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Mount Joy

2014

Mount Joy

2014
6
An upcoming national tour could be the big break for small town rock sensations “The Living Daylights.” However, the disappearance of the lead singer’s girlfriend, who is also the bands manager, and the devastating secret she harbors could mean the end to it all. Inspired by true events.
Friendly Fire

1980

Friendly Fire

1980
7.5
In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by "friendly fire." Their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances of their son's death are the subject of this true account film.
The Ann Jillian Story

1988

The Ann Jillian Story

1988
5
Ann Jillian finds out she has cancer and the movie shows how she deals with that (the hospital treatments and impact on her life).
Foreign Bodies

2013

Foreign Bodies

2013
5.8
Antonio and his son Pietro are in Milan to fight Pietro's brain cancer. Meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Jaber, an immigrant from North Africa, lives in Milan and assists his best friend at the hospital. Antonio and Jaber, two lonely souls both fighting their own battles, connect at the hospital.
Aunt Mary

1979

Aunt Mary

1979
7
The true-life drama about a handicapped Baltimore woman living on welfare who organized a sandlot baseball team and ended up coaching more than 50,000 boys and girls over nearly 40 years.
One of Her Own

1994

One of Her Own

1994
6.5
A rookie female cop, raped by a fellow officer, risks her career and her life when she reports the attack. Based on a true story.
Road to the Open

2014

Road to the Open

2014
2.5
Jerry agrees to play with Miles in a local tournament that could earn them a match in a prestigious competition. For Jerry, though, the thought of winning and defeating the long-time club champion Gallant brothers is as unlikely as finding true love again.
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

1991

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

1991
8
This women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely accused for a crime she did not commit (drug dealing), arrested and locked up behind bars.
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.
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 Vernon Johns Story

1994

The Vernon Johns Story

1994
8.5
In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice that pervaded the South, he was determined to fight for equality for all African Americans.
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.
Dragonfly

1976

Dragonfly

1976
7.5
A man, recently released from a mental hospital, tries to track down his family.
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.
Her First Romance

1940

Her First Romance

1940
5.3
A bookish co-ed is pranked into attending a formal dance, but her stepsister refuses to help her prepare. With support from a cook and her cousin, she gets a dress, but after learning it’s a joke, she initially declines—until a charming opera star offers to escort her, leading to surprising revelations.