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Faults

2014

Faults

2014
6.7
Claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, Claire's parents recruit one of the world's foremost experts on mind control, Ansel Roth.
Dirty Filthy Love

2005

Dirty Filthy Love

2005
6.4
A man's life falls apart as a result of his affliction with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette's Syndrome in this touching and funny tale.
The Taqwacores

2010

The Taqwacores

2010
5
Yusef, a first-generation Pakistani engineering student, moves off-campus with a group of Muslim punks in Buffalo, New York. His new "un-orthodox" housemates soon introduce him to Taqwacore: a hardcore, Muslim punk-rock scene that only exists out west. As the seasons change, Taqwacore influences the house more and more. The living room becomes a mosque during the day, while it continues to host punk parties at night. Ultimately, Yusef is influenced by Taqwacore too, as he begins to challenge his own faith and ideologies. 'The Taqwacores' deals with the complexities of being young and Muslim in modern-day America.
Dancing at Lughnasa

1998

Dancing at Lughnasa

1998
5.9
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
Backlight

2010

Backlight

2010
6.1
Several characters who are each at critical stages of their lives are strangely impelled towards an uncharted lake in the middle of the desert where they all have the opportunity to save each other.
Hedda Gabler

1981

Hedda Gabler

1981
7
Stuck in a loveless marriage to intellectual George Tesman, the ambitious Hedda Gabler hungers for a life her husband can't provide. Then a former flame, the successful Eilert, enters the picture, violence and blackmail aren't far behind.
Kickboxer: Vengeance

2016

Kickboxer: Vengeance

2016
5.1
Eric and Kurt Sloane are the descendants of a well-known Venice, California-based family of martial artists. Kurt has always been in older brother, Eric's shadow, as he lacks the instincts needed to become a champion. Against Kurt's concerns, Eric accepts a paid offer and travels to Thailand to challenge the Muay Thai champion Tong Po and fails with dire consequences. Kurt sets out for revenge. He trains with his brother's mentor, Master Durand, for a Muay Thai fight against the merciless champion, Tong Po. Durand first thinks Kurt is impossible to train, but through a series of spiritual exercises and tests, Durand discovers that Kurt has a deeper strength that will carry him through his final showdown with Tong Po.
Turning Green

2005

Turning Green

2005
5.7
Set in late 1970s Ireland, it tells the story of 16-year-old James Powers, an American who finds himself lost after his mother dies and he is forced to live with his three Irish aunts. Displaced and depressed, he longs for a way to make it back to America. One lucky weekend in London, James discovers pornography and, desperate for cash, he decides to sell them back in Ireland. His success spreads wildly. After finding a possible way home, he must decide where home really is, and finds that one's place in the world is all a state of mind.
One Night with Adela

2023

One Night with Adela

2023
5.1
After her night shift ends, Adela goes on a drug-fueled, violent rampage of furious revenge on those who ruined her in this remarkably paced, audacious debut.
Ambulance Girl

2005

Ambulance Girl

2005
4.8
The story revolves around former food writer, Jane Stern, and how she conquered clinical depression after becoming a paramedic.
Faultline

2023

Faultline

2023
3.8
Two sisters find new information about the crime that tore them apart 20 years ago.
Streets of Blood

2009

Streets of Blood

2009
4.3
A police officer's partner has died during Hurricane Katrina, but he later discovers that his partner may have been murdered. An investigation follows, taking the officer and his new partner into the depths of the criminal underworld.
Heartland

1979

Heartland

1979
6.5
Widowed Elinor Randall and her young daughter Jerrine arrive in a barren stretch of Wyoming in 1910 after Elinor's application for work as a housekeeper is accepted by Clyde Stewart, a rancher. The work is back-breaking and the isolation is brutal, particularly as winter arrives. Elinor begins to think about homesteading her own property near Stewart's ranch, but Stewart tries to dissuade her with explanations about the killing conditions and poor rewards, especially for a woman with no man to help her ranch. Although their temperaments are different and little affection exists, Elinor and Stewart agree to marry and combine homesteads. What lies ahead is the severest test of all.
Ruby's Bucket of Blood

2001

Ruby's Bucket of Blood

2001
5.7
A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.
The Poker House

2008

The Poker House

2008
6.2
Agnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns.
Communion

1989

Communion

1989
5.3
A novelist's wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.
Great World of Sound

2007

Great World of Sound

2007
5.2
When a man answers an ad to train as a record producer, he's excited by the prospect of signing undiscovered artists only to discover his new job isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Black Cadillac

2003

Black Cadillac

2003
5.7
Three young men become terrorized in a high-speed car chase with a mysterious pursuant.
Whistle Stop

1946

Whistle Stop

1946
4.3
When beautiful Mary returns to her "whistle stop" hometown, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder.
Girls on Film

2023

Girls on Film

2023
3
When a beautiful, erotic content creator and aspiring nurse is seduced into a toxic relationship with a lonely, drug-addicted socialite, her life begins a downward spiral into the abyss.