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The Jesse Owens Story

1984

The Jesse Owens Story

1984
7.9
The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama won a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for two more.
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

2025

Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

2025
6.5
A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.
Santa's Got Style

2022

Santa's Got Style

2022
7
When department store executive Madison is charged with coming up with a fresh idea for the holiday season, she decides that instead of a classic Santa, this year they would hire a young Santa with lots of fashionable style.
Unsound

2020

Unsound

2020
8
A disillusioned musician's romantic spark is ignited by a young trans man as they work together to save his community nightclub for the deaf.
Shared Rooms

2016

Shared Rooms

2016
5.8
A romantic comedy that brings together three interrelated tales of gay men seeking family, love and sex during the holiday season.
Take Out Girl

2021

Take Out Girl

2021
4.3
To give her family a chance at a better life and save her family's failing restaurant, Tera Wong, a desperate 20-year-old Asian girl, parlays her Chinese food delivery expertise into a profitable drug hustle.
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel

1999

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel

1999
6.8
A California congressman's wife and daughter are abducted and held hostage in a historic hotel. Logan McQueen is rushed to the scene to assist his former partner, Charlie Duffy, who has been taken captive trying to broker the ransom deal. McQueen must risk his life to face the cunning killer and save the hostages and his long-time friend.
Eyelids

2018

Eyelids

2018
5.5
An old man living on the island of Mireukdo lives a self-sufficient life, adhering to ascetic principles typical of a monk. Now and then the phone rings and shortly thereafter a visitor arrives; the old man dutifully prepares rice cakes for them. The cakes are the last meal these visitors will eat before embarking on the seemingly long journey to the next world. The first to arrive is an angler, then a rat, and the last a teacher and two students.
Who Loves the Sun

2006

Who Loves the Sun

2006
5.2
A man encounters a childhood friend who had an affair with his wife five years earlier.
Play the Devil

2016

Play the Devil

2016
4.1
Set against the backdrop of Trinidad and Tobago’s mystical Carnival, a gifted and struggling young man becomes the object of intrigue for an older, well-meaning businessman until their worlds collide.
The Reunion

2022

The Reunion

2022
2.8
THE REUNION follows out of work actor Ricky Reilly through a nightmarish dream-like journey as he descends into the depths of New York City to confront a bully from his past at their High School Reunion.
The Chateau Meroux

2011

The Chateau Meroux

2011
5.3
Wendy is a smart single woman in the big city who’s never been able to find a good job or decent relationship. But when her estranged father dies, Wendy suddenly inherits a beautiful yet struggling Napa Valley winery. With the help of her best friend, Wendy will have to deal with a local winemaker and his father, a shrewd competitor who’s trying to crush her vineyard.
Ash

2019

Ash

2019
1
Reporting from the frontlines of the Okanagan wildfires, Stan documents uncommon heroism on his blog while hoping for a big break that’ll make him a household name beyond Peachland. But when he’s unexpectedly charged with a shocking crime, he must scramble to salvage his reputation with the civic leaders who respect him and save his marriage to Gail, the woman who’s supported him amidst his various struggles. But how will Gail react when the extent – and nature – of the charges are revealed and his innocence is hardly assured?
Dance-Off

2014

Dance-Off

2014
5.9
Two cross-town rival dance teams go head to head for the National Nationals Championship.
Sin You Sinners

1963

Sin You Sinners

1963
3.3
A stripper/fortune teller uses a magical Haitian amulet to keep young, and in so doing forces others to kill for her.
Asking for A Friend

2024

Asking for A Friend

2024
A successful engineer struggles in the love department. In denial that his girlfriend is cheating on him, Jeff gets teased by his homeboys until they convinces him to try this new dating app and cheat back.
Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone

2006

Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone

2006
7.4
When a freakishly hot summer at Yellowstone National Park creates the perfect conditions for the largest forest fire in American History... Look out!
Forbearance

2022

Forbearance

2022
5.3
After a sudden terminal cancer diagnosis, a teacher and her factory worker husband work to save their marriage from the teetering edge of divorce.
Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971
6.9
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Lloyd & Hill

2003

Lloyd & Hill

2003
Just transferring into a squad run by her ex-Lover, DI Judy Hill is assigned to the case of a strangled schoolgirl.