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The Remains of the Day (1993)

Thought provokingDramaticEmotional

A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Ivory
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Emma Thompson  •  James Fox  •  Christopher Reeve

A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Ivory
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Emma Thompson  •  James Fox  •  Christopher Reeve

Soul Bird (2014)

Thought provokingTragicEmotionalHeartbreaking

We must listen to the 'bird' of the soul as well as our hearts in order to soar alongside our destiny. Jova has to make a decision with the love of her life, and can only feel that voice within.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roana Wullinger
CAST:  Daniel Abreu  •  Danielle Drass  •  Matthew McKelligon  •  Morayo Orija

We must listen to the 'bird' of the soul as well as our hearts in order to soar alongside our destiny. Jova has to make a decision with the love of her life, and can only feel that voice within.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roana Wullinger
CAST:  Daniel Abreu  •  Danielle Drass  •  Matthew McKelligon  •  Morayo Orija

Rashomon (1950)

Thought provokingDramaticEmotional

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Toshirō Mifune  •  Machiko Kyō  •  Masayuki Mori  •  Takashi Shimura

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Toshirō Mifune  •  Machiko Kyō  •  Masayuki Mori  •  Takashi Shimura

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

Thought provokingEmotionalTear-jerkerHeartbreaking

In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kurt Kuenne
CAST:  Kurt Kuenne  •  Andrew Bagby  •  David Bagby  •  Kathleen Bagby

In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kurt Kuenne
CAST:  Kurt Kuenne  •  Andrew Bagby  •  David Bagby  •  Kathleen Bagby

The Normal Heart (2014)

DramaticEmotionalWeirdTear-jerker

The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Murphy
CAST:  Mark Ruffalo  •  Jim Parsons  •  Matt Bomer  •  Julia Roberts

The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Murphy
CAST:  Mark Ruffalo  •  Jim Parsons  •  Matt Bomer  •  Julia Roberts

Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

TragicDramaticEmotionalWhimsical

China in the 1920s. After her father's death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for his attention and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yimou
CAST:  Gong Li  •  Ma Jingwu  •  Cao Cuifen  •  Kong Lin

China in the 1920s. After her father's death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for his attention and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zhang Yimou
CAST:  Gong Li  •  Ma Jingwu  •  Cao Cuifen  •  Kong Lin

Jean de Florette (1986)

Thought provokingBeautifulEmotionalHeartbreaking

In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Berri
CAST:  Yves Montand  •  Gérard Depardieu  •  Daniel Auteuil  •  Elisabeth Depardieu

In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Berri
CAST:  Yves Montand  •  Gérard Depardieu  •  Daniel Auteuil  •  Elisabeth Depardieu

Devil's Doorway (1950)

PowerfulTragicDramaticHeartbreaking

A Native American Civil War hero returns home to fight for his people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Louis Calhern  •  Paula Raymond  •  Marshall Thompson

A Native American Civil War hero returns home to fight for his people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Louis Calhern  •  Paula Raymond  •  Marshall Thompson

Valmont (1989)

Thought provokingTragicBeautifulDramatic

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  Colin Firth  •  Annette Bening  •  Meg Tilly  •  Fairuza Balk

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  Colin Firth  •  Annette Bening  •  Meg Tilly  •  Fairuza Balk

Mies tältä tähdeltä (1958)

Thought provokingEmotionalRealHeartbreaking

Office clerk Eero Koskinen prefers to spend his nights drinking and reminiscing the war with his friends, instead of taking care of his wife and two children. A two-week drinking spree gets him fired, and a new job is not easy to find because of his reputation. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Witikka
CAST:  Tauno Palo  •  Pentti Irjala  •  Kaarlo Halttunen  •  Tea Ista

Office clerk Eero Koskinen prefers to spend his nights drinking and reminiscing the war with his friends, instead of taking care of his wife and two children. A two-week drinking spree gets him fired, and a new job is not easy to find because of his reputation. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Witikka
CAST:  Tauno Palo  •  Pentti Irjala  •  Kaarlo Halttunen  •  Tea Ista

