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Elegant Beast

1962

Elegant Beast

1962
7.1
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.
Fair Game

1988

Fair Game

1988
5.6
When Gene, a maniacally deranged computer-game designer, gets dumped by his beautiful artist wife, he devises a masochistic plan for revenge. Taking his spouse prisoner, Gene locks her in her windowless Los Angeles loft but leaves her with something to keep her company -- a deadly mamba snake. Via electronic sensors and cameras, he watches with glee as his terrorized ex-lover fights for her life.
The Brave One

1956

The Brave One

1956
5.6
A young Mexican boy tirelessly tries to save his pet bull from death at the hands of a celebrated matador.
For My Daughter's Honor

1996

For My Daughter's Honor

1996
5.1
Fourteen-year-old high school student, Amy Dustin, becomes an object of romantic affection to the school's biology teacher and football coach, Pete Nash. They take a sudden interest in each other, sending each other notes and talking on the telephone. Although Pete has a family, the two begin a secret relationship. People then begin to suspect that Pete and Amy are having an affair.
Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin

2002

Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin

2002
5.6
The movie revolves around Munnabhai a dreaded but good-hearted underworld don of Mumbai. Once while beating up one of his foes, he sees Komal and is so smitten by her beauty that he starts visualizing her wherever he goes and in whatever he does. Not understanding this new phenomenon in Munnabhai"s life, his men take him to Doctor Rastogi. The Doctor realizes it"s a love virus so he advises him to woo the girl somehow, not realizing that Munnabhai has fallen for none other than his own younger sister Komal. Munnabhai starts wooing Komal but she is in love with Raja, a local vagabond doing nothing except working in a bowling alley as a bouncer. It is not long before the doctor realizes that his underworld patient is in love with his own sister, so he decides to take her to Malaysia and get her married off...
A Woman Like Eve

1979

A Woman Like Eve

1979
4.4
A devoted yet stressed out housewife takes a holiday to relax, and falls in love with another woman: a guitar-playing hippie who lives in a commune.
Weeds

1987

Weeds

1987
5.1
A San Quentin inmate, sentenced to life without parole, writes a play that catches the interest of a reporter.
We Can't Go Home Again

1973

We Can't Go Home Again

1973
6
Nicholas Ray plays himself, acting as mentor, friend, and artistic inspiration to his students at Binghamton. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.
My Father's Will

2009

My Father's Will

2009
4.9
Ferro Olivetti, a billionaire playboy and businessman, promises to fulfill his dying father's final request: to live one month without his wealth.
Abducted

2007

Abducted

2007
5.9
Melanie is married to Tom, a controlling, cold and self-centered man who happens to be a prison warden. He finds her to be a liability to his career aspirations and secretly plans to have her kidnapped and killed, by Jack, a dangerous inmate.
Tilva Ros

2011

Tilva Ros

2011
5.7
Bor, in eastern Serbia, was once home to the largest copper mine in Europe. Now it’s just the biggest hole. This astutely observed coming-of-age film captures the pitfalls of the adult world, where idealism no longer seems to have a place, as two teens come to realize they have no choice but to grow up.
The Role

1977

The Role

1977
6.1
The film follows the life of a successful film star, revealing her increasing alienation in a role both glamorized and patronized by society. After being forced into show business by her family, she spends her time between studios and disastrous love affairs, and feels more and more dissatisfied.
Earthling

2011

Earthling

2011
3.7
After a mysterious atmospheric event, a small group of people wake up to realize that their entire lives have been a lie. They are in fact aliens disguised as humans. Now they have to make a choice. Live amongst men, or try to find a way back home.
La France

2007

La France

2007
6.4
During the First World War, Camille (Sylvie Testud), a young woman whose husband is away fighting at the front, receives a short letter of break-up from him. Distraught, she decides to go to join him, but is driven back by the rule of the time which forbids women to move around alone. She has no other recourse than to dress herself up as a man so as to be able to take to the road on foot. As she lives near the Western Fromt she hooks up with a passing group of French soldiers without too much trouble. But there's something a bit odd about these stragglers, and it's not just their habit of bursting into song at every opportunity.
Newlyweds

2011

Newlyweds

2011
5.9
A newlywed couple's honeymoon is upended by the arrivals of their respective sisters.
Final Impact

1992

Final Impact

1992
4.9
A former kick-boxing world champion discovers a young fighter, and believes together they can win back the world crown.
Bheja Fry 2

2011

Bheja Fry 2

2011
4.2
Good hearted but not worldly-wise, the rolly-polly tax inspector, Bharat Bhushan (Vinay Pathak) is back to fulfill his long cherished dream of becoming a singer. To further his media ambition he enters a game show hoping to win a cash prize with which he can make his own music album. Eventually Bhushan goes on to win the competition which also gifts him a free stay on a cruise ship.
Silver Tongues

2011

Silver Tongues

2011
6.1
Two lovers travel from town to town playing a dark game of deceit that soon spirals out of control, threatening their very relationship.
Munyurangabo

2008

Munyurangabo

2008
6.7
An orphan of the Rwandan genocide travels from Kigali to the countryside on a quest for justice.
The Lost Coast

2008

The Lost Coast

2008
4.4
Mark, Jasper and Lily are high school friends now in their early twenties. Mark is gay, living with Lily (his high school girlfriend), while Jasper is straight and soon to be married. A cynical and bitter trio barely connected by their past friendship, they reunite for the annual public Halloween celebration in San Francisco's Castro district.