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I Am Legend(2007)

PG-13
| 1h 41min | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 7,405 votes)

Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.

Directed by Francis Lawrence - With Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith, Dash Mihok, ...
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The Girl Next Door(2007)

R
| 1h 31min | Thriller, Crime, Drama, Horror
3.3/5 (with 297 votes)

In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons, the neighborhood children, and one 12-year-old boy whose life will be changed forever.

Directed by Gregory Wilson - With Blanche Baker, Daniel Manche, Blythe Auffarth, Kevin Chamberlin, Madeline Taylor, William Atherton, ...

A Little Help(2010)

R
| 1h 49min | Drama, Comedy
2.7/5 (with 31 votes)

It's a movie for everyone whose life has been thrown off-course, out of whack, or simply not turned out the way they planned it. In other words, it's a movie for everyone, period. Set in suburban Long Island in the summer of 2002, with the psychic wounds of 9/11 still fresh, A Little Help is a story that takes a comic, searching and profoundly empathetic look at a few pivotal months in the life of dental hygienist Laura Pehlke (Jenna Fischer)-an ordinary woman whose life suddenly flies off the rails-and her heroic efforts to re-establish a sense of security and normalcy for herself and her son.

Directed by Michael J. Weithorn - With Jenna Fischer, Chris O'Donnell, Kim Coates, Lesley Ann Warren, Brooke Smith, Rob Benedict, ...
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Forbidden Secrets(2007)

1h 28min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
2.3/5 (with 3 votes)

While going through a difficult divorce from her domineering, businessman husband, Alexandra moves back into her old childhood brownstone home, where she sets out to uncover dark family secrets from when she was a young girl, involving her Aunt Judith's murder and her mother's descent into insanity. The only clue is a key to a mysterious secret room that lies within the house. As a series of bizarre and unsettling incidents prod Alexandra to investigate her past, she finds herself wandering deeper into danger as her past comes back to haunt her.

Directed by Richard Roy
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Her Desperate Choice(1996)

1h 32min | Drama, TV Movie
2.6/5 (with 2 votes)

Despite allegations of child sexual abuse against Jody's ex-husband Marcus, the court orders joint custody of their daughter Samantha. Jody faces a choice of turning Samantha over to Marcus, or taking her on the run and risk kidnapping charges. Pursued by both the FBI and a private detective, Jody and Samantha are hunted, fleeing from town to town with the help of an underground network set up to help women and children escape from abuse. Based on a true story.

Directed by Michael Scott

Counterparts(2007)

1h 36min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 5 votes)

Teacher Anne and policeman Georg are thought of as the perfect couple. However, appearances are deceptive: one of them is covered with scars and bruises. But which one is the abuser?

Directed by Jan Bonny - With Matthias Brandt, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Susanne Bormann, Pablo Ben Yakov, Jochen Striebeck, ...

Thanthram(1988)

1h 51min | Crime, Mystery

A wealthy businessman James (Ratheesh) gets killed in a dubious car accident, leaving behind his grieving wife Sussanna (Urvashi) and a young son. Sussanna is an orphan and James was estranged from his family when he was alive. However after his death, James' father Kurien (Jagannatha Varma) feigns friendship with Sussanna and tries to trick her into giving control of James' businesses to him. When Sussanna refuses, the family files a lawsuit questioning the legality of her marriage to James. Helpless and isolated, she approaches George Korah (Mammotty), a struggling lawyer to fight her case.

Directed by Joshiy - With Mammootty, Urvashi, Jagannatha Varma, Ratheesh

The Magician(1926)

1h 23min | Drama, Horror
3.3/5 (with 11 votes)

A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.

Directed by Rex Ingram - With Paul Wegener, Alice Terry, Iván Petrovich, Michael Powell, Firmin Gémier

Vilddyr(2010)

30min | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Fantasy
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

After a violent episode in biology class, the outsider Lykke begins to change. There is something very wrong and soon a big showdown with the outside world awaits. The beast in her has been awakened.

Directed by Ask Hasselbalch - With Jonas Schmidt, Julie Christiansen, Thomas Voss, Luise Skov, Lea Maria Høyer Stensnæs

Numero 69(2018)

13min | Comedy, Drama
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Two friends enter an Emergency Room, seeking help after an incident. They will find themselves living a series of surreal experiences through the eccentric characters that populate the waiting room. But will they get the help they need?

How Scared She Was(2020)

10min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A devastated father is the victim of a violent carjacking, his four year old daughter kidnapped in the process. A small town journalist, out of his depth, is tasked with the story; and burdened with the hope of finding the girl.

Cool Young(2011)

1h 33min | Drama, Romance / Love

"Cool Young" tells the story of the emotional life of employees in a grey area of Chinese society.