Emotional Fusebox (2014)

DramaticEmotionalRealHeartbreaking

Anna lives a hermit's life in her Mum's garden shed, making videos starring her thumbs. She wants to stay there but her Mum has other plans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Tunnard
CAST:  Jodie Whittaker  •  Lorraine Ashbourne  •  Rachael Deering  •  Edward Hogg

Anna lives a hermit's life in her Mum's garden shed, making videos starring her thumbs. She wants to stay there but her Mum has other plans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Tunnard
CAST:  Jodie Whittaker  •  Lorraine Ashbourne  •  Rachael Deering  •  Edward Hogg

Cold Mountain (2003)

TragicDramaticEmotionalReal

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Minghella
CAST:  Jude Law  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Renée Zellweger  •  Eileen Atkins

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Minghella
CAST:  Jude Law  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Renée Zellweger  •  Eileen Atkins

Le Troisième Concerto (1963)

TragicDramaticHeartbreakingCaptivating

Delphine Seyrig is Catherine Miller, an internationally renowned pianist. Married and mother of a little boy, she leads a hectic life. Following a recital, she accepts a dinner with the music critic Gilles Bollème. This seemingly innocuous encounter gradually ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Cravenne
CAST:  Delphine Seyrig  •  Dominique Paturel  •  Gabriel Jabbour  •  Michel Vitold

Delphine Seyrig is Catherine Miller, an internationally renowned pianist. Married and mother of a little boy, she leads a hectic life. Following a recital, she accepts a dinner with the music critic Gilles Bollème. This seemingly innocuous encounter gradually ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Cravenne
CAST:  Delphine Seyrig  •  Dominique Paturel  •  Gabriel Jabbour  •  Michel Vitold

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

Thought provokingClassicDramaticHeartbreaking

The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Millie Perkins  •  Joseph Schildkraut  •  Shelley Winters  •  Richard Beymer

The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Millie Perkins  •  Joseph Schildkraut  •  Shelley Winters  •  Richard Beymer

Camille (1936)

BeautifulDramaticEmotionalTear-jerker

Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier, who begins a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Greta Garbo  •  Robert Taylor  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Elizabeth Allan

Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier, who begins a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Greta Garbo  •  Robert Taylor  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Elizabeth Allan

Hallam Foe (2007)

TragicCharmingDramaticEmotional

Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Mackenzie
CAST:  Jamie Bell  •  Sophia Myles  •  Ciarán Hinds  •  Claire Forlani

Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Mackenzie
CAST:  Jamie Bell  •  Sophia Myles  •  Ciarán Hinds  •  Claire Forlani

The Power and the Prize (1956)

Thought provokingComplexDramaticEmotional

An ambitious executive jeopardizes his career to marry a European refugee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Koster
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Elisabeth Müller  •  Burl Ives  •  Charles Coburn

An ambitious executive jeopardizes his career to marry a European refugee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Koster
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Elisabeth Müller  •  Burl Ives  •  Charles Coburn

Gods and Monsters (1998)

Thought provokingBeautifulDramaticEmotional

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Condon
CAST:  Ian McKellen  •  Brendan Fraser  •  Lynn Redgrave  •  Lolita Davidovich

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Condon
CAST:  Ian McKellen  •  Brendan Fraser  •  Lynn Redgrave  •  Lolita Davidovich

Strange Weather (2016)

Thought provokingBeautifulDramaticHeartbreaking

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katherine Dieckmann
CAST:  Holly Hunter  •  Carrie Coon  •  Kim Coates  •  Glenne Headly

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katherine Dieckmann
CAST:  Holly Hunter  •  Carrie Coon  •  Kim Coates  •  Glenne Headly

La Bamba (1987)

TragicDramaticEmotionalMusical

Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Valdez
CAST:  Lou Diamond Phillips  •  Danielle von Zerneck  •  Elizabeth Peña  •  Rosanna DeSoto

Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Valdez
CAST:  Lou Diamond Phillips  •  Danielle von Zerneck  •  Elizabeth Peña  •  Rosanna DeSoto
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