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Hope Springs Eternal

2018

Hope Springs Eternal

2018
5.9
A teen's cancer diagnosis makes her more popular at school, so when she goes into remission, she decides to conceal the news.
Across the Line

2000

Across the Line

2000
3.9
Across the Line (2000) is a truthful representation of both hope and corruption, focusing on critical events transpiring at America's border with Mexico and known both to those who live on the "line" (physical and metaphorical) and to those with the courage to cross it. Further it is a fine example of the filmmaker's art, featuring convincing portrayals underpinned by a convincing script and the directorial talent of Martin Spottl.
After Masks

2021

After Masks

2021
3.1
Journey through the human experience as the pandemic tests what we are made of both as individuals and as a culture.
Seven Days Away

2013

Seven Days Away

2013
6
When Clayton recommits his heart to serve God after a tragic accident, his vow is tested when his weekend in Mexico with friends turns into a nightmare. In the end, his faith leads him to freedom and brings help to an oppressed community.
Raiders of Old California

1957

Raiders of Old California

1957
4.7
A villainous cavalry officer is trying to force the owner of a hacienda to give him his land when a courageous settler comes to the rescue.
Maclovia

1948

Maclovia

1948
6.5
On a small Mexican island dwells a group of Indians who live in the traditional manner and who disdain outsiders. The beautiful Maclovia and the poverty-stricken Jose Maria are in love, but her father refuses to allow their marriage, or even any communication between them, due to Jose Maria's lack of means.
He's Such a Girl

2009

He's Such a Girl

2009
2.8
A man with socially feminine traits hopes to solidify his four-year relationship with a bisexual woman who has predominantly lesbian leanings.
The Courage to Love

2000

The Courage to Love

2000
6.4
In 19th century New Orleans, creole Henriette must choose between love and devotion to the church. Neither choice is going to be easy, as there is great opposition to her ideas of breaking traditions.
As We Know It

2023

As We Know It

2023
6.4
In the late '90s, James Bishop is dealing with a complicated breakup with the help of his best friend, while trying to finish his book before the impending zombie apocalypse.
Wild Youth

1961

Wild Youth

1961
4.8
A teenage escapee from a correctional facility falls in with a drug dealer operating near the Mexican border.
Film Adventure

2019

Film Adventure

2019
6
An actor lives happily with his lover and cat but can't shake this feeling that all is not as good as it can be. When he quarrels with his girlfriend and is kicked out of the house, he meets three people in a strange day where memories seem to overlap with the present.
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

1975

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

1975
5.7
A middle-aged woman finds herself simply a widow, a grandmother and a person when a friend takes her to the Stardust Ballroom, a dance hall which recreates the music and atmosphere of the 1940s. There she encounters a most unlikely Prince Charming, a middle-aged mailman. With this encounter, life takes on a new meaning for the film's heroine.
White Wall

2010

White Wall

2010
3.4
In the near future, everything has changed. Basic human rights have become the rarest of luxuries. No one knows when this started but everyone knows how. The VXII, the deadliest virus ever created, spread like wildfire and decimated the majority of the world's population. The non-infected survivors now cling to life in four quarantined cities behind a wall. Shawn Kors and his brother, Jude, survived the VXII only to grow up in a squalid internment camp for orphaned children. Under the care of the militia, they were pitted against other children in backwoods death matches. Shawn, Jude, and the few who escaped became notorious for their incredible fighting skills. They have since parted ways. Shawn now makes a comfortable living as a janitor at the local medic station. He spends his days dreaming of curing the VXII. When Shawn discovers the discarded body of a fellow internment camp friend, he is forced out of hiding and pulled into a rabbit hole of conspiracy and violence.
Turning Green

2005

Turning Green

2005
5.7
Set in late 1970s Ireland, it tells the story of 16-year-old James Powers, an American who finds himself lost after his mother dies and he is forced to live with his three Irish aunts. Displaced and depressed, he longs for a way to make it back to America. One lucky weekend in London, James discovers pornography and, desperate for cash, he decides to sell them back in Ireland. His success spreads wildly. After finding a possible way home, he must decide where home really is, and finds that one's place in the world is all a state of mind.
You Have to Come and See It

2022

You Have to Come and See It

2022
5.5
Two couples in their thirties, heated discussions on the essentials of life unfolding between Madrid and the neighbouring countryside.
Bye Bye Germany

2017

Bye Bye Germany

2017
6.6
David Berman and his friends, all Holocaust survivors, have only one purpose: to go to America as soon as possible. For this they need money. Close to his aim, David is not only deprived of his savings but also overtaken by his shady past.
Secrets in the Snow

2013

Secrets in the Snow

2013
8
On this particular Friday morning the students of Eastbrook High are arriving at school to complete their final exams before the Christmas Holiday. But what began as a December snowfall quickly becomes a threatening winter storm, and school is dismissed for the day. The students who are unable to arrange transportation before the storm grows are forced to remain in the school gym. The six familiar strangers are the only students remaining as the outdoor conditions worsen and the doors are locked. Wills are tested, friendships are created, and secrets are revealed as they realize they must rely on each other to make it through the night.
Bells of San Angelo

1947

Bells of San Angelo

1947
4.1
Gridley is mining silver from an old Mexican mine and bringing it into the USA thru a passage into his worthless mine. Border guard Rogers suspects Gridley and finally finds the secret entrance to the Mexican mine. He sends Lee Madison for help only to have her captured by Gridley. Trigger brings help that takes care of Gridley's men and now Roy has to rescue Madison.
The Price

2017

The Price

2017
4.9
Seyi, a 24-year-old Nigerian-American, works on Wall Street. Desperate to succeed because of his outsider status-due to class and race-he commits a crime, insider trading, which brings his entire world crashing down on him. Seyi's troubled circumstances force him finally to confront his tumultuous relationship with his ailing father, his romantic relationship with his privileged white girlfriend, and his racial and immigrant backgrounds-with nothing less at stake for him than his soul.
Flowers From Another World

1999

Flowers From Another World

1999
5.1
Patricia, a woman from Dominican Republic, needs a home and an economic security that her illegal status in Madrid does not provide her. Milady, twenty, born in Havana and dying to travel the world. Marirosi has a job, a home, and the most complete solitude... just like Alfonso, Damián and Carmelo, men from the St. Eulalia, a village lacking both marrying women and future. A bachelors' party forces the encounter between them and the beginning of this bittersweet story of sharing a living.