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Lad: A Yorkshire Story

2012

Lad: A Yorkshire Story

2012
6.9
After the death of his father, a teenage boy forms a healing friendship with a park ranger in the Yorkshire Dales.
Snake & Mongoose

2013

Snake & Mongoose

2013
4.9
The untold story of how two Southern California drag racers, Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen, combined with corporate giants to change the face of sports and ultimately became the most famous rivalry in racing history.
All the Wrong Reasons

2013

All the Wrong Reasons

2013
5.8
An ensemble film about four everyday people: a store manager, a security guard, a fire fighter and a clerk who struggle in the aftermath of trauma.
Late Bloomers

1996

Late Bloomers

1996
4.5
A lonely secretary leaves her family for love with a female basketball coach. But their awakening galvanizes the local conservative community, with the small-town drama permeating everywhere from the teacher’s lounge to the student body to the PTA, yet leads to unexpected love-conquers-all resolutions.
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

1991

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

1991
4.9
Pamela Smart knows exactly what she wants and is willing to do anything to get it. She is fed up with teaching, and her marriage offers little excitement. Looking for a way out she applies for a job at a local TV station. When her dreams of fame are dashed by rejection, she seduces 15-year-old Billy, one of her students. Pam challenges Billy to prove his love for her by getting rid of her husband. The stakes heat up with a huge insurance policy on her husband's life.
Liliom

1930

Liliom

1930
6.8
A carousel barker falls in love with a young woman. Both are fired from their jobs, and when the young woman becomes pregnant, the carousel barker tries to help pull off a robbery, which goes wrong. Because of the robbery, he dies, and after spending time in hell, is sent back to earth for one day to try to make amends. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
The Ox

1991

The Ox

1991
6.5
In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox to feed his wife and baby daughter, setting off a devastating and unexpected chain of events.
Hello Lonesome

2010

Hello Lonesome

2010
6.2
Lonely since his wife left him and alienated from his daughter, a cantankerous voice-over artist strikes up an unlikely friendship with his regular deliveryman. Many suburbs away, an elderly widow loses her license to drive and turns to her wry younger neighbor for nostalgic cuddles and comfort. Meanwhile, a young urban sports fanatic meets a girl online and unexpectedly falls in love, though the trials the couple endure prove even more unexpected. Adam Reid's enchanting, compassionate debut weaves together the worlds of six lonely individuals as they negotiate the age-old process of giving and receiving love. It isn't easy, and it never happens the way they expect it, but for these isolated souls, there's an oddball magic in the way they make connections they never imagined.
Foxtrot

1976

Foxtrot

1976
4.4
A Romanian aristocrat retreats to a desert isle with his wife and servants on the eve of World War II.
Dead Man's Burden

2012

Dead Man's Burden

2012
5.6
A western set on the New Mexico frontier a few years after the Civil War and centered on a struggling young family and the mining company who wants to buy their land.
Hardflip

2012

Hardflip

2012
5.1
Hardflip follows the story of Caleb (Randy Wayne) a young skater whose ill mother (Rosanna Arquette) and absent father (John Schneider) leave him reaching for the only hope he has...becoming a sponsored skater. After his mother falls ill, Caleb finds a stack of old love letters. He sets out to find the father he never knew and inadvertently begins a journey he never could have expected. This story explores what happens when we let go of our anger and pain and forgive those who have hurt us most.
Hate Thy Neighbor

1968

Hate Thy Neighbor

1968
4.7
Ken Dakota's search for the murderer of his brother, killed by bandit Gary Stevens, at the behest of land owner Chris Malone. Dakota attempts to bring the men responsible for his brothers death to justice.
Murder on Flight 502

1975

Murder on Flight 502

1975
5.7
On a flight to London, a note is found stating that there will be murders taking place on the airliner before it lands.
Collaborator

2011

Collaborator

2011
4.8
A playwright whose marriage and career are in a free fall has an explosive run-in with his former neighbor, a right-wing ex-con.
Stella Days

2012

Stella Days

2012
6.4
A priest stationed in Tipperary, Ireland, is eager to return to Rome. Told he cannot do so until he has raised enough money for the building of a new church, he decides to open a cinema in the local town.
Tengo 17 años

1964

Tengo 17 años

1964
5
A young girl decide to escape from home because her stepmother doesn´t like her. She finds a modest family that welcomes her as a family member. She learns how to live in lowliness and fall in love with David.
Operation Delta Force 5: Random Fire

2000

Operation Delta Force 5: Random Fire

2000
4.2
The Delta Force team are brought in once again to deal with an evil villain in foreign lands.
The Flying Machine 3D

2011

The Flying Machine 3D

2011
5.3
A family takes a journey across the globe on a strange and amazing flying machine, experiencing a series of adventures along the way.
Bless the Beasts & Children

1971

Bless the Beasts & Children

1971
6.8
A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.
Crimes at the Dark House

1940

Crimes at the Dark House

1940
6
In this lurid melodrama, Tod Slaughter plays a villain who murders the wealthy Sir Percival Glyde in the gold fields of Australia and assumes his identity in order to inherit Glyde's estate in England. On arriving in England, "Sir Percival" schemes to marry an heiress for her money, and, with the connivance of the cunning Dr. Isidor Fosco, embarks on a killing spree of all who suspect him to be an imposter and would get in the way of his plans to stay Lord of the Manor.