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Changeover

2016

Changeover

2016
6
A girl grieving the horrific loss of her parents moves in with relatives, who try their best to welcome her into the family.
Helene

2020

Helene

2020
6.2
Year 1915. Helene Schjerfbeck lives as a forgotten artist with her elderly mother in the countryside. It has been years since the last exhibit, and Helene continues to paint only because of her passion. Everything changes when art dealer finds Helen and her 159 wonderful paintings - and wants to organize a big private exhibit. However, Helen's turning point comes only when she is introduced to Einar Reuter. Young Einar is a forester, art enthusiast, and a passionate admirer of Helene's work. He becomes Helen's trusted and lover.
Cleanskin

2012

Cleanskin

2012
5.6
While working undercover as a bodyguard to arms dealer Harry, former-soldier-turned-secret-service-agent Ewan survives a bloody shootout with a member of an Islamic terrorist cell who steals Harry's briefcase full of Semtex explosives and escapes. Ewan's spymasters task Ewan with hunting down the cell members and retrieving the briefcase.
Eyewitness

1956

Eyewitness

1956
6.7
After a fight with her husband, Lucy runs out of the house, and into a night of terror. She heads for the local cinema, and in doing so, becomes the only eyewitness to a couple of crooks, who are robbing the cinema's safe. In her haste to escape the thieves, she is knocked down by a passing bus, and is taken to the local hospital. The two crooks follow, and wait for a chance to finish her off, and thus eliminate the only person who can tie them to the robbery.
Cuando yo te vuelva a ver

2013

Cuando yo te vuelva a ver

2013
Thirty years after living in Spain, Paco returns to Argentina to sponsor the wedding of a friend. Retired and separated from his Spanish wife, he is reunited with his affections. As always, in the last thirty years, Margarita, and retired as a teacher, life creeps forward. In the wedding party, best man and Paco Margarita like in charge of catering, intersect again but not found, until he discovers a video of the party. Love truncated by the absence and her refusal to answer his letters, reborn in a search for lost time.
And Then There Were None

1945

And Then There Were None

1945
7
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests. Soon they start being murdered, one by one. As the survivors try to keep their wits, they reach a disturbing conclusion: one of them must be the killer.
Legacy of Love

2022

Legacy of Love

2022
7
Unexpected tragedy causes a coming-of-age woman to question the meaning of life, until she finds her purpose by helping others deal with the loss of a loved one.
Battered Flesh

1978

Battered Flesh

1978
2.3
Berta (Tota Alba) has entered, once again, in prison accused of fraud. From the first moment she steps in the jail, she becomes the toy of all the veteran inmates. The number of conflicts in which she is immersed causes her to be transferred several times from penitentiary. In all of them will live some experience that will change her life; she will know love, hate, despair, etc.
Crimes at the Dark House

1940

Crimes at the Dark House

1940
6
In this lurid melodrama, Tod Slaughter plays a villain who murders the wealthy Sir Percival Glyde in the gold fields of Australia and assumes his identity in order to inherit Glyde's estate in England. On arriving in England, "Sir Percival" schemes to marry an heiress for her money, and, with the connivance of the cunning Dr. Isidor Fosco, embarks on a killing spree of all who suspect him to be an imposter and would get in the way of his plans to stay Lord of the Manor.
Range Roads

2021

Range Roads

2021
6.5
A television actor returns home to deal with family tragedy.
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

1977

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

1977
5.4
A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.
Stanley & Iris

1990

Stanley & Iris

1990
6.5
An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.
Once a Hero

2021

Once a Hero

2021
A Navy SEAL, loving husband, and father named Bradley, battles the demons of PTSD and addiction through isolation, self-destruction, and ultimately homelessness. He encounters pain and heartache while searching for redemption on an extraordinary journey. Will the ghosts and nightmares of his past be too difficult to overcome, or will Bradley regain control of his life?
Ronnie and Julie

1997

Ronnie and Julie

1997
1
In this modern day version of 'Romeo and Juliet,' a rising hockey star and a figure skater with a bright future fall in love. However, they find themselves on opposite sides of the rink due to the fierce rivalry between their parents.
Hold Me, Softly

2025

Hold Me, Softly

2025
'Hold Me, Softly' follows the blossoming friendship between a reclusive video-game designer and her charming new neighbor. As they talk through the most profound tears and laughter along the curbside, their heartwarming story captures the essence of summer and the promise of hopeful beginnings.
Turnt

2020

Turnt

2020
3
This is a story of a young man named Kenny Stanford who had dreams of being an Successful artist in the music industry, but these dreams were cut short due to senseless street violence. His older brother Libaraiers Stanford lived by the laws of Money, Power and Respect. Due to the death of his brother, Libaraiers found himself on a new unlikely journey as a rap artist. He soon discovered that he possessed raw talent. This raw talent and his natural street persona birthed his rap name Rilla.
Copenhagen

2014

Copenhagen

2014
6.6
After weeks of traveling through Europe, the immature William finds himself in Copenhagen, the place of his father’s birth. He befriends the youthful Effy, who works in William’s hotel as part of an internship program, and they set off to find William’s last living relative. Effy’s mix of youthful exuberance and wisdom challenges William unlike any woman ever has. As the attraction builds, he must come to grips with destabilizing elements of his family’s sordid past.
Pandemic

2009

Pandemic

2009
4.3
A slow-paced, action thriller about a virus that strikes a New Mexico county and the local veterinarian who gets caught in the middle.
Dutch

2021

Dutch

2021
7.4
James Bernard Jr., a.k.a. Dutch, has become the most dangerous criminal in New Jersey. From his early skill as a car thief, Dutch recognized the opportunity to rule the streets and he seized it. With both the protection and respect of the Mafia, Dutch becomes the most terrifying force on the streets. District Attorney Anthony Jacobs is determined to take down Dutch and his crew, and he's confident that his witnesses will testify against them.
Because of Charley

2021

Because of Charley

2021
2.3
Two estranged stepfamilies reluctantly gather at a Central Florida home for an anniversary party, fully intending to keep the visit brief - but Hurricane Charley takes an unexpected turn that changes everything.