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Hustle(2022)

R
| 1h 57min | Drama, Comedy
3.9/5 (with 1,061 votes)

After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom to the States without his team's approval. Against the odds, they have one final shot to prove they have what it takes to make it in the NBA.

Directed by Jeremiah Zagar - With Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Robert Duvall, Ben Foster, Juan Hernangómez, María Botto, ...

Ladies in Black(2018)

1h 49min | Comedy, Drama
3.5/5 (with 66 votes)

Adapted from the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John, Ladies in Black is an alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.

A Tale of Two Kitchens(2019)

29min | Documentary
3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

Two countries, two restaurants, one vision. At Gabriela Cámara's acclaimed Contramar in Mexico City, the welcoming, uniformed waiters are as beloved by diners as the menu featuring fresh, local seafood caught within 24 hours. The entire staff sees themselves as part of an extended family. Meanwhile at Cala in San Francisco, Cámara hires staff from different backgrounds and cultures, including ex-felons and ex-addicts, who view the work as an important opportunity to grow as individuals. A Tale of Two Kitchens explores the ways in which a restaurant can serve as a place of both dignity and community.

Directed by Trisha Ziff

Expedition Mars(2016)

1h 28min | Documentary, TV Movie
4.1/5 (with 5 votes)

Expedition Mars brings to life one of the greatest sagas of the Space Age, the epic adventures of Spirit and Opportunity, the rovers that saved NASA's Mars program after a string of failures in the 1990's.

A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity(2016)

1h 19min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

A feature-length documentary that follows a community in Australia who came together to explore and demonstrate a simpler way to live in response to global crises.

Directed by Jordan Osmond

The Gifts of Grief(2023)

52min

A documentary that explores how seven remarkable people embrace their pain, learn to live with their loss, and now engage in life with more compassion, courage, and awareness. The personal and moving stories include those of author Isabel Allende, Reverend Cecil Williams, writer Alana Laraine, Zen Monk/Vietnam Veteran Claude AnShin Thomas, youth motivator Vinny Ferrero, and filmmaker Lee Mun Wah. With courage, these people invite the viewer to open up to the pain of grief and discover for themselves the extraordinary opportunities their own losses may reveal.

American Promise(2013)

2h 15min | Documentary
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

In 1999, filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson turned the camera on themselves and began filming their five-year-old son, Idris, and his best friend, Seun, as they started kindergarten at the prestigious Dalton School just as the private institution was committing to diversify its student body. Their cameras continued to follow both families for another 12 years as the paths of the two boys diverged—one continued private school while the other pursued a very different route through the public education system.

Directed by Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson