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The Shawshank Redemption(1994)

R
| 2h 22min | Drama, Crime
4.4/5 (with 12,480 votes)

Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

Directed by Frank Darabont - With Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, James Whitmore, Clancy Brown, ...
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Kung Fu Panda 2(2011)

PG
| 1h 31min | Animation, Kids & Family
3.5/5 (with 3,126 votes)

Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. It is up to Po and The Furious Five to journey across China to face this threat and vanquish it. But how can Po stop a weapon that can stop kung fu? He must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.

Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson
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9(2009)

PG-13
| 1h 19min | Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 1,560 votes)

When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good.

Directed by Shane Acker
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The Great Gatsby(2013)

PG-13
| 2h 23min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 5,585 votes)

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

Directed by Baz Luhrmann - With Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Amitabh Bachchan, ...
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse(2022)

32min | Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
4.3/5 (with 145 votes)

The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy’s search for home.

Directed by Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy

Oz the Great and Powerful(2013)

PG
| 2h 10min | Fantasy, Adventure, Kids & Family
2.9/5 (with 3,056 votes)

Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.

Directed by Sam Raimi - With James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs, ...
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Awakenings(1990)

PG-13
| 2h | Drama
3.9/5 (with 1,054 votes)

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

Directed by Penny Marshall, Alain Cuniot - With Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Max von Sydow, ...
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The African Queen(1952)

1h 45min | Adventure, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 392 votes)

At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.

Directed by John Huston - With Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Theodore Bikel, Peter Bull, Walter Gotell, ...
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Hope(2013)

2h 2min | Drama, Kids & Family
4.2/5 (with 246 votes)

After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.

Directed by Lee Joon-ik, Boris Lojkine - With Sol Kyung-gu, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Re, Ra Mi-ran, Kim Hae-suk, Kwon Tae-won, ...

Fearless(2006)

PG-13
| 1h 43min | Drama, Action
3.7/5 (with 543 votes)

Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his nation. The son of a great fighter who didn't wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, Huo resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win.

Directed by Ronny Yu - With Jet Li, Susan Sun, Dong Yong, Nathan Jones, Nakamura Shidō II, Collin Chou, ...
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Time Freak(2018)

PG-13
| 1h 44min | Science Fiction, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 202 votes)

Stillman, a heartbroken physics student, builds a time machine when his girlfriend breaks up with him. Going back in time, he attempts to save their relationship by fixing every mistake he made—while dragging his best friend along in the process.

Directed by Andrew Bowler
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The Grace Card(2011)

PG-13
| 1h 41min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 22 votes)

Everything can change in an instant ... and take a lifetime to unravel. When Mac McDonald loses his son in an accident, the ensuing 17 years of bitterness and pain erodes his love for his family and leaves him angry with God ... and just about everyone else. Mac's rage stonewalls his career in the police department and makes for a combustible situation when he's partnered with Sam Wright, a rising star on the force who happens to be a part-time pastor and a loving family man. Can they somehow join forces to help one another when it's impossible for either of them to look past their differences-especially the most obvious one? Every day, we have the opportunity to rebuild relationships and heal deep wounds by extending and receiving God's grace. Offer THE GRACE CARD ... and never underestimate the power of God's love.

Directed by David G. Evans - With Louis Gossett Jr.
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Letters to God(2010)

PG
| 1h 50min | Drama, Kids & Family
3.5/5 (with 52 votes)

A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and inspiring hope among everyone he comes in contact. An unsuspecting substitute postman, with a troubled life of his own, becomes entangled in the boy's journey and his family by reading the letters. They inspire him to seek a better life for himself and his own son he's lost through his alcohol addiction.

Directed by David Nixon - With Robyn Lively
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A Mighty Heart(2007)

R
| 1h 40min | Drama, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 139 votes)

Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.

Directed by Michael Winterbottom - With Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Will Patton, Archie Panjabi, Denis O'Hare, Irrfan Khan, ...
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Cassandra's Dream(2007)

PG-13
| 1h 48min | Crime, Drama
3.1/5 (with 337 votes)

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.

Directed by Woody Allen - With Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Sally Hawkins, Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Howard, ...

Grand Canyon(1991)

R
| 2h 14min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 83 votes)

Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.

Directed by Lawrence Kasdan - With Danny Glover, Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Mary McDonnell, Mary-Louise Parker, Alfre Woodard, ...

December Boys(2007)

PG-13
| 1h 45min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.0/5 (with 86 votes)

For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.

Directed by Rod Hardy - With Daniel Radcliffe, Lee Cormie, Jack Thompson, Victoria Hill, Teresa Palmer, Sullivan Stapleton, ...

Upstream Color(2013)

NR
| 1h 36min | Drama, Science Fiction
3.2/5 (with 321 votes)

A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.

Directed by Shane Carruth - With Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth
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The Ultimate Life(2013)

PG
| 1h 45min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 32 votes)

Despite his best intentions, billionaire Jason Stevens can’t find enough time to keep his beloved Alexia a priority. But when he discovers his late grandfather’s journal, he is transported back to Red Stevens’ incredible world. With everything he loves hanging in the balance, Jason Stevens hopes the past will prepare him well for the future.

Directed by Michael Landon Jr.
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City of Joy(1992)

PG-13
| 2h 12min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 71 votes)

Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.

Directed by Roland Joffé - With Patrick Swayze, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Art Malik, Pauline Collins, Chakradhar Jena, ...

4 Minute Mile(2014)

1h 36min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 34 votes)

A teenager overcomes odds to run a 4-minute mile race.

Directed by Charles-Olivier Michaud - With Lio Tipton
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Princesses(2005)

1h 53min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 35 votes)

Caye is a young prostitute whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal immigrant, after she finds her in the bathroom, badly beaten up. They strike up a close friendship unbeknownst to Caye's xenophobic co-workers.

Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa - With Candela Peña, Micaela Nevárez, Mariana Cordero, Llum Barrera, Luis Callejo, Antonio Durán "Morris", ...

Hula Girls(2006)

1h 48min | Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 24 votes)

Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.

Directed by Lee Sang-il - With Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Yu Aoi, Ittoku Kishibe, Sumiko Fuji, Shizuyo Yamasaki, ...

Long Lost Son(2006)

PG
| 1h 28min | Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

Fourteen years after her son and estranged husband were presumed lost at sea, Kristen believes she glimpses them in the background of a friend's recent vacation video.

Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith - With Gabrielle Anwar, Craig Sheffer, Chace Crawford

Ghosts(2005)

1h 25min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 11 votes)

Nina, an end-of-teenage orphan with mental problems, starts a new job as a garden cleaner when she meets Toni. They fell in love with each other, but soon Toni starts betraying Nina. In the meantime, Francoise is picked up at a psychic department of a Berlin hospital by her husband, Pierre. After seeing Nina, Francoise believes that she has found her kidnapped daughter Marie, but neither Toni nor Pierre believe her. Nina is unsure about what to think...

Directed by Christian Petzold - With Julia Hummer, Sabine Timoteo, Marianne Basler, Aurélien Recoing, Benno Fürmann, Anna Schudt, ...

The Locket(2002)

1h 40min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

A bereaved man takes a job at a health care center, where he befriends an elderly and embittered woman - and as time passes, he becomes obsessed with reuniting her with her long-lost true love.

Directed by Karen Arthur - With Vanessa Redgrave, Chad Willett, Marguerite Moreau

Chronicle of a Boy Alone(1965)

1h 19min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 14 votes)

The story of a delinquent eleven-year-old orphan in fascist Argentina.

Directed by Leonardo Favio - With Tino Pascali, Cacho Espíndola, Beto Gianola, Leonardo Favio, María Vaner, Elcira Olivera Garcés, ...

Changing Hearts(2002)

PG
| 1h 32min | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 3 votes)

Based on Daniel Wright's award-winning play "Colored Eggs", is a drama/comedy about life, loss and love among an eccentric group of characters whose lives intersect under less than ideal circumstances.

Directed by Martin Guigui - With Ian Somerhalder, Lauren Holly, Faye Dunaway, Tom Skerritt, Edie McClurg
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Amerikatsi(2022)

1h 55min | Drama, Comedy
4.3/5 (with 1 vote)

As a young boy, Charlie escaped the Armenian Genocide bound for the United States. His family was not so lucky. Our story begins in 1947, as Charlie repatriates back to Armenia only to begreeted by the harsh reality of Soviet Communism. Almost immediately Charlie is arrested and sentenced to prison. Just as he appears to be succumbing to the terror of his situation, he discovers that the prison wall outside his cell window had been damaged during a recent earthquake. And through a hole he can see into a nearby apartment building... The Armenian couple who live in the apartment, Tigran and Ruzan, become Charlie’s only connection to the outside world, living vicariously through their private life, sharing meals with them, laughing, crying, singing and dancing with them, all the while discovering the Armenian culture he never knew.

Directed by Michael A. Goorjian - With Michael A. Goorjian, Hovik Keuchkerian, Nelli Uvarova, Mikhail Trukhin, Narine Grigoryan, Jean-Pierre Nshanian, ...

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization(1985)

1h 25min | Drama, Science Fiction
3.3/5 (with 21 votes)

Set in an underground dungeon inhabited by bundled, ragged human beings, after the nuclear holocaust. The story follows the wanderings of a hero through the situations of survival. People wait for the Ark to arrive and rescue them while their habitat falls apart.

Directed by Piotr Szulkin - With Jerzy Stuhr, Krystyna Janda, Mariusz Dmochowski, Marek Walczewski, Jan Nowicki, Henryk Bista, ...
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