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What Katy Did

1999

What Katy Did

1999
7
A 13-year-old girl is more than her widowed father can handle at times, even with help from her aunt, until a tragic accident changes her outlook on life.
Metropia

2009

Metropia

2009
6.1
In the near future, oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of underground tunnels. While navigating these tunnels, Roger hears voices, one in particular. Seeking a way to rid himself of the voice only leads Roger deeper into a bizarre conspiracy of control - mind and body.
Eight Iron Men

1952

Eight Iron Men

1952
6.8
During the World War II in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines but is ordered to avoid rescuing a soldier trapped in no man's land.
Bitter Feast

2010

Bitter Feast

2010
5.3
A celebrity chef exacts revenge on a food blogger who torpedoes his career.
Hard to Get

2014

Hard to Get

2014
6.4
TK is a handsome and charming womanizer who runs at the first mention of commitment. His life changes when he meets Skiets, the one woman immune to his charms.
Weirdsville

2007

Weirdsville

2007
6
Dexter and Royce, two stoner friends in Weedsville, scramble to cover up the apparent overdose of Royce's girlfriend, Mattie, by trying to bury her at a closed drive-in theater. Their plan goes sideways when they stumble into a Satanic cult mid-ritual, and Mattie unexpectedly comes back to life. Now pursued by the cult, they also face threats from local drug dealer Omar, demanding payment for a botched drug deal. In a desperate bid to settle their debt, Dexter and Royce steal a safe from a wealthy coma patient while evading the cult and Omar’s enforcers. The chaos culminates at a New Age center, where Mattie is nearly sacrificed, but the trio manages to escape after an explosive showdown that leaves both the cult and Omar neutralized. With their debt cleared and Mattie alive, Dexter and Royce flee the scene, barely escaping the insanity.
King Lear

1998

King Lear

1998
8
Adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Out of Liberty

2019

Out of Liberty

2019
4.8
Winter 1839. Liberty, Missouri. Local jailer, Samuel Tillery is tasked with watching Missouri's most wanted men as they await their upcoming hearing. Caught between the local Missourians' increased drive to remove the prisoners, and the prisoners' desperate efforts to survive, Tillery is pushed beyond what any lawman can endure. Based on actual recorded accounts.
Hounded on a Carnival Monday

2002

Hounded on a Carnival Monday

2002
4.6
In the small town of San Jorge, a 12- year-old girl watches in horror as her father, a local telegraph operator is thrown in prison by the local military dictatorship. Meanwhile, her mother, Florencia, must make tough moral decisions in order for them to survive under the political oppression. Even Carnival, with all its colorfulness and celebration, cant disguise the mounting tension between the villagers and government making the girls coming of age all the more difficult when the two collide. This movie combines attractive visual scenes with a highly sensual atmosphere as Florencia fights and uses all her resources and beauty to survive and find revenge.
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.
Beneath the Darkness

2012

Beneath the Darkness

2012
4.8
After watching their best friend get murdered, a group of teens struggle to expose a local hero as the vicious killer and keep from becoming his next victims.
Love Thy Neighbor

2006

Love Thy Neighbor

2006
5.5
Plagued by flashbacks of a violent home invasion, Laura Benson is on the brink of a nervous breakdown. Looking for a fresh start, she and her husband sell their house and relocate to a seemingly idyllic gated community. But, little do the Bensons know, evil not only dwells in the neighborhood...it lives next door. As strange and terrifying events unfold, Laura doesn't know whether her sinisterly sweet neighbor is to blame, if she's been targeted for revenge...or if she's losing her mind.
Gone with the Pope

2010

Gone with the Pope

2010
5.1
"Gone With The Pope" was filmed entirely in 1976, but left unedited with large amounts of what was believed to be lost footage until 2010 due to Duke Mitchell's untimely death. Duke Mitchell stars as Paul, a gangster who's just been released from prison and is offered 100,000 dollars from the mafia to take out seven men. He reluctantly agrees, in order to give himself and his friends a better, clean life outside of prison, but he can't seem to leave his old ways behind, resulting in a plot to kidnap the Pope for a ransom of fifty cents from every Catholic in the world.
Come Rain, Come Shine

2011

Come Rain, Come Shine

2011
6.2
A melodrama about a couple who have been married for five years, but who continue to play hide and seek with their true feelings.
A Girl Like Grace

2015

A Girl Like Grace

2015
6.6
Raised by a single mother, a bullied 17 year-old girl seeks guidance from her best friend and the girl's older sister.
The Bay of Love and Sorrows

2002

The Bay of Love and Sorrows

2002
6
The Bay of Love and Sorrows is a haunting modern tragedy set on the rural shores of New Brunswick's Bay of Miramichi. In late summer 1973, Michael Skid, the son of a well-to-do judge, returns home and rents a dilapidated farm. He begins to spread the gospel of communal ideals, which he has absorbed during his travels in India. His new worldliness and ideas go over well with impoverished siblings Madonna and Silver Brassaurd and the hopelessly naïve Carrie. They go over less well with Tom Donnerel, a young farmer and Carrie's fiancé. Wounded by Tom's derision, Michael befriends ex-convict Everette Hatch, who, recognizing opportunity, exploits Michael's ideas to his advantage. Believing himself capable of understanding people from the other side of the track, Michael fails to recognize that the ex-con is manipulating him and so sets off a catastrophic chain of events in the community
A Christmas Romance

1994

A Christmas Romance

1994
5.8
A widowed mother with financial woes comes to the aid of a bill collector who crashes his car in a snowstorm.
The Turn of the Screw

2009

The Turn of the Screw

2009
4.9
A young governess, Ann, is sent to a country house to take care of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Soon after her arrival, Miles is expelled from boarding school. Although charmed by her young charge, she secretly fears there are ominous reasons behind his expulsion. With Miles back at home, the governess starts noticing ethereal figures roaming the estate's grounds. Desperate to learn more about these sinister sightings she discovers that the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of her predecessor hold grim implications for herself. As she becomes increasingly fearful that malevolent forces are stalking the children the governess is determined to save them, risking herself and her sanity in the process.
A Doll's House

1973

A Doll's House

1973
5.5
Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed, and lives in fear of her husband finding out, and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career. But, when the truth comes out, Nora is shocked to learn where she really stands in her husband's esteem.
Love And...

2015

Love And...

2015
7.3
People have varying perceptions and definitions of love and movies. One must overcome differing opinions and disregard insignificant factors in order to achieve the end product in each aspect. However, it is these trivial features that matter in the end and leave their imprint on our souls. Whether it is for love or for movies, we must continue to question and attend to the subtle inscriptions upon our emotions.