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Creep(2014)

R
| 1h 22min | Horror
3.2/5 (with 574 votes)

Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.

Directed by Patrick Brice
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Grand Hotel(1932)

NR
| 1h 52min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 125 votes)

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

Directed by Edmund Goulding - With Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Hersholt, ...
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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives(2010)

1h 54min | Drama, Fantasy
3.3/5 (with 164 votes)

Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave—the birthplace of his first life.

Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul - With Jenjira Pongpas
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Nowhere Special(2020)

1h 36min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 51 votes)

John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.

Directed by Uberto Pasolini - With James Norton

The Sixth Man(1997)

PG-13
| 1h 47min | Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction
3.1/5 (with 71 votes)

A college athlete returns from the dead to help his brother's basketball team win the NCAA title.

Directed by Randall Miller - With Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison, Michael Michele, David Paymer, Kevin Dunn, Vladimir Cuk, ...
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Henry Poole Is Here(2008)

PG
| 1h 39min | Comedy, Drama
3.0/5 (with 75 votes)

Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.

Directed by Mark Pellington - With Luke Wilson, Adriana Barraza, Radha Mitchell, Morgan Lily, Cheryl Hines, George Lopez, ...
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Campbell's Kingdom(1957)

NR
| 1h 42min | Adventure, Drama, Western
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

Given only six months to live, Englishman Bruce Campbell goes to Canada to claim "Campbell's Kingdom", the land he inherited from his grandfather. In order to clear his grandfather's name and prove there is oil on the land, Campbell must face up to a ruthless contractor and work against the clock to find oil before "Campbell's Kingdom" is flooded by a new power dam.

Directed by Ralph Thomas - With Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Michael Craig, Barbara Murray, Athene Seyler, Finlay Currie, ...

Faith, Hope and Charity(1974)

1h 53min | Drama, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 6 votes)

Three episodes. Faith: a woman is attacked. Hope: a fakir is crucified. Charity: a woman faces bureaucracy.

Directed by Alberto Bojórquez Patrón, Luis Alcoriza, Jorge Fons - With Katy Jurado, Milton Rodríguez, Armando Silvestre, Anita Blanch, Lilia Prado, Sasha Montenegro, ...

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black(2017)

1h | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

A poignant and humorous film telling the life story of the hugely popular author of the discworld series of books, in his own words.

La casa de mi padre(2008)

1h 40min | Drama
2.7/5 (with 2 votes)

A businessman returns his family home after eight years in exile avoiding the terrorism of the ETA.

Directed by Gorka Merchán - With Emma Suárez, Carmelo Gómez, Juan José Ballesta, Verónica Echegui, Álex Angulo

Little Treasure(1985)

R
| 1h 35min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
2.1/5 (with 2 votes)

Margo is an ex-stripper who meets her long, lost father in Mexico. She looks after him in the waning days of his life, with the help of a traveling projectionist. The father passes away, telling of the loot from a botched bank robbery that he buried years earlier. The two get jobs in town as their relationship grows and they search for the treasure on the weekends. But while the treasure seems to bring them together, it also seems to be tearing them apart.

Directed by Alan Sharp - With Margot Kidder, Ted Danson, Burt Lancaster

To My Unborn Son(1943)

9min | Drama, War
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A Yugoslav man, dying after being shot while attempting to help defend his village, writes a letter of encouragement and hope to his unborn child, explaining what he was fighting for in resisting the Nazi invasion of his homeland. A John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short.

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Chitrashalabham(1998)

1h 57min | Drama

Sandeep, a doctor, meets Devan, who is a dying patient. He gets inspired by Devan and decides to give him the best in his last few days.

Directed by K.B. Madhu - With Jayaram, Biju Menon

Time Expired(2011)

1h 33min | Drama, Comedy
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Randall Zimmerman (Eric Starkey) is a simple man who loves his job as a parking enforcement officer. When he discovers he is dying, he just wants everything to stay the way that it is. Unfortunately for Randall, his friends and family have other ideas. His best friend Jay (Topher Owen) urges him to "live life to the fullest" by going on crazy adventures. His girlfriend Sasha (Carrie Slaughter) wants to have his baby. And his mother Corinna (Rebekah Turner) tries to save his life with home cooking, yoga, and smothering love. Randall must find a way to help all of them fulfill their needs if he's going to have any chance of achieving his own dying wish -- fixing a meter that's been broken for more than a year!

Directed by Nick Lawrence

Seed(2012)

NR
| 14min | Science Fiction, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 2 votes)

Set in the year 2071, where technology has brought mankind to the brink of colonization on a planet named Gaia, one astronaut takes on an isolated mission and discovers unearthly horrors that could bring an end to human life on this planet.

Down in Number 5(2009)

18min | Drama

Southern Gothic tale of a coal miner pushed to his limits for the love of his son.

Papa(2002)

51min | Documentary
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

This is Jon Alpert's portrait of his father's struggles with growing old and nearing the end of life.