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Fran Drescher

Actor

Films

Marty Supreme

Marty Supreme

By Josh Safdie

2025 | 159 min | Biography

A hustler's obsession with table tennis in 1950s New York becomes an odyssey of ambition, deception, and self-invention.

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Superior

Superior

2022 | 99 min | Drama

When Marian is on the run, she goes to the only place she knows is safe: her childhood home. She is greeted by her estranged twin sister, Vivian, a stay-at-home housewife struggling to conceive and on the verge of a failing marriage. Though the two are identical twins, they live opposite lives. Marian’s mysterious return disrupts Vivian’s small-town routine, and the sisters must learn to reconnect and reconcile. When Marian's haunting past finally catches up to her, their separate worlds collide, ...

Mario

Mario

2018 | 119 min | Love & Sex

Mario is in love for the first time, head over heels. With Leon, the new guy. He also plays forward and could be dangerous to Mario when it comes to who gets promoted to the first team. But Mario doesn't want to think about that. He wants to feel Leon, smell him, be close to him. This doesn't go unnoticed by others in the club, and soon rumors start to spread. Mario sees his career as a professional soccer player in jeopardy, but at the same time he doesn't want to lose Leon. He has to make a decision! MARIO ...

Faust 1 Superstar

Faust 1 Superstar

2015 | 51 min | Drama

Silent movie meets musical in this intense and colourful version of the classic piece by Goethe, FAUST. The devil wagers with God that he can lead Berlin-Kreuzberg musician Faust astray. Faust composes a sure-fire hit and falls for the virtuous Gretchen. Fate is set to take its course. Director Mingus Ballhaus is a graduate of the DFFB - German Film and Television Academy Berlin, who lives and works in Berlin as a filmmaker and drummer. Here Ballhaus is supported by cinematographer Jide Tom Akinleminu ...

Mr. Leather

Mr. Leather

2019 | 85 min | Documentary

In the vibrant streets of São Paulo, a world of leather, pride and community unfolds. Here, where fetish culture and identity merge, four men prepare for a special competition: the election of Mr. Leather Brasil. A title that not only represents personal triumph, but also the representation of an often misunderstood subculture. With passion and dedication, they delve into the depths of the leather and BDSM community, sharing their stories, fears and hopes. The film opens doors to a world that remains ...

Matthias & Maxime

Matthias & Maxime

2019 | 121 min | Drama

Controversial director Xavier Dolan turns the lives of childhood friends Matthias and Maxime upside down when they are asked to kiss in front of the camera for a student short film. Unexpected and suppressed feelings awaken, presenting the two with seemingly insurmountable challenges. Their life plans, ambitions, and even their friendship are called into question and put at risk. While Matthias desperately fights against his feelings, Maxime's desire to get closer to him grows stronger and stronger ...

Beat Beat Heart

Beat Beat Heart

2017 | 87 min | Independent

Kerstin (Lana Cooper) believes in love with all her heart and has been waiting for the return of her ex-boyfriend Thomas (Till Wonka) for months. She wallows in sweet memories when her mother Charlotte (Saskia Vester) suddenly turns up and wants to move into her apartment. That mother and daughter could't be more different in dealing with their breakups becomes clear when Charlotte - in full mid-life crisis mode - gets inspired by Kerstin's roommate Maya (Christin Nichols) to meet new men via ...

Somehow

Somehow

2022 | 102 min | Drama

Embarking on an evocative journey of self-discovery, a young man is haunted by the shadows of a childhood trauma he's strived to bury. This pursuit propels him far beyond the familiarity of home, directed by the visionary Aki T. Weisshaus, whose narrative genius captures a soul's desperate flight from becoming the mirror image of a father he scarcely remembers. As his path unwinds across the vast, uncharted landscapes of Europe, an unexpected encounter at a gas station alters the course of his voyage. ...

Motorcity

Motorcity

2021 | 87 min | Documentary

MOTORCITY focuses on the local amateur drag racing scene in Detroit, Michigan, but goes beyond just the sport. The film follows John Quick, Carter & Son Racing, and Karri Anne Beebe over two years as they strive to shave tenths of seconds off their race times. As the documentary progresses, the relationship between techno and car racing, and the self-perception of a European view of American life are discussed. The film delves into the fascination and the need for explanation surrounding the sport, ...

Heiko's World

Heiko's World

2021 | 118 min | Independent

Heiko's mother Belinda suffers from keratoconus, a rare eye disease. She could soon go completely blind. Belinda's eyesight could be saved with an expensive operation - but the insurance company won't cover it. For Heiko, this marks the beginning of an odyssey through the Berlin bar world: in order to raise the money for his mother's operation, he faces the best dart players in the city, at first reluctantly, but then with growing ambition, euro after euro. They, however, pursue completely different ...

Tough Love

Tough Love

2015 | 89 min | Love & Sex

The true story of top athlete Andreas Marquardt, who became a brutal pimp, served eight years in prison, and through therapy came to terms with years of abuse as a child by his mother and now does charity work for abused children. The story is told by him and his girlfriend Marion, who for years was one of many who worked as a prostitute for him and is the only one who still stands by him today. The film dispenses with classic chronology and combines documentary interviews with stylized scenes. ...

Of Neo-Nazis and Superheroes – How the Far Right is Changing a Small German Town

Of Neo-Nazis and Superheroes – How the Far Right is Changing a Small German Town

2018 | 56 min | Documentary

This small town has hosted right-wing rock concerts in the past, but now, remarkably, a diverse group of anti-right activists has emerged to challenge local right-wing organizations. The film offers new insights into how the societal shift to the right took place and how a right-wing parallel world that was able to establish itself in town and how creative forms of protest can flourish.

A Little Lesson in Love

A Little Lesson in Love

2022 | 86 min | Romance

Julie and Mathieu, two contrasting characters, drive through Paris at night to prevent a potential tragedy. The movie begins with a chance encounter in a café, where Julie comes across an alarming love letter that has been left in Mathieu's school papers. The letter is a cry for help: one of his pupils is threatening to kill herself if her love goes unrequited. Mathieu reluctantly teams up with Julie, a dynamic and impulsive woman whose life is very different from his own. Mathieu, a rather reserved ...