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The Empire

2024

The Empire

2024
4.7
In a quiet fishing village on northern France's Opal Coast, the birth of a peculiar child sparks a hidden war between extraterrestrial forces of good and evil.
Fiela's Child

1988

Fiela's Child

1988
8
The acclaimed drama based on Dalene Matthee´s award-winning novel. "Fiela se Kind" (Fiela's Child) is the story of a white foundling boy that is raised by a brown family. But the childs life changes irrevocably when white census officials discover him living across the established borders of society, and he is removed from his foster parents. "This is the moving story about a close family being torn apart by the social convictions of the day. It is the story of a mother´s enduring love and hope to see her taken son again. Fiela is a down to earth woman farmer who does not let anyone step on her. She raised a white castaway child, Benjamin, and teaches him the simple things in life."
Approaching Midnight

2013

Approaching Midnight

2013
3
Young Army staff sergeant Wesley Kent returns to his small hometown from war in Afghanistan. He must cope with burying the body of his best friend under his command and enduring the news of the death of his girlfriend Aspen Malverne who passed away in a car accident while he was abroad.
4 Nights in the Hamptons

2014

4 Nights in the Hamptons

2014
3.7
A married couple of 6 years invites an old friend and his new, free spirited girlfriend to their Hamptons Summer home for a long weekend. Emotions and desires are stirred but in ways none of them expected.
Marvin, Seth and Stanley

2012

Marvin, Seth and Stanley

2012
5.7
Marvin's estranged sons, Seth and Stanley, return home for a camping trip. As past grudges are exposed, their weekend getaway slowly unfurls.
I Am Michael

2015

I Am Michael

2015
5.5
The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.
Force Majeure

2014

Force Majeure

2014
6.9
While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.
The Petal Pushers

2019

The Petal Pushers

2019
4.3
A sweet little film about murder.
The Miracle Worker

1962

The Miracle Worker

1962
7.9
The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.
Come Down Molly

2015

Come Down Molly

2015
5
New mother Molly (Eléonore Hendricks) is overcome with the need to run away. Feeling abandoned by her husband and unable to connect with her infant son, she takes up an invitation from her old high school group of guy friends to go on a weekend trip to the mountains. Without the pressure of daily responsibilities and with the help of psychoactive mushrooms, Molly comes out of her shell and is ready to accept the beauty and love that can be found in nature. When Molly's “trip” turns into a dark out-of-body experience she is forced to choose between the person she was and the person she's become.
The Homesman

2014

The Homesman

2014
6.5
When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy. Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just how daunting the journey will be, and employs a low-life drifter, George Briggs, to join her. The unlikely pair and the three women head east, where a waiting minister and his wife have offered to take the women in. But the group first must traverse the harsh Nebraska Territories marked by stark beauty, psychological peril and constant threat.
Limelight

2017

Limelight

2017
In a society obsessed with fame, validation, and social media, one small-town narcissist pulls out all the stops in his pursuit of absolute stardom.
Anari

1959

Anari

1959
7.2
Raj Kumar is an honest, handsome and intelligent young man. Working as a painter, he is unable to earn a living. One day Raj finds a wallet containing money and returns it to the man it belongs to. Impressed by his honesty, the man employs him to work in his office as a clerk.
The Telemachy

2012

The Telemachy

2012
1
The Telemachy is a journey of self-discovery inspired by Homer's Odyssey. It follows Telemachus, an Anglo-Greek boy who runs away from home in order to find his true father on the Greek island of Skiathos. Throughout the film we encounter characters with overlaying themes that remind us that everyone has a story to tell.
Twain

2024

Twain

2024
5.5
A young man confronts his incarcerated twin brother unearthing secrets from the past.
Goodbye Shirazi Girl

2019

Goodbye Shirazi Girl

2019
This film is an adaptation of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl.
Amphibious

2020

Amphibious

2020
3.5
Some people are amphibians; half spirit and half animal - as spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time. If they don't sneak underwater, they'll get squashed.
I Was Honey Boo Boo

2025

I Was Honey Boo Boo

2025
7
While on the kids' pageant circuit, Alana Thompson became known as "Honey Boo Boo," as the world discovered her and her colorful family, led by her mother, Mama June. Alana's dynamic persona captivated audiences and caught the attention of producers, catapulting her and her family to meteoric stardom as reality TV stars. But behind closed doors were forced smiles, silent tears and the lingering sense of uncertainty for what the future held for Alana and her family. After a series of scandals and legal troubles, Alana's world was turned upside down and she was ultimately placed in the care of her older sister, Pumpkin. Now in college, Alana is determined to shake off the labels that have followed her, shed light on the darker side of child stardom and forge a path to overcome generational trauma and challenges.
2BPerfectlyHonest

2004

2BPerfectlyHonest

2004
5.6
Business partners Frank and Josh go bankrupt after their dot-com start-up collapses before it goes online. Frank, a bachelor and broke, reluctantly moves back home to live with his parents while Josh, a hippie computer wiz who's married and has a son, is forced to consider the unthinkable - getting a real job.
Silent Night in Algona

2022

Silent Night in Algona

2022
6
A depiction of a small Iowa town hosting a prisoner of war camp during World War II in 1944.