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New Orleans

1947

New Orleans

1947
6.6
A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
The Seminarian

2010

The Seminarian

2010
4.6
The Seminarian is a story about Ryan, a closeted gay student in his final semester of seminary studies. Despite his school's hostile stance towards homosexuality, Ryan has two gay classmates - Gerald and Anthony - in whom he secretly confides. He is also close to his religiously devout mother who, as things stand, is unaware of his sexual orientation. Ryan needs to complete a solid theological thesis in order to continue doctoral work at the university of his dreams. As he works on his thesis 'The Divine Gift of Love,' Ryan begins a relationship with Bradley - a guy he has met on the Internet who seems perpetually unable to commit himself. Ryan confides in Gerald and Anthony, only to learn about their romantic struggles as well. Consequently, Ryan questions his views on God's gift of love.
An American Story

1992

An American Story

1992
5.8
World War II has ended and many soldiers return to their houses and families. But three of them find themselves with big problems when they arrive at their home village.
Foxcatcher

2014

Foxcatcher

2014
6.7
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
Guns Along The Trail

1935

Guns Along The Trail

1935
3
A government agent goes undercover in a traveling medicine show to infiltrate a gang of counterfeiters. A John Wayne classic in Vibrant Color! *Colorized and re-titled version of "Paradise Canyon" by Legend Films in 2007.
Shaolin Tiger Claw

1974

Shaolin Tiger Claw

1974
5.5
Shaolin Tiger Claw chronicles the struggle of Yu's search for self-discovery, which leads him on an extraordinary trek across the continent. Determined to prove himself the best fighter in the land, he seeks a man called Tiger, who is widely known as the most notorious warrior alive. The only problem is that Tiger is in jail, so Yu must scam his way into prison in order for him to challenge the infamous fighter.
Murderous Children

2018

Murderous Children

2018
7.2
4 stories about 4 criminal children. Two teenagers trapped in a world full of drugs and human trafficking, another two kids bring their loved ones to the limit, other two resentful kids want to fulfill their most evil desires, and one kid who has to decide between killing or loving.
Bob's New Suit

2011

Bob's New Suit

2011
3.1
Bob is a landscape gardener and handyman with a typical American family. But his ailing father, Buster, is hiding a secret past while his sister, Stephanie, holds onto a secret of her own. When Bob proposes to his girlfriend and gets involved in a get-rich quick scheme, a series of events unfolds which changes their lives forever.
Half Empty/Half Full

2020

Half Empty/Half Full

2020
4
Four friends reunite for a dinner to catch up on each other's lives. As the night progresses, it devolves into a whirlwind of jealousy, lies and big revelations. This dramatic story unfolds in real time.
Montréal Girls

2023

Montréal Girls

2023
5.4
A Middle-Eastern medical school student, new to Montreal, puts his relationship with his father at risk when he forfeits his education after being forever changed by two young women who help him see his destiny.
Magdala Rose

2019

Magdala Rose

2019
In 1244, during a time of religious persecution, Pope Innocent IV and King Louis IX of France sought to eradicate a pacifist Christian group known as Cathars. The last of the Cathar heretics found protection at the Castle of Montsegur. Here a dedicated group of about 100 defending knights, under the Leadership of Lord Raymond and his family, held a crusading army of over 10,000 mercenaries at bay for 9 months. To this day, many people believe that the Cathars were the guardians of a treasure of great significance, possibly even the Holy Grail. It is rumoured that in the last days of the siege a small group managed to slip away in the dead of night to retrieve this hidden treasure and get it safely away from the clutches of the Catholic Church. This is their story.
The Big Bird Cage

1972

The Big Bird Cage

1972
5.6
Women rebel against slave labor in a filthy jungle prison where they feed sugar cane to a mechanical maw.
Ana

2020

Ana

2020
6.3
Ana meets Rafa in a chance encounter and they embark on a road trip to try and save him from bankruptcy, or worse.
Raven

2022

Raven

2022
5
Raven must decide to either give her abusive husband a second chance or stay with her new boyfriend after finding out she's pregnant with his child.
17 Days

2022

17 Days

2022
5
This thrilling drama tells the story of a young woman whose fairy-tale relationship turns into a nightmare when the man she loves begins to abuse her.
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

2009

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

2009
7.3
Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.
Backfire

2017

Backfire

2017
3.9
After a botched robbery escalates to homicide, a north Philly gun runner has to escape or outsmart the south Philly Italian mob as they close in for vengeance.
Dirty Thirty

2023

Dirty Thirty

2023
When Naomi Turner goes missing after celebrating her 30th birthday, her husband becomes the prime suspect behind her disappearance.
In His Father's Shoes

1997

In His Father's Shoes

1997
3.5
A fortyish cancer-stricken, emaciated Frank Crosby and his fifteen-year-old son Clay, who is the healthful, youthful image of his father, are spending an afternoon enjoying the atmosphere of Venice Beach. They enter Oddities, a store where the gypsy woman owner gives them a pair of special wingtip shoes. Later that night in the hospital where Frank lay dying, he shares with Clay his memory of a postcard image: a golf course where people are playing and are leisurely sipping tea. Frank dies and leaves behind a distraught family: Clay, his little sister Maggie, and their mother Janice. Clay wistfully goes to his father's closet and finds the wingtips from earlier in the day. Putting them on, he is transported back in time and becomes his father as a child. He discovers he can travel back and forth in time just by putting on or taking off the shoes. Clay learns a great deal about his father's early years and is eager to learn more.
Here Be Dragons

2022

Here Be Dragons

2022
5.9
A war crimes investigator goes to Belgrade to hunt a man whom everybody thought was dead.