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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?
12 segundos

2013

12 segundos

2013
4.3
After her boss goes missing, Selma travels to a mountainous region called “La Frontera” to investigate his disappearance. In this primitive and dangerous locale, she will find a complex web of deception, betrayal, and murder, not to mention one very unfriendly dog.
Secret Liaison

2013

Secret Liaison

2013
4.8
When her sister is accused of a brutal murder, a former D.A. tries to clear her name and finds herself thrust into a dangerous mystery of infidelity and betrayal that may lead all the way to one of the city's most powerful men.
Complicity

2013

Complicity

2013
3.7
When a seemingly fun party goes horribly awry, a group of teenagers must decide their fates.
Hidden Away

2013

Hidden Away

2013
4.8
A woman and young daughter escape her abusive husband by faking their deaths. Eight years later she is happily living in the upscale Palm Springs with her now-17-year-old daughter. When her husband discovers they are still alive, he tracks them down and spies on them to learn all about the new life they've created until he can exact his revenge.
The Burial Society

2002

The Burial Society

2002
5.3
In The Burial Society, Sheldon Kasner, an unlikely criminal who works as a bank loan manager, infiltrates the mysterious world of the Chevrah Kadisha (the Jewish society that prepares bodies for burial according to ancient ritual) in order to steal a body and fake his own death after mobsters come after him looking for two million dollars that he is accused of having stolen. Having sought and found refuge within this ancient religious society, Sheldon finds himself captivated by this unusual and powerful world and the three old men who run it.
Cry Panic

1974

Cry Panic

1974
6.8
A man accidentally runs over and kills a pedestrian outside a small town. He begins to suspect that the locals, including the sheriff, are keeping secrets about the victim.
Expiration Date

2012

Expiration Date

2012
6.7
Ramona's compulsive life becomes a wreck when she finds out, after a long search that Osvaldo, her only son, has died.
Beauty's Revenge

1995

Beauty's Revenge

1995
5.3
An obsessive small town beauty queen goes to great lengths to keep the love of her life from reconciling with his ex-girlfriend.
Lie Down with Lions

1994

Lie Down with Lions

1994
3.7
Doctor Peter Husak introduces the American Jack Carver to his friend, nurse Kate, and it's love on first sight. But when she learns, in a dramatic incident, that Jack's a C.I.A. agent, she leaves him and marries Husak instead. Together, they go into a war area in Nagorny Karabach for a relief organization.
Killing Cars

1986

Killing Cars

1986
2.8
In a complex story of automotive intrigue, oil barons, corporate finance, and international villainy, the inventor of an environmentally friendly car powered by energy cells becomes the target of killers. After Ralph Korda has given his patented worldcar to a German automaker for testing, he is confronted by ominous men, eager to get their hands on his patent. Evil Arab petroleum lords also want to stop this threat to the gasoline market any way they can.
A Dangerous Summer

1982

A Dangerous Summer

1982
3.7
Building is Howard's passion, and he is so absorbed in his plans to build an elaborate resort in the Blue Mountains of Australia that he ignores certain obvious signals that his business partner is not entirely on the up-and-up. After a brush fire destroys the resort, an insurance investigator comes nosing around, whom Howard's partner deals with in a drastic manner. By the time Lloyds of London's senior investigator George Engels (James Mason in one of his last roles) arrives on the scene, Howard (Tom Skerritt) is anxious to set things to rights.
Family Reunion

1989

Family Reunion

1989
5.2
Tom Andrews, his wife Kathy, their two children & Tom's Father Henry are all driving to a town called Silversprings on Christmas Eve to visit relatives. On the way, they decide to stop at a ghost town called Sutterville which by a strange coincidence Tom has had nightmares about every year around Christmas for his whole life. Tom's father is wary & begs them not to go; however Tom's car develops a mind of it's own & takes them there only to break down so that they can't leave. Meanwhile a man arrested for vagrancy by local police is identified as Clarence McCoughlin who supposedly died in Sutterville 40 years ago, not to mention he seems to have some sort of demonic power. As the Andrews family explore the town a feeling of unease starts to takeover, Clarence escapes jail & heads back to Sutterville for a sinister family reunion...
Murder on Pleasant Drive

2006

Murder on Pleasant Drive

2006
6.3
After Fran Smith disappears one day in mysterious circumstances, Fran's daughter Deanna and Fran's sister, Sherrie endlessly search for her with enduring hope. The most likely suspect in Fran's disappearance is her husband John, but without a body, neither Deanna or Sherrie can prove that murder, much less a crime, has even been committed. With the support of Sherrie, Deanna embarks on an eleven-year search to trace John's past, eventually uncovering a 25 year-old case of a missing person that involved John's first wife, who too, disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Using this lead, Deanna and Sherrie must use all their evidence to bring John to justice.
The Man Inside

2012

The Man Inside

2012
4.8
A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.
The Contract

1999

The Contract

1999
3.8
Hannah has been trained in the lethal art of assasination by her father Luc, a former sniper with the special forces in Vietnam. When her father is unexpectedly killed she is forced to choose between the violent world she knows and the ordinary world she does not. As the sun rises on Capitol Hill, Senator Harmon prepares to announce his candidacy for leadership of the Republican party and ultimately the presidency of the United States. The only thing that could deny his dream is the exposure of an evil past full of deception and murder. Hannah engages herself on an action-packed journey that takes her from the Mafia underworld to corruption in the highest levels of government. What she is about to discover could be the greatest and most sinister conspiracy of all time.
Rapid Exchange

2003

Rapid Exchange

2003
4.8
To break the plane during flight 747 and steal a quarter of a billion dollars is needed pervaded team, however, the members are given betrayals that can spoil the coup.
Someone Is Watching

2000

Someone Is Watching

2000
3.7
Cory is a young boy who has just moved into a new house with his mom. He develops a relationship with an imaginary friend who lives in his closet. No one believes him until people start dying violently and the imaginary friend becomes all too real.
Knocking on Death's Door

1999

Knocking on Death's Door

1999
1.8
In a New England village, two newlywed students of the paranormal enter Hillside House to document the activities of a legion of ghosts. They uncover a murderous history that leads them into the clutches of a mysterious doctor.
Live Once, Die Twice

2006

Live Once, Die Twice

2006
3.8
Nicole is happily married to Evan, the man of her dreams. Unbeknownst to her, he is leading a secret life as a globe-trotting embezzler with a second wife. His scheming soon goes wrong and when Evan is forced to fake his own death. A series of events leads Nicole to his other wife and together they track him down. With the help of a private investigator, they soon discover the dangerous truth.