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The Windsplitter

1971

The Windsplitter

1971
Bobby Joe Smith returns to his home in a small town, having changed his name, his outlook on life, and gained a career as a Hollywood star. Bobby Joe finds a renewed love in Jenny Jenkins, his childhood sweetheart, whose father is the town reverend and who believes that Bobby Joe has returned as a corrupt and demoralized person. Jenny's father jealously wants no connections between Bobby and Jenny, and takes measures to keep Bobby Joe from attending any of the Homecoming activities by persuading some local boys to beat him up. This builds to a crashing climax which is utterly shocking and unexpected.
The Grand Bolero

2023

The Grand Bolero

2023
5.4
During the covid-19 lockdown in Italy, Roxanne, a cynical mid aged pipe organ cleaner struggles to control her impulsive attraction to her new 20 years old mute assistant.
Wesley

2009

Wesley

2009
7.7
The year is 1732. John Wesley, an irritatingly self-righteous instructor at Oxford is offered the chance to go to the new colony of Georgia, where he hopes to preach to the Indians. John struggles with his failure and fears and is finally experiences the peace he longed for: "I felt my heart strangely warmed." Wesley begins to preach about his experience of saving faith, but is turned out of most churches in London. Despite opposition, mob violence that seeks to break up their meetings, Wesley and his "Methodies" establish social ministries to the poor that transformed the face of England. Today, almost 75 million people worldwide trace their spiritual heritage back to John Wesley.
A Guidebook to Killing Your Ex

2016

A Guidebook to Killing Your Ex

2016
4.2
A lonely man with an intention of documenting every important detail is planning to kill his ex-girlfriend within 72 hours only to realize things are not as easy as he previously imagined.
Oklahoma Mon Amour

2021

Oklahoma Mon Amour

2021
5.3
Rural United States and modern urban Mexico meet in this tale of restlessness, secrets, and a very promising southward journey to reunite a family ruptured by a brutal tragedy.
Mister Scrooge to See You

2013

Mister Scrooge to See You

2013
7
One year after the classic Dickens' A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge finds himself on a new journey. Once again he is visited by Jacob Marley. This time Scrooge is sent on an adventure which takes him into the life of Timothy Cratchit the VI, the great, great, great grandson of Bob Cratchit.
Diamond Soles

2019

Diamond Soles

2019
3.8
Alienated dancer Cecilia returns to New York City to reconnect with juvenile high school friends and her crude DJ ex-boyfriend.
The Other Kids

2016

The Other Kids

2016
Director Chris Brown creates a hybrid of fiction and non-fiction in which he collaborates with real high school seniors to tell their personal stories. The result is a portrait of six teens on the threshold of adulthood and how each is dealing with his or her impending future.
A Bend in the River

2020

A Bend in the River

2020
4
The story of a writer who returns to Ireland, after spending twenty five years in New York, to confront the ghosts of his past.
Running by Runes

2016

Running by Runes

2016
An office clerk, unsuccessfully trying to make a career and win a girl's love, meets an economic consultant who is really successful and independent and has a strange hobby - Old Turkic runes.
The Next Day

2012

The Next Day

2012
A man and woman have a one night stand. The unexpected consequences of such a union change their lives.
Bad Animal

2021

Bad Animal

2021
7
Everything changes for a rising hip-hop star, SEMBRÉ, and his manager, MARLENE, a talented indie artist in her own right; as they are dealing with the collapse of their five-year romance, a new producer shows up with a major record deal, forcing them to confront their past while navigating the price of loyalty and fame in the underground Chicago music scene.
Black in Minneapolis

2019

Black in Minneapolis

2019
5.8
A black man begins an uprising after police kill his brother during a routine traffic stop.
The Christmas Pledge

2023

The Christmas Pledge

2023
2.6
June and Declan, once at odds, are forced to work together at a local TV station to keep June out from under her father's thumb. When their Christmas concert idea fails to save the station, they must look to the heart of the matter.
Finding Farideh

2018

Finding Farideh

2018
7.7
"Finding Farideh" is about an Iranian girl named Farideh, who has been adopted by a Dutch couple 40 years ago, and now overcomes her fears and travels to her motherland Iran for the first time to meet three families who claim to be her real family and have a DNA test with them, and to find out about her Iranian Identity and culture...
Blood & Money

2023

Blood & Money

2023
Four cousins from a tight-knit family are thrust into a world of chaos when the youngest of them is suspected of stealing money from one of Memphis' most dangerous drug dealers. But when one of them falls for the mark, things get complicated.
Lost Inside

2022

Lost Inside

2022
5.4
An agoraphobic and washed up rock star is confronted by a nosy new neighbor and an imaginary nuisance pressuring him to leave his house and rejoin a life he both fears and has forsaken.
Malibu

2021

Malibu

2021
5.8
Ernesto has found a peculiar way to meet people and earn a living: provoking car accidents.
All I Ever Wanted

2021

All I Ever Wanted

2021
Rom-com obsessed teen Christine has always longed for the picture-perfect romance - but she's soon confronted with the fact that her ideal prince charming might actually be a princess charming instead.
Staging

2021

Staging

2021
5.8
Assad, along with his group, creates fake accident scenes to claim insurance.