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How to Train Your Dragon 2(2014)

PG
| 1h 42min | Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.8/5 (with 4,323 votes)

Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting unmapped territories. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider who turns out to be Hiccup's mother, Valka. Hiccup and Toothless then find themselves at the center of a battle to protect Berk from a power-hungry warrior named Drago.

Directed by Dean DeBlois
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The Northman(2022)

R
| 2h 16min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
3.5/5 (with 1,845 votes)

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.

Directed by Robert Eggers - With Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Claes Bang, ...

Horrible Bosses(2011)

R
| 1h 38min | Comedy, Crime
3.3/5 (with 2,856 votes)

For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.

Directed by Seth Gordon - With Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey, ...
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This Is Where I Leave You(2014)

R
| 1h 43min | Drama, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 582 votes)

When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.

Directed by Shawn Levy - With Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Abigail Spencer, Adam Driver, Connie Britton, Corey Stoll, ...
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Shallow Hal(2001)

PG-13
| 1h 54min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 1,278 votes)

After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigued by Hal's shallowness, Robbins hypnotizes him into seeing the beauty that exists even in the least physically appealing women. Hal soon falls for Rosemary, but he doesn't realize that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound-not-so-hottie.

Directed by Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly - With Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander, Joe Viterelli, Bruce McGill, Tony Robbins, ...
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A Star Is Born(2018)

R
| 2h 16min | Music, Drama, Romance / Love
3.8/5 (with 5,344 votes)

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

Directed by Bradley Cooper - With Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott, Andrew Dice Clay, Lady Gaga, Rafi Gavron, Anthony Ramos, ...
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Wolf Children(2012)

PG
| 1h 57min | Animation, Drama, Kids & Family, Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 989 votes)

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda

Closer(2004)

R
| 1h 44min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 1,471 votes)

Two couples disintegrate when they begin destructive adulterous affairs with each other.

Directed by Mike Nichols - With Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen, Colin Stinton, Elizabeth Bower, ...
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The Karate Kid Part II(1986)

PG
| 1h 53min | Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance / Love, Kids & Family
3.1/5 (with 921 votes)

After discovering that his father is at death's door, Mr. Miyagi sets out to Japan, to see him with Daniel. Upon arriving, Miyagi must confront an old rival. Meanwhile, Daniel encounters a new love, and some new enemies.

Directed by John G. Avildsen - With Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Tamlyn Tomita, Joey Miyashima, Bruce Malmuth, Martin Kove, ...
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The King's Speech(2010)

1h 58min | Drama, History
3.9/5 (with 3,922 votes)

The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

Directed by Tom Hooper - With Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham-Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, ...
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X+Y(2014)

NR
| 1h 51min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 246 votes)

A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

Directed by Morgan Matthews - With Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Jake Davies, Martin McCann, ...
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So Close(2002)

R
| 1h 50min | Action, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 97 votes)

A conflict of interest between two high-kicking assassin sisters is complicated as they're pursued by the criminals who hired them and an equally high-kicking female cop.

Directed by Corey Yuen - With Shu Qi, Zhao Wei, Karen Mok, Josie Ho
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Elle(2016)

2h 10min | Drama, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 828 votes)

When Michèle, the CEO of a gaming software company, is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant, she refuses to let it alter her precisely ordered life. She manages crises involving family, all the while becoming engaged in a game of cat and mouse with her stalker.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven - With Isabelle Huppert, Anne Consigny, Virginie Efira, Christian Berkel, Laurent Lafitte, Jonas Bloquet, ...
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The Skeleton Twins(2014)

R
| 1h 30min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 282 votes)

Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront the reasons their lives went so wrong. As the twins' reunion reinvigorates them, they realize the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.

Directed by Craig Johnson - With Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, Bill Hader, Ty Burrell, Boyd Holbrook, Kathleen Rose Perkins, ...
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close(2011)

2h 9min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 913 votes)

A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.

Directed by Stephen Daldry - With Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow, Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Tom Hanks, John Goodman, ...
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The Open House(2018)

1h 34min | Horror, Thriller
1.8/5 (with 633 votes)

A teenager and his mother find themselves besieged by threatening forces when they move into a new house.

Directed by Matt Angel - With Dylan Minnette
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Attenberg(2010)

1h 35min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 50 votes)

Marina, 23, is growing up with her architect father in a prototype factory town by the sea. Finding the human species strange and repellent, she keeps her distance...that is until a stranger comes to town and challenges her to a foosball duel, on her own table. Her father, meanwhile, ritualistically prepares for his exit from the 20th century, which he considers to be "overrated.".

Directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari - With Ariane Labed, Yorgos Lanthimos, Vangelis Mourikis

Crows Explode(2014)

PG-13
| 2h 9min | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
3.1/5 (with 42 votes)

A month after Genji Takiya graduates, a new battle for supremacy at Suzuran All-Boys High School begins. Transfer student Kaburagi Kazeo combats Kagami Ryohei for the coveted top spot, amidst a brewing inter-school conflict with Kurosaki Industrial High.

Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda - With Yūya Yagira, Taichi Saotome, Ryo Katsuji, Masahiro Higashide

Haider(2014)

2h 30min | Crime, Action, Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 97 votes)

A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate.

Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj - With Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Shraddha Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon, Ashish Vidyarthi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, ...
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Girl at the Window(2022)

2h | Thriller, Horror
3.2/5 (with 21 votes)

A troubled teenage girl who’s struggling to cope with the accidental death of her father suspects that the mysterious killer stalking her hometown is not only her neighbour but her mother’s new romantic interest.

Directed by Mark Hartley - With Radha Mitchell, Ella Newton, James Mackay, Vince Colosimo, Jackson Gallagher

The Eyes of My Mother(2016)

R
| 1h 16min | Drama, Horror
3.1/5 (with 136 votes)

A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.

Directed by Nicolas Pesce
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World's Best(2023)

1h 41min | Music, Kids & Family, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 8 votes)

Twelve-year-old mathematics genius Prem discovers his recently deceased father was a famous rapper and immediately sets out to learn more about his father’s life and passions. Empowered by imaginative hip-hop music-fueled fantasies, Prem is determined to find out if hip-hop truly is in his DNA.

Directed by Roshan Sethi

WarGames: The Dead Code(2008)

PG-13
| 1h 36min | Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 52 votes)

Computer hacker Will Farmer engages a government super-computer named Ripley in an online terrorist-attack simulation game. Little does Farmer know that Ripley has been designed to appeal to potential terrorists, and certain software glitches have in turn made him become paranoid.

Directed by Stuart Gillard - With Matt Lanter, Amanda Walsh, Colm Feore
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Thanks for Everything(2019)

1h 39min | Comedy, Drama, Crime
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

Sisters Marianne and Christine take a road trip from Montreal to the Magdalen Islands to spread the ashes of their late father. He wasn’t exactly an angel, and his associates are hot on their trail.

Directed by Louise Archambault

The Final Wish(2019)

R
| 1h 35min | Horror
2.5/5 (with 61 votes)

Following the passing of his father, Aaron Hammond returns to his hometown to help his devastated mother and to confront his past demons. Sifting through his father’s belongings, Aaron comes upon a mysterious item that is far more than it seems.

Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. - With Lin Shaye, Michael Welch, Melissa Bolona, Spencer Locke, Tony Todd
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Beyond White Space(2018)

1h 33min | Science Fiction, Thriller
2.4/5 (with 42 votes)

When a deep space fishing vessel is robbed by a gang of pirates, the Captain makes a daring decision to go after a rare and nearly extinct species. His obsession propels them further into space as the crew spins toward mutiny and betrayal.

With Holt McCallany, Zulay Henao, Dave Sheridan
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Bad Therapy(2020)

1h 38min | Comedy, Drama
2.2/5 (with 11 votes)

Married couple Bob and Susan Howard decide to see a marriage counselor named Judy Small, who appears trustworthy but harbors dark and conflicted impulses.

Directed by William Teitler

Lez Bomb(2018)

1h 31min | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 19 votes)

A closeted young woman brings her girlfriend home for Thanksgiving, only to have her coming-out efforts thwarted by the unexpected arrival of her male roommate.

Directed by Jenna Laurenzo - With Jenna Laurenzo
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The Horror of Frankenstein(1970)

R
| 1h 35min | Horror, Science Fiction
2.9/5 (with 28 votes)

Tongue-in-cheek chiller about a ruthlessly sadistic student who will stop at nothing in pursuit of advancing his shocking scientific experiments. Young Victor Frankenstein murders his own father in order to inherit his title and fortune, and drops out of school to concentrate on his unholy attempts to resurrect dead creatures.

Directed by Jimmy Sangster - With Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson, David Prowse, Dennis Price, Jon Finch, ...

Christmas with Tucker(2014)

1h 23min | Drama, TV Movie
3.1/5 (with 6 votes)

While coming to terms with his dad's recent passing in a tractor accident, 13-year-old George McCray is living with his grandparents on their Kansas farm. George misses his mom, Jill, who has moved to Minnesota to deal with her grief, but there is the promise of their reunion at Christmas. George feels needed on the farm as he helps his grateful grandfather Bo with daily chores and comforts his grandmother Cora. He has also made friends with Mary Ann and became attached to Tucker, the smart and friendly dog the McCrays take in when his troubled owner Frank Thorne lands in jail.

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