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Nowhere Boy

2009

Nowhere Boy

2009
7.2
A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral. Despite Mimi's misgivings, John intends to have a real relationship with his mother. Julia introduces him to popular music and the banjo and, though a family conflict looms, young John is inspired to form his own band.
Newness

2017

Newness

2017
6.1
In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
The Professor and the Madman

2019

The Professor and the Madman

2019
7.1
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
Nighthawks

1978

Nighthawks

1978
5.2
In 70s Great Britain, a gay teacher is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night.
The Harvest

2023

The Harvest

2023
As cultural traditions are slowly becoming a burden of the past, a son returns home knowing that family is the only thing that binds him and his ailing father together.
Bad Ass

2012

Bad Ass

2012
5.8
Decorated Vietnam hero, Frank Vega returns home only to get shunned by society leaving him without a job or his high school sweetheart. It's not until forty years later when an incident on a commuter bus makes him a local hero where he's suddenly celebrated once again. But his good fortune suddenly turns for the worse when his best friend is murdered and the police aren't doing anything about it.
Silas Marner

1985

Silas Marner

1985
5.6
Adaption of George Eliot's novel. When a respectable weaver is wrongfully accused of theft, he becomes a virtual hermit until his own fortune is stolen and an orphaned child is found on his doorstep.
Night on the Galactic Railroad

1985

Night on the Galactic Railroad

1985
7.2
Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading far away from his miserable home. Accompanied by Campanella, an acquaintance from school, Giovanni embarks on a journey that will define the rest of his life.
West Side Story

1961

West Side Story

1961
7.2
In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.
Forever Young

2024

Forever Young

2024
5.5
An aging woman is given the chance to be young again and right her past but is faced with a dilemma when her husband declines to join her.
I Am Michael

2015

I Am Michael

2015
5.5
The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.
Dracula

1974

Dracula

1974
6.3
Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.
Paradise Club

2017

Paradise Club

2017
2.9
During the height of the social revolution, a young dancer searches for salvation when she chooses to leave paradise.
Secrets

2017

Secrets

2017
2.5
Secrets: Tarron is a successful, married businessman who risks losing it all when a sexy new hire comes to his company. As his wife struggles to keep her family together by all means necessary, Tarron’s world is tested and shaken to its core.
Dreamscape

1984

Dreamscape

1984
6.1
In order to diagnose the psychic traumas suffered by his patients, Dr. Paul Novotny gets young Alex Gardner to enter their dreams.
Gold Star

2016

Gold Star

2016
5.5
Vicki, a young music school dropout, struggles to make sense of her aimless life while caring for her dying 90 year old father.
Dawn

2018

Dawn

2018
3.5
A reserved woman executive begins having vivid dreams about a young girl she hardly knows, being brutally murdered. As the dreams intensify, she calls the police and two skeptical detectives are called in. Her husband is the last person to believe her, but the first person she begins to suspect. Then, one of the detectives begins to have the same dreams..
Prelude

2013

Prelude

2013
6.1
Prelude is the story of a brief and casual encounter between an aspiring rock star and a chef. An encounter that could change their lives forever.
Requiem for a Dream

2000

Requiem for a Dream

2000
8
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Forbidden Secrets

2007

Forbidden Secrets

2007
3.6
While going through a difficult divorce from her domineering, businessman husband, Alexandra moves back into her old childhood brownstone home, where she sets out to uncover dark family secrets from when she was a young girl, involving her Aunt Judith's murder and her mother's descent into insanity. The only clue is a key to a mysterious secret room that lies within the house. As a series of bizarre and unsettling incidents prod Alexandra to investigate her past, she finds herself wandering deeper into danger as her past comes back to haunt her.