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Incident in an Alley

1962

Incident in an Alley

1962
3.1
A policeman is accused of manslaughtering a 14-year-old boy but is acquitted of all charges. Still, he feels a lot of guilt and begins to doubt if he really is innocent after all.
The Bet Collector

2006

The Bet Collector

2006
7
Middle-aged Manila storeowner Amelita supplements her tiny income by collecting bets for the popular numbers game of jueteng. While looking out for police crackdowns, the masterfully persuasive Amelita cajoles all comers into placing wagers.
Room to Move

1986

Room to Move

1986
5.6
Carol is a top runner, coached by her father day and night. Then she sees Angie, the punk new girl, dancing magnificently and alone. The two become friends and Carol begins to rebel, but the all-imporant race is coming up!
My Country

2011

My Country

2011
5.8
A film about the reunion of a family broken by the pain and because of the pain can be reunited. An intense story, told in a soft and sensitive way, showing the search and dedication of a man rediscovering family and the love that unites the brothers, finally forming a real family.
To Save the Children

1994

To Save the Children

1994
6
Teacher Jake Downey has relocated to a small town in Wyoming hoping to escape the urban problems of his last assignment. His myth of rural bliss is shattered when a former police officer comes unglued, builds a bomb and takes Jake's class hostage. The heroism of his true story unfolds as the hostage drama takes many surprising turns towards the phenomenal conclusion.
Knight Errant

1973

Knight Errant

1973
4.6
Taiwan taxi driver Jimmy Wang Yu has good intentions -- he wants to pay for an operation to help his sister recover her sight -- but he's saddled with some bad luck of his own. When Jimmy's dad angers three brothers who are looking for payback for their parents' deaths, Jimmy must now defend his father and try to save his sister. This crazy 1970s martial arts action flick will delight fans of the genre.
Soda Springs

2012

Soda Springs

2012
5.6
The story of a man's struggle to claim his future by confronting his past. The road is not an easy one as old demons resurface to threaten everything Eden has fought to overcome.
Riot in Juvenile Prison

1959

Riot in Juvenile Prison

1959
5.2
When the shootings of two juvenile inmates bring public protest, a psychologist is brought in to see if he can do anything to control the problems peacefully.
A Family Lost

2007

A Family Lost

2007
4.2
Valerie, a single mom and her 13-year old diabetic daughter Claire board a small plane in Kodiak Falls, with the intention of meeting the mother's new fiance Jordan. But when the plane crashes, the only survivors are the mother, daughter, and a suspicious passenger, leaving Valerie and Claire in harm's way.
Little Superman

1975

Little Superman

1975
6.2
World War II Japan...the Japanese military learn that the Chinese government has stolen some secret military plans and that they will attempt to send them to Hong Kong via Macau. When a respected Chinese officer is ambushed, he must rely on his old friend (played by 'Bruce Liang' ) to help him overthrow the Japanese and successfully send the plans to Hong Kong.
In God's Country

2007

In God's Country

2007
6.8
In God's Country is a modern day story of slavery. Young women ignored by the police and protected by "freedom of religion" are trapped in polygamous communities scattered throughout North America. Judith Joseph is one of them. Despite being raised under the watchful eyes of "God's Keepers" and knowing no other life, Judith realises she cannot watch her sixteen year old daughter succumb to the same fate she was born into. Desperate, with no other resources and no connections, Judith sets her house on fire and escapes with her five children. Alone, on the "outside", Judith is ill equipped to handle the challenges facing her, but she's determined to build a life.
The Dark Angel: Psycho Kickboxer

1998

The Dark Angel: Psycho Kickboxer

1998
3.6
5-Time World Kickboxing Champion Curtis Bush plays Alex Hunter, an up-and-coming kickboxer whose fiancé and father are brutally murdered by the city's cold-blooded and sadistic crime boss, and he himself tortured and left for dead. Discovered and nursed back to health by a wheelchair-bound Vietnam Vet who becomes his mentor, Alex is transformed into an avenging streetfighter - a one man vigilante and skull-cracking killing machine known as...The Dark Angel. Using controlled fury and a hunger for revenge to seek bloody retribution against low-life criminal scum, Alex's ultimate target is the untouchable crime boss. But a beautiful tabloid journalist who seeks to uncover the true identity of The Dark Angel is hot on the trail, yet that won't stop Alex from exacting his "eye for an eye". First, he must enter the Arena of Death and destroy one-by-one the most savage and deadly fighters imported from around the world by the crime boss...
Black Angels

1970

Black Angels

1970
4.4
When an African-American biker gang is tricked into believing that a white biker gang is planning a war, all hell breaks loose.
End of the Harvest

1998

End of the Harvest

1998
5
An atheist philosophy club at a college harasses a Christian, Scott, who claims to have inside knowledge of when the world will end. To vindicate himself and "defeat" the athiests, he prepares a presentation based on a bible study he finds in the library. Although initially confident, Scott begins to have doubts due to the theoretical nature of the study. Meanwhile, his buddy Matt (who is having prophetic dreams of his own) is frustrated because he feels Scott is uprepared for the presentation and that the responsibility will fall on him to bail his friend out.
Monkey on My Back

1957

Monkey on My Back

1957
6.4
The painfully true story of welterweight boxing champion Barney Ross is detailed in Monkey on My Back. Cameron Mitchell stars as Ross, whose meteoric ring career is interrupted when he joins the Marines at the outset of WWII. A highly decorated hero, Ross contracts malaria oversees and is given morphine to assuage the pain. By the time he returns to the states, Ross is a confirmed drug addict. Before he can rise to the top again, he must hit rock bottom and his descent into the hell of narcotics dependency is graphically illustrated (so much so that the film was almost denied a Production Code seal). Though a cured Barney Ross served as technical advisor for Monkey on My Back, he ended up suing the producers for defamation of character -- and lost.
The Windsor Protocol

1998

The Windsor Protocol

1998
3.7
Based on the novels by Jack Higgins, Sean Dillon is a maverick British agent who uncovers a plot to take over the presidency of the United States. The Windsor Protocol is a list created by Adolf Hitler that will help revive the Nazi party; Dillon must find it before it falls into the wrong hands.
Just Henry

2011

Just Henry

2011
6.6
Prompted by horrific nightmares, Henry delves into the mystery of his past and begins to uncover the truth about his father's death, triggering a series of revelations that will change his family forever.
100 Kilos

2001

100 Kilos

2001
4.2
The rise and fall of the Freeway Boyz, These group of young men sold millions of dollars of drugs in the streets of South Central Los Angeles, and inadvertently financed a CIA private war in Nicaragua.
Return from India

2002

Return from India

2002
3.4
This beautiful love story that start's in Israel and going through all scene's of India, it's cultural, beauty and religions traditions brings us to the question: "What is this love?"...
The Number One Girl

2006

The Number One Girl

2006
2.4
Joey (Scheina) is a big Hollywood action star and a martial arts champ. When he gets invited to be a celebrity judge at friend and mobster Molnar's (Jones) request he falls for Molnar's Number One Girl. She is strictly off limits and so Joey must engage in a duel to the death with Molnar and his five bodyguards.