"Upside Down", starring Jim Sturgess + Kirsten Dunst, directed by Juan Solanas, 1:47 long, released 2012. Available on Netflix Streaming.
Fun, whimsical against-the-odds love story in a very science-fictional setting. It's really a fantastic film, but it appears to have been barely released here (in the US) at all. I think it's actually a European production. It has an MPAA rating, so it couldn't have been straight to DVD, I think, but until I found it on Netflix, I'd never heard of it.
Unfortunately I can see why it didn't get a real push here - in the first few minutes of the film, a voiceover explains to you what the setting is; even I don't understand the full physics of it, but you don't have to in order to get the story premise. Basically you have two worlds in some kind of a binary orbit around the same sun. They share the same "sky", but have polar opposite gravity - the matter of each world is attracted to that world and not the other. When matter of one world comes into contact with that of the other, it generates a thermolytic reaction (the matter from the wrong world gets hot).
Very cool as far as a sci-fi premise. But try explaining that in an understandable manner to Joe and Jane Sixpack at the local multiplex...
Here's the Netflix paragraph-long summary: "Adam loves on a poverty-striken world, while Eden is from its affluent twin planet, and their love sparks an interplanetary incident." It sort of just scratches the surface, but the story is much more entertaining than that makes it out to be. I rated it 4 out of 5 stars, "really liked it."
For those outside the US and/or unfamiliar with Netflix ratings:
1 star: hated it
2 stars: didn't like it
3 stars: liked it
4 stars: really liked it
5 stars: loved it
You don't get "pre-made" ratings - Netflix asks you to rate various films and TV shows that you've seen, and based on your ratings makes recommendations of other shows and movies you're likely to enjoy. When you browse, they provide an estimate of what they think you're going to rate a film, measured to the nearest tenth of a star - I think they thought I'd rate this film about a 3.7 or a 3.8. The more ratings you provide, the more accurate their estimates of future ratings will become - but you're free to browse for films of any estimated rating throughout their streaming-video collection. I've been finding that with rare exception, their estimated ratings are pretty accurate, but it helps that I've watched a lot of films and shows and provided ratings for them.
For customers also taking advantage of the company's much-larger selection of DVDs, the ratings are combined between the two services. I miss the DVD service because of the huge collection it had, including many rare and out-of-print movies and shows, but it was more expensive and required frequent trips to the post office. I would never have the DVDs sent to my current home - the mailbox provided is too small.
EDIT: just watched another movie...
"Guns, Girls and Gambling", starring Christian Slater and Gary Oldman among others, directed by Michael Winnick, released 2011, not rated (probably a straight-to-video movie), available on Netflix Streaming.
Imagine a John Woo movie and a Quentin Tarantino movie got together, decided to have a baby, and the offspring looked like Christian Slater - since it was really centered on him from start to finish, plot-wise. It's a neo-noir heist movie set in an unspecified state in the American West (other than Texas) near an Indian reservation and casino, and it has more plot twists than any other movie I have EVER watched. Not entirely implausible plot twists, but it's enough to give you whiplash. The plot is pretty intricate, the dialogue, not so much - I got the feeling I was watching an episode of a Christian Slater TV show. So, lame dialogue, lots and LOTS of Slater voiceover, and a really intricate, good story. I "liked it alot", four stars. Oh, and there's a surprising cast of actors in this one - more than a few recognizable names, but mostly character actors or former A-listers. They're not bad actors, but the characters are either a) very stereotypical or b) intentionally against stereotype (something that will make a lot more sense when you see the movie). Oh, did I mention that it's actually pretty funny on top of all that? I mean after all, what Christian Slater movie doesn't have a healthy dose of humor to it?
