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When Evil Lurks(2023)

NR
| 1h 39min | Horror, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 237 votes)

Residents of a small rural town discover that a demon is about to be born among them. They desperately try to escape before the evil is born, but it may be too late.

Silver Linings Playbook(2012)

R
| 2h 2min | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 5,495 votes)

After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

Manchester by the Sea(2016)

R
| 2h 18min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 2,727 votes)

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown(1988)

R
| 1h 28min | Comedy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 374 votes)

Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.

Throw Momma from the Train(1987)

PG-13
| 1h 28min | Comedy, Crime
3.1/5 (with 228 votes)

Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother. When Owen watches a Hitchcock classic that seems to mirror his own life, he decides to put the movie's plot into action and offers to kill Larry's ex-wife, if Larry promises to murder his mom. Before Larry gets a chance to react to the plan, it seems that Owen has already set things in motion.

Hero(1992)

PG-13
| 1h 57min | Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 194 votes)

Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.

Frenzy(1972)

R
| 1h 56min | Crime, Thriller, Horror
3.6/5 (with 364 votes)

After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man.

Life as a House(2001)

R
| 2h 5min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 175 votes)

When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.

Domestic Disturbance(2001)

PG-13
| 1h 29min | Thriller, Crime, Mystery
2.9/5 (with 174 votes)

Frank Morrison is a divorced father with a 12-year-old son, Danny. His ex-wife Susan and son Danny now live with Rick Barnes, Susan's new husband. Danny, who has a reputation for telling lies, accuses his stepfather of committing a murder. Initially, no one believes his accusations, but then Frank becomes convinced and is the only one who believes him. Now, the father Danny trusts must protect him from the stepfather he fears.

Celebrity(1998)

R
| 1h 53min | Drama, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 197 votes)

The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.

Rampart(2011)

R
| 1h 48min | Crime, Drama
2.8/5 (with 152 votes)

Follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.

Wilson(2017)

R
| 1h 34min | Comedy, Drama
3.0/5 (with 160 votes)

Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.

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Mississippi Grind(2015)

R
| 1h 48min | Drama, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 204 votes)

Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The two strike up an immediate friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to accompany him on a road trip to a legendary high stakes poker game in New Orleans. As they make their way down the Mississippi River, Gerry and Curtis manage to find themselves in just about every bar, racetrack, casino, and pool hall they can find, experiencing both incredible highs and dispiriting lows, but ultimately forging a deep and genuine bond that will stay with them long after their adventure is over.

The Fortune Cookie(1966)

NR
| 2h 5min | Romance / Love, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 129 votes)

A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.

Hanging Up(2000)

PG-13
| 1h 34min | Drama, Comedy
2.6/5 (with 74 votes)

A trio of sisters bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close.

Little Indian, Big City(1994)

PG
| 1h 30min | Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 262 votes)

Stephen, an international trader, tracks down his ex-wife Patricia in some Amazonian backwater. He needs her consent to a divorce so that he can marry Charlotte. Unfortunately, he discovers a son he didn’t know he had – Mimi-Siku. The young jungle boy yearns to see Paris so Stephen reluctantly agrees to take him back home with him for a few days. How will Mimi-Siku react to life in the great metropolis?

Woody Allen: A Documentary(2011)

NR
| 3h 12min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 41 votes)

Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert B. Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. "Woody Allen: A Documentary" chronicles Allen's career - from teen writer to Sid Caesar's TV scribe, from stand-up comedian to award-winning writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Exploring Allen's writing habits, casting, directing, and relationship with his actors first-hand, new interviews with A-listers, writing partners, family and friends provide insight and backstory to the usually inscrutable filmmaker.

Joe Somebody(2001)

2.9/5 (with 80 votes)

When underappreciated video specialist Joe Scheffer is brutally humiliated by the office bully Mark McKinney in front of his daughter, Joe begins a quest for personal redemption. He proceeds by enduring a personal make-over and takes martial arts lessons from a B-action star. As news spreads of his rematch with Mark, Joe suddenly finds himself the center of attention, ascending the corporate ladder and growing in popularity. He's determined to show everyone in his life that he is not a nobody, but a force to be reckoned with.

Yella(2007)

3.1/5 (with 35 votes)

Yella flees her hometown in former East Germany for a new life in the West to escape her violent ex-husband. Just as she begins to realize her dreams, buried truths threaten to destroy her newfound happiness.

Starting Over(1979)

R
| 1h 45min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 19 votes)

After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.

Skin Deep(1989)

R
| 1h 37min | Romance / Love, Comedy, Drama
3.1/5 (with 31 votes)

Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave him. Alone and crippled by a bad case of writer's block, Zach slips in and out of casual relationships and one-night stands, while his drinking becomes more and more severe. With the help of a bartender and his therapist, Zach confronts his demons — women and alcohol.

The Secret of the Grain(2007)

2h 31min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 96 votes)

In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.

The Married Couple of the Year Two(1971)

1h 38min | Adventure, Comedy, History
3.2/5 (with 34 votes)

Nicolas Philibert goes to America after killing a French aristocrat. On his return he tries to divorce his wife, Charlotte, but when he sees others trying to woo her his own interest is rekindled.

The Mad Magician(1954)

1h 12min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 18 votes)

Don Gallico is an inventor of stage magic effects who aspires to become a star in his own right. Just before his first performance his act is shut down by capricious manager Ross Ormond who wants Gallico's brilliant buzz saw effect for the act of The Great Rinaldi, an established star. With this defeat, and the humiliation of having already lost his wife Claire to Ormond, Gallico decides it is time to take matters into his own hands.

Directed by John Brahm - With Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor, Patrick O'Neal, Corey Allen, John Emery, ...

Aufschneider(2010)

4.1/5 (with 17 votes)

About a pathologist with a complicated life. His problems with himself, his colleagues and patients who come down to him, dead or alive.

Directed by David Schalko - With Josef Hader

Ex-Wife Killer(2017)

1h 23min | TV Movie, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)

When Josie's ex-husband Michael walks back into her life to expand their flower business, his estranged wife Laura seems determined to make Josie's life a living hell. Tensions boil over when Laura breaks into Josie's house and Michael is forced to kill her out of self-defense. Only after Josie's eyewitness testimony gets Michael off the hook for murder, does Josie realize that the entire series of events was staged by Michael as an elaborate ploy to murder Laura.

Vampires: Out For Blood(2004)

2.2/5 (with 17 votes)

In the dark, throbbing world of underground raves, people are vanishing without a trace and Detective Hank Holten is the only one who knows the terrible truth. Vampires.

Directed by Richard Brandes - With Kevin Dillon

Old Flames Never Die(2022)

3.6/5 (with 2 votes)

Kira Young, a successful novelist, returns to her hometown in order to escape bad press after Tyson, her cheating fiance, is accused of murder. She rekindles a romance in the form of a one-night stand with her high school sweetheart Weston Wade. Soon after, Weston develops an unhealthy obsession with Kira.

Toy Gun(2018)

1h 30min | Comedy, Action, Crime
2.8/5 (with 3 votes)

Ruggero, a meek young man, impulsively robs a bank to prove to his ex-wife that he is courageous and masculine. A police investigation engulfs everyone except our unassuming hero who is completely ignored. Through a set of hilarious coincidences, he gets away with the robbery, while corrupt bank officials take the fall for what looks like an inside job.

Pranayam(2011)

2h 19min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 6 votes)

Menon runs into his former wife Grace, who is married to a bedridden Mathew and loves him immensely. The movie revolves around their crossing and emotes the meaning of love and its various forms.

Directed by Blessy - With Mohanlal, Jaya Prada, Anupam Kher
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