a city—and a world—in need of renewal." NEW YORKER

"Ignore the haters – this is the kaleidoscopic, enriching, Wellsian vision of a grand old master with nothing to lose." LITTLE WHITE LIES

"a messy, self-indulgent sprawl of ideas - in the best way possible" TIME MAGAZINE

"It is exactly the movie that Coppola set out to make -- uncompromising, uniquely intellectual, unabashedly romantic, broadly satirical yet remarkably sincere about wanting not just brave new worlds but better ones." ROLLING STONE