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Bed Rest(2022)

R
| 1h 30min | Horror
3.3/5 (with 54 votes)

A pregnant woman on bed rest begins to wonder if her house is haunted or if it's all in her head.

Directed by Lori Evans Taylor

The Dry(2020)

R
| 1h 57min | Crime, Thriller, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 228 votes)

Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.

Directed by Robert Connolly - With Eric Bana, Bruce Spence, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell, John Polson, Martin Dingle-Wall, ...
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Land(2021)

PG-13
| 1h 29min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 95 votes)

Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty, retreats to the magnificent, but unforgiving, wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter brings her back from the brink of death, she must find a way to live again.

Directed by Robin Wright - With Robin Wright, Demián Bichir

We Have Always Lived in the Castle(2019)

NR
| 1h 36min | Mystery, Thriller, Horror
2.7/5 (with 124 votes)

In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago. The arrival of cousin Charles will threaten the fragile equilibrium of their minds, haunted by madness, fear and superstition.

Directed by Stacie Passon - With Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover, Sebastian Stan
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A Second Chance(2014)

1h 43min | Thriller, Drama
3.3/5 (with 64 votes)

Detectives and best friends Andreas and Simon lead vastly different lives; Andreas has settled down with his beautiful wife and son; while Simon, recently divorced, spends most of his waking hours getting drunk at the local strip club. But all that changes when the two of them are called out to a domestic dispute between a junkie couple, caught in a vicious cycle of violence and drugs. It all looks very routine – until Andreas finds the couple's infant son, crying in a closet. The usually collected policeman finds himself confronted with his own powerlessness and is shaken to his core. As Andreas slowly loses his grip on justice, it suddenly becomes up to the unruly Simon to restore the balance between right and wrong.

Directed by Susanne Bier - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Thomas Bo Larsen, Maria Bonnevie, Roland Møller, ...

Adoration(2009)

1h 40min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 18 votes)

For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy.

Directed by Atom Egoyan - With Rachel Blanchard, Scott Speedman, Devon Bostick, Arsinée Khanjian, Kenneth Welsh, Geraldine O'Rawe, ...
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Marfa Girl 2(2018)

1h 15min | Drama
2.7/5 (with 7 votes)

A family living in Marfa, Texas attempts to pull themselves back together after a horrific tragedy. This provocative sequel to Larry Clark's film Marfa Girl, shows us a group of people ready to escape their current realities - no matter the cost. Gritty, unrelenting and powerful, auteur Clark once again delivers a bleak landscape of sex, drugs and boredom amongst the residents of a dead-end Texas Border town.

Directed by Larry Clark

Wish You Well(2013)

NR
| 1h 40min | Kids & Family, Drama
3.3/5 (with 13 votes)

A young girl and her brother come of age at their great grandmother's house in Virginia during the 1940s. After a family tragedy, a young girl moves from New York with your younger brother to live with their great grandmother on a Virginia farm and comes closer to understanding the land and roots that inspired her father's writings while discovering herself, the love of family, and the power of truly believing.

Directed by Darnell Martin
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Romulus, My Father(2007)

1h 44min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 16 votes)

The story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.

Directed by Richard Roxburgh - With Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Franka Potente, Marton Csokas, Jacek Koman, Alethea McGrath, ...

Taxi!(1931)

NR
| 1h 9min | Crime, Drama
3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.

Directed by Roy Del Ruth - With James Cagney, Loretta Young, David Landau, Dorothy Burgess, George E. Stone, George Raft, ...
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Tol'able David(1921)

1h 39min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 7 votes)

Young David Kinemon is a good-natured, easy-going lad in a mountain village. Circumstances force him to take his brother's place as mail carrier for the community, and this brings him into deadly contact with the vicious Hatburn brothers.

Directed by Henry King, John G. Blystone - With Richard Barthelmess, Gladys Hulette, Walter P. Lewis, Ernest Torrence, Henry Hallam

The Death of Richie(1977)

1h 36min | Drama, TV Movie
3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.

Directed by Paul Wendkos - With Robby Benson, Ben Gazzara, Eileen Brennan, Lance Kerwin
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Suddenly(2006)

1h 36min | Drama
2.4/5 (with 5 votes)

The mother and the younger son in a happy family dies in a car-accident. The father and the teenage-son Jonas survives the accident. Now they have to move on with their lives together.

Directed by Johan Brisinger - With Anastasios Soulis, Michael Nyqvist, Moa Gammel, Catherine Hansson, Sten Ljunggren, Anita Wall, ...

House of Good and Evil(2013)

PG-13
| 1h 48min | Horror, Thriller
2.3/5 (with 18 votes)

After a family tragedy in the chaotic city, Chris and Maggie Conley, in a last-ditch effort to save their dying marriage, purchase an isolated home in the deepest woods, to which they quickly discover evil has a key.

Directed by David Mun - With Christian Oliver, Marietta Marich, Jordan Rhodes
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Surviving(1985)

NR
| 2h 23min | TV Movie, Drama
2.3/5 (with 1 vote)

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois and Harvey. Rick, meanwhile, is sunny and charismatic. But appearances can be deceiving, as their families learn when the teens begin a romance. Upset about Lonnie's influence on Rick, his parents forbid the pair to see each other -- with tragic consequences.

Directed by Waris Hussein - With Zach Galligan, Molly Ringwald, Ellen Burstyn, Len Cariou, Marsha Mason, Paul Sorvino, ...

Vazhvey Maayam(1982)

2h 38min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Raja and Devi fall in love with each other and get engaged. However, when Raja learns that he is suffering from cancer, he hides it from Devi and calls off the engagement.

Directed by R. Krishnamurthy - With Kamal Haasan

The Great Devotion(1960)

1h 38min | Drama

Poor teacher Chan Chi-hong, his wife Lee Yuk-mei and their five children survive on his meagre pay. When he is laid off by two schools in a row, the family runs into difficulties. The children resort to begging on the streets to pay the mother's medical bills. Turning to writing, Chan's novel fails to find a publisher and, worse still, he comes down with tuberculosis. Dealt a further blow by the death of the youngest daughter and the pressures from the loan sharks, Chan contemplates killing himself and his family but changes his mind when he witnesses the sacrifices made by other parents for their children. He vows to be a dutiful father and tries his best to overcome their adversities. His novel is finally published and sells well. Through thick and thin, the family at last sees the light at the end of the tunnel.

Directed by Chor Yuen

A Walk in Winter(2015)

NR
| 14min | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

When Conrad returns to his hometown to identify his mother's body, he is forced to confront the painful memories of his childhood.

Heroes of World Class(2006)

2h 40min | Action, Documentary
4.4/5 (with 2 votes)

In 1983 World Class Championship Wrestling and its franchise stars, the Von Erich brothers, were known around the world. A small Dallas based promotion running out of a shack of a venue, the Sportatorium, World Class was one of the most syndicated television programs in America, making the Von Erichs household names. Run by legendary wrestler Fritz Von Erich, a.k.a. Jack Adkinsson, World Class made his oldest sons, Kevin, David and Kerry, three of hte biggest stars in the world of wrestling. Little did anyone know that just as the Von Erichs and World Class were reaching worldwide stardom they would begin a downfall that would cast a full eclipse on their meteoric rise to fame. Directed by Brian Harrison who, as a ten year old in 1983, watched on television as wrestling's world of staged combat between good and evil took a sharp turn into a surreal and tragic reality.

American Wisper(2020)

1h 31min | Crime, Thriller
2.4/5 (with 2 votes)

Wisper, a successful bar owner, comes home to find his wife and children murdered. As the only black man in a white neighborhood, the police consider him a prime suspect, and Wisper is forced to try to solve the crime on his own.

Butterfly Wings(1991)

1h 48min | Drama, Kids & Family
3.7/5 (with 10 votes)

Ami is a 6 year old girl, extremely sensitive. Her mother, Carmen, lives with the obsession of giving a son to her husband, Gabriel. When finally she gets pregnant, the relation between mother and daughter becomes a tragic one, driving the family to an inevitable nightmare.

Directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa - With Silvia Munt, Tito Valverde, Txema Blasco, Karra Elejalde, Juanma Bajo Ulloa

Without Bias(2009)

53min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 9 votes)

The late Len Bias still leaves more questions than answers. When Bias dropped dead two days after the 1986 NBA Draft, he forever altered our perception of casual drug use and became the tipping point of America's drug crisis in the mid-80's. Future generations continue to face the harsh punishment of drug policies that were influenced by the public outcry after his heartbreaking death. Instead of becoming an NBA star, he became a one-man deterrent, the athlete who reminded everyone just how dangerous drug use can be. Amazingly, questions still linger about his death nearly a quarter-century later. How good could he have been in the pro ranks? Has he become underrated or overrated as the years pass? How could a University of Maryland superstar and Boston Celtics lottery pick be derailed by a cocaine binge? Was Bias a one-time user as we were led to believe, or was there a pattern of recreational use that led to his fatal last night? Did he fall in with the wrong crowd.

Darwin's Darkest Hour(2009)

1h 44min | Drama, History, Documentary
2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever conceived, while he and his wife Emma confront family tragedy.

Emu Runner(2019)

1h 35min | Kids & Family, Drama
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

A spirited young girl in small town Australia forms a meaningful bond with a wild emu as she tries to cope with her beleaguered father, a naïve social worker, and her own painful grief in the aftermath of her mother’s sudden death.

The Incredible Stranger(1942)

11min | Mystery
3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been built, arrives in the small town of Bridgewood to keep a promise.

A Promise(1986)

2h 4min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up to her death.

Directed by Yoshishige Yoshida - With Rentarō Mikuni, Sachiko Murase, Kōichi Satō, Tetta Sugimoto, Kumiko Takeda, Tomisaburō Wakayama, ...

Five and Ten(1931)

1h 29min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 4 votes)

John owns the largest chain of five and ten cent stores in the country. He moves his family to New York from Kansas City and their life, though grand, is falling apart due to his constant working. Wife and mother Jenny is lonely. Son Avery hates his job. Daughter Jennifer is snubbed by classmate Muriel and her friends. At a charity bazaar, Jennifer meets Berry and sparks are evident. However, he is engaged to Muriel and Muriel will make sure that she, and only she, marries Berry. After the marriage, Berry still thinks of Jennifer as Jennifer thinks of Berry. Avery laments about the state of his family since they were happy in Kansas City.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard - With Leslie Howard, Marion Davies, Richard Bennett, Irene Rich, Douglass Montgomery, Charles Giblyn, ...

Storm(2022)

1h 23min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Singel mother, Elin, experiences her worst nightmare when her son dies in a drowning accident. She tries to get her life back on track after the tragedy together with her daughter Storm (10), but there are rumours around school that somebody saw Storm push her brother in the river on purpose.

Directed by Erika Calmeyer - With Ane Dahl Torp, Ane Skumsvoll, Cato Skimten Storengen, Øyvind Brandtzæg, Axel Aubert, Ågot Sendstad, ...

Brutal Season(2023)

1h 40min | Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

In 1948, the Trouths are facing no income and the hottest summer on record. When their estranged son inexplicably returns, the apartment is full again - but is it big enough for the gambling, trauma, and substantial life insurance policy that comes in his wake?

Japan's Tragedy(2012)

1h 41min | Drama

In 2010, 31,560 people ended their own lives and about 20,000 people died or went missing with the earthquake. Unemployed widower Fujio Murai’s family tragedy contains instances of both; diagnosed with lung cancer, Fujio refuses surgery and returns home with his son Yoshio.

Directed by Masahiro Kobayashi
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