The Keys to the House
The Keys to the House (2004)
Drama
"Prepare yourself for suffering if you intend to be close to him." So speaks the mother of a young woman with severe disabilities, speaking to Gianni, the father of 16-year-old Paolo, himself developmentally disabled. Gianni abandoned the boy at birth, when the child's mother died, and Paulo's aunt... [show more]
Kim Rossi Stuart
Andrea Rossi
Charlotte Rampling
Gianni Amelio
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Biography, Drama, Sport
It's the post-World War I era. Britons Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell are both naturally gifted fast sprinters, but approach running and how it fits into their respective lives differently. The son of a Lithuanian Jew, Harold, who lives a somewhat privileged life as a student at Cambridge, uses... [show more]
Ben Cross
Ian Charleson
Nicholas Farrell
Hugh Hudson
Chicken Run
Chicken Run (2000)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Ms. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky and Ginger lead their fellow chickens in a great escape from the... [show more]
Mel Gibson
Julia Sawalha
Phil Daniels
Peter Lord
Nick Park
Frozen River
Frozen River (2008)
Crime, Drama
Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec. Here, the lure of fast money from smuggling presents a daily challenge to single moms who would otherwise be earning minimum wage. Two women - one white, one... [show more]
Melissa Leo
Misty Upham
Charlie McDermott
Courtney Hunt
The Savages
The Savages (2007)
Comedy, Drama
Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite... [show more]
Laura Linney
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Bosco
Tamara Jenkins
Wild
Wild (2014)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
With the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific... [show more]
Reese Witherspoon
Laura Dern
Gaby Hoffmann
Jean-Marc Vallée
Safe
Safe (1995)
Drama
"Safe" has been described as a horror movie of the soul, a description that director Todd Haynes relishes. California housewife Carol White seems to have it all in life: a wealthy husband, a beautiful house, servants, beauty, and a lot of friends. The only thing she lacks is a strong personality:... [show more]
Julianne Moore
Xander Berkeley
Dean Norris
Todd Haynes
The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove (1997)
Drama, Romance
Kate Croy's (Helena Bonham Carter's) mother was born to wealth and privilege, but she threw it all away to marry Kate's Father (Sir Michael Gambon), a penniless opium addict who admits to having stolen from his wife. After her mother's death, Kate is offered an opportunity to return to the life her... [show more]
Helena Bonham Carter
Linus Roache
Alex Jennings
Iain Softley
Locke
Locke (2013)
Drama
Leaving the construction site on the eve of a major project, construction manager Ivan Locke receives news that sends him driving the two hours from Birmingham to London, but even further from the life he once knew. Making the decision that he has to make, he then calls his wife, his sons, his... [show more]
Tom Hardy
Olivia Colman
Ruth Wilson
Steven Knight
Narc
Narc (2002)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
An undercover narc dies, the investigation stalls, so the Detroit P.D. brings back Nick Tellis, fired 18-months ago when a stray bullet hits a pregnant woman. Tellis teams with Henry Oak, a friend of the dead narc and an aggressive cop constantly under the scrutiny of internal affairs. They follow... [show more]
Ray Liotta
Jason Patric
Chi McBride
Joe Carnahan
Escape from New York
Escape from New York (1981)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing... [show more]
Kurt Russell
Lee Van Cleef
Ernest Borgnine
John Carpenter
Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog (1997)
Comedy, Drama
After being caught in a scandalous situation days before the election, the president does not seem to have much of a chance of being re-elected. One of his advisers contacts a top Hollywood producer in order to manufacture a war in Albania that the president can heroically end, all through mass... [show more]
Dustin Hoffman
Robert De Niro
Anne Heche
Barry Levinson
Michael Collins
Michael Collins (1996)
Biography, Drama, History
After the disastrous defeat of Irish rebels by superior UK forces during the Easter Rising, Michael Collins develops new strategies for the independence of Ireland. His tactics include what is now recognized as urban guerrilla tactics and organized assassinations of those Irish who work as informers... [show more]
Liam Neeson
Aidan Quinn
Julia Roberts
Neil Jordan
The Believer
The Believer (2001)
Drama
"The Believer" explores a Jewish student's private journey to understand the meaning of Judaism in his life. Set in New York City, the Plot follows a morally confused young adult struggling with the conflict between his beliefs and his heritage. "The Believer" examines themes of religion, family,... [show more]
Ryan Gosling
Summer Phoenix
Peter Meadows
Henry Bean
The Parallax View
The Parallax View (1974)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.
Warren Beatty
Paula Prentiss
William Daniels
Alan J. Pakula
American Me
American Me (1992)
Biography, Crime, Drama
This epic depiction of thirty years of Chicano gang life in Los Angeles focuses on a teen named Santana who, with his friends Mundo and the Caucasian-but-acting-Hispanic J.D., form their own gang and are soon arrested for a break-in. Santana gets into trouble again and goes straight from reform... [show more]
Edward James Olmos
William Forsythe
Sal Lopez
Edward James Olmos
Venus
Venus (2006)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Maurice Russell, once a great actor, is now living in London in the twilight of his life. Those of his generation remember him fondly, while those in the younger generations have no idea who he is. He spends most of his time hanging out with his friends Ian, also an actor, and Donald, or visiting... [show more]
Peter O'Toole
Jodie Whittaker
Leslie Phillips
Roger Michell
Wanda
Wanda (1970)
Crime, Drama
The mother of several small children feels lonely and isolated In, Pennsylvania's rust-belt, her husband works sporadically and as he's abandoned her so does she abandon her husband and children, spending time in bars picking up men. One night she meets a petty thief who treats her - in her thinking... [show more]
Barbara Loden
Michael Higgins
Dorothy Shupenes
Barbara Loden
Deep End
Deep End (1970)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
15-year-old dropout Mike takes a job at Newford Baths, where inappropriate sexual behaviour abounds, and becomes obsessed with his coworker Susan.
Jane Asher
John Moulder-Brown
Karl Michael Vogler
Jerzy Skolimowski
Twin Falls Idaho
Twin Falls Idaho (1999)
Drama
Francis and Blake Falls are conjoined twins who live in a neat little room in a rundown hotel. While sharing some organs, Blake is always fit and Francis is very sickly. Into their world comes a young lady, who turns their world upside down. She gets involved with Blake, and convinces the two to... [show more]
Michael Polish
Mark Polish
Michele Hicks
Michael Polish
A Fond Kiss
A Fond Kiss (2004)
Drama, Romance
In Glasgow, Scotland, the Pakistani parents of Casim Khan have decided that he is going to marry his cousin Jasmine. Unfortunately, Casim has just fallen in love with his younger sister's music teacher Roisin. Not only is she 'goree', a white woman, she is also Irish and catholic, things that may... [show more]
Atta Yaqub
Eva Birthistle
Ahmad Riaz
Ken Loach
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Eccentric actor Daniel Hillard is an amusing and caring father. But after a disastrous birthday party for his son, Chris, his wife, Miranda, draws the line and files a divorce. He can see their three children only once a week which doesn't sit well with him. He also holds a job at a TV studio as a... [show more]
Robin Williams
Sally Field
Pierce Brosnan
Chris Columbus
Better Off Dead...
Better Off Dead... (1985)
Comedy, Romance
The teenager Lane Meyer has a crush on his girlfriend Beth Truss. When Beth dumps him to stay with the successful skier Roy Stalin, Lane is depressed and decides to commit suicide. However he gives up and tries to improve his skill of skier to ski the dangerous K12 slope to impress Beth. Meanwhile... [show more]
John Cusack
David Ogden Stiers
Kim Darby
Savage Steve Holland
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1962)
Action, Adventure, War
Setting off on a journey to the west in the 1830s, the Prescott family run into a man named Linus who helps them fight off a pack of thieves. Linus then marries daughter Eve Prescott (Carroll Baker), and 30 years later goes off with their son to fight in the Civil War, with bloody results. Eve's... [show more]
James Stewart
John Wayne
Gregory Peck
John Ford
Henry Hathaway
George Marshall
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
Comedy, Musical, Romance
This movie is an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta of the same name, with parts of other of their operettas stirred in. Frederic (Rex Smith) has fallen in love with sweet innocent Mabel Stanley (Linda Ronstadt). Yet his vocation is an impediment to their union. Perhaps the... [show more]
Kevin Kline
Angela Lansbury
Linda Ronstadt
Wilford Leach
Barcelona
Barcelona (1994)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ted, a stuffy white guy from Illinois working in sales for the Barcelona office of a US corporation, is paid an unexpected visit by his somewhat less stuffy cousin Fred, who is an officer in the US Navy. Over the next few months, both their lives are irrevocably altered by the events which follow... [show more]
Taylor Nichols
Chris Eigeman
Tushka Bergen
Whit Stillman
Things Change
