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The Preacher's Son

2017

The Preacher's Son

2017
6.9
When the romantic secrets of his family members become public, the career and community standing of a respected bishop are threatened.
Her Own Rules

1998

Her Own Rules

1998
5
Melissa Gilbert stars as Meredith. A sad and lonely writer returning to her home town in England for the first time since she was about 6 or 7 years old, after being adopted and raised in America. While there she decides to look for her mother's grave, and finds out her memories are not exactly what she thought they were, her mother is alive. She then sets out to find her mother and some answers and finds both. She also falls in love, of course, but has a problem with long term commitments...
Christmas Everlasting

2018

Christmas Everlasting

2018
5.8
Christmas is fast approaching and years of long workdays employed at New York’s top corporate law firm are about to pay off now that Lucy Toomey will be made partner after the New Year. However, when Alice, her older sister with special needs, unexpectedly passes away, Lucy returns back to Nilson’s Bay, Wis., to attend the funeral and handle her estate. While Lucy dreads returning to her childhood home, she also feels real sorrow that she was too busy to take her sister’s last call. Once back in Nilson’s Bay, Lucy meets Peter, her old high school sweetheart and Alice’s former attorney, who informs her of the terms of Alice’s eccentric will that states in order for Lucy to inherit the family home, she must live there for 30 days through the holidays.
From the Rough

2013

From the Rough

2013
6.1
The coach of a women's swim team parlays her success into an opportunity to build her school's men's golf team.
The Punishment

2022

The Punishment

2022
7.1
A child disappears from his parents sight in a mysterious but haunting forest after a punishment.
Three Businessmen

1998

Three Businessmen

1998
6.2
An American art dealer (Miguel Sandoval), who specializes in southwestern topaz, arrives by train in Liverpool. Similarly, a very proper British art dealer (Alex Cox), who specializes in African art, arrives in the same hotel. The two meet in the hotel's abandoned restaurant and decide to set off in finding an evening meal, which becomes problematic immediately when the Brit reveals he is vegetarian. While following their pursuit of a mutually acceptable meal, the main point of the film is their discourse en route to their various attempts at an eatery.
Between Love and Honor

1995

Between Love and Honor

1995
Steve Collura is an undercover cop out to infiltrate Carlo Gambino's mob. He soon falls in love with Gambino's daughter Maria and must make a choice between his duties as a police officer, his love for Maria, and his allegiance to Carlo Gambino.
WWJD II: The Woodcarver

2012

WWJD II: The Woodcarver

2012
6.4
A troubled youth vandalizes a church and winds up in a close association with the woodcarver whose work he destroyed.
The Burning Season

2024

The Burning Season

2024
Alena and her husband spend a summer up at Luna Lake Resort. JB runs the place. He and Alena begin a dangerous and passionate secret affair. Summers only. That's the rule. Until they break it. A sexy and tragic love story - told backwards.
Cacería

2002

Cacería

2002
6
Running away from his criminal history, Daniel returns to his hometown of Redemption, a small town near Argentina. He reunites with his old flame Elisa and childhood friend Miguel, hoping to establish a new life for himself. However, his old gangster boss, Lucas, plans to hunt him down and force him to confront his past. Also starring Matias Sansone and Carlos Leyes.
On Valentine's Day

1986

On Valentine's Day

1986
4.5
In 1917, Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents by running off and marrying Horace Robedaux, a young man of humble prospects. Her parents have not spoken to her since - even though the couple lives in a rooming house nearby, they are struggling financially, and she is pregnant.
Two Ways Home

2020

Two Ways Home

2020
5.8
Soul-touching and moving, TWO WAYS HOME compassionately follows Kathy (Tanna Frederick), a woman newly diagnosed with bipolar disorder who is released from prison on good behavior and returns to her country home in Iowa to reconnect with her estranged 12-year-old daughter (Rylie Behr) and her cantankerous elderly grandfather (Tom Bower). Her return home is turbulent and a rough, unwelcome transition in which Kathy must come to terms with her diagnosis and its implications on her identity, while also realizing that her family was happier when she was gone. Conflict with her family intensifies as she struggles to keep her head above water, putting her self-worth and well-being to the ultimate test.
Crash Site

2011

Crash Site

2011
3.9
A vacationing couple's jeep crashes in an isolated location. They have to fight their way back to civilisation in spite of injuries and dangerous animals.
Wish

2023

Wish

2023
10
Wish is very sexually free and unapologetic. She goes after what she wants, and does so with the ruthlessness of a man, but with the finesse of a woman. Wish is a force to be reckoned with, until she meets a woman who turns her world upside down.
Fight Valley

2016

Fight Valley

2016
3.3
Twenty-two year old Tori Coro gets involved in an underground fighting ring in a rough section of Camden, NJ. When her bruised and beaten body is found abandoned in the woods, rumors begin to swirl that Tori died in Fight Valley, an unofficial neighborhood where fighters go to make money. Tori's sister Windsor moves to town to start her own investigation. Jab's, a respected fighter turned gym owner, agrees to train Windsor as she prepares to come face to face with Tori's killer and fight for justice.
Gaza Mon Amour

2021

Gaza Mon Amour

2021
6.2
In Gaza, 60-year-old fisherman Issa has been secretly in love with Siham, a widow who works at the market. One day, the discovery of an ancient phallic statue of Apollo in his fishing net changes his life. With newfound confidence, he decides to approach Siham but problems arise when authorities become involved with this mysterious and potent treasure.
The Waterboyz

2024

The Waterboyz

2024
6.5
Selling water together on Atlanta’s mean streets, Drew and Dolo dream of escaping the trap’s grip but see very different paths to getting out.
The Racer

2020

The Racer

2020
6
Summer 1998 - the opening stages of Le Tour de France are relocated to Ireland. Belgian rider Dom Chabol (late 30s) has been one of the best “Domestiques” (support riders) on the Tour for the last 20 years. It’s a sacrificial role – setting pace, blocking wind, and providing support to enable the team’s sprinter to victory - winning is not an option. But Dom secretly harbours a desire to wear the yellow jersey - just once before his career is over. At the start of what will likely be his last Tour, Dom is unceremoniously dropped from the Team he has dedicated his life to. His best mate Sonny, the team masseur, fails to reassure him about his future. But a chance liaison with Lynn, a young Irish doctor, softens the blow, and Dom starts to accept - and even enjoy - the idea of civilian life. But as he gears up to go home and to face his estranged sister, a massive doping error knocks another teammate off the Tour and Dom is thrown back in the saddle…
Bloody Innocent

2010

Bloody Innocent

2010
3.3
Best friends Dong-sik and Seung-ho have a crush on the same girl at school. When she's found raped and murdered, the main fishy is someone the boys know very well, and it tears their friendship aside.
No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie

2013

No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie

2013
5.3
A deaf actor who plays a superhero on a TV show must look beyond the cape to inspire a deaf boy to believe in himself.