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My Life

1993

My Life

1993
6.7
It seems that Bob Jones has everything a man could want, namely a fulfilling job and a beautiful, pregnant wife, Gail. But Bob's life is turned upside-down when he is diagnosed with cancer and given four months to live -- not even enough time to see his first child's birth. To cleanse himself of demons in his remaining days, Bob makes a video diary, hoping to pass along some wisdom to his future child. Along the way, he discovers a lot about himself.
Beneath a Sea of Lights

2020

Beneath a Sea of Lights

2020
5.9
A Somali billboard repairman working in Dubai decides he wants to experience some of the products advertised on his billboards. It’s an experience that begins innocently enough, but quickly spins out of control, especially when a con man enters the picture.
Expiration Date

2012

Expiration Date

2012
6.7
Ramona's compulsive life becomes a wreck when she finds out, after a long search that Osvaldo, her only son, has died.
Ruby Red

2013

Ruby Red

2013
6.9
On her 16th birthday, Gwendolyn Shepherd finds out that instead of her cousin, she has inherited a rare gene that allows her to travel through time.
A Perfect Chord

2015

A Perfect Chord

2015
7.5
Cadence has an incredible gift for music. The only problem is no one knows it. She struggles to deal with the weight of expectations, as she wrestles with her talent and the style of music her heart yearns to play.
Bullies

1986

Bullies

1986
4.2
When the peaceful Morris family move to a small town and buy the town grocery store, they run afoul of the Cullen family. The Cullen's have been bullying the town's folk for years, and now they are harassing the Morris family every chance they get. Matt meanwhile meets and starts seeing a lot of Becky who also likes him. Unfortunately her last name is Cullen, and when the rest of the family finds out about their relationship, they decide to get even, and their harassment is elevated to vicious assault.
Black Fist

1977

Black Fist

1977
4
To make money, a Los Angeles street-fighter goes to work for gangsters.
The Forger

2011

The Forger

2011
5.7
While staying at a picturesque village, a teen encounters the underground world of art forgery.
Daddy's back

2016

Daddy's back

2016
4
Nocturna - Side B: Where the Elephants Go to Die

2021

Nocturna - Side B: Where the Elephants Go to Die

2021
7.7
A woman recounts the last night on earth of a 100-year-old man who fights for the redemption of the misdeeds of his life.
Wonderwell

2023

Wonderwell

2023
5.4
In an idyllic Italian village, a young American girl on the threshold of adolescence is swept into a timeless magical adventure in Wonderwell.
A Lifetime Treasure

2019

A Lifetime Treasure

2019
4.7
Holding a grudge against a senior homeowner, Hung sends spies to help destroy the facility. However, things don't go as planned when they meet the seniors living there.
A Is for Acid

2002

A Is for Acid

2002
6.8
Dramatisation of the true story of the notorious 'acid bath murderer' John Haigh, who murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid in the 1940s. He was only caught when the gallstones of one of his victims failed to dissolve in the acid and were detected by the pathologist who examined the residue from the acid bath.
The Iron Stairs

2015

The Iron Stairs

2015
6.5
A meek, mild-mannered man begins to suspect that his beautiful wife is poisoning him after he realizes that his acute stomach aches occur only after he eats at home. As a result, he investigates the death of his predecessor-- his wife's first husband.
The Railway Children

2000

The Railway Children

2000
6.7
At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state secrets, the three Waterbury children—Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter—move with their mother to Yorkshire, where they find themselves involved in unexpected dramas along the railway by their new home.
Hidden Away

2013

Hidden Away

2013
4.8
A woman and young daughter escape her abusive husband by faking their deaths. Eight years later she is happily living in the upscale Palm Springs with her now-17-year-old daughter. When her husband discovers they are still alive, he tracks them down and spies on them to learn all about the new life they've created until he can exact his revenge.
Der Schutzengel

2022

Der Schutzengel

2022
5.7
When a body is found floating inside a pond deep in the forest, Detective Paul Werner is faced with a mystery.
The Best of It

2016

The Best of It

2016
THE BEST OF IT takes an unflinching look at the life of a professional gambler. The character driven documentary focuses on the lives of Boston, The Shrink, Dink, and Banker who all chose to make a living betting sports. A gambler selects this profession despite knowing the life they fancied tends to chew up and spit out even the most seasoned gambler—an all too common tale in Las Vegas. A feud between Boston and The Shrink develops after accusations are made about gambling debts, but a gambler’s actual bank account balance is often based on rumors and half-truths. The outcome of a gambler is as unpredictable as the the games they bet.
White Dwarf

1995

White Dwarf

1995
5.9
In a distant future New York medical student Driscoll Rampart accomplishes his internship at Rusta, a rural planet that doesn't revolve around its axis and therefore is divided into contrasting halves of eternal day vs. eternal night. One is a Victorian-styled colony, the other a medieval kingdom. Both leave Rampart in a state of constant wonder, as he finds his way among humans and aliens, strange dreams and even stranger reality, a dark keep and a red sea, and more universal matters of war and peace, good and bad, love and hate and sickness and health.
Blue Tiger

1994

Blue Tiger

1994
5
Gena is a sweet and dedicated mother to her little son. One day, whilst shopping with him for a halloween mask, her son is accidently shot through the chest by a Japanese Gunman, trying to kill an opposing gang of bus operators. Gena notices that the gunman has a picture of a blue tiger on his chest. She is turned into an obsessed person and has an identical red tiger etched into her skin. She then tracks down the killer and plots his death. This leads her into the world of the Japanese Mafia