Things Change (1988)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Gino, an Italian-American shoe-shiner with a remarkable similarity to a certain mafia don, is paid to take the rap for a murder. Jerry, a two-bit gangster on probation, is given a chance for redemption by guarding Gino for the weekend. But instead of sitting around a dingy hotel room, Jerry decides... [show more]
Don Ameche
Joe Mantegna
Robert Prosky
David Mamet
The Candidate
The Candidate (1972)
Comedy, Drama
Californian lawyer Bill McKay fights for the little man. His charisma and integrity get him noticed by the Democratic Party machine and he is persuaded to run for the Senate against an apparently unassailable incumbent. It's agreed he can handle it his own way, on his own terms. But once he's in the... [show more]
Robert Redford
Peter Boyle
Melvyn Douglas
Michael Ritchie
Evil Under the Sun
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov) is called in to investigate a case for an insurance company regarding a dead woman's body found on a moor, and then an important diamond sent to the company to be insured, turns out to be a fake. Poirot discovers that the diamond was bought for Arlena Marshall... [show more]
Peter Ustinov
James Mason
Maggie Smith
Guy Hamilton
Amreeka
Amreeka (2009)
Drama
Muna, a single mother in Ramallah, has applied for a visa to the US. When it comes, her son Fadi, an excellent student, convinces her they should go. After an incident at customs begins their exile badly, they join Muna's sister and family in Illinois. Muna needs a job: although she has two degrees... [show more]
Nisreen Faour
Melkar Muallem
Hiam Abbass
Cherien Dabis
Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist
Documentary, Biography, Sport
In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, a titanic feat of physical and mental endurance that no rider has repeated since. He was a hero to millions, the saviour of cycling following the doping scandals which threatened... [show more]
Greg LeMond
Bradley Wiggins
Evgeni Berzin
James Erskine
We Bought a Zoo
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Comedy, Drama, Family
Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) and his children struggle to move forward in life after the death of their dear wife and mother. Seeking a fresh start for him and his two mourning children, Benjamin buys and endeavors to save the life of a dying zoo, and in turn the life of his little family.
Matt Damon
Scarlett Johansson
Thomas Haden Church
Cameron Crowe
Million Dollar Arm
Million Dollar Arm (2014)
Biography, Drama, Family
In 2008, J. B. Bernstein is a sports agent who finds his business being seriously outplayed by his deep-pocketed competitors. Inspired by reality shows and Indian cricket games on TV, Bernstein gets the bold idea of finding cricket players in India and training them to become pro baseball players in... [show more]
Jon Hamm
Aasif Mandvi
Alan Arkin
Craig Gillespie
The Peanuts Movie
The Peanuts Movie (2015)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the whole gang are back in a heartwarming story. A new girl with red hair moves in across the street, and Charlie Brown falls in love. Now he tries to impress the Little Red-Haired Girl to make her feel like he's a winner, but Charlie Brown just can't do anything right. At... [show more]
Noah Schnapp
Bill Melendez
Hadley Belle Miller
Steve Martino
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Leonato (Clark Gregg), the governor of Messina, is visited by his friend Don Pedro (Reed Diamond) who is returning from a victorious campaign against his rebellious brother Don John (Sean Maher). Accompanying Don Pedro are two of his officers: Benedick (Alexis Denisof) and Claudio (Fran Kranz).... [show more]
Alexis Denisof
Amy Acker
Fran Kranz
Joss Whedon
The Drop
The Drop (2014)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski through a covert scheme of funneling cash to local gangsters - "money drops" - in the underworld of Brooklyn bars. Under the heavy hand of his employer and cousin Marv, Bob finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation... [show more]
Tom Hardy
Noomi Rapace
James Gandolfini
Michaël R. Roskam
Kinsey
Kinsey (2004)
Biography, Drama, Romance
Called "Prok" as an adult (short for Professor Kinsey), Alfred Kinsey, Jr. (Liam Neeson) has been interested in biology since he was a child growing up in the early twentieth century, despite the criticisms of such being evil nonsense from his overbearing and devoutly Christian father, Professor... [show more]
Liam Neeson
Laura Linney
Chris O'Donnell
Bill Condon
Frank
Frank (2014)
Comedy, Drama, Music
Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.
