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Richard III

1995

Richard III

1995
6.7
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the rivaling houses of York and Lancaster. Richard aspires to a fascist dictatorship, but must first remove the obstacles to his ascension—among them his brother, his nephews and his brother's wife. When the Duke of Buckingham deserts him, Richard's plans are compromised.
A Little Bit of Heaven

2011

A Little Bit of Heaven

2011
6.4
A guarded woman finds out she's dying of cancer but, when she meets her match, the threat of falling in love is scarier than death.
Sugar Valentine

2004

Sugar Valentine

2004
1.5
One man must choose between his heart and his profession. Based on the true life story of Sugar Valentine, a man born into a family of Pimps finds that he is increasingly becoming disillusioned with the "game." And now he must face his biggest challenge of all: Falling in love.With added documentary testimonials from local prostitutes, Sugar Valentine the movie, will become an underground classic.
Daisy Winters

2017

Daisy Winters

2017
7
An eleven year-old girl's unconventional yet deeply loving relationship with her mother is harshly broken. Along her journey, including her quest to discover her father, she learns how to embrace every moment with determination and unrelenting self-confidence.
Lion Of The Desert

1981

Lion Of The Desert

1981
7.3
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
Loophole

1981

Loophole

1981
6
When architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money in short supply, he unwittingly becomes involved in a daring scheme to rob one of London's biggest bank vaults.
Little John

2002

Little John

2002
6.2
The unmarried daughter of a Texas rancher gives birth to an unwanted child. She puts the child up for adoption and moves away from home. Without her knowledge, her father took the boy and raised him. Twelve years later, she is now a successful family-court judge in L.A. Over the years, she has avoided her father and knows nothing of the child. That all changes when he decides that is time she knew her own child and heads for L.A.
LBJ

2017

LBJ

2017
6.4
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
The Pirates of Somalia

2017

The Pirates of Somalia

2017
6.9
After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking for the story of a lifetime. Hooking up with a local fixer, he attempts to get embedded with the local Somali pirates, only to quickly find himself in over his head.
Extramarital

1998

Extramarital

1998
3.8
An aspiring writer gets involved in the investigation of her best friend after she is killed while having an affair.
Space Monkeys

2022

Space Monkeys

2022
4.3
Five teenagers during a late summer party play with an artificial intelligence that draws dangerous challenges: the most extreme of all will force them to abandon their innocence.
The Lost Valentine

2011

The Lost Valentine

2011
7
A young and cynical female journalist learns love may transcend trials and time as she discovers a story that will change her life forever. When war separates lovers on their wedding anniversary Feb. 14, 1944 at LA Union Train Station, Navy pilot Neil Thomas makes a promise he isn't sure he can keep - to return to the train station safe by their next anniversary. For sixty years Caroline Thomas keeps her promise by waiting at the train station until her missing in action husband can finally keep his with the "lost valentine." The message and meaning shows romance and love can be real; worth fighting, and maybe even dying for.
Pit Fighter

2005

Pit Fighter

2005
4.6
Jack Severino has no memory, all he knows is the brutal sport of Pit Fighting. When his past catches him up, he realizes he is not who he thought he was. For some men must fight for redemption.
School of Life

2017

School of Life

2017
7.3
Paris 1930. Paul has only ever had one and the same horizon: the high walls of the orphanage, an austere building in the Parisian working class suburbs. Entrusted to a joyful country woman, Célestine, and her husband, Borel, the rather stiff gamekeeper of a vast estate in Sologne, the city child, recalcitrant and stubborn, arrives in a mysterious and disturbing world, that of a sovereign and wild region. The huge forest, misty ponds, heaths, and fields all belong to the Count de la Fresnaye, an elderly taciturn man who lives alone in his manor.
Special ID

2013

Special ID

2013
5.9
A career-long undercover Hong Kong cop is sent to Mainland China when his former protégé becomes the primary suspect in a murder.
Rear Window

1998

Rear Window

1998
5.4
Jason Kemp, a recently paralyzed architect, lives in a high-tech apartment filled with assistive technology. As a quadriplegic confined to his home, he passes the long hours by spying on his neighbors from his apartment window. His innocent pastime takes a deadly turn when he believes he witnesses a murder. Determined to uncover the truth, Jason continues to dig deeper - eventually finding himself locked in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
10x10

2018

10x10

2018
5.3
Lewis is an outwardly ordinary guy, but in reality he is hiding an obsession – revenge – against Cathy. Lewis kidnaps Cathy in broad daylight and takes her to his home, where he locks her in a soundproof cell and attempts to extract a dark secret from her past.
The Fast and the Furious

1954

The Fast and the Furious

1954
4.9
A framed man escapes prison and takes a wealthy woman's Jaguar with her in it. After she tries to escape numerous times, they begin to develop feelings for each other, and enter a road race that ends in Mexico.
The Skulls

2000

The Skulls

2000
5.8
A senior at an Ivy League college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and comes at a price.
Underdogs

2013

Underdogs

2013
5.7
The story of a small-town high school football team in rural Ohio destined to play their cross-town rival, a perennial powerhouse, while standing up for an entire community.