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Hostage High

1997

Hostage High

1997
5.8
A former high school student, Jason Copeland, returns to his school to take his revenge on the teachers for failing him out of school.
Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion

2003

Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion

2003
5.3
A true story about the tragic explosion at Halifax Harbour, Canada, in the early hours of December 6, 1917.
Helena from the Wedding

2010

Helena from the Wedding

2010
4.4
Newlyweds Alex and Alice host a New Year's Eve party for their closest friends at a remote cabin in the mountains. However, when an unexpected guest shows up, the group's facades begin to crumble.
Wesley

2009

Wesley

2009
7.7
The year is 1732. John Wesley, an irritatingly self-righteous instructor at Oxford is offered the chance to go to the new colony of Georgia, where he hopes to preach to the Indians. John struggles with his failure and fears and is finally experiences the peace he longed for: "I felt my heart strangely warmed." Wesley begins to preach about his experience of saving faith, but is turned out of most churches in London. Despite opposition, mob violence that seeks to break up their meetings, Wesley and his "Methodies" establish social ministries to the poor that transformed the face of England. Today, almost 75 million people worldwide trace their spiritual heritage back to John Wesley.
Riders of the Whistling Pines

1949

Riders of the Whistling Pines

1949
5
While trailing Forest Ranger Charles Carter, who is suspected of permitting lumber man Henry Mitchell to cut restricted timber, Gene fires at a dangerous mountain lion and apparently kills Carter. Actually, Bill Wright, Mitchell's associate, killed Carter because the ranger had discovered tussock moth infestation in the forest, and if the infestation was not reported, the trees would die and have to be cut, thereby profiting Mitchell and Wright. In order to compensate the best he can, Gene sells his sportsman's camp and gives the money to Carter's daughter Helen . En route to Texas, Gene discovers the infestation and is assigned by the Forest Department to supervise the program of spraying the area with DDT from the air. After the first day of spraying, the DDT is blamed by furious stock men for the many animals found dead of poisoning.
Powerplay

1999

Powerplay

1999
2.8
A beautiful blonde con-woman and martial artist seduces wealthy bachelors and grifts them out of their money using her wiles and deadly force if necessary.
Emulsion

2014

Emulsion

2014
6.2
EMULSION tells the story of a dejected salesman who is inadvertently drawn into a dangerous blackmail scheme that forces him to fight for control a life he never thought was worth living. Painting a murky film noir world where no one is exactly as they appear, Emulsion follows Dane Allen as he evolves from an utterly forgettable cog into a potent activist who brings the powers that be to their knees. It is a story of discovery, manipulation and the never-ending struggle between complacency and self-actualization.
Half Moon

2010

Half Moon

2010
2.4
"Half Moon" tells the story of a city gripped with fear because of a man killing prostitutes. When down on her luck prostitute Rose (Shellie Chapman aka Tori Black) goes to a hotel to meet a man who seems like the perfect guy things soon change and she suspects he could be the killer ...or worse a Werewolf!
The City Is Mine

2008

The City Is Mine

2008
3.5
A young man coming home after serving time in the penitentiary finds his city in control by local thugs, stops at nothing to gain sole control of a city he feels is rightfully his.
Acts of Worship

2001

Acts of Worship

2001
5.4
Alix is taken in by a photographer, Digna, who despite her friends' protests, tries to help Alix piece her life back together and overcome her addictions.
Frozen Days

2005

Frozen Days

2005
4.6
Meow is a young woman roaming the streets and nightclubs of Tel Aviv. She lives in empty apartments and surfs the internet chat rooms. She decides to meet Alex, her chat buddy. They plan to meet in a nightclub but a suicide bombing prevents their meeting. She survives the attack and after she finds Alex in the hospital, in a coma, she moves into his empty apartment. Gradually, the tenants start referring to her as Alex, and as she assumes his identity, she finds herself sinking into a dangerous and deluded reality.
Adventures of Gallant Bess

1948

Adventures of Gallant Bess

1948
4.2
Ted Daniels, a ranch hand working for a rodeo, captures a magnificent wild horse that he tames and trains. As Ted is recovering from an accident that happened during a rodeo, the rodeo owner cheats him out of his horse. Ted must decide whether to pursue him and try to recover the horse, or whether to settle down with the doctor's daughter who is nursing him back to health. Written by Snow Leopard
Jail

2009

Jail

2009
7
Parag Dixit is living a dream life with a great job and his loving girlfriend Mansi! However things take an ugly turn when after a series of unfortunate events he suddenly wakes up in jail; handcuffed and randomly beaten up by the cops.
Raising Flagg

2006

Raising Flagg

2006
4.2
A comedy centered on a handyman (Arkin) and his lifelong competition with his neighbor (Pendleton.)
A Holiday for Harmony

2024

A Holiday for Harmony

2024
4.5
Jaxon Moore is a struggling arcade bar owner with debt and facing a possible shutdown before the holiday season. When his sister dies unexpectedly in a car crash, he becomes the guardian of his young niece Harmony, who inherited a trust fund from her late mother. Jaxon hopes he can use the trust to save his struggling business, but faces obstacles when Harmony's father decides to come back into her life.
Purgatory Station

2024

Purgatory Station

2024
4.2
When a crooked lawyer wakes up in a large, pitch-dark container, he learns he has eight hours to scuttle a corporate land grab or see everyone he loves die horribly.
24 Hours To D-Day

2024

24 Hours To D-Day

2024
4.8
Just hours before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, a team of American Special Forces parachutes into German-occupied France. Their mission: avoid capture and activate critical drop zone beacons to guide the 101st Airborne’s assault.
Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story

2024

Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story

2024
6.8
After a masked intruder assaults Morgan Metzer in her home, her ex-husband, Rodney, shows up minutes later. Questioned by the authorities, Rodney's story doesn't seem to add up, making him the prime suspect in the attack.
A Hundred Lies

2024

A Hundred Lies

2024
5.6
A Toronto musician faces personal issues and industry uncertainty as he attempts to make his songs heard.
Danger in the Dorm

2024

Danger in the Dorm

2024
6
After the murder of her childhood best friend and fellow classmate, Kathleen must catch a killer who's preying on young girls around campus.