Michael Fassbender
Domhnall Gleeson
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Lenny Abrahamson
He Got Game
He Got Game (1998)
Drama, Sport
Tells the story of Jesus Shuttlesworth, the most sought after high school basketball prospect in the nation. Jesus and his dream to make it to the big ranks in professional basketball are overshadowed by his father, Jake, who is spending his life in prison for killing Jesus' mother.
Denzel Washington
Milla Jovovich
Ray Allen
Spike Lee
Bottle Rocket
Bottle Rocket (1996)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a hare-brained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly)... [show more]
Luke Wilson
Owen Wilson
Ned Dowd
Wes Anderson
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Comedy, Musical, Romance
In 1922 New York City, Millie Dillmount (Dame Julie Andrews) and Miss Dorothy Brown (Mary Tyler Moore) are just two of the girls living at the Priscilla Hotel for Single Young Ladies run by Mrs. Meers (Beatrice Lillie). Orphaned, Miss Dorothy, just recently arrived, is a naive, old-fashioned girl... [show more]
Julie Andrews
James Fox
Mary Tyler Moore
George Roy Hill
My Girl
My Girl (1991)
Comedy, Drama, Family
1972. Vada Sultenfuss (played by Anna Chlumsky) is an intelligent, bubbly, hypochondriacal 11-year old girl. Her father, Harry (Dan Aykroyd), is a mortician and a widower. Her best friend is Thomas J Sennett (Macaulay Culkin). Then her father hires a new receptionist, Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis), and... [show more]
Anna Chlumsky
Macaulay Culkin
Dan Aykroyd
Howard Zieff
Testament
Testament (1983)
Drama, Sci-Fi
Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told through the eyes of a woman who is struggling to take care of her family. The entire movie takes place in a small suburban town outside San Francisco. After the nuclear attack, contact with the... [show more]
Jane Alexander
William Devane
Rossie Harris
Lynne Littman
Millions
Millions (2004)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
The UK is about to switch its currency from Pounds to Euros, giving a gang a chance to rob the poorly-secured train loaded with money on its way to incineration. But, during the robbery, one of the big bags falls literally from the sky on Damian's playhouse, a 7-year old given to talking to saints.... [show more]
Alex Etel
James Nesbitt
Daisy Donovan
Danny Boyle
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Three children - Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken), and Sunny Baudelaire (Kara and Shelby Hoffman) - are left orphaned when their house burns down, with their parents in it, in mysterious circumstances. They are left in the custody of a distant relative, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey). It is soon... [show more]
Jim Carrey
Jude Law
Meryl Streep
Brad Silberling
Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids (2011)
Comedy
Annie (Kristen Wiig), is a maid of honor whose life unravels as she leads her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group of colorful bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to matrimony. Annie's life is a mess. But when she... [show more]
Kristen Wiig
Maya Rudolph
Rose Byrne
Paul Feig
Stripes
Stripes (1981)
Comedy, War
At the end of a very bad day when he realizes his life has gone and is going nowhere, John Winger is able to convince his best friend, Russell Ziskey, whose life is not much better, to enlist in the army, despite they not being obvious soldier material. In basic training, they are only two of a... [show more]
Bill Murray
John Candy
Harold Ramis
Ivan Reitman
Risky Business
Risky Business (1983)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
A suburban Chicago teenager's parents leave on vacation, and he cuts loose. An unauthorised trip in his father's Porsche means a sudden need for lots of money, which he raises in a creative way.
Tom Cruise
Rebecca De Mornay
Joe Pantoliano
Paul Brickman
Attack the Block
Attack the Block (2011)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Attack the Block follows an unlucky young woman and a gang of tough inner city kids who make an unlikely alliance to try to defend their turf against an invasion of savage alien creatures, turning a South London apartment complex into an intergalactic war-zone.
John Boyega
Jodie Whittaker
Alex Esmail
Joe Cornish
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee (2005)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
1860s Victorian England. Sadly, the widowed undertaker, Cedric Brown, has a lot on his plate. As the desperate father works his fingers to the bone to provide for his seven unruly children, in the meantime, they have managed to drive out not one but seventeen nannies with their elaborate practical... [show more]
Emma Thompson
Colin Firth
Angela Lansbury
Kirk Jones