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A Cross to Bear

2012

A Cross to Bear

2012
9.3
Mother of a 15-month old daughter and would-be dancer, fighting alcoholism and the hardships of living on the streets gets help from a home for women and tries to find the will to live and get her life back on track
Sandbar

2012

Sandbar

2012
5.3
In this freewheeling dark comedy, a haunted Marine spends one crazy day with his estranged son.
The Displaced Person

1977

The Displaced Person

1977
6
A conscientious but driven Polish refugee disrupts the hierarchy of power on a Georgia farm in the 1940s.
Sealed Cargo

2015

Sealed Cargo

2015
5
In 1995, several cargo containers are discovered high in the Bolivian Andes. Inside are potentially toxic chemicals, and local policeman Mariscal soon becomes charged with the task of smuggling the containers into neighboring Chile. He recommissions an old train to haul the toxic waste out of Bolivia, but encounters one mishap after another, beginning with the local townspeople who know what's inside, halting the train's path.
Nothing Special

2010

Nothing Special

2010
5
A young and successful insurance underwriter must allow her mentally unstable mother to move in with her after the institution in which the mother had been living is deemed unfit for occupancy. The mother then begins to dislike how close her daughter is with her boss.
Fighting for Freedom

2013

Fighting for Freedom

2013
3.7
Two intertwined families, one American, one Mexican, and their fight to save three year old illegal Angelina from deportation.
It Was You Charlie

2013

It Was You Charlie

2013
7
A once accomplished sculptor, a former college art teacher, but now a lonely graveyard shift doorman, Abner Roth is sadly a mere shadow of his former self. Having lost the love of his life and haunted by the death of a woman in a terrible car accident a year ago, he is desolate and suicidal but amusingly so. Step in Zoe, a free spirited taxi driver with a large hart and persuasive disposition. Zoe's energy and outlook help Abner look at life anew and try to reconcile his conflicted past.
The Drunk

2014

The Drunk

2014
3.7
The hard drinking grandson of a legendary labor leader gets arrested for drunk driving. He decides to run for Governor against the corrupt prosecuting attorney.
The Pink Room

2011

The Pink Room

2011
6.3
After selling herself at fourteen to a brothel inside her home town of Svay Pak, Mien takes an undesired path all over Cambodia for the remainder of her teenage life. At twenty, her path crosses with a group of people fighting to make a difference, bringing her long and onerous journey back to face where it all began. The Pink Room is an intertwined story of the heart-rending, epic battle to end sex slavery, from rescue to prevention, and experiencing first hand, the need to change not just individuals, but the communities they come from. Most documentaries on trafficking only bring awareness to the problem. This film bring awareness to the solutions.
Private Life of Mr. & Mrs. M

2012

Private Life of Mr. & Mrs. M

2012
4.3
The fault lines in a marriage become evident when an out-of-town couple and their child arrive for a corporate trade show at a Tehran hotel. Accustomed to berating his pretty wife for her shy demeanor and her suburban manner, the husband is taken aback when she blooms under the attentions of a male colleague and is given a role in planning his company’s presentation. (Gene Siskel Film Center)
Havana 57

2013

Havana 57

2013
5
Havana 1957—sin capital of the world. Mafia nightclubs, sex, drugs and gambling. A young cop witnesses a murder and must decide if he wants to play the corrupt game or go against corrupt cops and the mob with the help of a beautiful Tropicana dancer.
Sins of Jezebel

1953

Sins of Jezebel

1953
5
The aging king of Israel, Ahab, falls under the influence of a young and beautiful but scheming Pagan woman named Jezebel and, against the advice of his advisers and the prophet Elijah, marries her. Her plan to introduce her idols to Israel angers God, who wreaks vengeance on Israel.
I Passed for White

1960

I Passed for White

1960
6
A young woman falls in love and marries, but withholds from her husband information about her family.
The Man Who Lost His Head

2007

The Man Who Lost His Head

2007
5.3
Martin Clunes stars as a straight-laced museum curator who finds himself travelling to New Zealand to settle a dispute with a Maori community about an ancient carving - with unexpected consequences.
Crackheads

2013

Crackheads

2013
5.7
Four unlikely friends, connected through social football, fall victim to methamphetamine addiction. Acting as the catalyst, the drug sends them on a disastrous, yet hilarious roller-coaster ride that will change their lives forever.
Thanksgiving

2014

Thanksgiving

2014
4.3
It's Thanksgiving, and Amy and Alex are in love. But Alex's plans to marry his girlfriend are disrupted by the arrival of Will -- A stranger, introduced as Amy's brother. when Alex and Will find themselves on a hike together the next day, Alex confronts his suspicions, and discovers Will's true identity as Amy's former lover. With a rival at the door, and his fiance's intentions called into doubt, Alex must reexamine a future that had once seemed so certain. over a tumultuous two days, romance becomes resentment as questions of love, ideology, and commitment are all brought to bear on the lives of these three young New Yorkers.
Redemption

2003

Redemption

2003
4.3
Christian is a young man growing up in Hollywood who dreams of following in his father's footsteps into show business. When he meets Tony, an industry insider with "connections," he is convinced that he has found his big break -- landing acting jobs and dating beautiful women. Christian thinks he is at his prime, until he has a falling out with Tony over drugs. He soon learns that the same connections that enabled him to get his start and realize his dream can just as easily destroy it. Hiding the truth of his washed-up career from family and friends, Christian escapes his reality through intense drug use - beginning his fatal turn of fate. Will Christian ever turn his life around? Will he find redemption?
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

1978

One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story

1978
5.5
The true story of baseball star Ron LeFlore, from his days as a street-corner punk with no future to his days behind bars on a petty robbery conviction to his ultimate once-in-a-lifetime chance with the Detroit Tigers, where he became an outstanding baseball player.
Playas Ball

2007

Playas Ball

2007
3.7
27 year old professional basketball player Cedric Tinsley is on the verge of signing a multimillion-dollar endorsement deal and proposing to his girlfriend Jill, when a woman he's never met claims he's the father of her child. Now, with his personal and professional lives on the line, Cedric will have to expose the opportunistic playas in his circle.
Marvin, Seth and Stanley

2012

Marvin, Seth and Stanley

2012
5.7
Marvin's estranged sons, Seth and Stanley, return home for a camping trip. As past grudges are exposed, their weekend getaway slowly unfurls.