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Englewood: The Growing Pains in Chicago

2011

Englewood: The Growing Pains in Chicago

2011
Boyz In The Hood is transplanted to the modern day Chicago neighborhood of Englewood in William L. Cochran’s powerful directing debut. Englewood boldly blends humor, romance, tragedy, and hope in this tale of three friends struggling to get through high school. Amid violence,peer pressure, and family dysfunction, these friends pull through. Dennis,(Cochran) tackles the main role, whose behavior conceals his talents and his new girlfriend sees through his thug exterior. Will her encouragement be enough to steer him past disaster?
Living Life

2004

Living Life

2004
A teenage boy battling cancer discovers a way to change the lives of the ones he meets.
Horus

2022

Horus

2022
Vampire Horus Jaxon has broken he peace treaty between his kind and the werewolves, igniting a war between rivals.
Screened in

2021

Screened in

2021
9
In teen-directed feature film, Screened In, Peyton Hawthorne and her friends become disillusioned when they realize their phones have taken over their lives. Together, they attempt to tackle their addiction. Calamity ensues —will they persevere?
The Maladjusted

2013

The Maladjusted

2013
5.6
Three friends struggle to maintain their hedonistic lifestyles as they approach 30. Delving into their story, we become subjected to their inane theories, absurd philosophies and warped sense of humor.
The Judge of Harbor County

2021

The Judge of Harbor County

2021
In 1861, in the vicinity of Helena, Texas, mysterious Marshal James Jennings delivers a unique brand of justice.
Of Girls and Horses

2014

Of Girls and Horses

2014
5.8
Alex is 16, a misfit, a drop-out, a failure. She uses drugs; she cuts herself. She has been sent by her despairing adoptive mother to a farm in northern Germany. At first, Alex hates this remote place and the demanding job of looking after the horses. But under the tutelage of Nina, a 30-something taking a break from city life and her partner, Christine, Alex gradually comes to form a bond with the animals in her charge. Then Kathy arrives at the farm to take a holiday, bringing her own, beautiful horse with her. Alex takes an instant dislike to this privileged newcomer. Slowly, though, the barriers between the two are broken down and Kathy finds herself smitten by the streetwise and energetic Alex. The pair starts horsing around, larking about on the mudflats, until one weekend, when they’re alone at the farm, things spiral out of control.
Streets of New York

1939

Streets of New York

1939
4.8
Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous obstacles, opportunities and temptations, but through it all, he considers the actions of his hero, Abraham Lincoln, for guidance. Will Jimmy see his dreams come true, or will he be another of the countless hopefuls chewed up and spit out by New York's mean streets?
Be Still And Know

2019

Be Still And Know

2019
7.1
19-year old CJ, has lost touch with her childhood friend, Sophia, ever since she left small-town Willow Springs for college the year prior. Realizing how much they've grown apart, Sophia insists that CJ spends fall break at her grandfather's cabin, where they used to spend summers together. Reluctant, CJ gathers her new group of friends to join her for a fall escape they won't soon forget. Jocelyn and Amber, city girls at heart, embrace the wooded retreat but their excitement quickly turns to dread when they discover a vagabond living in a run-down trailer on the property.
By the Sea

2015

By the Sea

2015
7.1
Searching for his lost father, a boy will have to be strong to survive.
A Pedra da Serpente

2019

A Pedra da Serpente

2019
4.8
After losing a baby in the third trimester, Joana decides to go on vacation in Peruibe, a small seaside town, known for UFO's sightings. After a one night stand, Joana runs over a man and kills him. Joana then ignites a strange relationship with Maria, the wife of the man she killed and finds herself immersed in a peculiar story of alien abductions.
One Life at a Time

2020

One Life at a Time

2020
4
Featuring Dean Cain and Luke Schroder, One Life at a Time highlights both the importance of awareness and the misconceptions of homelessness in West Michigan, in addition to having an historical nod to Mel Trotter.
Life

2018

Life

2018
After a privileged woman loses her child, she goes on a long journey of praying in prostration to the Buddhist Temple to clear her sins.
Seven Lost

2022

Seven Lost

2022
An American troop stranded in the Italian wilderness, struggle to find their way back to safety during World War 2.
The Juniors y La Fórmula Imperial

2023

The Juniors y La Fórmula Imperial

2023
7 multimillionaire boys who venture into planning a social revolution, generated by video scandals and medical experiments. Its aim is to generate a change in the world's ideology and its problems with discrimination, sexting, cyber-bullying, their fathers, the conflict between social classes and the confrontation with their domestic girls. The film tells the life of Austin, a boy with absent and mysterious parents, who has a risky life changing the scientific and biological patterns in the world. The plot revolves around Austin Ibargüengoitia's obsessive intention and his close relationship with his best friends and money, creating a movement called "The Distortionist Movement", this movement tries to alter conventional social norms, its goal: to create a higher economic class than the existing one, but to reveal it, these seven teenage billionaires, set out to prove their loyalty by doing a task that will shake the world, in doing so they will reveal a school that has existed in ...
Saturday Night Inside Out

2021

Saturday Night Inside Out

2021
"Saturday Night Inside Out" is the feature-film debut of writer/director Connor McBride. The film follows Floyd, a 26 year-old in the midst of a quarter-life crisis. After being laid-off from his job, followed by a devastating break-up, he has lost who he was. Floyd ventures through Chicago on a fateful Saturday night to find himself again in this millennial mood-piece.
A Million Colours

2011

A Million Colours

2011
7.2
A story of love and friendship set against the violence of Apartheid in South Africa. It is a story of the ups and downs of the lives of the three main characters, and how their lives intersect over the years.
Black Birds in a Storm

2023

Black Birds in a Storm

2023
Set in Chicago, Samuel "Smooth" Alexander is making a name for himself in the fashion world. But the people he is closest to in his life could bring it all down. Samuel struggles with stalkers, street thugs and the mob to save his friends. But will it kill him in the end?
Cry from the Mountain

1985

Cry from the Mountain

1985
5.3
The film centers on an emotional kayaking trip between a father and a son. The father has taken his boy into the deep Alaskan wilderness to tell him that he is divorcing the boy's mother, who is pregnant and waiting for them back home. While on the trip, the father and son get involved in a potentially fatal accident. Fortunately, an enigmatic mountain man appears to save them. Later he helps the troubled twosome find hope and salvation through God. Meanwhile, the wife, also finds a new life through old-time religion and happiness ensues all around.
The Fly Room

2014

The Fly Room

2014
5.7
When a wide-eyed 10-year-old girl visits her fathers insect laboratory, she receives an unorthodox education in genetics.