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Valley of the Gods

2020

Valley of the Gods

2020
5.2
A mix of fantasy and sci-fi, the film entwines Navajo lore with a reclusive trillionaire and his would-be biographer, creating a fascinating, mysterious and idiosyncratic vision of America.
Wedding Wars

2006

Wedding Wars

2006
5.4
In the midst of organizing his brother Ben's wedding, Shel, a gay party planner, decides to go on strike for equal rights when he learns that Ben is behind a political speech against gay marriage.
Eating Our Way to Extinction

2021

Eating Our Way to Extinction

2021
6.9
With searing insight that shines light in dark corners, EATING OUR WAY TO EXTINCTION is a compelling feature documentary that opens the lid on the elephant in the room no one wants to talk about. Confronting and entertaining, this documentary allows audiences to question their everyday choices, industry leaders and governments. Featuring a wealth of world-renowned contributors including Sir Richard Branson and Tony Robbins, it has a message of hope that will empower audiences.
Doubting Thomas

2018

Doubting Thomas

2018
5.1
A white couple inexplicably gives birth to a black child, and the purest bonds of trust, love and friendship are put to the ultimate test.
Chopin: Desire for Love

2002

Chopin: Desire for Love

2002
5.1
The biography of world famous Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin.
Behind the Mask

1999

Behind the Mask

1999
5.2
Dr. Bob Shushan is an overworked and absent father who runs a centre for the mentally and physically challenged. When Shushan suffers a heart attack, his life is saved by James Jones, a young patient at the center. The two men forge a friendship and help each other rekindle the father-son bond that has been missing in their lives.
Ditto

2022

Ditto

2022
6.8
A story about the love and friendship that takes place in an era where a man and a woman communicate through radio by chance.
92 in the Shade

1975

92 in the Shade

1975
5.5
A young drifter returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter business, provoking a dangerous feud with a rival fishing sea captain.
Las Vegas Story

2015

Las Vegas Story

2015
2
An escort, a stripper, and a drug dealer come together in Las Vegas in this tale of gangsters, second chances, and finding love in Sin City.
The Trouble with Bliss

2011

The Trouble with Bliss

2011
4.9
35-year-old Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but has no money, he needs a job but has no prospects, he still shares an apartment with his widowed father, and the premature death of his mother has left him emotionally walled up. When he finds himself wrapped up in an awkward relationship with Stephanie, the 18-year-old daughter of a former classmate, Morris quickly discovers his static life unraveling and opening up in ways that are long overdue.
The Calling

2023

The Calling

2023
Tamar has been called to become a minister, and for most, this would be an honorable moment, but for Tamar, it is the worst thing that could happen. Tamar is the daughter of prominent Deacon Jessup, and is a lesbian. Taught that her desires are not that of God, Tamar has suppressed them for the last 16 years and has never dated a woman. When the Future Minister's Ministry opens for a new class, Tamar finds herself falling for the only other woman in the class.
Good Fences

2003

Good Fences

2003
5.7
Set in the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed "the colored man's losing streak." When his winning of a high-profile case thrusts him into the limelight, he decides to move his wife and their two kids out of their mixed lower-middle-class town and into the posh enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut.
17 Miracles

2011

17 Miracles

2011
5.9
As part of the Willie Handcart Company, Levi Savage (Jasen Wade) feared that leaving late in the season would lead to despair and death. What he came to find out is that for every tragedy, there is a multitude of miracles. Based on unbelievable actual events, and brought to you by filmmaker T.C. Christensen (Praise to the Man, The Work and the Glory), 17 Miracles will open your eyes to the stories of the Mormon Pioneers as you have never seen them before. Something extraordinary is about to happen.
1/1

2018

1/1

2018
5.1
Lissa, a twenty-year-old girl trapped in rural Pennsylvania, grapples with sex, drugs, love and loss. When a possible pregnancy forces her to take a hard look at her life, both her and the structure of the film mature, illuminating a brighter path ahead.
Nun Nancy

2021

Nun Nancy

2021
Nun Nancy follows the heartfelt ministry of a passionate woman of God that served the inner city of Baltimore, Maryland disguised as a bartender so that she could more effectively share God's love to the drunks and prostitutes.
Permanent

2014

Permanent

2014
2.5
Six unrelated people must push through their past and the mob underworld to discover what has controlled each of them all these years. Sex, Drugs, Guns and God have created a series of events which will leave each of them changed forever.
Giant Little Ones

2019

Giant Little Ones

2019
7.1
Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.
Aloha Bobby and Rose

1975

Aloha Bobby and Rose

1975
5.8
Bobby and Rose, two youngsters who are in love, have to run away from home when they are falsely accused to have committed a robbery and an assassination.
Bernice Bobs Her Hair

1976

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

1976
5.2
Bernice, a shy young woman, leaves her safe home to go visit her flapper cousin. When her cousin tries to teach Bernice how to be much more modern, Bernice gives her much more than she bargained for.
Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story

2015

Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story

2015
6.1
On the afternoon of August 3, 2013, 16-year-old Hannah Anderson was abducted after finishing cheerleading practice in a San Diego suburb. When the bodies of her mother and brother were found in the burned home of family friend James DiMaggio later that day, an AMBER Alert was issued, and a frantic multi-state manhunt for Hannah began. For a week she was kept prisoner by the increasingly unstable DiMaggio as they made their way across the state. One week later, the two were found in Idaho and DiMaggio was killed in a shootout with FBI agents, leaving Hannah as the sole survivor. As the dust settled, questions began to emerge about the nature of the relationship between Hannah and her kidnapper...and what really happened?