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Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace

2000

Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace

2000
5.5
The story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction, who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life. What is a moral person to do in a time of savage immorality? That question tormented Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life. The Nazis hanged him on April 9, 1945, less than a month before the end of the war. Bonhoeffer's last years, his participation in the German resistance and his moral struggle are dramatized in this film. More than just a biographical portrait, Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace sheds light on the little-known efforts of the German resistance. It brings to a wide audience the heroic rebellion of Bonhoeffer, a highly regarded Lutheran minister who could have kept his peace and saved his life on several occasions but instead paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.
Shuttle Life

2017

Shuttle Life

2017
7.4
A poor family struggles to cope with tragedy and mental illness in a fractured society.
Lucky

2017

Lucky

2017
7.3
Follows the journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map desert town. He finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration.
Sealed with a List

2023

Sealed with a List

2023
6.3
Carley is determined to get through her list of abandoned resolutions from last year and enlists the help of coworker Wyatt.
King of Knives

2020

King of Knives

2020
4.3
A New York family implodes over three days as they careen through mid-life and quarter-life crises.
21 Positions

2023

21 Positions

2023
6.6
21 key moments in the life of a couple in 21 sequence shots filmed in 16 mm, shot entirely in Andalucia: this is the premise of the feature debut of Néstor Ruiz Medina, Goya nominee for his short film Baraka. María and Fer live an intense and complicit love, in an idyllic setting by the coast of Cádiz: a house with land, a vegetable garden with chickens, a rich social life, and time to spend with each other. Since money does matter in life, all this is sustained by exposing their sex life on OnlyFans, a social network with paid memberships, a thing they carry with ease and grace. What really lies behind all this, along with its consequences, is what we will see in these 21 moments of intimacy: the emotional flipside of OnlyFans brought by the cinema.
Goodbye Shirazi Girl

2019

Goodbye Shirazi Girl

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

2005

The Quiet

2005
6.2
After her widowed father dies, deaf teenager Dot moves in with her godparents, Olivia and Paul Deer. The Deers' daughter, Nina, is openly hostile to Dot, but that does not prevent her from telling her secrets to her silent stepsister, including the fact that she wants to kill her lecherous father.
Dance Party, USA

2006

Dance Party, USA

2006
5
Jessica and Gus, two apathetic teenagers, drift aimlessly from one day to the next until they meet each other. They make a tenuous and fleeting connection when Gus confides in Jessica about his dark past.
Facing the Fat

2009

Facing the Fat

2009
5.2
Obesity has become one of the most overwhelming diseases in our modern society, even now considered to be of epidemic proportions. This documentary film dives into this sensitive, but socially powerful topic and exposes shocking statistics of the fattening of our culture. Kenny Saylors, overweight himself, faces his own fat in his life as he embarks upon a 55 day, Doctor supervised, water fast to see the effects of this ancient practice on our bodies today and to examine if healing properties truly do exist within our own bodies in this extreme method of food restriction.
Last Night in Rozzie

2021

Last Night in Rozzie

2021
5.5
When a New York lawyer returns to his Boston hometown to reunite his dying friend with his young son, he is forced to finally confront a childhood trauma.
The Guard of Auschwitz

2018

The Guard of Auschwitz

2018
4.2
Nazi occupied Poland, during the World War II. Hans, a former brilliant student, has become an SS officer stationed at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. When he is commissioned by his superior officer to build an efficient gas chamber, Hans, facing the harsh reality, begins to realize the magnitude of the atrocious acts of which he is being accomplice.
Voyeur

2019

Voyeur

2019
Inspired by true events, two student actresses at Yale delve into dark competition in staging Strindberg's Miss Julie, pushing the envelope of Naturalist authenticity until they lose sight of reality. "Voyeur" explores the extremes of self-inflicted student perfectionism at an elite college through the lens of a dark comedy, asking the questions: How far will one go to reach authenticity? Can the theatre ever disappear completely and become life itself?
An American in Hollywood

2014

An American in Hollywood

2014
A talented young filmmaker from New York sets off to Los Angeles in pursuit of the Hollywood dream, only to discover through his relationship with a beautiful feisty young actress, that Hollywood is not all that it seems.
Raise the Titanic

1980

Raise the Titanic

1980
5.3
To obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known source, the Titanic.
Dream Horse

2021

Dream Horse

2021
7
The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes. With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream and compete with the racing elites. Their investment pays off as Dream rises through the ranks and becomes a beacon of hope in their struggling community.
Have a Little Faith

2011

Have a Little Faith

2011
6.4
At age 82, Mitch Albom's former rabbi Albert Lewis wants the famous Detroit sportswriter to give his eulogy when the time comes. Albom makes a visit to his former home town in New Jersey, where Rabbi Lewis has served a congregation for about 50 years. Albom doesn't feel worthy, especially since he is no longer a practicing Jew and, in fact, he has married a Christian (who apparently isn't active either). Nevertheless, Rabbi Lewis says he is the one to do the job, and over the next eight years, Albom makes several visits back home and even attends some Sabbath services, where the good rabbi is determined to continue working and inspiring his flock even as his health declines.
Gerry

2002

Gerry

2002
6.1
Two friends named Gerry become lost in the desert after taking a wrong turn. Their attempts to find their way home only lead them into further trouble.
Laura Gets a Cat

2018

Laura Gets a Cat

2018
8.6
Laura, an unemployed writer in New York City, tries to juggle an unexciting boyfriend, an affair with a performance artist, and a vivid imaginary life.
Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel

1981

Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel

1981
8.7
A cowboy comes to a town at Christmas time. He eats at a cafe but was unable to pay for his meal, so the owner throws him in jail. The town wants to alleviate their guilt over a Mexican family, who has pregnant woman with them, who lives on top of a mountain called Christmas mountain. They bail out the cowboy and tells to bring some old clothes and food to them. While there the young boy of the family feels sorry for him and prays that god will send him some help. It comes in the form of an old friend of his who died years ago. He tells him that he is not exactly living a proper life but he has a chance to turn things around, first by telling the townsfolk that their so called charity towards the Mexicans is not enough.