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This Girl's Life (2004)

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"Slice of life" take on life of international porn celebrity, Moon, and her musings on modern life, love and loss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ash Baron-Cohen
CAST:  James Woods  •  Juliette Marquis  •  Kip Pardue  •  Tomas Arana

"Slice of life" take on life of international porn celebrity, Moon, and her musings on modern life, love and loss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ash Baron-Cohen
CAST:  James Woods  •  Juliette Marquis  •  Kip Pardue  •  Tomas Arana

Ginger & Rosa (2012)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sally Potter
CAST:  Elle Fanning  •  Alice Englert  •  Christina Hendricks  •  Alessandro Nivola

A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sally Potter
CAST:  Elle Fanning  •  Alice Englert  •  Christina Hendricks  •  Alessandro Nivola

Personal Effects (2009)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalRomantic

Walter is a rising star in the NCAA wrestling world until his life is ripped apart by the brutal murder of his sister. Returning home to console his mother Gloria he seeks vengeance on the man who is accused of the crime. A chance meeting with a beautiful mature ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hollander
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Ashton Kutcher  •  Kathy Bates  •  Spencer Hudson

Walter is a rising star in the NCAA wrestling world until his life is ripped apart by the brutal murder of his sister. Returning home to console his mother Gloria he seeks vengeance on the man who is accused of the crime. A chance meeting with a beautiful mature ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hollander
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Ashton Kutcher  •  Kathy Bates  •  Spencer Hudson

Caché (2005)

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A married couple is terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on their front porch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Haneke
CAST:  Daniel Auteuil  •  Juliette Binoche  •  Annie Girardot  •  Bernard Le Coq

A married couple is terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on their front porch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Haneke
CAST:  Daniel Auteuil  •  Juliette Binoche  •  Annie Girardot  •  Bernard Le Coq

Clerks (1994)

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Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Brian O'Halloran  •  Jeff Anderson  •  Jason Mewes  •  Kevin Smith

Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Brian O'Halloran  •  Jeff Anderson  •  Jason Mewes  •  Kevin Smith

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)

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Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cristian Mungiu
CAST:  Anamaria Marinca  •  Laura Vasiliu  •  Vlad Ivanov  •  Alexandru Potocean

Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cristian Mungiu
CAST:  Anamaria Marinca  •  Laura Vasiliu  •  Vlad Ivanov  •  Alexandru Potocean

Synecdoche, New York (2008)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Kaufman
CAST:  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Samantha Morton  •  Jennifer Jason Leigh  •  Michelle Williams

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Kaufman
CAST:  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Samantha Morton  •  Jennifer Jason Leigh  •  Michelle Williams

Brazil (1985)

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Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Gilliam
CAST:  Jonathan Pryce  •  Robert De Niro  •  Katherine Helmond  •  Ian Holm

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Gilliam
CAST:  Jonathan Pryce  •  Robert De Niro  •  Katherine Helmond  •  Ian Holm

T2 Trainspotting (2017)

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After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Boyle
CAST:  Ewan McGregor  •  Jonny Lee Miller  •  Ewen Bremner  •  Robert Carlyle

After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Boyle
CAST:  Ewan McGregor  •  Jonny Lee Miller  •  Ewen Bremner  •  Robert Carlyle

Camouflage (2014)

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The film Camouflage explores the motivation behind a school shooting. The film is a social movement piece geared towards opening people's eyes to the many issues surrounding the recent onslaught of gun violence including mental health, gay and lesbian equality, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyle T. Cowan
CAST:  Kyle T. Cowan  •  Amrita Acharia  •  Drew Van Acker  •  Jimmy Bennett

The film Camouflage explores the motivation behind a school shooting. The film is a social movement piece geared towards opening people's eyes to the many issues surrounding the recent onslaught of gun violence including mental health, gay and lesbian equality, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyle T. Cowan
CAST:  Kyle T. Cowan  •  Amrita Acharia  •  Drew Van Acker  •  Jimmy Bennett

Down to the Bone (2004)

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A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Debra Granik
CAST:  Vera Farmiga  •  Hugh Dillon  •  Clint Jordan  •  Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz

A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Debra Granik
CAST:  Vera Farmiga  •  Hugh Dillon  •  Clint Jordan  •  Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz

Take Me to the River (2015)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

A naive California teen plans to remain above the fray at his Nebraskan family reunion, but a strange encounter places him at the center of a long-buried family secret.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Sobel
CAST:  Logan Miller  •  Robin Weigert  •  Josh Hamilton  •  Richard Schiff

A naive California teen plans to remain above the fray at his Nebraskan family reunion, but a strange encounter places him at the center of a long-buried family secret.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Sobel
CAST:  Logan Miller  •  Robin Weigert  •  Josh Hamilton  •  Richard Schiff

The Shipping News (2001)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Kevin Spacey  •  Julianne Moore  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Judi Dench

An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Kevin Spacey  •  Julianne Moore  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Judi Dench

I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)

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Naturally beautiful, Katie has just settled into New York where she, like many other young women, is trying to make it as a model. But what starts out as an innocent and simple photo shoot soon turns into something disturbingly unthinkable! Raped, tortured and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven R. Monroe
CAST:  Jemma Dallender  •  Joe Absolom  •  Yavor Baharov  •  Aleksandar Aleksiev

Naturally beautiful, Katie has just settled into New York where she, like many other young women, is trying to make it as a model. But what starts out as an innocent and simple photo shoot soon turns into something disturbingly unthinkable! Raped, tortured and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven R. Monroe
CAST:  Jemma Dallender  •  Joe Absolom  •  Yavor Baharov  •  Aleksandar Aleksiev

Hostel (2005)

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Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eli Roth
CAST:  Jay Hernandez  •  Derek Richardson  •  Eythor Gudjonsson  •  Barbara Nedeljakova

Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eli Roth
CAST:  Jay Hernandez  •  Derek Richardson  •  Eythor Gudjonsson  •  Barbara Nedeljakova

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Heather Langenkamp  •  Johnny Depp  •  Ronee Blakley

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Robert Englund  •  Heather Langenkamp  •  Johnny Depp  •  Ronee Blakley

A Thousand Acres (1997)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath them the family's fertile farm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jocelyn Moorhouse
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Jessica Lange  •  Jason Robards  •  Jennifer Jason Leigh

The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath them the family's fertile farm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jocelyn Moorhouse
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Jessica Lange  •  Jason Robards  •  Jennifer Jason Leigh

Clemency (2019)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalThought provoking

Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chinonye Chukwu
CAST:  Alfre Woodard  •  Aldis Hodge  •  Richard Schiff  •  Wendell Pierce

Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chinonye Chukwu
CAST:  Alfre Woodard  •  Aldis Hodge  •  Richard Schiff  •  Wendell Pierce

I Smile Back (2015)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband who plays basketball with the kids in the driveway, a pristine house, and a shiny SUV for carting the children to their next activity. However ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Salky
CAST:  Sarah Silverman  •  Josh Charles  •  Thomas Sadoski  •  Mia Barron

Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband who plays basketball with the kids in the driveway, a pristine house, and a shiny SUV for carting the children to their next activity. However ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Salky
CAST:  Sarah Silverman  •  Josh Charles  •  Thomas Sadoski  •  Mia Barron

Permanent Midnight (1998)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Veloz
CAST:  Ben Stiller  •  Maria Bello  •  Jay Paulson  •  Spencer Garrett

Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Veloz
CAST:  Ben Stiller  •  Maria Bello  •  Jay Paulson  •  Spencer Garrett
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