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The Return of Jesse James

1950

The Return of Jesse James

1950
5
Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brother in order to duplicate his crimes.
The Joe Louis Story

1953

The Joe Louis Story

1953
5.9
The life and career of Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, who held the title for 12 years--longer than any other boxer in history--and who had to not only battle opponents inside the ring and racism outside it.
Waru

2017

Waru

2017
6.9
Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small boy who died at the hands of his caregiver.
A Dance in the Snow

2024

A Dance in the Snow

2024
6.7
Melanie’s autistic daughter Jenny, a high school senior, plans her own party with friends while Melanie works with Jenny’s teacher to create an inclusive school dance, leading to romantic sparks and mounting secrets that strain their close bond during the holidays.
When Jeff Tried to Save the World

2018

When Jeff Tried to Save the World

2018
5.5
When Jeff discovers that the bowling alley he manages is being sold, he must do everything he can to save the place he's come to call home.
Cries from the Heart

1994

Cries from the Heart

1994
5.2
Michael, a young autistic boy who has trouble with verbalization but a real talent for technology, uses a computer to plead for help after being molested at his school.
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

1968

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

1968
6.8
A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence. When a rival yakuza gang, who wants to take over the town’s businesses, murders him, Oryu is obliged to protect his children and business.
Odette Toulemonde

2007

Odette Toulemonde

2007
5.6
Objectively, Odette Toulemonde has nothing to be happy about, but is. Balthazar Balsan has everything to be happy about, but isn’t. Odette, awkwardly forty, with a delightful hairdresser son and a daughter bogged down in adolescence, spends her days behind the cosmetic’s counter in a department store and her nights sewing feathers on costumes for Parisian variety shows. She dreams of thanking Balthazar Balsan, her favorite author, to whom – she believes – she owes her optimism. The rich and charming Parisian writer then turns up in her life in an unexpected way.
Lady Gangster

1942

Lady Gangster

1942
5.5
An actress gets involved with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 bank robbery. Before being sent to prison, she steals the money from her partners and hides it, thinking to use it as a bargaining chip to be released from prison. However, her former partners have different ideas.
Believe

2016

Believe

2016
6.5
A small-town business owner tries to save the local Christmas pageant against all odds.
Bloodlust!

1961

Bloodlust!

1961
4.3
Two couples are on a boating trip when they come across an uncharted island. The four investigate and find themselves in the clutches of Dr. Albert Balleau, whose hobby is hunting both animals and humans… The group tries to escape only to be thwarted by Dr. Balleau and his henchmen.
Raiders of Old California

1957

Raiders of Old California

1957
4.7
A villainous cavalry officer is trying to force the owner of a hacienda to give him his land when a courageous settler comes to the rescue.
A Cowgirl's Song

2022

A Cowgirl's Song

2022
5.5
An aspiring but adrift teen singer goes to live with her grandmother, once a country music legend, but has fallen on hard times after the death of her husband five years earlier. Together, they overcome adversity and find redemption through their love of music.
Warrior Strong

2023

Warrior Strong

2023
6.2
Bilal Irving, a professional basketball player returns to his small, Northern Ontario town of Dumont. He re-connects with his former coach, and conflict ensues as they both struggle to put their egos and complicated pasts aside to mentor the town’s only basketball team.
Ma Belle, My Beauty

2021

Ma Belle, My Beauty

2021
5.7
A surprise reunion in southern France reignites passions and jealousies between two women who were formerly polyamorous lovers.
Sometime Other Than Now

2021

Sometime Other Than Now

2021
5.5
Sam, who after his motorcycle is damaged in an apparent crash into the ocean, becomes stranded in a small New England town, finds refuge at a run-down motel managed by Kate, a similarly burnt-out, lost soul. The mystery around Sam's presence in town unravels when it's discovered that his estranged daughter Audrey lives there - the daughter he hasn't seen her in 25 years. As he tries to bridge the gap between the little girl he left long ago and the woman who grew up without her father, Sam learns he was never cut-out to be emotionally connected to anyone - unless he falls in love with another soul just as lonesome.
American Folk

2018

American Folk

2018
5.9
Two strangers, both folk musicians stranded in California, take a road trip to New York in the days after 9/11. A story about the kindness of strangers and the power of music.
Horses of God

2013

Horses of God

2013
7.2
The film follows two brothers over the course of a decade. While they begin as kids in search of thrills in the sprawling slums of Morocco’s Sidi Moumen, we witness their gradual, and ultimately shocking, radicalisation.
Julietta

1953

Julietta

1953
6.2
Julietta Valendor is in love with lawyer André Landrecourt. He is unaware of her feelings. He puts her up one day when he has his fiancée, Rosie, staying with him... Based on a novel of Louise de Vilmorin.
Beautiful City

2004

Beautiful City

2004
7.8
Akbar, 18, has been held in a rehabilitation centre for committing murder at the age of sixteen. Now, Akbar is transferred to prison to await the day of his execution. A’la, a friend of Akbar, tries desperately to gain the consent of Akbar’s plaintiff so as to stop the execution.