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Dear Prudence

2008

Dear Prudence

2008
6.5
Prudence MacIntyre, the 'New York home tips' TV show presenter, is sent on holiday, by studio boss Jeffrey Symcox, to a secluded lodge in Tassajero, Wyoming. The lodge was built on the last remnant of Indian land preserved by the Andrews family. Her celebrity status and sassy charm help quickly getting acquainted with local notables, including French heir Jean Phillipe Andrews, his land trust lawyer Doug Craig and police detective Eddie Duncan. Pru is with lodge caretaker Ruth Vigil when she discovers her estranged son JR is missing from his home after leaving a message. Pru finds blood, and although it's not JR's insists he must have been murdered. After her research assent, a computer whiz with a minor criminal record, joins her, and they soon get in danger snooping ahead of the incredulous authorities to discover several linked crimes.
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

2008

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

2008
6.9
The lives of twelve year old buddies Dustin, Albert, and Mark, sharing a carefree existence in the summer of 1970, suddenly changes when Dustin makes an unexpected friend after cutting the lawn of 75 year old Jonathan Sperry. As the old man shares lessons in faith with the preteen trio, a spiritual transformation occurs.
Girl Upstairs

2022

Girl Upstairs

2022
6
A successful but isolated artist, struggling with agoraphobia, has her life turned upside down when one of her works of art comes to life. At first, she joyfully accepts this reprieve from her self-imposed exile, but her new friends are not all they seem, and her small world starts to come apart as her fear of the outside comes into conflict with her new creations and their need for freedom.
Joseph and His Brethren

1961

Joseph and His Brethren

1961
5.8
A brother is cast out from his family, sold in to slavery and then returns years later as a man of power - but shows forgiveness and compassion to his family through the strength of character given to him by God.
Chapter Two

1979

Chapter Two

1979
5.7
George Schneider is an author whose wife had just died. His brother Leo gives him the number of Jennie Malone, and somehow they hit it off. And just when things are moving along, the memory of his first wife comes between them.
Engaged to Kill

2006

Engaged to Kill

2006
5.2
Abby Lord (Maria del Mar) is kidnapped and her husband Robert Lord (Joe Lando) has to pay off a million dollar ransom. Based on a True Life story.
And the Children Shall Lead

1985

And the Children Shall Lead

1985
10
Mississippi in the early '60s is the setting for this story of a 12-year-old African-American girl who, along with her white friends, tries to ease increasing racial tensions.
Moondance Alexander

2007

Moondance Alexander

2007
6
Curiously named teen Moondance Alexander lives with her eccentric mother, and is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers. Although Moondance returns the horse to his rightful owner, the gruff and mysterious Dante Longpre, she is convinced that Checkers is a champion jumper in disguise and is determined to help him realize his full potential.
We Live Again

1934

We Live Again

1934
6.6
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime. He sets out to redeem her and himself in the process.
The Rotterdam Bombing

2012

The Rotterdam Bombing

2012
4.9
A thrilling love story between the young boxer Vincent and the German Eva, who soon has to marry with the middle-aged Dirk to save her family. While the war starts in the Netherlands their impossible love inflames. May 14, 1940, the day that the centre of Rotterdam is bombed and the young lovers lose sight of each other.
Dusting Cliff 7

1997

Dusting Cliff 7

1997
4.6
In this action adventure, a former hit woman comes out of retirement to rescue her daughter from kidnappers. The child's abductors demand that the ex-killer retrieve a highly classified document. They give the woman 24 hours to succeed. If she fails, her daughter will die.
The House of Us

2019

The House of Us

2019
7.1
A girl from a troubled family befriends two younger girls and begins to feel a sense of normalcy as they go adventuring at the seaside.
Nina & Emma

2023

Nina & Emma

2023
3.5
Nina and Emma are two young friends who decide to go on their first summer holidays on their own. When Emma starts dating someone she meets one of those nights, the dynamic between the two friends gets shaken and Nina goes through a summer of deep questioning.
The Mark of the Hawk

1957

The Mark of the Hawk

1957
3
The man called Obam struggles with the increasingly hostile forces facing each other in a colonial African country. The African natives want their land and lives back from the British colonists. Obam's motives are questioned by his own people, in particular his brother Kanda. With the help of his wife Renee and missionary Bruce Craig, will he be able to get things under control before the country self-destructs? Written by Greg Bruno
Pulk

2020

Pulk

2020
5
A sensational crime story is at the centre of three disconnected narratives: a self-destructive driver, a violent family of three, and the relationship between a quiet warehouse worker and her boss.
Champions

2008

Champions

2008
5.1
Set in 1930s China, the film details the trials of a group of athletes who desire to compete in the Olympic Games. There’s a snag, however. The full amount required to send them abroad for the games is 600,000 dollars, and the government is only sponsoring half. It falls to the athletes to raise the rest themselves, and they start by saving every last penny they earn. They also attempt to raise the money through a variety of fund-raising activities, including street performances, networking for donations, and probably a bake sale, too. After deciding to fund their own way to the games, the athletes take to the streets to perform all manner of athletic demonstrations and martial arts moves in an energetic and impromptu street fair.
The Orphanage

2018

The Orphanage

2018
6
France, 1911. Louise Perreau, struggling financially to raise her son Gaston, gets a new job in Paris that brings her hope for a better life.
Dear Younger Me

2020

Dear Younger Me

2020
A grieving man who lost his beloved wife and estranged father on the same day is visited by his 12-year-old self who begs him not to end his life.
Love Thy Neighbor

2006

Love Thy Neighbor

2006
5.8
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.
Marianne

2014

Marianne

2014
Marianne finds romance in the charming Mr. Willoughby, but her sister Elinor warns her to be careful to who she gives herself to, for a mistake could shatter Marianne's sensitive heart. This is a modern adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility."