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The Ruby Ring

1997

The Ruby Ring

1997
5.5
A magic ruby ring transports fifteen-year-old Lucy (Emily Hamilton) one hundred years back in time to a castle, where she's a servant girl. Christian Anholt, Emma Cunniffe, Gillian Kearney, Judy Parfitt and Rutger Hauer costar in this enchanting family film.
Cacería

2002

Cacería

2002
6
Running away from his criminal history, Daniel returns to his hometown of Redemption, a small town near Argentina. He reunites with his old flame Elisa and childhood friend Miguel, hoping to establish a new life for himself. However, his old gangster boss, Lucas, plans to hunt him down and force him to confront his past. Also starring Matias Sansone and Carlos Leyes.
Desperate Cargo

1941

Desperate Cargo

1941
1
When two showgirls decide to leave South America and head for home, they sweet talk the purser of a clipper ship into giving them berths. In the course of the voyage, a band of thieves attempts to take over the ship and make off with its cash cargo. The heroic purser has other ideas and weighs in to save the day.
As You Like It

2017

As You Like It

2017
3.5
A modern-day, all-male re telling of Shakespeare’s comedy classic about lovelorn lads, vengeful men, shameless hussies and mind games. Set in the contemporary American west, with original language.
The Right Hand Man

1987

The Right Hand Man

1987
2.5
A stagecoach driver goes to work for a dying, one-armed aristocrat in 1860s Australia.
The Red Fury

1984

The Red Fury

1984
6
Lost and alone, a young Indian boy travels through the wilds of the Old West. He finds shelter with a widowed horse trainer, who names him Frankie and teaches the outcast the tricks of the trade.
She Drives Me Crazy

2007

She Drives Me Crazy

2007
5.5
Two estranged sisters go on a road trip that leads them to a place they never believed possible.
After the World Ended

2015

After the World Ended

2015
5.5
An astronaut crashes in the middle of nowhere. A young woman searches for her family in an abandoned urban wasteland. A prisoner prepares for a space program that will make him the first human being on Mars.
Is There Life Out There?

1994

Is There Life Out There?

1994
5
Lily Marshall has a loving, supportive husband, two great kids and an unfulfilled dream: to return to college and get the degree she always wanted. "Is there life beyond her family and home?", Lily wonders. The hole in Lily's life is soon filled by too much. There's a confusing new social life on campus, schoolwork keeping her up late, a part-time job keeping her from her husband and kids whose mom is turning into a stranger. Lily's strength, love and perseverance are the only things that can help her now.
Lily Dale

1996

Lily Dale

1996
2
In 1910, 19-year-old Horace Robedaux, still bitter toward his stepfather, goes to Houston to be reunited with his mother, Corella, and his sister, Lily Dale, following a long estrangement. He has not seen either since he was 12 because his wicked stepfather, Pete Davenport (whom his mother married after his father drank himself to death) believes a boy ought to be self-reliant.
Hit for Six

2007

Hit for Six

2007
6.5
Hit For Six! is the story of a playboy West Indies cricketer who is still fighting the demons of his past, which includes a match-fixing charge. He learns about love as he struggles for his last chance to play in a major global tournament. And he desperately wants to earn the respect of his estranged father, a former great West Indies cricketer. This inspirational and emotional drama, punctuated with excitement, intrigue and love, recounts how Alex Nelson, a talented but inconsistent cricketer, has been sidelined from the West Indies team for scuffling with his coach, Amir Misra of India. Blackballed by the team for three years, he pursues an unlikely quest to get back on the team for a last chance to play in the Global One Day Series — an opportunity unfairly denied to his father.
Missing Pieces

2012

Missing Pieces

2012
2.5
A heartbroken man kidnaps two strangers in hopes they will fall in love.
Rounding First

2005

Rounding First

2005
7
Twelve-year olds Joe, Tiger and Chris break out of summer baseball camp to secretly trail Joe’s parents, who have lied to Joe about a mysterious trip they’re taking. The boys must piece together clues, avoid their parents, dodge the police, trust a stranger – and not destroy their friendships in the process – during an adventurous road trip in their last summer before junior high. In the spirit of Stand By Me, Rounding First is a coming-of-age tale set in the summer of 1980.
Shutterspeed

2000

Shutterspeed

2000
4
Renegade Los Angeles cop Riley Davis is forced to seek the help of his estranged brother, a homicide detective, when his model fiancee and a photographer friend are kidnapped.
Grape Candy

2012

Grape Candy

2012
4.5
Sun-joo is busy preparing for her upcoming wedding. But her fiancée Ji-hoon plans to go on a business trip with the beautiful writer So-ra who turns out to be Sun-joo’s best friend from before. With all the doubts and jealousy, she lies to So-ra and accompanies her in place of Ji-hoon. But on their way she realizes that the memory about their dearly friend Yeo-eun, who died in a tragic accident, are quite different. What really happened to them? Can they reveal the untold truth?
On Valentine's Day

1986

On Valentine's Day

1986
4.5
In 1917, Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents by running off and marrying Horace Robedaux, a young man of humble prospects. Her parents have not spoken to her since - even though the couple lives in a rooming house nearby, they are struggling financially, and she is pregnant.
The Joyriders

1999

The Joyriders

1999
4.5
The close-knit relationship among a trio of homeless teenagers is changed forever after they kidnap a suicidal septuagenarian for his car and money.
The Peach Tree

2012

The Peach Tree

2012
6.5
A young couple, who have wanted a baby for a long time, are happily blesses with a twin pregnancy. However they get driven to despair by the fact that their twins are conjoined. Treated as monsters by their mother, the brothers, Sang-hyeon and Dong-hyeon, meet a beautiful girl one day.
In His Father's Shoes

1997

In His Father's Shoes

1997
3.5
A fortyish cancer-stricken, emaciated Frank Crosby and his fifteen-year-old son Clay, who is the healthful, youthful image of his father, are spending an afternoon enjoying the atmosphere of Venice Beach. They enter Oddities, a store where the gypsy woman owner gives them a pair of special wingtip shoes. Later that night in the hospital where Frank lay dying, he shares with Clay his memory of a postcard image: a golf course where people are playing and are leisurely sipping tea. Frank dies and leaves behind a distraught family: Clay, his little sister Maggie, and their mother Janice. Clay wistfully goes to his father's closet and finds the wingtips from earlier in the day. Putting them on, he is transported back in time and becomes his father as a child. He discovers he can travel back and forth in time just by putting on or taking off the shoes. Clay learns a great deal about his father's early years and is eager to learn more.
Family in Hiding

2006

Family in Hiding

2006
5
A woman witnesses the murder of a prosecutor by a criminal he is trying to convict. She informs the FBI, who then places her and her family in Witness Protection. And their lives are turned upside down. The agent tries to get the criminal but it seems he has someone in the FBI helping him. And when her daughter calls her boyfriend, it places her family in danger.