Under the Milky Way

Our weekly selection

New Release on VOD: Le Cirque

The Olympics are over, but luckily this week we can still witness some exciting athletic performances - inside one of the most famous circus tent in the world!  We are proud to present Le Cirque, an extraordinary journey that explores the heart of the legendary Arlette Gruss Circus.

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Sports on the mind...

Starting in 2020 Skateboarding will become and official Olympic sport. Although, we’re not sure if this is quite what the Olympic committee have in mind... A breathless crime thriller set among the skateboarders of urban Paris.

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The road to the Olympics – Week 2

Looking forward to the Summer Olympics in Rio next month, we have selected a few of our favorite French movies about Olympic sports. Second event up is sprinting, and a touching drama about the sporting and personal connection between a reformed convict and a young athlete recovering from a car crash that took his sight. 

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The road to the Olympics

Looking forward to the Summer Olympics in Rio next month we have selected a few of our favorite French movies about Olympic sports. First up is triathlon, which features in the touching family drama The Finishers.

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Happy Bastille Day Week!

In honour of this French national holiday we’re celebrating the comedy legend that is Dany Boon, offering a collection of his greatest movies to own for only $4.99 each. If you haven’t seen these movies, you really need to... and if you have, this is your chance to add them to your permanent collection! The offer ends July 19th, so get on it fast!

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Under The Milky Way's French films are now on Vimeo!

In addition to our presence on iTunes, Amazon, Google, Vudu, Sony, Microsoft, and all major cable VOD networks (yup we’re everywhere) we now have a great collection of French movies on our Vimeo channel! So now you have even more ways to see our great titles. Check out the channel here: vimeo.com/umwfilms/. Here are just a few of our favourites. Keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter for exclusive Vimeo competitions and special offers!

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So Happy Together (2009)

From the talent behind Intouchables and Samba we’re delighted to being So Happy Together (Tellement Proches) to American shores. For fans of those later films, this is a real treat, combining themes of family, diversity, and tolerance, with a hefty dose of classically French humour!

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Films for Father’s Day on June 19th

So we’ve selected some great movies about three very different kinds of dad... In The Finishers we see the strength of a father’s love to overcome adversity, in Daddy Cool, the struggle a father faces trying to connect with his teenaged daughter, and in Monsieur Papa, the importance of having a dad at all!

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Kick of Pride month in style with Poltergay!

Yep. Poltergay. A spoof horror film about a haunting by, you guessed it, gay poltergeists! And it’s as every bit as fabulously outrageous as you can imagine. Surrender to the silliness and this group of disco loving ghosts will have you singing along in no time!

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The French Collection must end soon!

Our special collection of French movies to own in HD for only $4.99 must end on May 24! You still have time to boost your movie collection though, and there’s something for everyone in there. We’ve highlighted our Top 3 movies, but scroll down for the full list of titles and links to purchase.

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