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A Beautiful Secret

2002

A Beautiful Secret

2002
5.4
The beloved screen legend Katy Jurado, the lights one last time in the history of a special friendship that develops between a lonely old woman and Jorge, a rebellious teenager in Mexico City in 1984. Through the use flashbacks, Jorge, now an adult, remembers the unforgettable lessons and conversations about human nature and society in general. This fascinating film provides a beautiful tribute to the legendary actress in a history of heart that will make you laugh and think.
The Elephant Man

1982

The Elephant Man

1982
5.6
A taped version of the stage play about a hideously deformed 19th-century London man and how he managed to triumph over his disease.
Hollywood Dreams

2007

Hollywood Dreams

2007
2.4
The tale of a young girl fresh off the bus from Iowa, who falls in love with a sexy and promising young actor, though their relationship threatens to complicate her own obsessive goal of becoming a famous actress. The film perfectly captures the delightful and desperate lives of those chasing dreams in Hollywood: One day they are shuffling down a boardwalk with too many suitcases, and the next they are lounging in contemporary hillside homes with a view of the city. Though neither state is permanent the more desirable one fuels the dream. The story's extraordinary execution portrays Hollywood as the fantastic and insane place that it is. Written by Lane Kneedler, American Film Institute Magazine
The Privileged

2013

The Privileged

2013
5.9
Richard Hunter, a promising young lawyer at a prestigious firm, has the perfect future mapped out. However, a costly mistake with a powerful client has put it all at risk. In a desperate attempt to save his job, Richard and his wife Tara spend the weekend at the cottage of senior partner Preston Westwood.
Star Spangled Banners

2013

Star Spangled Banners

2013
5.6
Ten years following the breakup of the family band, The Banner Project, siblings Desiree, Johnny, and Mitchel Banner, are faced with the decision to reunite in order to save their home town from bankruptcy.
Accidental Friendship

2008

Accidental Friendship

2008
6.9
Homeless woman Yvonne Caldwell is a woman with good reason to be bitter: she has lost everything except her two beloved dogs, Bebe and Man-Man. With her one friend, Wes, Caldwell lives the daily struggle of being homeless in Los Angeles until a chance encounter caused by her dogs leads to a friendship with LAPD officer Tami Baumann, and hope for a better life begins in earnest for Yvonne.
For the Love of a Child

2006

For the Love of a Child

2006
7.2
1959, support from US troops based in Asia and later from the Sates enables two actresses to start a charity for mixed-race 'orphans' who are locally neglected as outcasts. Thus originates Childhelp, which later runs multi-disciplinary centers for abused and/or neglected children in the States. Among them is bright Jacob Fletcher, whose stepfather, a lawyer, terrorized him into utter trauma and reclaims him shortly after 10 months in jail. Jacob's peers have distressing stories of their own, but competent, devoted staff helps most of them decisively on the former farm, using animal therapy.
Summer Dreams: The Story of The Beach Boys

1990

Summer Dreams: The Story of The Beach Boys

1990
5.4
Dramatization looks at the tumultuous relationship that existed between rock group The Beach Boy's Brian and Dennis Wilson and their father, Murry. It also examines their struggles with drugs and alcohol.
Marvin & Tige

1985

Marvin & Tige

1985
4.9
Marvin, a heavy-drinking widower meets Tige, an 11-year-old orphan. With nowhere else to go, Tige moves in with Marvin and they develop a close friendship. Marvin wants to adopt Tige but knows that he is too poor to give him a good home. Then he discovers who Tige's father is a rich suburbanite who doesn't even know Tige exists. Should Marvin, and can he, give up the boy he loves, and who loves him, in favor of a stranger with the right genes and bank balance?
Beside Still Waters

2014

Beside Still Waters

2014
4.1
A young man struggles for closure after the death of his parents.
Go Tell It on the Mountain

1984

Go Tell It on the Mountain

1984
6.4
This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy struggling to earn the approval of a self-righteous and often unloving stepfather.
Cider with Rosie

1998

Cider with Rosie

1998
5.4
This adaptation of Laurie Lee's autobiographical novel follows a young man's maturation in the country town of Gloucestershire near the end of World War I. As young Laurie comes of age under the protective eye of his mother, he learns to live with an eccentric collection of friends, neighbours, and relatives. As he enters his teenage years, Laurie discovers women.
The Only Thrill

1997

The Only Thrill

1997
4.4
A small-town store owner with a comatose wife shares a long-term relationship with his seamstress.
The Vampire Spider

2012

The Vampire Spider

2012
5.8
A teenager goes to the foothills of the Andes to deal with his phobias.
Mixing Nia

1998

Mixing Nia

1998
4.9
An ad agency copywriter, ordered to push a new brand of beer to black ghetto kids, resigns from her job and goes searching for her racial identity.
Russian Roulette

1975

Russian Roulette

1975
4.8
An RCMP officer is ordered to discreetly take a Russian immigrant into custody in advance of a state visit by the Soviet premier. When the prisoner is kidnapped, the officer is drawn into a complicated assassination scheme.
A Soldier's Tale

1988

A Soldier's Tale

1988
3.8
In the days following the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, a British platoon leader named Saul (Gabriel Byrne) and his corporal (Paul Wyett) reach an isolated farmhouse and encounter a beautiful French girl named Belle (Marianne Basler). Love blooms between Saul and Belle, but the grim realities of war catch up with them when a French Resistance trio claims that Belle is a Nazi collaborator. Judge Reinhold appears briefly as the token Yank.
Rain

2003

Rain

2003
4.8
A German Shepherd Dog named Rain is trained to fight in the Vietnam War and his intelligence and courage in the face of adversity wins the respect and loyalty of his platoon.
Panic in Echo Park

1977

Panic in Echo Park

1977
4.9
A young doctor tries to convince everyone about an impending epidemic, but he is accused of creating panic.
The Perfect Summer

2013

The Perfect Summer

2013
4.4
Jake seems to be good at one thing: making enemies. Will his interest in a pretty surfing prodigy lead to more trouble?