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Persian Lessons

2020

Persian Lessons

2020
7.5
Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an ingenious trick, Gilles manages to survive by inventing words of "Farsi" every day and teaching them to Koch.
The Mighty Ducks

1992

The Mighty Ducks

1992
6.6
After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice, but isn't eager to return to hockey, a point hit home by his tense dealings with his own former coach, Jack Reilly. The reluctant Gordon eventually grows to appreciate his team, which includes promising young Charlie Conway, and leads them to take on Reilly's tough players.
The Kings of Summer

2013

The Kings of Summer

2013
7
Three restless teenagers run away to the woods for the summer, determined to escape their parents and live by their own rules. In a hidden clearing, they build a makeshift house and attempt to create an independent life, testing their friendship, freedom, and the challenges of living off the land.
In Harm's Way

1965

In Harm's Way

1965
6.6
A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
The Great Gatsby

1974

The Great Gatsby

1974
6.3
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
Loulou

1980

Loulou

1980
6.2
A bored wife leaves her husband for an unemployed, petty criminal.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018
6.8
When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Adventureland

2009

Adventureland

2009
6.4
It's the summer of 1987, and recent college grad James Brennan can't wait to begin his long-anticipated dream trip to Europe. Unfortunately, James' plans come to a screeching halt when his parents announce that they are unable to subsidize his trip. Forced to take a job at the local amusement park, James prepares for the worst summer ever, until he finds love with a captivating co-worker named Em.
Family Weekend

2013

Family Weekend

2013
6.3
A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
The Fly

1958

The Fly

1958
7
Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber.
Berlin Syndrome

2017

Berlin Syndrome

2017
6
A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
Hailey Rose

2024

Hailey Rose

2024
9
After years of successfully avoiding her family, newly-unemployed Hailey gets a frantic call from her sister with news compelling her to return to their east coast hometown - only to discover a stunning surprise waiting for her.
Monster's Ball

2001

Monster's Ball

2001
6.8
A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
Crossroads

1986

Crossroads

1986
7.4
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
A Brighter Summer Day

1991

A Brighter Summer Day

1991
8.3
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
Love & Basketball

2000

Love & Basketball

2000
7.3
Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.
I'm Not Ashamed

2016

I'm Not Ashamed

2016
7.2
Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.
Inventing the Abbotts

1997

Inventing the Abbotts

1997
6.3
In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.
Four Lions

2010

Four Lions

2010
6.9
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce.
Flowers in the Attic

1987

Flowers in the Attic

1987
6.3
After the death of her husband, a mother takes her kids off to live with their grandparents in a huge, decrepit old mansion. However, the kids are kept hidden in a room just below the attic, visited only by their mother who becomes less and less concerned about them and their failing health, and more concerned about herself and the inheritence she plans to win back from her dying father.