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Something So Right

1982

Something So Right

1982
5.5
Joey lives with his mother. His father isn't around, he doesn't like school, he is bored and doesn't take orders from anyone. In other words he is a real little scamp. Being at one's wit's end, his mother decides to look for a "big brother" (sort of surrogate father) for Joey. At first this clumsy Arnie doesn't know how to handle Joey but after a while everything changes and not only for Joey ...
The Silly Ones and the Stupid Ones

2014

The Silly Ones and the Stupid Ones

2014
7.8
A group of movie professionals go into a studio to, over a single day, read / test/ count / live the story of 'The Silly Ones and The Stupid Ones'. Sitting around a table and following the directions of the director, the actors show us the evolution of the creating process and how the characters through the trials, indications, lighting or props, that at first were just a story captured on a script becomes a film, in cinema, the great optical illusion, the visual lies that allows us to enjoy the stories we see on the screen.
Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave

1980

Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave

1980
6.6
This is a lonely New Year's Eve for Hank Williams as he spends it en route to a huge New Years Day concert in Ohio. Hank Williams died that night on the road. A fictional biography is shown in flashback.
Parallel Lives

1994

Parallel Lives

1994
5
A college reunion turns into a tangled web of passion, romance and intrigue as old friends and enemies catch up with each other's lives. Includes a long list of stars.
Pretend You Don't See Her

2002

Pretend You Don't See Her

2002
6.3
An estate agent is forced into witness protection soon after selling the apartment of a girl who died in suspicious circumstances. However, when the deceased girl's mother is also found dead, all signs point to a murderer on the loose, and it becomes apparent the agent's new identity may not protect her from the killer.
Unforgivable

1996

Unforgivable

1996
6.3
Paul Hegstrom is a so-called family man who puts his wife through domestic violence and his children through emotional torture. After leaving his family and almost killing his new girlfriend in one of his rages, Paul is ordered to either seek professional help through an innovative therapy program or go to jail.
The Professor's Sins

2008

The Professor's Sins

2008
3.7
What begins as a refuge turns into a battleground when a female professor (Claudia Vega) releases the bitterness she's carried for years into the arms of a much younger lover -- only to find out that he's one of her students. Things become complicated when the student's ex-girlfriend catches wind of the affair and decides to do everything in her power to come between teacher and student. Eleazar Gómez and Gabriela Roel co-star.
Christmas at Maxwell's

2006

Christmas at Maxwell's

2006
4.3
A successful American family retreat to their summer home on the banks of Lake Erie to find meaning in life, illness, loss, and change this Christmas. With a successful career in the wine business, and two amazing children, what more can a family ask for. But this Christmas will change the Austin family forever with Suzie falling ill. With Andrew struggling over his wife's ill health and the children trying to find peace and solace on their own, only a miracle can help them through this Christmas.
Runaway Day

2013

Runaway Day

2013
5.5
Maria and Loukas decide at the same time and for no apparent reason to respectively run away from their homes. Each of them has to deal with their personal problems: Maria is stuck in a wealthy marriage with Dimitris while raising their two children. Loukas is unemployed and full of debts. Both of them run away from their personal issues, both of them begin wandering in modern day Athens. They come across a series of controversial events and meet with strange characters. Furthermore, various people seem to be on their track; Maria is followed by two policemen. Loukas is followed by a weird stranger dressed in black, Joseph, who desperately wants something from him.
In Lieu of Flowers

2013

In Lieu of Flowers

2013
5.5
Most love stories are about losing love or finding it. This is a story about what happens in between.
Replacing Dad

1999

Replacing Dad

1999
6
Linda and George live in a small town. He is the school principal. They are about to celebrate their 16th anniversary. She catches him with her daughter's young teacher, and has to deal with the kids, the town and her love to him.
Children of the Bride

1990

Children of the Bride

1990
6.8
A middle-aged woman tries to get married to her younger finance but is hindered by her four grown children who come bearing grudges.
Into the Fire

2005

Into the Fire

2005
5.2
Into the Fire follows the story of Walter Hartwig, a lieutenant in the New York City Harbor Unit, who finally comes to terms with grief and what is really important about this life.
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

1975

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

1975
5.7
A middle-aged woman finds herself simply a widow, a grandmother and a person when a friend takes her to the Stardust Ballroom, a dance hall which recreates the music and atmosphere of the 1940s. There she encounters a most unlikely Prince Charming, a middle-aged mailman. With this encounter, life takes on a new meaning for the film's heroine.
Young Bodies Heal Quickly

2014

Young Bodies Heal Quickly

2014
5.3
Two brothers are fleeing arrest for the "accidental" killing of a young girl. Their destination is their estranged father's desolate compound on the sea shore.
Greencard Warriors

2014

Greencard Warriors

2014
5.5
The tragic struggle of an undocumented Latino family in Los Angeles after they have sent their eldest son to war.
Time Served

1999

Time Served

1999
2.2
When a boy kills his abusive stepfather in self-defense, his mother takes the blame and gets sentenced to a long prison term. The warden is corrupt and forces hot inmates to work as strippers in a local nightclub. Is it a way out?
Spirit of Youth

1938

Spirit of Youth

1938
5.5
The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.
I Am Happy

2009

I Am Happy

2009
5.8
A man suffers from mental illness after having lived with a mother suffering from dementia and a brother addicted to gambling. Now institutionalized, he falls in love with a nurse at the psychiatric hospital.
Blonde Comet

1941

Blonde Comet

1941
5
A tire manufacturer's daughter becomes a champion auto racer.