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The Other Tom

2021

The Other Tom

2021
5.4
Elena is a single mother dependant on Social Services. Her son Tom has behaviour issues and is stigmatised at school as a "problem child". An absent father further complicates their difficult relationship. Tom is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and given psychiatric medication, but a strange accident alerts his mother as to their side effects. When she refuses to continue administering the drugs to him, Social Services threaten to take Tom from her.
Iceland is Best

2020

Iceland is Best

2020
4.1
The story of Sigga, a 17 year-old girl trying to leave home in Iceland, and make her way to California.
One Hour Outcall

2019

One Hour Outcall

2019
3.4
A middle-aged man's interludes with a high-class escort force him to confront his relationship with his family and his own demons.
12 Days of Christmas

2020

12 Days of Christmas

2020
4.6
Childhood friends Amy and Steve come home from their first semester of college for a relaxed winter break, but must navigate turbulent reunions, unspoken romance, and even an unplanned pregnancy. There's no place like home for the holidays!
The Subject

2021

The Subject

2021
3.9
A successful white documentarian deals with the fallout from his last film, which caught the murder of a Black teen on tape. While he films a new doc series, someone else tapes his every move.
Her Name Was Jo

2020

Her Name Was Jo

2020
6.9
Ten-year-old Jo spends her days along the Shenandoah River with her best friend Selma, fishing, scrapping for metal–surviving. But when her abusive junkie stepdad dies, Jo decides, Selma in tow, to dump the body, steal the car, and set off across the country in search of her real dad, a legendary folk singer in Los Angeles.
Your Eyes on Me

2020

Your Eyes on Me

2020
6.9
Night falls in London and a drag queen named Gloria takes to the stage. A young and shy new dancer named Kandi catches Gloria's eye, and the queen decides to help the dancer develop his talents. As the two draw closer under the neon lights, will a romantic relationship bloom between mentor and mentee?
Unexpected

2022

Unexpected

2022
4.9
Music critic Bob is out of a job, addicted to Zoloft, and trying to wrangle the menagerie of animals that his wife Linda has accumulated. Will adopting a baby cure their existential angst? Or should they just rescue another duck?
Take Out Girl

2021

Take Out Girl

2021
4.3
To give her family a chance at a better life and save her family's failing restaurant, Tera Wong, a desperate 20-year-old Asian girl, parlays her Chinese food delivery expertise into a profitable drug hustle.
Aviva

2022

Aviva

2022
6.1
A unique exploration into romantic connection and gender dynamics, 'Aviva' tells the story of a relationship between a man and a woman, with each of the two principal characters played by both a man and a woman. It's the story of a marriage that develops and eventually dissolves, evolving into deep friendship-all told through a mix of traditional dramatic scenes and expressive dance sequences
The Last Christmas Party

2020

The Last Christmas Party

2020
5.6
Over the course of one night a group of college friends try to navigate their complicated love lives before they leave for winter break.
Death of Nintendo

2020

Death of Nintendo

2020
6.7
The story takes us into the colorful pop-culture world of these four 13-year old friends, back in the days when video games were still a novelty. Mimaw and her friends Paolo, Kachi and Gilligan go on a journey of self-discovery together as they play games and wrestle with new dilemmas – puppy love, circumcision and other horror stories.
Despite the Fog

2019

Despite the Fog

2019
6.3
According to Interpol, over ten thousand refugees of minors without parental care are wandering today in Europe, half of which are on Italian roads. "Despite the Fog" is a movie story about one of them. In short: Ali-Musa Sarhan, a refugee whose parents drowned while traveling by rubber boat on the Italian coast in search of a better life, is accepted by family, husband and wife who have lost a child. They are trying to find solace in little Arab and a sort of replacement for their early deceased son, Mark. Valeria (Donatella Finokjaro) and Paolo (Giorgio Tirabasi) are increasingly confronted with resistance from the environment and their own family, who do not accept their decision to keep Muhammad - It is also a story of a world that is increasingly sinking into xenophobic fog.
Better Days

2019

Better Days

2019
5.1
At his best friend's New Year's Eve party, Gary desperately tries to spark the interest of Ann, his ex-girlfriend, without letting his friends embarrass him, but ends up receiving devastating news instead.
Undateable John

2019

Undateable John

2019
3.7
A slacker surf instructor, who's on and off the wagon, gets his life together when he falls for a beautiful but troubled young woman he meets in Alcoholics Anonymous.
The Grand Duke Of Corsica

2021

The Grand Duke Of Corsica

2021
3.1
A cantankerous and brilliant architect, Alfred, embarks on a highly unusual commission in Malta for a man who calls himself 'The Grand Duke of Corsica'. An epidemic hits the Island and all must flee, but Alfred remains to finish the job.
Enemy Within

2019

Enemy Within

2019
3.7
When a Japanese pilot crash-lands on the tiny remote Hawaiian island of Ni'ihau, he is met with courtesy and traditional Hawaiian hospitality from the locals - until they discover he was part of the recent attack on Pearl Harbor. Soon the community is split between those of Japanese ancestry who support the pilot and those of Hawaiian ancestry who oppose them.
Surviving Confession

2019

Surviving Confession

2019
6.3
A disgruntled priest, conflicted with his faith, has his world turned upside down when an unlikely person enters his confessional.
Chasing Wonders

2021

Chasing Wonders

2021
4.7
A coming-of-age story set across the lush wine country of both Australia and Spain, a young man explores the nature of father-son relationships and the pathway toward understanding and forgiveness.
Memory House

2022

Memory House

2022
5.1
An older man begins to work in a modern dairy factory. He feels distant and does not identify with the place, the people and even the society. Little by little, he is approaching cows and oxen, transforming into an animal and returning to his ancestry.