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Dangerous Moves

1984

Dangerous Moves

1984
5.8
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Outside Providence

1999

Outside Providence

1999
5.8
In this coming-of-age comedy, Tim Dunphy is leading a go-nowhere existence, spending his days smoking pot and hanging out with his best friend, Drugs Delaney. But Tim's lazy days of getting high are jettisoned after a brush with the law convinces his blue-collar dad to send him to a Connecticut prep school. The one saving grace of the new school is Jane, a fellow student Tim falls for immediately.
River

2021

River

2021
4.2
After disappearing for over a week, River tries to put her fragmented memory back together, while teetering on the brink of insanity and questioning what's real vs a dream.
Topside

2022

Topside

2022
6.7
Deep in the underbelly of New York City, a five year-old girl and her mother live among a community that has claimed the abandoned subway tunnels as their home. After a sudden police-mandated eviction, the pair are forced to flee aboveground into a brutal winter night. Determined to return home, they fight to find shelter as their world is thrown into chaos.
Christmas Harmony

2018

Christmas Harmony

2018
6.1
A young woman returns to her small hometown to rediscover music, family bonds, and the magic of the Christmas season.
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini

2023

Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini

2023
5.1
Young mother Sherri Papini disappears while jogging and reappears three weeks later on Thanksgiving Day. She claims that two Hispanic women kidnapped and abused her. Four years later, new evidence reveals that her abduction was a hoax she perpetrated to spend time with an ex-boyfriend.
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

2021

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

2021
7.2
Jaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face, but talk on the phone every day. When Jaakko hears news about Sirpa's declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city. It's not the easiest decision, because he's blind and paralyzed from the chest down - and he has to make the journey alone. To get there, Jaakko must rely on the help of five strangers. What could go wrong?
Heartstrings

2016

Heartstrings

2016
6.4
Marie is a violent cello and very talented teenager in school. Victor is a friendly boy, dynamic, but who knows some academic difficulties. Ignoring that Mary is losing sight, Victor falls in love with her. And little by little, to his great surprise, Marie starts to help her ... When Marie reveals her secret, a pact is concluded between the two teenagers: Victor helps her to hide her condition so that she can pass The entrance examination to the conservatory. An unfailing friendship will emerge from this unlikely duo, ready to do anything to face the rest of the world.
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

1969

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

1969
7
The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the yakuza. This story takes place in the middle of the Meiji era in Nagoya. Oryu is wandering the country, training herself to reinstate her family name. With a written recommendation from Kumatora, she appears at the door of the Nishinomaru family. At the same time, the family is preparing for the gambling competition at the Netsuda Shrine Festival, which they have been hosting for generations. Meanwhile, the crooked Kinbara family is plotting to take over the competition. And now Oryu is forced to get involved in the struggle…
Downriver

2015

Downriver

2015
4.6
James has served time for drowning a little boy when he was a child, although the body was never found in the river. A visit from his victim's mother upon parole sends him on a quest to find the truth. With little time and danger at every turn, James risks his freedom and his life to uncover the trail of sins that might give closure to the grieving mother.
A Heidelberg Holiday

2023

A Heidelberg Holiday

2023
6.4
Heidi heads to the Heidelberg Christmas market to sell her hand-painted ornaments. While there, she falls for a local artisan who helps her reconnect with her lost heritage.
The Apostle Peter: Redemption

2016

The Apostle Peter: Redemption

2016
6.6
Tormented by his denial of Christ, Peter spent his life attempting to atone for his failures. Now as he faces certain death at the hand of Nero, will he falter again, his weakness betray him or will he rise up triumphant in his final moment?
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

1991

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

1991
5.1
True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania.
Fatal Trust

2006

Fatal Trust

2006
4.8
Following the death of her husband, Kate moves back home with her young child to live with her sister. As she begins to rebuild her life, she quickly realizes that the Doctor for whom she works is really a psychotic serial killer, his victims murdered with snake venom. As she begins to unfold his dark secrets, she finds she is in as much danger as his victims.
Before, Now & Then

2022

Before, Now & Then

2022
6.8
Set against Indonesia’s turbulent post-independence years in the 1960s, the story revolves around the domestic life of a woman whose personal life has been completely overturned by the political turmoil.
The Mad Bomber

1973

The Mad Bomber

1973
4.9
Los Angeles detectives Minelli and Blake must track down a serial rapist who may know the identity of a mentally disturbed bomber.
Santa and Pete

1999

Santa and Pete

1999
5.3
This warmhearted Yuletide tale tells the story of Grandpa Nichols who is spending his first Christmas alone as a widower. His grandson Pete is riveted by his grandfather's story of St. Nick, and Pete decides that it is his desire to do all he can to help out old St. Nick in any way he can.
Courage Mountain

1990

Courage Mountain

1990
5.7
At the beginning of World War I, a young Swiss girl is sent off to boarding school.
Blaze

1989

Blaze

1989
6.1
A middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made him a controversial figure.
The Toughest Man in the World

1984

The Toughest Man in the World

1984
5
Mr. T's first starring made-for-TV movie role has him playing a tough and scowling, but softhearted, nightclub bouncer who finds himself involved with a bunch of kids after being conned into taking over a youth center.